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Apple sues recycling partner for reselling more than 100,000 iPhones, iPads and Watches it was hired to dismantle

October 4, 2020

Apple is suing former recycling partner GEEP Canada — now a part of Quantum Lifecycle Partners — for allegedly stealing and reselling at least 103,845 iPhones, iPads and Watches that it was hired to disassemble. “At least 11,766 pounds of Apple devices left GEEP’s premises without being destroyed – a fact that GEEP itself confirmed,” reads a portion of Apple’s complaint, as…

Smart Tasks app lets you easily organize your entire week, now with iOS 14 home screen widgets

September 29, 2020

There are several to-do apps on the App Store, and we have already highlighted some of them here on 9to5Mac. Now I’ve been testing the Smart Tasks app, which is not exactly new but it was recently updated with some iOS 14 features. The app lets you organize your entire…

Everything we know about the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

September 29, 2020

This fall is shaping up to be a busy one for the iPhone. Apple is rumored to be preparing four different iPhone 12 variants set for release in as early as October. Read on as we round up all of the specs, features, and design details that we know about the iPhone 12 so…

Zen Mode 2.0 now works with older OnePlus devices w/ OxygenOS 10

September 28, 2020

Late last year, OnePlus made their intriguing mindfulness-focused Zen Mode app a standalone option for those with compatible hardware. With OxygenOS 11, the Zen Mode 2.0 app was overhauled with the rest of the system UI but it was incompatible with older OnePlus hardware running Android 10 or below. Now an update is letting older OnePlus devices running OxygenOS 10 (based upon Android 10) download…

Galaxy Tab Active 3 goes official w/ rugged design, S Pen, IP68 rating

September 28, 2020

Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy Tab Active 3, a rugged Android tablet that comes with some nifty tricks for industry or the avid outdoorsman. Of course, this is a tablet designed for the hardest working environments, which means that the form factor isn’t what…

Samsung’s home market of South Korea a priority target for iPhone 12, says report

September 28, 2020

A report today suggests that Apple might be making South Korea a priority target for the iPhone 12, with this year’s models to go on sale there earlier than usual – or at least, at an earlier point in the rollout. To manage supplies of new iPhones, Apple makes them…

How to use picture-in-picture on iOS 14

September 25, 2020

Even when you’re using a phone, with its relatively small screen, being able to watch a video using Picture-in-Picture (PiP) can be very handy. You can have a music video playing while you’re checking your Twitter feed, or chat with a friend while watching a favorite movie. In iOS 14, Apple has now made it possible to use PiP on your iPhone or iPad. And using it is extremely simple. As…

VLC 3.3 for Android brings UI overhaul w/ bottom navbar, video player redesign, plus more

September 25, 2020

The VLC 3.3 update for Android has now dropped on the Google Play Store with a multitude of UI tweaks and enhancements that will make the utility-knife media player even more of a smartphone essential. All of the new changes brought with the VLC 3.3 update were announced in…

Opinion: iOS 14’s custom homescreens are great to see — but it’s much easier on Android

September 25, 2020

Apple debuted iOS 14 this month with huge benefits for iPhone users. , homescreen customization is here! While we’re slightly jealous of things like the polished widget designs of iOS compared to Android, there’s one thing I can say for certain. The process of doing any…

Claimed official Apple case stickers provide more evidence of iPhone 12 names

September 25, 2020

Two leakers with good track records have now both indicated the same iPhone 12 names. Today’s report shows what are said to be stickers for official Apple silicone cases for the new models. A photo was posted by @DuanRui, who last month showed a pamphlet depicting what turned out to be the correct design for the new iPad Air announced almost three weeks later … The names shown on the stickers…