Apple’s Find My service is incredibly useful. When someone in my home can’t find their phone, I use Find My to make it play a sound. And, of course, there’s…
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How to check for Apple service outages
We tend to take cloud services, such as iCloud, for granted. Companies like Apple invest billions of dollars in deploying systems and infrastructure that are designed to run continuously and…
Continue readingApple’s new privacy ad is funny and serious at the same time
Apple has, for many years, produced some of the funniest and most creative ads the tech industry has even seen. There was the famous 1984 ad, produced by Ridley Scott,…
Continue readingTap to Pay makes it easier for businesses to accept payments
Apple’s Tap to Pay service has been available in the USA for a while now. Westpac and Tyro payments can now offer the service to their business clients, enabling shoppers…
Continue readingEmergency SOS via satellite is available in Australia and New Zealand on all iPhone 14 models
Apple’s safety service Emergency SOS via satellite is available starting today in Australia and New Zealand on all iPhone 14 models. The technology enables users to message with emergency services…
Continue readingRumour Mill: Apple to stop iCloud on a number of devices
With the need to continually update software in order to mitigate security risks and remediate flaws, there is a strong rumour that Apple will cut off access to iCloud on…
Continue readingWhy does Apple Music Classical exist?
Apple has released a support document that describes why classical music gets its own special app. In short, it’s because classical music is very different to more contemporary music. According…
Continue readingApple Music Classical launches
Apple has released a new app and service. Apple Music Classical is a standalone music streaming app that enables Apple Music subscribers to find recordings in the world’s largest classical music…
Continue readingApple Health needs to get smarter
There’s little doubt that the Apple Watch’s most common use is for health and well-being tracking. Whether you’re an athlete tracking performance, someone with cardiac issues or are at a…
Continue readingHealth is Apple’s big frontier – and the Apple Watch is its trojan horse
It is becoming abundantly clear that Apple’s primary use-case for the Apple Watch is centred on health, fitness and well-being. If we look back at the first Apple Watch, it…
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