Category: Apple
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Apple Watch Seen In the Wild
Reports and some hot paparazzi shots have shown that the upcoming Apple Watch is out and about on the wrists of Apple’s employees as the devices nears its pegged March release. Multiple versions of the wearable have been seen as modeled by the select few who have access to early versions of the device for…
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Possible Apple Watch Battery Life Revealed
We’ve been hearing a lot from both Apple and fans about the speculated limits on the battery life of the new Apple Watch. The device is loosely claimed to need a recharge overnight following a full day of use, with Apple employees themselves speaking of what might be frustratingly short battery life on the device…
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Apple Watch Likely Arriving in March
Reports suggest that the Apple Watch will likely be released this March after it was revealed that retail training for Apple’s first wearable gadget will begin in mid-February. According to 9to5Mac, via a number of sources, the California based computing company is currently finalising the Watch OS software on the Apple Watch to optimise the…
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Apple Releases WatchKit In iOS 8.2 Beta
WatchKit is finally here – It’s just arrived along with iOS 8.2 beta. The development tool is the the easiest and best way to create apps for Apple’s upcoming Apple Watch, the device that everyone is convinced will revolutionize the fledgling wearable tech market. It’s been a busy year for Apple, with numerous iPad and iMac…
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Using Apple Watch While Driving Illegal in UK
As we all know the use of mobile phones behind the wheel without using a handsfree kit is strictly prohibited in the UK, and fines and penalties exist for those caught breaking the law. Now it seems that complex devices, including wearables, will now be subject to that law too. According to the Institute of…
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Apple NFC Chip Only Works With Apple Pay
Near field communication news now, and we’ve heard Apple is going to only allow the use of the iPhone 6’s internal NFC chip for Apple Pay purposes. The new payment method allows wireless payment with cards digitally stored on the iPhone. The reports coming in mention that the NFC chip might one day become usable…
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Apple Watch Edition Could Cost $1200
We were seriously impressed after seeing the sheer amount of accessories and possible permutations of strap and body offered for the Apple Watch, with multiple straps and metal finish options, ranging from aluminium to gold, and from plastic to high quality chain straps. However, Apple only gave us the information on how the regular models…
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Apple Pay Won’t Hit Europe Until 2015
Apple Pay, Apple’s home brewed NFC wireless payment method for the iPhone 6, may be coming to the US next month, but it seems that the people over at Visa’s European HQ aren’t convinced that the technology is quite ready for European shoppers. Pedro Sousa, the Head of Mobile Proposition for Visa Europe, was…
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Apple Watch Details Revealed
The long awaited ‘iWatch’ has finally been unveiled as the Apple Watch. It’s a square device with a multitude of detachable chain straps, and comes in three versions, regular, Sport and Edition, which comes in 18ct ‘supergold’, tempered to be much harder than real gold. The screen is Sapphire glass on all models. Apple describes…
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iWatch Reported To Have Poor Battery Life
The rumored upcoming iWatch from Apple has been billed as having features ranging from highly sensitive heartbeat sensors to the much lusted after Sapphire glass screen, which has had Apple fans drooling since the first rumors came out. However, a recent rumors has it that the battery life of the device will be a letdown…
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Apple Nude Celebrity Photo Leak – Who is to blame?
Apple hit the news recently over leaked photos of naked celebrities. No doubt this has had people worried that Apple’s security isn’t what everyone thought it would be, leaving them with second thoughts about the safety of their iCloud accounts and content. After the news of the invasion of privacy had hit, many speculated that…
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Apple Patents Curved Touchscreen
The Motorola Moto 360 should be the first round smartwatch wearable, but it may be that Apple is attempting to get ahead of Motorola with an apparent patent of a curved touchscreen that may make it onto the upcoming iWatch. The curved touch surface appears to be made up of layers, like an onion if…