Last week, the news broke that Apple is now discontinuing the most powerful iMac model on sale, the iMac Pro. The web page to order also said “while stock lasts” too. As of writing, it is still possible to order the machine in the UK, but it wont be for long. Apple launched the iMac Pro in late 2017, and it was never meant to be a permeant item in […]
Starting later this year, Apple is going to start using randomised serial numbers for all of its products. It is unclear why Apple is looking to do this, but the current serial number process allows for the place of manufacture as well as date of manufacture. Apple was planning on moving to randomised serial numbers before the end of 2020, but this never happened. Apple may be looking to do […]
Today Apple has releases iOS and iPadOS 14.4.1 for iPhone and iPad with minor bug fixes and some security issues resolved. Apple is recommending the update to all users as there is an issue wit WebKit which could allow maliciously crafted web content to execute code on the device. Updating iOS and iPadOS can be done on device by going to Settings > General > Software Update. On Mac and […]
Support for a numbers of apps on the Apple TV 3rd generation have been pulled recently, including HBO and MLB but now as of this week, the official YouTube app for the third generation model has been removed. The second generation Apple TV lost access to YouTube back in 2015. However despite this, AirPlay from a a iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac is still supported. Apple is expected to […]
Back in June last year, right at the very start of the announcement for Apple’s own silicon for Macs, the company announced the DTK for developers to help them transition to the new line of Macs which were announced late last year. The DTK Mac mini had the A12Z chip, from the current iPad Pro, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, two USB-C ports, one HDMI port an two legacy USB-A ports. […]
The Apple Watch has now been approved for ECG use in Australia this week by the government meaning all Apple Watch users, who have Series 4 or later will soon have access to the ECG feature once Apple releases it. The ECG app on Apple Watch Series 4, Series 5 and Series 6 can run an electrocardiogram which looks at the timing of the heartbeat, the Apple Watch spits out […]
In the US, Apple has 270 physical retail stores and as of Monday this week, that have all reopened up again, following on from when Apple, along with other retailers started closing stores temporarily back in March 2020. Throughout the pandemic in the US all of Apple’s stores have been opening and reopening on a regular basis. However this isn’t a sign that everything is back to normal, Apple is […]
From time to time, Apple provides information to developers about what percentage of devices in a given time frame are running what operating system. In recent years, the rate at which a new operating system has been adopted is simply staggering, even more so with iOS 14 which introduced home screen widgets which allowed users to customise the look and feel as well as icons on the phone. Last week […]
Today, Apple Pay has launched in Mexico, adding support for customers to pay for items online and in store using iPhone and Apple Watch, with in app and online supported by iPad and Mac too. Supported banks and card companies ware accepting registrations too from today and they include – Citibanamex, Banorte, American Express, and MasterCard. Apple Pay launched back in 2014 alongside the original iPhone 6 and then launched in […]
With iOS 14 last September, Apple added cycling directions to Apple Maps for the first time, as well as city guided tours, EV route optimisation and much more. With cycling directions it was only launched in a few select cities such as London and New York but this week Apple has now expanded the service to a couple more cities in the west coast of America, with San Diego in […]
