iOS
As we round the corner after Computex and transition into June, it's time once more for Apple's annual World Wide Developers Conference. As always, Apple kicks off WWDC with their big keynote event, which though aimed first and foremost at developers, is also used as a venue to announce new products and ecosystem strategies. The keynote starts at 10am Pacific (17:00 UTC) today, and AnandTech will be offering live blog coverage of Apple's event. With WWDC going virtual once again this year, we're expecting another rapid-fire, two-hour run through of Apple's ecosystem. WWDC keynotes have historically covered everything from macOS and iOS to individual Apple applications and more. On the hardware side of matters, in previous years we've seen things like the official announcement Apple's...
Apple Releases iOS 8.3 With A New Emoji Keyboard, Bug Fixes, and Improved Performance
Today Apple publicly released iOS 8.3 for all devices that are capable of running versions of iOS 8. The update is a fairly substantial one that brings various improvements...
34 by Brandon Chester on 4/8/2015Apple Watch Hands-On
By far the highlight of Apple’s Spring Forward event was the Apple Watch. Though announced back in September, Apple has not allowed any hands-on time with the device until...
66 by Ryan Smith on 3/9/2015Pebble Announces the Pebble Time
The original Pebble watch was arguably the first device in what is now a rapidly growing smartwatch segment of the wearables market. Since its release, the software of the...
19 by Brandon Chester on 2/24/2015Google Updates Docs Apps With Improved Functionality and Touch ID Support
Today Google has issued an update to their Docs, Sheets, and Slides applications on iOS and Android. These productivity apps were some of the first to receive Material Design...
1 by Brandon Chester on 1/21/2015Best Tablets: Holiday 2014
With the holidays approaching, it's time for our annual recommendations for devices in various product categories. Today we're taking a look at what tablets provide the best value and...
87 by Brandon Chester on 11/28/2014The Apple iPad Air 2 Review
As we approach the holidays, Apple has launched a new iPad as expected. As one might expect from the name, the iPad Air 2 is more of an evolution...
227 by Joshua Ho on 11/7/2014A Look At OS X Yosemite And iOS 8.1
It has been a busy year for Apple, although one could argue it has been more of a busy few months. The yearly updates for most of Apple's products...
173 by Brandon Chester on 10/27/2014The iPhone 6 Plus Mini-Review: Apple's First Phablet
While we’ve also written about the iPhone 6, the iPhone 6 Plus needs its own review in order to really understand the various features of the device that would...
191 by Joshua Ho on 9/30/2014iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus: Preliminary Results
While we’re still working on the full review, I want to get out some preliminary results for the iPhone 6. For now, this means some basic performance data and...
317 by Joshua Ho on 9/22/2014The iOS 8 Review
Another year has passed and like clockwork Apple has released a new iPhone and a new version of iOS to accompany it. Our reviews of both new iPhones will...
164 by Brandon Chester on 9/17/2014SwiftKey to be Available at iOS 8 Launch
While it was pretty well-known that SwiftKey was coming to iOS 8, it wasn't really clear when this would happen. However, we now know that SwiftKey will be available...
15 by Joshua Ho on 9/10/2014Understanding Dual Domain Pixels in the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
In the launch announcement, Apple announced that their new display had dual domain pixels, which improved viewing angles. Unfortunately they dropped the subject at this, which make for a...
30 by Joshua Ho on 9/9/2014Apple Announces iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus; Available September 19th
Today, Apple is launching the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. One of first changes is that the new iPhone 6 has a 4.7" 1334x750 display, and the...
169 by Joshua Ho on 9/9/2014A Look at Bioshock for iOS and How it Compares to its PC Counterpart
I originally bought Bioshock for PC a number of years ago during one of Steam's summer sales. It was $2, and I had heard good things about it so...
29 by Brandon Chester on 8/28/2014OpenGL SIGGRAPH 2014 Update: OpenGL 4.5, OpenGL ES 3.1, & More
Taking place this week is SIGGRAPH 2014, the graphics industry’s yearly professional event. As the biggest graphics event of the year this show has become the Khronos Group’s favorite...
4 by Ryan Smith on 8/11/2014Apple’s Swift and What it Means for Developers and Users
On Monday Apple revealed iOS 8 and OS X 10.10 Yosemite. Both of these were expected by everyone who has followed Apple’s pattern of software reveals at WWDC for...
79 by Brandon Chester on 6/11/2014Some Thoughts on Apple’s Metal API
Though it seems like Apple’s hardware divisions can hardly keep a secret these days due to the realities of mass production, the same is fortunately not true for their...
57 by Ryan Smith on 6/3/2014Apple WWDC 2014 Live Blog
We are at Moscone West in San Francisco for Apple's World Wide Developer Conference. Our live blog begins at 10AM PT/1PM ET.
44 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/2/2014Google Updates Maps for Android and iOS with Improvements to Offline Maps, Navigation, and More
Today Google updated its maps application for Android and iOS. Google seems confident enough in the updates that it decided to call this major release version 8.0 on Android...
30 by Brandon Chester on 5/6/2014