How to organize your Apple Watch Dock for maximum productivity

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ June 22, 2018
Apple Watch Productive Dock

Your Apple Watch is more than just a time piece. It’s a wonderful tool for receiving texts, checking emails, getting event alerts, and so much more when you’re on the go. And, along with all of those cool apps that let us do things with our Watch, comes a built-in feature that makes it even better; the Dock.

The Apple Watch Dock is a spot to quickly get to those apps you need and use the most. But, have you really spent time deciding which apps should go there and how they should be arranged? Here are some suggestions for making the most out of the Dock.

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Warner Bros. launches official Westworld simulation game

Bryan M. Wolfe ∙ Updated January 28, 2019
Westworld Game

Just in time for this weekend's season 2 finale, Warner Bros. has released an official game based on the popular HBO series, "Westworld." The simulation game allows you to take on the role of a newly hired Delos employee who is granted access to the Delos Park Training Simulation, or DPTS.

In the game, which was written by those of the series, you’ll meet some familiar characters, including Bernard, Delores, and Maeve. Along the way, you’ll have the opportunity to control all aspects of Westworld park operations including manufacturing, managing, and upgrading AI-based Hosts, as well as satisfying a wide range of Guest desires.

The game’s initial content spans the first season of the series but will include more once season two ends.

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According to Jonathan Knight, vice president, studio head at WB Games San Francisco:

We are excited for Westworld players to experience what it’s like to manage a complex theme park powered by human desires and artificial life. The game features a compelling, unfolding narrative and multi-layered gameplay while remaining highly approachable and intuitive to play.

The Westworld game offers a combination of construction and management elements with roleplaying game RPG style character development. Gameplay takes place on two levels: Aboveground, where there is the western-themed world visitors experience, and Belowground, the high-tech Delos facility where Hosts are manufactured, repaired and upgraded.

"Westworld" first arrived on the scene in October 2016 and is based on the 1973 film of the same name. The story takes place in a fictional, technologically advanced Wild-West-themed amusement park populated by android “hosts.” High-paying “guests” may indulge their wildest fantasies within the park.

The series stars Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins, Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, and James Marsden.

As a long-time “Westworld” fan, this official game looks like a lot of fun; I can’t wait to try it out further in the coming days. The season finale of "Westworld" airs on HBO this Sunday, June 24.

You can download the game on the App Store and watch the series on the HBO Now app.

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iPhones could soon replace our car keys

Bryan M. Wolfe ∙ June 21, 2018
driving

The Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC), which counts Apple as a charter member, has one goal in mind: to create a "digital key" standard that allows drivers to ditch their physical keys with NFC-enabled smartphones. In doing so, it might not be too long before you can use your iPhone to lock, unlock, start the engine, and share access to your car. 

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Bloomberg: Long-awaited AirPower charging mat coming in September

Bryan M. Wolfe ∙ Updated January 27, 2019

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says Apple plans on releasing its long-delayed inductive AirPower charging mat "before or in September." The product, first announced last September, allows you to charge certain Apple devices all at once including the iPhone X.

According to Gurman:

Apple didn’t say when in 2018 it would release AirPower, but engineers hoped to launch the charger by June. The aim now is to put it on sale before or in September, according to one of the people. In recent months, some Apple engineers have ramped up testing of the device by using it as their charger at the office, another person said.

The oval-shaped AirPower accessory announced during last year's iPhone X event can inductively charge multiple Apple devices at once, including the iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and Apple Watch Series 3. An optional charging case for AirPods, which is also missing in action, will also work with the charging mat.

There have been numerous delays for the AirPower since it was announced last year. The accessory was once thought to be arriving in March and then June. In the meantime, third-party alternatives have launched.

As Gurman explains of the delays:

An executive at an Apple partner that manufactures third-party wireless chargers for iPhones, who asked not to be identified, said that the multi-device charging mechanism is challenging to build because it likely requires different sized charging components for the three types of devices, which would all overlap across the mat.

It makes sense for Apple to push the AirPower release date to September. By doing so, the company will have the opportunity to reintroduce the product alongside this year's iPhone and iPad Pro product lines. Each is expected to feature wireless charging capabilities; for the latter, for the first time.

Apple hasn't announced a price for the AirPower.

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How to pair a Bluetooth keyboard with iPhone or iPad

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated December 12, 2025
Setting Up Bluetooth Keyboard iPad

So, you bought a new wireless keyboard and want to use it with your iOS device. For those who do a lot of typing on their iPhone or iPad, an external keyboard can be more efficient than the onscreen keyboard.

In this step-by-step tutorial, we’ll show you how to pair an external Bluetooth keyboard with your iPhone or iPad so you can comfortably type long notes, emails, and documents.

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Apple attempts to deter jailbreaking in new support article

Anthony Bouchard ∙ June 20, 2018
Matrix code hacked iPhone.

Jailbreaking your iPhone or iPad has long been considered a taboo practice by Apple, the manufacturer of these handsets. And now an updated support page published on the Cupertino-based company’s website discourages jailbreaking in its entirety.

The page, updated on June 15th, targets a bevy of potential side-effects from jailbreaking your device. These include, but aren’t limited to:

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