Apple’s smart devices are often criticized for exclusively running within the company’s own ecosystem — but the market doesn’t seem to mind. The electronics giant shipped 8 million Apple Watches in the fourth quarter of 2017, Canalys research shows, which …
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Apple Watch Grows 54% in 2017, Makes Apple King of Wearables
Sales of the Apple Watch set a new record last year, according to data provided by Canalys, thanks to a growth of no less than 54 percent versus 2016. The newly-introduced Apple Watch Series 3 was the model that powered the growth, as this model alone …
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Apple iPhone performance issue: Here’s how Battery Health feature will work in iOS 11.3
Apple has released the iOS 11.3.2 second beta for developers and those on public betas. The build gives a detailed look at the battery health performance feature and how users will be able to check if performance management, which was introduced on older …
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Goldman in talks with Apple to finance iPhone sales: WSJ
(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs is in talks to offer financing to shoppers buying Apple products including iPhones, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Buyers of a $1,000 iPhone X could take out a loan from Goldman instead of charging it to credit …
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Apple ships record amount of Watches, report says
“Apple has won the wearables game,” said Jason Low, senior analyst at Canalys. The company shipped 18 million Watch devices throughout 2017, a 54 percent increase on 2016. While Android Wear competitors, like the Samsung Gear S3 and Huawei’s Watch 2 …
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Thawing a Frozen Apple TV App
Q. I have one app on my fourth-generation Apple TV that freezes every once in a while, and the only way I can get out of it is to unplug the whole Apple TV box. Is there an easier way to get back to the home screen? If the misbehaving app is not already …
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Apple removed Telegram from the App Store due to child pornography
APPLE HAS REVEALED that it last week removed Telegram from the App Store after learning that it was serving child pornography to users. Telegram was purged from the iOS App Store, with Apple claiming at the time that the messaging app was being used to …
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5 Exceptional iPhone and iPad Apps for Keeping a Journal
Keeping a journal is good for your mind and your disposition. You can use a journal to reflect on your day, to vent frustrations, to remember meaningful moments, and more. But keeping a physical journal can mean less privacy, less organization, and less …
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EU regulators to assess Apple’s purchase of British music app Shazam
European regulators will assess Apple’s takeover of British song-recognition app Shazam, after seven countries argued the deal could limit competition. The European Commission said Austria, France, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Spain and Sweden had submitted …
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Apple’s event calendar: When is the next Apple event?
There was no March event event in 2017—Apple released the new 9.7-inch iPad, the Clips app, and some storage changes to the iPad mini and iPhone SE in March of last year, but didn’t hold an event. The 2016 March event gave us the iPhone SE reveal …
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Save iPhone X Battery Life by Using Dark Mode in These Popular iPhone Apps
The iPhone X has a curved, bezel-less, OLED display. This is the first time Apple has incorporated an OLED panel in an iPhone. It didn’t just bring us smooth curves or vibrant colors. OLED also brings pure dark mode. You see, when a pixel is pure black …
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iOS 11.3: Understanding iPhone Battery Management
Apple’s promised new iPhone battery-related performance management features made their first appearance in iOS 11.3 developer beta 2. Here’s what you can expect when your iPhone battery starts wearing out. Apple added the new battery health information …
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New Apple store dubbed ‘Pizza Hut pagoda’ in backlash over its design
Apple’s sleek glass and metal constructed stores are oft-admired around the world. It’s not quite the case in Melbourne, Australia, where a proposed global flagship store in the city’s Federation Square has been the subject of controversy since it was …
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Apple Drops Second iOS 11.3 Beta with Battery Health Meter
Apple said the final version of iOS 11.3 will be available to all consumers this spring. Apple has made available iOS 9 Public Beta 3. This test version of iOS is meant for people interested in trialling the operating system ahead of its scheduled fall …
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Latest iOS 11.3 beta adds battery health settings
It applies to iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, and iPhone 7 Plus. iOS 11.3 beta 2 shows if an iPhone’s battery isn’t operating properly. After a user updates to iOS 11.3, Apple said it will initially have performance …
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How to keep your old iPhone running as long as possible
If you’re still holding on to an old iPhone, whether it’s an iPhone 4s or an iPhone 6, we have some tips to help you keep it running as long as possible. Unfortunately, eventually, your best bet is going to be to upgrade. If you’re months away from an …
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Apple Watch spanks the Swiss watch industry for real
Apple Watch is absolutely dominating the traditional Swiss watch industry. The latest reports on Apple Watch sales figures were released today and even though Apple hasn’t put out its own official numbers, it looks like Apple Watch outsold the entire …
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