The Apple iPhone 6 Plus is the first iPhone to come with optical image stabilization (OIS), and this feature brings quite the noticeable difference when you compare images between the iPhone 6 Plus and the iPhone 6, which lacks optical stabilization. The effect OIS has is of less blur and a sharper, better-looking image – something particularly well noticeable in …
Apple Provides Workaround for iPhone Messages Bug Until Fix Is Released
The recent bug on iOS that caused the Messages app to continuously crash on iPhones when a certain text was received in an incoming message now has an official workaround until Apple releases a fix. To recall, if the phone is locked when the ‘offending’ message is received, the iPhone also supposedly reboots without notice. First reported …
Greenpeace Praises Apple, Google Initiatives; Says Renewable Energy Vital for Internet Age
A Greenpeace report released on Tuesday charged utilities with hampering efforts to use renewable energy to power data centers needed for services hosted in the cloud. Greenpeace praised moves made by Apple, Google and other Internet titans to fill a skyrocketing demand for electricity with solar, wind or other environmentally-friendly sources but lamented expansion of data center capacity …
Apple Announces ‘Made for Watch’ Third-Party Band Programme
Apple has announced the ‘Made for Watch’ third-party bands programme for theApple Watch. The Made for Apple Watch programme specifies the requirements for certification of third-party bands by Apple, and includes both design guidelines and Apple Watch schematics to assist the accessory makers. This includes specifications for both bands and lugs that connect the band to the Apple Watch …
Android Bot Peeing on an Apple Logo in Google Maps
Google has been known to do crazy things with its Maps – like letting you play Pac-Man on any street – but this one is rather out of left field even by Mountain View’s wacky standards. Open Google Maps in your browser and visit this spot near the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi and you’ll be greeted by the image of …
Apple Sued Over Misuse of Art in ‘Start Something New’ Campaign
Artist Romero Britto is suing Apple and a design firm in Miami federal court for allegedly misusing his colour-splashed images and distinctive style in marketing campaigns. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages from Cupertino, California-based Apple and the design duo Craig Redman of New York and Karl Maier of London, whose company is called Craig & Karl. Britto’s lawsuit, filed on …
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference to Kick Off June 8; Select Sessions to Be Streamed Live
Apple announced on Tuesday that it will hold its 26th annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) June 8 through June 12 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. “The App Store ignited an app ecosystem that is simply amazing, forever changing the lives of customers and creating millions of jobs worldwide,” Philip Schiller, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, said, in …