Popularity of Swift is on the rise in a major way

by Yoni Heisler (Jan 16th 2015 11:00AM)

At WWDC 2014, Apple delivered a bombshell of an announcement when Craig Federighi unveiled Swift, a new high-level programming language positioned to be the future of iOS development. In a broad sense, the underlying goal of Swift is to make prog...

The strategies and challenges involved in developing new programming languages such as Swift

by Yoni Heisler (Dec 10th 2014 1:30PM)

WWDC 2014 was unquestionably one of the best Apple events in years. While there were no hardware announcements, developers and Apple enthusiasts at large were treated to a two hour event chock-full of surprises, not the least of which was the int...

CES preview: Expect HomeKit products to be the star

by Steven Sande (Nov 10th 2014 11:00AM)

We haven't heard much about Apple's HomeKit framework since WWDC 2014, but things are about to change. HomeKit is Apple's framework for allowing connected devices to work with iPhone and iPads, and all we're really known about it was contained in a...

Apple Watch release date gets ever so slightly more accurate

by Victor Agreda Jr (Nov 3rd 2014 10:30AM)

In an internal company address that 9to5Mac got a hold of, Apple Senior Vice President of Retail and Online Stores Angela Ahrendts noted that while everyone has been working really hard, there are several busy seasons coming up, including the hol...

Backtrace, the geekiest album you'll hear, hits Billboard comedy charts

by Victor Agreda Jr (Oct 28th 2014 6:00PM)

I saw James Dempsey speak at AltConf this past June (AltConf runs during WWDC for those who want something a little different). James goes way back in Apple lore to the NeXT days, and for his talk he pulled some code to show how Swift didn't just...

OS X Yosemite available publicly starting today for free (Updated: Now Live)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 16th 2014 1:40PM)

After unveiling OS X Yosemite earlier this year at WWDC, Apple today announced that its next generation desktop operating system would be available publicly starting today, October 16. Similar to past releases, Yosemite will be bundled on all new ...

Powerslayer Blu: An Apple HomeKit-enabled device smart charger

by Steven Sande (Sep 30th 2014 4:00PM)

Since Apple's HomeKit home automation framework was announced with fanfare at WWDC 2014 in June, we haven't heard a whole heck of a lot about products that are designed to work in its ecosystem. Today, smart energy technology design firm Velvetwir...

Tim Cook says Apple Watch can control the Apple TV and hints at other uses in full-length Bloomberg interview

by Yoni Heisler (Sep 23rd 2014 10:00AM)

BloombergBusinessweek over the weekend published their full-length interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook. The full interview contains a number of interesting tidbits that, for whatever reason, didn't make it into the print version of the story. Of p...

Apple rolls out Apple TV software update with "Family Sharing" support and dedicated "Beats" channel

by Yoni Heisler (Sep 17th 2014 5:20PM)

Apple's servers are being put to the test today. In addition to the release of iOS 8, Apple earlier today also rolled out a software update for Apple TV which brings with it a number of enhancements. First, the Apple TV design interface has been s...

The iOS 8 Health app: What can you do with it today?

by Steven Sande (Sep 17th 2014 4:30PM)

Note: At the time of this post Apple has acknowledged issues with HealthKit have delayed numerous third-party health apps. One of the big announcements out of WWDC 2014 was the iOS 8 Health app and the entire HealthKit framework. The framework is de...

A look at iOS 8's new QuickType feature

by Yoni Heisler (Sep 17th 2014 10:00AM)

iOS 8 brings a number of huge and highly anticipated changes to the keyboard. In addition to support for third-party keyboards (finally!), iOS 8 includes a new keyboard feature Apple calls QuickType. QuickType aims to speed up the typing process by...

The Apple Watch health app is an incredible tool for all levels of fitness

by John-Michael Bond (Sep 9th 2014 3:15PM)

Apple has been pushing an increased emphasis on health since this year's WWDC event, but the Health app for its Apple Watch is officially their biggest move yet. The app's goal is to motivate people to be more healthy and active, regardless of what...

iOS 8 update available publicly on September 17

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 9th 2014 1:57PM)

Apple today announced that it is rolling out iOS 8 to public starting September 17, two days ahead of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus launch. Apple unveiled iOS 8 earlier this year at WWDC with significant changes to the underlying OS, including a n...

Video: Every Steve Jobs "boom" in under four minutes

by John-Michael Bond (Sep 8th 2014 8:00PM)

Steve Jobs will forever be remembered for his contributions to technology and business, but there's another, slightly more whimsical, distinction the Apple founder was known for. We're speaking of course of his "boom." During live demonstrations,...

We don't know anything about the iWatch, and why that's friggin' awesome

by Yoni Heisler (Sep 4th 2014 2:30PM)

I'll go ahead and say it -- Apple media events over the past few years have lost a little bit of their magic. To be clear, this isn't the result of Apple stagnating on the innovation front, but rather due to the fact that every month we're bombarde...