Independent music labels including Beggars Group and Domino have expressed concerns about Apple‘s intention to not pay musicians royalties during Apple Music’s three month free trial period. “We are naturally very concerned, especially for artists releasing new albums in the next three months, that all streaming on the new service…
…proponents at Apple, even though many had believed its time had passed. After Jobs passed away, Apple‘s chief designer Jony Ive spared no time when it came to ridding skeuomorphism from Apple‘s products. 2013’s iOS 7 was the first Apple operating system to do away with the convention. “We understood…
…than four. As such, you’ll have one million theoretical passcode combinations to pick from, making it much harder for anyone to luck their way into your device. And since you’re using your fingerprint anyway, you shouldn’t notice a change. Apple is also introducing two-factor authentication for Apple IDs. If enabled,…
Apple today announced the first major software update for the recently released Apple Watch. Dubbed “watchOS 2”, the update will enable the Apple Watch to run applications natively without relying on a paired iPhone for processing power. The Apple Watch will also be able to directly communicate with known wireless…
Apple today announced Apple Music, its heavily rumoured subscription music streaming service. The company says the Apple Music library will contain over 30 million songs, a large chunk of the 43 million songs available to purchase on iTunes. It is not clear whether the Apple Music library will include artists…
…to third parties. Replacing Apple‘s often ignored Newsstand app is Apple News, a new Flipboard like application allowing users to create a personalised magazine. Apple News will pull content from both major sources such as The New York Times and Wired in addition to smaller publications. Publications will have the options to create…
Apple today announced El Capitan, the latest version its OS X desktop operating system. Succeeding Yosemite – which Apple claims has the fastest adoption rate for any desktop operating system – El Capitan will be a smaller, incremental update designed to bolster OS X’s usability. “For El Capitan, we…
Apple today announced that it will begin selling select Apple Watch models through its retail stores on June 19. While customers have been able to try on Apple Watch in store, it is currently only purchasable through Apple‘s online store. Apple also confirmed that will ship the vast majority of…
…exchange for returning the speaker, Apple will provide Pill XL owners with AUD$415 in either Apple Store credit or as an electronic payment issued directly to the customer’s bank account. This is AUD$15 above the speaker’s retail price. After Apple collects the Pill XL, the refund process will take three…
ASUS yesterday announced the ZenWatch 2, a seemingly Apple-inspired wearable. Powered by Android Wear, the ZenWatch 2 is a stainless-steel smartwatch available in a choice of three colours: silver, gunmetal and rose gold. Like the Apple Watch, ASUS’ new wearable will also come in two sizes – 49mm or 45mm…
Battery Prior to the Apple Watch’s release, there was much speculation in regards to its battery. Many, including myself, were worried if it would make it through the day. Thankfully, it comfortably does; for the most part, I’ve ended each day with somewhere between 20% and 50% of charge left….
…also support charging via USB Type-C, the reversible connector found on Apple‘s latest MacBook. Google says this could make charging up to four times faster. M will offer a new approach to permissions management; users will be able to individually select which permissions to grant apps, rather than needing to…