Before iOS 6, getting documents that you have created, downloaded or edited from one app to another was a nightmare. The process involved costly third-party servers on WebDav or failing that, a dreaded email was needed to be sent to yourself containing the file you wanted to move. It was all a complete waste of time. Thanks to arguably one [...]
OS X comes installed with dictionary settings and language configurations despite being setup with a British keyboard. However despite being hard to change at first, below is a simple guide to change Mac dictionary and help get rid of the extra ‘z’s and introduce those invaluable ‘u’s. Difficulty: Easy Time: 1-2 mins Requirements: OS X 10.7 First, change the language [...]
Apple included their own reminders application on the iPhone, iPad and on the Mac for first time last year. The application has a skeuomorphic UI, similar to the notes application or iCal, and despite looking similar to rivaling apps, Apple’s reminders has some unique features worth using. These include Siri integrated features and the ability to share reminders over iCloud. [...]
The iPhone 5 is rumoured to have a larger 4″ display with a thinner, sharper display. The way Apple is set to achieve this is through the use of in-cell technology in the new, larger display. In-cell technology works by integrating capacitive touch sensors into the display circuitry itself. An in-cell display doesn’t require a separate touch digitiser layer, saving [...]
Patents made public by the U.S. Patent and Trade Office which were filed in August 2011, reveals potential plans for Apple to upgrade the SmartCover beyond the stand and case functionality it has today. The new SmartCover would act as a more intelligent accessory, having a means of communication with the iPad. The SmartCover would have multiple ways of displaying [...]
As of today, MobileMe is no longer in service as Apple has given users sufficient time to download their Gallery photos and iDisk files and switch over their Bookmarks, Contacts, Notes and more to iCloud. Now the MobileMe webpage simply informs that the service has been closed and suggests people to visit iCloud. All guides on advising users how to [...]
At WWDC 2012 in June, alongside the introduction of the new MacBook Pro with a Retina display, Apple announced they would produce two extra adapters to add Ethernet and FireWire 800 capabilities to the Retina MacBook Pro’s Thunderbolt port. The Gigabit Ethernet Adapter was made available immediately however we were still waiting on the release of the FireWire 800 adapter [...]
When Apple released iOS 5 in October 2011, it included a significant upgrade from iOS 4 including over 250 new features into the leading mobile operating system. There are still many of those 250 new features are yet to be covered. These include how to type emoticons on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Use the slideshow above and the [...]
Installing Mountain Lion from a bootable USB drive can come in very handy when you need to install the latest version of Apple’s OS X, 10.8, on multiple macs. Having an OS X Mountain Lion bootable USB drive can save you a lot of time as there is no need to download the 4.05 GB file from Apple’s servers on [...]
In a recent interview with the Daily Telegraph, Sir Jonathan Ive, the man accredited with the iconic design of the iPhone, revealed that there were “multiple times” when the creation of the iPhone was almost scrapped due to problematic design flaws and how Apple almost said goodbye to the formation of the iPhone. This was due to a number of [...]
