Just like every year, Apple’s flagship device started raising some serious noise as soon as it was launched. Some jumped straight into criticizing the headphone changes and the price-tag, while others only confirmed their high expectations. However, among the masses of Apple’s fans, the new iPhone also got the attention of another huge community –…
Apple’s annual developer conference, WWDC, kicked off yesterday with a keynote. Apple heads got up on stage at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. Here’s what Apple announced: iOS 10 Apple’s mobile OS is hitting a milestone this year with its ’10’ release, with the company calling it its “biggest iOS release ever,” although that seems…
Could Coach be the next possible high-end brand to work with Apple? There’s a good chance they could be. There have been plenty of brands making watchbands for the Apple Watch but a new luxury brand is rumored to do the same. Coach’s Possible Plans for Watchband Design Apple Insider recently announced that Coach plans…
With all the rumours and hype surrounding Apples predicted release of its new iPhone 7 and 7Plus it’s not hard to see why there is an undercurrent of excitement of those that love their iPhones. So what can we expect from the new iPhone? When the Apple iPhone 6s and the 6s Plus were released…
When news first broke that Apple would be sponsoring the 2016 Met Gala, some people were confused. Lest we forget that fashion and technology have co-existed for many years. As Jenni Avins reminded us via her article for Quartz, the garment industry sparked the industrial revolution. In a world that has been taken over by…
In today’s digital world, it seems almost unnecessary to carry around a traditional journal and pen for writers. With the following apps for writers, you’ll never miss a beat as you create your written works on the go with your iPad, iPhone, or even MacBook! Editorial (iPad) – $4.99 Editorial is a plain text editor…
When the Apple Watch was announced in fall 2014, potential consumers were divided. Was the return to a wristwatch design the next logical step in the development of smart devices or merely a novel attempt at appealing to hipster sensibilities? As of March 2015, this question has yet to be answered. Apple has a solid marketing history, but…
iTunes is normally known for its freedom of choice, but a recent decision created a lot of outrage among loyal fans. These fans are not necessarily U2 fans, but Apple has decided to install U2 songs for free on users’ iTunes accounts anyway, regardless of users’ consent or lack thereof. The point is to promote…
Arguably, phones have evolved more than most other forms of technology. We’ve gone from rotary phones to corded phones to wireless phones to those giant shoe/walkie-talkie hybrids to cell phones. And even then, we’ve seen generations of cell phones, by and large thanks to Apple. Understanding that, it shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that…
Apple Inc. released a statement with their diversity numbers Tuesday. The resulting breakdown showed little actual diversity. The report stated that 54 percent of Apple’s technology jobs in the United States are held by whites and a further 23 percent of these jobs are held by Asians. Additionally, the report showed that 80 percent of…
With the iPhone 6 release dated pushed back from the usual summertime announcement to (rumor has it) mid-September, Apple enthusiasts are understandably miffed. No word yet on what tweaks exactly lead to the push-back or when we will know the date of the new model’s lunch. However, you can already pre-order a version of the…
We all are aware by now, thanks to rapid fire launches of drones, phones, and unlimited subscription services, that Amazon is currently the ruler of all things e-marketing. When it comes to book publishing then, how could Amazon let anyone else take the throne? Well, it might be too soon to predict and too small…
Many of us Apple geeks get very excited for WWDC as consumers because they typically unveil new technology that can be absolutely amazing. This year, they did not disappoint (even though I was hoping I’d get a sneak peak at a new iPhone.) They covered three topics at the WWDC keynote: OS X Yosemite, iOS…
Launched at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, Apple CarPlay is the corporation’s own answer to the constant problem of in-car phone connectivity technology. The new service promises to rival Google’s own offering as well as more generic in-car systems by providing what many people have been waiting for, an official Apple in-car system. The service…
Artificial intelligences, or AIs, may not be as developed as Cortana or HAL – yet – but that doesn’t mean we’re not getting there. I decided to venture out into the world to interview three of the more popular AIs to see what I could learn. Here are their stories. Overview Cleverbot is an online feature…