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Tag: iPhone

Turn off iPhone Transmit mode…now

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For years, the people in Silicon Valley have been telling us that the future is “seamless.” They want a world where you don’t have to speak to anyone, look at anyone, or—God forbid—actually press a button. And that brings us to something Apple calls Express Transit Mode. In the olden days, if you wanted to …

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Your new cable is smarter than you think

Over the years I have heard a lot of people complain about Apple and their cables. It seems to most people that Apple comes out with a new cable all the time, keeping consumers on their toes and reaching into their pockets. Just a few weeks ago I told a client that their new iPhone …

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Do you want a simpler iPhone?

When Microsoft produced their iPhone competitor…no seriously they tried, they often accused the iPhone of just being a “sea of icons”. Well they were certainly onto something and indeed went on to sell their Metro interfaced phones by the bucket loa…no wait, that’s right…it went bust. But they did have a point because the iPhone …

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The iPhone’s Spooky Action

Well, its not quiet limited to the iPhone, but it made for a good title anyway. Are you are still emailing yourself links, messaging yourself photos, or—heaven forbid—manually re-typing a tracking number from your phone onto your laptop? You are? Well you are working way harder than you need to and missing out on one …

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Your phone is not listening to you

Yes, I know, as soon as you read that title you thought, yeah right.  You’ve heard too many stories of your friends or friend’s friend who has been festooned with ads for tents just hours after talking about camping with a friend with the phone sitting on the bench between them. And anyway, didn’t Apple …

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