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Tag: iPhone

The Long Press Goodnight

Despite spending literal hours tethered to our smartphones every single day, the vast majority of us barely ever scratch the surface of what these astonishing little machines are actually capable of achieving. We have become entirely conditioned, almost like laboratory mice, to interact with our glass screens through a series of frantic, hyper-impatient muscle movements. …

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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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