The Story Behind Switching from iMac to Retina MacBook Pro

Retina MacBook Pro mid 2014

Almost 1400 days ago (3 years 10 months) I bought my first Mac, a 27-inch iMac. At the time of heading to the local retail store to pick up the Mid 2010 model I had second thoughts, why not buy a MacBook Pro instead, I thought. However, it turned out that I bought the new iMac. At that point in time … Read More

OS X Yosemite Beta Download Limited to First 1 Million Sign ups

OS X Yosemite Beta Program Download

  Apple today announced an all new version of upcoming software update for OS X 10.10 called OS X Yosemite. The new version of the update will be available for users this Fall however, Apple has opened its Beta Program for the first one million users who sign up to receive the beta version of OS X Yosemite. Users can test-drive the features Apple … Read More

Live Coverage WWDC Keynote Event – iOS 8, OS X 10.10, Beats Music and more

Apple WWDC Live Keynote Event 2014

Apple will kick off its WWDC keynote event at 10:00 AM Pacific Time at Moscone West convention center in San Francisco today. Live video streaming of the WWDC keynote event will be available on Apple’s website and Apple TV. Live streaming requires Safari 4 or later on OS X v10.6 or later; Safari on iOS 4.2 or later. Streaming via Apple TV … Read More

iOS 7.1 Refines User Interface, Brings CarPlay, Improvements and Bug Fixes

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Apple on Monday released iOS 7.1, the first update to add new features since the introduction of iOS 7 last year. The update adds support for CarPlay, tweaks the user interface and animations to bring uniformity in design. The most noticeable change visually is the “Phone” app which the company has refined to match the overall flat design. A new … Read More

iPhone 6 and Samsung’s Galaxy S5 Rumoured Specs Compared

iphone 6 vs galaxy s5

The smartphone industry’s top two players, Apple and Samsung, will unveil their new flagship phones this summer. Rumored features of iPhone 6 and Samsung’s Galaxy S5 have been widely discussed and now KDB Daewoo Securities has published a new note detailing the features. Apple is expected to launch iPhone 6 with a larger display size to enter the “phablet” market. … Read More

Starbucks App Stores Passwords in Plain Text

starbucks app coffee

The App Store over the years has won customer trust for secure apps since each app goes through an approval process. However, in the recent past there have been many cases where users’ data has been compromised due to the app developers server being hacked or not using enough security measures. It was recently revealed that the popular Starbucks app … Read More

iPhone 5s Number One in UK During Christmas

Gold iPhone 5s

The holiday season has been dominated by Apple in the recent past and 2013 Christmas wasn’t any different. Apple’s gold iPhone 5s turned out to be the most popular smartphone during Christmas. According to data published by uSwitch.com for December 2013 iPhone 5s won over Samsung Galaxy S4 for the third consecutive month. The data analysed was based on live … Read More

Snapchat Security Breach Affects 4.6 Million Users

Snapchat security breach

Snapchat a social networking app popular for sharing photos with friends that self-destruct after a few seconds has had a security breach. The servers of Snapchat were hacked that has resulted in usernames and mobile numbers of over 4.6 million users being exposed and possibly available on the internet. According to reports, Gibson Security on August 27, 2013 had pointed … Read More

3 Predictions for Apple in 2014 That Will Bring Big Changes

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The year 2013 proved to be yet another great year for Apple. The company introduced all-new products in each category and broke previous sales records for iOS devices. However, in my opinion the highlight product of Apple wasn’t its hugely popular iPhone, it was the introduction of Mac Pro and making most of its software free for users. The design … Read More

Google’s Motorola Ridicules ‘other’ Android Devices for Indiscipline

Motorola Ridiclues Android Partners

At an event earlier today Motorola, a Google company unveiled its latest ‘budget’ smartphone called “Moto G”. The theme of the entire event and the ideology behind the product was to make premium features available at a non-premium price. While announcing the new Moto G product Motorola executives mentioned Apple’s iPhone 5s, Samsung’s Galaxy S4 and HTC a few times. … Read More

iPad mini with Retina Display New Technical Specifications Revealed

iPad min retina display apps

The smaller 7.9 inch tablet from Apple, iPad mini with retina display went on sale at Apple’s retail stores on Tuesday. Due to tight supply and high demand Apple offered the device exclusively via personal pickup. This allows customers who purchase the new tablet from Appel’s online store to pick up the device from a retail store of their choice. … Read More

iPhone 6 Rumored to Feature Curved Touchscreen in 2014

Apple iPhone 5s

The iPhone 6 is rumoured to feature bigger, curved screen expected to be released in October 2014. According to a new report published by Bloomberg, Apple is preparing to launch two new iPhones next year. Bigger iPhone models will feature 4.7 and 5.5 inch screens. Apple changed the screen size of iPhone with the introduction of iPhone 5 with a … Read More

Apple Invests in GT Advanced Technologies for Sapphire

iPhone 5s home button

Refining existing products and continually experimenting with new materials has been an integral part of Apple’s new product development strategy. Securing long term deals for components that are used in iOS devices has become fairly common. From touch screens, flash storage to even bulk booking of courier services, Apple’s strategy has been to invest in long term healthy supply of … Read More

Apple working on iWork update to re-introduce ‘missing features’

new pages numbers keynote

Apple recently released all-new versions of iWork apps for Mac and iOS. The updated versions of Pages, Keynote and Numbers feature a complete design overhaul and also introduces some new features. However, as users began to explore the new update many found that some features were removed. Users reported their concerns on Apple support forums and the started listing the … Read More