Apple's AirPods were delayed by almost two months but on the 19th of December, they will finally go on sale. However, there were still some unanswered questions. Given that these headphones are wireless, it will be easier to lose one, so how much will it cost to replace a lost …
Read More »Apple removes ‘time remaining’ in macOS after battery life complaints
There are plenty of mixed feelings floating around about Apple's latest batch of MacBook Pros with Touch Bar and some of the complaints boil down to disappointing battery. Not only have some models been producing poor battery life but the battery life ‘time remaining' estimations within macOS has also been …
Read More »Apple’s AirPods are finally ready to start shipping
Over the last few weeks, there have been plenty of reports claiming that Apple has been struggling to get its new wireless headphones working, with some claiming manufacturing struggles, while others believed the AirPods had Bluetooth struggles. However, today Apple put an end to the speculation by announcing that the …
Read More »Problems continue to prevent launch of Apple’s AirPods
Back when Apple launched the iPhone 7, the company created a unique problem for itself, with the headphone jack now gone, there needed to be new options for those who like to listen to music from their phones. Apple's solution was a pair of very expensive wireless in-ear headphones and …
Read More »Apple wants new movies to hit iTunes two weeks after cinema
Apple may have put its TV streaming plans on hold for the time being but the company isn't quite done negotiating with studios just yet. It has come to light this week that Apple is apparently in talks with major movie studios in an effort to get new films to …
Read More »Some iPhone 6S models are shutting down due to exposure to ‘ambient air’
Around a month ago, Apple acknowledged that a battery defect was affecting some iPhone 6S users and launched a recall program for models that have been shutting themselves down at random. After replacing a number of these devices for free, Apple has managed to find the root cause of the …
Read More »Macbook Pro with Touch Bar users reporting awful battery life
It looks like a few of those who decided to pay the price premium for Apple's new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar are facing some pretty serious issues, as battery life appears to have taken a dive. Apple's latest revision of the MacBook Pro arrives rated with ten hours of …
Read More »Apple to introduce ‘iPhone Pro’ in 2017 with curved OLED display
It looks like Apple may be looking to release its first curved iPhone next year as according to reports this week, the iPhone 8 lineup will feature a new top-tier model known as the iPhone Pro, which will have a different design, incorporating a high-resolution curved display and some higher …
Read More »Apple admits iPhone 6 ‘Touch Disease’ exists, will charge for fixes
Since earlier this year, some iPhone 6 Plus users have been complaining about something known as ‘touch disease', an issue that has caused iPhone 6 Plus displays to become unresponsive to touch. Apple has kept silent on this problem for months but this week, the company finally acknowledged it for …
Read More »MacBook Pro with Touch Bar is near impossible to repair, no room for upgrades
As interesting as the new MacBook Pro is, particularly the Touch Bar model, it seems that Apple has made things under the hood more complicated than ever before, making the laptop practically impossible to effectively repair. The new design changes also make upgradeability of system RAM or the SSD impossible, …
Read More »Ireland to appeal EU’s €13 billion tax ruling against Apple
There has been a lot of controversy surrounding Apple and its tax payment strategy in Europe, which involves routeing money through Ireland for lower tax rates. Back in August, the European Commission ended its three-year investigation into the case, concluding that Apple should still owe around 13 billion euros in …
Read More »LG’s 5K display isn’t out yet but Apple is already offering discounts
Apple may no longer be in the business of creating its own displays but the company is doing a good job of collaborating with other monitor makers instead. This year, Apple announced that it would be partnering up with LG to launch a new range of UltraFine displays sporting 4K …
Read More »Brexit has made Apple’s Mac range up to £500 more expensive
It has been a few months since the UK voted to leave the European Union and since then, the strength of the pound has fallen quite a bit, causing several tech companies to increase prices. The likes of OnePlus, Dell and Microsoft have already increased UK pricing and now Apple …
Read More »AMD’s new mobile GPUs for MacBooks aren’t that powerful
Despite what the adverts would have us believe, the real fundamental differences between Windows based PCs and Macs, aren't all that stark. One area where they are though, is in graphical power and the latest generation of MacBooks continues that tradition. They pack in AMD's new Radeon Pro 4XX mobile …
Read More »Apple’s new MacBook Pro adds Touch Bar and super fast storage
Apple's MacBook event kicked off today and just as previous leaks and rumours predicted, the laptop has gone through a pretty major refresh. In a move that is fairly typical of Apple, the new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pros are thinner and lighter than their predecessors' but some big features …
Read More »Apple might still want to buy Time Warner but AT&T is closing in
Back at the start of this year, reports began circulating claiming that Apple may end up acquiring Time Warner. Things on that front seemed to cool off relatively quickly as the year progressed but with AT&T now in talks to acquire Time Warner, Apple appears to be interested again and …
Read More »Apple’s next Mac event apparently has a date
The rumour mill has consistently been churning out new information on Apple's next batch of MacBooks for a few months now and while we have yet to hear anything official, it looks like Apple has set its next event date. According to sources this week, Apple will be unveiling its …
Read More »Apple may swap to USB Type-C and remove MagSafe on new MacBook Pro
Last year, Apple relaunched the standard ‘MacBook' as an ultra-thin laptop that relies purely on USB Type-C for charging and data transfer needs. Now, those changes may also be making the way over to the MacBook Pro, which may ditch the MagSafe charging and regular USB ports in favour of …
Read More »The iPhone 4 and 2010 Macbook Air become obsolete next month
If for some reason you were still hanging on to an iPhone 4 or even a Macbook Air from late 2010, then it may finally be time to make the jump to something new as support for these products will be dropped at the end of next month. This means …
Read More »Apple follows Microsoft with automatic downloads for macOS Sierra
It looks like Apple is taking a page out of Microsoft's book with the launch of macOS Sierra today as it turns out that the update will download to upgradeable systems ahead of time as part of an automatic update. Downloads are being pushed out to users starting today, though …
Read More »Apple may release three iPad Pros next year
Earlier this year in an effort to return the iPad to growth, Apple launched the iPad Pro, a bigger 13-inch iPad with beefier hardware and more features, including support for the ‘Apple Pencil' and programs like Photoshop. Now, it looks like we may see the iPad Pro line-up expand in …
Read More »Apple to launch new Macbooks in October featuring Polaris and Touch Bar
It looks like Apple's long-rumored dual-display Macbook Pro could be heading our way as soon as next month. A few months back, reports began suggesting that Apple's next Macbook Pro would feature a touch-sensitive display bar above the keyboard to display various shortcuts and bits of information and now this …
Read More »Apple may ditch Intel in favour of AMD’s Zen CPUs for future Macbooks
AMD is gearing up to launch the Zen architecture next year and while plenty of PC enthusiasts have their eyes peeled to see what AMD brings to the table, it looks like Apple may also want in on the action. This week, rumours came to light claiming that the Apple's …
Read More »We now know what replaced the headphone jack on iPhone 7
We knew that the iPhone 7 would drop the headphone jack as far back as 2015 and nobody could really figure out the benefits to doing so. One of the reasons Apple gave was to save space inside of the iPhone 7 for other components. Given that the headphone jack …
Read More »macOS Sierra GM Build launches
If you have been trying out the macOS Sierra beta builds ahead of the update's official launch on the 20th of September, then you can actually get your hands on the release version now as the Gold Master build has been released for all testers. macOS Sierra (formerly known as …
Read More »Tim Cook thinks Augmented Reality will be bigger than VR
While Virtual Reality has created a lot of buzz over the last couple of years, ever since Microsoft's Hololens announcement, interest in Augmented Reality has been growing. We have heard rumours about Apple experimenting with both VR and AR but this week, Tim Cook spoke out about which of the …
Read More »Apple officially reveals iPhone 7 and Apple Watch 2
After months of rumours and leaks, Apple officially announced the iPhone 7 and the next generation Apple Watch. In the iPhone's case, the headphone jack is in-fact gone and there is a new dual-camera system for the iPhone 7 Plus, doubling up on the camera bump. On the Apple Watch …
Read More »Tim Cook responds to EU tax ruling, thinks it’ll be reversed
Earlier this morning, we learned that the European Union had wrapped up its three-year long investigation into Apple's tax payment strategy in Ireland, concluding that Apple should still pay around 13 billion euros in taxes for earnings made between 2003 and 2014. This is obviously quite big news and it didn't …
Read More »Apple faces lawsuit over unresponsive iPhone 6 touchscreens
Back in 2014 when the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus came out, ‘bendgate' wasn't the only problem users were faced with, quite a few customers also ended up with unresponsive touchscreens, a problem that Apple has apparently been aware of for some time but has failed to do anything …
Read More »Apple pushes urgent iOS update to fix security flaw
This week, a serious vulnerability was discovered in iOS, which could allow a link sent through a text message to jailbreak your iPhone or iPad and inject it with malware that would log messages, could activate the microphone or essentially track someone's movements. Fortunately, Apple is already on the ball …
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