As part of iPadOS 14, Apple Pencil is learning some new tricks. Apple is bringing several new abilities to its stylus including substantial changes to handwriting and notes. Let’s see how it works. There are two big categories for Apple Pencil features. We’ve already taken a look at Scribble which is a feature in iPadOS … Continue reading How Apple Pencil gets even better with iPadOS 14 Continue Reading
Apple has agreed to a settlement and licensing deal in a patent infringement case concerning the use of navigation technology in Apple Maps. The complaint, originally lodged in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in April 2019, accused Apple Maps of infringing on intellectual property owned by a patent holding company called … Continue reading Apple agrees to license patented tech in Apple Maps infringement case Continue Reading
Apple is rolling out monthly AppleCare+ payment options to customers in Canada, Australia and Japan. The monthly payment option first debuted in the U.S. back in 2019. It basically allows customers to keep AppleCare coverage for the service life a product, rather than a set period of time. A recently updated AppleCare+ support document suggests that the monthly payment program … Continue reading Monthly AppleCare+ payment option expands to Japan, Canada and Australia Continue Reading
The newly released iOS 13.6 software update brings quite a few new features to iPhone, including a new Health symptoms tracker. Here’s how to use it. An important aspect of tracking your health is constant monitoring of symptoms and other important metrics. The Health app has long excelled at tracking measurable metrics such as steps, weight … Continue reading How to add your symptoms to the Health app in iOS 13.6 Continue Reading
Apple’s main chip foundry TSMC has hiked its financial outlook for 2021 on the strength of new Macs, with the first Apple Silicon expected to ship in the MacBook Air in late 2020. TSMC is expecting the climb to start in the third quarter of 2020. This is likely from the “A14” chip expected in the … Continue reading Apple suppliers expecting big Apple Silicon revenue boost in 2020 and 2021 Continue Reading
Apple’s iPhones and iPads could provide a privacy screen which, through Augmented Reality, allows only the ‘Apple Glass‘ wearer to see information on their screens. Apple repeatedly says that privacy is not some add-on extra, it’s baked in from the start, and it appears to be demonstrating that with research for the forthcoming “Apple Glass.” … Continue reading ‘Apple Glass’ could overlay future iPhone with AR display to enhance privacy Continue Reading
The latest update to image editing app Pixelmator Pro for the Mac introduces new features such as the ability add curved and circular text, plus improvements to its Machine Learning tools. Pixelmator Pro 1.7 is the latest of the many regular updates to the app, each either improving performance or adding new features. This … Continue reading Pixelmator Pro 1.7 for Mac adds type on a curve, improved ML Super Resolution Continue Reading
The latest update to image editing app Pixelmator Pro for the Mac introduces new features such as the ability add curved and circular text, plus improvements to its Machine Learning tools. Pixelmator Pro 1.7 is the latest of the many regular updates to the app, each either improving performance or adding new features. This … Continue reading Pixelmator Pro 1.7 for Mac adds type on a curve, improved ML Super Resolution Continue Reading
The new OWC Thunderbolt 3 10G Ethernet Adapter features smart auto-negotiation features and real-world transfer speeds of up to 900 megabytes per second. The refreshed OWC Thunderbolt 3 10G Ethernet Adapter enables high-speed network connectivity for devices that don’t have ethernet ports or devices that only have a Gigabit Ethernet port like the 2018 Mac mini. … Continue reading OWC releases new Thunderbolt 3 10G Ethernet Adapter Continue Reading
Apple has added 10 more Historically Black Colleges and Universities regional coding centers to its Community Education Initiative to bring coding, creativity, and workforce development opportunities to learners of all ages. Launched in 2019, Apple’s Community Education Initiative now extends to 24 locations across the US. Apple says that these partnerships have “introduced thousands … Continue reading Apple Community Education Initiative expanding to bring coding opportunities to more people Continue Reading