Apple News and iPhone Rumors Blog

Despite attempts by many countries to roll their own solutions for contact tracing in smartphone apps, more public health organizations are conceding the fact that perhaps Apple and Google are onto something with their joint exposure notification API. We’ve observed this week how contact tracing apps using the new API have been overwhelmingly popular; countries […] View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #News

From the beginning, Apple made it a point that Apple Watch bands were designed to be customizable and largely interchangeable, allowing you to pick the band you prefer for your lifestyle, wardrobe, professional setting, etc. That also makes it easy to switch out a worn or broken Apple Watch band for a new version. But […] View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #Accessories, #AppleWatch, #Deals, #News

Apple has been exploring virtual and augmented reality technology since 2008 when it filed a patent for a personal display system. Over a decade later, the company is creeping closer to truly jumping into the virtual and augmented reality market with breakthrough physical devices. Not only is Apple is rumored to be working on a […] View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #News, #Rumors

Despite vocal opposition from some countries to the contact tracing and exposure notification APIs that Apple and Google have jointly developed, most government and public health agencies who have gotten on board with the Apple-Google approach are finding their contact tracing apps getting an overwhelmingly positive reception. Earlier this year, Apple and Google announced a […] View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #News

Six months ago, many people had never heard of Zoom. Although the video conferencing service has been around for a long time among business users, it wasn’t until the global pandemic isolated everybody in their homes that Zoom became a household word. As everyday people began to look for ways to stay in touch with […] View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #News

T-Mobile confirmed that a failed fiber circuit in its southeast region caused its recent service outage. The circuit was leased from an unnamed wholesale network supplier. When the circuit went down, it triggered a traffic storm that overloaded the carrier’s network. The issue started on Monday when T-Mobile customers reported having difficulty with both phone […] View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #FastTech

AT&T is laying off staff and closing stores claims a report from Axios. The staffing cuts are company-wide and include people from the executive, management, and retail branches. AT&T did not provide an exact number of people but did tell Axios that the number of jobs being shuttered was sizable. More on that below. Besides […] View on iDropNews - Apple Rumors #FastTech