Apple Chipmaker TSMC Unveils Advanced 1.6nm Process to Be Used for 2026 Chips
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by Chris Hauk
12h ago
Apple chipmaking partner TSMC on Wednesday announced its plans for new chips to be fabricated using a 1.6nm fabrication process that will likely be used to produce future generations of Apple Silicon chips. TSMC unveiled a series of technologies, including the “A16” process (not to be confused with Apple’s A-series chip of the same name), […] Read More ..read more
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Don’t Miss the Moment with These Live Photo Tricks
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by iDrop News Staff
12h ago
Apple added Live Photo capabilities to the iPhone 6S in 2015 to help you capture more of the moment. When enabled, Live Photo records what happens 1.5 seconds before and after you take a picture. It creates a living snapshot that gives life to still photos by capturing both movement and sound. Many users intentionally […] Read More ..read more
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The Mysterious Mini-LED iPad Is Not the Next iPad Air
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by Jesse Hollington
15h ago
Last week, well-connected display industry analyst Ross Young dropped a bombshell when he predicted that the new 12.9-inch iPad Air, which is expected to launch next month, would feature a mini-LED screen. At the time, information Young had gleaned from his sources suggested that Apple was looking to add mini-LED technology to the larger iPad […] Read More ..read more
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How to Stop YouTube from Hijacking Your Apple TV Screensaver
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by Jesse Hollington
18h ago
YouTube seems to think that Apple TV users would rather look at its screensavers than enjoy the lovely Aerial or custom photo slideshows that Apple offers. While that may be true for some folks, the real problem is that the company isn’t giving anyone a choice in the matter. As discovered by Joe Rosensteel (via […] Read More ..read more
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Don’t Worry, Your Old iPhone Trade-in Has Not Been Canceled
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by Jesse Hollington
18h ago
Something appears to have gone awry in Apple’s internal tracking and messaging systems. Despite whatever email you may have received about your iPhone trade-in, it’s highly unlikely that it’s retroactively been canceled. First reported by MacRumors, hundreds of iPhone 15 customers in the US received emails this morning telling them that iPhone trade-ins have suddenly […] Read More ..read more
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California Man Uses AirTag and Dash Cam Footage to Recover Stolen BMW
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by Chris Hauk
21h ago
A California man used an Apple AirTag and footage from his dashcam to recover his stolen BMW. Philip Obando awoke one fine morning to discover that his BMW had been stolen. Fortunately, Obando had hidden an Apple AirTag inside his car, just in case the car was “borrowed” without his permission. Obando used the Find […] Read More ..read more
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The iPad May (Finally) Get a Built-in Calculator App
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by Jesse Hollington
2d ago
One of the most unusual omissions in the iPad by far has been the humble calculator app, but it looks like 2024 could be the year that’s finally rectified. Calculator has been a staple of the iPhone since the first model launched nearly 17 years ago. Before there was even an App Store to install […] Read More ..read more
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Apple Reportedly Slashes Vision Pro Shipments in Half
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by Jesse Hollington
2d ago
Following a report earlier this week that interest in the Vision Pro is waning, it looks like Apple is now scaling back significantly on the number of Vision Pro units it plans to ship this year. While many early adopters enthusiastically embraced the Vision Pro when it launched in February — Apple reportedly sold nearly 200,000 […] Read More ..read more
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The Clock Is Now Ticking Toward a TikTok Ban in the US
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by Jesse Hollington
2d ago
Last month, the US Congress took the first step toward a potential ban on TikTok in the United States, and now, with President Joe Biden’s official signature, it’s become law. This doesn’t put a TikTok ban into effect yet, but it does mean that the social media service could be gone from US smartphones by […] Read More ..read more
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Apple Arcade Is About Fun, Not Profit, Says Senior Director Alex Rofman
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by Chris Hauk
2d ago
Apple Arcade Senior Director Alex Rofman says that Apple’s subscription game service, Apple Arcade, was not set up to make the Cupertino firm any money while simultaneously insisting that Apple Arcade game developers are making an income. Apple launched Apple Arcade in 2019 and added the gaming service to its new Apple One bundles in […] Read More ..read more
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