Category: Apple
iPhone FINALLY gets a Google Calendar app
Finally! After years of having to make do with Apple's lacklustre calendar, Google has finally released an official app for its Calendar service. Apart from better and deeper integration with Google's services, the app's major boon is that it allows easy access to an "agenda" list view - something that Apple has inexplicably made trickier…
Will the iPhone 7 have Force Touch screens?
One of the biggest innovations announced in Monday's Apple presser was the addition of a "Force Touch" trackpad to the new Macbook, which will detect just how hard you're pressing down. Now, it seems, the same technology could be making its way to the iPhone. According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple is planning to…
7 alternative smart watches to the Apple Watch that you can buy RIGHT NOW!
[nextpage title="Next"] The Apple Watch isn't due to hit stores until April so what are you supposed to do if you want something smart on your wrist in the meantime? As luck would have it, Apple isn't first on this - there are already plenty of smartwatches out there. Here's our pick of some of…
Ignore the Apple Watch and the new Macbook… It is ResearchKit that will change the world
It was a big evening for Apple fans, as the biggest company in the world announced the latest round of updates to its products and gave us more details on a whole new one. A new Macbook Air, simply known as the "Macbook" was shinier, faster, and thinner than ever and eschewed all ports but…
Is the iPad Mini about to get an upgrade?
There's a big Apple event happening tonight, which we're expecting to be all about the Apple Watch... but could the iPad Mini get a look in too? There was some disappointment at Apple's keynote last November. Whilst the company announced the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3, the Mini 3 was a bit too…
WATCH: Apple actually invented “Continuity” in 2002
One of the biggest new features on the latest iteration of iOS and Mac OS is "continuity" - the ability to make and answer calls from your phone on your computer. But it seems the technology isn't as new as we thought. Way back in 2002, which looks like the stone age in comparison to…
Apple Watch apps only designed for “10 seconds” of use
A good spot by The Guardian, citing a Bloomberg report. Apparently, in Apple's lab where apps for the forthcoming smartwatch are being built, guidelines dictate that apps are being designed to be used for a maximum of ten seconds. This perhaps shouldn't be surprising - Apple is clearly wondering why anyone would stare at their…
Will the Apple Watch be waterproof?
It appears that the forthcoming Apple Watch will work fine in the shower - judging by comments from CEO Tim Cook. According to 9to5Mac, Cook told a Berlin Apple Store employee that he wears his watch all the time - "even in the shower". As 9T5M notes, whilst water resistance has been mooted before,…
The iPhone 6 after 6 months – is it still worth getting?
YouTuber Phil Vierno has posted a video answering a great question: Now the iPhone 6 is 6 months old, is it still worth picking up? The question is particularly prescient as on Sunday we'll be getting a glimpse of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and HTC One M9... will they make the iPhone irrelevant? Here's Phil's…
Is Apple planning a Genius Bar overhaul?
Apple could be changing the way its Genius Bar works - to prioritise big problems over little ones. According to 9to5Mac a new service, known as "Concierge" will take customer requests and prioritise them. 9to5Mac gives the example of a broken iPhone screen being judged more important than a minor iCloud syncing issue - because…
