Apple made waves with the introduction of their own proprietary W1 chip. This cutting edge chip is used in AirPods, as well as several versions of Beats headphones. It offers superior range, audio quality, and a dead simple pairing process. Now, Android has their own version, known as Fast Pair.
Apple has made a small change to their Apple ID policy, now allowing those who previously setup their Apple ID with a third-party email to update it to an Apple email instead.
Astro HQ made news headlines recently when they announced a new feature coming to their Astropad drawing app and their upcoming Luna Display. It was an easy way to incorporate an additional button into their app without sacrificing screen space by using the front facing camera. It appears Apple disagreed with how innovating this idea was.
For those in Australia, Woolworths customers are now able to add their rewards card directly into Apple Wallet and ditch the physical counterpart. They can then utilize Apple Pay to transmit their loyalty info over NFC at checkout to earn and redeem points.
Following the public backlash after people realized the iPhone X cost $100 more outright than it did directly from Apple, Best Buy has decided to no longer offer the option to purchase an iPhone outright. Instead, purchasers must buy the phone from any of the carriers plans. This won't affect the large majority of people, as Best Buy says that few people went for the full price option anyway.
When the latest iPhones were announced, Apple also released an assortment of cases. The one that has peaked most people's interest, including my own, has been their luxurious leather folio case with premium fit and finish and some cool smarts.
Yesterday, Apple posted a slew of beta updates including iOS 11.2, tvOS 11.2, and watchOS 4.2.
iOS 11.1 was released today with many improvements, bug fixes and changes.
October 31, 2017, Apple released iOS 11.1, its first major software update for the compatible iPhone, iPad and iPod touch models following the initial iOS 11.0 release in September 2017.
Pretty much everyone is familiar with the iOS app switcher, Apple's multitasking view on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch traditionally invoked by double-pressing the Home button.
In addition to releasing the new iOS 11.1, watchOS 4.1, tvOS 11.1 and macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 software updates earlier this morning, Apple also issued a minor iTunes update.
Apple on Tuesday released the public version of macOS High Sierra 10.13.1.