Author: Sam

The Apple Watch is still months away but information is continuing to trickle out about its capabilities and technical components which point towards continued innovation and high quality design. The display design uses a plastic AMOLED design that is lighter, thinner, higher quality, but cost several times more than the standard glass LED displays. Analysis […]

In the past Apple would begin field testing new iOS versions only after finishing previous versions, which makes sense considering the sequential nature of those versions. The problem is that iOS has rarely been as polished as it should be when compared to hardware releases and so Apple is either shortening its development cycle to have […]

We may get to see more Apple Watches in the wild during a special event in Paris at its annual Fashion Week. The Tuesday event is being co-hosted by Apple and fashion store Colette, and the invitation features a series of bubbles which look suspiciously like the Apple Watch home screen and suggests that Apple […]

Foxconn has been associated with Apple for a long time and many consider it to be an ‘Apple’ company. The reality is that Foxconn Electronics survives because of the work it does for Apple but they are expanding their business in an attempt to diversify and reduce their reliance on Apple. According to sources of […]

Apple announced Apple Pay this morning and it certainly seems that they have finally found the Holy Grail of mobile transactions. This new offering will be available as an update to iOS 8 next month and requires an iPhone 6 or 6 Plus, and also works with the newly announced Apple Watch. If you are […]

The new iPhone is coming, along with iOS 8 and Yosemite. What is the likelihood that you’ll adopt any or all of these new offerings? According to data collected by Chitika, most of us will be using all three before the next big thing is released next year. The truth is that if you are […]

It seems like Apple has pulled the Apple Store site down earlier than normal for the media event today. We are past the point where it is obvious that there are going to be new products today, but the store coming down is certainly the final proof that things are coming. The Apple Store has […]

It is clear that famous people have more exciting iCloud Photo Streams than I do. If my account were to be hacked there is no chance at all that you would ever hear about it. When Jennifer Lawrence has nude photos hacked and posted online, however, there is an appropriately large investigation into the scandal […]

There is a famous song about turning 64 and Steve Wozniak can finally listen to it and ponder some of life’s most important questions. “Will you still need me, will you still feed me, When I’m sixty-four?” Steve Wozniak’s place in history might not be as prominent as Steve Jobs, but he played a crucial […]

Siri is a big deal. It wasn’t the first voice recognition tool, but in conjunction with iOS and the iPhone it has been brought to the masses. According to Wired.com, Apple is now poised to incorporate neural networking technology into its voice recognition system. Siri is an example of Apple repackaging technology in a way that […]

The internet is continuing to change and Akamai is tracking those changes on a global stage. In addition to testing for 4K media streaming capabilities and IPv6 adoptions rates, Akamai is also expanding their analysis of mobile connectivity. Their published quarterly report is an interesting read and showcases the trends of internet availability on a variety of […]

Box.com has become a popular choice for professionals needing cloud storage and they continue to update it with new features. The newest offering is a note taking feature, with cloud integration and an updated iOS app. But is it enough to compete with the cloud services of Google, Microsoft, and Amazon? I originally signed up for […]

The new buzz in iOS and OS X is the ability to share seamlessly between platforms and it is this same ability that has been added into Rove in an update over the weekend. Rove is one of my favorite journal apps because it is very smart and utilizes a number of iOS features in […]

The new HomeKit platform in iOS 8 is designed to unify the various smart home products which are in the marketplace. Instead of releasing a product line of iOS connected items, Apple has opted to create a bridge between services that existing manufacturers can use in their designs. When I first saw the announcement about […]

E3 is getting underway and if you are able to attend then you should check out Gamloft’s booth 5522 in the West Hall to see a preview of the up and coming Spider-Man Unlimited. The introduction trailer on YouTube (see below) looks amazing and I personally think this game has the potential to single handedly […]

Apple has been awarded a patent for a tracking system used when weightlifting and the patent details suggest that readouts can be sent to a variety of devices, including a wearable watch. While this doesn’t confirm anything, the evidence continues to mount in support of a yet to be announced iWatch. The U.S. Patent and […]