eBay revises iOS app to work with Apple Watch

While official Apple Watch sales numbers have not been released, smart businesses are quickly tweaking their iOS apps to work with Apple's wearable and while native Apple Watch apps are a few months away (watchOS was just released this week), there are benefits to enabling Watch interaction for popular existing apps.

eBay's app update offers quick access to activity, items you're watching as well as up to the minute status of things you're buying or selling. You can't use the Watch to search for items, place a bid or contact sellers since the interface and screen size isn't optimized for this but being able to get an update of your current status at a glance on the Watch may prove convenient to serious eBay users. Check it out here.

OWC's upcoming USB-C desktop dock gives the new MacBook 10 ports to work with

Apple's new 12-inch MacBook is getting a number of notable peripherals, the 10-port USB Type-C desktod dock from OWC might be the one that beats them all and it will be available in three colours, no less. This dock is available for preorder now but will ship in October.

The US $ 129.00 dock features Gigabit Ethernet and audio in/out, as well as built-in HDMI, supporting 4K displays. Where this dock really shines is in the abundance of I/O it provides, 4 USB 3 Type-A ports, 1 USB 3 Type-C port, SD card reader, HDMI with 4K display support, Gigabit Ethernet and Audio in and out ports

The dock comes with an 80w power supply capable of charging your MacBook as well as all attached USB devices.

Source: 9to5Mac

Four Seasons app comes to iOS and Android

Four Seasons has just released an app that makes it easier than ever for hotel guests to get things done on the go.

“With this innovative new App, Four Seasons continues to enhance the guest experience, setting the standard in luxury digital service delivery,” says Allen Smith, President and CEO, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. “Developed based on guest insights and extensive testing, the Four Seasons App is user-friendly and feature-rich, with the services guests have told us they most desire, such as checking in and out with ease.”

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WWDC 2015: Mac OS El Capitan will focus on refinements and performance

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

San Francisco - Apple revealed the latest version of its desktop operating system called OS X El Capitan. Continuing the tradition of naming their operating systems after popular Californian locales, El Capitan, which is located within Yosemite (the previous OS X's codename), can be likened to an evolutionary update similar to what Snow Leopard was to Leopard and Mountain Lion was to Lion.

Focusing on refinements and requested user features, El Capitan improves Window Management, boosts performance for graphics and power applications with Metal for the Mac which developers like Adobe are supporting to make their apps run faster and more efficiently on desktops and notebooks.

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