Category: Apple
Check out TextBlade – a tiny physical keyboard for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus
Want a bluetooth keyboard for your phone but don't want to carry around anything too bulky? Then TextBlade might be the perfect solution. BGR got the scoop, showing the keyboard that is made up of only 8 separate keys - but still manages to offer a full size keyboard by using multitouch. Cleverly, it all…
The Digest: Facebook restricts violent videos… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Facebook restricts violent video clips and photos | BBC News "Facebook has begun placing warnings over videos posted to its site, stating their contents might 'shock, offend and upset' if viewed. The alerts prevent the videos from automatically playing in feeds unless they are clicked, unlike other clips. The site is also preventing…
Apple patents suggest a future of Kinect-style cameras and GoPro competitors
Could Apple soon be competing with GoPro? And could the next iPhone have a movement tracking camera built into it? That's what a couple of recent patents suggests. According to The Register, one patent talks about a 3D gesture input system which can track movements and identify "three-dimensional gestures". In other words - something very…
Apple Watch companion app revealed
Details on what we can expect to see in the iPhone companion app for the forthcoming Apple Watch have emerged. Read on to find out exactly what it will be able to do. It was 9to5Mac which got the scoop - including the above screenshot. As you can see above, users will be able to…
Apple is about to open up the Lightning connector for third party accessories
New details have emerged about Apple's plans for allowing accessories to use Lightning connectors - so we could be about to see an explosion in the number of accessories for iPhone 6, and other recent iPhones and iPads. The news comes via 9to5Mac, which reports that the new spec will, for the first time, allow…
PICTURES: Hong Kong customs finds man with 94 iPhones strapped to his body
It's like he's more phone than man. Hong Kong's customers officers found the chap above, trying to smuggle *NINETY FOUR* iPhones on his person. I bet he wasn't pleased when Apple announced the iPhone 6 Plus. The story comes from Sina News, and according to the ropey Google translation, which you can see below -…
The Digest: Why Netflix won’t block VPN users… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Why Netflix won't block VPN users – it has too many of them | The Guardian "More than 30 million Netflix users live in countries where the service is unavailable without the use of location-masking software, giving the company a hefty financial incentive not to crack down on members who use the technological…
Apple plans to let retail staff test its new iOS
It looks like Apple has come up with a cost-free plan to road-test its new software before it rolls it out to the public. A report from 9to5Mac says that Apple is looking to use retail employees to help them test pre-release versions of a new iOS before they are rolled out. According to the…
The Digest: New details on Sony hack… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] FBI Director Comey reveals new details on the Sony hack | The Verge "Speaking at a cybersecurity conference in Manhattan, FBI director James Comey went into more detail about how the FBI determined North Korea was behind the recent digital attacks on Sony Pictures, which culminated in the partially canceled release of The…
Is Apple planning a radical Macbook Air redesign?
Check out this image that has been obtained by 9to5Mac showing what appears to be a radically redesigned 12" Macbook Air. The redesign is significant because it makes the already diminutive notebook even thinner - shaving off an extra quarter of an inch compared to the 11" version. To cope with the smaller size, the…
