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Apple announces WWDC 2022, Keynote happening on 6th June

Apple has this week announced the dates for WWDC 2022. The 33rd annual event will take place as usual in June, between Monday 6th June and Friday 10th June with the main keynote taking place on the first day where Apple is expected to announce all of its consumer facing releases and updates. Like the past few events, this year’s WWDC will be held digitally with no planned event for […]

Apple releases iOS 15.4.1 with fix for battery drain issue

Late last week, Apple released a much needed update to iOS 15 with iOS 15.4.1 and iPadOS 15.4.1, both of which are relatively minor but one feature sticks out over the rest. With this release, Apple fixes an issue which could have caused devices running iOS 15.4 or later to have battery drain issues. Since iOS 15.4, there may have been an issue with some users seeing issues with the […]

Apple releases software version 15.4.1 for HomePod and HomePod mini

Apple this week has released a new software update for the HomePod and HomePod mini, alongside other updated for iOS, iPadOS, macOS and more. This new release follows on from version 15.4 which was released earlier in March. HomePod 15.4.1 addresses on major issue which could prevent some HomeKit accessories from responding when using Siri to control them. The update is available now and will be installed automatically if auto […]

Apple is conducting new pedestrian surveys in the UK for Apple Maps

This week, Apple has started to undertake new surveys from people walking with specially designed backpacks, the units have sensors and cameras and is used to collect data in order to improve Apple Maps, it’ll also likely enable more data for ‘Look Around’ – similar to Google’s Street View. Apple has been doing these surveys from pedestrian levels here in the UK since 2019 but as of this week, the […]

CODA film on Apple TV+ wins best picture at 2022 Oscars

CODA on Apple TV+ became the very first film from a streaming service to win the ‘Best Picture’ award at the Oscars. Last night was the 94th Academy Awards with many films receiving nominations. Many members of the cast and crew also received Academy Awards themselves, the writer and direct of CODA, Siân Heder won ‘Best Adapted Screenplay’. CODA premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and was acquired for […]

Report: Apple Watch Series 3 could be discontinued this year

In a report from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, he outlined that he believes that the Apple Watch Series 3 could be pulled from sale this year. Apple has been selling the five year old watch since 2017 and despite the more capable Apple Watch SE being launched, the company has kept the older model around. Kuo has said that the Series 3 could be dropped later this year due to […]

Apple had a critical services outage earlier today

Earlier today, a lot of Apple’s major services went offline, such as Apple Music, Apple Pay and iMessage. Most of the services were down for around 45 mins between 04:30pm and 05:15pm (UK time). Nearly every iCloud service, Game Centre, iMessage, Apple Maps and more were affected. Apple has not mentioned what caused the outage, but everything is now back online again.

Apple releases tvOS 15.4 with support for captive WiFi networks

Apple has this week released tvOS 15.4 for Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K, with the main new feature being the support for captive WiFi networks. This means, like HomePod can now, the Apple TV can connect to WiFi networks where you need to log in, such as those in hotels, universities and more. The Apple TV will use a local iPad or iPhone to help you connect to […]

Apple releases watchOS 8.5 with improvements to irregular heart rhythm notifications

Apple earlier this week has released a new update to watchOS for the Apple Watch, with watchOS ‌8.5. Yesterday, Apple also released iOS 15.4, macOS 12.3 as well as more. watchOS ‌8.5 comes around two months after the release of watchOS 8.4 and brings four new improvements. watchOS ‌8.5 can be installed on a compatible Apple Watch (Series 3 and later) and can be started via the Apple Watch app […]