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Tag Archives: iPhone
14 Incredibly Useful Double-Duty iPhone Cases
Considering how exquisitely Apple’s signature device is designed, slapping on a case over an iPhone seems an aesthetic misdemeanor. On the other hand, considering how much you pay for an iPhone, protecting your elegant steel-and-glass investment in rubber or plastic … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, Techlicious
Tagged ESR, Gear4, Incipio, iPhone, iPhone case, Juice Pack, Mophie, Mujjo, Otterbox, Scooch, Speck, Spigen, Tech21, Twelve South, wallet case
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How Will Apple OS Upgrades Impact Industry?
As usual for its annual June World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple dumped a massive number of function and feature upgrades for its collection of operating systems for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch and Apple TV. But what impact with this … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, ear/headphones, music players/speakers, smart home, VR/AR
Tagged Apple, Apple Maps, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Catalina, Dark Mode, Face ID, iOS, iPad, iPad OS, iPad Pro, iPhone, Mac OS X, Mac Pro, Mojave
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Apple AirPods 2 Review: Is it worth upgrading or not?
Do you own Apple’s wildly popular AirPods true wireless Bluetooth buds? If you do, you are now on the horns of an upgrade dilemma: do you step-up to the company’s second generation AirPods 2 ($199)? At first glance, Apple’s AirPods augmentations … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, ear/headphones, Gear Brain, music players/speakers
Tagged AirPods, AirPods 2, Apple, Bluetooth, ear buds, earphones, headphones, iPhone, true wireless
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The Best True-Wireless Earbuds
Wander around any urban center and you’ll spot a surfeit of the white stick Apple AirPods sticking out of people’s ears. They are the market leader in a new category of Bluetooth headphones dubbed “true wireless” because there is no … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, ear/headphones, music players/speakers
Tagged AirPods, ANC, Apple, Bragi, Dash Pro, ear buds, Earin, iPhone, IQbuds, Jabra, Mobvoi, Monoprice, noise canceling, Nuheara, Plantronics, Rowkin, Sennheiser, TicPod, true wireless
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11 Steps To Easily Set Up Your New iPhone XS, XS Max & XR
If you have bought a new iPhone XS, XS Max or, this month, an XR, follow these steps for the best way get it up and running quickly and smoothly. And then, take time to tweak some of the settings … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, Techlicious
Tagged animoji, App Store, Apple, Apple Watch, Face ID, iCloud, iOS 12, iPhone, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iTunes, Mac OS X Mojave, Max OS X, memory, Migration Assistant, Wi-Fi Calling
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Apple iPhone XS Max Review: 7 reasons to buy the smartphone (and 3 reasons maybe not)
No sense in beating about the bush. Apple’s new iPhone XS Max is the best smartphone the company that invented the modern smartphone has ever made. This assertion, by extension, arguably makes the Apple’s new iPhone XS Max the best … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, Gear Brain
Tagged Apple Watch, Face ID, iOS 12, iPhone, iPhone X, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max
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Apple Announces 3 New iPhones
Apple today unveiled new three new iPhone X models (pronounced iPhone ten), including the largest iPhone ever, the XS Max, and a new entry-level iPhone, the XR. All the new Apple devices are powered by new, more powerful and more energy-efficient … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, Techlicious, VR/AR
Tagged Apple Watch, iOS 12, iPhone, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max
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My Original iPhone Reviews, 2007
Me and my still-working original iPhone from 2007 Today is the 10th anniversary of Apple’s iPhone going on sale. Back in June/July 2007, I waited online overnight at the Fifth Avenue Apple store in Manhattan for my original iPhone, then … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, Consumers Digest, DVICE, Laptop Magazine, Tech History
Tagged Apple, iPhone
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Top 10 Gadgets of the Last 50 Years
As part of the CES 50th anniversary commemoration, in my role as newly-minted historian for the Consumer Technology Association (CTA, the industry and lobbying group who produce CES), I helped collect around three dozen historically significant gadgets for display. … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, CES, Huffington Post, Tech History
Tagged 8-track, Apple, Beatles, CES, Diamond Rio, GPS, iPhone, iPod, Magellan, Magnavox, MITS Altair 8800, Motorola, Odyssey, Panasonic, plasma, RCA, SelectaVision, Sony, TiVo, VCR, VHS, Walkman
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Why Aren’t There 21st Century Flip Phones?
Apparently by the 23d century, we’ll have returned to flipping flip phones. We know this because in Star Trek Beyond, the intrepid crew of the USS Enterprise employs communicators with lids that have to be flipped up to operate—subspace radio gear … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, Digital Tech Consulting
Tagged Apple, cellular phone, flip phone, Galaxy, iPhone, mobile phone, Motorola, RAZR, Samsung, Spock, Star Trek Beyond, StarTAC
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