insert_link Tech Made Simple Your iPhone is getting tons of fun New Features this Fall, but you can try them Now CNBC reports that Apple has released the public beta for iOS 14, and anyone can install it on their iPhone, so long as it’s an iPhone 6s or newer. It’s a test version of the full software that will roll out to all iPhones this fall, and it includes a lot of fun new features. There are widgets on the home screen, for example, so you can see little windows […] todayJuly 13, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Parent Alert: Apple’s new Parental Controls on iOS 13.3 can be Bypassed On Tuesday, Apple released iOS 13.3, and one of its key new features was Communication Limits, which lets parents set limits on who their kids talk to or message with... in theory. Well, CNBC did some digging and discovered that due to some bugs related to iCloud’s contact sync feature, it turns out the new privacy controls can be bypassed without much effort, which could let kids call and text […] todayDecember 19, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Ikea Goes All In on Smart Home Tech “We have decided to invest significantly in Home smart across Ikea to fast-forward the development. This is the biggest New Business we are establishing since the introduction of Children’s Ikea,” said Peter van der Poel, manager Ikea Range & Supply, aka, the box that sits above Ikea of Sweden within the complicated Ikea Group org chart. The new business unit is helmed by the aptly-named Björn Block, and sits […] todayAugust 22, 2019
insert_link Home Improvement Ikea Ventures into Smart Home Design Market “We have decided to invest significantly in Home smart across Ikea to fast-forward the development. This is the biggest New Business we are establishing since the introduction of Children’s Ikea,” said Peter van der Poel, manager Ikea Range & Supply, aka, the box that sits above Ikea of Sweden within the complicated Ikea Group org chart. The new business unit is helmed by the aptly-named Björn Block, and sits […] todayAugust 22, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Siri’s Getting a New Voice and Some Other Updates Siri has a slightly new voice. The voice assistant is now generated entirely by a neural text-to-speech technology rather than a human-based recording. There’s extended support for Siri on other Apple devices like the AirPod. On the Bluetooth earbuds, Siri can read your incoming messages and let you respond immediately. It's still unclear whether you will need to confirm wanting to respond before Siri starts the voice dictation, as the […] todayJune 18, 2019
insert_link News Apple’s watchOS and tvOS Are Getting More Personal Both Apple's watchOS and tvOS platforms will get several updates this year, all aimed at making them more, well, up close and personal. The new watchOS 6 update will bring its own dedicated App Store that you can search through via Siri, scribble, and voice dictation. A few new Apple-specific apps are coming to the device, including a calculator app that can quickly calculate a tip and split bills with […] todayJune 16, 2019