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  • Apple launches free repair program for iPhone 11 units with touch issues

    On Friday, Apple announced that it was launching a new Replacement Program for affected iPhone 11 units. iPhone 11 units produced between September 2019 and May 2020 are eligible for this issue, which will address touch screen issues that were troubling iPhone 11 owners.

    Affected customers can make an appointment at an Apple Store or contact an Apple Authorized Service Provider for the free repair. Apple also offers the option for mail-in service. Apple advises you should backup your iPhone before getting it serviced. Apple also advises if the display is cracked or broken, it should be fixed before the touchscreen can be serviced.

  • Apple Is Offering New Users a Five-Month Free Apple Music Subscription via Shazam

    Apple is offering new Apple Music users a free five-month subscription via Shazam as part of a special holiday offer. The offer applies to new Apple Music users in India, Australia, Canada, the US, and some other countries. It is valid till January 17, 2021. In order to avail of the offer, users are required to download Shazam and use it identify any song. This will lead to an option to play the song on Apple Music where you can find the deal offering five months of free Apple Music.

    The offer applies to iOS users who haven’t used Apple Music’s streaming service so far. Apple mentioned the holiday offer on Shazam’s App Store page. The offer is valid for new Apple Music users in Australia, Canada, India, the US, the UK, and some other countries till January 17, 2021.

    As per a report by 9to5Mac, users have also mentioned finding a banner in Shazam’s settings, where the extended Apple Music trial period is being offered. Apple had acquired Shazam, one of the world’s most popular music recognition mobile apps, back in 2018.

  • Apple will no longer charge 30 percent commission from App Store developers, here is why

    Apple on Wednesday announced that it will no longer charge a 30 percent commission from developers who sell their apps and services on App Store. The company will slash the App Store developer fee by half to 15 percent starting from January 1, 2021. However, Apple has only reduced the fee for developers who generate as much as $1 million in annual revenue from their apps. The offer is also valid for developers who are new to the app store.

    Apple has made changes in revenue to help small businesses flourish. The change will be applicable from January 1, 2021.

    “We believe that small businesses are the backbone of our global economy and the beating heart of innovation and opportunity in communities around the world. Launching January 1, 2021, the industry-leading new App Store Small Business Program is designed to accelerate innovation and help propel your small business forward. The program has a reduced commission rate of 15% on paid apps and in-app purchases, so you can invest more resources into your business and continue building the kind of quality apps your customers love,” Apple said in a statement.

    Apple has said that vast majority of developers on the App Store who sell digital goods and services will qualify for the Small Business Program. Developers who have made “$1 million in proceeds in 2020 for all their apps, as well as developers new to the App Store, can qualify for the program and the reduced commission.”

    Developers whose businesses had fallen below the $1 million thresholds in a future calendar year can also requalify for the 15 percent commission program.

  • Apple launches new MacBook Air with M1 chip, learn price

    Apple has launched a new MacBook Air with M1 chip in its ‘One More Thing’ event. Apple has claimed that it works 9 times faster than the previous model. The special thing is that to buy this MacBook Air that comes with new hardware, you have to pay almost the same price as the old model. The company has priced it at $ 999, while for education purpose it can be purchased for $ 899. In India, it will be available from November 17 and its price will be Rs 92,900.

    Apart from being powerful, there is no fan in the new MacBook Air. The advantage of this is that you will not get any sound while using it. Apple has described its M1 Silicon chip as a very good chip that will give the user a better battery backup while using the MacBook Air.

    Refined Retina Display – The company has given a refined retina display in it, which turns on immediately after opening the lid of MacBook Air.

    Apart from these, the design of the new MacBook Air has been kept as before. It is very slick to see and in this you get macOS Big Sur operating system. For the sake of information, let us know that all those apps will work in MacBook Air, which do in the model with Intel chip.

  • APPLE AIRPODS PRO HUGE SALE: LOWEST PRICE YET BEFORE BLACK FRIDAY

    There are attractive sales for AirPods Pro at the moment that may actually beat the price you see when the Black Friday deals are officially launched later this month.

    its just $ 194 for AirPods Pro at Amazon, Downsizing the old $ 249 MSRP by $ 55. This is a big discount for the best Apple. Now, we saw a different drop in the price of the AirPods Pro over the weekend, but it wasn’t that low.

    Last time we checked, they were on sale for $ 219 24 hours ago, and $ 199 roughly 48 hours ago, along with the second generation AirPods, which are still retailing for $ 99 today.

  • Apple launched its one-bundled service in India

    Apple has launched its Apple One Bundled service in India. The subscription bundle includes Apple Music, Apple TV Plus, Apple Arcade and iCloud storage. This means that if you choose Apple One, then you will not need to take subscription of these services separately. The subscription price of Apple One in India is Rs 195 per month and in the US for $ 15 a person.

    The Apple One subscription plan for the family is priced at Rs 365 per month and $ 20 in the US. The service is available in India and you can sign up for it at any time. Apart from India, Apple has made Apple One service available in all other markets.

    As part of a separate plan, the company is offering Apple Music, Apple TV Plus, Apple Brahmsdagdi and 50-year-long visual support. In the family plan, the 200-thousand-dollar statement, and all other benefits are getting the same. These services can be shared up to 6 family members.

    The original price of Apple Music is Rs 49 per month for students, Rs 99 per month for individuals, Rs 149 per month for families. Apart from this, the price of Apple TV Plus and Apple Arcade is Rs 99 per month, iCloud costs Rs 75 per month for 50 GB, Rs 219 per month for 200 GB and Rs 749 for 2 TB. Apple News Plus and Apple Fitness Plus are priced at US $ 10 per month.

    A third tier is also available in select markets. These include Australia, Canada, Britain and the United States. It is called Apple One Premier and includes Apple News Plus, the new Apple Fitness Plus and 2 TB of iCloud storage. It is available at $ 30 per month.

  • Will iPhone XR Be the Perfect iPhone for India in 2018?

    From losing key executives to losing the top spot in the premium smartphone market, 2018 has been a difficult year for Apple in India. But with the “most affordable” new iPhone of the year launching in India and elsewhere on Friday, the Cupertino giant will hope to entice buyers — new and old — in the market.

    The new model features an iPhone X-like display notch that includes the TrueDepth camera system, the technology that enables facial recognition feature Face ID. It also has the same A12 Bionic SoC that is powering the more premium iPhone XS Max₹ 99,300 and iPhone XS ₹ 91,788. Despite the similarities with last year’s iPhone X and the latest and the greatest iPhone models, the iPhone XR₹ 76,900 starts at Rs. 76,900, making it the most affordable phone that looks like the iPhone X. The price, however, is still higher than even premium Android smartphones that have much better specifications on paper.

    Market analysts believe that it won’t be the spec-sheet that will persuade customers to pick the iPhone XR over a top-of-the-line Android smartphone.

    “As compared to premium Android smartphones, the iPhone XR will fare poorly on a spec-to-spec comparison, including imaging or display,” observes Rushabh Doshi, Research Manager, Canalys. “However, Apple’s appeal is not in the internals or specs. Its stickiness is high, and users who wish to remain in the ecosystem will buy an iPhone XR.”

    Tarun Pathak of Counterpoint Research echoes Doshi’s belief, pointing out that the iPhone XR could be a good upgrade for iPhone users who have skipped the previous-generation iPhone models.

    “Hardcore Apple and rich affluent users will be willing to shell that price since it’s a status symbol for them, but then that section of users is small,” Pathak, Associate Director of Counterpoint Research, tells Gadgets 360. “However, we believe that Apple strategy in India should be to sell more iPhones rather than new iPhones. Given the stickiness of the iOS  ecosystem, these older iPhone users are likely to upgrade to iPhone only.”

  • Apple could release some iPhones without 3D touch to save money

    KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo revealed three potential new iPhone models Apple might release this year. One of them was a 6.1-inch iteration that would borrow elements from both the iPhone X and iPhone 8 models. Kuo previously noted that the 6.1-inch model wouldn’t have 3D Touch, and now we have more details about it.

    According to Chinese website Feng, and as spotted by MacRumors, Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that Apple’s new 6.1-inch phone will have an updated display. That new display will supposedly raise costs to between $23 and $26, leading Kuo to predict that because Apple’s new display module is more expensive, it might give up 3D Touch features to balance costs.

    According to Kuo, the new 6.1-inch iPhone will use something called Cover Glass Sensor (CGS) technology which will reportedly allow the display to be lighter and more impact resistant. According to the memo seen by Feng, the iPhone’s touch module will also be moved from the display panel to the surface glass. The new iPhone will also have a “thin-film sensor”, but it’s unclear what that exactly is and what it does.

    The removal of 3D Touch doesn’t seem too farfetched given it’s quite polarizing — some users find it useful, while others find it useless. Apple has also been rumored to be developing new technology including touchless gesture controls and a curved display.

    The memo predicts that Apple will use that new CGS display on all new iPhone models in 2019, and that 3D Touch may be scrapped from iPhones altogether in the future.