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 [...]
Apple iPad launch: Company accidentally releases photos of “iPad Air 2” and “iPad Mini 3” October 15, 2014 Anticipation was mounting. The iPhone had whet the appetite for Apple release season. Then Apple, famed for secrecy, posted secret pictures on iTunes. A leak on the iTunes store shows pictures of the new devices – named the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 – in a user manuel for iOS8, Apple's new mobile [...]
Facebook and Apple offer free egg freezing to female employees in the US October 15, 2014 Famous Silicon Valley firms Facebook and Apple are offering an unusual perk to its female employees – and it's slightly controversial. Both companies are offering women working at the company based in the US free egg freezing for non-medical reasons as part of their healthcare benefits package. Facebook already offers the perk, having introduced it [...]
“Double-Irish” tax loophole to close by 2020 for Apple, Google and Facebook, making way for “Knowledge Development Box” October 14, 2014 The Irish government has revealed plans to close a much criticised tax loophole nicknamed the “Double-Irish”, which lets major international corporations such as Apple, Google and Facebook pay surprisingly low rates of corporation tax. The plans, announced by Ireland’s finance minister Michael Noonan in the government's budget today, come amid mounting pressure from Europe and [...]