Month: September 2014

iPhone 6 Plus: Everything you need to know about Apple’s ‘phablet’

[nextpage title="Next"] Well, it looks like the rumours we've been passing around the web for months were spot-on. At Apple's highly-anticipated iPhone 6 launch in Cupertino, California today, Tim Cook and the Apple team launched not one but two new flagship handsets. First up there's the iPhone 6 and then there's the bonus phone: the…

iPhone 6: Everything you need to know about Apple’s new handset

[nextpage title="Next"] So Apple has just announced both models of the iPhone 6, the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus. Chances are you weren't able to watch the live stream, since it was struggling to work at the best of times, and have no idea what all the fuss is about. Fortunately we know…

iTunes is giving away U2’s new album for free, but does anyone care?

Bono and U2 just performed a never-before-heard song live at the iPhone 6 and Apple Watch launch, and then announced that iTunes is releasing the band's new album to all customers for free. Just what we wanted... U2 has worked alongside Apple for 10 years, when the company released a limited edition U2 iPod (which…

Apple Watch will be available in early 2015, will cost $349 (£218). No UK price yet

There's been no definite international pricing just yet, but Apple did announce that the Apple Watch will be priced at $349 when it goes on sale early next year. This is a pretty steep price, and nearly $100 more than any comparable smartwatch currently available. Directly converted that amounts to £218, but considering we have…

The Apple Watch works with Apple Pay

With the announcement of both Apple Pay and the Apple Watch, Apple has revealed that the two will work together. This essentially means that instead of pulling out your phone every time you want to make a purchase you can just wave your watch against the NFC receiver and pay that way. Simple, effective, and…

Apple announces Apple Pay, its mobile payment system. No UK launch date yet

Apple wants to kill your wallet and the antiquated technology inside it, especially that pesky insecure magnetic strip. Apple wants a system that's easy to use, secure, and innovative. Except it didn't really go for the innovative part since they just went ahead and used NFC like the rumours suggested. Introducing Apple Pay, a mobile NFC-enabled wallet just…

HTC ‘congratulates’ Apple for its phablet iPhone 6

Apple has announced that the iPhone 6 Plus will be a 5.5in screen, making it a 'Phablet' (a size in between phone and tablet guys, keep up), and HTC has taken to Twitter to 'congratulate' its competitor on finally creating a big phone - noticeably quite a while after all the other brands. As an…

Apple Watch: Apple launches its first wearable (and it looks awesome)

Well, we all had our fingers, toes and everything else crossed that Apple wouldn't just be launching the iPhone 6 tonight and we weren't disappointed. Tonight at the highly-anticipated Apple event in Cupertino, California, Apple's Tim Cook unveiled the Apple Watch. That's right, it's not the iWatch, but the Apple Watch. The wearable comes in…

The iPhone 6 will be released on 19th September

Apple has just announced that the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus will go on sale in the US and eight other territories on 19th September. There isn't word on which territories these are, but presumably the UK will be one of them. Pre-orders open this Friday, 12th September. Want to read more? Here’s our…