Apple has your desktops, satchels and pockets. Now it wants your home. A new operating system, currently codenamed Charismatic but expected to be formally called homeOS, is in development and…
Continue readingCategory: Hardware
Apple announced RCS support a year ago but Australian carriers keep us waiting
Rich Communication Services, or RCS, was added to iOS 18 in 2024. RCS promises to give regular SMS messages a more iMessage-type of experience with higher resolution images, read receipts,…
Continue reading
Is it worth paying for cellular comms for your iPad?
Apple offers cellular comms as an option on the entire iPad range (and possibly the MacBook Pro if rumours are true). But is it worth spending $250 – $350? When…
Continue reading
Apple slips up revealing a bunch of new products
A new software tool that Apple released and then removed revealed references to a number of, as yet, unannounced products. The accidental leak confirms much of what other leakers and…
Continue reading
Apple works around US blood oxygen import ban
Over the last couple of years, Apple has been fighting a patent infringement case against Masimo. Masimo alleges that Apple infringed on its patents for the blood oxygen sensor that’s…
Continue reading
Five things about the rumoured new low-cost MacBook
Speculation continues that Apple will release a low cost MacBook later this year. Based on the A18 Pro processor, this would effectively be an iPad’s internals running in a laptop…
Continue reading
My iPad mini has me using my iPad more and iPhone less
For most of the last few years I’ve used an 11-inch iPad Pro as an accessory to my Mac. My iPad Pro never quite made it as a laptop replacement…
Continue reading
Dexcom delivers Apple Watch integration with its G7 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
DexCom has announced that the Dexcom G7 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System now syncs directly with Apple Watch, making it easier for people to monitor their glucose levels. According to…
Continue reading
Apple dominates the tablet market as the iPad outsells all its rivals
Tablet shipments grew 13.1% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2025 (2Q25) globally with IDC (International Data Corporation) reporting that a total of 38.3 million units were shipped in that…
Continue reading
Thoughts on real, designed and perceived obsolescence
I’ve kept a stash of older Apple gear that I really like. Devices that I think changed our perception of what using a computer could be. One of the devices…
Continue reading