Second-gen, substantially thinner Apple Watch rumored for WWDC debut
Apple’s recent hardware event may have brought us a new iPhone, and a new tablet, but it came up a little bit lacking for wearable fans: we got new Apple Watch bands, sure, and a new low price for the...
View ArticleApple has just let the secret slip about WWDC 2016 dates
Every year, we look forward to the big developer conferences behind some of the most popular mobile platforms out there: Microsoft Build, Google I/O, and Apple WWDC. With Google I/O on our calendar...
View ArticleWWDC keynote has a start time and we don’t have a clue what iOS will be called
It’s not even two weeks now until WWDC16 comes along. It’s the Apple developer gathering that reveals everything new in the company’s software. The big reveal we’re looking out for? iOS 10. iOS X. iOS...
View ArticleMicrosoft wants to rain on Apple’s WWDC parade with June 13 ‘afterparty’
While this is the kind of stunt we’ve come to expect from Samsung, we can’t help but have a good chuckle over Microsoft’s plans to steal Apple’s thunder in San Francisco early next week.Immediately...
View ArticleApp subscriptions just part of series of changes Phil Schiller to make to App...
Apple’s App Store makes so much money from fewer downloads than Google’s Play Store. So, why change a revenue sharing model with developers that has worked for eight years? Because Phil Schiller is...
View ArticleApple WWDC 2016 preview: what to expect (and not to expect)
It’s one thing to wish for a major imminent VR breakthrough from the world’s most profitable tech company, but it’s an entirely different kettle of fish to realistically expect Apple’s Daydream answer...
View ArticleMoto Z and Z Force, Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, and Google’s Tango | Pocketnow Weekly 204
Lenovo TechWorld rocked our socks! Let’s chat about our first experiences with the Moto Z and Z Force. What is Project Tango, and what is it doing in the Phab 2 Pro? And what might Apple have in store...
View ArticleiMessage for Android may come at WWDC
If you’re an Android user in a orchard of Apple trees, you may be tired or indifferent to being “the green bubble” of the lot.There’s a developer effort firmly in progress called “Pie Message” that...
View ArticleDoes the iPhone’s future depend on an iOS overhaul at WWDC 2016?
Funny thing. I guess my latest collaborative post should have had a “Spoiler alert” tag on it, because if you read my thoughts on what I’d like to see at WWDC, you would have noticed that I talked...
View ArticleSiri can’t wait to be in Mac OS X
Big changes are expected at WWDC tomorrow. Mac OS X may just become macOS. Siri might be handling more things in your life like Amazon’s Alexa and Continue reading »The post Siri can’t wait to be in...
View Article[LIVE] Watch the Apple WWDC 2016 livestream
Time for another Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, huh?No more wishlists, no more expectations, not even a single thought thread extra. We’re about to get the straight stuff from Apple on where...
View ArticleDock, Activity sharing introduced with watchOS 3
watchOS is getting a bump up to version 3. It will keep favorite apps in memory, speed up launches, and updates information in the background. More importantly, instead of the multiple seconds it...
View ArticleApple brings live channels, YouTube search, and more to tvOS and Apple TV
Just like your Apple Watch, the Apple TV streamer is getting a big update after WWDC, with Siri not only capable of searching through 650K movies and TV shows across various streaming services, but...
View ArticleiOS 10 focuses on user experience improvements, vastly upgraded Siri
While it’s pretty much customary of Apple to tout every new software release as the biggest, greatest, most groundbreaking ever, iOS 10 may well deliver on its promise of being the “biggest iOS...
View ArticlePhotos on iOS incorporates Memories, a bit of HTC Zoe
Google Photos may have been the first with the smart album in the cloud, but Photos on iOS won’t let Apple’s foes across the bay beat it.Albums for geographical, time-based events — otherwise known as...
View ArticleApple unveils iOS 10-integrated Home app for smart home controls
Apple just outdid itself by improving iOS in not one, not two or three or more departments, but ten to go nicely with the new platform’s name. Of course, at first glance, News and HomeKit upgrades are...
View ArticleiMessage on iOS 10 gets fancy, calls too
When you buy a phone, mission one for the thing is to communicate. And with new features tacked onto the calls side and the iMessage side, we have plenty of communication going on.New APIs for the...
View ArticleMac OS X becomes macOS Sierra
When you talk about “OS X,” Apple’s SVP of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi, ribbed his engineers for going on some “inspired” tour around California. Well, now it’s time to say hello to...
View ArticleApple Music gets redesigned from “bottom up”
Apple Music’s user interface is changing for the simpler.There are new sections for the app including Recent Music, For You and Browse.For You contains a “Discovery Mix,” something like a “Discover...
View ArticleiOS 10 overtime: uninstalling default apps, device compatibility
It’s been one doozy of a day with WWDC’s keynote wrapping up in some of the most comprehensive updates to the ecosystem in a while. iOS 10 has brought some big changes to its core features. But you...
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