Ahead of tech companies being forced by lawmakers to offer greater data portability options in the US and elsewhere, Apple has been proactive and started offering a new option on its Data & Privacy website. Follow along for a look at how to directly transfer iCloud Photos to Google Photos and other supported services that should launch in the future. Background When GDPR was enacted in the EU in May 2018, Apple launched its Data & Privacy portal for users to view and download their data....

[Image credit: iFixit] We covered iFixit’s Retina Display teardown this morning, but the report left out one very important detail: Who makes the display? There had been some discussion by DisplayMate’s Raymond Soneira on whether Sharp’s IGZO display technology was used: Apple, Sharp, and Foxconn are rumored to be working together on something bigger as well. Nope… …according to Miro at iFixit: There you have it… Apple often sources more than one company for its parts, so other Pro Retina displays could be manufactured by Samsung, or even Sharp with the IGZO, but this early model was using an LG display....

The Mandalorian showrunner Jon Favreau confirms IG-88 will not be in the upcoming Disney+ series. Exploring the underbelly of the Star Wars galaxy, many fans are expecting to see a number of nefarious scoundrels and mercenaries over the course of the eight episodes. The films have only tapped into this corner of the universe, with last summer’s Solo perhaps featuring the greatest number of unsavory types. Another notable example from the movies is the now-famous scene where Darth Vader hires several bounty hunters to track down the Millennium Falcon....

Apple Stores are open and welcoming customers to get hands-on with the new 24-inch iMac, iPad Pro with M1, and next generation Apple TV 4K. At select locations, custom new window displays highlight the spectrum of iMac colors from every angle. iMac display models in vibrant hues unfurl across a backlit table at a select number of Apple Stores. Classic 3D script reading “hello” recalls the origin of the Mac. Color is back, and Apple Stores are too, open for in-store shopping again in many countries and pickup of online orders elsewhere....

Following today’s iCloud mail problems, we are starting to again see reports of iMessage failing to activate on iOS devices and Macs. The service does not appear to be completely down, as I have been able to send and receive a few messages from my phone using my email address as my caller ID, but it does appear that actually activating it is failing for most users. Both my Mac and iPhone are returning errors or stalling while trying to login, while my iPhone no longer gives the option of selecting my phone number to receive messages....

As the title suggests, here we’re gonna provide you an in-depth review of the Imilab smart Watch W12: Explore A Bigger World! When it comes to using a smartwatch, people are crazy about a good-looking watch bezel, nice comfortable straps, build quality of the watch, customized watch faces, multiple sports modes, and obviously inbuilt health tracking functionalities. Well, there is a huge list of known and no so known smartwatches available in the offline as well as online market....

UK consumer watchdog the Office of Fair Trading is investigating in-app purchases in phone games aimed at children, reports the BBC. The investigation was prompted by a 300% increase in complaints from consumers, and follows a high-profile UK case in which a police officer parent reported his own child for fraud after Apple refused to refund in-app purchases amounting to £3700 ($5680) … Although any ruling by the OFT would apply only in the UK, the size of the market may add to pressure on Apple to tighten controls on in-app purchases in children’s games....

Expanding upon earlier product lineups, Incipio today announced a number of 12″ MacBook-ready USB Type-C accessories and dockable offGRID series batteries for iPhone users. The USB-C accessories offer affordable ways to expand either the ports or charging capabilities of Apple’s Retina MacBook, while the offGRID options include compact, device-agnostic dockable batteries and a new iPhone 6/6s battery case… On the USB-C front, Incipio announced the Type-C Dual Port Hub ($25), which inexpensively adds twin full-sized USB ports to the 12″ MacBook and other devices with USB-C ports, and the USB Type-C Dock ($80), which includes one full-sized USB port, one HDMI port, one Ethernet port, and one USB-C port that passes through power for MacBook charging....

As you prepare, this comprehensive income guide for 2022 can provide the basics you need to know from tax forms to credits to deductions for the 2021 tax year. Plus, dig deep into topics like what you can do if you can’t pay your taxes by the deadline and what happens if you don’t file on time. It can be hard to navigate through the many pages of the tax code or IRS website so here you have all you need to know in one convenient place....

Firms now realize the importance of content marketing. The majority of their potential customers use the internet. The problem is that with each extra firm that creates high-quality content the internet just grows larger and larger. It is now a constant battle for your content to be seen online. You can’t simply create content, even exceptionally high content, and sit back and wait for people to read it. Nobody is going to come to your site if your content is sitting on page 76 of a Google search (or probably even page two)!...

On this page, we will guide you on how to install the official firmware flash file on your Huawei Mate 20 Lite SNE-LX3. Well, the device runs out of the box with the Android 8.1 Oreo update with EMUI 8. It is powered by the Kirin 710 processor. To install the firmware flash file on Huawei Mate 20 Lite SNE-LX3, you need to download the software called the Huawei Flash tool....

On this page, we will guide you on how to install the official firmware flash file on your Huawei Nova 6 WLZ-AL10. Well, the device runs out of the box with Android 10.0 which is powered by the Kirin 990 processor. To install the firmware flash file on Huawei Nova 6 WLZ-AL10 (codenamed Waltz), you need to download the software called the Huawei Flash tool. This method simple and easy....

Hyper is out today with an update to one of its most popular I/O products, the HyperDrive Duo 7-in-2 USB-C Hub. The new hub features HDMI video output of 4K @ 60Hz, a removable grip to work with MacBook cases and a more secure connection to your MacBook, 2 USB-C ports with up to 100W charging and 40Gbps data transfer, microSD card reader, and more. Hyper has improved on the world’s first USB-C hub that it launched back in 2016 for MacBook Pro (now iPad Pro too) with a number of upgrades....

Are you in a situation where you will have to re-download your purchased apps, music, books, movies, and songs from iTunes and App Store? Yes, it is a straightforward thing to do, you will just have to log in to your Apple account. Then you can re-download your purchased items. However, people have a complaint that they are unable to re-add purchased Song, Movies, Apps, and Books from iTunes and Apple app store....

iDevices is expanding its HomeKit lineup with the launch of its new $99 Wi-Fi Enabled Dimmer Switch which works without a hub. iDevices first showed off the new smart lighting solution back in January at CES. Dimmer Switch replaces traditional wall light switches to add smart home features to traditional lights. Dimmer Switch looks similar to a traditional wall switch too, and advanced gestures let you quickly change brightness levels just by tapping....

IKEA’s highly anticipated HomeKit blinds are expected to launch sometime this month or next in the US and they’ve just become available in the retailer’s home country of Sweden as well as other European countries. With the launch of the highly affordable HomeKit blinds we’ve now got our first hands-on look with a YouTube unboxing and teardown. IKEA will eventually have two different HomeKit compatible blinds, FYRTUR and KADRILJ. FYRTUR are the ones that have launched internationally (in stores for now) and are the blackout style blinds....

Improve Windows Context Menu Performance Step 1 Click the Start and type regedit into the search box and press Enter or click the regedit program link. Step 2 In Registry Editor, browse to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer Step 3 Now with the Explorer, key selected, right-click anywhere empty in the right pane and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value Name the new DWORD:...

Who-ho, a Dubai carrier that sells the iPhone may have just kissed good-bye its chances of doing business with Apple. According to GulfNews.com, the United Arab Emirate’s wireless operator etisalat (yes, without capital “e”) has gone official today on a possible iPhone 5 launch. Here’s what their head of corporate communication said: Yeah, and analysts have promised us flying cars, too. Take this one with a healthy dose of skepticism. On the other hand, here we have a corporate communication chief of Apple’s valued carrier partner publicly hinting at a release time-frame of an upcoming Apple handset....

HTC had recently launched the latest flagship smartphone from the company which is the HTC U11. The HTC U11 is also the second flagship smartphone from the HTC U series after the HTC U Ultra. As far as the HTC U11 is concerned, the smartphone comes with water as well as dust resistance and the smartphone has the best camera in any smartphone released this year but the smartphone only has a single camera setup....

With Dollface, Kat Dennings returns to television for the first time since CBS said goodby to 2 Broke Girls. In addition to appearing in films like Friendsgiving and How May We Hate You?, Dennings has been lending her voice to animated programs as of late, being heard in both Netflix’s Emmy-nominated Big Mouth as well as YouTube Premium’s Dallas and Robo, alongside WWE star John Cena. But 2019 and beyond will see the actor in a number of live-action projects that vary wildly in tone....