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iPhone 6 Review: Meet The New Best Smartphone
Apple has two new iPhones debuting today, including the iPhone 6. The iPhone 6 is the heir apparent to the flagship line of Apple smartphones, as it comes in at the same price point as the iPhone 5s, but Apple has done something new this year by introducing a premium priced iPhone 6 Plus. The iPhone 6 is still plenty premium, however, and its 4.7-inch screen is likely going to be a better fit… Read More
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iOS 8 Review: Refinements And Relaxed Limitations Add Up For A Better Experience
Apple’s iOS 8 is arriving tomorrow, and while it isn’t as overtly dramatic a change as iOS 7 was last year, it’s still a big update with lots of new features and tweaks. Using it on the new iPhone 6 hardware revealed lots to love in the new mobile OS from Apple, some easing of restrictions that could lead to big advantages for third-party apps, and a lot of potential to… Read More
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Apple Sells 4M iPhone 6 And 6 Plus Pre-Orders In Opening 24 Hours
Apple has sold a record number of iPhones during its initial pre-order weekend sales, topping the charts with 4 million units moved between when it kicked off pre-sales early Friday morning and the end of the same day. The store experienced some technical problems owing to volume, but that didn’t stop the 6 Plus from selling out quickly, followed by the iPhone 6 later in the morning.… Read More
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AT&T To Get iPhone 6-Friendly Wi-Fi Calling In 2015
The iPhone 6 supports WiFi calling. But does your carrier support it?PopKey’s iOS 8 Launch Will Replace Written Language With The Expressive Art Of The GIF
We’re on the verge of a linguistic revolution, made possible by the fact that Apple has opened up its iOS operating system to allow third-party keyboards. One of the first entrants will be PopKey, a project out of the WorkshopX creative studio based in Ottawa, which has created on-demand social photo printing service CanvasPop, among others. The Betaworks-style operation’s new… Read More
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How Apple’s HealthKit Could Offer General Wellbeing As A Platform Advantage
Apple’s HealthKit is coming in iOS 8, and reports about the current beta version of the software paint it mostly as an empty vessel waiting for developers to build hooks that connect their data to the hub, and leverage the data volunteered by other apps and the user to inform their own health and fitness software. But Apple isn’t just waiting to see what people will build; behind… Read More
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Watch iOS 8′s Latest Beta Transcribe Voice To Text In Near-Real Time
Apple’s iOS 8 beta 4 just hit the interwebs today, and among the new features found therein, there’s a cool new visualization of the iOS dictation feature (seen in the MacRumors video above) that shows your words being transcribed almost in real-time as you say them. It’s a feature that previously appeared in Siri, but it’s new to the dictate option found in Messages… Read More
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Latest iOS 8 Beta Update Includes Tips, An App That Shows Features You Might Miss
The latest iOS 8 beta release includes a new Tips app pointing out features and shortcuts that aren’t immediately apparent, as well as the steps necessary to turn them on or off in settings. iOS 8 Tips Apple’s Health Hand With Homegrown Step And Calorie Counting Features
Apple has a new beta for iOS 8 available to developers, and part of the fun are new built-in features for Health, its centralized health and fitness hub. The Health app is new in iOS 8. It’s designed to take signals from third-party providers, as well as selectively share data with health and fitness software based on a user’s preference. But while it launched in the original… Read More
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