Apple released a rather cool video on the new iPhone 6S Camera. This video really makes you want to use the iPhone camera!
And this is a sample of what I took on Sunday morning. The camera really does just work sometimes.
And then Apple released another cool video on Siri –
It is time for a free prize draw. The rules are simple. You have 2 ways to enter only.
1) Head over to my review of the August EP610 in ear headphones, link below –
August EP610 In-Ear Bluetooth Stereo Sports Headphones – review
– Leave a comment in the review page. Comments are moderated if you haven’t posted before. Don’t worry, I will see them and approve accordingly.
AND/OR
Share the review URL on twitter and tweet “I’ve entered the free #AugustEP610 headphone giveaway, read URL for details”.
When you tweet it is imperative to use a hashtag as shown above. Without it I will miss your Twitter entry.
Winner will be picked at random. One entry per person but 2 chances to win. That is you can leave a comment and tweet. Postage will be covered. If item is prohibited in your country, do not apply. After 10,000 people have shared a winner will be drawn.
Remember to tell your friends, share the review link and tweet with “I’ve entered the free #AugustEP610 headphone giveaway, read URL for details “
Yesterday around 5.30pm and slightly onwards I took a few photos with my iPhone 6S Plus, one of which was shot directly into the sun.
First up in a panoramic shot which is one of the iPhone’s strengths. Hard to believe but nearly all day it was heavy rain and thick fog. And then around 4pm it all cleared to reveal below. Mind you it was cold with a north west bitter wind too. To reveal the full size version, click on photo and select original.
And now for the sun shot.
Unless you have been hibernating you would have read about TalkTalk and that it has been a victim of a Cyber attack for the 3rd Time.
Reports are already pouring in about money disappearing from people’s bank accounts, strange calls trying to obtain money and more.
If you want to learn more about the actual incident, click on the link to the BBC News at the end of this article.
Now for my thoughts on this situation and the potential outcome.
The facts are alarming on Cyber attacks. I don’t mean to scare you BUT over 50% of small businesses have suffered a Cyber attack last year. We all hear about the big name companies, but small companies are being targeted like never before. Why? Easy prey as their computer systems are not locked down enough. So with the stats so high for small companies, it comes as no surprise of complacency by even larger ones.
TalkTalk is going to need a lot of money to recover from this incident. Here’s why –
1) It will need to investigate how exactly the breach occurred, and for the third time and remove and crypto lock, virus, trojan or more.
2) It will have to investigate to see whether an employee was part of a crime that aided the hackers.
3) It will to allow for example £10 per customer in costs in contacting them and advising of the incident.
4) Remedies will need to be put in place (which will cost) to change and improve systems
5) PR and Marketing – costs for managing this will need to be allowed for
6) Brand – loss of brand reputation
The above are just a small example of problems TalkTalk are going to face. In reality, the brand is being destroyed. I personally believe this is not a maybe but a possibility and that TalkTalk may never survive this Cyber attack.
Source – BBC News – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34615226
Apple News went live with iOS 9.1 in the UK and Australia. I took this opportunity to get the website approved for Apple News. Now you can find gavinsgadgets.com in Apple News.
Warning. In my own testing to see how it performed, Apple News did not seem to retrieve the newest posts, so to be honest I would stick to your favourite method of reading my website.
Click on this link to add Gavin’s Gadgets straight into Apple News – https://apple.news/Tu9tdW_qTR9eB1NYhdNQ65g
Note – from what I can tell, Apple News is about 12 hours behind minimum any posts that are published. That’s not ideal at all.
Chord Electronics is a UK audio company based in Kent. Chord has been making high end quality audio products for many years. Last week they announced their new Chord Mojo, their most affordable product to date and likely to be one of their most successful products. So what is the Chord Mojo? Chord Electronics state –
“Chord Electronics is proud to introduce Mojo, the ultimate DAC/Headphone Amplifier for your smartphone. Simply connect Mojo to your iPhone, Android phone, PC, or Mac, plug in your headphones and you can experience crystal clear audio the way you would hear it in the recording studio.”
Key Features
-Mojo was designed for the music loving Smartphone owner.
-It is powerful, but small and comfortable to carry.
-It works with your iPhone, Android or Windows phone… Also DAPs.
-Mojo is also compatible with your Mac, PC, or Linux computer.
-Mojo has three digital inputs – USB, Coaxial, and Optical.
-Mojo charges in just 4 hours to provide up to 10 hours use.
-You can use any pair of headphones with Mojo, from 4Ω to 800Ω.
-With two 3.5mm analogue outputs you and a friend can listen too!
-Mojo plays all files from 32kHz to 768kHz and even DSD 512.
-Mojo is fully automatic and remembers its last used settings.
-Its case is precision machined from a single solid block of aluminium.
-Mojo is entirely designed and manufactured in Great Britain.
-Output Power @ 1kHz
-600 ohms 35mW
-8 ohms 720mW
-Output Impedance: 0.075 ohms
-Dynamic Range: 125dB
-THD @ 3v – 0.00017%
So we can all read the specs and features and so on, BUT the key point is how does the Chord Mojo perform and does it sound any good! Answer it is a magical, breathtaking product that blows the competition away when it comes to musicality, sound quality and tonal reproduction. At its price point of £399, there is nothing anywhere near this and likely up to and slightly over £1,500 that competes. Chord sell the Hugo, a bigger version of the Mojo for £1,400, and yet the Mojo according to those that are lucky enough to own both reproduces 97% of what the Hugo achieves. Some say its better.
I have been listening to the Mojo with Sony MDR-1RNC, AKG K702 and ATH-M50x headphones and I have never heard my headphones sound so good. Period! The Mojo is funky with its coloured balls that change colours yet its built like a rock. A stunning piece of engineering. I am not listening to high end FLAC or DSD tracks just normal MP3 encoded music to achieve this wonderful sound. For the record, the Mojo is not a review unit/loan. I consider the Mojo the single best electronic purchase I have ever made. That list includes phones, cameras, tablets, audio equipment, gadgets and more.
My recommendation would be to stop buying the next best smartphone, and start enjoying your music collection all over again!
Chord Electronics Mojo Headphone Amplifier / DAC information and deal at Amazon UK
The title says it all. LG V10 video below. LG please bring this to the UK!
YouTube has announced its brand new YouTube Red membership package, which will cost $9.99 per month when it launches on Wednesday, October 28.
The service provides subscribers with an ad-free viewing experience, along with the ability to save clips for offline playback and background play audio on smartphones and tablets.
With this service you also get the Play Music All Access, so really its a rebranding using the stronger YouTube brand and throwing in an ad free experience to differentiate itself.
There is a tougher side to this new service. Any YouTube creators who don’t sign up to YouTube’s new Terms of Service will have all their content removed from public view, even the ad version!
It won’t be long before everything will eventually be behind a pay wall.
YouTube naturally created a video to promote is new service –
Last night the internet ground to a crawl as Apple released software updates for nearly all its hardware in one go at the same time. Isn’t it amazing that Apple can pull off this feat.
This included Macs, iPhones, iPads and Apple Watch. Apple TV to follow too.
There were lots of new features/bug fixes –
– News app came to the UK – first thoughts is that it is super slow
– Find my Friends now appears on http://www.icloud.com
– Apple Watch was all about bug fixes and longer battery life
– New emojis across everything
– Update for Live Photos, which now senses when the iPhone is raised or lowered to refrain from recording unnecessary movements eg shoes
– EL Capitan bug fixes
But there was also a few new pain points –
– iTunes Terms of Service changed due to increased cost with in app purchases.
– Game Center and nearly everything Apple does had a new legal agreement which you had to agree to. How many of you read it?
– This updates kills the new jailbreak although I cannot see any reason to jailbreak anymore
So did you notice anything new?
BlackBerry has finally released the full specs for its upcoming android smartphone, the BlackBerry Priv.
– Screen 5.4-inch dual curved QHD display, 2560 x 1440, 540 PPI
– Battery – 3,410mAh
– Cameras – 18MP rear OIS and Phase Detect Auto Focus, 4K at 30fps, 2MP front
– Processor – Snapdragon 808, 3gb ram
– Both touch and physical keyboards
– Schneider-Kreuznach® certified camera
– Android 5.1.1
– Price – Expensive £579
So at launch its running android 5.1.1 not android 6.0 and only has a snapdragon 808.
Is this worth the price of £579?
Source – androidcentral.com
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