Technology

Instagram launches new app which creates 1 second videos

Earlier today, Instagram launched a new app which lets you make one second videos, which then get looped – almost like a GIF animation. Instagram is building some simple but genuinely useful applications for iOS, Layout lets you arrange your photos into a collage and then post it to Instagram, Facebook or download it. Hyperlapse arrived last year just before the release of iOS 8 which actually did include a […]

iOS 9.1 is now out, brings bug fixes and 150 new emoji

Earlier today, Apple unveiled the latest update for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch – iOS 9.1. This release has been highly requested since the launch of iOS 9 earlier in September, mostly for one feature, more emojis. Well good news, the latest release adds the taco, middle finger and badminton emoji as well as much more. Also included is a ton of bug fixes such as improved perforce for Music, […]

Apple Maps now uses Yellow Pages for business data in Canada

In the most of North America and Europe, Yelp and Trip Advisor are the most favoured for business listings on Apple’s mapping software, Apple Maps. In Canada, Apple and Yellow Pages have partnered for listings in Canada, this information includes reviews, opening hours, photos, payment types and addresses. Yellow Pages has details for over 1.8 million businesses in Canada and the data is now available for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac […]

Xbox One wireless controller adaptor for Windows 10 now out

It’s been a long time coming, but Microsoft has finally released the wireless adaptor for the Xbox One controller which works with Windows 10. Earlier today Microsoft announced that the new accessory will be available for purchase today for $25/£25 in most stores around the world. There are also some other bundles which includes the controller and the adaptor for $80. The adaptor works with Windows 10 and is available to […]

The Samsung Galaxy S7 might have USB Type-C

The next big Samsung flagship may use the latest USB standard on the next big Galaxy phone. As always, Apple is pushing the next big thing and a lot earlier than everyone else, earlier this year with the new MacBook a lot of people weren’t very happy that, yet again they had to use a new standard but very quickly other companies adopted the port and USB Type-C may become […]

iPad Pro Smart Keyboard will only be available in US layout

The new iPad Pro, which is scheduled to be released sometime in November also has an optional accessory called the Smart Keyboard which magnetically connects to the iPad using the Smart Connector – that also sends the data as opposed to using Bluetooth. This also makes the keyboard less intensive on battery life. Recently, some interesting news has been uncovered about the keyboard, German language blog iFun.de found that, quietly mentioned on […]

Microsoft teams up with OEMs and Intel for new ad campaign

It’s not news anymore that the PC industry is doing badly. Just earlier in this year in July figures were released that overall PC sales were dropping 10-12% every year, whereas Mac sales were surging ahead with 5-6% extra market share in the second quarter of 2014 and 7.8% in Q2 2015. In fact Lenovo, HP and Dell haven’t done that well. Dell had a negative growth of -8.7% ad HP […]

Windows 10 may automatically install on your PC

As it seems, Microsoft is basically forcing people running Windows 7 and Windows 8 to upgrade to the latest release, Windows 10. Just recently it has been revealed that the company has been forcing the update on people, in occasion without any prior warning. This comes from a report published by Ars Technica which contains details that Microsoft changed the optional tick box to be ticket so that when someone updated their […]

Apple Music and iTunes will scan 100,000 songs by the end of the year

Apple’s music streaming service will be able to scan and match up to 100,000 songs, up from the previous 25,000 with iTunes Match. Back in July following the release of Apple Music, Eddy Cue confirmed that they are working on getting the match limit increased by the release of iOS 9. Now that iOS 9 has been out for a few weeks, MacRumors tweeted to Eddy Cue to get the details […]

Pangu manages to jailbreak iOS 9

Yesterday, Chinese developers from Pangu somehow managed to jailbreak iOS 9, which has been deemed rootless and impossible to jailbreak. As of yet the tool is only available on Windows but it can jailbreak iOS 9, iOS 9.0.1 and iOS 9.0.2. As of yet it works with most of the devices that run iOS 9 including the iPod touch, iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, iPhone 5s iPhone 5c, iPhone 6 and iPhone […]