Apple acknowledges a strange display bug, to fix with a software update

A growing number of iPhone 14 Pro users report a strange display issue when booting up or unlocking their devices. Green and yellow horizontal lines appear on the screen that seem to disappear later on during the startup process, so it's not breaking the user experience completely, if at all. Luckily, Apple has acknowledged the issue and will soon release a software update addressing the weird horizontal lines. It's realistic to expect the issue to be fixed with an upcoming small patch or with iOS 16.3, which is currently being tested by Apple and public beta program...

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Nothing Phone (1) gets second Android 13 beta

About a month ago, the Nothing Phone (1) received its first beta of Nothing OS 1.5, based on Android 13. Today, the company is sending out the second beta build of Android 13 to the Nothing Phone (1) units enrolled in the beta testing. This is apparently four days ahead of schedule, according to Nothing CEO Carl Pei. The new build includes new minimalist wallpapers, customizable lock screen shortcut buttons, a new "handcrafted glyph ringtone and notification soundpack of a slightly different style", an improved Quick Settings panel for networking which allows quickly switching data usage...

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Apple CEO Tim Cook takes a $35 million pay cut in 2023

Apple posted its proxy filing on the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the 113-page report reveals that CEO Tim Cook is getting a salary reduction in 2023. It amounts to $35 million - the top executive will earn $49 million, down from $84 million last year. His base salary of $3 million and the annual cash incentive of $6 million remain unchanged, with the big difference coming from an adjustment of his equity award value. The other four senior executive officers at Cupertino did not receive a slash in their salary or incentives. Tim Cook at the launch of iPhone 14 series. Image...

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