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Apple Updates Apple Pencil Support Page with Additional Information about RF Interference

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Image via Digital Trends Apple revised the support page for Apple Pencil with an additional safety guideline. The revision includes the interference when you charge your Apple Pencil on top of the right side of your iPad Pro. This only applies to the second generation Apple Pencil, and the latest generation iPad Pro models.  According to the revised footnote that Apple added, it states that if you’re charging your Apple Pencil (2nd generation) on your 2018 iPad Pro, and your car key fob is nearby, the magnet on your iPad supplying the charge to your Apple Pencil will interfere with the radio signals. This can eventually cause the key fob to forbid from unlocking your car, unless you put your iPad Pro at least 5 feet away from the key fob, or put your Apple Pencil in a separate case. In addition, you shouldn’t put your Apple Pencil on ANY side of your iPad Pro when it’s next to your car keys. The best idea is to put it in a sleeve, or in a holder of the iPad Pro case (Most iPad

WWDC 19 Announced

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Apple recently announced that WWDC will be hosted on the week of June 3rd to June 7th. This is a great opportunity for developers of all backgrounds to collaborate and learn more about coding and Apple software this summer. It’ll take place at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center for the third time. The event will consist of a Keynote address, technical sessions and many other fun stuff for developers. We should be expecting iOS 13, macOS 10.15, tvOS 13 and watchOS 6. In addition, there’s hands-on labs with various Apple engineers to provide support for their apps and software development. This conference is very abundant in information, designed for developers to create the revolutionary apps of today. You can stream the WWDC conference live during the week of June 3-7, 2019. You can check out the WWDC live streams and videos through the  Apple Developer website  or in the WWDC  app for free.  If you’re a developer, you can try to reserve a spot for WWDC for a $1599 ticket o

Apple Sends Out Media Invites to “It’s Show Time” Event

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It’s the time for the next Apple Event to come on March 25th. This year it’ll take place at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park. The event will be taking place at 10 am PDT, and it’ll have many more cool stuff Apple is unveiling. This includes the iPad mini 5, 10 inch iPad 7th generation, Apple’s News and TV subscription service. The event’s slogan is “It’s Show Time,” on their invitation to the press. But in the invitation image from the Apple website, it resembles of an Apple logo engraved in black aluminum. This should possibly tease for a rumored shade of black for an iPhone. The name has it’s own meaning, though. It should be for the TV subscription service that’s been rumored since January though. Make sure to tune in to Apple’s website on March 25th, at 10:00 am PDT to watch the event live. The live stream is accessible on iOS devices, Macs, and latest versions of internet browsers for PCs. We can’t wait for what Apple will be releasing this spring!

Ghost Touch on the iPhone

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One day, you unlocked your iPhone in the morning. Then all of a sudden, one of your iPhone apps opened by itself. Then you scratch your head and thought the iPhone played a trick on you. Then you called Apple Support and the AppleCare advisor told you that you need a screen replacement. Now let’s discover the methodology of the ghost touch on the iPhone. Ghost Touch happens when your iPhone gets a registered tap onto its screen, but there isn’t anything touching the screen. This is a common issue with the iPhone 6s, 7 and the iPhone X. Most of the causes are from a dirty iPhone screen, or a rupture in the display module component(s). The methods to solve the problem with Ghost Touch is by cleaning your iPhone’s screen, a partial replacement of the iPhone screen components, or an entire screen replacement. You can use a lens cloth and a bit of water to clean the screen. But if it’s a hardware issue, then you better get the Apple Genius for further help. This can be done by schedu

Tim Cook changes his Twitter Name to Tim 

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Tim Cook attended an American Workforce Policy Advisory Board meeting with President Donald Trump. During the meeting, Trump called him “Tim Apple” on the meeting Wednesday, and Trump’s daughter Ivanka spotted the incident. Watch the video clip below of how this “Tim Apple” joke goes viral: Sure enough, but the “Tim Apple” meme doesn’t end here. It became viral in a few hours, and on Tim Cook’s Twitter, he changed his last name to an Apple logo. He must’ve embraced his new name that Trump called him. Tim is now putting the joke into his own Twitter. Now we’re thinking of why Trump decided to call Tim Cook “Tim Apple”. It might’ve been an accident, but Trump called people in other names before as well. Should “Tim Apple” appear in Apple’s executive page on their website? Leave it in the comments!

Apple is Taking the Initative to Manufacture Apple Products from 100% Recycled Materials

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Back in 2017, Apple planned a “mining-free” future by manufacturing Apple products out of 100% recycled materials. Many experts recently added that Apple would have a way of doing this, but they don’t know how to do this right now. According to a 2017 report from Apple’s environmental leader Lisa Jackson, she stated that, It sounds crazy, but we’re working on it. We’re moving toward a closed-loop supply chain. One day we’d like to be able to build new products with just recycled materials, including your old products.... We’re actually doing something we rarely do, which is announce a goal before we’ve completely figured out how to do it. So we’re a little nervous, but we also think it’s really important, because as a sector we believe it’s where technology should be going. This implies that “closed-loop” means Apple is reusing components and parts of iOS devices to new iPhones and iPads. The change is great for Apple’s environmental protection laws, but it’s a struggle in th

The 2019 Apple Shareholders Meeting

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Two days ago, on March 1st, 2019, Apple held their own shareholders meeting at the Steve Jobs Theater. The 2019 Apple Shareholders Meeting explains how the Cupertino company faced its controversial issues and a teaser for the next iPad Pro. Various shareholders brought up issues over the last year, and they voted whether Apple’s board of executives should disclose ideological information about nominees. The meeting started with the enthusiastic Tim Cook, which he had the same excitement as a September Apple event. He kicked off the meeting by this phrase: “I love this meeting because I get to see some of my old friends here that I only see maybe once a year.” Excitement is integral in every Apple event or meeting Tim Cook steps into. When it comes to shareholder meetings, many of the people attending the event only goes there once a year. It’s not a media event, but it’s for investors and shareholders of Apple. Next, Kate Adams, the general counsel of Apple, takes over to t

TrueDepth Camera on the iPhone X, iPhone XS, and iPhone XR

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Image via Apple In the newest iPhones of today, you know what is in the notch. The notch serves its own purpose: to house the frontal sensors and its TrueDepth camera inside it. All of the newest iPhones, from the X to the XR, have a TrueDepth camera. Let’s dig a little deeper into the notch of your iPhone! Functions and Specifications  To begin this article, the TrueDepth camera in your iPhone depicts of many different features it can do. One of its functions is Face ID, which involves the dot projector to work together with the TrueDepth camera to unlock your iPhone with your face. The 7 MP camera takes beautiful and stunning selfies on your iPhone and captures 1080p videos with a f/2.2 aperture. 3D information is taken for the purpose of Animoji, Memoji and Face ID. There’s many specifications about the TrueDepth camera module. There’s a dot projector for Face ID, and a flood illuminator to shine the infrared light to your face to unlock your iPhone. The camera has sever

Tim Cook Honors Steve Jobs’ 64th Birthday

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Today marks the 64th birthday of Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs was born on the day of February 24th, 1955. He reflected a vision in Apple from the start of the company. The CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, tweeted a video of a pond at Apple Park today. According to the tweet from Cook, it says, “Steve’s vision is reflected all around us at Apple Park. He would have loved it here, in this place where he dreamed up for all of the Apple innovations. We deeply missed him today on his 64th birthday, and everyday.” This is significant because Steve Jobs came up with the idea of Apple Park in June 2011. Cook remembered Steve Jobs since he joined Apple In the Cupertino city council meeting, Steve has many words to describe Apple Park. He described that Apple Park consists of a gorgeous courtyard, a larger and curved ring, and lots of trees. Steve’s wishes for the curved Apple Park building is now true. It all has the features Steve wanted for the future. It is the modern and minimalist design Steve

Apple Watch ECG and Heart Rate Sensor detects AFib In Texas Woman

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A 75 year old woman named Liz Turner credited her Apple Watch Series 4 for detecting AFib earlier in her diagnosis. When she went working out with her Apple Watch, she saw her heart rate go up unusually high during the workout. Her Apple Watch’s screen read 181 BPM, which is dangerously higher than her normal heart rate at 140 BPM. Liz Turner describes how she felt during her workout: “You don’t feel your heart beating right now, do you? No. I felt my heart coming out of my chest and it felt like it was just racing.” This is true that if your heart rate goes up higher than you normally should, it can spot a problem with your heart health. She used the ECG app on her Apple Watch to detect the abnormal heart rhythms, then she sent an email of the ECG strip to her doctor. In response, her electrophysiologist, Dr. Praveen Rao said that, “The next step that we would do is say, ‘OK, why don’t you wear a monitor and capture what that rhythm strip is,’ but because her newer watch a

iOS 12.2 Developer Beta 3 Changes

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Recently, Apple released the third beta of iOS 12.2, for developers. It consists of slight changes from the last iOS beta, including a significant privacy bug patch. This update has been released for a few days now, so let’s check out the interesting changes here. First off, let’s talk about the minor features that’s changed in iOS 12.2 beta 3. There’s a change in the Apple News header. It said “Apple News”, but in this update, the title has “ News” instead. This creates a less intrusive design in the Apple News app. The lock screen shows the date properly, and the buttons on the Wallet app has been changed. Next, the FaceTime privacy bug that made us feel concerned, is now gone. Before, many people thought the second version of the iOS 12.2 beta could resolve this bug. But Apple’s engineers had to put in effort into this stringent work, so they released the finalized version of this big paper patch on this new beta. Now iOS users can use Group FaceTime again! Lastly, control

(Opinion) 10 Piece AirPods Accessory Set Review

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Recently, I ordered myself an accessory for my newest Apple product, which is my AirPods. I love them because they are portable, quality wireless earbuds. I had my AirPods for almost a week now. But I had worries they’ll be lost, scratched up, or fall off when I wear them to work. So I scurried myself to Amazon, paid ten dollars for an AirPods accessory and it arrived a day earlier than the expected delivery date. Enter the Rockindeer 9 Pieces AirPods Accessory Set, which  retails for $10.95 on Amazon.  This accessory set comes in seven colors and has 2 AirPods straps, silicone charging case cover with a carabiner, 2 pairs of AirPod inserts, 2 Apple Watch band holders, and a black EVA case to store all of your accessories. When I received my accessories in the mail, the black case is the packaging, and all of your accessories is inside the black case. The silicone accessories came in a pair of black and white, but the case and the AirPods strap comes in a color of your choice. A

3 iPhones get tested out for 2019

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 Just recently, the product design team of Apple has been testing 3 distinct iPhones, which is a step ahead of the current iPhone XS, XS Max, and the iPhone XR. All of these iPhones will receive aggrandizing triple cameras and USB-C ports, like an iPad Pro. They may have almost the same design as our 2018 iPhones. There’s also going to be a special laser Face ID instead of a small projector that projects a fraught of dots to your face. A reporter from Bloomberg, whose name is Mark Gurman, has evidence that “The triple cameras can capture more pixels that Apple software could, for example, automatically repair a video or photo to fit in a subject that may have been accidentally cut off from the initial shot.” This implies that the triple cameras on the 2019 iPhones will add a little more to camera features for a good photograph. This camera will have a wider field of view, improvements in Depth Control, and allow the iPhone camera to correct portrait mode errors. There would be l

Apple partners up with health insurance company

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 Recently, Apple has collaborated to Aetna to create an app for Apple Watch wearers, named Attain. This app uses the user’s health history and their Apple Watch activity to create personalized goals to a happier and healthier life. Users can track their activity, nutrition, sleep, and reminders for vaccinations or doctors appointments. The Attain app can also help users find more affordable labs, specialists (upon physician referral) or imaging centers from MRIs to CT scans.  The app also has some rewards that you can get from taking exceptionally good care of your health. Users who reached their health and fitness goals can get rewarded for gift cards or use the amount towards upgrading to a new Apple Watch. The value of the money goes to buying a brand new Apple Watch, and is earned by a criterion set for points. Points can be earned every time you achieve your goals or improving your health everyday.  Apple COO Jeff Williams says, "Every day, we receive emails and letter

Going to get your old 42mm guy repaired? Apple has updated their policies

Today, a confidential document for the Apple authorized repair providers has clad up with an update on repairing 42mm Apple Watches. The update rules out for the updated criteria for 42mm Series 0 and 1 Apple Watch services. You’ll have to end up getting a Series 2 instead of a Series 0 or 1 as a replacement for service, but that’s better than an old 42mm guy, right? Let’s dig into the details now. First of all, due to the lack of parts for Series 1 and 0, the demand is at risk and repair facilities, will replace your 42mm Apple Watch to a Series 2 version. Macrumors has examined several sources that have this information thereof. The report notes, “Apple is requiring all authorized service providers, to offer Series 2 Apple Watch in 42mm  to 42mm Apple Watch wearers who are eligible for service, either the warranty or out of warranty service.” This is significant because they can’t restock Apple Watch parts for the Series 0/1 as it’s too old now, especially that more people own Ser

AirPods rumors might have some features that are only in 2020 version

Spring is almost in the air, and we’re about to expect some more balmy Apple products. We should expect wireless charging, new Hey Siri prompts (leaked in iOS 12.2 beta) and health monitoring features. But in a report from Ming-Chi Kuo, he said that some features are pushed to the next year. Let’s dig a little deeper into details, then compare and contrast our next two AirPods, from this year to the next. Sweat/water resistance and major remodel isn’t a big deal in 2019. First of all, Kuo mentioned in a report that the 2020 AirPods 3 is seen to have such traits of a major revamp, which includes very slight resistance to liquids such as sweat. Kuo states, “We expect sales on the AirPods to average on 70-80 million units sold in 2020, in contrast to 50-55 million units of this year (2019)..... We expect an entirely new design in the first quarter of 2020, in response to the sales demand.... This will enact the user experience to be more streamlined, and to create vast integration wit

Say hello to Office 365, now available at the Mac App Store.

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Photo via Microsoft  As of yesterday, Apple has announced that the suite of Office 365 apps by Microsoft is now live at the Mac App Store. It’ll make it more easier to install Microsoft Office apps on your Mac, and allowing users to pay and renew their Office 365 subscription in the app. In addition, Apple wrote in their Announcement  that with these Office 365 apps being optimized for the Mac, it can also open up to more features and to a more easier interface. This depicts of Dark Mode, our favorite feature of macOS Mojave, Continuity Camera, and trackpad gestures. This includes, but not limited to the MacBook Pro’s own Touch Bar. Phil Schiller, SVP of Apple, says that “Apple has collaborated with Microsoft to create great apps for greater productivity per its criterion. By now, with Office 365 on the App Store, it’s easier than the past to get the latest and best version of Office 365 for Mac, iPad and iPhone.” This is significant because it takes time for Apple to collabora

HomePod set to be released 18 January in China

HomePod is now released in two Asian countries, which is China and Hong Kong. The HomePod will bring artist of the week, cantopop and mandopop in Apple Music for the Chinese users, including Siri telling stories from the HomePod. There’s also compatibility to play music and audio from QQ Radio, DeDao, iHuman Story, and other Chinese (and Hong Kong) radio stations. Phil Schiller, an Apple SVP of marketing, has given the answer in the question. He said, “We’re excited to bring HomePod to our customers in mainland China and Hong Kong markets. We can’t wait for them to experience how great it sounds in their home, we think they are going to love it.” Yes, it’s true that the Chinese will love the HomePod now! They’ll have immersive audio around the house, and to listen to Chinese radio every morning. An article about the HomePod in China from Apple Newsroom, mentions that “Ask Siri to play your favorite songs from Apple Music, or play music from many genres including Chinese pop bands.” T

2019 iPhone rumors

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Shortly after the Apple revenue dropped very low, rumors over the new iPhone XI, or 11, sprouted all over the internet. Many rumors suggest of an obnoxious looking triple camera in the rear, and an A13 chip. There may be a smaller notch, but no big screen. It is believed that on September 2019, it’ll be released on the 20th, following with preorders on the 13th. All colors should come out same as the iPhone XS, but there may be a probability that there will be a product red color. Photo source via W3News.

The Decline of Apple

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From the less sales on the iPhone XS and Xs Max, from the government shutdown, and to the high prices of the new iPhone, Apple stocks are declining! Apple used to be a trillion dollars before- but when 2018 came to an end, Apple stocks dropped significantly! Now the biggest 44mm Max, Tim Cook, has all to say about this hardship through this company, so let’s get into it! First off, the stock for the first quarter of 2019 closed on the 29th of December, just last month. The stock market appeared to be a sharp decline, in which Tim Cook wrote in his open letter which states,  “We should see our revenue lower than what we originally expected in the guidance of the first quarter, but all other items are remaining broadly in a normal manner within our guidance.” This is significant because the revenue plays a role in maintaining Apple’s stock at its vicinity. Cook also mentions that “There’s weaknesses throughout certain emerging markets and economies, which contributed to a significan