Apple has made some welcomed improvements in iOS 8 to the Messages app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. There are several new features that affect group conversations, sharing your location in a message, an attachment overview, sending multiple photos and videos at once and more. Take a look ahead for a detailed explanation of these and other new iMessage features ahead…
Now that it's done talking about OS X Yosemite, Apple has moved on to iOS 8. And one of the first major new elements in the software is called Interactive notifications. This includes a couple of features, but without a doubt, the most notable one is quick reply...
Apple has just announced that the iOS software keyboard is getting a boost in iOS 8 with an all new QuickType keyboard which enables predictive suggestions inside iOS Messages and other apps, in a manner resembling the downloadable Google keyboard and other third-party keyboards available for Android.
QuickType is system wide, it learns how you type to different people and supports Continuity for seamless transition between devices...
Folks excited to checkout all of the new features in OS X Yosemite will be happy to hear that a developer preview will be available today, for free [obviously]. It sounds like it's going to be available for all registered developers at first, and eventually hit Apple's recently launched public beta program. As usual, we'll let you know as soon as the download is available.
Apple spent some air time during its keynote to talk about a new feature called Continuity. For starters, AirDrop now finally works between iOS and OS X. But it's much more than that. Continuity detects devices in your proximity and makes them aware of each other.
For example, your iPad can notify you in the screen corner of your Mac and vice versa. Next, you could be compising an email on your iPhone. And when you come near your Mac, it’ll recognize your iPhone and prompt you to finish your message on the Mac.
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Apple executive Craig Federighi today announced several improvements to its Safari web browser that are coming in OS X Yosemite, including an all-new Private Mode, improved tab view, expanded sharing options, faster JavaScript performance and Spotlight suggestion search in the address bar. Read ahead for a full rundown of the new features…
Continuing on with its rundown of OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Apple's Craig Federighi just introduced MailDrop. The new feature addresses a "fundamental problem with email" by allowing users to send large files over email, via iCloud.
As it sits now, users get the error 'Cannot send message using the server Mail' when they go to send larger hi-resolution images or HD video via the Mail app in OS X. But MailDrop fixes this by allowing you to send files via iCloud...
Apple during the keynote here at San Francisco's Moscone West just announced the next major version of its desktop operating system powering Macs. As rumored, Mac OS X 10.10 is codenamed "Yosemite" and focuses on clarity, translucency and precise typography resembling iOS 7. It also has a dark mode and much more, detailed right after the break...
The moment we've all been waiting for is finally here. After months of rumors, reports and speculation, Apple's WWDC keynote has finally begun and we are now moments away from finding out what the future looks like for the company's OS X and iOS platforms.
As usual, CEO Tim Cook has taken the stage to kick things off with a barrage of figures and other updates regarding Apple’s performance over the past year. And as usual we've collected some of the more interesting stats and listed them for you right after the break...
As the press, bloggers and attendees begin shuffling their way into Moscone Center for the WWDC keynote, which begins in just a few minutes, we've seen a stream of interesting photos tweeted out that are worth sharing. We've got everything from bathroom lines to the first look at what appears to be OS X Yosemite. Take a look at the roundup of photos ahead…
With just minutes to go until the WWDC keynote kicks off, it appears Apple isn't being so secretive about its upcoming OS X version. Mashable editor-at-large Lance Ulanoff managed to snap this photo of two Macs that will be used to demonstrate OS X 10.10, which is rumored to be named Yosemite. The most notable difference is the dock, which sports a new design that is similar to iOS 7 on the iPhone and iPad…
Ferrari is one of the three CarPlay launch partners (along with Volvo and Mercedes-Benz) so we're not shocked that a Ferrari sports vehicle has been spotted inside the Moscone West building and right in front of the keynote line.
With CarPlay in iOS 8 allegedly gaining support for wireless connections between the vehicle and your iOS device - and who knows what else - this could signal Apple's desire to take CarPlay mainstream and perhaps announce during the keynote additional CarPlay features/partners, expanded CarPlay availability, in-dash aftermarket solutions and what not...