Newly remodeled Apple store in UK’s Bluewater Mall to reopen March 24th
Image courtesy of @JoeWhiteLondon
After closing last July for an extensive expansion and renovation, Apple’s retail location at Bluewater near Kent, England is set to reopen on March 24th.
New lower-cost 13-inch Retina MacBook reported to debut in June, iPad refresh coming
Digitimes is reporting that Apple will release a brand new ‘entry-level’ 13-inch Retina MacBook in June, with a lower cost than the current 12-inch MacBook. According to the report, the 13-inch MacBook will feature a 2560×1600 panel, with a 226 PPI density – the same as the 13-inch MacBook Pro.
This sounds like a compelling product, with better specs at a significantly cheaper price. The report says the 13-inch Retina MacBook will be priced around the current MacBook Air’s $999 price tag.
How to stream the NCAA Selection Sunday show on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV
The most exciting time of the year for college basketball fans is about to begin. The NCAA March Madness tournament officially kicks off tonight with Selection Sunday, where the bracket for this year’s games will be set.
Read on to find out how to stream Selection Sunday on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV…
Instagram & Snapchat remove Giphy integration due to sticker w/ racial slur
Earlier this year, both Snapchat and Instagram added integration with popular GIF service Giphy, allowing users to add the stickers to their posts and stories. As first reported by TechCrunch, however, both social networks have now removed that integration due to a GIF with a racial slur…
Review: LXORY’s Dual Wireless Charger is an affordable and versatile option with USB-C and Lightning input
We covered the release of the LXORY Dual Wireless Charging Pad back in January. The new charger offers three input options — including USB-C and Lightning — and an affordable price tag. Now, we’ve had a chance to use the new wireless charger for several weeks, read on for our full review.
This week’s top stories: A notch-free iPhone, Apple Watch healthcare perks, new iPad Pros at WWDC, more
In this week’s top stories: Rumors suggest a cheaper HomePod and MacBook Air, new iPads at WWDC, and a notch-free iPhone in 2019. Furthermore, new healthcare perks for Apple Watch wearers, iPhone 6s battery testing, and more. Read on for all of this week’s top stories…
Apple patent imagines a MacBook keyboard that’s more resistant to crumbs & other debris
A 2016 patent from Apple has been made public this week, and it imagines a keyboard that’s more resistant to debris and crumbs As noted by The Verge, this patent was filed back in 2016, but only now has become public information..
Apple updates its Made-for-iPhone (MFi) branding for accessory makers
Apple’s Made-for-iPhone/iPad/iPod (MFi) licensing program is being updated with new branding that manufacturers will have to adopt over the coming months. 9to5Mac has confirmed the updated branding is now available for MFi partners, as first reported by Chargerlab.
Making The Grade: Apple needs an Identity Management Solution to take over schools
Making The Grade is a new 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.
An e-mail account is one of the first things you get when you are hired at a school as a faculty member. It’s your identity. It’s how you contact people. It’s how they contact you. For all the other excellent communication services in 2018, e-mail is still essential.
It’s also an area that Apple continues to ignore for anything outside of personal use.
If you aren’t in the education world, I’m going to tell you something you may not know: G-Suite (Google’s enterprise server for Gmail-type services) is free for schools. It’s been free since at least 2009 (as far back as I’ve been working in education). On top of this, they include unlimited storage.
Why does this matter to Apple? For every iPad that is deployed to a staff member, that person also has an email account. The two most common providers in education today are Google and Microsoft.
How to quickly share your current location on iPhone
There are lots of scenarios where you might want to quickly share your location with a friend or family member. Many people are probably aware of how to do this via Apple or Google Maps, but there is a slick shortcut built right into iOS for this feature.