iOS

Does iOS 13.2.3 fix iPhone battery drain issues? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes says the short answer — and one that you might not be hoping for — is “maybe.” Read more: https://zd.net/37pHmcI The other day Apple released iOS 13.2.3, an update that amongst other things, addressed bugs in Mail, Files, Notes, and ...

Microsoft drops out of home speakers race: What’s Cortana’s future? Microsoft fought a late start in trying to establish Cortana as a premiere voice agent. But the lack of a Trojan horse for distribution made it the company’s latest casualty. Read more: https://zd.net/2TrCWKV Microsoft is killing off its Cortana app ...

Microsoft Ignite 2019: Hybrid 2.0, Azure, Chromium Edge ZDNet’s Larry Dignan recaps the highlights from Microsoft’s Ignite 2019 with Mary Jo Foley. Microsoft is broadening availability of its unified Office Mobile application to more Android users, as well as iOS customers. That application, an early version of which first debuted on ...

The best new features in iOS 13 With iOS 13 set to roll out on September 19, ZDNet’s Beth Mauder walks you through her five favorite new features and how you can add them to your iPhone. Read more: https://zd.net/2QbuNNR I might have my fair share of issues with iOS ...

Apple and Google: Two approaches to privacy issues Both companies talk up the importance of protecting your data, but make opposite cases for whether you should share it. Read more: https://zd.net/2vWUsg8 We get it, Tim Cook: Apple is leading a digital privacy crusade. At least, that’s what the company’s ...

The best new features in iOS 13 With iOS 13 set to roll out on September 19, ZDNet’s Beth Mauder walks you through her five favorite new features and how you can add them to your iPhone. Read more: https://zd.net/2QbuNNR I’m amazed how many features Apple builds into iOS, and ...

Credit: Microsoft Microsoft is continuing to pivot Cortana from a typical digital assistant to more of a productivity aide. At Ignite this week, the company unveiled some of the new Cortana features it is starting to turn on for users, starting with those with Outlook mobile on iOS devices in ...

ALS Never Surrender Foundation Researchers are trialing an app to better measure the progression of Motor Neuron Disease (MND) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) across five ALS medical facilities. The app, called ALS iNVOLVE/eNGAGE, was launched by the non-profit ALS Never Surrender Foundation and supported by a $300,000 grant from ...

Safari: Tackling intrusive ads by limiting JavaScript resources Safari engineers want to limit the amount of JavaScript that a website can load. Apple has issued a statement today following a slew of misleading and poorly-researched media reports that were published over the weekend, claiming that the Safari web browser was ...

Not everyone has an unlimited data plan, and the combination of 4G networks, fast Wi-Fi, and modern smartphones can burn through data at quite an astounding rate. But iOS 13 has a feature to help reduce the amount of data you use. If you can find it. Must read: iOS ...