News & Reviews:   Apple

Finally, Spotify have rolled out their Spotify widget for iPhone users to add it on their home screen. There are 2 different sizes of Spotify widgets which are small and medium.

With new products often come new tech and features, as is the case with the iPhone 12 series that Apple finally launched on Tuesday. For Snapchat, that means updating its Lens Studio app to version 3.2, which allows users to create LiDAR lenses for the higher-end models of the iPhone 12 series.

With the big hurrah over the newly released iPhone 12 series, Apple hasn't neglected the software side and has new announcements on iOS. Specifically, the company has released iOS 14.1 GM and announced that the third beta round for iOS 14.2 is available for developers.

It seems that Machines recently posted a status on their official Facebook page, stating that that one of their employee that was working at the Mid Valley Megamall outlet has been tested positive for COVID-19. In addition to that, they also stated that the aforementioned employee did not show up for work since 8 October 2020 and informed Machines of his situation on 10 October 2020.

Apple has never been shy of being behind on trends. In a year where people start seeing under-display cameras, the Cupertino company insists on sticking with the notch design for its iPhones. At least, that's could be the case for the next two generations of the iPhone, a source claims.

With our focus on mobile devices, it only makes sense that we'd be interested in how brands are performing. For the smartphone market, a recent report has plenty of info for us to chew over. It included a lot of statistics on the smartphone market, including what were the devices with the highest sales and which brands dominated in the second quarter of 2020.

As most people know, almost everything is made in China but that could change in the future. Just recently, 16 companies have gotten formal approvals by the Indian Government to start local manufacture of consumer electronics. Among the 16 companies, both Apple and Samsung are included and this initiative is part of the $6.65 billion production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme to increase exports over the 5 years.

Nothing in this world is 100% secured. Even Apple has its fair share of exploits and the latest one could be a major one. Reports claim that security researchers have managed to hack Apple's T2 security chip for new Macs.

Other than a new chipset and other latest impressive features, it looks like one of the accessories for the Apple iPhone 12 series will get a makeover too. Earlier, a rumour suggested that the iPhone 12 will include a new braided Lightning to USB-C cable in the box. Now, several images of the cable have been leaked giving us a clear look at the charging accessory.

Brands have been looking into mini LED displays for the last few months, but we haven't been seeing a lot of them. Aside from the MSI Creator 17 that was launched last month, we don't have many examples to go on. However, sources claim that Apple is looking to accelerate the adoption of mini LED panels and may have a product with it sooner than later.