Apple Likely To Shut Down Its Beats Music Streaming Service

The company’s recently launched flagship smartphones, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, have not been equipped with built-in app and there was not any announcement of integration during the release of Apple Watch. This shows that the company is all set to permanently get rid of the brand. It was also widely reported that the multi-billion dollar acquisition of Beats by Apple is not related to Beats Music, but was all about bringing co-founders Dr....

December 26, 2022 · 1 min · 162 words · Marilyn Harstad

Apple Macbook Pro 2013 Exhilarating Features Techthirsty

Apple Macbook Pro Better Battery life and faster processor Thanks to intel’s new haswell chip, Apple Macbook Pro 2013 is going to have a better battery life and also a better processor. Intel introduced the new chip in June this year and since then it has become a phenomenon. If rumors are to be believed than Hasswell chip would be included in Apple Macbook Pro and the business productivity would be enhanced by 12 hour battery life of the Apple ultrabook....

December 26, 2022 · 1 min · 197 words · Emilio Fierst

Apple Music Gets Lossless And Spatial Audio At No Additional Cost

Not only did Apple announce spatial and lossless audio, but the company also upped the ante by offering the enhanced audio quality at no additional charge. We assumed there would be a new, more expensive Apple Music tier that included lossless audio, but Apple decided to offer it to all subscribers for free. Apple Music’s New Lossless and Spatial Sound Apple uses a codec called ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec), which it says preserves “every single bit of the original audio file....

December 26, 2022 · 3 min · 437 words · Jon Ellerbe

Apple Or Google If You Don T Choose Soon It Will Be Too Hard To Switch

Ecosystems have been considered “walled gardens” and, while pessimistic, this is a fairly appropriate analogy. With the walls only getting higher, the time to pick an ecosystem is now. Soon, it’ll be too hard to switch from one to the other. Here, we’ll take an in-depth look into why this is. Why It’s Hard to Switch From Apple and Google’s Ecosystems Now Recently, I was switching from an iPhone to a Galaxy Z Flip 3 review unit....

December 26, 2022 · 6 min · 1183 words · Alice Osborn

Apple Releases Ads To Promote App Tracking Transparency Feature On Ios 14.5

Shocking, Isn’t it? Apple is promoting the fact that the only way to secure your privacy is through iOS 14.5 that gives the user the choice whether he/she wants the apps to track him/her or not. This option was provided to all iOS users via the recent iOS 14.5 update which was disapproved by many software developers and ad managers including Facebook. It has also been evident by reports published by Flurry that more than 90% of users who updated to iOS 14....

December 26, 2022 · 2 min · 416 words · Marcel Warner

Apple S App Privacy Labels May Not Be Totally Accurate

According to a test carried out by The Washington Post, some of the apps which receive the vaunted “Data not collected” blue check mark do, in fact, still collect data on users. Information Not Verified by Apple Technology columnist Geoffrey A. Fowler writes: In the case of the Satisfying Slime Simulator, which is rated suitable for ages four and above, the app reportedly sent iPhone device identification data to Facebook, Google, and a service called GameAnalytics....

December 26, 2022 · 2 min · 339 words · Janet Steiner

Apple Says Iphone 12 And Magsafe Accessories Could Interfere With Pacemakers

In an addition to its support document for the latest iPhones, Apple says that the iPhone and MagSafe accessories, including the MagSafe Charger and MagSafe Duo Charger, should be kept away from implantable medical devices so as not to cause any potential issues. The support document addition was first noted by MacRumors. Interfering With Medical Devices Apple writes that, “iPhone contains magnets as well as components and radios that emit electromagnetic fields....

December 26, 2022 · 2 min · 345 words · Jane Niver

Apple Says Mac Malware Worse Than Ios

CNBC reports that Craig Federighi talked about Mac malware during a court appearance on Wednesday for the Epic Games v. Apple trial. Federighi said that the tech giant is not happy about the amount of malware that exists on macOS, as far as the company’s expectations for itself goes. “Today, we have a level of malware on the Mac that we don’t find acceptable and that is much worse than iOS,” Federighi said in his testimony in court....

December 26, 2022 · 2 min · 241 words · Frank Chacon

Apple Tv Is On Its Way Early Testing Begins Source

Apple TV may soon be a reality. As per the recent reports Apple TV is in early stages and company is testing it for the same. Foxconn teamed up with Apple to manufacture large screens with high resolution according to unnamed officials connected to Apple’s suppliers. According to some resources, Apple has been testing some TV prototypes for years. The Apple TV box has already entered TV rooms of many people....

December 26, 2022 · 1 min · 147 words · Linda Wischmeyer

Apple Unveils New Ipad With A13 Chip

During Tuesday’s Apple event, the tech giant unveiled its latest entry-level iPad, which includes an improved A13 Bionic chip, Apple says it should provide 20% faster performance compared to the previous generation. Other changes coming to the iPad include a new 12-megapixel front camera, which will also support the Center Stage feature seen in the iPad Pro last year. The rest of the iPad looks similar to the last generation, including its 10....

December 26, 2022 · 2 min · 220 words · Michael Laird

Apex Legends 10 Tips For Using Lifeline

RELATED: Apex Legends: 10 Tips For Using Wattson Let’s take a look at some tips for getting the most out of Lifeline, and showcase some team compositions that she’s going to really thrive in: 10 RECOVER The immediate benefit everybody is going to think about with Lifeline is her ability to recover from a fight with ease immediately after it’s over. She can save herself (and her teammates) a quite-frankly-ludicrous amount of Syringes throughout the match with her D....

December 25, 2022 · 5 min · 967 words · Gerald Inabinet

Apex Legends Adds Black Lives Matter Badge

Video games have always been known at times to embrace politics and make commentary on different current events. The Black Lives Matter movement, which primarily protests against police brutality against the Black community, is an example of current events that have been honored in gaming before. Recently, players discovered a Black Lives Matter mural in Spider-Man: Miles Morales. In a broader context, many gaming companies last summer made a big show of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, to various responses....

December 25, 2022 · 2 min · 402 words · Barbara Wise

Apex Legends Battle Pass Resets Star Progress

Possibly the most dramatic change to the game, though, was the revamped Battle Pass. In a Reddit post, Respawn explained that it wanted to make playing the game more seamless and otherwise simplify the Battle Pass with an all-new Star system. However, these supposed improvements are instead angering fans, as it is being reported that Star progress gets periodically reset. RELATED: Apex Legends Season 7 Character Tier List The way the new Star system works is that every 10 Battle Stars acquired in Apex Legends unlocks a rank in the Battle Pass....

December 25, 2022 · 2 min · 408 words · Eva Sorrell

Apex Legends Battle Royale Map Leaks

Apex Legends is just hours away from being revealed via a livestream on the newly launched PlayApex Twitch channel, airing at 12:00 pm PST. Viewers can already tune in and see a mix of in-game camera shots and short action-packed teases every several minutes. For those excited for new Apex Legends information before then, this map should offer a look at what’s to come. Locations on the leaked map seem thematically appropriate, as Satellite Dish, Artillery, and Water Treatment sound like locations that could have pulled directly from Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Blackout mode....

December 25, 2022 · 2 min · 368 words · William Reid

Apex Legends Dev Reveals Skill Based Matchmaking Changes Coming Soon

Since its release in 2019, the free-to-play battle royale shooter has enjoyed steady popularity with a player base that has only gotten larger. With Apex Legends releasing on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, along with a mobile launch, the game managed to break its record for peak player count by a solid margin this year. But as to be expected with a game of this popularity, many players have expressed frustration with certain mechanics....

December 25, 2022 · 2 min · 426 words · Andrea Allen

Apex Legends Leak Hints At Major Legends Reworks In Season 16

Apex Legends players have been heavily criticizing the Season 15 content, accusing Respawn of releasing content that was just rehashed, rather than new and original. This has caused unprecedented disapproval from the community, with reactions such as a wave of dislikes on the Wintertide Collection Event trailer. With 50,000 dislikes, this is the most disliked Apex Legends trailer on YouTube. Another criticism has been for the lack of buffs and nerfs, which is leaving the game’s meta stagnant even with the addition of Catalyst....

December 25, 2022 · 3 min · 427 words · Kellie Rave

Apex Legends News Respawn Assures That Cross Platform Play Is On The Way

Follow Sportskeeda for the latest Gaming news. Which brings us to Apex Legends, EA and Respawn’s already-wildly popular team-based multiplayer shooter. The free-to-play game is already getting acclaim for it’s easy to pick up gameplay as well as it’s extremely polished state. And while it’s playable on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, what it doesn’t have is CPP between those formats. In an interview with Eurogamer (H/T to GamesRadar), lead producer of the game at Respawn Drew McCoy assured us that this feature was still in works....

December 25, 2022 · 2 min · 263 words · Timothy Keplin

Apex Legends Players Claim Skill Based Matchmaking Is Broken

However, some Apex Legends players believe that the game’s matchmaking system isn’t working properly, claiming to have been put up against players that far exceeded their own skill level. PolishMuhGrapple posted in the game’s sub-reddit a complaint about how the system was “busted,” suggesting that either it thinks they’re better at the game than they actually are or that there is a complete lack of casual players. RELATED: Apex Legends Players Call for a Change to Mobile Respawn Beacons...

December 25, 2022 · 2 min · 371 words · Andrea Spear

Apex Legends Players Want Ash Buffs

This may be surprising for some, given Ash’s popularity and her kit. At face value, it seems solid as she is alerted to nearby deaths and can track killers, can ensnare enemies, and effectively push or reposition with her ult, but the truth is that Ash’s abilities in Apex Legends are incredibly weak compared to her competitors. It would seem many agree, too. RELATED: Apex Legends Dev Reveals Skill-Based Matchmaking Changes Coming Soon...

December 25, 2022 · 2 min · 379 words · Robert Girgenti

Apollo Crews 5 Things You Didn T Know About Him

Huge pressure was on the shoulders of WWE when they headed into this week’s Raw, and they didn’t disappoint. As with the Raw after WresteMania always, this week’s Raw also featured a great number of NXT debuts. Among the popular names that made their debut in this week’s Raw, one name stood tall as a mountain and that is Apollo Crews. Fans and followers of NXT may know how great an in-ring worker he is....

December 25, 2022 · 4 min · 710 words · Marva Tippets