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Apple has migrated a “feature” from the iPhone to the iPad that results in the loss of Apple Pencil functionality when repaired with third-party parts, tossing a wrench into the Right to Repair movement. Third-party repairs affect iPad Pro functionality The “serialization” method complicates the process for third parties to substitute components in damaged Apple …

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Right alongside new video conferencing features like reactions, macOS Sonoma gives you Center Stage options to control how you present yourself to the world — if you have the right camera. Center Stage on the Mac is exactly as it has been on the iPad. Should you choose to have it turned on, then when …

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Players can help Hello Kitty restore an abandoned theme park to its former glory in a new open-world adventure game on Apple Arcade. Image Credit: Sanrio Sanrio’s first Apple Arcade title, Hello Kitty Island Adventure, allows players to design their own Sanrio-style character. Players will have fun uncovering unique plots, solving puzzles, playing fun mini-games, …

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There’s news about the cameras in the forthcoming iPhone 15, while developers now have a fourth iOS 17 beta, and the 15-inch MacBook Air may be a flop — all on the latest AppleInsider Podcast. Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Air We won’t know until all of Apple’s Back to School promotions are over, but so far …

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New employment research says the technology industry is the poorest for retaining staff and Apple struggles the most — but the analysis is close to nonsense. Staff retention is genuinely an issue, and Apple has had sufficient problems with it that former head of retail Angela Ahrendts saw fit once to boast of having greatly …

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Sales of all smartphones have continued to decline in the US, but for Q2 2023, Apple’s iPhone did dramatically better than Android. iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus US shipments of smartphones were already lower in Q1 2023 compared to the year before, but now Counterpoint Research says Q2 2023 figures are 24% down on …

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Apple’s App Store has already been rejecting apps that collect user data to circumvent privacy measures, but soon developers will be required to justify their use of certain features. App Store rules have been updated With its iOS 14 introduction of App Tracking Transparency, Apple improved privacy for all users, and made life harder for …

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Award-winning newsroom drama “The Morning Show” returns to Apple TV+ on September 13, and Apple is giving fans a sneak peek into what’s to come. Image Credit: Apple The third season of “The Morning Show” puts the future of the network in doubt and tests loyalties when a powerful technology mogul takes an interest in …

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Senators Graham and Warren have penned a New York Times article urging Congress to adopt new laws to bring “meaningful change” to curb Big Tech’s influence on society. US Capitol. Credit: Alejandro Barba Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has previously announced plans to form a bipartisan regulatory commission overseeing Big Tech firms, and now with Senator …

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