Apple’s already prevalent Continuity features are plenty useful as it is. When I’m on the go, Instant Hotspot automatically kicks in, enabling a swift transition to my iPad Air when I’m on the train. For someone who does her writing everywhere, the Universal Clipboard is a godsend in itself. Of course, the ecosystem allows my Notes app to be synced up across all three main devices: my iPhone, my iPad and the iMac I use at work. But it’s really iPhone Mirroring—one of the latest in its long line of Continuity features—which is the real game changer for this digital nomad.
Apple today introduced Tap to Pay on iPhone in Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Greece, Iceland, Luxembourg, and Malta, enabling millions of merchants to use iPhone to seamlessly and securely accept in-person contactless payments.
Described by its developers as a “news reader,” it can suck up content from different sources and present it all together in a manageable list.
Checking your weather app's chance of rain percentage can help you get an idea of what's happening in your current location, but it won't tell you if there's a downpour awaiting you two hours into your drive or if you'll encounter snow just before you get to your destination. The Drive Weather app [...] changes all that by letting you see how the forecast changes mile by mile and even hour by hour based on your exact route and planned departure time.
I am a repeat offender at circumventing my own self-imposed app restrictions on WhatsApp, Instagram, News, Google Chrome and Vinted, so for me the only viable solution so far is to physically lock away my phone. I want to claim my life back. I want more smart, less phone — and if I can’t trust my own self-discipline to achieve that, maybe, paradoxically, I need to find some tech that can help.
The PopSockets Kick-Out Grip and Stand is less than a millimeter thicker than the company’s current lineup of MagSafe PopGrips, according to the company’s founder, David Barnett, but introduces a hinge so the pop-up grip can now fold out and double as a support stand.
Does Apple still see iPads as a third-device, sitting between your Mac and your iPhone? Or has Apple did a rethink, and now consider iPads on-par with Mac computers? But if so, where is iPhone Mirroring on iPad? (Coming this year?)
Or has Apple downgraded iPads to be 'just' big iPhones? But if so, why is Apple (rumored) to be pushing for more multitasking capabilities on iPads?
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