New York Teen Sues Apple for $1 Billion After Being Falsely Arrested for Store Theft

An 18-year-old New York resident Ousmane Bah has sued Apple for $1 billion. Apple’s in-store facial recognition feature mistakenly linked Bah as one of the thieves behind a series of Apple Store thefts.

He was arrested in November last year in New York and charged for stealing from an Apple Store. The arrest warrant included a photo of the thief which did not match with that of Bah. It is due to this that the 18-year-old is suing Apple. In his complaint, Bah says that “he was forced to respond to multiple false allegations which led to severe stress and hardship.”

Bah says that he lost his non-photo learner’s permit which might have been used by the thief for identification purposes in Apple stores. Apple’s in-store facial recognition system ended up using this data to link Bah’s identity to that of the thief.

Robbery in Apple stores is extremely common and costs Apple millions of dollars every year. The company employs in-store facial recognition inside its retail stores to help track down thieves and suspected culprits in such cases.

Apple has declined to comment on the matter. Given the hardship that Bah has faced due to an error on Apple’s part and the police, he is right to seek compensation from the Cupertino company for the harassment. However, $1 billion is a bit too much and if the case does go into a trial, I expect the damage amount to be reduced significantly by the court.
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[Via Bloomberg]

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Everything that Apple's iOS 13 will change on your iPhone

The arrival of a dark mode

The first feature is, not surprisingly, a dark mode. This feature is long awaited by fans, and can also be found on Android, Google Chrome, YouTube, and if Google does it Apple wants to do it too. As a result, it will land on iOS 13 and work the same way as on MacOS. It can be activated in the system settings and all applications will also automatically adopt it (at least those that are compatible).

The dark mode is already available on some Android smartphones. / © AndroidPIT
The arrival of fast gestures

The time when you have to shake your tablet to cancel will soon be over: a gesture with three fingers will allow this on your iPad. New gestures will also be possible, allowing several elements to be selected.
The possibility to use an app several times

Apple will (finally) allow you to open the same application several times at once. You can even have different elements of the same application in two windows, which can be useful in certain circumstances. It's a little abstract, the site doesn't give a really clear explanation. In any case, moving the windows would be easy, with a simple drag and drop. Improving multitasking allows Apple to be consistent because if the iPad is supposed to "replace the computer", it must have these kinds of features that give it added value.
The Mail app will finally evolve

This application has not evolved much (or not at all?) in recent years and faced with the advancements that Google is taking (especially thanks to Inbox), Apple must react. We will, therefore, see the arrival of classification of messages by category (promotions, in particular, which will make it possible to clean up properly) as well as a "read later" option.

Gmail has been offering a filter system for a long time. / © ANDROIDPIT
Safari is evolving in favor of the desktop version of sites

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The volume slider will be moved

It is not yet clear where it will go, but the newspaper is certain that the big volume change window will soon be a thing of the past. It's hard to complain about it, it's always in the middle of the screen, ruining the film for the viewer. Maybe Apple will take inspiration from Android and propose something more discreet, at the top or on the side.
Simplification with font installation

With iOS 13, you can more easily install the font and configure it directly from the Settingsapplication. This doesn't really add much, after all, it's iOS' biggest criticism compared to Android: the lack of customization. You have to start somewhere, so it's a small step for Apple, a big step for.... Well, we don't know for whom, but that's just us.

Other features include


Collaborative system


Application Reminders update


Improved "Hey Siri" function


Improved multilingual appearance in the keyboard and dictation


More print settings in the app of the document you want to print

That's all we know at the moment, we'll keep you informed of any new developments as soon as we know more.

Source: 9to5Mac

Apple Reportedly Set to Tap Qualcomm for 5G Modems in 2020 iPhones

Qualcomm and Apple had their disagreements, which led to a lengthy legal battle between the two. But, today, it finally culminated in a settlement between the two companies. The dust has barely settled and now there’s a report out saying Qualcomm will be Apple’s go-to choice to supply 5G modems in 2020 iPhones.

According to a report from Nikkei out this afternoon, Apple is already planning on calling up Qualcomm to be the key supplier for 5G modems next year. Apple and Qualcomm were reportedly negotiating today’s settlement “for weeks”, and, part of that was tied to 5G modem availability for Apple. What’s more, Apple has already been testing Qualcomm’s 5G modems, according to the report, and has been asking its suppliers to do the same.

There wasn’t any expectation that Apple would use a 5G modem in the 2019 iPhone lineup, but this report further confirms that will not be the case.

“It is too late for Apple to use Qualcomm’s chips this year, but for 2020 it will purchase modem chips, including 5G modem chips, from the chipmaker for iPhones after finalizing the deal,” a source with direct knowledge of the settlement plan told Nikkei.”

Early reports had been leaning into Intel being Apple’s primary supplier for 5G modems in 2020 iPhones. However, there were recent reports suggesting that Intel wasn’t going to be able to meet Apple’s demand. If that is indeed the case, it certainly could have helped nudge Apple in the direction of a settlement with Qualcomm, seeing as Apple wasn’t likely to rely on Samsung (or Huawei for that matter), for 5G modems next year.
Our Take

This has always felt a little inevitable, even with Apple and Qualcomm going at it in the courts. Apple’s goal of launching an iPhone with 5G on board in 2020 had to be pretty important, as it looks like it played a pretty big role in deciding the legal fate between Apple and Qualcomm today.

[via Nikkei]

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