Category: Apple
Apple already readying iPhone *6S* chip for production?
We're now less than a month away from when we're expecting to hear about the iPhone 6 - perhaps even the release of the iPhone 6 itself, but it appears Apple may be looking even further forward, to the production of the iPhone 6S. According to Know Your Mobile, the "A9" chip will be entering…
iPhone 6 taking design cues from iPad Air?
The latest iPhone 6 leak shows that it could be taking hardware design inspiration from its bigger brother. Check out this photo - as posted by Tom's Hardware that shows a redesigned case - looking more rounded, and more like the iPad Air. Compare to the below: Pic from PocketNow Making…
Google release “Photo Sphere” app for iPhone
Google has released a clever little app for iPhone that lets you take 360-degree panoramic photos. The app, which has been available for some time on Android, appears pretty simply - and rather similar to other 360-degree photo apps: Simply use the rear camera and as you move it around, the app will stitch photos…
Tom Hanks’ free iPad typewriter app hits no.1 on App Store
Remember that classic scene in the film Big — the film that really launched Tom Hanks' big-screen career — in which he plays Chopsticks by dancing on the giant piano keys? Well, now keys of another kind have also proved a big success for the Oscar-winning actor. His manual typewriter simulator app for the iPad — called…
Reversable USB on the iPhone 6 lightning cable?
Good news for... well, humanity really. According to well known leaker Sonny Dickson the next iteration of Apple's Lightning Connector will feature a reversible USB plug, at long last putting an end to that annoying thing where you have to try to plug the USB in three times before it will work. Reversible USB port…
Tech industry ice-bucket challenge round-up
Today might mark peak ice bucket. The campaign to raise awareness of ALS has certainly worked, and is said to have raised several million dollars for a good cause. Perhaps more importantly though, it has led to a bunch of well known faces dunking water over themselves. Here's a selection of tech world celebrities taking…
Is Apple planning a TouchID accessory for Macs and older iPads?
Everyone is expecting the iPhone 6 and next iPads to have built in TouchID fingerprint recognition - but could Apple be thinking even bigger than that? According to Patently Apple, which spends its time digging around documents filed to the patent office, Apple could be working on TouchID accessories for other devices too. There's talk…
iPhone scam sees staff ‘steal $500,000’
An alleged iPhone scam has led to the arrest of seven Apple Store staff in Florida. The seven staff members have been accused of helping criminals steal more than $500,000 (£299,500) from the company by replacing stolen devices. According to The Register, the plot involved thieves bringing stolen iPhones to the store where the staff…
Asking Siri about advice after a murder is not a good idea
Pedro Bravo is currently on trial in Florida for allegedly kidnapping and strangling a friend in 2012. Whilst the outcome isn't yet decided (Bravo denies it, and the trial continues), Sky News is reporting on the story for a very different reason: After allegedly committing the crime, Bravo allegedly asked Siri to recommend the best…
New iPads area already being cranked out in China
An Apple rumour du jour. Today we're hearing that Apple has already began production of new iPads in its factories. According to Bloomberg, the new iPads - which we're expecting to be announced in October - will come in both 9.7" and 7.9" variations, same as the iPad Mini. So this is probably going to…