Last week, Apple announced that all of its physical retail stores outside of China would be closed until the 27th March, due to the ongoing coronavirus issues affecting the worlds. But yesterday, the company has had to change its messaging to say that they will all now be closed until further notice, which could be more than a few weeks. As of writing all of Apple’s retail stores outside of […]
Yesterday, after quite a few leaks – the new Beats Powerbeats headphones were launched, these are technically the fourth generation of wireless Powerbeats which still have the cable between the two clip on ear buds. These new ‘Powebeats’ are the follow on product from the Powerbeats3, which were introduced back in 2017, along side the iPhone 7, original AirPods, BeatsX and Solo3 Wireless headphones. The new Powerbeats look more similar […]
Late last week, Apple announced that every physical retail store outside of China will now be closed until the 27th March due to the coronavirus outbreak. In weeks prior, the stores in China were closed for a number of weeks, and those have recently reopened. Apple has also announced that it is donating $15 million to help reduce the impact of the virus. Apple’s committed donations to the global COVID-19 […]
On Friday last week, Apple announced that for this year the annual WWDC developers conference will take place online only, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Usually at WWDC a few thousand devolpers from all around the world spend a few hours together in one huge room for the Keynote on the Monday morning and then spend all week talking to Apple engineers and with the ongoing coronavirus issues, it […]
Earlier this week, Apple released the fifth beta of macOS 10.15.4 to developers only. Also this week, the fifth beta of watchOS 6.2 was released to developers as was the fifth beta of tvOS 13.4. macOS 10.15.4, when it is released for the general public will include the same Screen Time Communication Limits which are on iOS and also a new accessibility option where the curser can be moved with […]
Apple today has released the fifth beta of watchOS 6.2 to developers only for testing purposes. Yesterday, the firth beta of tvOS 13.4 was released. watchOS 6.2, when it launches to the public will support in-app purchases, this will mean standalone apps for the Apple Watch can be released that support the options for subscriptions and premium features.
Today, Apple has released a new minor update to the ongoing beta of tvOS 13.4 for developers. The fifth beta of tvOS 13.4 has been released to developers for testing purposes. The main change tvOS 13.4 will bring when it is released is a small refresh for the design of the TV app and also Family Sharing purchase from other family members can now be accessed within the TV app.
Last week, Apple launched a new repair program for the most recent generation of the iPad Air, the third generation which was launched last year. Apparently a small amount of iPad Air devices manufactured between March 2019 and October 2019 had an issue where the screen would just go blank, but it would be a permeant issue. Apple hasn’t expanded on what the issue may be and what causes it, […]
This week, Apple has increased the prices of the most recent iPhone models in India, this is after the news from the Indian government that import duties would increase. Apple’s response to the import duties increase, is to just increase the prices of the iPhone 8, iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro in India. For example, an entry level iPhone 11 Pro 64GB has gone from ₹99,900 → ₹1,01,200 which is […]
Apple has launched a new advert in Japan titled “Behind the Mac” which isn’t a new campaign Apple has been doing, but the ad for Japan is anime themed and shows such characters from “The Wonderland,” “Yama No Susume” and others. What’s also interesting is that on the back of the laptops, the Apple logo is never perfect, it’s always a weird shape but never the Apple logo itself. Ad […]
