Dutch court rules that Apple cannot supply ‘refurbished or remanufactured’ iPads as warranty replacements
Following a previous Dutch court ruling that Apple cannot provide refurbished products as warranty replacements, a new ruling has outlawed ‘remanufactured’ units also. Apple must, the court found, supply brand new models exactly as it would to a paying customer …
Google Photos app finally lets you use AirPlay to view photos on your Apple TV
If you use Google Photos on your iPhone and iPad (and you should), you can now use AirPlay to view selected photos on your Apple TV. Google quietly added the feature in an update to the app yesterday …
Sketchiest of supply-chain reports suggests two iPhone 8 models, no iPhone 7S
Laptops & tablets may be banned from cabin baggage on US-bound flights from UK & other European countries
A U.S. ban on carrying laptops and tablets in the cabin of inbound international flights may be extended to European countries, including the UK. Any electronic device larger than a phone would have to be placed in hold baggage.
The U.S. government currently applies the ban to flights from 10 airports, mostly Middle Eastern and North African. The measure was introduced last month, the Department of Homeland Security stating that it was in response to intelligence suggesting that terrorists planned to smuggle explosives inside consumer electronics items …
Apple delays release of Carpool Karaoke spin-off until ‘later this year’
Apple reportedly hires NASA veteran to join its growing augmented reality team
Apple releases fourth iOS 10.3.2 and macOS 10.12.5 public betas
Earlier today, Apple released the fourth betas of macOS 10.12.5 and iOS 10.3.2 to developers. Now, the company has released the betas to public beta testers too, as it usually does following the initial release to developers…
Latest ‘bug’ causes iOS to crash when certain Control Center options selected
Every so often, weird bugs emerge in iOS that cause the operating to crash or restart when a certain string of actions are performed. Now, a new “bug” has emerged that causes iOS to freeze and re-spring, but don’t expect it to become a major problem or for Apple to even address it…
Square reportedly acquihires controversial chat app Yik Yak team
PSA: Instagram is down for many users today
A growing list of Instagram users have taken to Twitter and elsewhere online this afternoon to report an outage that has left most of the app’s functions and the service’s webpages online inaccessible. Instagram has yet to offer official details on the outage.