Apple Pay launches: Why mobile payment is about take off October 21, 2014 Apple Pay, the tech giant's mobile payment service, has launched in the US offering users the ability to pay for items using just their mobile phone. It kicks of the most high-profile launch in the nascent mobile payment space, which could finally push it into the mainstream. A mobile wallet is perhaps the best way [...]
Chart-toppers Apple such a hit October 20, 2014 APPLE beat both analyst and company expectations as “off the charts” iPhone demand lead to bumper profits and revenues. Chief executive Tim Cook also said that 2014 was “one for the record books” after last nights release of earnings results for the three months to October. The company posted quarterly net profit of $8.5bn – an increase [...]
Apple share price rises by 2pc as third-quarter earnings beat expectations October 20, 2014 Shares in Apple rose by two per cent in after-hours trading on Monday, as investors were encouraged by the consumer electronics giant's higher-than-expected earnings for the third quarter. For the three months to 30 September, earnings were $8.47bn (£5.24bn). This beat analysts' expectations and represented a 13 per cent increase compared to the same [...]
Apple’s chief designer Jony Ive discusses design process in rare video October 19, 2014 Apple's Jony Ive has given some rare insight into the Apple design process. In an interview at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit, which is available on YouTube, Apple's design guru talks about the excitement he feels for the design process. Ive talked about the dangers of allowing a feature to taker precedent over a better [...]
The new iPlod: How Apple’s iPad Air 2 and Mini 3 disprove Darwin’s theory with pure brand power October 17, 2014 If Darwin really did say it’s not the strongest or most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change, then the world of mobile tech had better watch out. The lumbering dinosaur that was once Nokia wonderfully proves the point: one moment all conquering and powerful, the next gobbled-up by Microsoft [...]
Apple releases updated iPad and iPad mini October 16, 2014 Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces the new iPad Air 2, which was unveiled yesterday, along with an iPad mini 3. The updated, slimmer iPad Air is 6.1 millimeters thick and weighs less than one pound. It is priced at $499 to $829. Both new tablets feature a fingerprint sensor.
Apple iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 launch: New releases show Tim Cook’s strategy October 16, 2014 Tim Cook called it a speed bump: Apple's global quarterly iPad sales were down to 13.28 million in the last quarter, the lowest they'd been since Q2 2012. Read about the iPad launch here. So rather than panic, Apple seems to have decided it just needs to refine its product. As Ernest Doku, telecoms expert at [...]
Apple iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3: Specifications, prices and UK release date. Which rumours were true? October 16, 2014 After releasing the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 unofficially and erroneously yesterday, Apple has lifted the curtain again with far more fanfare. We already knew what both iPads would be called and that they would feature touch ID. With revamped cameras, boosted processing power and updated designs Apple was branding the ne iPad [...]
iPad live stream UK: What time and where to watch Apple’s iPad 2 and iPad 3 Mini launch event October 16, 2014 We’ve already been treated to a sneak preview of Apple’s new iPads – even if it was by accident – but for eager beavers wanting to get the details of the debut as it happens, here’s how you can watch. WHEN? The whole thing kicks off at 10am today in California. That’s 6pm here in the [...]
Does “Turbo Charger” feature give Google’s new Nexus 6 the edge over Apple’s iPhone 6? October 16, 2014 Google has revealed its new Nexus 6 smartphone and Nexus 9 tablet, as well as the “Nexus Player” TV streaming and gaming device. The Nexus 6 comes with a 13 megapixel camera (the same specifications as Apple’s iPhone 6), a new Lollipop Android 5 operating system, and dual front-facing speakers which can offer better [...]