News & Reviews:   Apple

Previously, we reported that iPhone 14 Pro series users are experiencing flashing horizontal lines on their displays when booting up. Now, Apple has acknowledged the issue and promised that the bug would be fixed in the next iOS update.

Apple may be offering an Augmented Reality (AR) feature on the iPhone soon that would allow customers to point at products inside the Apple Store and instantly receive more information about specs and pricing. The information will be shown through an overlay on the iPhone’s screen, with the feature itself to be embedded inside the Apple Store app.

Previously, we reported that Apple may be working on a more affordable ‘AirPods Lite’ to compete with budget wireless earbuds and now, more information has come out regarding this development. According to reliable tipster Ming-Chi Kuo, the alleged affordable AirPods will launch alongside a new AirPods Max as early as the second half of 2024.

While you can download iTunes for Windows or visit Apple TV online, it's impossible to find these Apple services in the Microsoft Store. However, Microsoft is planning to release these two platforms this year with a new preview.

Apple’s MacBook lineup has undergone significant changes over the years, the most notable being the company’s transition to its own Apple Silicon SoCs. However, one thing that remains constant is the lack of a touchscreen but that may change soon.

Apple Pay officially entered Malaysia in August last year, though not many banks provide support for the feature at launch. Well, some 5 months later, it looks like Apple Pay is getting more traction, with HSBC being the latest bank to integrate the contactless payment feature with its credit cards. 

Today, Apple announced that Kickboxing is now available in Apple Fitness+. Besides that, there's also a brand-new meditation theme, Sleep, as well as a new programme called Introduction to Meditations for Sleep launching soon. 

Apple is reportedly planning to release a 15-inch version of the MacBook Air in late 2023, the first time that the lineup would feature that screen size. The report is an update to previous rumours regarding Apple’s MacBook lineup, which also suggested that the tech giant is working on a 12-inch MacBook Air too.

Apple has long been rumoured to be working on its very own AR/VR headset, with the operating system already allegedly having a name, xrOS. Now, based on claims by industry insiders, it looks like the tech giant is ready to announce the mixed-reality headset as early as the first half of this year.

Apple introduced MagSafe wireless charging with the release of the iPhone 12 series which utilises magnets to keep the charging puck in place. Now, the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) is set to adopt the same functionality as it has announced that the next-generation Qi2 wireless charging standard will be built on MagSafe charging technology supplied by Apple.