Feb 5, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, audio, Blog, HomePod, iPhone, News, Restricted Content
Move over, Amazon Echo and Google Home, there’s a new smart speaker coming soon. First announced back in June of 2017, Apple’s long-awaited HomePod will ship in the US, UK, and Australia on February 9th for $349. You can get it in space gray or white. Where Amazon and...
Oct 25, 2017 | Activity, Apple Pros, Apple Watch, APros Archive, Article, Blog, camera, Flashlight, iPhone, News, phone, Restricted Content, SimplyMac, SimplyMac Archive, Timer, watchOS, watchOS 4, Workout
With watchOS 4 now arriving on Apple Watch users’ wrists, it’s time to make sure you aren’t missing out on any of the important features—and to share a few tips for how to use them. watchOS 4 works on all Apple Watch models, even the original Apple Watch. It does...
Oct 18, 2017 | Blog, iOS, iOS 11, News, Restricted Content, Tip
If the For You section of Apple’s iOS News app overwhelms you with stories that are boring, depressing, or offensive, you can clamp down on it with a new setting in iOS 11. Go to Settings > News and enable Restrict Stories in For You. From then on, most stories in...
Oct 12, 2017 | App Switcher, Apple Pencil, Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, Control Center, Dock, Files, Instant Markup, iPhone, keyboard, News, Notes, Restricted Content, Slide Over, Split View
Apple has long argued that you can use the iPad for productivity but hasn’t backed that claim up with the necessary features in iOS. Until now, that is, with the new iPad-centric capabilities of iOS 11. These changes mean that an iPad running iOS 11 is more like a...
Sep 27, 2017 | Apple Pros, Apple Watch, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Blog, camera, Flashlight, News, phone, Restricted Content, SimplyMac, SimplyMac Archive, watchOS, watchOS 4
With watchOS 4 now arriving on Apple Watch users’ wrists, it’s time to make sure you aren’t missing out on any of the important features—and to share a few tips for how to use them. watchOS 4 works on all Apple Watch models, even the original Apple Watch. It does...
Sep 19, 2017 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, camera, Control Center, customization, Do Not Disturb, Dock, iOS, iOS 11, iPad, iPhone, maintenance, Maps, Messages, News, Photos, Restricted Content
Even if you’re not buying a new iPhone this year, you can still enjoy a hefty dose of “New and Improved!” with Apple’s iOS 11, which provides a host of new capabilities. Hold on tight, there’s a lot to cover, and we have another article coming about the iPad-specific...
