While smartwatches are all the rage right now with Apple, Samsung and Motorola in particular all duking it out for the limited space on our wrists, Microsoft is instead sticking with the fitness tracker approach. Having already had limited success with the Microsoft Band, the software giant is now set to release an updated model, with its media event on October 6th looking like a likely date for the Band 2's outing.
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Oliver Haslam has written about technology for over a decade. His work has been published in print at Macworld and online pretty much everywhere else. If it plugs in or has a battery, it's fair game.
As the days tick down until Apple's iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus go on sale this Friday, September 25th, some of those who ordered their new smartphone online have started to see their shipments leave Apple's distribution centers.
Here's performance comparison of iOS 9.1 vs iOS 9. Using two iPhone 5 handsets and two iPhone 4s, a YouTuber sets about testing the performance of iOS 9 against the first beta release of iOS 9.1. Results inside.
Sometimes it is just abundantly clear that someone inside Samsung's marketing division just cannot help themselves but launch a shot across Apple's bow. The latest video ad to come out of Samsung, extolling the virtues of being able to heavily customize how the company's Galaxy Note 5 looks, certainly has the feel of being aimed at Apple, that's for sure.
Some new photographs have appeared which show the boxes for all four iPhone 6s color variations and a closer look at the Rose Gold model.
Here's how to enable and use WiFi Assist feature in iOS 9 on your iPhone. It may be one of the least well-publicized additions in iOS 9, but Wi-Fi Assist has the ability to be one of the most useful, yet almost invisible features to ever find its way into an iOS update.
iOS 9 plugs a security hole that previously allowed anyone within AirDrop range to install malware on your iPhone, even if you didn't accept the transfer.
Apple has posted a knowledge base document that reveals an iOS 9 patch plugging the code signing vulnerability previously used by Pangu and TaiG teams to achieve jailbreak.
Here is the complete iOS 9 changelog that covers everything from the new iCloud Drive app to improved battery life and anything in between that you might have missed.
Just as it had promised at its press event last week, Apple has today revised the pricing tiers for iCloud storage, making some tiers cheaper whilst doing away with the 500GB option completely.
















