Tag: Apple

Apple announces new HomePod mini and it’s only £99

Today at its event, called ‘Hi, Speed’ Apple unveiled the new HomePod mini a really quite small smart speaker with integrated Siri. The current full size HomePod is £279 and the new HomePod mini is $99 in the US and £99 in the UK. The HomePod mini, as the name suggests is quite a bit smaller than the full size HomePod at just 3.3-inches tall whereas the larger one is […]

Apple will be offering free AirPods in India with an iPhone 11 purchase

Apple has only just recently starting selling in India directly on its own online store last month and according to MacRumors Apple will be offering a free pair of AirPods with the purchase of an iPhone 11 in India. The offer has not yet been fully outlined by Apple but will be starting from 17th October and while not mentioned it is bound to include the iPhone 11 Pro too. This deal […]

Leaker suggests that new smaller HomePod is due in November for under $100

We all know the HomePod is quite a bit more expensive than the rest of the smart speaker market, which has seemed to effect its sales but its sound quality more than makes up for it, however Apple seems to want to cater to more of the market than the current model does with a rumoured upcoming smaller model, dubbed ‘HomePod mini’ which would retail for $99. The current HomePod […]

Apple will be providing extra free trial time for Apple TV+ subscribers

According to Rene Ritchie on Twitter, Apple will be providing extra free trial time for current subscribers of Apple TV+. The service launched last year on 1st November and to go alongside the launch, Apple started offering a free 1 year trial of the service and that offer is actually still on as of today. If you purchase a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac or iPod touch the free […]

Dickinson on Apple TV+ is back for Season 2 in January

Back in November last year, when Apple TV+ was launched Dickinson was one of the original launch shows along with The Morning Show, For All Mankind and See. Now Dickinson has already filmed the second season as well as being renewed for a third one. Dickinson stars Hailee Steinfeld, who plays Emily Dickinson, a famous poet. The new season will be available on Apple TV+ on Friday 8th January 2021 and like most new Apple TV+ shows, […]

Apple announces special event for 13th October

Last month, Apple hosted its event for the new iPad Air, Apple Watch Series 6, Apple Watch SE and much more. The iPhone was notably absent from that event, which was expected and now Apple has announced a new event which will be taking place on 13th October, next week. Apple has called this event ‘Hi, Speed” which could suggest 5G will be coming to this years iPhone models. New […]

YouTube on Apple TV is rolling out support for 4K

With tvOS 14 Apple finally opted to support Google’s own VP9 codec for UHD 4K content, as well as on iOS too. tvOS launched a few weeks ago and starting late last week, the official YouTube app on Apple TV was updated to support 4K videos. Previously the max was 1080p on the Apple TV and now users will have access to 1440p and 2160p (4K) videos on YouTube. tvOS […]

Apple Care+ monthly payments are now available in the UK and Germany

This week Apple has expanded the option of paying for Apple Care+ monthly to the UK and Germany, something which has been available in the US for a little while now. Apple Care+ for iPhone and other devices has long been available here in the UK, but you had to purchase the cover outright for 24 months and then after that you couldn’t extend the cover or purchase any extra. […]

Billy Crudup has won an Emmy for his role in the Apple TV+ show, ‘The Morning Show”

One of the very first shows Apple launched on Apple TV+ last year was The Morning Show, and it had a lot of big names starring in it, Jennifer Aniston, Steve Carell, Reese Witherspoon and others as well as Billy Crudup. Crudup has won an Emmy for his part in the show as an ‘outstanding supporting actor’ as his role as Cory Ellison, the network executive in the show. Jimmy Kimmel hosted […]

Apple Watch Series 6 vs Apple Watch SE – which one to get?

Last week, Apple launched the new Apple Watch Series 6 and a new lower cost option with the Apple Watch SE. Both were made available on Friday 18th with the Series 6 starting at £379/$399 and the SE at £269/$279, but deciding between may be a bit confusing as they both look identical, apart from some minor differences on the back related to the heart sensors. First of all we’ll […]