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The Apple Watch, like all of Apple's products, has accessibility built right in. Devices like the Apple Watch can be convenient, even empowering for many people. For those with accessibility needs, however, they can be life changing. They can let people go where they could never go before, speak with people they could never reach before, and see the world in ways that were once impossible. What's more, by making the Apple Watch accessible and inclusive to people who are blind or have visual impairments, deaf or have auditory impairments, or who have motor skill or learning or other challenges, Apple makes it more accessible and inclusive to everyone. The Apple Watch…

The Apple Store app has finally been updated today with support for Touch ID and two-step verification. The Apple Store app for iPhone and iPad got a pretty significant update today, finally adding support for Touch ID for making reservations at Apple Stores and checking receipts, along with two-step verification. Here's the lowdown on what's new in version 3.3 of the Apple Store app: Use Touch ID to view orders, access EasyPay receipts, and make reservations at an Apple Store. Support for two-step verification, giving you extra security for your Apple ID. It's been a long time coming, so this update should be good news to frequent users of the app. …

Weather Line for iPhone and iPad has scored an update today that adds improvements to daily view, and much more. Weather Line, a nifty weather app for iOS that strikes the balance between minimalism and information overload, has been updated today with the ability to track current temperature and calendar dates in daily view, and additional improvements for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Here's the full breakdown of what's new in Weather Line version 1.5 current temperature in the daily view! (most requested) calendar dates in the daily view GPS only while the app is open optimized for iOS 8 increased to 10 locations Additional iPhone 6/6+ improveme…

It appears that Foxconn may remain Apple's primary manufacturing partner this year, and will reportedly produce the vast majority of iPhone units, along with other upcoming products. Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai, will reportedly remain as Apple's primary manufacturing partner in China, and will apparently receive up to 70% of the orders for this year's new iPhone models, according to KGI Securities' Ming-Chi Kuo. Foxconn is also said to be the sole manufacturer for the rumored 12.9-inch iPad Pro, which is due out this fall, again according to Kuo. From The China Post: In addition to assembling the new iPhones, Kuo said that Hon Hai is expected to serve as …

Is your Apple Watch being fussy? Here are a few ways to make it behave. Whether it's an app on your Apple Watch or the Watch itself that's giving you some trouble, you don't have to panic: There are a few simple fixes you can employ to get your smartwatch back on the operational path in no time. My Apple Watch is sluggish If your Watch is behaving erratically, it may be in need of a restart. To restart your Watch, just follow these steps: Press and hold the side button until the three digital switches appear. Slide the Power Off switch to the right to turn off your Apple Watch. To restart the Watch once it's off, hold down the side button until you see th…

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Apple's latest changes to the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display and iMac with 5K Retina display won't wow spec-monkeys, but they're still important. The timing of this week's 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro and the 5K iMac updates was curious, given that WWDC is only a few weeks away. My bet is that Apple has other things planned for the keynote and doesn't want these updates overshadowed. The 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro got a couple of other under-the-hood features worth noting. The 15-inch Retina MacBook's headline feature was the addition of the same Force Touch trackpad we've seen Apple use on the new MacBook and the 13-inch MacBook Pro. After using the …

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If you belong to several groups on Facebook, notifications can get annoying incredibly fast. When you join a new group on Facebook, you're automatically subscribed to all notifications by default. That means your notifications feed can end up being littered with unnecessary alerts every time someone posts something to that group. That's exactly the problem iMore reader Katelin recently ran into: I am a member of a few groups on Facebook. I find them useful, but I don't need to receive notifications on my iPhone or see information in my news feed every single time someone makes a post. How do I stop this? I feel your pain and had the same problem with Faceboo…

If you've recently switched from Windows to the Mac, you may be confused by the differences on the keyboard. Macs and Windows PCs are similar in some respects, but different functions have been mapped to different keyboard keys and different modifier keys. So if you've just switched to Mac and you're having trouble finding your way around, use this guide to help you out. There's even a bonus trackpad tip at the end! Switch to Mac Every week our Peter Cohen brings you Switch to Mac — a column to help you move from Windows PC to the Mac and OS X! Read more about switching to Mac If you've never used a Mac before, one of the first things you'll notice…

Amazon today announced that the Prime Now one-hour delivery service will now be offered from local stores, in addition to the wide range of products already available trough the Amazon website. The new service extension is opening up in select neighborhoods in Manhattan from today, expansing across the borough in the coming weeks. Stores include Gourmet Garage, Billy's Bakery and D'Agostino. To take advantage of Amazon's delivery service, you'll be required to use the Prime Now app, available for iOS and Android. Two-hour delivery is free, while one-hour delivery will set you back $7.99. It's a major change for Amazon, which previously only offered products fr…

Microsoft-owned Sunrise Calendar has introduced support for Wunderlist, allowing you to create, modify and view your to-do lists directly in the calendar app. To enable integration with the service, head to Settings in Sunrise, select Add Account, choose Wunderlist and log in with your credentials. After logging in, you can select which lists from Wunderlist you want to access within Sunrise. Here's an overview of the integration that is offered between the two services: Create tasks directly in Sunrise. Just create a new event and choose one of your Wunderlist lists as the calendar. As soon as the event is created in Sunrise, the task will also appear in Wund…

Need fast access to an accessibility feature on your Apple Watch? Set the shortcut! On the iPhone, you can set three quick clicks of the Home button as an accessibility shortcut. On the Apple Watch, you can do the same thing with three quick presses of the Digital Crown. It lets you quickly toggle an accessibility feature on or off whenever and from wherever you want. All you have to do is set it up! How to use the accessibility shortcut on your Apple Watch Launch the Apple Watch app on your iPhone. Tap on the My Watch tab. Tap on General Tap on Accessibility. Tap on Accessibility Shortcut. Tap to select VoiceOver or Zoom as the shortcut. How to …

One of the most acclaimed new games for the iPhone and iPad, Alto's Adventure, is now on sale for $0.99, or 50% off its normal price. In February, developer Snowman released Alto's Adventure for the iPhone and iPad and it quickly generated tons of acclaim from critics, thanks to its physics-based gameplay and its unique visual style. Now the game is on said in the iOS App Store for $0.99 cents, or 50% off its normal price: Here's a breakdown of the game: Join Alto and his friends as they embark on an endless snowboarding odyssey. Journey across the beautiful alpine hills of their native wilderness, through neighbouring villages, ancient woodlands, and long-abando…

Age of Empires: Castle Siege, the free-to-play action-strategy game that Microsoft released for Windows Phone and Windows 8.1 in September, is coming to the iPhone and iPad. Microsoft is in the middle of a "soft launch" for its iPhone and iPad version of Age of Empires: Castle Siege. The game is currently available for Canadian residents to download and play. The game was first launched as a Windows Phone and Windows 8.1 exclusive in September 2014 and is based loosely on the classic Age of Empires PC real-time strategy game series. This new game is more like Clash of Clans than the original Age of Empires, as players build up their fortress to defend it against…

Popular third-party keyboard SwiftKey had brought its theme store to the iPhone and iPad. The SwiftKey theme store, long a fixture on Android, had made its way to the iOS version of the keyboard. The theme store, at present, has various themes that you can buy to customize your SwiftKey experience. Among the new looks introduced is the first animated theme for SwiftKey, Shooting Stars. There are 12 new themes in total, including Shooting Stars. There are five new Nickle themes, variations on the existing Nickel Light and Nickel Dark themes. These new themes are Candy, Champagne, Dusk, Rose, and Watermelon. Six new Minimal themes are also available: Aqua, Blush C…

Apple may be looking to expand their presence in San Jose, with the company reportedly looking at new properties in the area Apple already has a presence in San Jose, but the company is reportedly looking at two new properties in the area, to meet their growing space needs. The properties that Apple is reportedly looking at feature space for offices, research and development, and some light industrial work, according to Silicon Valley Business Journal: Apple has been shopping at least two major projects: Ellis Partners' 300,000-square-foot 101 Tech on Orchard Parkway and Hunter/Storm's Coleman Highline development site near the Mineta San Jose International Airpo…

Double-clicking on a file in the Mac Finder will open it using the default app. But what if you want to change the default? Over time you may install new apps on your Mac that you prefer using instead of others for certain kinds of files. If you find yourself using the Open with option regularly for a certain kind of file, it may be time to set a new default. This way you can simply double-click to use your program of choice, which is loads more convenient than using right-click menus each and every time. How to change the default Mac app for specific file types Control click or right-click on a file that uses the file type you'd like to change the default for. …

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Mobile scanning app Scanbot has been updated, adding several new enhancements and features, including quick settings and a new interface for the iPad. Scanbot has added a number of improvements in its latest update, beginning with the iPad. The new layout on the iPad now supports all orientations, and the document list is now collapsable. Scanbot now also fully supports iCloud Photo Library. You can check out the new features in Scanbot 3.8 in the list below. For all users Option to delete documents after upload New sharing UI with PDF, Images or Text option Quick Setting per Scan (OCR on/off, Auto-Snap) Image uploading to Evernote New layout for iP…

Users of Facebook Messenger should now be able to engage in a video call with every other user of the popular messaging app worldwide, with a few exceptions. A few weeks ago, Facebook added a video calling feature to its Facebook Messenger app for people in the US and 17 other countries. The feature has been expanded and can now be used by people in nearly every other country. Facebook's Vice President of Messaging Products David Marcus announced the expansion on his own Facebook page, noting that a few countries still don't have the feature. Marcus wrote that "we're still working on improving quality" for those locations before going live. Video calls in F…

Your Faces album won't sync across your computers — but there's another way to see that collection across your devices. I like being able to see images of certain family members at a glance — it's helpful for building birthday cards, for instance, or finding great blackmail photos — and it's why I've always loved the Faces feature. But with Photos for OS X, your tagged Faces won't sync between your Macs — they live, siloed, on the machine where you first tagged them. This is silly, and something I hope Apple fixes in the next Photos for OS X update. Until they does so, however, you're not completely out of organizational luck: There's a sneaky work-around to get …

Doctors at the MD Anderson Cancer Center will soon begin a program that uses the Apple Watch as a support tool for breast cancer patients. The MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper in New Jersey will use the Apple Watch to track behavioral data in breast cancer patients using a specially-designed application. Doctors hope that the watch will prove to be a persistent method of engaging with patients, helping them track and treat behavioral health issues. From mHealth News: McMahon said the pilot project will look to reach patients at two critical phases – right after they've been diagnosed, when they're "in survivorship phase" and trying not to be overwhelmed, an…

Automatic has released the first hardware upgrade for their smart driving assistant. They have also released an SDK for developers, along with a gallery of applications compatible with their hardware. Automatic, which we reviewed last year, has introduced the second generation of its hardware, which allows you to stream data over Bluetooth to the Automatic app and a third-party app at the same time. The new hardware features real-time streaming of car performance data, built-in GPS, Made for iPhone certification, and an improved connector. To help users find more third-party apps that work with Automatic, the company has created the Automatic App Gallery. The apps c…