When Apple launched the iPhone 7 back in 2016, it was available in quite a lot of colours as far it goes back then, nowadays the iPhone is offered in a wide variety of colours. The iPhone 7 was offered in Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold and Jet Black. The iPhone 7 was offered in PRODUCT(RED) six months after launching. The latter was a unique high gloss black which was […]
In the last couple of days, Google has begun to roll out a new redesigned YouTube app on newer Apple TV models, the new update brings the tvOS app up to spec with other versions of the YouTube app on other platforms. The new look has been available on Google TV for the best part of year at this stage. The new update adds a more modern design, with a […]
Today, Apple has surprised everyone with the news that the larger HomePod is being discontinued as of now. Apple will still be providing the HomePod for sale through its own online store as well as other third party locations, while stocks last. Apple has said that going forward, focus is being moved to the newer HomePod mini which is significantly less expensive at £99 / $99 vs the £279 / […]
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 […]
According to a recent report, shipments of the Apple Watch were up by 19% in 2020, when compared to the year before. Apple shifted 28.4 million in 2019 and 33.9 million in 2020. Most other companies offering smart watches actually saw decline in shipments except from Huawei. “Impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, global smartwatch shipments in Q4 2020 saw a slight YoY decrease to book an almost flat 2020, according […]
Last week, Plex confirmed that its app on iOS, iPadOS and tvOS now integrates with the Apple TV app which means currently watches shows are kept track of using the up next feature within the app. However the integration only applies to the video on demand service from Plex and doesn’t work with any personal content uploaded to Plex. Like any app that works with the Apple TV app, Siri […]
Hit TV show Ted Lasso on Apple TV+ has won the ‘Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy Series’ coming ahead of shows from Hulu and HBO Max such as The Flight Attendant. Jason Sudeikis and Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso and Rebecca Welton) also both won Critics Choice Awards for their own roles in the show. Earlier in February this year, Ted Lasso was nominated for ‘Best Television Series, Musical, or Comedy’ […]
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 […]
