This week Apple released its first battery case for the iPhone 6S — and the reaction so far hasn’t been great. The Verge called the Smart Battery Case a ‘design embarrassment’; Reddit dubbed it ‘the hunchback of Apple.com’. While the case does have some advantages, it’s also the ugliest Apple product released in recent memory. So let’s look at some of the alternatives: five better, smarter battery cases for the iPhone 6S.
Apple released an interesting new accessory today, a battery case for the iPhone 6S. The category is certainly nothing new — we have eighteen such cases, at last count — but it’s unusual that Apple would release a case like this, after years of ceding the ground to third parties like Mophie and Case-Mate. Let’s take a closer look at the new Smart Battery Case, and what makes it such a unique option.
It’s only Tuesday, and already Apple has had one of its busiest news weeks since the iPad Pro launched. Rumour mongers are suggesting that we’ll see the iPhone 6C and Apple Watch 2 in the new year, updates have been released for iOS and watchOS, and Apple have released some new accessories — which have proved uniquely divisive. Let’s dive in.
The Nokia Lumia 550 went on sale in Europe today, bringing the new Windows 10 phone OS to its cheapest handset yet. The SIM-free model is retailing for just £89, a pretty reasonable price considering the specs and hardware that Microsoft are providing.
