Suppose you recently bought or received a brand-newiPad. Congratulations – getting new tech is always exciting. I still love my recently acquirediPad Pro. Still, underneath all that excitement, knowing where to start when setting up your newiPadcan be daunting. To help you, here’s a list of eight things I recommend everyone do when they’re setting up a newiPad. 1Transfer your data The best place to start First and foremost, when setting up a new iPad, I recommend transferring the data from your previous device if you have one....

Like all stock apps, the App Store oniOS 7has been graced with a sprinkle of Jony Ive’s magic. Not only does the storefront looks a lot nicer now – gone is the dark-themed look in favor for sleek appearance with lots of white space for easier reading – the app is way smoother and nimbler than on iOS 6. It also features several enhancements that will appeal to pretty much everyone, from parents and their kids to power users tothe likes of Senator John McCainwho will love not having to manually update apps on his iPhone....

Amazon, Sony Pictures Television, and PlayStation Productions today announced that a God of War TV series is a go at the streaming giant. Kratos will soon leap off the gaming console and onto TV thanks to Amazon Prime Video. The streaming giant today announced that it’s moving forward with a TV series based on the God of War franchise. Wheel of Time’s Rafe Judkins serves as showrunner with The Expanse writers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby writing and executive producing....

Andor has been a huge critical success for Disney, getting the sort of reviews it could only dream of when it started making TV shows from theStar Wars universe. Its first run of episodes has 12 parts to offer up, but we’re getting a second season, too - here are all the details we know so far. Andor season 2 release date Andor’s next season is still a long way off by most metrics - although the show started shooting at the end of 2022, while its first season airedon Disney+....

Apple has launched a pair of high-end,wireless over-ear headphonescalled AirPods Max. The over-ear headphones aren’tBeats headphones. Instead, they’re Apple ‘branded’ although they don’t have huge logos on them or anything as you can see - indeed, they don’t appear to have any Apple logos on at all, much like other AirPods. There have been numerous leaks around these headphones for some time, so it’s somewhat unsurprising that they have launched even if we were expecting them earlier this year - they may have been delayed due to the global situation....

This is kind of interesting.Maya-Systems, which describes itself as a knowledge management technology provider, announced today that a transaction took place between it and Apple in the third quarter of last year. It seems the Cupertino company acquired 18 patents from them “relating to innovative axis-based user interface technology.” MacRumorspoints to Maya-Systems’ press release: “In the third quarter of 2012, a transaction took place between Maya-Systems Inc. and Apple Inc. (apple....

WithiWatch trademarkslinked to Apple spotted in places likeJapan,Russiaand aslew of other countries, it is no surprise speculation is intensifying that the iPhone maker is secretly developing a wearable gizmo of some sort. Another piece of the Apple smartwatch puzzle has now fallen into place as The United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) published Friday a patent filing detailing a flexible battery design specifically conceived for a wristwatch and/or other bendable mobile devices…...

Apple is very much expected to ditch Lightning in favour of USB-C when the iPhone 15 lineup goes on sale later in 2023, but a new report suggests that there could be a catch.WithApplefinally moving away from the slow (480Mbps) Lightning connector that iPhones have been using for a decade, there had been hopes that we would see a file transfer speed increase thanks to USB-C. And while that still might be the case, it now seems that Apple will limit that particular benefit to its own cables as well as those it blesses....

When Apple launchesiOS 13to the public later this year, the new software will reportedly include a major change for apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. The Informationhas the report this week, outlining Apple’s intent to restrict background activity for apps that take advantage of the PushKit VoIP API to make internet voice calls from the app. That includes mega-popular apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, among others. Limiting third-party app access to data on an iPhone has become a popular talking point for security concerns recently, and, as a result, Apple will apparently be cracking down on these apps in an effort to restrict access....

A new piece of software, dubbed Beeper, collates as many as 15 chat apps into one interface, with iMessage functionality on Android, Windows and Linux offered via a workaround. One app to rule all your chats With Beeper, formerly NovaChat, you get a single destination for chatting on iMessage, Twitter and WhatsApp, along with 13 other messaging networks. You can search all of your messages across chat networks, as well as snooze or archive them....

Quick Links When Amazon launched the Kindle, it probably had no idea the device’s name would become synonymous with alleReaders. Amazon’s line of eReaders delivers an e-ink screen that feels more like a book than reading from a smartphone or tablet. And as devices designed just for reading, they also boast better battery life than a tablet. But, while all Kindles offer this e-ink reading experience, there are a few key differences between models....

The Xbox One has been a superb console, and thanks to Microsoft’s all-inclusive ideas about the next generation of console gaming, looks set to be a mainstay for a few more years, even with the Xbox Series X and S. Like most games consoles, as you get used to the Xbox One, whether it’s a powerful Xbox One X, or a sleek Xbox One S, there are some things you’ll notice that could be improved....

BMW’s New Dashboards Are Adding Some Extra Google Magic In 2017, Google announced a full operating system designed for vehicles called Android Automotive OS (AAOS). The platform is essentially an extension of the operating system found on Android phones and tablets, but it is designed for vehicles. Unlike Android Auto, which requires the driver to connect their smartphone to a vehicle’s infotainment system to access the various Android features like navigation, AAOS comes preloaded in models that offer it....