Category: Mac OS
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MacBook Pro Could Introduce OLED Touch Bar in Place of Keys
Rumours surrounding Apple’s designs for the next MacBook Pro are coming to light. In the past few days it’s surfaced that Apple is planning to really revamp the MacBook Pro and speculated features include Touch ID, and an OLED Touch Bar in place of the traditional function keys. The rumour of OLED technology being integrated…
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Fusion keyboard design allows Apple to combine trackpad into the keyboard
A recently uncovered patent filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office reveals that Apple is working on a keyboard with integrated gesture control. An idea that isn’t too far off from the keyboard on the BlackBerry Passport. Apple’s patent covers a full-sized “Fusion keyboard” described as coming with mechanical keys, and a touch sensitive…
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Will An Apple VR Device Come Too Late?
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With virtual reality and augmented reality soon set to be the top new sector in wearable tech, it’s a surprise that Apple haven’t yet entered the race. Across the globe their major competitors all seem to have a device on the way- various models of headset are at various stages of development and testing, some…
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New Macbook Works With Third Party Cables
Apple’s super thin new Macbook caused quite the stir when it was first released. Critics pointed out the over simplification of the device, although it is much thinner and lighter than any Macbook so far. Whilst the on board specifications are lower, the device is much more sleek and skinny. However, one of the biggest…
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Apple Why do I Keep Seeing an Alien Emoji? iPhone Update iOS 8.3
If you are suddenly seeing lots of “Aliens” in messages you are receiving or tweets on Twitter, don’t be alarmed, it’s not some conspiracy against you by extra-terrestrials, you are just bad at remembering to update your phone. The latest update is now out so your iPhone or iPad should be on iOS 8.3, or you’re Mac…
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New Macbook Causes Backlash Online
Yesterday we reported on the brand new, thinner Macbook that’s been announced by Apple – in the article we mentioned that the device’s performance will pack less of a punch than the Macbook Air, and truth be told this fact has somewhat enraged Apple’s fans who are only just getting wind of the release, with…
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Apple Unveils New, Thinner Macbook
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It’s not been hyped as much as the revelation that the Apple Watch is arriving on April 24th, but Apple also announced a brand new, ludicrously thin and light version of the Macbook at their recent spring press conference. the device is probably the thinnest laptop ever produced by the company, if not ever in…
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ControlAir Uses Gestures To Control Macs
A new app for Mac is out now, known as ControlAir, which lets your Mac detect your face and fingers in order to control the device. Gestures with specific hand and face positioning can be used to control music apps as well as change the overall volume of music. Whilst the feature does look a…
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Mac OS X ‘Thunderstrike’ Bug Patched
It was Google that spotted several Mac OS X flaws as part of their ongoing crusade against looming security holes known as Project Zero. The initiative scours the internet for zero day exploits, security holes which are present in a system from the moment it is released that the manufacturer is unaware of. Google’s pet projects…
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Google Chrome Remote Desktop App Released For iOS
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It’s been a long time getting to iPhone and iPad but at last Google’s Chrome Remote Desktop supports Apple iOS with software now available on the App Store. The handy Chrome browser add-on was made available in 2011 for desktops and laptops to enable secure short-term remote access from one computer to another through a…
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Valve Finally Finishes Steam Controller
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Valve’s Steam Controller is go, with beta run models going out for testing from the company. The Steam Controller has languished in development for many months now, going through various iterations and layouts as Valve has been painstakingly weighing up the pros and cons various design choices for the final model. But what can we…
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Steam Enables Streaming For All Users
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Valve, the company behind Steam, are famed for their trend of being fashionably late in just about every release to date. Whether it’s the fabled ‘Half life 3’, the equally fabled Steam Controller or keeping up with the market in general, the gaming industry’s most talked about developer often arrives late to the party. With…