Iphone Xr Refurbished

Apple today began selling certified refurbished iPhone XR models in select colors and capacities for the first time in the United States. Refurbished iPhone XR models are priced at a roughly 16 percent discount compared to current pricing on brand-new units, knocking $100–120 off of the regular price. In addition to the 64GB and 128GB capacities matching current brand-new ‌iPhone XR‌ models, refurbished units are also available with 256GB of storage, although…

A lawsuit that accused Apple and M. Night Shyamalan of copying 2013 film “The Truth About Emanuel” for the “Servant” Apple TV+ series has been dismissed, reports Variety. A federal judge today threw out the copyright lawsuit, which had been levied against Apple and Shyamalan by director Francesca Gregorini, who claimed that “Servant” appropriated the plot of her movie and used the same “cinematic language,” resulting in a “substantially similar feeling, mood,…

Raybanpromo

Apple sends out Apple Pay promotional emails on a regular basis, and this week’s promotion provides a 30 percent discount on custom sunglasses or eyeglasses from Ray-Ban when using ‌Apple Pay‌ and the promo code APPLEPAY at checkout. The deal applies only to custom orders on the Ray-Ban.com website, and the promotion is valid until June 3, 2020. The Ray-Ban website features a Custom Lab that allows users to choose from 37…

Spongebobpattypursuit

Apple regularly adds new games to its Apple Arcade gaming service, and this week’s addition features characters from the popular SpongeBob cartoon. Described as a platform running game, SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit allows players to take on the role of SpongeBob to defeat Plankton’s minions and rescue SpongeBob’s friends. Trouble has come to Bikini Bottom! The evil “mastermind” Sheldon J. Plankton has once again hatched a plan to steal the secret Krabby Patty…

Apple Card Quicken

Apple Card users can now export their transactions in two new formats, Quicken (QFX) and QuickBooks (QBO), as noted by Kyle Seth Gray. The new additions will make it more convenient for many users to import their ‌Apple Card‌ data into Intuit’s flagship financial software applications. Apple first added the ability to export ‌Apple Card‌ transactions in CSV format back in January, and Open Financial Exchange (OFX) format was added in February….

Killersoftheflowermoon

Apple is in final talks with Paramount to co-finance and produce “Killers of the Flower Moon,” a Martin Scorsese film that has Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro attached, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film will cost upwards of $150 million, a price tag that led the project’s backers to look for ways to mitigate its cost. MGM and Netflix were also potentially interested. “Killers of the Flower Moon” is based…

Allegediphone13camera

The next-generation iPhone 12 lineup coming in fall 2020 isn’t out yet, but Fudge (@choco_bit), a leaker who sometimes shares information on upcoming Apple devices, today offered up details on what Apple has in store for the 2021 iPhone 13’s camera setup. A simple design drawing depicts a device with a four camera array, which Fudge claims will have the following features: 64-megapixel wide-angle lens with 1x optical zoom and 6x digital…

Siri Waveform

Apple recently purchased Ontario-based machine learning startup Inductiv for the purpose of improving Siri, reports Bloomberg. Apple confirmed the purchase with one of its typical acquisition statements: “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans.” Inductiv’s engineering team joined Apple after the acquisition to work on ‌Siri‌, machine learning, and data science at the company. Prior to the purchase, Inductiv created…

Apple has acquired exclusive streaming rights to all 96 episodes of “Fraggle Rock,” and has ordered a reboot of the series, reports Vulture. Apple in April unveiled “Fraggle Rock: Rock On,” a shortform show from the Jim Henson Company that featured characters from the “Fraggle Rock” series. Apple has now inked a more extensive deal that will include a formal reboot of “Fraggle Rock” with full-length episodes. The new series will feature…

Exposure Notifications W People And Text

The first app that takes advantage of the Exposure Notification API developed by Apple and Google has launched in Switzerland, according to a report from the BBC. A team of app developers working on contact tracing app called SwissCovid have rolled out the app in a beta capacity for members of the Swiss army, hospital workers, and civil servants. After the app is tested and approved by MPs, it will see a…