According to a survey by Piper Sandler, Apple is now the most popular brand for watches for upper-income teenagers in the US. This spot has previously been held by Rolex. Smartwatch ownership by teenagers in the US has increased from 30% to 35% when comparing autumn 2020 to autumn 2021. Data from spring 2021 has shown that 13% of teens were intending to purchase an Apple Watch, this is now […]
Apple revealed the new Apple Watch Series 7 a couple of weeks ago, but never mentioned the exact release date, or the date when pre-orders would be starting. It just said that it would be available “later this autumn”. However, just announced yesterday, Apple has said that the Series 7 will go up for pre-orders starting this Friday, the 8th October. Once pre-orders are done, the Series 7 will be […]
Apple has this week marked the original Apple Watch as vintage, both the 38mm and 42mm versions are now in the official list of vintage and obsolete products. The original Apple Watch was announced in September 2014, alongside the iPhone 6 but didn’t launch until the following April, in 2015. The first generation was around the longest of any model, being replaced by the Series 2 in September 2016, since […]
Apple has today released a minor update for some versions of macOS, including Big Sur and Catalina. The update doesn’t require a reboot and is simply called ‘Device Support Update’ and it includes support for the latest iOS and iPadOS devices. Apple has said that it makes sure iOS and iPadOS devices can properly update and restore when doing so on a Mac. The update can be found from the the […]
Apple has this week, released iOS 12.5.5 for older iPhones, iPod touches and iPads and it includes some fixes for security. This release looks to address some vulnerabilities in WebKi, XNU and CoreGraphics. It is recommend to update to this releases ASAP, as Apple has said that there are some reports of these exploits being used in the wild. Devices that are eligble for iOS 12.5.5 are the iPhone 5s, […]
The new iPad mini Apple introduced earlier this week has a cellular option like all iPads have had, but the new iPad mini does support 5G but not at mmWave levels, like the iPhone 13 line does and the iPhone 12 line. mmWave is supported on the latest 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models as well as the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 ranges. mmWave uses 24GHz and above to […]
Apple yesterday released tvOS 15 for Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K with support for HomePod mini to be a default audio output device, support for spatial surround sound when paired with AirPods Pro or AirPods Max as well as the “Shared with You” section from iOS 15. Later in the year, support for SharePlay will be coming, allowing you to watch a tv show, listen to music and […]
Apple has released watchOS 8 for Apple Watch this week, alongside iOS 15, iPadOS 15 and more. The update to Apple Watch this year is a relatively modest one and works on the Apple Watch Series 3 and later. Apple has moved watchOS 8 along in the same direction as iOS 15, with Focus mode for more advanced Do Not Disturb settings, the Wallet app had new NFC based key […]
When Apple announced iOS 15 in June this year at WWDC, it said that support for the Find My network was coming to AirPods Pro and AirPods Max. This would have allowed you to easily find your lost AirPods in case you lost or misplaced them. Even though AirPods do show in the Find My app at the moment, this is only to show you the last place you had […]
Alongside iOS 15, watchOS 15 and the other new version of its operating systems, Apple also released Safari 15 for macOS Big Sur and macOS Catalina. The new browser is the same version that is due to ship with macOS Monterey later this year. Apple typically makes the new browser available to older operating systems for a couple of years and the new update includes more transparent material in the […]
