iOS 9.1 also contains the Apple News app, in the U…
iOS 9.1 also contains the Apple News app, in the UK #iOS91 #AppleNews #iOS #Apple https://t.co/EEZR16j3Zy
Apple Releases OS X 10.11.1 – With Mail & Offi…
Apple Releases OS X 10.11.1 - With Mail & Office 2016 bug fixes, plus other fixes - MacRumors #OSX #ElCapitan #Apple macrumors.com/2015/10/21/app…
OS X 10.11 El Capitan – one week in
I installed OS X 10.11 El Capitan on my iMac last week, so here's my update after one week's use. My initial thoughts - oh dear, this is a turkey! - have subsided as all the original issues I was experiencing have now gone. Here's a [...]
Serious issues in the Mail app in #OSX10.11 #ElCap…
Serious issues in the Mail app in #OSX10.11 #ElCapitan - several crashes and constantly asked to re-enter passwords - back to WebMail 4 now
Safari 9 now also available for OS X 10.10 Yosemit…
Safari 9 now also available for OS X 10.10 Yosemite as well as OS X 10.11 El Capitan #Safari9 #OSX http://t.co/thI35ZU34R
OS X 10.11 El Capitan is released today
Today - 30 September 2015 - is the release date for OS X 10.11 El Capitan. This seems more of an 'under-the-hood' release, with most of the improvements being performance-related, similar to the recent iOS 9 update. Main Features of OS X 10.11 El Capitan Performance [...]
iOS 9
Today - 16 September - iOS 9 is going to be made available. Usually in the UK it's around the evening time when upgrades are possible. Below I've outlined the main features of iOS 9: looks more or less the same, except a new font 'San [...]
A-Z of tech used in Projects
Over the course of the last 3 years, I've worked with many different clients of all sectors and sizes, and have used an amazing array of different technologies, apps, websites, applications, test tools and platforms. I thought I'd compile an A-Z of them and will add [...]
Using Apple Pay in the UK – in-store, online &…
Using Apple Pay in the UK - in-store, online & on TfL - day 1 with ibtimes.co.uk #ApplePay #NFC ibtimes.co.uk/using-apple-pa…
Apple Pay: Launch date in UK – BBC News #ApplePay…
Apple Pay: Launch date in UK - BBC News #ApplePay #NFC bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…
Quick Intro to NFC
As I've recently added blog posts on Mobile Payments, Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay - all which use NFC - I thought I'd add a post for NFC itself. What is NFC? Firstly, NFC is Near Field Communication - a technology more catchily known as [...]
Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) 2015
Monday 8 June 2015 saw the WWDC take place in San Francisco. Apple usually unleashes lots of announcements at this event and this year was no exception. Below I've briefly outlined the major announcements. iOS 9 The main features of iOS seem to be the enhancement [...]
Mobile Payments: Quick intro to Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay GalleryMobile Payments: Quick intro to Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay
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Mobile Payments: Quick intro to Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay
Quick Intro to Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay All the major mobile manufacturer's are desperately trying to stake their claim for a slice of the potentially massive Mobile Payments market - with a slice of every transaction/payment their aim. As of June 2015, Apple Pay [...]
Mobile Payments: Apple Pay
Apple Pay - Overview Apple bills Apple Pay as "Your wallet. Without the wallet." and it allows you to make payments both in stores and in apps. It uses a combination of Near Field Communication (NFC), Touch ID and the Passbook app to enable the payments [...]
Synergy – Great way to work on two or more computers at the same time – with no wires!
I originally used Synergy back in the day when I was working from home and using a works Windows PC and wanted to use my iMac at the same time. After much searching on the net I found Synergy and - after some complicated setups - [...]
Quick tip – Improving the iPhone Keyboard in iOS 8
This isn't a quick tip saying to install SwiftKey Keyboard app, as I've tried that and didn't see much improvement over the built-in iOS 8 keyboard. This tip improves the space you have to switch to and from the numeric keyboard - which you constantly need to [...]
iPhone 6 bug raised with Apple – Bug Nr 19094247
Here's the full bug details as I raised on Apple's Bug Reporter (it's nr 19094247) Summary: On iPhone 6, I need to enter a Manual Http Proxy setting via Settings/Wifi I choose the Manual tab, then enter Server nr and Port nr - but this setting [...]
iOS 8 – Info, New Features and Changes
iOS 8 Release Today - the 17th September 2014 - sees the release of iOS 8, which was introduced at the WWDC back in June. iOS 8 will come installed on the the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, while also being available as an [...]
News: 2 June 2014 – iOS 8, OSX 10.10 Yosemite, Swift
iOS 8 and OSX 10.10 Yosemite were announced at Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) 2014 in San Francisco. Also another big announcement - at least to developers - was that Swift will be the new language replacing Objective-C. iOS 8 and OSX 10.10 Yosemite are due [...]
Word Lens app – Quest Visual taken over by Google – now the app is free…
I remember hearing about the Word Lens app when it originally came out a while back, but never got around to using it, as it was a paid-for app. It uses augmented-reality to translate things like signs into a different language, yet still managing to keep [...]
Another new iOS App testing project kicks off…
It's always good to start off a new year busy and 2014 is definitely starting that way. I've now kicked off another iOS App testing project, though can't say too much due to an NDA being signed. Suffice to say, it's an iPad app, on iOS [...]
News: 22 October 2013 – Apple’s October 2013 event – new iPads, release of OSX Mavericks
At their October 2013 event, Apple announced some new iPads, the release of OSX Mavericks as a free upgrade and also more on other products, such as the latest Mac Pro. iPad Air The new top of the range iPad is called the iPad Air, due [...]
News: 10 September 2013 – Apple’s September 2013 event – new iPhones and iOS 7
At their September 2013 event, Apple announced the much-rumoured iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. Together, these models replace the iPhone 5, with the iPhone 5S becoming the flagship iPhone in terms of processor, performance etc and the iPhone 5C is a slightly cheaper, less-specced alternative. iPhone [...]
News: 10 June 2013 – Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference 2013
Lots of announcements today at Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC) 2013, in San Francisco. This included news on the next OSX release, iOS 7, new MacBook Air and a preview of the new Mac Pro. Next OSX Release First up was the next version of OSX [...]
Update on Apple / Mountain Lion wifi issues
One of the Apple Support Communities pages I am subscribed to is all about the 'wifi dropping' issue people have had when updating to Mountain Lion. This has now reached its 14th page and new issues are added almost daily. I found that the wifi dropping/connection [...]
Top 10 iOS Apps for Business On The Move
Updated 16 June 2013 - I've added my quick review of the excellent Citymapper app, which is a great way of getting yourself around London. This is a personal list of the Top 10 iOS Apps I have found most useful for business, when out and [...]
News: April 9 2013 – iOS 7 Concept Video
This isn't so much News as speculation, but there have been a few iOS 7 Concept Videos recently. One of the best ones was created by designer F. Bianco and reported on TUAW.com and also on the Huffington Post website. [...]
Apple’s Recommended Wi-fi Settings for iOS & OSX
The Apple eco-system - iOS devices and OSX systems - seems to have a few problems with wi-fi connections, especially in the time just after upgrades. I have experienced this myself a couple of times, as I documented here on my blog. Recently, I found [...]
Problem with iTunes 11 and Apple TV?
Apple TV 2nd Gen Here's a little tip for anyone who's experiencing problems watching movies via their Apple TV, having recently upgraded to iTunes 11. I had this issue last night and thought it might take a lot of messing around to come up [...]
iOS 6 Upgrade – Part 3 – Moans and Gripes
I’ve now upgraded my iPhone3GS from iOS 5.1.1 to iOS 6. This has been delayed mainly due to a freelance iOS App Testing project I was working on at iOS 5.1.1 plus also partly due to waiting for some fix version releases, to address any initial problems [...]