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iOS 16.1 latest version launches, features and bug fixes

Apple is all set to introduce the new iOS 16.1 on Monday, October 24. The update should rollout some updated bug fixes, new iCloud…

WATCH: Polycam’s 3D scanner just took it to the next level

This Polycam, LiDAR 3D scanner tool has just made things a lot more convenient. The app is designed to capture and share your world…

Apple brings back battery indicator to status bar in iOS 16 beta 5

Apple has brought back the battery percentage indicator in iOS 16 beta 5, but it needs you to enable it. The battery indicator makes…

The Nothing phone (1) review: iPhone contender or not?

Heading straight into the unknown requires boldness and the courage to be met by uncertainty. This requires a certain level of guts and former…

Scammers already targeting people with iPhone 13 offers

Cybersecurity company Kaspersky has warned consumers to be on the lookout for scammers that attempt to sell them Apple products and iPhone 13 offers….

You can now use your FNB card with Apple Pay

FNB has added support for Apple Pay which lets its customers using Apple devices create virtual cards and make contactless transactions. Announced on 3…

Apple announces new accessibility features for Watch, iPad and other devices

Apple has revealed several accessibility features for its devices aimed at users with disabilities such as low vision and hearing impairment. The company announced…

The Weekly Roundup Podcast #121: Water from air, Ted Cruz porn & the Apple launch

Welcome to The Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week, Andy Walker…

#AppleEvent: the highs, the lows and the memes from Apple’s iPhone X launch

Today at its headquarters in Cupertino, Apple announced a refreshed product lineup including a number of new iPhones, a new Apple TV and a…

Apple’s now valued $270bn more than Microsoft, $145bn more than Alphabet

While its latest quarterly figures were less than impressive, Apple’s persistent market growth remains undoubted. The Cupertino-based technology company is the first in the…

Apple’s struggled to make money from iPhone sales in Q2 2017

While Facebook and Google make most of their money from advertising, Apple’s in an altogether different boat. The company published its Q2 2017 financial…

Apple sells 78m iPhones in quarter, record revenue in tow

Apple didn’t have the greatest fourth quarter results last year, but the new iPhone has done massive business for the brand. “The company posted…

Trump offers Apple ‘large’ tax cuts for US manufacturing return

US president-elect Donald Trump held a phone call with Apple CEO Tim Cook, offering the tech firm “very large” tax cuts to return manufacturing…

No Apple, this iPhone 7 owner is not Saddam Hussein

Okay Apple, we understand that you aren’t too interested in giving out refunds to iPhone buyers, but do you really need them to prove…

Is iOS 9 better than iOS 10? Twitter answers using GIFs

Have you upgraded to iOS 10 yet? If you’ve taken the plunge and still have a functional smartphone, then you’re one of the lucky…

Apple Q3 2016 earnings is a mixed bag, iPhone still its biggest product

Many people cite Sony’s PlayStation 4 as keeping the company afloat, but clearly Apple‘s in the same boat, using the iPhone as a paddle,…

Apple still gets it first, but Prisma app gets Android port

Android and iOS apps tend to get released at the same time these days, but there are still a few notable exceptions. Whether it’s…

Android full-disk encryption is less secure than Apple’s, study finds

If you use an encrypted Android device that sports a Qualcomm CPU at its heart, this news is for you. Encryption usually makes infiltrating…

iPhone 6 ruled as a rip-off of Chinese phone by Beijing patent authority

Looking back, Apple probably wouldn’t mark 2016 as a good year. After it was embroiled in a battle with the FBI in early 2016,…

Apple loses exclusive rights to ‘iPhone’ name in China

This has to be one of the strangest legal battles of the year, but Apple has now lost a case against a company in…

Special Podcast #19: Analysis of everything Apple launched on 21 March 2016

In our latest Special Podcast, Senior Reporter Stuart Thomas talks to Gearburn Editor Andy Walker and Reporter Graham van der Made about the latest…

Tim Cook takes the worst photo with an iPhone, faces Twitter ridicule

Apple has long promoted the iPhone camera capabilities, in fact it is one of the selling features of the iPhone. The company has a…

South Africa’s top iPhoneographers announced for 2015

South Africa’s 2015 iPhoneography competition came to a close at the Southern Sun The Cullinan in Cape Town on Thursday night, revealing the country’s…

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