Apple Watch Series 2 has finally landed, and while it may look almost identical to its predecessor, it comes with some significant improvements that make it worth the upgrade.
Fans can look forward to a faster processor, Apple’s brightest display yet, greater water-resistance, and a built-in GPS. There’s also a stunning new ceramic model.
Yes, you read that correctly. Nintendo is finally bringing a Super Mario game to iPhone, it confirmed during Apple’s iPhone 7 keynote this morning.
It’s called Super Mario Run, and it’s designed specifically for touchscreen devices. It’s the first Mario game you can play one-handed, Nintendo says, and it will hit the App Store in time for the holidays this year.
We all want to expand our language abilities, and we all know how difficult that can be to fit into our busy lives. Rosetta Stone’s software has earned its reputation as a highly effective language learning tool because it actually works, with a full-immersion, intuitive method that fosters a natural sense for reading, writing, and speaking. And right now, you can get access to a box set of levels 1 through 4 in French, Spanish, Italian, or English for a third of the usual price, just $149.99 at Cult of Mac Deals.
Based on Apple’s usual ways of doing things, the iPhone 7 won’t be in the hands of customers until Friday, September 16, but that doesn’t mean they’re not yet in transit.
In fact, a new report claims that as of Monday this week a total of 371,000 units of next generation iPhones have already been shipped by Foxconn through customs in Henan province, China. These handsets are reportedly on their way to the U.S., UK, Netherlands and Italy.
The Apple Online Store has temporarily gone down in advance of today’s Apple keynote.
When it returns, we’re expecting to see a new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, Apple Watch 2, and potentially more — although you won’t be able to order them right away.
Tim Cook is going to disappoint a bunch of Apple fans.
The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are set to take the stage at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium tomorrow, but what Apple fanboys really want today is some new MacBooks.
It’s that time again! Apple has scheduled its iPhone 7 keynote event for Wednesday, September 7, at 10 a.m. Pacific. The call, which will be broadcast live from Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, will see Tim Cook and friends reveal the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, as well as possibly discuss several other products.
Apple is set to take the stage at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in less than a day, but some of the biggest surprises of the iPhone 7 keynote have already been revealed.
While Apple usually comes out with a generational leap for the iPhone every two years, this year’s update is expected to have some of the most boring and controversial changes ever made. Get ready to get your dongle on, because the iPhone 7 is ready to rock.
Here’s what Apple will reveal:
Photos are personal, and no one knows this better than Apple, the company behind the acclaimed “Shot on iPhone” ad campaign. With that in mind, macOS Sierra boasts a new “Memories” feature, letting you rediscover favorite and forgotten moments from your library by automatically creating gorgeous slideshows and curated photo collections.
Here’s how to take advantage of this feature when running the latest Mac operating system, which is currently in public beta and will be released this fall.
When you spend a lot of time typing, you waste a lot of it by typing the same thing over and over. TextExpander is a well-known, award-winning app for cutting down on your most-used phrases and text-based tasks with custom shortcuts and automatically populated fields.
Using this software will add up to a saving of precious minutes and hours. And right now, you can get a year-long TextExpander subscription for $19.98 at Cult of Mac Deals.
Tim Cook may believe China is Apple’s future biggest market, but that belief is challenged by new data showing the iPhone’s market share in “urban China” continues to decline.
The iPhone fell 4.4 percentage points to 14.3 percent for the three months ending in July, according to the latest figures from Kantar Wordpanel ComTech. Android, by comparison, rose 5.6 percent to a dominating 85 percent during that same time period, representing an all-time high for Google’s mobile OS in China.
The Apple Watch 2 is going to pack a much bigger battery if you believe a new video, which purports to show off the body of Apple’s next-gen smartwatch. Fortunately, the bigger battery is not going to make the device any thicker.
Check it out below.
September 6, 2007: Apple deals with its first iPhone PR crisis, as early adopters complain about the company dropping the price of its new smartphone by $200 just two months after introducing it.
In response, Apple CEO Steve Jobs offers affected customers a $100 credit, which can be used toward the purchase of any Apple store product.
“Our early customers trusted us, and we must live up to that trust with our actions in moments like these,” he writes in an open letter to iPhone customers published on the Apple website.
Apple’s upcoming iPhone 7 series will deliver even greater 4K video recording at 60 frames-per-second, according to a new report. Both devices are also expected to offer Force Touch home buttons and new SIM trays designed to block out water.
Purported benchmark results for the upcoming iPhone 7 Plus reveal Apple’s next-generation A10 processor could be a big improvement over last year’s A9. Despite maintaining only two cores, the A10 achieves significantly higher scores in single- and mulit-core tests.
After insisting nobody wanted a stylus, Apple went ahead and made the best one money can buy. It’s the perfect companion to iPad Pro if you like writing and drawing on touchscreens, but will it ever be compatible with iPhone? One interview with Tim Cook seems to suggest so.
We’re all interested in being more secure online, but it can feel like an overwhelming task. Privatoria operates on the principle that anonymous and secure communication, surfing, and file transfers should be easy and accessible. They offer secure VPN access without any tech expertise, and it’s going for a massive 97 percent off — right now you can get a lifetime subscription to Privatoria for $29 at Cult of Mac Deals.
Samsung’s most successful smartphone launch quickly turned into its most miserable last week when it announced a worldwide recall of the Galaxy Note 7. The South Korean company has now confirmed that the move will cost a “heartbreaking amount” of money.
Jeroen Dijsselbloem, president of the eurozone’s finance ministers, has accused Apple of “[failing] to grasp” the public outcry concerning tax avoidance by multinational corporations.
He was referring to last week’s landmark decision, which handed Apple an enormous tax bill of 13 billion euros ($14.52 billion), based on its supposed underpayment of taxes in the Republic of Ireland. Apple paid a reported 0.005 percent tax on its European profits in 2014.
Want to find out which apps were gracing our iPhones, iPads and Macs this week? Check our list below.
From a neat Facebook Messenger update to a tremendous new puzzle game, this is the perfect way to spend the remainder of your weekend.
We never quite know what to expect in our deals inbox from week to week, which means we’re often pleasantly surprised. This week was no exception — from a game changing app for making writing more efficient, to a 4-port USB charger, waterproof Bluetooth earbuds, and an awesome train simulator. Now who could’ve predicted that rogue’s gallery of righteous deals? Read on for more details:
This week brought in some of the coolest deals we’ve seen. From a military-grade Lightning cable to a Bluetooth speaker that’s shower-ready, a stylus specifically designed to integrate with Adobe Creative Cloud and a sexy Bluetooth boombox. This gear and gadgetry was already attractive, but with discounts of up to 60 percent they’re damn near irresistible. Take a look for more details:
This week The CultCast: What new hardware will Apple bestow upon us at next week’s iPhone 7 event? Don’t miss our predictions! Plus: New video shows iPhone 7 Plus in the wild, and we explain Apple’s Irish tax woes (then argue about the situation).
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All hell broke loose last week when Nike relaunched its much loved Nike+ Running app with a new offering called “Nike+ Run Club.” Plagued with bugs, sluggish performance and missing features, this update has infuriated some of Nike’s most loyal users, including me. Nike+ Running used to have an impressive 4.5 star rating on the App Store. Since the update, this has plummeted to just 1.5 stars. And Nike’s Facebook and Twitter accounts are now flooded with gripes.
So what happened? How could a single update turn one of the best iPhone running apps into one of the worst?
The past week has been one to forget for both Apple and Samsung. While Cupertino was handed a hefty tax bill by the European Commission, Sammy has had to recall every Galaxy Note 7 unit sold so far for fear of them exploding.
But which one will be most damaging, and which will quickly be forgotten? Apple’s tax fight is sure to rage on for months, but will faulty phones leave a bad taste in the mouths of Samsung fans a lot longer?
Join us in this week’s Friday Night Fight as we discuss the sad start to September for Apple and Samsung.