The Apple Watch Ultra is a big deal – literally. With the largest screen, longest battery life, heaviest weight and more buttons, it’s more Apple Watch than any previous model. And I finally got my hands on one this afternoon. Unboxing the Apple Watch Ultra Apple has always made unboxing their products more like opening…
Category: Hardware
iPad Pro to be updated
A slip up by Logitech strongly suggests we’ll be seeing updates to Apple’s iPad Pro range. Apple work’s close with Logitech on the Crayon – a third-party Apple Pencil that closely mimics the functions of the OG. The accidental ‘leak’ was revealed by 9to5 Mac with someone spotting references to a 6th generation iPad Pro…
Thoughts on real, designed and perceived obsolescence
I’m typing this post on a MacBook Air – a pretty common device for writers, journalists and other people who need a slim, light and powerful portable computer to get their work done. But how many people do you know who use a computer that’s homing in on ts tenth birthday? My 2011 11-inch MacBook…
iPhone 14 ushers in a new era for repairability
The iPhone 14 looks a lot like the iPhone 13 – so much so that most people didn’t see the latest iPhone as true update. But the team at iFixIt, in their latest tear down, has discovered that there’s more to the iPhone 14 than meets the eye and that we ought not judge a…
Apple to fix annoying copy/paste “feature”
In an effort to protect users from data being copied and pasted without their consent- something ‘naughty’ applications could do to steal data – Apple added a new dialog that asks uses to either allow or disallow data from being pasted. The problem is that there’s no way to trust an application. As a result,…
Rumours of the floppy disk’s death are greatly exaggerated
Put a floppy disk in front of a millennial and they’re likely to ask why you bothered using a 3D printer to make a model of the Save icon. But despite mainstream computers not having floppy drives for most of the millennium, parts of the world are still trying to extricate themselves from the clutches…
Do you need to install endpoint protection software on a Mac?
For almost as long as the Mac has existed, there has been an ongoing debate about whether Mac owners should install ‘anti-virus’ software. I put the word in inverted commas intentionally as we have moved a long way pas the days of computer viruses. The broader term malware is now where we are at and…
iPadOS 16 – What you need to know about Stage Manager
Apple will soon be boosting iPads with iPadOS 16. One of the most ‘in your face’ changes coming is the introduction of Stage Manager. This is a new way for the iPad to handle multitasking. It’s a powerful new feature but it won’t work for everyone. Here’s what you need to know. Which iPads support…
Apple unleashes watchOS 9
Apple’s watchOS 9 is now available for download and come packed with a bunch of new features. Continuing its quest to be the best health and fitness monitoring tool for the masses, watchOS 9 gives Apple Watch owners a bunch of new features and abilities that will make the developers of some third-party apps nervous….
How is the Apple Watch SE2 different to the OG Apple Watch SE?
Apple has unveiled an update to its entry level Apple Watch SE. The new Apple Watch SE looks a lot like it predecessor but when you scratch the surface, there are a few important differences. Need to know Apple Watch SE 2022 Apple Watch SE 2020 Display Size 40mm and 44mm 40mm and 44mm Size…