How and where to watch the Apple iPhone 6S launch live September 9, 2015 Apple lovers rejoice: Apple launch day is here at last. Like clockwork, September has come to mean the launch of a new iPhone model. Tim Cook has some big news for us at today’s press event, but exactly what that is is shrouded in mystery as usual. The tech giant is keeping schtum, announcing its [...]
How will Apple’s share price be affected by the iPhone 6S (or is it iPhone 7?) launch? September 9, 2015 What’s going to happen to Apple stocks after Tim Cook’s big announcement at the Apple launch later today? This is the question investors are all asking themselves, waiting with bated breath for news on the latest iteration of the iconic smartphone. The short answer is that the tech giant’s shares are usually down immediately after [...]
Apple iPhone 6S launch: Apple share price down pre-launch for the first time since 2007 September 9, 2015 Apple shares are down ahead of a major launch for the first time since the first iPhone was unveiled back in 2007. The Cupertino tech giant has seen shares slide by 6.2 per cent in the past 30 days, leaving what is normally a safe source of returns for investors decidedly more uncertain. Looking back, [...]
What iPhone 6S? The mobile phone alternatives that prove there’s more to life than Apple September 8, 2015 SONY XPERIA Z3 Coming only six months after the Xperia Z2, this upgrade looks pretty similar from the outside, if slightly squatter and available in more colours. It’s waterproof and dust resistant, so if you’re an outdoorsy type or insist on keeping your phone in your back pocket when you go to the loo, you’re [...]
Samsung offers “free trial” of its smartphone for Apple users in new mocking ad – four tech giant ad wars we remember September 8, 2015 Samsung is offering a free “trial programme” for any Apple users considering converting to its smartphones, in its latest marketing stunt designed to poke fun at Apple. And Apple isn’t above biting back…. The South Korean tech giant has introduced a 30-day trial designed to entice iPhone users, allowing owners of the Apple smartphone to [...]
Apple iPhone 6s and 6s Plus launch event: Spec, features, UK release date – including 3D Touch, Apple TV and iPad Pro September 7, 2015 As surely as the leaves start to turn from green to orange and the kids head back to school, September is the season of the iPhone launch. This week, tech fans are waiting patiently for the 9 Septemeber event, where, like a headmaster giving his start of term speech, Apple boss Tim Cook is expected [...]
Apple News isn’t the big threat to publishers from iOS 9 – ad blocking is September 3, 2015 Much has been written about the imminent launch of Apple News and how – along with Facebook Instant Articles – it could completely change the landscape for digital publishers. And, of course, it could. Apple and Facebook are masters of user experience and their respective plans to ingest other people’s news into their worlds will [...]
Samsung Gear S2: Could this sleek new smartwatch be the Apple Watch killer the company needs? September 3, 2015 Samsung is pushing against the Apple Watch’s growing dominance in wearables, with its new Gear watch. The Korean tech giant has unveiled its Galaxy Gear S2 watch – and it looks pretty slick. Metallic and sleek (just 11.4mm thick), the smartwatch has a 1.2 inch round display, and features a rotating bezel and 3G voice [...]
Jailbroken iPhone accounts stolen in what could be biggest-ever Apple hack September 1, 2015 Details of more than 225,000 Apple accounts were stolen without users’ knowledge – but only on phones that were "jailbroken". Using malware spread through popular jailbreak tool Cydia, hackers managed to steal account information from users in 18 different countries, according to research from Weiptech and Palo Alto networks: We believe this to be the [...]
Apple said to be exploring original film and TV production for Apple TV, going up against Netflix and Amazon Prime September 1, 2015 Netflix, look out – it looks like Apple might finally be making the leap from tech to entertainment, as rumours grow that the Cupertino tech giant is looking to produce original movies and TV shows. The company is holding meetings with Hollywood execs to discuss producing original programming for Apple TV, reports Variety. The push [...]