Month: March 2023

General Motors plans to gradually replace CarPlay and Android Auto in its vehicles, in favor of an in-house infotainment system developed with Google, leaning on subscription services.GM snubs CarPlayAs Apple prepares to launch the next generation of CarPlay it teased in 2022, some automobile manufacturers are taking a step back. For example, after being late…

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On top of a US Department of Justice suit, and another in the UK, more publishers are accusing Google of using its dominance to limit what revenue they could make from online ads.Google is already under investigation in the UK for allegedly abusing its market power, and the local Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regulator…

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Police tracked a suspected luggage thief with an AirTag that the owner wisely stashed in his luggage, and busted the bandit wearing the owner’s clothes.AirTag on a bagIn yet another incident where AirTags reunited an owner with their suitcase, Jameel Reid in Georgia recovered his luggage and “about $3,000 worth of stuff” in it. Read…

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WWDC 2023 kicks off on June 5th, there are some questions about the launch of the rumored AR headset, Apple Music Classical is officially available, and more, all on this week’s episode of the AppleInsider Podcast.Apple Music Classical is hereYour hosts discuss WWDC 2023 and what may or may not be announced. The Apple AR…

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Specialist jeweler De Billas Lux has caused a stir among timepiece collectors by offering a custom Apple Watch Ultra model with an anodized blue titanium case. The Digital Crown is anodized in gold, and the Action button, while retaining an International Orange outline, has also been given an anodized blue finish. Inside the custom box…

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Adding to a recent leak about the iPhone 15 Pro switching away from physical buttons, a new report says that the sensitivity of the new solid-state ones will be customizable.Render of new buttons on the iPhone 15 Pro modelsA credible leaker known as “Anonymous A.S.” has followed up an initial reporte about iPhone 15 Pro…

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iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max users will be able to customize the sensitivity of the solid-state buttons on their device, thanks to a new sensitivity toggle in Settings. That’s according to details provided by a hitherto reliable source that shared additional details on the MacRumors forums. Earlier this week, the same anonymous…

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Apple has been embroiled in a patent dispute with VirnetX for well over a decade, and the company today won an appeals verdict that could ultimately save it from having to pay VirnetX $502.8 million in patent infringement fees. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Court on Thursday confirmed a ruling by the…

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