Apple

Preparing Your iDevice For iOS 7

As I’m sure you gadget geeks know, the long anticipated debut of Apple’s iOS 7 is upon us.  At some point on Wednesday Apple will release the new software for your favorite iDevices.  In the past I’ve learned some lessons when it comes to upgrading that might be able to save you some pain in…

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iThing of the Week: Apple’s September 10th Event

Hello Apple fans and those curious about the technology juggernaut. No matter how you feel about Apple, the company ushered in our current smartphone era when they announced the iPhone in 2007. Now, six years later, Apple has unveiled new iPhones that they claim will be the most advanced phones ever (until their new ones,…

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What I need from the iPhone 5S to keep me from Android

With the next incarnation of the iPhone reportedly days away from debut (currently rumoured as the iPhone 5S) I’ve found myself evaluating whether or not I want to continue in the Apple mobile ecosystem. While I have been a huge fan of the iPhone since the iPhone 3G days, I’ve found myself slowly checking out…

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BlackBerry Messenger for iOS Still Pending Approval

Senior Strategic Account Manager of BlackBerry, Alex Kinsella, took to twitter to advise the public that the iOS version of BlackBerry Messenger was submitted to Apple weeks ago. Just in case we forgot to mention, BBM for iPhone was submitted for review 2 wks ago. #waiting #BBM4ALL — Alex Kinsella (@alexkinsella) September 6, 2013 In…

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How Microsoft SHOULD have launched the Surface

What feels like not long ago I found myself sitting on an airplane next to a lawyer at Microsoft. As I pulled out my iPad, a conversation ensued to which I naturally asked her about the upcoming Surface. Although she had not had a chance to have any first hand experience with it, she had…

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iOS7 Rumored to Bring Offline Dictation

Most geeks won’t be surprised to hear that although Apple has announced the feature set with iOS7, beta testers are reporting clues that more features are to be announced. Twitter user Hamza Sood reportedly discovered a string of code within the beta that indicates Apple may be trying an offline version of their Dictation feature…

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iThing of the Week: Apple’s WWDC 2013 Keynote

Earlier this week, Apple held its WWDC 2013 Keynote. Featuring news about Macs, iOS X Mavericks, and iOS 7 for iDevices, Apple revealed many new developments focusing on deepening its ecosystem. While the news about Macs and iOS X Mavericks was interesting, I honed in on features relating to the iPhone and iPad. Our own…

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Apple Unveils iOS 7

Today has been a big tech day.  While Microsoft was providing more details on the Xbox One at E3 Apple was showing off newest version of iOS at the Worldwide Developer’s Conference.  That’s right, with the release of iOS 7 Apple is doing their first major change to iOS since the iPhone was originally released…

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Google+ is almost better than Facebook

Over the weekend a long time friend of mine made an announcement that he was going to be less active on Facebook instead spending more time on Google+. While I quite enjoyed Google+ when it launched I found the mobile app to be barely useable and the desktop version to be hit and miss –…

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Google Play projected to beat Apple App Store to 1,000,000 Apps

When Google Play (previously Android Market) first made its debut its collection of apps were laughable when stacked against the Apple Store; however, as Android has gained more traction in the mobile and tablet market, they have been neck-and-neck with their competition. I recently read an article that indicated that Google Play is projected to…

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