Apple News and iPhone Rumors Blog

In light of recent events, you might be concerned about your online data and privacy — particularly on platforms like Facebook. Social media and technology platforms like Facebook and Google collect massive amounts of data on their users. That’s especially disconcerting when that data could fall ... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #HowTo

Among the new features baked into Apple’s iOS 11.3 and macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 software updates is the company’s promising Business Chat platform. Designed to address the growing needs and trends of a busy populace who continue to increasingly rely on texting more than talking on the phone, Bus... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #HowTo, #iPhone, #Mac

Under Armour announced a massive data breach on Thursday that impacts about 150 million accounts on its popular MyFitnessPal nutrition and fitness tracking app. The data breach took place in February. The stolen data includes usernames, email addresses and hashed passwords, Under Armour said in... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #FastTech

Apple is preparing to add new features that will make it easier for users to view and manage their data and privacy in the company’s ecosystem. The features, which will take the form of various privacy and data controls, are being added to comply with new European Union regulations. But... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #News

Now that Apple’s iOS 11.3 software update has officially been released to the public, users sporting iPhone 6 devices or newer can access new battery management tools to gain insight into their device’s battery health, performance estimates, and more. Battery Health (Beta) is now available to hel... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #HowTo, #iPhone

Since its debut, the Apple Watch has sported the same relative form factor and design. But that could change this fall, a new report suggests. The so-called Apple Watch Series 4 could adopt an all-new design, larger battery capacity and a display that’s 15 percent larger than current models, w... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #AppleWatch, #Rumors

Technology is constantly evolving and with each new day comes a new gadget to make your life a little easier, a lot more enjoyable, and sometimes safer. Some gadgets are certainly more useful than others, however you’ll never know how beneficial one can be until you try it out for... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #Accessories

There are no two ways about it, 1999 was a vastly different time. There were no driverless cars, A.I. or augmented reality. And, notably, it was a full eight years before the first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs on a stage in San Francisco. Few of us back then could have guessed where... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #FastTech

Data from an Apple Watch may have proved vital in an Australian murder case this month, according to local media. Caroline Nilsson, 27, was arrested earlier this month and charged with murdering her mother-in-law, Myrna Nilsson, in September 2016. Myrna was found dead in the laundry room of her... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #AppleWatch, #News

An Apple engineer who died last Friday, when the new Tesla Model X he was driving crashed into a barrier, may have brought up concerns about the vehicle’s Autopilot functionality previously. Walter Huang, 38, died in the accident in Mountain View, California when he was on his way to work at A... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #News

Apple Music has been updated with a feature that puts all of its music videos and music-related content into one place. The hub, a new Music Videos section in the browse tab, was first previewed as an iOS 11.3 feature back in January. But, interestingly, Apple Music actually added the videos... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #iOS11, #News

Apple’s products have a reputation for being simple and easy to use. That’s because Apple specifically tailors its devices to “just work” — and the iPhone is probably the champion of that design philosophy. Out of the box, you probably won’t find a more s... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #Gallery, #HowTo, #iPhone

Apple on Thursday has officially released iOS 11.3 to the general public, a day after launching it exclusively for the new iPad. And it’s a release you’re going to want to download. While not a major iOS redesign, iOS 11.3 is packed with important and useful new features. Chief among them are the... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #iOS11, #News

Apple chief executive Tim Cook has hit back at critics who claim that the company is abandoning American workers in favor of foreign manufacturing operations. In an interview with Recode’s Kara Swisher and MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on Wednesday, Cook explained that the tech giant is constantly plo... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #News

On Tuesday, Apple held a special education event where the company announced new iPads, updates to iWork, GarageBand, and Clips, and much more. At the beginning of the event Apple CEO, Tim Cook, spoke about how education is important to Apple because of their love for kids and teachers. “We know ... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #News

Apple has quietly debuted a range of new accessories this week, many of them sporting fresh spring colors. They include iPhone cases, iPad cases, and a range of new Apple Watch bands in seasonal colors. Though, they’re not all currently available for purchase from Apple’s online... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #AppleWatch, #News

Cupertino, California is in the midst of a housing crisis. And one of the battles for affordable housing is taking place less than a mile from Apple Park. Local developer Sand Hill Property Co. has tried for years to build housing at the site of the largely abandoned Vallco Shopping Mall. But... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #News

Five dozen iPhone customers who are suing Apple might seek to merge their lawsuits into one single class-action case, according to a new report. A total of 59 separate lawsuits have been filed against Apple since news of its performance management system first spread. Now, there are efforts to... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #News

If you’ve been waiting eagerly for the latest version of iOS, you’ll have to wait a little longer. Unless you have a sixth-generation iPad that is.. According to MacRumors, Apple released iOS 11.3 today, but only for Apple’s latest iPad. Seeing as the iPad was just announced (and available to ord... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #iPad, #News

Apple announced a wide range of education-focused products and initiatives at its March 27 “field trip” keynote, held at Lane Tech College Prep in Chicago. The event features “creative new ideas” for both educators and students, and is just part of a wider initiative by Apple to inc... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #Gallery, #News

When Apple unveiled the costly iMac Pro a few months ago, it also showed off a plethora of new space gray accessories adding to the computer’s executive look and feel. Although the accessories received widespread acclaim and interest from tech bods and consumers, the tech firm decided to... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #Mac, #News

If you happen to own an iPhone X, you may actually have a viable alternative for a much more expensive camera. That’s because Apple’s latest flagship sports the company’s best camera yet — and what is probably one of the best smartphone camera currently on the market. But that camera quality isn’... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #HowTo, #iPhone

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly decided to testify before Congress, according to a new report on Tuesday. Sources at Facebook told CNNMoney that Zuckerberg has “come to terms” with the fact that he will need to testify within a few weeks. In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data sc... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #FastTech

Apple announced its updated 9.7-inch iPad for 2018 today, and the device represents an incredible value for money within the iPad lineup at just $329. What’s most interesting about this addition though, is that Apple’s bite-sized (and arguably outdated) iPad mini 4 has seemingly... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #iPad, #Rumors

Along with a newer low-cost iPad and other education-focused platforms, Apple teamed up with Logitech to introduce two new accessories for its tablet lineup at its March 27 education event in Chicago. Crayon Stylus Chief among them is a new iPad stylus made by Logitech. The Crayon accessory is a... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #News

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently published a string of new Apple patent applications. The latest patent covers the company’s invention of new “force sensitive” buttons, including rocker switches, designed for a future generation of mobile devices like iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and mo... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #News

On Tuesday, at an Apple Event for education in Chicago, Apple announced a new iPad and updates to many of its education, productivity, and creativity tools. One of these tools was Apple School Manager. What Is Apple School Manager? Apple School Manager is a Web-based portal that enables system... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #News

On Tuesday, Apple announced a new $329 iPad at its education event in Chicago. It features a 9.7” Retina display, and an A10 Fusion chip. But support for Apple Pencil is the big news. Previously, only iPad Pro offered support for Apple’s drawing and writing tool. Pricing and Availability The new ... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #iPad, #News

Apple boss Tim Cook has joined calls from some of the technology industry’s most powerful executives for Facebook to be slapped with tighter regulations, according to Reuters. Last week, it emerged that British market research firm Cambridge Analytica had harvested the personal information of m... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #News

Apple is now offering Apple Watch trade-ins at its brick-and-mortar retail locations, allowing users to get a quote on their devices and recycle them without sending them to Apple. While the company has long accepted trade-ins for its flagship wearable online, as of today, Apple Watch owners... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #AppleWatch, #News

Scammers are running rampant looking to gain unauthorized access to users’ most sensitive information. From online accounts, including banking and financial institutions, to iCloud, Apple ID, and so much more — we’ve covered a plethora of reports highlighting some of the most common scams c... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #Gallery

You may not have noticed it, but Apple has quietly become a powerhouse in the chipmaking industry. In recent years, the Cupertino tech giant has taken to producing more and more first-party silicon. Essentially, what that means is that Apple is making more of the components that go into its... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #Gallery, #Rumors

Trust in Facebook is very likely at an all-time low due to recent events. And a new report about how the company’s own app logs data isn’t likely to help. Over the past week, several Android users discovered that Facebook had collected and saved extensive call data. That data included call type, ... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #FastTech

A recently discovered vulnerability with the QR code reading functionality in iOS could allow third-parties to secretly send users to malicious websites. Built-in QR code reading in the Camera app was first introduced in iOS 11. Basically, you point the iPhone camera at a QR code and the native... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #iPhone, #News

Japanese car-makers Lexus and Honda are taking the wraps off their upcoming vehicles boasting infotainment systems powered by Apple’s CarPlay at this year’s New York Auto Show on March 28. First up is the all-new Lexus ‘Urban Explorer’ UX — a compact luxury crossover which the company says ... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #News

This year’s stable of flagship iPhones, which are all rumored to sport iPhone X features, could launch at a reduced price according to a RBC Capital Markets analyst. Apple is largely expected to debut three iPhones this year: a second-generation, 5.8-inch iPhone X; a so-called iPhone X Plus with ... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #iPhone, #iPhoneX, #Rumors

Bird electric scooters have officially taken over Southern California. They are inexpensive to rent and can make transportation through a busy city like San Diego or Los Angeles absolutely painless. These scooters are fast and fun to ride, so whether you just need to get from point A to point B,... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #FastTech

Apple is thought to be working on a string of new emojis for disabled people, according to a report from the BBC. The firm is allegedly preparing to launch new emojis representing people with disabilities, including a guide dog, a person in a wheelchair and a prosthetic limb. At the moment,... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #News

The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ just recently launched, but some users are already reporting a range of problems with the handset. Reportedly, S9 and S9+ owners are running into issues with touchscreen responsiveness, according to anecdotal user reports on Samsung’s official forums and across v... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #FastTech

It wasn’t too long after iPhone X arrived on the scene last fall, that Android device-makers far and wide began scrambling to acquire the same biometric security and front-facing camera tech as Apple’s Face ID-powered TrueDepth sensors. Considering the scarcity of these advanced VCSEL-equipped ca... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #iPhone, #News

Huawei isn’t doing well in the U.S. But, in the wake of recent events, the Chinese firm is doubling down on its efforts in other markets — such as the UK. And, apparently, those efforts include trolling the company’s primary rivals, Samsung and Apple, in the country. The Chinese OEM is preparing ... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #News

Apple has been all about the iPhone since it launched the now-ubiquitous flagship. Going forward, however, that may no longer be the case. In fact, the Cupertino tech giant’s services revenue is rapidly growing. At this point, it’s on track to overtake Apple’s flagship iPhone as the firm’s primar... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #News

During the 1990s — often looked upon as Apple’s wayward years — the company faced steep competition and limited growth in the PC market, and so it decided to try its hand in a wide range of burgeoning markets. Products developed under the guidance of John Sculley — the man who replaced Apple co-f... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #News

Back in May 2017, iDrop News was first to present evidence that Apple may be working to mass-produce an iPhone boasting a foldable form-factor. And while Apple, Samsung and other smartphone OEMs have expressed their interest in building devices featuring this straight-out-of-the-matrix design, ... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #iPhone, #Rumors

Apple is expected to unveil a lower-cost iPad with possible Apple Pencil support, as well as educational software, at its “field trip” event next Tuesday, March 27. The low-cost 9.7-inch iPad has been in the rumor mill for quite some time. But a recent Bloomberg report, which cites people fam... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #iPad, #Rumors

Charging cables are usually an afterthought when it comes to our charging needs — a necessity, but something that’s overlooked in favor of a flashier battery or maybe even newer technology, like a wireless charging pad (for all you owners of the latest and greatest iPhone model). That is, u... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #Reviews

Some of the technology industry’s most powerful executives are embarking on a trip to China to explore ways that they can do more business in the country, says Bloomberg. Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google boss Sundar Pichai and IBM head Ginni Rometty are among the influential technology leaders t... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #News

The iPhone X’s advanced TrueDepth Camera may have wider applications than just Face ID and Animoji — the flagship is now apparently being used in game development. Finnish game studio Next Games is reportedly using the iPhone X for a new location-based augmented reality title called The Walking D... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #iPhone, #iPhoneX, #News

No one has ever regretted bringing a flashlight. Whether you’re spelunking in a secret cave or just commuting home from work after dark, keeping a source of light on hand can help you out of any number of problems that might arise. Unfortunately, most flashlights are either too big and clunky or ... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #Reviews

The third largest smartphone manufacturer in the world has hit a major setback in its plans to expand to the U.S. Best Buy will reportedly cease orders new of smartphones from Chinese OEM Huawei and will stop selling the firm’s devices “over the next few weeks,” a source familiar with the situa... View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #FastTech