Apple looks to India for iPads and AirPod charging cases

Mumbai, India Apple is reportedly investigating expanding iPad manufacturing to India, as well as AirPod charging cases, following its rapidly growing iPhone production in the country. As part of its move to reduce its dependence on China as a single source of manufacturing, Apple has increasingly been turning to India for production of the iPhone.…

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HomePod warns homeowners of fire caused by their dog

A dog caused a fire in Colorado Springs. A HomePod helped alert homeowners to it. [CSFD] Apple's HomePod saved a family home from a potentially fatal fire, caused by a very curious dog. On June 26th at 4:43 a.m, the Colorado Springs Fire Department was called out to attend a housefire. However, on arrival, they…

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Apple moves on to third betas of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, tvOS 18, watchOS 11

Developers can start to try out Apple's new betas. Last updated 13 hours ago After a couple of weeks of testing, Apple is now on the third round of developer betas for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, tvOS 18, watchOS 11, and visionOS 2 — all with no sign of Apple Intelligence yet. The third round…

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How to use App Attest and DeviceCheck to mitigate fraud on iOS devices

App Attest and DeviceCheck are important to retain revenue. App developers can minimize fraud by using App Attest and DeviceCheck, two tools provided by Apple. Here's how to use them to prevent unauthorized modifications to your app, and to prevent users from illegitimately acquiring premium content. As an app developer, there are a few ways…

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Attention iPhone users: A new SMS attack could steal your Apple ID credentials

A recent report by Broadcom warns of a phishing attack targeting Apple users. In the attack, a user receives an SMS message or email from a source claiming to be an Apple service representative. The message provides a link to a website posing as iCloud.com and also displays a CAPTCHA that the user needs to…

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Microsoft China bans Android, demands staff use iPhones

Microsoft's R&D facility in China (Source: Microsoft) As part of an overall security drive, Microsoft in China has told staff they will all be required to switch to iPhone. As China's government has variously been said to be banning iPhones, and not exactly banning iPhones, now Microsoft is definitely doing the opposite in the country.…

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This M1 MacBook Air deal is too dang good to refuse

You’ve heard about Apple Intelligence, the upcoming set of AI features that are coming to Apple’s operating systems. You may have also heard that Apple Intelligence won’t run on just any Apple device–for Macs, an M-series chip is required. If you’re still using an Intel MacBook and you want to use Apple Intelligence but can’t…

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