iOS 7.1.1 released with improvements to Touch ID and keyboard

Apple has just released a new iOS 7.1.1 update which aside from numerous improvements, bug fixes and security updates has specific improvements for the Touch ID functionality on iPhone 5S as well as the keyboards of most devices. Hit up software update on your iDevice to get the latest greatest.

Apple's full-page Earth Day advert jabs fun at copycat competitors

Apple has followed up yesterday's video and section on its commitment to the environment with a full-page ad in newspapers. This time around, Apple found time to take a jab at competitors who have copied its ideas and products like Samsung. Using the same image of solar panels but with the headline "There are some ideas we want every company to copy." Apple and Samsung are currently in a court battle over various patent infringement cases. The gist of the advertising is that Apple would like to see other technology companies commit towards l;esseing their impact on the environment. An area where Apple now leads the industry.

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Apple's 'Better' video kicks off company-wide commitment to the environment

As we approach Earth Day, Apple has put out information of how they are leading the charge towards caring for the evironment in the Environmental Responsibility section of their website. Starting off with a video above, narrated by CEO Tim Cook, Apple has revealed the various company-wide steps they have successfully taken to reduce their impact on the environment. Some examples of this are reducing the amount of packaging that goes into their products, having a new manufacturing facility that runs 100% on renewable energy, data centers that are powered by the sun and wind, and updated recycling program at Apple Retail Stores as well as eliminating toxins from products and processes.

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The Apple Beat: Wearables and the Nike Connection

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The wearable market is shaping up, albeit in a scattered and non-standard fashion and many believe that it is just a matter of time before Apple dives into this emerging sector of consumer technology. Nike, which has long been allied with Apple, (and which Apple CEO  Tim Cook has served as board member for close to a decade now), is said to be abandoning its Fuelband line to focus on software.

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