Up above is a persistent notification on iOS. When you set a reminder in the default Reminders app, it will appear on the lock screen and it will stay there until you complete what you need to do. This is… Read More ›
Apple
Stability and consistency
Apple has published very specific interface design guidelines for MacOS and iOS. It’s pretty obvious when a Mac app is not following the guidelines. In the early days of the Mac, an app that didn’t follow the guidelines was often… Read More ›
Optimism For The Future
All quite standard from Tim Cook apart from the bullish statement regarding the iPhone.
Apple’s ecosystem is key to its success, or is it?
The App Store launched in 2008. After that, when people bought apps and games they were also continuing to buy into Apple. As they shelled out $0.99 here and $1.99 there for new software that only ran on their Apple… Read More ›
Finally, decent Apple battery performance
My history with iPhones has been littered with battery performance that has not ticked any boxes for me and it continues with the iPhone 7. The series 2 Apple Watch, however, has continued to surprise. The image above show 74%… Read More ›
Lisa Jackson (Apple)
I would advise to listen to the podcast episode itself rather than read the transcript. Lisa comes across incredibly well and even with the Apple limits to what she can say, she is impressive throughout, and I don’t say that… Read More ›
Apple must replace broken iPad with brand new one
The case involves a woman who bought an iPad Air 2 with AppleCare back in 2015. After just four months, the iPad began having problems with the tablet’s WiFi technology, which prompted Apple to give her a remanufactured iPad as… Read More ›
Apple Watch face and complication combos
Unlike Android Wear, the Apple Watch doesn’t have third-party watch faces. But that doesn’t mean that those looking for the best Apple Watch faces are short of customisation options. Complications offer a way to customise your Watch experience outside of… Read More ›
The Guardian pulls out of Apple News and Facebook’s Instant Article
Publishers aren’t happy with the deal platforms are cutting them. Now, the Guardian has dropped both Facebook’s fast-loading Instant Article format and will no longer publish content on Apple News. The publisher had gone all-in on Instant Articles, running every… Read More ›
What can you buy in place of one Apple Watch strap?
My wife wanted a strap for her new Apple Watch and had decided on this one directly from Apple. For £49 she could get a 38mm Light Pink/Midnight Blue Woven Nylon strap and that was it. So, before she did that… Read More ›
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