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In what appears to be an ill-conceived prank, a teenager on a United Airlines flight out of San Francisco used Apple’s AirDrop to send “inappropriate pictures” to fellow passengers, causing personnel to evacuate the plane. As recounted by Christopher J. Beale, who claims to have been on board the ...

One of the first teardowns of Apple’s new MagSafe Battery Pack aired on YouTube on Thursday, revealing the accessory’s inner workings and construction. Charger Lab offered a full breakdown of the new Apple product, including unboxing and cursory testing, in a video posted to its YouTube channel. As ...

Apple has confirmed that iOS 14.7 and its other recent software updates patch a significant Wi-Fi-related flaw discovered in June, along with other bugs and vulnerabilities. After seemingly adding a fix during the beta testing process, Apple says the bug has now been fixed across all devices that support iOS ...

As Android and mobile carriers plan to adopt the next-generation RCS standard for texting, Apple appears to be one of the sole remaining holdouts. Verizon on Tuesday announced that it would adopt the Rich Communications Service (RCS) standard beginning in 2021, joining AT&T and T-Mobile. It marks the final step ...

Apple has updated a support document to state that customers shouldn’t use hydrogen peroxide to clean its products, but added ethyl alcohol to the list of safe-to-use cleaning agents. More specifically, Apple has subtly changed the wording in a support document titled “How to clean your Apple products.” ...

Human rights activists and journalists have been the subject of hacking attempts using NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, an investigation claims, with approximately 37 smartphones successfully hacked using the surveillance tool. NSO Group is known for producing hacking tools, which are used by governments and law enforcement agencies around the ...

Mophie’s MagSafe-compatible Snap+ Wireless Vent Mount is a somewhat odd product, offering an affordable magnetic puck that mimics Apple’s own MagSafe charger, but only at half the charging speed of the official accessory. Using the puck and Snap+ magnetic adapter with an Android phone, users will get up to 15-watt ...

AirPods Pro, in particular, are common targets for counterfeiters and some of them look exactly like the real things — but they never sound like them. Here’s how to be sure you’re getting the genuine article. Counterfeiting of all wireless headphones is climbing, but reportedly the higher price of AirPods ...

With its $99 price tag, Apple’s own MagSafe battery pack can be a tough sell compared to competitors at half or even a third of the price. But while the functionality may look strikingly similar on the surface, there are many, many reasons why Apple’s MagSafe Battery Pack is a ...

Following a panel with company executives and Ashton Kutcher, the telecom giant unveiled a series of partnerships featuring the likes of Harry Potter and the Looney Tunes characters. About a year after it first announced that it had deployed its 5G network to “nationwide coverage” in the U.S., AT&T ...