Swift Playgrounds App Makes Learning to Code Easy & Fun

by Andy Quayle | Jun 13, 2016 | Apple Tech, Generally Cool Stuff

SAN FRANCISCO ? June 13, 2016 ? Apple® today introduced Swift Playgrounds™, an innovative new app for iPad® that makes learning to code fun and easy for anyone. Swift Playgrounds brings coding to life with an interactive interface that encourages students and...

Apple Previews iOS 10, the Biggest iOS Release Ever

by Andy Quayle | Jun 13, 2016 | Apple Tech, Generally Cool Stuff

SAN FRANCISCO — June 13, 2016 — Apple® today previewed iOS 10, the biggest release ever of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, featuring a huge update to Messages that delivers more expressive and animated ways to message friends and family, like...

Hands On: PortPlugs

by Andy Quayle | Aug 11, 2015 | Generally Cool Stuff

“PortPlugs” are basically just that.   They’re small plugs that fit into the ports of various devices. A very simple concept that could go rather wrong.   I can imagine devices thinking that there is some rogue peripheral attached, or a plug not easily coming out of a...

Mobile Security Among the Big Players

by Andy Quayle | Jul 14, 2015 | Generally Cool Stuff

  Researchers from the University of California Riverside and the University of Michigan had a 92 percent hacking rate of smartphone apps that compromised Android, Apple iOS, Microsoft and Windows OS. The researchers managed to hack into Gmail, Chase Bank and...

Recall: Important Notice for Beats Pill XL Customers

by Andy Quayle | Jun 3, 2015 | Apple Tech, Generally Cool Stuff

C UPERTINO, California—June 3, 2015—Apple® today announced a voluntary recall of Beats Pill® XL speakers, including a refund for customers. Apple has determined that, in rare cases, the battery in the Beats Pill XL may overheat and pose a fire safety risk. The recall...