Guide to Mac, iPod, iPad and iPhone news and reviews
There’s a rather amusing Easter Egg built into the Speakable Items function of OS X Accessibility options that lets your Mac tell you bad jokes. Yes, seriously. Sounds goofy, maybe even pointless? Well that’s why it’s an Easter Egg, so if that isn’t compelling I don’t know what is. Let’s dig in and learn how … Read More
The evidence is mounting that Apple will be unveiling a watch-like wearable computing device at tomorrow’s media event in Cupertino, CA. This morning, Reddit poster Owen Carlyle submitted eight pictures that he claims are technical images of the so-called iWatch. According to Carlyle, the iWatch will include a microphone, speaker, and support for Siri. […]
I already talked about the 1Password iOS 8 extension in August, but here’s another great example of the power of extensibility. 9to5Mac showed a great video preview of a proposed Things 2.5 browser extension made possible by iOS 8. Not only can you create a new task from within Safari, but you can automatically add details like […]
There have been lots of interesting stories in the news recently about various iPad deployments in education, some good, some bad. Earlier this year our school made a carefully considered decision to deploy iPads to each student on a one to one basis and we are currently in the second phase of our roll out. This […]
iOS 8 will be released to the public very soon with its myriad of new features and enhancements, and that makes now a great time to prepare your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch for the major system update. We’ll break it down into several easy steps so that you’ll have your iOS device ready to … Read More
Today’s iPad Insight Deal is the Alu-Pen Twist stylus + ballpoint pen combo. It’s on offer for $25.99 – which is 52{813a954d5e225a1509f22204ece89c855080ce25555f20805f61bed63cbfde3b} off its standard price of $55. The Alu-Pen Twist is made by one of my long-time favorite iPad accessory vendors, Just Mobile, who also make some fantastic iPad stands. Here is some of […]
Today’s featured iPad painting is from a new iPad artist that I hadn’t been aware of before – Indy Sidhu. The painting is titled ‘Don’t Let Go’, and here are the artist’s brief notes on it: Sandra Bullock as Dr. Ryan Stone in Gravity. Finger/stylus drawing done on the Apple App Store iPad application ‘ProCreate.’ […]
A device claiming to be a functioning and activated white iPhone 6 model with 4.7″ display has been shown in a series of videos and photographs coming out of China. In the images and video, you see what appears to be the standard iOS home screen, elements of iOS running in Chinese language, and what … Read More
Great apps make great platforms, and iOS and iPad are a great proof of that. One of the most captivating things about the iPad is the incredible range of great apps we are able to use and enjoy on Apple’s tablet. Each Saturday we share a favorite outstanding app as iPad App of the Week. […]
Next Tuesday, September 9, Apple is holding one of their special (announcement events. This has been expected to feature the unveiling of two new iPhones and possibly the mythical iWatch that’s been rumored seemingly forever. Now, according to one Wall Street analyst, there may also be a new iPad Air unveiling at Tuesday’s event – […]
Some fancy new tech company claims to have created a device with infinitely better battery life, and a more intuitive interface than the iPad. They call it the 2015 IKEA Catalogue, and they’re giving it away for free with pre-loaded hi-resolution content. I don’t know if this is some sort of cheap market share play by […]
Notes Plus, one of the most popular and well respected iPad notes apps around, is on sale at 90{813a954d5e225a1509f22204ece89c855080ce25555f20805f61bed63cbfde3b} off today. It’s available for 99 cents today – down from its standard $9.99. This is a versatile note taking app that will let you type or do handwriting recognition. Our own James Potter recently did […]
I remember sending an article about Microsoft’s research on Hyper-lapse to a co-worker in early August and lamenting the fact that only Microsoft seemed to have access to the cool tech. Then, lo and behold, Instagram decided to release their own Hyperlapse app last week for both iPhone and iPad. This feels like one of those […]
Apple’s non-Apple Store commerce sites suffered some major downtime on Tuesday, with the App Store, iBookstore, Mac App Store and iTunes Music Store being inaccessible for nearly five and a half hours for some (but not all) users, from approximately 6:…
Apple today updated its App Store review guidelines ahead of the launch of iPhone 6 and iOS 8, adding sections for new features such as extensions, HealthKit, HomeKit and TestFlight. Additionally, Apple tweaked its introductory remark to specifically c…
Chinese carrier China Mobile has begun taking preorders for the upcoming iPhone 6 ahead of the device’s official launch, reports China Daily. Available at China Mobile Beijing, the preorder campaign appears to be aimed at drumming up interest for Apple…
