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Dark Sky is reminding users that it’s app will shutdown on 1st January

Apple acquired Dark Sky over two years ago and the wind down process of it being merged into the Apple Weather app has been a relatively slow one. Apple has basically finished the process this year with the release of iOS 16, macOS 13 and iPadOS 16. Last year Apple majorly overhauled the Weather app last year with iOS 15 and now it seems the process is now finished. Shortly after […]

Netatmo debuts new white option for the Smart Outdoor Camera with Siren

A few weeks ago, Netatmo launched a new white version of its Smart Outdoor Camera with Siren device, to make it blend better in more places. Netatmo has had this device on sale for a little while and works natively with a lot of smart home systems, including Amazon Alexa, Hey Google, HomeKit and crucially, HomeKit Secure Video. Netatmo is offering the camera is a new white finish and its […]

Apple Stores in the UK will close on Monday 19th September for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

Apple Stores in the UK will be closed nationwide on Monday 19th September for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Apple informed UK staff yesterday about the closure and the day is a national bank holiday. King Charles III has announced that the day is to be a bank holiday for the whole country and it is up to the individual businesses if they want to close their doors on […]

The iPhone 5 was announced ten years ago today

Ten years ago today, Apple revealed the iPhone 5 to the world. Back on the 12th September 2012, Phil Schiller was responsible for announcing the new hardware at Apple’s iconic keynotes, following the death of Steve Jobs the year before. The iPhone 5 was significant, because this marked the first time the iPhone had changed in screen size since the original iPhone in 2007, just five years prior. The iPhone […]

Apple releases iOS 16 for iPhone‌ 8 and later

Apple has today released iOS 16 for iPhone‌ 8 and later. This year, Apple has dropped support for the iPhone‌ 6s, ‌iPhone‌ 7, and the 1st generation Phone SE. iPadOS 16 hasn’t been released today, as it is delayed until October. Apple is working on Stage Manager and according to reports, it isn’t working correctly, hence the delay. Due to high demand for the new operating system, initial downloads could […]

Apple releases iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, both address security issues

As well as releasing iOS 16 today, Apple has also released a security update for iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, with the release of iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7. This is available for those customers not able to upgrade to iOS 16, whether the phone doesn’t support it like the iPhone 7 or people are holding off for various reasons. iPadOS 15.7 is available now and will be worth upgrading […]

Apple updates the Apple Watch SE, adds new S8 chip and more

This week at the event on Wednesday, Apple updated the Apple Watch SE with a very minor revision. The new watch gets the same S8 chip from the new Series 8 as well as ‘Crash Detection’. The new chip gives the Apple Watch SE 20% faster performance than the outgoing model, according to Apple. Like the new Series 8, Apple has added some new sensors to the SE to allow […]

This is the new Apple Watch Series 8

Earlier this week at the Apple event, the company revealed the new Apple Watch Series 8. It looks pretty much identical to the Series 7 which was revealed in 2021. The main changes here are the new S8 SoC, new temperature sensor to help with women’s health as well as ‘Crash Detection’. First off, the new S8 chip. Apple hasn’t said if the new chip is any faster than the […]

iOS 16 is being released on Monday 12th September

Apple is planning on releasing iOS 16 to compatible devices next week on Monday 12th September, after a few months in the beta process after it was released in June earlier this year. We released a post explaining all the new features with iOS 16, which you can find here. iOS 16 will be released at 10am PDT (6pm BST) on Monday 12th September.This year, Apple has dropped support for […]

This is the new iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus

This week, Apple unveiled the new iPhone 14, this time available in a new larger size – akin to what Apple offers with the Pro Max devices. Apple stopped using the Plus naming after the iPhone 8 Plus was launched, back in 2017. The company then unveiled the iPhone XS Max in 2018, which marked the change in naming scheme going forward. Ever since Apple launched the iPhone XS and […]