Apple announced “the next generation of Multi-Touch”: 3D Touch at their recent event. The feature is part of the new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6S plus which is released on friday the 26th Sept. The feature is a version of the pressure-sensitive Force Touch feature that Apple introduced with the Apple Watch and then incorporated into the trackpads of its latest MacBooks. 3D Touch will sense familiar gestures like taps, swipes, and pinches, but is also able to determine the depth of a press. That enables new gestures which Apple calls Peek and Pop that give you a new way of interacting with your iPhone and the apps on it. For example if you are sent an email with an address in it a ‘light touch” on the address will give you a “peek” at the map but a more solid push / tap now will allow the map to “pop” into view. Another example is if you are sent the link to a website , you can press lightly to “Peek” at the page without leaving the screen that you’re on, and the top of the page will appear like it would in Safari. If you want to open the… Read More
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Looking to buy the new iPhone 6s or 6s plus this friday and want to transfer your data from your old iPhone to your new iPhone in the quickest way , while retaining all your data and settings, well do an encrypted backup on iTunes. This will ensure that your passwords , apps and all your data are copied over. Just plug your old iPhone into your computer and put put a tick in ” encrypted backup ” , enter a password ( make sure you remember it ) and let it back your iPhone up. When it has finished get your new iPhone , plug it in and iTunes will ask you the usual questions for a new phone but one will be : Do you want to restore from a backup ? Yes you do and just restore from your last encrypted backup ( it will ask you for the password ) and your new iPhone will be loaded with all your data and apps including your passwords from your old iPhone guarding your sensitive information. Just a reminder that I will be at the Telstra Store Mt Barker this friday the 25th between 8.30 – 5.30
Continue ReadingApple Announcements – iPad Pro – iPhone 6S – Apple TV – Apple Watch
Apple this morning have made some announcements this morning : v:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal 0 false false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}The iPad Pro Available Nov The iPad Pro will have a 12.9 inch screen with 2732 x 2048 pixels equals 5.6 million pixels Apple are saying that the iPad Pro will be faster than 80% of portable PCs shipped in the last 12 months and with graphics tasks, it’s faster than 90%. 10-hour battery life 4 speaker audio system 6.9mm thin To go with your iPad Pro there will be the Smart Keyboard which is built into the cover for the iPad The Apple Pencil was also introduced , Apples name for a stylus Tech in the pencil detects position, force and tilt when writing or drawing on the screen The battery in the Apple Pencil is recharged via the lightning connector which you can recharges by plugging into iPad Pro. Microsoft did a demonstration which would have been unheard of in recent years and demonstrated the use of… Read More
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