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Apple reseller Salute iWorld launches the iPhone 14 Series in Kenya
You can now buy the iPhone 14 series in Kenya. The series which comprises the iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14…
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iPhones will finally come with USB-C charging ports
Apple has finally bowed to pressure and is likely to build the next generation of iPhones with USB-C ports. The…
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EU parliament passes law requiring mandatory adoption of USB Type-C phone chargers
The European Parliament has passed a law requiring manufacturers to adopt the USB-C for universal use in devices such as…
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EU Adopts New Law To Control Big Tech Companies
The European Union earlier this week adopted two sets of laws that are aimed to tilt the power of big…
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US authorities want Apple and Google to remove TikTok from app stores
A commissioner with the U.S Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has written to Apple and Google asking them to remove TikTok…
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Google and Apple raise concerns over an Italian spyware sold to governments
Google and Apple have voiced their concerns over the increased use of spyware for their Android and Apple smartphones. A…
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Gadgets
After 21 years, Apple is discontinuing the iPod
One of the most famous quotes by the legendary former Apple CEO and, the late Steve Jobs, is, “We are…
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Apple, Google, and Microsoft are Working on Passwordless Tech
You will soon be able to log in to your email accounts, websites, apps and other platforms with passwordless sign-in…
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News
Apple Sues Startup for Allegedly Stealing Chip Secrets
If you search for a company called Rivos Inc, you won’t get much from their website. But on the landing…
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Apps
Apple CEO Says He’s Not Ready to Allow Third Party Apps
Apple CEO Tim Cook has raised his voice against an ongoing attempt to have his company allow third-party apps onto…
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News
TECNO Mocks Samsung and Apple in new Phantom X Promo
I always love it when smartphone companies mock each other, I mean it’s a good way of trying to put…
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This concept video introduces the upcoming ‘iPhone 13’ Lineup
By now, we all probably know that Apple might be releasing the iPhone 13 in September – that’s next month.…
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Apple Rolls Out the Latest iOS 14.5 to Everyone
The anticipated iOS 14.5 is finally available for download on all iOS-14 compatible iPhones. iOS 14.5 includes Apple’s most stringent…
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Apple’s Independent Repair Provider Program Expands to Kenya and over 200 Other Countries
Getting an iPhone or other Apple device repaired is not cheap. This is partly due to Apple’s strict stance on…
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Gadgets
Apple Fined $2 Million for Selling iPhones With No Chargers
A Brazilian consumer protection regulator has imposed a two million dollar fine to American tech company Apple. The fine, which…
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News
Apple Dominates Wearables Market Backed by Impressive Watch and AirPods Sales
Although 2020 was a challenging year with the pandemic and a global economic crisis, the wearable and hearable market had…
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BUSINESS
Apple to Build ‘state-of-the-art’ Chip Design Facility in Germany
American technology giant Apple has announced its plans to invest in a new chip design plant in the European country…
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Apps
Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 14.4.1 With Serious Security Fixes
Apple has rolled out its latest update for the iPad and iPhone. The new update, version iOS and iPadOS 14.4.1,…
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CYBER SECURITY
Thousands of Macs Infected with Mysterious Malware
A new strain of malware has affected around 30,000 Macs, but its intentions remain mysterious to security researchers. The malware…
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Gadgets
Apple Becomes World’s Biggest Smartphone Maker Again
Due to the disruptions caused by the covid pandemic, smartphone sales declined in the final quarter of 2020, during the…
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Tech
Apple Recruiting Engineers to Work on 6G Wireless Technology
Apple is currently recruiting engineers to help develop 6G, the next generation of wireless technology that will take over 5G.…
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News
iPhone Users can pay for Goods and Services with Bitcoin
Apple device owners can now pay for goods and services using their crypto wallets. That is courtesy of the new…
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BUSINESS
Apple’s iPhone 12 Series Help Secure Global Smartphone Top Spot
Apple had a spectacular quarter towards the end of the year. Canalys estimates the firm sold 81.8 million iPhones in…
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CYBER SECURITY
Apple ditches macOS feature that allowed its apps to bypass VPNs and Firewalls
Apple is known for its stringent privacy policies, but it has made some controversial moves in the past, even with…
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News
Apple Rejects Kenyan Government’s Request to Unlock iPhones
Apple, a company that has notoriously brawled even with its local government on unlocking criminals’ iPhone, has handed the same…
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CYBER SECURITY
Apple supplier Foxconn Hit by Ransomware Attack
Foxconn Technology Group, the company that assembles iPhones for Apple, was hit by a cyber attack in November that affected…
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BUSINESS
Apple fined €10m for Misleading Users about the iPhone’s Water Resistance
The iPhone’s water resistance feature has got the company in hot soup in Italy. The country’s competition watchdog has fined…
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News
Apple fined another $113 Million for Throttling Old iPhones
After Apple admitted in 2017 to throttling older iPhones, the company was sued in dozens of lawsuits. The latest settlement…
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BUSINESS
Apple Reports Rise in Revenue Despite iPhone Sales Slump
Apple has revealed its business performance for the fourth fiscal quarter ended September 26, 2020. The iPhone maker made a…
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24BIt
24Bit Podcast Ep 25: Is the iPad a Computer?
In this latest episode of our 24Bit Podcast, Emmanuel Chenze, Nick Kanali and Dickson Otieno discuss the iPAD. The iPAD…
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Gadgets
Samsung Smartphone Sales Rebound Reclaiming Top Spot – Report
Samsung has surpassed Huawei to become the top smartphone seller between July and August. The latest data from Counterpoint’s Monthly…
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Apple Stops Selling Rival Headphones and Speakers in its Stores
Apple has stopped selling third-party headphones and speakers in its stores ahead of an imminent launch of its audio products.…
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Apple Confirms the New iPhones Will be Delayed
Apple has confirmed the long-standing rumor about the potential delay in its upcoming flagship iPhone devices. In an earnings call,…
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Apple Shipped 45 million iPhones Globally in Q2, 2020
Apple shipped a total of 45.1 million iPhones in the April to June quarter, says Canalys. The iPhone maker had…
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BUSINESS
Google Pays Apple Loads of Cash to Maintain Search Monopoly
Search monopoly has come under fire from the UK Competition and Markets Authority. In a recent report published by the…
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CYBER SECURITY
Safari Plans to Bring Password-less Logins via Face ID and Touch ID
Apple’s default Safari browser on iPhones will support a more secure way of login soon. Safari 14 is set to…
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BUSINESS
Apple’s App Store ecosystem facilitated over half a trillion dollars in commerce in 2019
Apple’s app store ecosystem is popular among its users and that’s because the company has, for long, devised ways to…
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CYBER SECURITY
Apple Patches an iOS 13 Vulnerability that Allowed iPhone ‘Jailbreaking’
Just last week, the unc0ver team discovered an iOS 13.5 vulnerability that allowed anyone to jailbreak an iPhone or iPad.…
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Gadgets
Apple’s iPhone 11 Crowned as the world’s most-popular smartphone in Q1 by Research Firm Omdia
Smartphone sales in Q1 were heavily impacted by the full and partial lockdowns around the world. Despite this, some phew…
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News
Siri Continues To Tap into Your Conversations Despite Apple’s Apology, Whistle-blower Claims
Last year, Apple’s voice assistant Siri put the company under pressure for listening in on people’s conversations without consent, after…
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Gadgets
Harmony OS Can Rival Google and Apple, Huawei Exec Says
Last year after the US banned Chinese OEM Huawei from freely trading with US-based companies, the company went ahead and…
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Gadgets
iOS 13.5 Update Makes it Easy To Unlock Your iPhone While Wearing A Face Mask
In a new update rolled out recently, Apple is now making it easier to unlock your iPhone while wearing a…
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Apple and Google Ban Location-Based Tracking in Contact Tracing Apps
Two tech giants – Apple and Google – have recently announced unanimously that they are banning location-based tracking in contact…
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Mass Production of 2020 Flagship iPhones Delayed by a Month
Apple is pushing back mass production of 2020 iPhones by a month, WSJ reports. Citing “people familiar with the matter,”…
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A Less Expensive, More Powerful iPhone Is More Welcome
Last week Apple introduced a new iPhone, which is not only cheap but also small in size. At just 4.7inches,…
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Apple Will Donate Part Of iPhone SE Product Red Profits To COVID-19 Relief Fund
On Wednesday, April 15, 2020, Apple announced a new iteration of its smallest iPhone since 2016, iPhone SE. It starts…
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Apple’s Cheapest iPhone Officially Announced Going for Around Ksh 40,000
As rumoured before, Apple has finally announced the iPhone SE2. The iPhone SE 2 ships with iPhone 8’s design, one…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Reports discovers 30 Fleeceware Apps Targeting iPhone users
Sophos has published a new report showing how Apple device users are being targeted by applications that overcharge users through…
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CYBER SECURITY
Apple Safari Browser Starts Blocking Third-Party Cookies By Default
Apple Safari browser ‘s latest update blocks third-party cookies by default. The update is a big privacy leap, especially to…
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BUSINESS
Apple Temporarily Shuts Down All Retail Stores Outside China Until March 27
Apple has temporarily closed its stores around the world, except those located in China, in response to the ongoing Covid-19…
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News
Apple Smartphone Sales In China Severely Dropped In February
Amid the global crisis of the Covid-19 outbreak, smartphone companies are feeling the pinch. The problems started with the cancellation…
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Gadgets
It’s OK to Clean and Disinfect your iPhone, Apple Says as the Coronavirus Epidemic Continues
Apple has finally given an OK to users of its products to disinfect products they own from the company. The…
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Apps
Apple’s New Developer Guidelines Permits Apps To Send Push Notification Ads
The advertising industry is huge, raking in billions in terms of revenue each year. With the proliferation of mobile devices,…
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Apps
Apple Weighs Letting Users Set Their Default Apps On iPhone, Report
Almost all tech companies are currently or have previously faced scrutiny around the world for their anti-competitive practices. Apple is…
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News
Sustainable tech: How to stay green in 2020
The immense level of sustainability challenges our planet faces grows more apparent and pressing by the day. Evidence suggests that…
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BUSINESS
Apple Warns Revenue Miss Due To Effects Of Coronavirus
Apple has on Monday warned that they expect to miss their revenue targets for the second quarter due to the…
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Gadgets
French Watchdog Fines Apple $27 Million For Slowing Down Old iPhones Without Users Consent
The Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Prevention (DGCCRF), a competition and fraud watchdog has fined Apple €25…
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Huawei Surpasses Apple To Become The Second-Best Selling Smartphone Brand Globally In 2019
Huawei had a rough time in 2019. From the US blacklist that barred the company from trading with its partners…
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BUSINESS
Apple Fined $837 Million For Infringing Wi-Fi Patents From The California Institute Of Technology
Apple, together with its close partner Broadcom have to pay a total of $1.1 Billion in fines for infringing three…
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Gadgets
Apple Says It Has 1.5 Billion Active Devices Globally
In a report released by the trillion-dollar valuated American tech giant, Apple now says that it has over 1.5 Billion…
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CLOUD
Apple Drops Plans To Encrypt iCloud Backups After FBI Complained – Report
Apple has put itself in a unique spot in the industry, continuously selling its brand as privacy-focused. In most cases,…
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Gadgets
iPhone 11 Pro Users Finally Granted The Power Over Location Tracking
Apple’s 2019 iPhone 11 series phones were great. However, it was unfortunate that users who bought the iPhone 11 Pro…
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CYBER SECURITY
Your iPhone Can Now Be Used As A 2FA Security Key For Google Accounts
Google has announced that it now supports iPhones to be used as a security key for securing Google accounts. Which…
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Apple, Google And Amazon Team Up To Bring Compatibility To Smart Home Devices
In a rare and unexpected move, Apple, Google and Amazon have announced pooling their resources together to bring compatibility between…
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Apple Dominates The Wearable Market, As Apple Watch, AirPods, and Beat Headphones Gain Popularity
Apple still is the leader of the wearable market in 2019. According to data from IDC, Apple’s Q3 Shipments surged…
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Apple Now Owns Intel’s Smartphone Modem Business
Despite investing billions in its smartphone modem business over the years, Intel was forced out of the market by Qualcomm.…
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iPhones May Be Banned From Russia Next Year, Here is Why
Russia has passed a law that bars the sale of certain devices in the country without Russian made software pre-installed.…
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Apple reveals plans to reduce software bugs in future major OS updates
Apple has run into problems in both initial window releases of iOS 12 and iOS 13. With the latest version,…
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Global Smartphones Shipments increased in Q3, first time in two years
After two years of a continuous slump in sales, the smartphone industry has finally ticked up a little bit. According…
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Apple’s iOS 13.2 Officially Rolling Out With New Privacy Features, Deep Fusion Camera Technology and more
Since the iPhone 11 series launch in September, Apple’s new devices have not disappointed in terms of photography. But there…
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Apple AirPods Pro Launched With Active Noise Cancellation Going for $249
Apple fans, your beloved company Apple has a new set of AirPods. The new AirPods are called the AirPods Pro…
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iPhone SE 2 Will Cost $399, Reports
After reports of the iPhone SE successor surfaced last week, Apple Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has added a few tidbits on…
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News
Apple Set to Announce iPhone 11 Series today – How to Watch Live
Apple’s new series of iPhones, the iPhone 11 is set to be launched today. And as usual, there have been…
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CYBER SECURITY
iPhones have been Quietly Hacked by Malicious Websites for Years, says Google
In what appears to be one of the deadliest attacks ever to grace the iOS land, Google has revealed a…
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Gadgets
Smartphone Sales Dipped Again in Q2 2019, Gartner Report
The latest report from Gartner an analytics firm reveal smartphone sales are still on a slump. The firm stated a…
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CYBER SECURITY
Why You Should Upgrade to iOS 12.4.1 ASAP!
If there is a company that has been working hard to keep its mobile OS out of trouble with hackers…
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News
Bluetooth has a Serious Flaw that Exposes Millions of Devices Vulnerable to Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a report that showcases a flaw in Bluetooth dubbed KNOB (Key Negotiation Of Bluetooth). KNOB allows an…
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News
Facebook Also Pays Contractors to Transcribe Your Messenger Voice Messages
Enough has been said about Facebook, especially paired along with privacy matters. Despite the fines and warnings, Facebook is not…
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Gadgets
Apple Will Not Let You Check Your Battery Health Status After Being Serviced by a Third Party
In a move to make its users stick to Apple Store and Apple dealers only for repairs, Apple is reportedly…
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Samsung Smartphones Offer the Best 4G LTE Downloads Speeds, Study Reveals
According to a recent report, it has been revealed that Samsung phones offer faster downloads speeds edging out competitors like…
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Apple will Offer Security Researchers Special “Unlocked” iPhones for Bug Hunting on iOS.
Following the launch of the Apple Bug Bounty program for iOS back in September 2016, the company wants to even…
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News
Apple Suspends Siri Grading Program that had Humans Listen to Your Recordings
After we had got wind of Apple employing contractors to listen to your audio recordings from Siri, the company has…
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CYBER SECURITY
iMessage has a Mysterious Security Bug That Apple Is Yet to Patch
Two Google Project Zero bug hunters (Silvanovich and Samuel Groß) have revealed details on an iOS security flaw that could…
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News
Trump Pushes Apple to Make Mac Pro Parts in the US
If you follow US President Donald Trump, you know his ways and what Twitter means to him. Trump on Friday…
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News
Apple is no Different! They also Hire Contractors to Listen to Your Siri Recordings
After German Google Assistant audios were leaked, it became clear that Google employs people to listen to your recordings. But…
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Gadgets
Apple Bets On 5G as it Acquires Intel’s Modem Business For $1 Billion
Apple has today announced taking over the majority of Intel’s modem business valued at $1 billion. This means that Apple,…
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News
Big Tech Companies to Be Reviewed By the US over Anti-Competitive Practices
The US Department of Justice yesterday launched a probe to investigate big tech companies on whether they engage in anti-competitive…
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CYBER SECURITY
NSO Group’s Malware Now Capable of Spying on Data Stored in iCloud, Reports
The NSO Group, a famous Israel security firm has reportedly developed tools which can be able to scrape data from…
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Gadgets
How To Stop People From Swiping Through Your Photos On iPhone
It is embarrassing handing over your phone to other people to have them see a specific photo then, all of…
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Less Than 50% of iPhone Users Know Their Phone Model, Survey
If there’s something so close to people these days is their smartphone. But how well do you know your phone?…
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Apple boosts its chip team by hiring an ex-ARM, AMD, and Intel architect
Apple has recently hired an industry professional in everything chips. Mike Filippo is an experienced CPU designer that has worked…
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Gadgets
Apple devices that won’t get iOS 13 or iPadOS 13
Apple just held its 2019 WWDC keynote Event which was held at San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, California.…
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Gadgets
Apple revives iPod Touch with A10 Fusion Chipset and 256GB internal storage
iPod Touch has been on the abandoned projects by Apple since 2015. But now the company has announced the new…
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Gadgets
Choosing Between The iPhone 7, 8, XR, XS
Millions of people now own and rely upon a smartphone for everyday life. They can talk and interact with the…
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iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max Specs, Price and availability in Kenya
Redington Kenya Ltd – Telecom Distribution has officially introduced the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max in Kenya. The new iPhones…
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Gadgets
Here’s how you can stream today’s Apple’s iPhone launch event
It’s Wednesday, September 12, 2018, and this is the day we expect Apple to unveil a new iPhone. Actually, we…
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INFOGRAPHICS
Apple Hysteria and Its Change In Pricing: Scaling To A $1000 iPhone
The iPhone is one of the most exciting pieces of technology that we have witnessed in our lifetimes, and it…
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Gadgets
Can iPhone 8 Outperform Galaxy S8 Later This Year?
Rather you are an Apple follower or a Samsung follower, I’m sure you can agree that this is looking to…
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Gadgets
Apple is launching the iPhone 7 on Wednesday, September 7th
Apple is launching its next flagship handset, the iPhone 7 next week. The company has sent out media invitations for…
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News
Apple patents technology will block your phone camera from taking videos
Like anybody else one of the things I love doing is filming live performances using my smartphone whenever I attend…
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Gadgets
Apple Just Launched iPhone SE; Here is the pricing and Availability
Apple has today introduced a 4-inch iPhone SE, what it is calling it the most powerful phone that has been…
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