Craig Federighi took the stage at WWDC on Monday to announce iOS 8, the next major version of Apple's mobile operating system. To much surprise, there were quite a few improvements made this time around with features like Interactive Notifications and 3rd party keyboard support. I've spent the week running iOS 8 full-time, and there are quite a few nice...
When Apple launched the iPad back in 2010, the potential to create great physical keyboards to accompany it was fantastic. Partly because the iPad was completely devoid of physical keys, and partly because the keyboard dock that Apple launched alongside it was downright awful. Over the past couple of years, a couple of companies have really shone in...
With iOS 8, Apple introduced a new feature to their Mail app that will be familiar to users of third-party email apps like Mailbox and Evomail+. These apps incorporate several swiping gestures in their inbox navigation systems. iOS 8 starts where iOS 7 left off, adding some more convenience, with new actions that can be performed from the inbox. Left...
With Father's Day approaching soon, it's about time to start thinking of some gift ideas if you haven't already. Here's a selection of fairly affordable iPhone accessories for your dad this Father's Day. Jaybird Freedom Sprint Headphones Whether your dad is an avid athlete or he likes to mow the lawn, these sweat-resistant Bluetooth earbuds from...
Quick! That catchy song is on TV again, but you don’t know what it is. By the time you unlock your iPhone and open Shazam, it’s too late. Fortunately, in iOS 8, Siri offers a couple new ways to do the tricky work or you. To start Shazam, simply activate Siri. Siri will start listening to the sound around you, and identify the song. This process...
ios 8 credit card scan With the release of iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks in 2013, Apple improved their iCloud service by adding in iCloud Keychain. This allowed users to sync sensitive data securely between their Apple devices. Included among this were login credentials for websites, wifi passwords, and even stored credit card information, which could then...
During WWDC Apple unveiled an API for Touch ID which will allow third party apps to use Touch ID as password replacements. This will make apps, such as payment apps and bank account apps, much easier to access, as well as eliminating the need to cover your screen when typing passwords in public. According to Business Insider, PayPal developers...
