With leaks piling up and everyone pretty confident about what the new iPhone(s) will look like already, all that's really left to the imagination is when we will be first shown what we will hopefully be able to buy shortly after.
AgileBits, the well-known Canadian development company behind the extremely popular 1Password suite of apps, has today officially lifted the cover on its 1Password app extension for apps developed with Apple's upcoming iOS 8 SDK. The official introduction of a powerful new set of developer tools at this year's Worldwide Developer Conference not only reignited the passion within the world of iOS, but also paved the way for developers like AgileBits to extend the functionality of existing software to provide additional power to users. The new extension will finally make it possible for third-party developers to integrate 1Password automatic login into their own iOS 8 apps.
In the coming weeks, some parts of the United States will be offering what has become known as a 'tax-free weekend' during which select products can be bought without having to pay tax on them. That sounds like the kind of thing that we could get behind, and Apple is trying to make sure that those living in the right state are able to take advantage of the situation by, you guessed it, buying some shiny new Apple gear.
If you're growing tired of the iPhone 6 rumors, mockups and supposed leaks, then today isn't going to be your day. Hot in the heels of so much talk about the unannounced iPhone 6 so far, we've got another video that shows something of a rarity - the iPhone 6 in a rather fetching gold sheen along with Space Gray model next to current iPhone 5s and Nexus 5.
The legality of Popcorn Time has been questioned on umpteen occasions, but those behind the development of the free-to-use service have remained dedicated to its development. In fact, over the past few months alone, it has spawned apps across several platforms, yet while iOS users are accustomed to being served before anyone else, the opposite has been true in this instance. Today, though, Popcorn Time has added support for Apple TV via AirPlay in the Windows app, with support in Mac app coming soon, and along with it, the promise that an iOS version is on its way and will become available very soon.
As our smartphones, watches, tablets and even cars have begun to make ever-increasing use of battery power, those batteries haven't quite managed to keep up. We're charging our smartphones at least once a day, and the new smartwatches on the market don't do much better. Cars need recharging at worryingly short intervals, and at this point it's arguable that we've been held back by the amount of juice we can give things. Something has to change.
If you've been on the hunt for a secure, hassle-free app offering encrypted communication, then a newly-released utility over at the App Store might just pique your interest. Sure, it's not the first of its kind -- there are many such apps touting all manner of robust features to protect your correspondence from prying eyes. But with its sheer simplicity and ease-of-use, it's tailor-made for the layman, and below, you can check out all of the details as well as that download link.
Even though we presumed that all of the avenues for a popular IM app had already been explored, the guys at Snapchat had other ideas, and over the past couple of years, particularly among the younger, college-age generations, it has continued to thrive. With Facebook having already made the purchase of Instagram and, more recently, WhatsApp, it's clear that Mark Zuckerberg and his social company wants to flex its considerable clout in this industry and go head-to-head with a new app by the name of Bolt.
The iPhone 6 mightn't have been released or even announced as yet by Apple, but you wouldn't know given the moves of some companies. As well as the usual assortment of fakes - some of which seem mightily similar to the purported form factor of the device itself - pre-orders are now being taken for the customary spate of 24k gold and platinum versions of the device.
In spite of the fact that our smartphones are already capable of processing payments and unlocking doors, we're still quite a way off ditching the traditional card and key from our still-lengthy list of pocket fodder. The Hilton Hotel chain, which already allows those staying to check in using their mobile devices, will soon permit guests to use them for purpose of entering and exiting a room during their stay, promoting the kind of seamlessness that already ought to be a feature at such a high-end chain.
