Apple promoted Mavericks as free and available for Macs as old as 2007. What Apple did not tell you was one feature you might have relied on has been removed.
Previously you could sync your iPhone or iPad with your macs contacts and calendar via iTunes. Have a look now, that option is completely gone. Everything now has to be synced via the Cloud.
I was in the Apple Store Exeter on Sunday morning and listening to various people deciding whether to buy an iPad Air or iPad Mini with Retina Display.
They were using the current iPads as a gauge to try and decide which new iPad to buy. If you recall the new iPads are identical in feature set and specification from cameras, screens and processors. So these potential customers asked the Apple staff for some guidance.
Now forget for one moment if you are a geek, how would you differentiate the difference? How would you sell the differences? So after showing the screen sharpness it was difficult even with the current iPad Mini to really show any major difference with the full size iPad. In fact due to the better whiteness and backlight, the Mini screen looked better. So at the end of the day the only thing that mattered was physical size of the iPad. Everything else was irrelevant to an average person. And as the physical size of the Air would be slightly smaller, this makes this task even harder. The Apple staff couldn’t really give any major reasons to pick one over the over. They just said you have a 14 day return period if you are unhappy with it.
The final decision by these average buyers was to go for the Air. The larger size screen would make viewing and typing on the screen a little easier. And that was all that counted in the end.
LG has announced its curved-screen smartphone, the G Flex. The phone uses flexible OLED screen technology to allow for a dramatic curve on the horizontal axis, is between 7.9 and 8.7mm thick at various points, weighs 177g, and has a 6-inch 720p display. Inside there’s a 2.26GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 13-megapixel camera, and a 3,500 mAh battery.
It has a special protective film on the back cover is designed to get rid of scratches on the phone within minutes. Seeing is believing.
I am so not convinced by this curved phone and at 6 inches in size it is huge. And a self healing back sounds like fairy tale stuff. I suppose seeing is believing. What do you think?
Over the weekend, Twitter account evleaks leaked the latest photo render of the new Nexus 5.
With all these leaks of the device, it is now only a matter of 3 days before it is officially available from the Google Play store.
If you are using twitter on the web there are just loads of keyboard shortcuts. To bring up a full list just type a “?”.
Below is a screenshot of all the options.
Once again Twitter user evleaks leaked a photo of Moga’s new Power Ace Game Controller for iOS.
I already have the Moga Pro Controller which is for android phones and it provides an incredible gaming experience. What is interesting about this design is in the position shown above this is for use while gaming on the iPad. When you use your iPhone, the controller extends out and the iPhone or iPod Touch is place in the middle in landscape mode. The Moga Power Ace also has a battery to keep your iPhone or iPod charged for longer.
I am very excited about this controller. The difference playing games using a game controller is massive.
The iPad Air UK release date is Friday 1st November 2013. I am afraid if you want to buy the iPad Mini with Retina Display this model won’t be released until the end of November in the UK.
This was confirmed by the Apple Store Exeter yesterday.
It is often difficult to find the reviews of devices and accessories I have written about, so below is a quick way to find all the articles for the key reviews. Or use the top right search box to search for anything on my blog.
Netatmo Urban Weather Station Review
Audio Technica ATH-AD900x Headphone review
Olloclip 3 in 1 Lens review for iPhone 5
This weekend I am having a few days off from my blog. I have family staying so will be spending time with them. So instead of me providing some thoughts, why don’t you leave a few lines or more in the comments describing your current tech setup, and why you enjoy it.
Of course if you don’t like current your tech gear, then don’t be shy to say why and what you would like!
So the new iPad is one week away from being released, and the iPad 4 and iPad 3 will no longer be offered for sale. Instead the iPad 2 is going to be kept in the line up.
But why? It has the old 30 pin connector instead of the snazzy lightning connector. Well several reasons. It has a decent profit margin for Apple and enables cost conscious people to get a full size iPad for less. It also enables small and large companies plus the education sector to have an Apple product which still is compatible with all their existing Apple charging and syncing solutions. Also, Apple can offer the iPad 2 to these places with decent discounts, but still make reasonable profit margins and without impacting the full retail price of its new line up.
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