Jason Cipriani/ZDNet Apple is now a member of the Wireless Power Consortium, a group behind the Qi wireless charging standard, the company confirmed on February 13. Apple is listed as a member of the Wireless Power Consortium alongside 213 members, including other big names like Samsung, LG, HTC, Qualcomm, Verizon, Sony, Nokia, and Huawei. Long […]
Smartphones, in particular the iPhone, seem to attract more battery life complaints than any other device out there. Maybe it’s because we use the thing so much and don’t realize it, or maybe it’s that we rely on it so heavily for so many aspects of our lives. Must read: Best Raspberry Pi alternatives, starting […]
So you’ve carried out the tests and come to the conclusion that your iPhone suffers from a battery drain issue. What do you do next? Must read: Does your iPhone have a battery drain problem? Before you venture any further I want to point out a few things. The process of troubleshooting a battery drain […]
Image from http://www.ccpixs.com. Creative Commons. Last November, my Android phone died as I descended on a JetBlue flight into San Francisco. I took that trip as part of the CXOTALK series of conversations with technology executives and had six interviews lined up at a conference. As I left the airport, it was obvious that a […]
At that point, no one in their right mind thought that Apple would actually think of decamping for Indian shores. CNET/CBS Interactive A few days ago, there was a lot of attention given to the revelation, which an Indian minister from the southern state of Karnataka tweeted, that Apple would soon start manufacturing the iPhone […]
Image: Senstone Thoughts and ideas flash through my head multiple times a day, and often when I wake up in the middle of the night. Too often I end up forgetting them before I reach for my smartphone to jot something down or record a voice note. I’ve spent the last week with a new […]
Until recently, buyers could use iCloud to check the IMEI or serial number of a device being sold online to see whether it was still locked by another Apple account. Image: Apple Apple has quietly removed a feature on iCloud that helped buyers remotely check the Activation Lock status of a used iPhone before buying […]
Image: RunKeeper In my quest to find a smartwatch that can also stay on my wrist to track my running, I’ve been through dozens of different devices. This includes wearables from Garmin, Polar, Apple, Samsung, TomTom, and more. I may have finally found what I need thanks in large part to an application. Last year […]
An Indian government official has revealed plans for Apple to start manufacturing iPhones at a new facility in Bangalore, which may commence operations as early as April. Priyank Kharge, Minister of IT for the Indian state of Karnataka, said on Twitter that Apple’s plans would “foster cutting-edge technology ecosystem and supply chain development” for Bangalore. […]
About 18 months ago I detailed how Microsoft turned my iPhone 6s Plus into a fantastic enterprise smartphone. As Microsoft celebrates its second anniversary of Outlook for iOS more apps are being added to make Outlook for iOS a central hub for efficient communications. We previously saw Evernote, Facebook, and Wunderlist support for iOS and […]