Category: Apple
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Where’s My Revolution?
Jason Snell over at Sixcolors.com So, iOS 9 scorecard. I’m not using Split View and Slide Over enough, and I need to figure out ways to use it to my advantage. And I keep using 3D Touch in third-party apps on the iPhone 6S to no avail. Good analysis of the current status of third-party…
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Apple Special Event – September 2015
Luckily I fly a lot and today’s journey to Leeds is going to give me time to the no about what we saw yesterday afternoon. It was a busy day for Apple, with the now usual end of summer event, super packed with new and exciting stuffs. I have few things to say about…
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Whatsapp Web Finally Comes To iOS
The long wait is finally over! Since last night Whatsapp on web is finally compatible with the iPhone and iOS in general. The feature is slowly rolling out to all users with a server side update, so you won’t see any update in the AppStore. Once you get it, you’ll see a new menu…
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Apple Pay On Apple Watch Could Reach 95% Adoption Rate
Ben Lovejoy writing for 9to5mac: A new survey of Apple Watch owners by Wristly found that 80% of those in the US and UK have already used Apple Pay, and suggests that this number could eventually hit 95%. The survey was limited to the two countries where Apple Pay is currently available. The firm found…
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Dreaming Of An iPad Hub
First of all, please forgive my poor design capabilities. I’ve tried to put the above mock-up together to help the words that’ll follow1. So, what are we looking at? Simple, an iPad powered work station. Please allow me to illustrate the concept in all its glory. The original idea came to me…
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The First Numbers Are In For Apple Music
Ben Sisario writing for the New York Times: In Apple Music’s first major test, the answer is a qualified yes. Dr. Dre’s album “Compton: A Soundtrack” — a loose tie-in to the film “Straight Outta Compton” — had 25 million streams around the world in its first week, and also sold nearly half a…
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Give Me My Intelligent Car
Mark Harris reporting for The Guardian In May, engineers from Apple’s secretive Special Project group met with officials from GoMentum Station, a 2,100-acre former naval base near San Francisco that is being turned into a high-security testing ground for autonomous vehicles. In correspondence obtained by the Guardian under a public records act request, Apple engineer…
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My Thoughts On Apple Music
It’s been a month almost since the initial release of Apple Music, so I thought it might have been a good idea to weigh in with my own impressions. This is not going to be a review, just a flow of thoughts and personal experiences with this new Apple service. A new design…
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The Apple SIM
There are many different features that I’ll want to address about the new iPad Air 2, but since I’ve only received the device today, I’ll start with the simplest: the Apple SIM. In the US and UK, Apple is now giving its customers the ability to purchase a cellular iPad with a “white label” SIM…