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EU sets date for common phone charge cable
The days of hunting through cables to find the right charger may be coming to an end. The European Union has provisionally agreed new portable electronic devices must, by autumn 2024, use a USB Type-C charger. BBC News has asked the UK government if it intends to pass similar legislation. But under the current post-Brexit arrangements, the European Union ruling would apply to Northern Ireland, ... Read more
2022-06-07 19:37:55
From iOS 16 to an M2 MacBook Air, Everything Apple Revealed at WWDC 2022
As usual, Apple's WWDC 2022 was jam-packed with something for everyone, from the latest version of Apple's flagship iPhone operating system, iOS 16, and its latest chip, the M2, to the newest hardware that puts it all in (or on) your hands -- in this case, the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro 13. High-profile new features include Safety Check, which is intended to help people in danger of domestic viol ... Read more
2022-06-07 01:28:58
iOS 16: Every Major New Feature Apple Revealed at WWDC
Apple showed off its upcoming iPhone software at its developer conference Monday. iOS 16, Apple's next major iPhone operating system, made a big splash at WWDC 2022, Apple's annual developer conference. With iOS 16 you'll be able to edit messages you already sent in the Messages app, and you get new tools to personalize your iPhone with like the ability to customize the way your lock screen looks ... Read more
2022-06-07 01:28:31
Apple M2 MacBook Air Hands-on: Bigger Screen, Bigger Price
New colors, more performance, bigger screen, better camera… and a higher price. The new M2-powered MacBook Air from Apple adds a lot of new features, but it also brings back my least favorite: a starting price over $999. For much of its life, the MacBook Air has sat at a comfortable $999, but in 2018 a redesign bumped the price by $200. By 2020, the starting price was back to $999, and I felt thi ... Read more
2022-06-07 01:27:44
Apple M2 Chip Brings 18% Speed Boost to New MacBook Air
A second generation of Apple computer chips is born. Apple broadened its processor ambitions on Monday with the new M2, a chip that improves core processing performance 18% over the M1 without hurting battery life in the company's new MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro laptops. The 18% speed boost comes from the M2's redesigned central processing units. The processor has four fast CPU cores and ... Read more
2022-06-07 01:26:28
Elon Musk threatens to walk away from Twitter deal
106Elon Musk has threatened to walk away from his $44bn takeover of Twitter, accusing the social media company of "thwarting" his requests to learn more about its user base. In a letter filed with regulators, Mr Musk said he was entitled to do his own measurement of spam accounts. The letter formalises a dispute that has simmered for weeks after Mr Musk declared the deal "on hold& ... Read more
2022-06-07 01:23:54
Apple Store Down Ahead of WWDC 2022
The company often takes its online store down before events. The Apple Store went offline Monday, ahead of Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference keynote. The company's annual developer gathering is running June 6-10, and it's expected to reveal software upgrades like iOS 16, as well the new versions of iPadOS, WatchOS and MacOS. "Developing news. We're making updates to the Apple Store,&qu ... Read more
2022-06-06 08:12:17
Apple's WWDC 2022 Is Hours Away: How to Watch Every Reveal Live
We're expecting Apple's rumored updates for iOS 16, WatchOS 9, MacOS and M1. It's June 6, and Apple will soon kick off this year's Worldwide Developers Conference. Apple will livestream the WWDC 2022 keynote online today for anyone to watch. While we don't expect a slew of product launches, we anticipate some interesting software upgrades, with iOS 16 being the buzziest. Apple typically uses WW ... Read more
2022-06-06 08:11:44
Our iOS 16 Wish List: Every iPhone Feature We Want to See at WWDC
Apple's 2022 Worldwide Developers Conference starts on Monday, and we're expecting to get our first look at iOS 16 -- likely the name of Apple's next big iPhone software update. There's also a good chance we'll see previews of software updates for Apple's other major products: iPadOS 16, WatchOS 9 and MacOS. But iOS 16 will probably be the star of the show since it provides a glimpse of the new fe ... Read more
2022-06-06 08:11:11
M1 Ultra, M1 Pro, M1 Max and M1: Apple Mac Chips Compared
Apple's latest M1 chips differ in some notable ways. Here's what's inside when you buy a new Mac. Announced at Apple's "Peek Performance" event in March was another high-powered member of the M1 homegrown chip line, debuting in a shiny new Mac Studio micro desktop system. Along with the rest of the company's M1 chip line, the M1, M1 Pro and M1 Max, the new M1 Ultra once again raises the ... Read more
2022-06-05 21:41:15