…the S7 family. It is not yet clear whether Samsung will sell a Note 7 with a standard screen. An August launch for the Note 6 / Note 7 would give Samsung a reasonable head start against Apple, who will presumably unveil and commence selling the iPhone 7 in September….
…Apple‘s MacBook, Samsung’s TabPro S, HP’s Spectre 13, and ASUS’ ZenBook 3. SanDisk says its Ultra USB Type-C flash drives are capable of transfer speeds up to 150MB per second. The drives are also compatible with USB Type-C Android smartphones (including the Nexus 5X, HTC 10, and LG G5) through…
…money to friends, and photo search), you won’t quite be able to make a lazy pizza order yet, but depending on how open Apple is willing to get, Siri could very well become a full-fledged competitor to the likes of Amazon Echo and Google Home. You can finally delete Apple‘s…
With the upcoming release of iOS 10 – the latest version of Apple‘s mobile operating system – the iPhone 4s, iPad 2, third generation iPad, iPad mini, and fifth-generation iPod touch will all be left behind. All five devices rely on variants of Apple‘s A5 processor, and are currently the…
…might be facing off against Apple Pay when it launches in Australia, but Android Pay – Google’s contactless solution – will almost certainly pose a much greater threat locally. Slated for launch in the first half of the year, Android Pay will work with any NFC-enabled Android smartphone running KitKat…
Apple today announced Swift Playgrounds, a free upcoming iPad app designed to help kids learn the Swift programming language. The app includes a built-in lesson library that explains core programing concepts such as loops, conditional code, functions. and operators while progressively introducing more advanced concepts. These lessons are paired with…
…system is now macOS.” The rebranding preceded the announcement of macOS Sierra, the first of Apple‘s desktop operating systems to make use of the macOS moniker. Much of Sierra’s new functionality revolves around cross-product compatibility and unity; headlining the featurelist is Siri. The desktop version of Apple‘s virtual assistant works…
…or add stickers onto images or videos before sending them. Third party developers will be able to build apps for iMessage, which will range from sticker packs, to payments, to group food ordering. Behind the scenes, Apple is opening up Siri to third party developers. This will allow Apple‘s virtual…
The Apple Watch is set to become faster and friendlier thanks to the upcoming watchOS 3 software update, announced today as part of Apple‘s opening keynote at its Worldwide Developers Conference. While the current version of the Apple Watch operating system can be sluggish at times, the overhaul hones in…
The Apple Watch isn’t for everyone, and maybe running out and buying one today isn’t the best idea, considering a refresh could literally be around the corner. Reflecting on the Apple Watch’s first year has only made me more excited about what’s next in the wearable space; it’s a gadget…
Philips has refreshed its smart bulb ecosystem with the local launch of a new HomeKit certified base station. Informally referred to as the Hue 2.0 bridge, the upgraded hub fits into Apple‘s smart home framework, allowing users to control their lights simply by talking to Siri (Philips’ Hue smartphone app…
…last year. Since then, Apple has added the iPhone SE to the list of phones that can take live photos. When enabled, compatible iPhones will snap a few seconds of videos whenever the user takes a photo. After one is been capture, tapping a live photo triggers video playback, and…