As the days count down towards Apple's big iPad event on Tuesday, October 22nd, all the preparations are underway at the venue that will play host to be big unveiling to iPad 5 and iPad mini 2.
It's amazing what you can find when you go digging through various sections of Apple's iOS operating system. Those who have the knowledge and patience to delve into the inner workings of the software can often encounter some extremely interesting things that Apple may or may not want the average user to immediately know about. Before iOS 7 and the iPhone 5s was officially announced it was revealed that the OS contained references to biometric frameworks; a discovery that pretty much confirmed the existence of Touch ID. Now it seems like it's the turn of a couple of Apple's own iOS app offerings to come under the spotlight after new icons were discovered for the iOS versions of GarageBand and iPhoto.
Every time Apple releases a new smartphone, there's always that feature thrown in to get chins wagging and kick up a little frenzy otherwise known as Apple Fever. This time around, it was the bright colors of the iPhone 5c; the fingerprint sensor of the iPhone 5s. Last year, it was the larger display of the iPhone 5, which finally broke the mold, but before that, the iPhone 4S got Siri.
The iPhone launch is, for the most part, now over, and attentions have naturally turned to Apple's secondary product releases of the calendar year. The Mac Pro, which has already been officially announced, could be just a month away from release according to a report over at French Apple blog MacGeneration, which also states that both the Intel Haswell-packing MacBook Pro and new iPads will make their way to the market by the end of October.
It's been all change in the Apple boardroom over the last 24 months, and while some of it has obviously been unavoidable other moves have been entirely by the Cupertino firm's choosing. The latest high profile addition to the brain trust that roams Apple's corridors of power is the appointment of current Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts.
As we did with the iPhone 5c review a couple of weeks ago, we've put the all new Apple iPhone 5s continuously through its paces and now is the time to provide you with my opinion on Apple's shiniest handset. As I mentioned in my iPhone 5c review, we've already done a large amount of coverage on the iPhone 5s. This post will serve to update you if you've missed any of that content.
Apple's iPhone trade-in program has just hit the United Kingdom and Germany. First launched prior to the iPhone 5s / 5c's September announcement in the United States, it allows customers to gain some credit back for their current iPhone and trade said handset in for a shiny new one. Unfortunately, though, the return on any iPhone seems to be way below what most would perceive as a respectful amount, and thus, the trade-in program is probably just for those who find the business of private selling just way too intolerable.
It's typical in today's digital industry that we should begin talking about a product before its would-be predecessor has even hit the market, and although we're fairly sure that Apple will be announcing a new iPad 5 at some point this fall, resident Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities already has the scoop on the iPad 6, in a note which was picked up by 9to5Mac. Apparently, it will offer a resolution exceeding the current standard of Apple's so-called Retina iPad panel, with 30-40% more pixels over the 9.7-inch diameter.
The iPhone 5s may be the latest, and technically greatest iPhone on the market, but being a new device allied to a new OS, it has been experiencing its fair share of issues. Notably, users have been reporting that apps seem to be crashing on a more frequent basis, and according to research from Crittercism, there's actually some truth in this notion. In fact, it would seem that apps crash twice as often on the newer of the two aluminum-clad Apple handsets, and although this is perhaps to be expected given the newness of device and the software, it's still a bit of an eye-opener.
Just like the Xbox 360's famed Ring of Death, the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) is almost always a sure sign that your PC is in need of a service, but while it has been the bane of Windows users' lives for many a year, it's not something we would usually associate with Apple products.
