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IPHONE 6 PLUS

Oct 21, 2014

Getting ‘Your issuer does not yet offer support’ error while adding credit or debit card to Apple Pay? Here’s why

Jason

Apple Pay, Apple's NFC based mobile payments solution launched this Monday, alongside iOS 8.1. The Apple Pay set up process requires you to add your credit or debit card from the Passbook app,

APPLE PAY

Oct 20, 2014

How to set up and start using Apple Pay on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

Jason

Apple added support for Apple Pay, Apple's NFC-based mobile payments solution that works at physical stores and in apps in iOS 8.1. In this post, we guide you through the Apple Pay

APPLE PAY

Oct 20, 2014

Here is a list of retail stores and apps that accept Apple Pay

Smidh

With iOS 8.1 going live with support for Apple Pay, mobile payments have finally become a reality. While the App Store is brimming with app updates that add Apple Pay support, you can also

IOS

Oct 18, 2014

Having problems with iMessage or Messages in iOS 8? Here’s how to fix it

Jason

Messages received a huge update with iOS 8, adding features like audio clips, self-destructing messages, group management and more, bringing it in line with modern messaging apps like WhatsApp and Snapchat. Sadly, all these

SIRI

Oct 12, 2014

Siri on iOS 8 includes limited integration with third-party music apps

Jason

Ever since Siri was launched, we have hoped that Apple would open up the virtual assistant to third-party developers, and let them develop apps taking advantage of a Siri API. While we haven't

APPLE PAY

Oct 9, 2014

Apple patent filing outlines how NFC-based mobile payments work

Joe Rossignol

Apple is set to make a big splash into the mobile payments industry with Apple Pay when the service launches this month, although details surrounding the platform have remained fairly limited until now. The U.

ICLOUD

Oct 5, 2014

How to generate and manage app-specific passwords for iCloud

Gautam Prabhu

On October 1st, Apple increased the security of iCloud accounts by adding app-specific passwords, a feature of two-step verification that allow you to sign in to iCloud securely when you use third party

APPLE PAY

Oct 2, 2014

New comprehensive report outlines Apple Pay and its security features

Evan Selleck

On September 9, along with plenty of new hardware, Apple also officially introduced their oft-rumored mobile payments system, which they ended up calling Apple Pay. While Apple calls it "easy, secure and private," a

GUIDES

Oct 2, 2014

How to check Activation Lock Status before buying used iPhone or iPad to confirm it’s not a lost or stolen device

Jason

In iOS 7, Apple added an anti-theft feature called Activation Lock to the Find My iPhone service, which ties your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with your Apple ID so that your lost or

SAFARI

Sep 27, 2014

How to translate webpages in Safari with Bing Translate extension

Jason

Action Extension is an awesome new feature in iOS 8 that lets third-party apps modify the content other apps display. Bing's iOS app update for iOS 8 adds a cool new translate extension

SIRI

Sep 26, 2014

How to recognize any song on your iPhone with Siri

Abhimanyu Ghoshal

iOS 8 brought a lot of neat little improvements that aren't immediately apparent, and one that I've found especially useful is Shazam integration with Siri. This allows you to easily identify any track

SAFARI

Sep 25, 2014

How to view source code of a webpage on your iPhone or iPad

Jason

We're big fans of iOS 8's new Extensions framework, and a new Extension by developer Paul Hudson lets you view the source code for a webpage, right within Safari. You could view source

IOS

Sep 25, 2014

How to set up Medical ID on your iPhone for Emergencies

Gautam Prabhu

iOS 8 includes a new app for Health, which aims to provide you a dashboard for all your health and fitness data. The Health app will collect data from other third-party apps and devices

SIRI

Sep 23, 2014

How to use ‘Hey Siri’ without connecting your iPhone to a power source

Gautam Prabhu

One of the coolest iOS 8 features is the Google Now-like "Hey Siri" feature, that allows you to activate Siri without having to press the Home button, which can be very useful while driving.

ICLOUD

Sep 18, 2014

iCloud Storage Plans: 5GB vs. 20GB vs. 200GB vs. 500GB vs. 1TB

Joe Rossignol

Apple has long advertised iCloud as being a cloud storage platform for iPhone, iPad and Mac, but it has never had a front-facing file management system like its main competitors in Dropbox, Google Drive

SAFARI

Sep 17, 2014

How to add Share Extensions in iOS 8

Jason

iOS 8 was released earlier today, and one of my favorite features in the release is the Extensibility framework. It allows third-party developers to extend certain parts of their system. In this post, we

SAFARI

Sep 17, 2014

Take a look at the new Features in Safari in iOS 8

Jason

Safari is probably one of the only stock iOS apps that gets some attention in every major iOS software update. So not surprisingly, Safari has received an update in iOS 8 as well. Here's

SAFARI

Sep 16, 2014

How to add a website to Favorites; Request Desktop site in Safari in iOS 8

Gautam Prabhu

iOS 8 makes it a lot easier to add a website to Favorites so you can quickly access it in Safari, and you can finally request a desktop version of the website in Safari. How

SIRI

Sep 15, 2014

How to activate Siri without pressing the Home button in iOS 8

Gautam Prabhu

iOS 8 comes with a Google Now like feature called "Hey Siri. It allows you to invoke Siri without pressing the Home button. But there is a catch. The feature only works when your iPhone

APPLE PAY

Sep 12, 2014

Apple earns 0.15% commission on every Apple Pay transaction

Joe Rossignol

It was reported prior to the launch of Apple Pay, the one-touch mobile payment system for iPhone and Apple Watch, that Apple would receive a portion of the fees collected by major financial institutions

APPLE PAY

Sep 10, 2014

Apple to receive cut of bank fees from Apple Pay mobile payment system

Joe Rossignol

It was originally rumored that Apple had negotiated lower transaction fees with large banks for its new Apple Pay mobile payments system, but it turns out that the Cupertino-based company might have an even

IPHONE 6 PLUS

Sep 10, 2014

iPhone 6 and Apple Watch Event Roundup: All the news and announcements from today’s event

Joe Rossignol

Don't get me wrong: for the past several months, it has been interesting to keep track of all the iPhone 6 rumors, leaked components, hardware specifications and other speculation surfacing across the web. Apple

APPLE PAY

Sep 9, 2014

Apple unveils Apple Pay, its new NFC powered payments system

Jason

As rumored, Apple today unveiled its mobile payments solution called Apple Pay that'll let you do cashless transactions at retail stores and other offline outlets. Apple Pay is powered by the new NFC chip

APPLE MAPS

Sep 7, 2014

Apple continues to add cities to Maps Flyover city tours

Evan Selleck

On June 27, Apple added places like Tokyo, Zion National Park and others to their 3D Flyover feature within the Maps app. That updated came after another in March of the same year that added

ICLOUD

Sep 1, 2014

Massive Celebrity photo leak attributed to vulnerability in Apple’s iCloud service

Gautam Prabhu

On Sunday evening, a hacker posted photographs to 4Chan, which showed dozens of celebrities in compromising positions. The Next Web is now reporting that the massive celebrity photo leak could have been due to a

SAFARI

Aug 26, 2014

iOS 8 Preview: A closer look at Safari’s new features and improvements

Jason

Safari is probably one of the only stock iOS apps that gets some attention in every major iOS software update. So not surprisingly, Safari has received an update in iOS 8 as well. Here’s

SIRI

Jul 22, 2014

Siri report card from analyst Gene Munster indicates distinct improvement over the years

Evan Selleck

When Apple unveiled the iPhone 4S, they included Siri to make the "S" variant of their popular device stand out. Since then, the digital personal assistant has seen plenty of improvements to make the feature

UNLOCK

Jul 4, 2014

New iCloud Removal service bypasses Apple’s Activation Lock feature

Gautam Prabhu

In iOS 7, Apple added a anti-theft feature called Activation Lock to the Find My iPhone service, which ties your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with your Apple ID so that your lost or

SIRI

Jun 15, 2014

The Ultimate Guide to set up and start using Siri

Abhimanyu Ghoshal

One of the coolest things about your new iOS device is that you can do so many things with it using just your voice, thanks to Siri. As a voice command-controlled personal assistant, Siri

SAFARI

Jun 4, 2014

iOS 8 brings same JavaScript performance as Safari to third-party apps

Gautam Prabhu

In 2011, Apple had ported Nitro Javascript engine used in desktop version of Safari to mobile Safari browser in iOS 4.3, which loaded JavaScripts two times faster. The reason Nitro JavaScript offers improved performance