Tech Knock

W e have entered deep into the digital era, and it’s hard to find a place that’s not crowded with electronic devices. Out of them all, the smartphone is the one people keep with themselves all the time. And there is a special category of humans who prefer iPhone over any other smartphone. It doesn’t matter what device you use data gets stacked over time, including contacts, photos, videos, etc. The case of iPhones is not different. That’s why users create backups of the same from time to time. But dark days could arrive anytime; people might end up losing access to their backup files. Probably, because they forgot their password. That’s when software like iTunesKeycome into the picture. It’s makers claim that iTunesKey can help recover iTunes backup files for a variety of Apple devices. iTunesKey Overview Look & Feel The iTunes recovery software sports a simple look in a fixed size window that may annoy the users who like run apps in full-screen mode. All the o...

When Apple introduced AirPods last year, it became a butt of jokes. However, over the past months, this audio accessory has been gaining popularity and pushing the company to do more in this segment. Just earlier this year, Apple already started shipping HomePod. As per KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo , who boasts of an impressive track record when it comes to Apple-related news, the company is planning to release Apple-branded over-ear headphones. It’s worth noting that the company already owns headphone company Beats, which it bought for $3 billion in 2014. It won’t be wrong to assume that Apple will continue to push wireless audio and focus on the convenience of a world without wires. Even though Apple owns Beats, we should expect a different sound experience. While Beats delivers bass-heavy performance, Apple’s headphone could be focused on balancing sound quality. It’ll also be interesting to note what kind of chip Apple puts in its headphones. The company already makes use ...

Just last week, we told you how a single character “text bomb” was able to crash your iPhones, Macs, and other Apple devices. Acting well on its promise to release an update for this bug before the big iOS 11.3 release, the company has pushed updates for all its operating systems. Due to this bug, communication and web browsing apps were the most affected ones as people were deliberately sharing the text bomb with others. Now the update for all platforms is here and the users are advised to grab them at the earliest. As per  Apple’s support page , the latest versions of Apple operating systems which remain secure are — iOS 11.2.6 macOS 10.13.3 tvOS 11.2.5 watchOS 6.2.3 Apart from the Telugu language character issue, Apple also fixed another bug that caused the failure of third-party apps while connecting to external accessories. This release is expected to be followed by iOS 11.3, which will feature performance throttling controls. This update and bug...

A severe programming error has been discovered in Apple's latest macOS High Sierra 10.13 that exposes passwords of encrypted Apple File System (APFS) volumes in plain text. Reported by Matheus Mariano, a Brazilian software developer, the vulnerability affects encrypted volumes using APFS wherein the password hint section is showing the actual password in the plain text. Yes, you got that right—your Mac mistakenly reveals the actual password instead of the password hint. In September, Apple released macOS High Sierra 10.13 with APFS (Apple File System) as the default file system for solid-state drives (SSDs) and other all-flash storage devices, promising strong encryption and better performance. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE : iOS 11.3 coming this spring with battery and performance settings, ARKit 1.5, new Animoji Mariano discovered the security issue while he was using the Disk Utility in macOS High Sierra to add a new encrypted APFS volume to a container. When ad...

The antitrust fine has hit Qualcomm badly. The European Commission has levied a fine of €997 Million, approximately $1.2 Billion, against U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. for violating antitrust laws in a series of deals with Apple by "abusing its market dominance in LTE baseband chipsets." According to the European Union (EU), Qualcomm paid Apple billions of dollars to make the iPhone-maker exclusively use its 4G chips in all its iPhones and iPads, reducing competition from other competing manufacturers in the LTE baseband chip industry like Intel YOU MAY ALSO LIKE : iOS 11.3 coming this spring with battery and performance settings, ARKit 1.5, new Animoji The European Commission launched an investigation in 2015, which revealed that Qualcomm abused its market dominance in LTE baseband chipsets and struck a deal with Apple in 2011, which meant the iPhone maker would have to repay Qualcomm if it decided to use a rival's chipsets until the end of 2016, hurt...

In a sign that Apple will continue to update iOS regularly instead of withholding features for its next major point-zero release, Apple on Wednesday revealed new features coming to an iOS 11.3 update this spring, including the ability to toggle the power management feature for iPhone models with aging batteries. Apple will implement new battery health information and the ability to customize power settings after it was revealed that the company  throttles CPU performance on older devices  where the battery is deteriorating. Apple's throttling is done to prevent random shutdowns of the device and ensure smooth operation, but some customers took offense to the fact that the slowdowns were occurring without transparency to the user. In a press release issued on Wednesday, Apple said that the iOS 11.3 update this fall will show battery health, and recommend to users if their battery needs to be serviced. The capabilities will be available for iPhone 6 and later. Users will...