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We already told you that Apple has a photo-based social component called Photo Stream up its sleeve and now glimpses of this feature are appearing in customer’s iPhones. 9to5mac reader Mario Piombo spotted references to Photo Stream albums in his iOS 4.3 iPhone 4. The references are hidden from the user’s plain view of Photos.app and were discovered via a third-party application, which allows the user to select photos from their library for editing....

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo was the first to suggest that next year will see an iPhone 14 hole-punch camera to replace the notch, and this is backed by a new supply-chain report today. The report says that LG will be supplying some of the display panels with the hole-punch cutouts … Background Kuo first predicted the major design change back in March. Kuo later said that the punch-hold design would indeed be limited to the two Pro models, and this has been backed by other sources....

Apple today officially unveiled the new 2020 iPhone SE. While it looks nearly identical to the iPhone 6 through iPhone 8, it’s much different under the hood. Read on as we compare the new iPhone SE to the iPhone 6, one of the most popular iPhones of all time. iPhone 6 vs iPhone SE: Design On the surface, the iPhone 6 and the new iPhone SE are nearly identical in terms of form factor....

Apple Ecosystem always offers something unique in terms of features. iPhone WiFi connectivity is one such attribute that offers easy linking with other network devices. There is a catch though. You must have you noticed, you turn off the WiFi from the Control center. However, later the WiFi turns on automatically and connects to a network(upon detection) that you saved earlier. Some people may find it a bit annoying to see the Wi-Fi activating on its own....

Tech analyst Ben Thompson has written an interesting piece arguing that the iPhone XR is Apple’s play for the medium-term future of the smartphone market, suggesting that the spec will matter more in two years’ time than it does now … The Stratechery post suggests that Apple learned the lessons of the iPhone 5c. While Thompson positions the 5c as ‘a bit of a failure,’ I think it would be more fair to say that the device was less successful than Apple hoped, but for the right reason....

As both the Marvel Studios film and television universes continue to get larger and larger while simultaneously becoming more and more narratively intertwined, it’s no surprise that there continues to be lots of cast crossover between different Marvel series. The current case in point in that regard is Iron Fist, the latest Netflix series to be based on one of Marvel’s “street-level” heroes, following Daredevil seasons 1 and 2, Jessica Jones and the next to arrive on the solo scene: Luke Cage....

Warning! Spoilers for Avengers #31 below Tony Stark has always been thought of as the son of a genius who became a genius himself. While there’s no questioning his incredible intellect or his heroism as Iron Man, his father might not actually be the man he thought it was, spelling big changes for Tony’s family history. In previews for Avengers #31 by Jason Aaron and Gerardo Zaffino, it’s heavily implied that Tony’s parents are up to something sinister....

The Myth of Empires gameplay combines open-world survival games with RPG skills such as farming, crafting, base building, horse taming, mounted archery, and multiplayer guild creation akin to an MMO game. The Myth of Empires is currently in Early Access, and the developers are still taking feedback on improving the game. But, right now, everyone is just amazing and thinks if PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox console users can get their hand on this new game or not....

The hero changes to iMessage in iOS 16 are the addition of edit button and undo send features. However, there’s also another enhancement that Apple didn’t mention on stage: the dreaded Tapback spam in SMS group chats has been resolved. Apple is now using a very similar strategy to the hacky workaround that Google rolled out earlier this year to tackle the same problem for Android users receiving Tapback messages from iPhone users …...

As Apple just released iOS 16 beta 2, the company announced on the operating system release notes some new features coming to Messages related to SMS filtering. Here’s everything new about this with beta 2. Apple had already teased in a WWDC 2022 session that iOS 16 would add 12 new subcategories to the SMS filtering API. With beta 2, they’re now available to developers to use. The company stated that iOS 16 beta 2 “allows developers to classify incoming SMS from unknown numbers into 12 new sub-categories within Transaction and Promotion categories for improved organization....

Three weeks after it released iOS 6 beta 3, Apple has unleashed a fourth beta of the next-generation version of iOS to developers. The new beta is currently available as an over-the-air update to those running iOS 6 beta 3, and the new version should has also hit Apple’s iOS Developer Center. The build number is 10A5376e. An updated Xcode beta and Apple TV iOS 6 beta has also been released....

Specifications You should buy the iPad (2022) if… 1. You’re buying a tablet for a child or young student Apple’s iPad line has been a popular way to keep kids entertained and educated for the better part of a decade. The standard-model 2022 iPad is more than enough tablet for this purpose. It matches the iPad Air in every way that matters for a youngster, including screen size, battery life, local storage, and connectivity....

Take nearly $300 off cellular 11-inch iPad Pro Kenwood’s 7-inch CarPlay Receivers are up to $100 off Best Buy’s official eBay storefront currently offers the previous generation Kenwood 7-inch In-Dash CarPlay and Android Auto Receiver DMX7706S for $330. Also, find it directly from Best Buy. Normally fetching $400, today’s offer saves you $70 and matches the best price we’ve seen in the past. Featuring a seven-inch touchscreen display, Kenwood’s CarPlay and Android Auto receiver is a must-have upgrade to your ride....

Battery life is one of the most important factors for smartphones these days. Apple doesn’t make it particularly easy to compare the lifetimes between iPhone models, so we’ve collated all the specs so you can break it down, and help with your buying decision. The latest entrant to this arena is the just-announced iPhone SE 2nd-generation. But how does the new iPhone SE battery life compare to the rest of Apple’s iPhone lineup?...

iPhone blood pressure measurement could become a thing — requiring nothing more than a short selfie video… You can currently get blood pressure readings on your iPhone, but that requires a gadget. Quartz reports that the simple approach, which needs no additional hardware, has so far shown itself to be accurate around 95% of the time. That could be a life-saver, as high blood pressure generally has no symptoms, hence the nickname ‘the silent killer....

Sometimes you may need to print something from your iOS device. In this how-to article I will discuss how to wirelessly print from your iOS device. First of all you need an AirPrint compatible printer. Apple does not make printers. Brother, Canon, Dell, Epson, HP, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Lexmark, Samsung, and Zink offer a variety of AirPrint printers differing on printer speed, printer resolution, type of cartridge and functionality. For a complete list of AirPrint compatible printers, visit Apple’s support page....

For this demo, you can download the sample application GDB-Demo from my github account. Then make sure to install and run it on the device. If you don’t have a registered developer account to run this on your device, you can follow the instruction mentioned here. I would also recommend that you have a look at the previous article on GDB in this series before going ahead with this one....

Mockups of rumored iPhone 11 features Macotakara, the Japanese Apple news blog that frequently reports reliable information about hardware in development, has shared new information about the iPhone 11 and its rumored bidirectional wireless charging feature. The site also has new details about what wired charging solution to expect with the next flagship iPhones. According to the latest report, Apple’s next-gen iPhone will include a feature like Samsung Galaxy S10’s Wireless PowerShare feature....

The iPhone 12 Pro price in India makes it so expensive that it’s actually cheaper to book a return flight to Dubai and buy it there than it is to buy it locally … That was the conclusion of India Today, who did the sums. iPhone 12 Pro Price in India for 128 GB: Rs 1,19,000 ($1,620) iPhone 12 Pro Price in Dubai for 128GB: Rs 84,000 ($1,114) Of course, this is probably not legal....

iPhone 13 pre-orders are now live, but for many buyers paying with Apple Pay, Apple Card, or using the iPhone Upgrade Program, the experience has been anything but seamless. According to reports on Twitter, the Apple Store Online and Apple Store app presented a variety of errors for users trying to complete the iPhone 13 checkout process. The iPhone 13 pre-order experience worked well for many shoppers this morning, particularly for those who took advantage of the new pre-save option that launched earlier this week....