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Blood in the iPhones? Apple faces criminal charges – Computerworld
“Based on our due diligence efforts, including analyzing the information provided by third-party audit programs, upstream traceability programs, and our suppliers, we found no reasonable basis for concluding that any of the smelters or refiners of [tin, tungsten, tantalum, and gold] determined to be in our supply chain as of December 31, 2023, directly or indirectly financed or benefited armed…
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An Efficient Car Charger for iPhones
Key Takeaways The Satechi Qi2 Wireless Car Charger offers a strong magnetic grip for steady phone positioning while driving. Rapid 15W wireless charging is suitable for Qi-enabled devices. It’s compatible with MagSafe iPhones and Qi2 Android phones. Every time I drive, I mount my phone to use its GPS. Yet even on pretty tame turns, the phone mount always flops…
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Google’s Gemini app is now available on iPhones – Computerworld
Apple’s approach is to support those external services while building up its own AI suite with its own unique — and, if you ask me, vitally necessary — selling point around privacy. Others follow a different path, but it’s hard to ignore that control of your computational experience is the root of all these ambitions. King of the hill With its early mover advantage,…
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How to Emulate Apple Intelligence Writing Tools on Older iPhones
Key Takeaways The majority of iPhones don’t support Apple Intelligence so the Writing Tools feature isn’t available to most iPhone owners. You can create a shortcut for rewriting text using ChatGPT that mimic’s the Apple Intelligence writing tools. The shortcut can recreate similar results to Apple’s Writing Tools on older iPhones, though processing takes place on ChatGPT servers rather than…
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iPhones now auto-restart to block access to encrypted data after long idle times
Apple has added a new security feature with the iOS 18.1 update released last month to ensure that iPhones automatically reboot after long idle periods to re-encrypt data and make it harder to extract. While the company has yet to officially confirm this new “inactivity reboot” feature, law enforcement officers were the first to discover it after observing suspects’ iPhones…
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It Just Got Easier to Change Your iPhone’s Default Browser, Email App, and More
Your iPhone allows you to change the default browser, email app, password manager, and now even messaging and calling apps. Previously, you had to go through multiple settings pages to change these defaults, but with iOS 18.2, Apple has made this process easy. You can now visit a single page to change each of your defaults in one fell swoop,…
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A new iOS 18 security feature makes it harder for police to unlock iPhones
There is an apparently new iOS 18 security feature that reboots iPhones that haven’t been unlocked in a few days, frustrating police by making it harder to break into suspects’ iPhones, according to 404 Media. 404 Media, which first reported police warnings about the reboots on Thursday, writes that restarted iPhones enter a more secure “Before First Unlock,” or BFU…
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iOS 18.2 to Show You Estimated Charging Time, but Most iPhones Might Not Get It
For a long time, Android smartphones have been able to tell how long it will take to charge your smartphone. However, iPhones do not have such a feature. Fortunately, this could soon change with an iOS 18 update. Honestly, iOS 18 brings several interesting features to iPhones, and Apple has more in store with the iOS 18.2 update. In addition…
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How ChatGPT works with iOS 18.2 iPhones and Siri – Computerworld
We don’t know if Apple takes a cut of that sale, but I imagine it must; if not, others selling services on the company’s platform would want the same deal. ChatGPT Plus ($19.99/month) benefits include access to more advanced LLM models and higher limits for photo and file uploads, image generation, web browsing, and more. Also coming with iOS 18.2…
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Apple Is Bringing Apple Intelligence to the EU iPhones After All
Apple Intelligence launched worldwide in U.S. English yesterday, but if you’re an iPhone user in the E.U. or mainland China, I wouldn’t blame you for not knowing what all the hubbub is about. That’s because Apple’s AI is currently unavailable on phones or tablets in those regions—to use the new tech there, you’ll need to do so on a Mac.…
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