News & Reviews:   Apple

AirDrop is undeniably one of the strongest features from Apple's ecosystem. When it comes to file sharing, the feature works seamlessly without all the hassles that we encounter on Android smartphones. For that, Google has launched the Android Beam earlier to provide local sharing functionality, but then it has been renamed as Fast Share on Android 10. Now, a source is telling us that the feature is getting its name changed again, this time it will be called Nearby Sharing.

Can you imagine the time we used to have 30 types of charging ports back in 2019? If they haven’t been reduced to only three types now which are USB Type-C, micro-USB, and Apple’s lightning port, our living room would be filled with God knows how many cables. For years, the European Commission has been pushing for a single charging method for mobile devices, even for Apple’s devices as well. Now, the commission is planning to propose a new law to unify the charging method in the countries.

There are some people who may have felt that smartphones in 2019 lacked innovation but it's not as if there isn't any at all. The Ultra Wideband technology from Apple for its iPhone 11 is arguably one of the more useful ones, and now there's a possibility it might be included in some Android devices this year.

Apple is no stranger when it comes to offering smart home products, but to our surprise - the company will be making their first official appearance (in a long long time) at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this year. According to sources, Apple will be showcasing the Homekit smart home system.

Today is the first day of 2020 and we’ve received really good news about Apple’s future. There is evidence claiming that the iPhones will be getting a makeover and this time, it is not about new colours or new camera design. The company has filed a patent of an iPhone without the notch and it looks promising.

Ignoring the many 'leaks' we see these days, a lot of rumours tend to be somewhat vague. In fact, news of Apple possibly designing a gaming Mac doesn't sound credible at all. But that's exactly what some have been claiming recently: A 5000 USD (~RM20462) gaming Mac is coming in 2020.

Apple has never been shy of flexing its muscles when it comes to pouring in investment to help deliver better products and services. In fact, the company is rumoured to be working on satellites that can deliver internet services to its mobile devices like the iPhone 11. Apple supposedly has a dedicated team that has been assigned to this endeavour.

Based on a report by Canalys, Xiaomi is currently ranked number one in terms of sales in wearable bands. The wearable band market, on the other hand, saw an increase of up to 65% in Q3 of 2019 with the APAC as well as China seeing the largest growth.

2019 is coming to an end. Not only the year, but a decade is also ending and it’s quite a big deal. Many platforms are announcing the best of the decade including songs, artists, movies, games, and the list goes on. Of course, there is a list of the best tech gadgets of the decade as well. TIME has published a list for the selected 10 best tech gadgets that were created in this decade, and Apple has the most products being crowned.

Facial recognition is deemed to be one of the secure ways to carry out identity verification. These days, many security checkpoints, airports, and even smartphones have started leaning toward the technology for identification. However, is the technology that reliable? Researchers at Krenon, an AI company, have announced they were able to trick some of the facial recognition systems with a 3D mask they made.