iPhone Air gets external battery – especially for this model

iPhone Air gets external battery - especially for this model

Close Notice This article is therefore available in. It was translated with technical assistance and editorialy reviewed Before Publication. Don’t show this again. Apple sold a so-called Magsafe Battery pack for years. It was a comparatively thick battery that could be clamped on the iPhone back via Apple’s magnetic technology to inductively charge the cell … Read more

Open Web Advocacy: Apple still brakes external browser engine

Open Web Advocacy: Apple still brakes external browser engine

The NGO Open Web Advocacy (OWA), which according to its own information is committed to a free World Wide Web, has accused Apple of undermining the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA). There is still a factual ban on alternative browser engine in Europe, it says in one paper The Owa. Accordingly, it is almost impossible … Read more

Two external webcams for the Mac in the test – with special functions

Two external webcams for the Mac in the test - with special functions

resolution While Apple’s webcam no longer delivers more than full HD resolution (1920 × 1080 pixels), the Link 2 and Tiny 2 with 4K (3840 × 2160 pixels) already offer the fourfold number of pixels. In most MacOS applications such as FaceTime and many conference tools, videos are only displayed with full HD quality, and … Read more

Thanks (e) ARC: Audio external devices via Apple TV on HomePod and HomePod Mini

Thanks (e) ARC: Audio external devices via Apple TV on HomePod and HomePod Mini

The use of HomePod and HomePod Air as speakers for devices that do not come from Apple does not seem to be intended at first glance: either you listen directly via Siri Music – or use the Smart Speaker via AirPlay as a playback device for iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple TV. However, there is … Read more

More deterrence: App Store warns of apps with “external purchases”

More deterrence: App Store warns of apps with "external purchases"

Care, “external purchases”: With a striking warning message, Apple now identifies apps in its App Store that offer users in the EU a direct payment option for digital content – instead of integrating Apple’s payment system. “This app does not support the private and secure payment system of the App Store,” is the noticeable text, … Read more