Guide to Mac, iPod, iPad and iPhone news and reviews
Pebble has had a big day at the end of September, and while a price drop for their wearables might be big enough for most people, a new software update is also bringing in new features.
Apple has a bigger focus on security for the owners of its devices, and it’s a focus that has brought it extra attention not only from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), but also the United States Attorney General.
In January of 2014, it was reported that PayPal and Apple were in talks for Apple’s mobile payments system, which would later be revealed as Apple Pay. A new report has surfaced suggesting the talks fell through after PayPal went a different direction.
The smartwatch boom is still in full swing, but many people thank Pebble as the company that started the focus with their original wearable. Now, they’ve officially announced a price drop, and it includes the newer Steel model, too.
It has been over a year since Apple settled to pay $53 million for an iPhone and iPod touch warranty lawsuit that stemmed from liquid damage indicators and denials of replacement models. Now, those settlement checks are starting to find their way to owners.
On Tuesday, September 30, Apple officially announced the date for their next quarterly earnings announcement, which could potentially be huge with the inclusion of initial iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus sales.
After the launch of the iPhone 6 Plus (and iPhone 6), a series of videos started making the rounds showcasing people bending their iPhone 6 Plus units. As these things tend to do, it spread like a wildfire, even picked up its own hashtag, and now you merely have to throw a rock to find someone trying to bend an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus for whatever reason. Now, a major publication in Europe has reportedly had its PR accreditation revoked after bending an iPhone 6 Plus on video.
On September 12, the first clips from an interview held between Tim Cook and Charlie Rose surfaced, followed by the full first part of the two-part interview soon after. Now, the second installment has been uploaded to Rose’s website.
Apple’s long list of patents could cover a wide gamut of use cases and ideas, and a new patent granted to the company by the United States Patent and Trademark Office has yet another idea for the iPad and file manipulation.
At the end of July, a Kickstarter was initiated for the Modbook Pro X, a device that puts a touchscreen and a bit more portability to a regular Mac. The Kickstarter has officially concluded, but Modbook is opening up another window for those who want to support the device.
On Friday, September 19, Apple is going to unleash the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus onto the masses. Following more than 4 million preorders, it’s expected that the lines for the upcoming flagship devices will be lengthy. Many in those lines might be switching from another platform. Apple has you covered if that is the case.
The iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus officially go on sale beginning Friday, September 19. Ahead of that, images showcasing the devices landing in the United States, or handsets successfully making their way out of China towards future owner’s doorsteps, have already begun to make the rounds.
Security has become a big focus for Apple, and rightly so. In early September, following a major hacking incident that involved iCloud, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company would be cracking down, implementing new protocols for securing information. He reiterated as much in a recent interview with Charlie Rose.
It is no secret that one of the most often requested features for iOS has been third-party keyboard replacements. In iOS 8 it is finally a reality, and developers are certainly taking advantage of the changes.
There have been plenty of videos made about the iPhone 6, long before it’s been officially announced. A new video from YouTube user Doldo411 may take the cake, though. Or hot dog.
There are quite a few concepts and renderings of the iPhone 6 out there now, and many of them take into account rumors of a round, and not pill-shaped, True Tone flash. A new report is corroborating those early rumors yet again.