Wi-Fi routers could soon wirelessly charge your iPhone’s battery without cutting the Internet
Researchers from the University of Washington have found a way to use a Wi-Fi router to wirelessly charge batteries for a variety of devices, while simultaneously offering users unhindered access to wireless Internet. The best part about it is that the new tech is compatible with existing wireless routers, which could be upgraded via a simple firmware update to support it.
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iOS 9’s ‘Low Power’ mode will do amazing things for iPhone battery life
Every year, without fail, the iPhone gets thinner and thinner. And every year, without fail, iPhone owners routinely exclaim that they’d rather have better battery life than an even thinner form factor.
Well, today Apple introduced a new iOS 9 feature that may cure some of your iPhone related battery woes. Dubbed ‘Low Power’ mode, the new iOS 9 feature was quickly glossed over during today’s jam-packed WWDC keynote but is worth highlighting.
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4 annoying problems iOS 9 doesn’t fix
Apple revealed several great new features with iOS 9, but as ever there’s something for users to gripe about. In particular, there were many glaring issues with iOS that still won’t be fixed with the release of iOS 9. We’ve listed all the big ones below.
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More than 30 hidden iOS 9 features that Apple didn’t really talk about during WWDC
Apple on Monday unveiled iOS 9, OS X El Capitan, WatchOS 2 and Apple Music during a lengthy WWDC 2015 keynote. As long as the keynote was, however, the company wasn’t able to introduce and demo tons of new features for each operating system, including iOS 9, leaving many of them to be discovered by developers.
Though they were missing from Apple’s presentation, the company did reveal more than 30 hidden iOS 9 features that’ll be available to users and developers later this year.
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The best features of the new Apple Music streaming service
During the WWDC 2015 keynote on Monday, Apple unveiled its long-awaited music streaming service, Apple Music. It wasn’t much of a surprise after weeks worth of leaks spoiled most of the service’s features, but it was still exciting to see the original king of digital music enter the latest (and most competitive) arena.
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Game of Thrones is intent on sucking all the life out of the most imaginative world on television
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are remarkably bad at their jobs.
In case you weren’t aware, Benioff and Weiss are the showrunners on HBO’s astoundingly expensive and outrageously successful fantasy series Game of Thrones. They have arguably the most difficult job of any showrunners in the business, with dozens of actors to work with, several world-spanning storylines to coordinate and a budget that would intimidate the Iron Bank.
But last night, they proved once and for all that they don’t know how to keep an audience invested in their show.
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Deal of the day: Say goodbye to your annoying, bulky key ring with KeySmart (26% Off)
Sure, a bulky, noisy keyring in our pockets is one of life’s smaller problems…but that doesn’t mean we have to deal with it. One great solution is this deal on the KeySmart 2.0 organizer. The KeySmart 2.0 and included expansion pack are designed to hold two times the keys in half the space, so you can store and easily access up to 10 keys. Most types and sizes will fit, and the study aluminum and stainless steel design will hold up whether it’s in your pocket or at the bottom of your bag. Problem solved.
At $16.99 and free shipping, the KeySmart 2.0 is a steal—get yours at the BGR Store today.
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DEFINITIVE WWDC 2015 RECAP: Every single thing you need to know
Ok Apple fans, take a deep breath. Now take another one. Apple’s huge WWDC 2015 keynote is over and done with, and you can finally take a moment to gather yourself and collect your thoughts. There were plenty of rumors heading into this year’s event and as always, they nailed just about everything Apple announced on stage during its presentation. The real fun is in the details though, and we can take some time to digest them all now that everything has been flushed out.
In this post, you’ll find links to our coverage containing everything you need to know about all the announcements Apple made during its big WWDC 2015 keynote.
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FEATURED: The 5 best new features in iOS 9
Apple took the wraps off of its hotly anticipated new iOS 9 software on Monday, and iOS device users around the world are salivating in anticipation of the new software’s release this coming fall alongside the next-generation iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. Of course, anyone with a developer account will be able to start playing with the new version of iOS beginning today, but you can be sure they’ll have to deal with plenty of annoying bugs as Apple spends the summer refining iOS 9 and getting it ready for its public release.
There was tons of new functionality discussed on stage on Monday as Apple unveiled iOS 9, but which new features should you be most excited for? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.
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BREAKING: Apple just released iOS 9 beta 1 – here’s how to download and install it
Just as Apple promised during its big WWDC 2015 keynote today, the first beta version of iOS 9 has been released. iOS 9 is packed full of new features and functionality, and many of the additions from iOS 8 have been further refined in an effort to make the world’s smoothest mobile platform even smoother.
If history has taught us anything, there will be nothing smooth about early versions of Apple’s latest iOS beta software, but that certainly won’t stop developers and enthusiastic Apple fans from installing Apple’s latest and greatest as soon as humanly possible.
Well guess what: The wait is over.
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