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How to Download iOS 8 Without Deleting All Your Stuff

Now that iOS 8 is finally here, many an iPhone user has eagerly swiped over to the update screen only to find that the greedy install package just won’t fit. But don’t worry—you don’t have to go on a deleting rampage. All it takes is a few simple workarounds, and you can have your iOS…

The Apple Watch Is a Fully Post-Steve Jobs Product

There’s no doubt Steve Jobs left a lasting legacy at Apple. One thing he didn’t leave behind: Any plans for a smartwatch. The Apple Watch is entirely the product of Tim Cook’s Apple, according to a new profile in Bloomberg Businessweek. With an Apple Watch wrapped around his hand brass-knuckle style, Ive reveals that the…

A Bug Hits HealthKit Right Before iOS 8 Launch (Updated)

One of iOS 8’s most talked about features is HealthKit, a new API that lets developers build various health-related apps for the iTunes store. However, right before today’s iOS 8 launch, it appears that HealthKit hit a snag that made Apple to temporarily remove several apps, according to a report from 9to5Mac. A few services…

iOS 8: The Best Hidden Features

There are a lot of really great updates to iOS 8, which just launched today. We’ve unearthed some of the less obvious tricks and features that are going to level up your iPhone and iPad in a hurry. https://gizmodo.com/go-download-ios-8-right-now-1635726082 An All-Knowing App Store We never used Wish List all that much much in the App…

Go Download iOS 8 Right Now

Apple users, it’s here—the final, stable, built-for-the-regular-public version of iOS 8 has arrived. Back up your stuff so you don’t lose everything, and then go get that fresh new software! For your over-the-air update, just go to Settings > General > Software Update to download the latest OS. We will also post direct download links…

Reminder: Back Up Your Stuff Before iOS 8 Drops

iOS 8 is coming soon. (Hands in the air emoji!). Updates are great, but they’re almost always buggy, which means you should back up your stuff before you load up the new platform. Here’s a refresher on how: iCloud Make sure you’re connected to Wi-Fi. Go to Setting. Select iCloud. Select Storage & Backup. Tap…

iOS 8 Upgrade Guide: Everything You Need for a Happy Upgrade

iOS 8 is almost here for your iPhone and your iPad. A shiny new operating system is fun, but you probably have some questions. Here are the answers you need. Should I upgrade to iOS 8? If your device can support it then yes! iOS 8 brings a whole bunch of new features like a…

Don’t Put iOS 8 On Your iPhone 4S

Apple has made it so that that iOS 8, which goes out to the public today, will work on iPhones reaching all the way back to the venerable 4S. Which is good! But as Ars Technica found out the hard way, subjecting your elderly iPhone to new software may not be worth it. At least…

Why Apple Didn’t Use Sapphire Screens In The New iPhones

In the run-up to the iPhone 6 announcement, the rumor-mill had basically decided that we were getting a strengthened sapphire screen — something that ultimately proved to be completely false. TIME has an excellent breakdown of why Apple didn’t go the sapphire path. http://time.com/3377972/why-apple-didnt-use-sapphire-iphone-screens/ According to the author, the likely reason that Apple didn’t go…

If Phone Batteries Were Like Black Holes

…then we really would be screwed. As Randall Munroe points out in today’s xkcd, sometimes we get a little over-dramatic about our phones ‘dying’ — although yes, it would be neat if, when your phone died, it turned into a worn-out Palm Pilot. [xkcd]

Upgrading to iOS 8 today? Two good third-party keyboards are already available: Swype (which will run you 99 cents) and Swiftkey, which will be just as free as U2’s latest album (but hopefully a little more welcome).

iCloud’s Two-Step Authentication Is Back and Now Covers Backups

Good news after a harrowing week: Your iCloud account is now (a little) more secure. After popping up briefly and then disappearing—and a highly publicized, unfortunately timed security breach—iCloud’s two-step authentication has returned for good, with several important improvements, according to Ars Technica. In the wake of Nudegate, it was revealed that Apple ID’s original…

A Festive Lightning Charging Cable With Built-in Christmas Lights

Deck the halls, deck your desk, and charge your iPhone or iPad this holiday season with a USB Lightning cable featuring festive LED bulbs along its length—even if Christmas is months away. It’s the easiest and most useful way to bring holiday cheer wherever you go, even if those ten power-sipping LEDs mean your device…

Vintage ad promising a free U2 tape with every Walkman is fake

Apple recently gave iTunes users something they didn’t want for free: a new U2 album. Reactions have ranged from “who the hell is U2?” to “who the hell is U2 and why is this on my phone?” The move has also spawned countless jokes, including the photoshop’d image above. Yes, despite looking plausible enough, it’s…

Tim Cook Says Apple Has Never Shared Data: “You’re Not Our Product”

As part of Apple’s ongoing glasnost campaign, Tim Cook was on Charlie Rose last Friday. Part two airs tonight and it looks like it will be a lot meatier, just based on the clip released today: Cook will apparently talk more about the role of privacy at Apple, including their choice not to release or…

Photoshop Contest: What’s Apple Really Shipping in Those iPhone Crates?

Earlier today, we got a glimpse inside one of the planes carrying hundreds of thousands of shiny new smartphones all the way across the Pacific, straight into our greedy little fingers. But—can we ever really know what’s hiding beneath those giant tarps? Yep! Because you’re going to tell us. A giant stack of U2 albums?…

Your iPhone Houses All These Chemical Reactions Every Single Day

Other than the times we notice our battery bars inching towards the red or our screens go silent, we usually don’t think too about how it is our phones actually function. But as a new video from the Reaction YouTube channel shows, there’s a whole host of complex chemical reactions going on both during production…

This Is How You Fly 200,000 iPhones from China to the US

If you’re hoping for a new iPhone 6 or 6 Plus and haven’t nailed yours down yet, you’re effectively screwed for the time being. But if you were one of the lucky 4 million buyers, there’s a decent-ish chance your shiny new toy is in the photo above, where it just flew across the Pacific,…

Apple Just Made It Easier To Delete That Free U2 Album It Gave You

Hell hath no fury like an iTunes user with a free U2 album. For all the haters who despise the very concept of Songs of Innocence casually rubbing up against their curated iTunes collection, Apple just published a very quick one-click fix to rid your life of the Irish menace forever. Though there have been…

Apple Sold a Ton of New iPhones

To no one’s surprise, Applesold a lot of iPhones last week. In fact, the company sold more phones in the first 24 hours of pre-orders than ever before. The iPhone 6 launch was twice as big at the iPhone 5’s. Eager customers bought some 4 million of theiPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models. That’s…