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Monthly Archives: March 2018

Chinese customs officials bust $80M drone-based iPhone smuggling ring

March 30, 2018 mactips

A smartphone smuggling ring has been broken up by Chinese customs officials, one where a gang used a fleet of drones to transport approximately 500 million yuan ($79.8 million) worth of refurbished iPhones across the border from Hong Kong to Shenzhen.

Source:: Apple Insider

      

Fake news: Apple isn’t killing iTunes music downloads

March 30, 2018 mactips

Google and Facebook have helped fuel the viral redistribution of another false report that Apple was planning to kill off all music downloads in iTunes next year in order to force users into an Apple Music subscription streaming plan. They’re wrong, here’s why.

Source:: Apple Insider

      

Apple Pay transit card integration goes live in Beijing and Shanghai

March 30, 2018 mactips

Following the release of iOS 11.3 and watchOS 4.3, Apple on Friday began rolling out transit card integration in China, offering iPhone and Apple Watch users in Beijing and Shanghai tap-to-ride public transportation access.

Source:: Apple Insider

      

Disgruntled HomePod owners say firmware update alters sound quality

March 30, 2018 mactips

A number of HomePod owners are airing their dissatisfaction over Apple’s first firmware update for the device, saying the new software tweaks the speaker’s sonic fingerprint, a specific sound for which customers paid a hefty premium.

Source:: Apple Insider

      

Apple debuts macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 with Business Chat and eGPU support

March 29, 2018 mactips

Apple today updated macOS to version 10.13.4, bringing new features like Business Chat in Messages and support for external GPU (eGPU) enclosures to Mac users.

Source:: Apple Insider

      

MyFitnessPal data breach exposes email addresses, passwords of 150M accounts

March 29, 2018 mactips

Under Armour’s popular health and nutrition app and corresponding website MyFitnessPal was hit with a security breach in February that exposed the usernames, email addresses and passwords of about 150 million users, the company said on Thursday.

Source:: Apple Insider

      

Apple Watch heart rate, activity data key in Australian murder case

March 29, 2018 mactips

Activity data recovered from an Apple Watch will be reportedly become key evidence for the prosecution in an Australian murder trial.

Source:: Apple Insider

      

Get 20% off Fanatics sports gear with new Apple Pay promo

March 29, 2018 mactips

Apple this week continued its weekly Apple Pay promotional campaign with a new offer from sports apparel and accessory purveyor Fanatics, which is granting a discount on purchases paid for with Apple’s payments service.

Source:: Apple Insider

      

Apple releases iTunes 12.7.4 with new Music Videos section

March 29, 2018 mactips

Apple on Thursday issued a fresh version of iTunes with a new section for browsing and playing back music videos, bringing its desktop content repository up to speed with Apple Music for iOS.

Source:: Apple Insider

      

Watch: iPhone X vs. Galaxy S9+ video quality compared

March 29, 2018 mactips

The latest installment in our Galaxy S9 comparison series examines the video quality of the cameras in Apple’s iPhone X against Samsung’s Galaxy S9+, including a close look at Samsung’s new Super Slow Motion feature.

Source:: Apple Insider

      

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