I have a new toy to play with – an iPad. It’s a hand-me down from my soon to be in-laws which I was only too happy to find a new home for. It’s the first generation model, and is … Continue reading
April 23, 2013
by Neil T
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April 11, 2013
by Neil T
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Review: AmazonBasics Lightning Cable
Today I’m going to review Amazon’s own-brand Lightning Cable, for charging and syncing the most recent versions of Apple’s mobile devices. What makes Lightning cables different The Lightning connector was first introduced with the iPhone 5 last year. This replaced … Continue reading
March 29, 2013
by Neil T
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Apple Cider at the Apple Store
This is an advert for ‘Somersby Cider‘, which looks like Carlsberg’s attempt at competing with the likes of Strongbow and Blackthorn. However, the advert is clever as it parodies the experience on product launch day at an Apple Store, and … Continue reading
February 15, 2013
by Neil T
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Is it worth jailbreaking my iPhone?
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
January 7, 2013
by Neil T
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Comparing the iPhone 5 with the Nokia 100
At the moment, I’m one of those annoying people who has two mobile phones. There’s my own Apple iPhone 5, and I also have use of a brand new Nokia 100. Clearly the iPhone 5 is the better phone – … Continue reading
December 26, 2012
by Neil T
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App of the Week: iTunes 12 Days of Christmas
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
November 23, 2012
by Neil T
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iTunes Match – a year in review
Last week Macworld marked the first birthday of iTunes Match with a review of how it is has fared. It’s worth a read because, whilst the service has a number of strengths, there are several areas that it falls down … Continue reading
October 1, 2012
by Neil T
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Technical comparison of MacBook and iPhone 5
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 25, 2012
by Neil T
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iBought a new iPhone
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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The Mapocalypse
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