iPhone

FireChat lets you text friends, even without a signal

Posted in Software on 1st Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller

As long as there is a FireChat-enabled device to act as a node in the chain, there's really no geographic limit to how big the ad hoc network can be.

SVOne turns the iPhone into an eye test kit

Posted in Hardware on 30th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller

New York-based Smart Vision Labs has created a low-cost, portable iPhone-based gadget to help people in developing countries to diagnose vision problems.

Beyond step counting: How Apple HealthKit could bring a cultural shift around health

Posted in Medicine on 27th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller

Were at the end of the beginning of a consumer-centric health revolution.

Cheap 99p Smartphone Chargers are Putting People's Lives at Risk

Posted in Hardware on 6th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller

If you're an iPhone user you don't want to have to fork out 5 if you ever find yourself in need of a new USB adaptor, so finding one for a pound might seem like an absolute bargain.

iPhone 6s NFC chip may do far more than just mobile payments

Posted in Business on 5th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller

NFC is a technology standard that specifies a set of radio frequencies used by two devices in close physical proximity to exchange files and data.