Developer dives into porting iOS apps to Mac, finds resizing issues, simulates Mac-like sidebars, more
While Apple won’t officially release tools to port UIKit apps to macOS until next year, some are already digging into Mojave to see what they can discover. This morning, developer Steve Troughton-Smith has shared new details on how porting iOS to Mac will work.
$1250 iPhone 8 Plus case claims to detect weapons and explosives from 40 feet
There are plenty of iPhone cases and adapters which add functionality to your phone, ranging from battery cases to 360-degree cameras and thermal imaging.
But one upcoming case claims to have rather more dramatic capabilities: the ability to detect hidden weapons and explosives from a distance of up to 40 feet …
Changing room body scanner uses app to keep your body measurements private
Anyone who hates shopping as much as I do will know that the one thing it’s really hard to buy online is clothing.
In part, that’s because you often need to feel the material, but mostly it’s because stated sizes can be incredibly unreliable. One firm is hoping to change that, fitting a 3D body scanner in changing rooms, and then letting you know exactly which sizes to order from a range of brands …
CharityBuzz offers working Apple 1 for online auction, bids start at $70k
Australia latest country to demand Apple and others provide access to encrypted data
Governments around the globe seem to be lining up to demonstrate their ignorance about how strong encryption works, with Australia the latest to do so.
The Australian government has announced its intention to reveal new laws to force tech companies like Apple to provide access to the encrypted data of suspected criminals …
Conan pokes fun at Apple’s Screen Time initiative with ‘iPhone Basic’ video
Conan O’Brien enjoys poking fun at Apple, and the new iOS 12 features designed to tackle iPhone addiction were his latest target …
Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and others predicting AAPL will lose value
Barclays, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs are just three of a dozen analysts suggesting that AAPL will see its share price fall over the next 12 months.
The predictions come at a time when the company is closing in on a market cap of a trillion dollars …
How Belkin and smart toilets will help Foxconn be less dependent on Apple
Being overly dependent on Apple orders can be dangerous to the health of a business. Ask Imagination Tech or Dialog. Which is why iPhone assembler Foxconn is seeking to diversify its business.
In a new interview, Louis Woo, special assistant to Foxconn chairman Terry Gou, outlined some of the company’s plans – and how it has to be careful not to be seen to be competing with Apple …
iOS 12 adds new graphs to show you how your battery level changed throughout the day
iOS 12 doesn’t change the Battery Health screen that was the answer to the performance throttling furore of late 2017, a screen that is still marked as ‘Beta’ even on iOS 12, but it does bring some new detailed charts to the main Battery view. As well as screen on and standby usage, you can now see how quickly the battery level depleted during the day. The charts are interactive so you can drill down further …
Apple Watch Series 3 with Cellular coming to more new countries next week
Apple has announced today that it is further expanding the availability of the Apple Watch Series 3 with Cellular. The company says the device will be available next week in four new countries…