The moment many an Apple fan has been waiting for is almost here: The company today announced its second fall ‘special event’ of the year, where it almost surely will reveal its latest set of ARM-powered MacBook Pros. The event will stream from Appl…
Lees meerSomething horrible keeps happening: I upgraded to watchOS 8 and now a computer shouts at me while I’m working out. I’ll be running or doing yoga and, out of nowhere, a disembodied voice will tell me how far I’ve gone or that I’ve closed my exercise …
Lees meerThe European Commission just announced a plan to force Apple to adopt USB-C on the iPhone. Well, it didn’t say exactly that. More specifically, it laid out a plan to compel electronics manufacturers to adopt USB-C as the standard charging connector …
Lees meerDid you know Neural is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of AI during TNW Conference 2021. Secure your ticket now! Apple’s walled garden for AI tends to keep the Cupertino company out…
Lees meerWhile most of the products at the iPhone 13 event were predicted by early rumors, there was one prominent prediction that didn’t show up: the AirPods 3. But don’t count it out just yet. A new report by DigiTimes Asia claims the AirPods 3 are not onl…
Lees meerAesthetically, the iPhone 13 is similar to last year’s model — apart from one key element: the camera placement. The iPhone 12 had vertically stacked lenses. On the iPhone 13, these are now diagonal. So, here’s the question we’re going to answer tod…
Lees meerIt. Never. Fails. Every time an AI article finds its way to social media there’s hundreds of people invoking the terrifying specter of “SKYNET.” SKYNET is a fictional artificial general intelligence that’s responsible for the creation of the killer …
Lees meerWhat’s that word? The one where you take joy in the suffering of others? Ahh, that’s right: schadenfreude. And following yesterday’s Apple Watch Series 7 announcement, I’m schadenfreudening all over the fucking shop. Basically, almost every single l…
Lees meerToday’s Apple event was pretty low-key, as far as these things usually go. There wasn’t much we didn’t already know from rumors over the past few weeks, and the hardware changes in the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro were largely what you’d expect from …
Lees meerIt’s that time of year again: Apple announced the iPhone 13… and a bunch of other stuff. It wasn’t the most shocking or exciting Apple event ever — it was largely in line with leaks and rumors — but there was still plenty of interesting news to not…
Lees meerYou feel that? The butterflies in your gut? The clenched butt? Of course you do — because today is an Apple event day. If you’re intrigued about what the company is potentially going to announce, we’ve got you. If you want to know how to watch it, f…
Lees meerIt’s a lot easier for anyone to watch Apple events than it used to be. I remember the days when Windows and Android users had to follow obscure links or mirrors to ‘hack’ their way into watching an Apple event. That’s a thing of the past. These days…
Lees meerAlongside adverts promising you “more RAM,” one of my favorite old pranks (or scams?) were the apps that pretended to measure your temperature. These either delivered completely random figures, or you could set a temperature yourself in order to “pu…
Lees meerIf you’ve ever needed proof we’re stuck in a never-ending time loop, here it is: an Apple TV+ original movie is being released on Blu-Ray and DVD for the first time. Yes, you read that right. Apple‘s online streaming service is branching out into… p…
Lees meerApple today announced that eight US states will soon allow citizens to host their official digital state identifications and driver’s licenses in their Apple Wallets. This is going to be incredibly convenient, it’ll speed up numerous services, and i…
Lees meerA new report by public policy research organization Citizen Lab has highlighted Apple‘s censorship in regions such as China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The company offers engraving services to let customers personalize Apple products they’re buying with…
Lees meerThere’s been a lot of bellyaching about Apple recently. Too much if you ask me. So what if Apple plans to scan your phone for the hash of child sexual abuse material? Why do you care? You a nonce or something? My question is this: why stop there wit…
Lees meerLast year, I decided I needed an iPad Pro. But there was one issue I struggled with when making my choice: what size iPad Pro should I buy? Strangely, I found a few articles that touched on this topic, but nothing that fully sated me. So, I vowed to…
Lees meerApple released its latest iPhone update this week: iOS 14.7. But you know what also happened? Jeff Bezos (AKA dollar store Lex Luther) went into space. You may think these two things are completely unrelated and, on one hand, you could well be right…
Lees meerGetting an Apple Watch last year altered my life — especially when it came to exercise. But the more I’ve used it for this, the more a specific question has arisen: why the hell doesn’t the Apple Watch workout app have a warmup mode? For the uniniti…
Lees meerPeople, listen. I need you to stop. There’s no need to make fun of Apple’s MagSafe battery pack. You’re upsetting Tim Cook. And, by proxy, me. There is NOTHING FUNNY about the new product. Is it okay to be a little surprised about the MagSafe batter…
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