February 15, 2013
by Neil T
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I’ve been an iPhone owner for almost two and a half years now, but in that time I’ve never bothered to ‘jailbreak‘ my phone. Mainly because it generally does what I want it to, and I’ve been worried about the … Continue reading
December 26, 2012
by Neil T
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For at least the past five years, Apple has run a promotion in Canada and Europe, running through from Boxing Day (26th December, i.e. today) until the 6th January, called the iTunes 12 Days of Christmas. On each of the … Continue reading
December 16, 2012
by Neil T
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In a blog post on its official blog called ‘Winter cleaning‘, Google announced that it was shutting down some of its services. They are all features which have either been replaced with something (supposedly) better, or are only used by … Continue reading
November 18, 2012
by Neil T
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Last week I needed to find the IMEI number of my iPhone, to give to the insurance company. The IMEI – International mobile equipment identity – number is a unique number that every mobile phone has to identify itself when … Continue reading
October 7, 2012
by Neil T
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It’s been over a week since I got my iPhone 5, so time for an update: On the whole, I’m pleased with the phone. It’s much faster than my iPhone 4 – apps open more quickly, and the internet is … Continue reading
October 1, 2012
by Neil T
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Here’s a table that compares some of the technical specifications of my new iPhone 5, with the Apple MacBook that I bought in 2006: Comparison Early 2006 MacBook iPhone 5 Processor clock speed 1.83 GHz 1.3 GHz Processor cores 2 … Continue reading
September 30, 2012
by Neil T
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One thing that my iPhone 5 has allowed me to do that my iPhone 4 couldn’t is full AirPlay Mirroring – the screen and audio is mirrored to another device. The iPhone 4 supported audio AirPlay, but not the picture … Continue reading
September 26, 2012
by Neil T
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Last week, I wrote about Apple’s Maps app in iOS 6 being below the standard we’ve come to expect from Cupertino. Today, I’m looking at another underwhelming app – Passbook. Passbook is meant to be there to store your loyalty … Continue reading
September 25, 2012
by Neil T
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So my new iPhone 5 has finally come. It’s not quite the model I was intending – I had ordered a black 16 GB model, but an order mix-up with 3 meant that I didn’t receive it as planned on … Continue reading
September 20, 2012
by Neil T
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Although I’m hopefully getting an iPhone 5 tomorrow, last night I installed the iOS 6 update on my iPhone 4. I’m liking the Facebook integration and Do Not Disturb, but like many others, I’m disappointed by the new Maps app. … Continue reading