Category:Information Technology

Switzerland’s competition authority has launched a preliminary investigation into whether Apple’s terms for granting third-party access to NFC technology on iPhones violate its antitrust laws. The Secretariat of the Swiss Competition Commission opened the probe on December 10 to examine whether rival mobile payment apps can compete fairly with Apple Pay for contactless payments in …
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Foldable smartphone panel shipments are projected to jump 46% year-over-year in 2026, with Apple’s entry into the market serving as the main catalyst, according to Counterpoint Research’s latest Foldable-Rollable Display Shipment Tracker. “Apple is the key driver as it starts to procure panels for its first foldable iPhone,” said Counterpoint’s Guillaume Chansin. The research firm …
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Epic Games launched its mobile store for iPhone and iPad in the EU last year, and it has since established a popular program of weekly game giveaways. This week, it is making one of the most awarded indie action games of recent years free to download for a limited time. Dead Cells is an action-platformer …
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Acclaimed sports thriller “F1: The Movie” starring Brad Pitt is now available to stream on Apple TV. Directed by Joseph Kosinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer alongside Formula 1 icon Lewis Hamilton, the film casts Pitt as a veteran driver chasing one last shot at glory. According to Deadline, the film has surged to $629 …
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Apple is working on a smart home hub that will rely heavily on the more capable version of Siri that’s coming next year. We’ve heard quite a bit about the hub over the last two years, but a recent iOS 26 code leak provides additional insight into what we can expect and confirms rumored features. …
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Just a month after introducing GPT 5.1, OpenAI introduced GPT-5.2, the next-generation model that will power its popular chatbot. GPT-5.2 is OpenAI’s “most capable model series yet for professional knowledge work.” GPT-5.2 is designed to help people get more done quicker. It’s better at creating spreadsheets, building presentations, writing code, perceiving images, understanding long context, …
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Anker is well-known for its charging accessories, including the Solix line of high-capacity power stations. Earlier this year, Anker came out with a new Solix C1000 Gen 2 Portable Power Station, which I’ve been testing for the last several months. The C1000 has your standard power station aesthetic, made from durable black and gray plastic. …
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Apple should be able to collect a reasonable commission on purchases made using external links included in iOS apps, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled today (via Reuters). The U.S. Court of Appeals partially reversed sanctions imposed on Apple after Apple was found to have willfully violated an injunction in the ongoing Epic Games vs. …
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Apple today released new firmware designed for the AirPods Pro 3 and the prior-generation AirPods Pro 2. The ‌AirPods Pro 3‌ firmware is 8B30, up from 8B25, while the AirPods Pro 2 firmware is 8B28, up from 8B21. There’s no word on what’s include in the updated firmware, but the AirPods Pro 2 and ‌AirPods …
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The AirTag 2 will include a handful of new features that will improve tracking capabilities, according to a new report from Macworld. The site says that it was able to access an internal build of iOS 26, which includes references to multiple unreleased products. Here’s what’s supposedly coming: An improved pairing process, though no details …
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