For the past year, Apple has been making its Apple TV app available on lots of other third party platforms, with support for Smart TVs, games consoles and other streaming devices. Apple launched support for the Xbox in November 2020 and now it is adding support for Dolby Vision, for an improved HDR viewing experience, so long as the TV you use supports it too. Xbox consoles do support Dolby […]
Apple has discontinued the large HomePod recently, but the company is still adding useful features to it, such as lossless audio coming soon, spatial audio for Apple Music. And now it is going to become a much better device in a home theatre environment. With the new Apple TV, support for HDMI ARC and eARC has been added, which would allow the Apple TV to send any audio received from the […]
Today, Apple leaker Jon Prosser has shared what could be the next generation Mac mini, with the same M1X chip as the upcoming MacBook Pro that is rumoured to be launching at WWDC in June. The new Mac mini has been rendered by Ian Zelbo, based on schematics sent to Prosser. Prosser has said the new Mac mini will have four Thunderbolt ports, two USB-A, one Ethernet, and HDMI. Usually […]
Apple has today released a new version of watchOS with version 7.5 which adds support for Apple Card Family, Apple Podcasts subscriptions and more. Apple is also adding support for the ECG app in more countries, now available in Malaysia and Peru. watchOS 7.5 can be downloaded now by going to General > Software Update in the Apple Watch app on iPhone.
Today, Apple has released a small update to macOS Big Sur with version 11.4. This update adds support for Apple Podcasts subscriptions, like iOS 14.6 does as well as some other bug fixes. Release Notes macOS Big Sur 11.4 adds Apple Podcasts subscriptions and channels and includes important bug fixes. Podcasts – Apple Podcasts subscriptions are available for purchase via monthly and annual subscriptions – Channels group together collections of […]
Today, Apple has released iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad with support for Apple’s new Podcast Subscriptions, support for Apple Card Family, improvements for AirTag lost mode as well as a handful of bug fixes and security improvements. Apple announced Apple Card Family and Podcast Subscriptions at the most recent Apple Event in April and the updates for Apple Card allow you to add co-owners […]
Apple has now started selling the PlayStation 5 DualSense Wireless Controller on the Apple Store online, this comes after the launch of iOS 14.5 in April which added support for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X controllers. The latest versions of iOS, tvOS, iPadOS and macOS now let you use the latest games console controllers to play Apple Arcade and other games on Apple devices. Apple has also long […]
The new Apple TV and Siri Remote both started shipping yesterday, all the reviews have come out too, including the new iMac and iPad Pro. Various questions have arisen about the new Siri Remote lacking the U1 chip, or the ability to be included in the Find My network. The new remote is a massive improvement over the old one, with a clickable d-pad now, dedicated mute button, proper back button without […]
Deezer is now fully compatible with the HomePod as a default music streaming service. Earlier this month Deezer announced support and now joins Pandora and Amazon Music as options for default music sources. Apple added the support for third party music services last year, with iOS 14.3 and there is no input needed from Apple for that service to integrate with the HomePod and HomePod mini, meaning despite Spotify complaining […]
This week, Apple announced new Apple Music features, with support for Lossless Audio, Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos too. These features will come at no extra cost to existing subscribers and will be available next month. Apple has said that over 75 million songs will be available in Lossless Audio at launch and these will be in the ALAC codec, with the choice of various quality levels, from what Apple […]
