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We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more . Home / Opinions / Wearables This'll take a while Need to charge a dead Galaxy Watch 4? Throw it on a charger and then put on a two-hour movie. Ara Wagoner 27 Sep 2021 1 Source: Ara Wagoner / Android Central When I upgraded from the Galaxy Watch Active to the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 , I expected an upgrade in just about every way. Wear OS 3 brought us Google Play apps and services while the One UI Watch skin gave us the software fit and polish Samsung is known, and there are more health tracking features than ever, even if the most advanced ones are limited to Galaxy phones . Unfortunately, the battery has only lasted about 24-36 hours on a charge, and recharges are slower than the Watch Active, too. Meanwhile, Apple's upcoming Apple Watch Series 7 is packing a new USB-C-plugged wireless charger that works with Power Delivery for faster speeds. … [Read more...] about The Apple Watch Series 7 beats the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 in this important way

Several Apple Inc and Tesla Inc suppliers have suspended production at some Chinese factories for a number of days to comply with tighter energy consumption policies, putting supply chains at risk in the peak season for electronics goods. Two major Taiwanese chipmakers, however, said their China facilities are operating as normal. The development comes as tight coal supplies in China and toughening emissions standards have triggered a contraction in heavy industry in several regions, dragging on the country's economic growth rate, analysts have said. Apple supplier Unimicron Technology Corp late on Sunday said three of its China subsidiaries stopped production from midday on Sept. 26 until midnight on Sept. 30 to "comply with the local governments' electricity limiting policy". The Taiwanese maker of printed circuit boards said it did not expect significant impact as other plants would make up production. Eson Precision Ind Co Ltd, an affiliate of … [Read more...] about apple: Some Apple, Tesla suppliers suspend production in China amid power pinch

Apple iPhone users have reported a new bug on their devices after installing iOS 15 . This time the bug is affecting the performance of the touchscreen. While few users aren’t able to use the touchscreen at certain places on the display, others complain about the screen being completely unresponsive. We noticed the glitch while using the Facebook app when we saw jerks while scrolling through. At first, it looked like an issue with the app but a similar issue was seen while using the other apps as well. We went on Twitter to see if there are other people who are facing a similar issue and on the app weren't able to tap on the search option at the top. After restarting, the device worked smoothly but that wasn't the case with several other iPhone users. “iPhone is unusable today until the battery drains because the touchscreen is unresponsive, even after multiple reboots. Second time it has happened since installing iOS 15 on Tuesday. @AppleSupport” a user wrote on … [Read more...] about iOS 15: Few Apple iPhone users facing this issue with iOS 15

Apple said on Monday it will open a new developer academy in South Korea. Cupertino will open the academy at Pohang University of Science and Technology next year in Spring. The company has opened 12 such academies so far, with the first one being opened in Brazil back in 2013. Apple will also open its first manufacturing R&D support centre at the institute, which will also start operating next year. The new academy and manufacturing R&D support centre is part of a deal the iPhone maker made with the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) to avoid being fined for unfairly forcing local telcos to cover advertisement fees and warranty expenses . People aged 19 or above who live in South Korea can apply for the academy regardless of background, the iPhone maker said. According to the company, once accepted, academy members will go through a free nine-month training program created by Apple where they will learn how to develop apps. In addition to the training, Apple will … [Read more...] about Apple to open developer academy in South Korea to avoid KFTC fine

WTF?! If you're looking to buy an iPhone 13 and aren't a fan of AppleCare+, you'll have to be extra careful not to damage the display. If you ever need to replace it, you'll be pretty much forced to go to Apple and fork out more money than if you went to an independent repair shop, especially if you want to continue using Face ID. Apple is well-known for its tendency to sacrifice function for form and making devices harder to repair in the process. Over the past few years, it has also become a formidable enemy of the Right to Repair movement by making life progressively harder for independent repair shops -- from trying to curb the dissemination of schematics data and diagnostic software to using various software and firmware tricks to discourage replacing certain components like batteries and Touch ID sensors with non-genuine parts. The latter part is what iFixit calls "security through serialization" and will either disable some of the functionality on your iPhone or render it … [Read more...] about Replacing your iPhone 13 display will render Face ID unusable, unless Apple does it

This story is part of WWDC 2021 . All the latest coverage from Apple's annual developers conference. It's not just about iPhones and Apple Watches at the 2020 Worldwide Developers Conference. Apple dropped a surprise sneak peak at Foundation, a series based on Isaac Asimov's seminal novels, during its WWDC on Monday. "Foundation chronicles a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire," Apple said in the show description . Now playing: Watch this: Watch first Foundation trailer for Apple TV Plus 1:35 Foundation stars Jared Harris , known for Chernobyl and Mad Men, as mathematics professor Hari Seldon. This isn't a typical teaser video. It kicks off with a short behind-the-scenes segment before diving into footage from the show. "People have been trying to make … [Read more...] about Apple drops teaser for Isaac Asimov Foundation series on Apple TV Plus

Apple recently announced its latest and most advanced Apple Watch Series 7 during the California Streaming event earlier this month. However, the Watch Series 6 is still on sale and it is now more affordable than before. Currently, the Apple Watch Series 6 ( GPS , 40mm), which usually costs $399, is available for purchase at $349 after a flat $50 discount. The Watch Series 6 (GPS + Cellular, 44mm) is selling after a $100 discount and is now available for purchase at $429. Though, this isn’t the cheapest we have seen selling these smartwatches from Apple. However, if the new Apple Watch Series 7 is a little too expensive for you, Watch Series 6 is still worth the asking price and offers a pretty good set of features compared to the ongoing model. The Apple Watch Series 6 offers features like activity tracking, sleep tracking, ECG monitoring, SpO2 measurement and more. In addition to that it also comes with GPS, accelerometer and gyro-sensor, heart rate … [Read more...] about apple: Apple Watch Series 6 is selling at flat $100 off on Amazon

Alphabet unit Google has criticised EU antitrust regulators for ignoring rival Apple as it launched a bid to get Europe's second-highest court to annul a record 4.34-billion euro ($5.1 billion) fine related to its Android operating system. Far from holding back rivals and harming users, Android has been a massive success story of competition at work, representatives of Google told a panel of five judges at the General Court in Luxembourg at the start of a five-day hearing. The European Commission fined Google in 2018, saying that it had used Android since 2011 to thwart rivals and cement its dominance in general internet search. "The Commission shut its eyes to the real competitive dynamic in this industry, that between Apple and Android," Google's lawyer Meredith Pickford told the court. "By defining markets too narrowly and downplaying the potent constraint imposed by the highly powerful Apple, the Commission has mistakenly found Google to be dominant in … [Read more...] about Google slams EU antitrust regulators for ignoring Apple

In his latest investor note, reliable tech analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has claimed that Apple Silicon MacBook shipments will be cut approximately by 15% in the first half of 2022. This may be due to component shortages, structural demand change in the post- COVID-19 era, and product transition between legacy and new models, says a report by MacRumors. As per Kuo , the component shortage will occur due to a lack of power management integrated circuits and is going to affect all the brands but will coincide with the capacity expansion of Unimicron , one of the major providers of Integrated Circuits in Taiwan. Unimicron also happens to be the only supplier of the Apple silicon ABF substrate. Kuo adds that to cut the risk, Unimicron could step up efforts to secure non-Apple ABF substrate orders. Also, more people are expected to be working from offices in the coming year, which could also make for lesser Apple MacBook models being sold, in addition to inflation. … [Read more...] about kuo: Apple Silicon MacBook shipments to be cut by 15% in the first half of 2022, claims tech analyst

Apple has announced a Group Workouts feature for Apple Fitness Plus . Fitness Plus will also be coming to 15 new countries, including Brazil, France, Mexico, and Russia, and workouts will be getting subtitles in six languages. There are new workouts, including guided meditation, Pilates, and programs to help you prepare for winter sports like skiing and snowboarding. Group Workouts will let Fitness Plus subscribers do a workout with a friend (or a group of up to 32 people), starting it through an iMessage or FaceTime call. On your screen, you’ll be able to see both the instructor and the people with whom you’re sharing the workout. (Hopefully Apple will include an option to turn your camera off if it gets too embarrassing.) You’ll also see your metrics and rings, and you’ll be able to see how your friends are doing on the “burn bar” competition feature and when they close their rings. Unfortunately, Apple hasn’t announced a way to let two people share a workout on the same … [Read more...] about Apple Fitness Plus is getting Group Workouts and Pilates