Tag: ios
Tech Digest daily round up: Tesla fined for slowing down battery charging
A court in Norway has fined Tesla after a software update issued in 2019 slowed down battery charging speeds and affected the number of miles some of its vehicles could travel between charges. The case was brought by 30 customers, reports Norwegian news platform Nettavisen. The fine amounts to 136,000 Norwegian Krone (£11,500) for each complainant.…
Apple App Store Revenues surge to $72 billion in 2020
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues driving impressive growth of the global app market. As one of the two largest distribution channels for mobile apps, the Apple App Store has witnessed a surge in revenues and the number of downloads during lockdown. According to data presented by BuyShares.co.nz, App Store users spent $72.3bn on in-app purchases, subscriptions…
How to choose a mobile phone
Knowing how to choose a mobile phone is a great thing to look into as you want to make sure your money is where you want it. There are hundreds of different factors to take into consideration when you’re trying to make your final decision. With thousands of different phones available, you want to make…
Apple introduces menstrual cycle tracking and iOS dark mode
The Apple Watch is to allow female users to track their menstrual cycle from the device for the first time. A new cycle track feature will allow users to receive alerts when their cycle is about to begin and when they are most fertile. The new features were unveiled at the tech giant’s annual developer…
Apple pledges to be ‘more upfront’ over iPhone battery life
Apple has formally committed to be “clearer and more upfront” with iPhone users about battery health and performance as part of a new agreement with the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The authority raised consumer law concerns with Apple last year after it said iPhone users were not being clearly warned that their phone’s…
Twitter apologises for sharing iOS location data from Apple devices
Twitter has apologised after a bug resulted in the sharing of location data from Apple mobile devices. The social media site said it discovered it was “inadvertently collecting and sharing iOS location data with one of our trusted partners in certain circumstances." Twitter said the location data has not been retained and has since been…
10 years since Apple introduced Emoji to iPhone – see how they’ve changed
Apple added emoji to its keyboard on the iPhone 10 years ago today, transforming the way people communicate via text. iPhone OS 2.2 – known as iOS from 2010 – introduced emoji to users in Japan initially, in time for the newly released iPhone 3G. 😲 Astonished Face on iPhone #2008v2018 https://t.co/ajoEkNzgvQ pic.twitter.com/d6wi5ygjRq — Emojipedia…
Tumblr pulled from Apple’s App Store over child pornography content
Social network and microblogging site Tumblr was pulled from Apple’s App Store last week because of images depicting child sex abuse, it has emerged. Tumblr initially said it was “working to resolve the issue with the iOS app” when it mysteriously disappeared on November 16. Download.com learned that Tumblr was removed from the store due…
Is Google planning to bring an Android Wear app to iPhone?
An intriguing rumour this morning courtesy of, umm, MacRumours, which reports that Google could be planning to bring an Android Wear app to iPhone. This could mean that Android Wear devices would be compatible with iPhone - not just Android. Such a move would be a Big Deal for iPhone users, as it would mean…
Apple doubles the app size limit
Apple has announced to developers that it is now accepting compiled app binaries up to 4GB in size - double the 2GB limit that previously existed. According to the Apple Developer post, the doubling of capacity for app developers will not affect the 100mb size limit on cellular downloads - so if anyone does make…