As drones gain popularity, drone makers are looking to distinguish their devices from each other by adding features aimed at specific customers. Every generation of drones has become increasingly easier to fly, and offers more high-end features such as ultra high definition video and autonomous flight modes at lower prices. With modern drones, the technology needed to capture great photos …
In Depth: A month with the iPad Pro (w/video)
Imagine holding two iPad Air 2 tablets in your hands, side by side. If you could combine them into one tablet, you’d likely be more productive, right? That’s what using Apple’s new iPad Pro is like. When held in landscape mode, its 12.9-in. display offers the same screen real estate you’d get from two iPad Air 2s. Which means whether you’re editing a movie …
Hands on: A month with Apple’s 4K 21.5-in. iMac
Like many Apple products, the 21.5-in. iMac was refreshed just ahead of the holiday season, gaining a welcome Retina 4K display at the top of the model line-up. I’ve spent nearly a month with one of these iMacs and can tell you this is an amazing bargain if you’re looking for a desktop Mac while still keeping a close eye on …
First impressions: The iPad Pro is ‘wicked fast’ (w/video)
Although Apple has gone smaller and thinner with iPads before — the 7.9-in. mini, for instance — until this past week, it had never gone bigger. The result of that move is the 12.9-in. iPad Pro, which starts at $799 for a 32GB model and goes all the way to $1,079 for a 128GB version with both Wi-Fi and LTE cellular connectivity — accessories …
Review: The Apple TV has promise, but doesn’t fully deliver
Update: since this review, Apple has updated the Apple TV to address many of the issues stated here. For instance, the Remote app on iPad and iPhone now works with the new Apple TV – which makes inputting text much easier and less of a chore – and many performance-related issues are resolved. Keep that in mind when reading this …
Deep dive review: The iPhone 6S Plus delivers (w/video)
Apple’s new iPhone 6S Plus looks just like last year’s 6 Plus — but looks in this case are highly deceiving. While the 2014 model represented a major new step in design and performance, this year’s version, which arrived on Sept. 25, delivers changes to just about everything you can’t see. Existing features of the 6S Plus (and its smaller sibling, the 6S) have …
Flying the Phantom 3: Follow Me flight mode
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Video Hands On: Flying two DJI Phantom drones
Aerial video and photography is growing ever more popular as UAVs — Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, better known as “drones” — become easier to control and fly. These days, drone come in all shapes, sizes, and configurations, with most designs falling under the quad-copter format. Read (and watch!) my take here…
Apple shines up OS X with ‘El Capitan’
Apple‘s new Macintosh operating system, OS X 10.11 “El Capitan,” is named after a prominent rock formation in Yosemite National Park. That’s fitting because the new OS is designed with rock-solid stability in mind. El Capitan is the 12th iteration of the OS powering Apple’s desktop computer lineup, and as the name implies, it stands on the shoulders of its …
Video: iPhone 6S Plus Impresses
There’s much more to say in my First Look over at Computerworld…