Apple Archive
22 Sep 2015
Apple iOS 9
Apple iOS 9 Sometimes Apple completely reinvents a product, but often the company sticks to a winning formula. iOS 9, the newest operating system for iPhones and iPads, is part of a pattern. Following the complete visual overhaul of iOS 7, iOS 8 smoothed out some lingering bugs and fleshed out the OS with new
22 Sep 2015
Found an iOS 9 security flaw? You could earn $1m — but not from Apple
Found an iOS 9 security flaw? You could earn $1m — but not from Apple Security firm Zerodium has announced a $1 million bounty for vulnerabilities found in iOS 9 that will allow a non-jailbroken device to be compromised and controlled remotely. The company is looking for an exploit that can be deployed through
21 Sep 2015
Malware makes its way into Apple’s App Store in its first major security breach
Malware makes its way into Apple’s App Store in its first major security breach Apple is working to remove malware-infected apps from its App Store in the first major attack on its iOS software platform, reports Reuters. Several apps, including WeChat, Chinese cab service Didi Kuaidi and card scanning tool CamCard contained malicious code
18 Sep 2015
Apple’s court win could force Samsung to change its smartphone features
Apple’s court win could force Samsung to change its smartphone features Apple’s recent victory in a Court of Appeal (PDF) related to a four-year-old patent dispute could force Samsung to stop using certain features in its smartphones, reports Bloomberg. The ruling concerns Apple’s patented slide-to-unlock, autocorrect, and quicklinks (which turns information like phone numbers into links)
17 Sep 2015
iOS 9 review: Apple finally focuses on stability and smarts
iOS 9 review: Apple finally focuses on stability and smarts Two years on from the biggest design overhaul of iOS, Apple has finally started to iron out the kinks. iOS 7 was notorious for being unstable at launch and many people struggled to get iOS 8 onto their phones, because it was such a huge download.
16 Sep 2015
You can’t track down your lost iPhone using an Android device
You can’t track down your lost iPhone using an Android device If you’ve misplaced your iPhone and only have an Android device to track it down with, you’re sadly out of luck. It turns out that iCloud.com, where Apple’s Find My iPhone feature is available, doesn’t support Android browsers, including the default app as
16 Sep 2015
Want iOS 9? Here’s what time you can download it today
Want iOS 9? Here’s what time you can download it today Today is the day. Apple enthusiasts get to experience iOS 9 for the first time (unless you had early access). The only thing is, it’s not going to be available the second you wake up, so here’s a handy list that indicates the
15 Sep 2015
Apple Watch will be sold in John Lewis stores across the UK
Apple Watch will be sold in John Lewis stores across the UK The United Kingdom’s John Lewis department stores will carry Apple Watch beginning September 18, according to Wareable. Until now, the only way to try an Apple Watch in the United Kingdom has been by visiting Apple’s stores, but those are only situated in
15 Sep 2015
Apple says iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are on track to be its best-selling models yet
Apple says iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are on track to be its best-selling models yet Apple only updates its iPhone design every two years, so the intermediate ‘S’ models are normally not received quite as enthusiastically, despite their upgraded processing power. It looks like that may not be the case with the new 6s
11 Sep 2015
Apple ‘blew it’ — The Apple Pencil (stylus) is here
Apple ‘blew it’ — The Apple Pencil (stylus) is here Steve Jobs always severely derided the idea of a stylus: His thought was that if you saw a stylus, then Apple ‘blew it’ — because styluses are klutzy and people lose them. But … Steve also famously told his successor Tim Cook not to waste