Month: May 2017

AWT News Update: May 25, 2017

A rather busy Thursday, with a number of timely Apple news stories for you:London Gatwick Airport installed about 2,000 Bluetooth…

7 years ago

Apple WWDC 2017 livestream announced

With only 10 days to go until the start of the 2017 Apple World Wide Developers Conference, the company today…

7 years ago

Lauren Kern named editor-in-chief of Apple News

Lauren Kern, executive editor at New York Magazine, has been named as the first editor-in-chief of Apple News, reports Politico.…

7 years ago

Wemo will support Apple’s HomeKit

Wemo, the smart home brand from Belkin International, plans to enable Apple HomeKit compatibility to more than two million Wemo…

7 years ago

IDC: laptops, detachable tablets will see growth in 2019

If accurate, this could be good news for Mac laptops and iPads, desktops not so much: notebooks and detachable tablets…

7 years ago

Apple patent filing hints at a a Mac laptop with a virtual keyboard

Apple has filed for a patent (number 20170147087) for “housing as an I/O device" that hints at, among other things,…

7 years ago

Royal College of Art announces Jony Ive as its new chancellor

The Royal College of Art (RCA) has appointed Apple's Chief Design Officer Jony Ive as its new chancellor. He will…

7 years ago

The Apple Watch is really good at measuring heart rate (calorie expenditure not so much)

A new study by the Journal of Personalized Medicine — as noted by MacRumors — compared the accuracy of seven…

7 years ago

Apple transitioning app store prices into local currencies in nine countries

Apple is transitioning the pricing at its app stores from the U.S. dollar and euro to the local currencies of…

7 years ago

Qualcomm advances its lawsuit against Apple manufacturers

Qualcomm, the world’s dominant supplier of baseband processors, is seeking an injunction requiring Apple's contract manufacturers to pay royalties owed.…

7 years ago

PixelCut’s PaintCode for macOS lets you create apps that don’t use raster images

Many developers rely on images to draw the user interfaces of their apps. Since Retina displays were introduced by Apple,…

7 years ago

How to change the default web browser in macOS Sierra

I’m perfectly happy using Safari in macOS Sierra. However, if you prefer another web browser, you can change it. Here's…

7 years ago

Notable apps and app updates for May 25, 2017

On a regular basis, Apple World Today posts a list of notable new apps or app updates that have been released. They…

7 years ago

AWT News Update: May 24, 2017

AirPods, Twitter, and Thunderbolt are all in the news today. Listen to the Apple World Today News Update podcast and…

7 years ago

Review: Archeer 2-in-1 Charging Station for iPhone and Apple Watch

A growing number of iPhone users now own an Apple Watch as well, so the need for combined charging docks…

7 years ago