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iOS iPad iPhone iPod TouchAug 7, 2015Sep 22, 2015

iOS 9 Beta 5 for Developers and Third Public Beta Releases Go Live

iOS 9 beta 5 for developers and the third public beta for all users has been released by Apple. The new releases come with bug fixes, performance improvements and multiple changes through out the operating system. The new builds are…

Apple Watch iOSMay 29, 2015Oct 8, 2015

Connected Is An Awesome App for iPhone and Apple Watch That Works With LIFX, Estimote and Myo

Imran Hussain

Connected is an app for iPhone and Apple Watch which lets you take control of your Internet of Things devices which include LIFX, Estimote and Myo. It also allows users to automate their functionality using different recipes and places. Users…

iOS iPhoneMay 29, 2015May 29, 2015

Apple Posts Official Workaround For Unicode Message Bug Until Update Rolls Out

Imran Hussain

Apple has officially acknowledged the Unicode bug with iMessage that causes the app to crash and not open again. The company has put up a support page detailing the issue and have also provided a work around to get rid…

iOSMay 27, 2015May 27, 2015

How To Fix Your Messages App If You Have Received The Malicious Text Unicode iMessage

Imran Hussain

The news of a new iOS bug have been making the rounds on Internet. This bug allows users to to send a malicious SMS or iMessage to the iPhone user and crash their Messages app, which then does not open…

iOS iPad iPhoneMay 26, 2015May 26, 2015

Force Touch, iMessage, Apple Pay And Keyboard Features in iOS 9 and iPhone 6S

Imran Hussain

iOS 9 would be shipping with support for Force Touch for the next generation iPhone, expected to be iPhone 6S. Along with improved stability, Rootless security system, better performance for older devices and brand new San Francisco font update, this…

iOS iPad iPhone iPod TouchMay 26, 2015

iOS 9 To Bring Better Performance To Older iPhone and iPads

Imran Hussain

Apple is popularly criticised for making older iPhones and iPads slow and sluggish with each major release of iOS. Along with performance, even battery life takes a major hit with every OS update. This is linked to a theory that Apple…

Android iOS iPad iPhoneMay 26, 2015May 26, 2015

Cortana for iOS and Android and Phone Companion App for Windows 10 Announced

Imran Hussain

Microsoft has announced the release of Cortana, their personal assistant solution for iPhone and Android. Cortana started off on Windows Phone and has been built into Windows 10 and Edge (browser) and as expected, would now be rolling out on…

iOS MacMay 25, 2015May 25, 2015

Rootless Is Apple’s New Security System for iOS 9 and OS X 10.11

Imran Hussain

Details of Apple’s work on the next iOS and OS X releases have been trickling out slowly from Cupertino. The latest reports say that Apple is focusing on quality as priority for iOS 9 and OS X 10.11 releases, internally…

Android iOS MacMay 24, 2015May 25, 2015

iOS 9 and OS X 10.11 To Be Snow Leopard Like Updates With Focus On Stability And Quality

Imran Hussain

Apple has been continuously focusing on bringing new functionality and cross platform features to iOS and OS X over the past few releases. So much, that users, including yours truly, have noticed that during all this progress, Apple seems to…

iOS iPhone MacMar 31, 2015Jul 3, 2017

Get Notified When Someone Types You An iMessage on iOS or Mac

Imran Hussain

TypeStatus is a new tweak which lets users be notified when someone starts typing an iMessage to them, whether it is from iOS or a Mac. The tweak also works on both platforms so you can get the notification no matter which iMessage supporting Apple device you use.