Apple

This is watchOS 8

At WWDC, Apple announced watchOS 8 with a new mindfulness app, improvements to the Wallet app and more. Apple has now added the ability to check where AirTags and other accessories in the Find My network are. A new mindfulness app is here which builds upon the Breathe app with new animations and other encouragements to help you focus. The fitness app now supports tai chi and pilates, sleep tracking on […]

This is iOS 15

Today at WWDC, Apple announced iOS 15 for iPhone and iPod touch and there are improvements to Messages, FaceTime and the Notification centre. FaceTime FaceTime has gotten the same feature set today across all the platforms, with support for a new grid view and portrait mode for an improved experience. iOS 15 supports SharePlay, allowing you FaceTime other people, share your screen and watch or listen to content together. For audio, […]

Apple announces Home related updates for tvOS, Siri and HomePod mini

Today at WWDC, Apple has announced some updates for the Home relating to the HomePod mini, Apple TV and Siri too. First of all, Siri is now coming to third party accessories for the first time, allowing you to speak to HomeKit accessories which will relay that request through a HomePod or HomePod mini on the network. Accessories with support for this will be available later this year. Apple TV […]

Apple Music Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos is launching today

Apple announced Lossless Audio, Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos last month and starting at some stage today, Spatial Audio will be made available. Apple announced this at the keynote for WWDC 2021 today and it is coming at no extra charge for existing Apple Music subscribers. Spatial audio tracks will work on all Apple and Beats headphones and earbuds that have he H1 or W1 chip, this means all versions […]

This is macOS Monterey

Today at WWDC, Apple unveiled the next version of macOS, with Monterey. This new version builds upon the visual enhancements Apple made last year with Big Sur and adds a lot of improvements and changes, rather than big sweeping changes. Just to highlight a few, Apple has made the Mac an AirPlay 2 speaker for your home and some apps get a new lease of life. The biggest new feature […]

WWDC 2021 is later today, here is what to expect

WWDC 2021 is later today and Apple is expected to unveil new versions of its operating systems, with iOS 15, watchOS 8, iPadOS 15 and macOS 12. As well as updates to tvOS and probably, the HomePod. As it was last year, WWDC is all online again due to the current pandemic and the social distancing implications. Apple’s efforts last year were well received and the keynote will be a […]

Ted Lasso merchandise launching in July

Season 2 of the hit TV show, Ted Lasso on Apple TV+ is due to launch on 23rd July and ahead of the launch is to be some official merchandise coming. This news comes from Bill Lawrence who runs the show who spoke on the Fake Doctors, Real Friends podcast recently. He noted that some official merchandise will go on sale in June with something like Richmond jerseys going on sale in September. […]

Apple employees will start to go back to the office in September

For the parts of the world that can, we have been working from home since March 2020. As restrictions in certain places begin to be relaxed, some larger tech companies are starting to evaluate how they manage working from home going forward and what the transition to the office looks like. Twitter said last May that it would allow its employees to work from home full time going forward and […]

Apple TV app now available on the Nvidia Shield

Apple has now made the Apple TV app available on the Nvidia Shield, a popular streaming and gaming device that has been on sale for a while now and it runs Android TV. The Apple TV app on third party platforms offers users access to Apple TV+ originals, iTunes Store content and Apple TV Channels. The Apple TV on the Nvidia Shield supports the Google Assistant which is on the […]

SteelSeries is offering three free months of ‌Apple Arcade with the purchase of a Nimbus+ controller

SteelSeries has long made MFI approved game controllers for Apple’s platforms, iOS, iPadOS, Mac and tvOS and its latest model, the Nimbus+ has a similar layout to Xbox controllers but has the option of an iPhone mount, so the phone can be mounted above the controller for a more immersive experience. The Nimbus+ has a rated battery life at 50 hours and with every purchase, SteelSeries is offering a free […]