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Category: Accessories

It’s time for Apple to get out of the standalone display business

Posted on February 17, 2025February 17, 2025

Apple has always delivered great displays as part of their desire to control the entire user experience. Back to the first Macintosh, released back in 1984, Apple has made a…

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Apple’s Lightning to HDMI adaptor is really a computer – and it can run Doom

Posted on February 6, 2025February 9, 2025

“But can it run Doom?” Is a question often asked of many computing platforms. Back in the 1990s, there was even a hidden version of a game similar to Doom…

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Samsung’s move to Qi2 wireless charging is good news for iPhone owners

Posted on January 8, 2025January 8, 2025

Wireless charging has been a feature of the iPhone life since 2017, when it was added to the iPhone 8 and iPhone X. Three years later, with the iPhone 12…

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The EU’s USB-C mandate starts to bite Apple

Posted on January 2, 2025January 3, 2025

Apple has withdrawn the iPhone SE and iPhone 14 from sale in Switzerland and the European Union. This is because those devices still use Apple’s now outlawed Lightning connector for…

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New Vision Pro camera, ChatGPT Search for the masses and new developer betas released

Posted on December 17, 2024December 17, 2024

It’s been a busy start to the day in the Apple universe with three news items hitting the wires this morning.  iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, macOS 15.3 develop betas released…

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Inside Apple’s $199 USB-C cable

Posted on March 7, 2024March 7, 2024

The introduction of USB-C has, in the main part, been a boon for computer users. We finally have a connector that can be used either way, across a range of…

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Review: Paperlike screen protector

Posted on October 18, 2023October 18, 2023

I’ve been using an iPad since the very first model was released back in 2010. And all that time I have never used a screen protector. I’m very careful with…

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Apple Pencil adds USB-C with lower price than Apple Pencil 2

Posted on October 18, 2023October 18, 2023

Apple has quietly announced the release of a new Apple Pencil. While the original Apple Pencil, with its Lightning charger stays on the market to support owners of legacy iPads,…

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Apple will need to complete its USB-C conversion soon

Posted on October 15, 2023October 15, 2023

The EU’s decision to mandate USB-C for charging is in full swing. Apple is ahead of the curve with laptops, which will need to adopt USB-C April 2026 and has…

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Your iPhone is now a Netflix gaming controller

Posted on August 15, 2023August 15, 2023

In case you missed it, games are kind of a big deal. Over the last few years Google launched and then shelved its Stadia platform, Apple launched its Arcade gaming…

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