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As Siri has evolved in various ways over the years, suggestions from the smart assistant pop up across iOS in a variety of ways, often times by default. Follow along for how to customize Siri suggestions on your iPhone and iPad. Siri suggestions come from analyzing your personal data, which happens on-device for greater user privacy. Even though many of these features are on by default, Apple gives users fine grain control of them, along with easy to understand descriptions of how the features work....

A packaging photo has also leaked, although the validity is highly questionable. It appears to show packaging for the iPhone 6S Plus … The photo comes from Chinese website cnBeta. It’s low resolution which makes it hard to check for telltale signs of fakery, but it seems to show packaging for the larger 5.5 inch iPhone, seemingly ‘confirming’ the iPhone 6S Plus naming scheme. The packaging uses a wallpaper matching the style of the current iOS 9 betas, but with what appears to be a gold and black butterfly koi – an image not currently included in iOS 9 that would reference a classic Chinese symbol of wealth and prosperity....

It’s not too surprising that Apple’s new iPhone 6s Smart Case isn’t made to be easily opened for repairs. To get inside for its usual teardown routine, iFixit had to peel off the soft lining of the case by heating up the adhesive. It then had to remove three proprietary Apple screws to remove a metal reinforcement plate and get at the battery itself. So while you likely won’t be able to repair your new Smart Case without destroying it, we do get a look inside of the new product thanks to iFixit’s willingness to do so…...

Apple revealed in its holiday quarter earnings call that it was poor iPhone sales in China that led it to miss its original guidance so dramatically. IDC has now estimated the scale of the problem in China, suggesting that iPhone sales fell at twice the rate of the smartphone market as a whole … The company estimates that while the average fall in smartphone shipments in China was 9.7%, iPhone shipments dropped by almost 20%, reports the South China Morning Post....

The upcoming space shooter game Chorus from Deep Silver Fishlabs is going to be released on December 3, 2021. In the recent event, officials revealed many things about this upcoming shooter game. First, the game concept is based on a spacefaring adventure. As a player, you have to take the role of Nara, an ace pilot who is well known for her pilot history with the ship. Throughout the game, Nara will unlock its full potential by reaching to the puzzle-like temples....

This above is one of Europe’s oldest shopping streets in the Hague, Netherlands. Just look at those crowds – queuing is hardly possible. Rough estimate: About 200 people. Our reader Olaf noticed that iPad 2 was sold out at all Apple resellers in the Hague minutes before 5pm local time. Apple doesn’t operate its own stores in the country, leaving would-be iPad 2 buyers in the Netherland’s third largest city empty-handed....

Following Monday’s miniLED report, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has a follow-up report out today stating that the first Apple product to use the technology will be a new iPad Pro in Q4 of this year. Today’s report doesn’t get any more specific than that, but a previous report predicted that the first model to get the improved backlighting system would be the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. That timescale is now said to have accelerated …...

Have you ever shot off an email and awaited a reply only to realize you didn’t enter the email address correctly? As it happens, iOS has a simple solution to help prevent that experience. There’s an easy way to create a custom filter to alert you when an incorrect address is used before sending an email on iPhone and iPad, and it’s quick to set up. iPhone & iPad: How to make sure you don’t send email to the wrong addresses Open Settings, swipe down and tap on Mail Swipe down again and tap on Mark Addresses Enter the addresses for the most popular email services and your place of work (example: @icloud....

We’ve seen some pretty significant iPhone price cuts in both China and Japan, and at least one analyst believes there is more to come. A report in November that said Apple was planning to cut the price of the iPhone XR in Japan was quickly confirmed, with a roughly $100 discount introduced later that month … A report that Apple would be rolling out iPhone price cuts across a range of models in China was also confirmed this month, with discounts of around 20% across the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and XR....

India’s favorite company is back with another product launch. Yes, Nokia has launched yet their another android based smartphone on July 2018 with the name Nokia X5. The new Nokia X5 brings notch support to Nokia fans. Since NOKIA is known for making everlasting smartphones, people are wondering whether this device will hold up to date or not. As most people demand a waterproof device in the modern era, Nokia X5 doesn’t come with official IP68 waterproof ratings....

For some time, Apple has been pushing users to consider using the iPad as their main workstation. With the rumored 2021 iPad Pro likely coming next week and the company rolling out its refreshed Mac lineup, are you Team iPad or Team Mac? While both products have their advantages and weak points, it mostly depends on what the user really needs. For example, the iPad Pro is great for the ones who care about portability and love iOS-themed apps....

An analyst note earlier this week suggested that iPhone 12 mini production for this quarter had been cut by 2M units in response to disappointing sales. It said this had been balanced by better-than-expected sales of the more expensive iPhone 12 Pro, and that Apple was upping production of this by the same amount. A new supply-chain report today echoes this, and provides a little more detail … Digitimes says that the cuts are being made to Pegatron production thanks to reduced demand in two regions....

[tweet https://twitter.com/9to5mac/status/248054034156617728] Engadget: [viddler id=82e97344 w=545 h=307] The Loop: Still, the iPhone 5 absolutely shines. Pick your benchmark and you’ll find Apple’s thin new weapon sitting at or near the top. Will it convince you to give up your Android or Windows Phone ways and join the iOS side? Maybe, maybe not. Will it wow you? Hold it in your hand — you might be surprised. For the iOS faithful this is a no-brainer upgrade....

Noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo previously predicted significant improvements to two of the three iPhone lenses in 2021 and 2022 respectively. A new report today suggests that we won’t see any matching improvements in the main lens, however. Kuo’s earlier reports say we can expect notable improvements to the ultrawide lens this year, and an even more dramatic boost for the telephoto lens next year … Background A previous Kuo note said we can expect three improvements to the ultrawide lens this year....

Reports that Apple plans to make flagship iPhones in India got another boost today. A trade association of which Apple is a member is calling on tax breaks that will make it more feasible to treat India more like China: a manufacturing base for global production … Wistron is currently Apple’s sole iPhone assembler in India, and it makes two lower-cost models for sale within the country: the iPhone SE, and the iPhone 6s....

There have been a few reports this morning claiming the iPad 2 will not fit or charge in the original iPad dock, so we put it to the test. The iPad 2 fits perfectly in the original iPad dock and also charges constantly. Another point some have made is that the iPad 2 fits loosely in the original iPad 2 dock, but our tests prove otherwise. The only downside is putting the iPad 2 in the original iPad dock....

The iPad boosted its market share in the final quarter of last year, achieving very slight growth as the tablet market as a whole declined, reports IDC. The company attributes Apple’s ‘solid lead’ to a balance of entry-level and iPad Pro shipments. In particular, with consumer sales falling and only the enterprise and education markets showing any signs of growth, the iPad Pro range is expected to become increasingly important....

September is here and Apple’s 2018 line up of various devices are ready to unveil around next week. Apart from its smartphones, Apple’s ipads are always in demand. So, the Cupertino tech giant is bringing an all-new iPad Pro 2018 version. CAD render images of this upcoming iPad has revealed. It gives us a fair amount of details regarding this device. Also Read Fix: Apple Wallet Not Showing Add Card Option...

We’re now halfway through the week, and all of today’s best deals are headlined by previous-generation iPad Pros at up to $199 off. That’s alongside Apple’s official iPhone 12 cases from $20 and Marshall’s Emberton Bluetooth Speaker at $130. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Apple’s now previous-generation iPad Pros deliver up to 12.9-inch Liquid Retina displays alongside support for Apple Pencil and Magic Keyboard....

The CEO of Broadcom, one of Apple’s major suppliers for hardware like iPhone Wi-Fi chips has shared today that it expects Apple’s iPhone 12 lineup to see a delay from the traditional September timeframe to Q4, adding more weight to the idea that it will be October before Apple launches this year’s iPhones. Reported by Bloomberg, Broadcom’s CEO shared more about the company’s expectations for the iPhone 12 launch during an earnings call without explicitly naming Apple....