Making The Grade: Where the iPad still excels over Chromebooks regardless of price
Making The Grade is a weekly series from Bradley Chambers covering Apple in education. Bradley has been managing Apple devices in an education environment since 2009. Through his experience deploying and managing 100s of Macs and 100s of iPads, Bradley will highlight ways in which Apple’s products work at scale, stories from the trenches of IT management, and ways Apple could improve its products for students.
I’ve talked a lot of ways that Apple needs to improve its education offering in recent weeks. One of the significant ways is with identity management. I even wrote about my disappointment with Apple’s most recent education event as well. While Apple has a lot of ways to improve to match Google’s K–12 offering, they do dominate in a big way in one area: the app ecosystem.
Gallery: Line of nearly 500 customers estimated at grand opening of Apple’s Shinjuku retail store
Just steps from the world’s busiest transportation hub, Apple today welcomed customers to their newest retail store, Apple Shinjuku. 9to5Mac reader iChernov attended the grand opening and generously provided us with firsthand photos and video of the experience.
Apple brings former Amazon and Google executive to its software team
How to clean your dirty AirPods and charging case
AirPods have been a huge hit for Apple for a few different reasons. Among them are convenience, seamless integration with the company’s devices and a great charging case. However, with a great product comes a lot of use, which means build up of dirt, gunk, and in the case of AirPods, earwax. Follow along for how to clean them…
Review: Ugreen’s affordable USB-C 8 in 1 Adapter is a great way to expand your MacBook’s I/O [Deal]
Ugreen released its new USB-C Multiport 8 in 1 Adapter earlier this year and it quickly sold out with an affordable price tag of about $50. Now, we’ve gone hands on with the accessory that packs about every I/O you could need. We’ve also got an exclusive 25% off for 9to5Mac readers who want to grab this adapter for $40. Read on for our full review and coupon code.
9to5Mac Daily 059: April 6, 2018
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iOS 12 concept shows off always on display, Lock screen complications, dark mode, and more [Video]
A new iOS 12 concept today gives us a new take on how Apple could advance its mobile operating system. A slick new video shows off design ideas for an always on display, Lock screen complications, group FaceTime calls, a system-wide dark mode and more.
Apple no longer signing iOS 11.2.6 following last week’s release of iOS 11.3
As it regularly does following the release of a new version, Apple today has stopped signing iOS 11.2.6. The company last week officially released iOS 11.3 to the public following an extensive period of beta testing with developers and the public.
9to5Rewards: Win a complete FIBARO HomeKit bundle! (Giveaway)
This month on 9to5Rewards, FIBARO is giving away a complete HomeKit package to turn your house into a Siri-controlled smart home. Head below to enter for your chance to win. Our Rewards bundle includes The Button, FIBARO’s newest HomeKit-compatible micro-sized hardware switch. Take a look at FIBARO’s latest HomeKit line up and the four essentials we’ve packaged including its Flood Sensor, Motion Sensor, and Door/Window Sensor (a total value of $250+ USD):
Fortnite for iOS hits $15M revenue in just 20 days, out-earning Candy Crush & others
After a brief invite-only period and opening to the public earlier this week, Fortnite continues to rake in money for its developers, Epic Games. A new report today from analytics firm Sensor Tower claims that Fortnite has brought in $15 million in gross revenue thus far…