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Along with a few other fun freebies, iPhone users updating to iOS 16.2 will now have a helpful new app automatically installed on their devices. Freeform is an interactive sandbox whiteboard that can be shared effortlessly with friends, family or professional colleagues. Read on to discover why we’re excited about this new Apple tool. If you’ve already got the update, we encourage you to try it ASAP. Why you and your friends need to try Apple Freeform Apple Freeform was recently in beta testing but is officially ready for public consumption....

A new report from United Kingdom-based consumer advocacy group Which? has found that Apple “significantly” exaggerates the expected battery life of specific iPhone models. Apple’s iPhone brand has notoriously had battery issues for several years, which has consistently led to questions regarding the veracity of the product’s battery life advertisements, which frequently seem to promise more performance than consumers were receiving once the product was purchased. Apple’s iPhone battery life isn’t the only thing controversial about its current range of offerings....

Apple has been hit with yet another lawsuit claiming that it intentionally slowed down older iPhone models. The lawsuit was filed in Italy by Euroconsumers, a consumer advocacy group that includes Italy’s Altroconsumo. The lawsuit seeks $73 million in compensation for affected iPhone users. As reported by The Verge, the lawsuit relates to Apple’s decision to throttle older iPhone models as battery health degrades. This lawsuit is seeking €60 million in compensation, which comes to around €60 per device, for iPhone 6, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6S, and iPhone 6S Plus users....

Avengers: Infinity War is surprisingly the most human Marvel film yet, Anthony Mackie says. Next month, Marvel Studios is debuting their most ambitious undertaking yet, as they begin the culmination of everything that has transpired in the successful franchise, with the Joe and Anthony Russo-directed flick. Infinity War is perhaps the biggest blockbuster film ever (at least until Avengers 4), pitting around 76 characters against one mighty villain in Thanos. Given the sheer number of key players to work with, the film could easily become a disjointed mess with nothing but big action set pieces and a shallow narrative....

Any.DO To-do list version 1.7.1: Popular Any.DO To-do list app used by millions daily received an update today that brings location based reminders, simplified task creation, daily sorting filters, and more: ✪ Location based reminders – ‘Remind me to pick up groceries when I leave work’ ★ Adding a task is easier than ever ✪ New Daily sorting (Today, Tomorrow, Upcoming & Someday) ★ Email your to-do’s to do@any.do and see them in your Any....

The foundation has released version 2.4.52 of the Apache HTTP Server (web server) that addresses two flaws tracked as CVE-2021-44790 and CVE-2021-44224, which have respective CVSS severity scores of 9.8 (critical) and 8.2 (high) out of a possible 10. A score of 9.8 is very bad, and in recent weeks has only been topped by the Log4j vulnerability known as Log4Shell, which had a severity score of 10 out of 10....

Apex Legends cheaters may be getting more than they bargained for, as developer Respawn Entertainment says it’s implemented a system that detects cheaters and forces them into matches together. That’s added to a slew of other anti-cheat measures Respawn has in development or already in the game to combat Apex Legends’ longstanding cheating problem. Cheating has been a problem since the early days of the game, and Respawn has aggressively worked to root out the culprits....

As pointed out by The Loop, Apple’s App Store volume purchase program for businesses has gone live. The program, which is currently exclusive to the United States, allows businesses to easily purchase and distribute applications – with volume-based pricing – to employees. Businesses that are interested can now enroll and you will need the following to get started: Basic contact information to verify your business Dun & Bradstreet number (D-U-N-S) number Corporate credit card or PCard to purchase apps App Store distribution through this program consists of iTunes redemption codes:...

Apple and longtime partner Disney this week are bolstering their stores with upgraded versions of iBeacon sensors and NFC readers, according to sources. Apple Stores have had iBeacons stationed throughout showroom floors for several months as a way to pinpoint exactly where a customer is within the store. This allows Apple to better serve customers by providing relevant sales information to their iPhones and iPads while in the store. The upgrades happening this week within Apple Stores place several new Gimbal Series 20 Proximity Beacons across stores to make location tracking within the store even more accurate....

Apple last week closed some of its retail stores in the US and Canada due to the spread of the new COVID-19 variant. Now the company has reportedly closed seven more retail stores this week, and that number is likely to grow in the coming weeks. Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that since Tuesday, the company has had to close seven Apple Stores due to positive cases of COVID-19 among employees. Most of the closed stores are located in the United States, while one of them is in Canada....

The EU recently formalized new legislation that will require most personal electronics to switch to USB-C for charging a data transfer. Now, for the first time, Apple has confirmed that it will have to comply with this new regulation, despite the fact that the company still fundamentally disagrees with the basis of the new common charger regulations An iPhone with USB-C is coming The confirmation came from Apple executive Greg Joswiak, the company’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing....

The iPad Pro isn’t the only device getting an update today. Apple has also announced an all-new version of its most affordable iPad. The new 10th generation iPad features an all-new design with an A14 Bionic chip inside, alongside USB-C for charging and 5G connectivity for the first time. Head below for the full details on the iPad 10 and everything you need to know… iPad 10 details: Ultra Wide 12MP front camera located along the landscape edge of iPad New 10....

Coming off the heels of Apple’s March event, it’s clear that Apple is all in on services. After all the services are released, you could easily spend $50+ with Apple on recurring charges for Apple Arcade, Apple News+, and more. Services don’t have the massive margins that a $1200 iPhone XS Max does, but one advantage is that they are recurring. Once Apple gets your $9.99 per month for an Apple Music subscription, you will likely have it for a while, and you are likely to continue to buy at least some of Apple’s hardware devices....

Major tech companies like Meta, Microsoft, Google, Twitter, and others have agreed to new EU rules combating false information online. However, Apple is missing from the list of 33 tech firms aiming to help the EU fight disinformation. Enforced by the Digital Services Act (DSA), the new rules are an update from the EU’s “2018 Code of Practice on Disinformation”. Through the European Commission’s new rules for 2022, these companies aim to increase efforts toward combating disinformation on their platforms....

Earlier this week, it was discovered that Apple Music in China had been censored to remove a reference to the Tiananmen Square massacre. Now, Apple is facing backlash from politicians in the United States for ceding to the Chinese government’s request. The song in question, titled The Path of Man and performed by Hong Kong singer Jacky Cheung, features lyrics that “directly” refer to the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Last week, that song was seemingly removed from Apple Music, as well as other streaming services in China such as QQ Music....

The Dutch Court of The Hague today banned Samsung Galaxy products infringing on an Apple patent related to navigating through photo galleries, according to a report from IDG News Service. Courts in the Netherlands already ruled in favor of Apple in preliminary proceedings regarding the same patent last year, leading Samsung to implement a workaround with its own proprietary photo gallery software and replace Apple’s “bounce back” feature “with a ‘blue flash’ that illuminates the edge of the image....

Apple has shared a variety of new videos highlighting the new iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR after announcing the new devices at Steve Jobs Theater this week. Now Apple has released an ad that focuses just on iPhone XS, attempting to tell all there is about the new features in under a minute. Titled, iPhone XS – Everything to know in :54, the new ad comes with the same style as the 108-second Apple event recap video that the company released with fast cuts and bold text....

Apple officially announced its iPhone 12 event set for October 13. The tagline is “Hi, Speed” and after we saw a fun little Easter egg on the Apple Events page for the September “Time Flies” event, there’s another one for the big iPhone 12 event. Head to Apple’s Events website and you’ll see the date and time for the October “Hi, Speed” event along with an option to add it to your calendar and the event’s graphic....

Apple has shared an update on its developer news and updates site to highlight an upcoming change to Apple Worldwide Developer Relations Intermediate certificates from Sunday, February 14th. Apple previously shared a detailed explainer on the upcoming certificate expiration and required actions, which developers can read here, that details which developers will be affected: Finally, Apple notes that the renewed certificates in this case will run through February 7, 2023....

The Register broke the story a year later that there was a third player involved in that switchover. P.A. Semi P.A. Semi had a chip that would have kept Apple on the PowerPC processor roadmap for the next few years. It had a low power 2GHz 64-bit dual-core PowerPC processor that matched up very well against Intel’s Core Duo line. The problem was that this chip wasn’t going to be able to be produced in large quantities until 2007....