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BlogsThe Rumour Mill
The Rumour Mill Meister is feeling a little curmudgeonly this week. Blame it on the full moon. Blame it on the geopolitical landscape. Blame it on...
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Blogs 3When trust in Apple wavers
When it comes to Apple, I’m a pretty trusting guy. I trust that Apple will protect my data the best that it can. I trust that Apple will continue...
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BlogsWhy holding on to your first-gen iPad isn’t such a bad idea
In the life of every device, there’s a moment when you start to wonder whether it’s still useful. Everything becomes old, and obsolescence...
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BlogsState of play: analysing iPad sales
There’s little doubt that the iPad has revolutionised the PC industry, ushering us into a ‘post-PC’ era. But while sales of Apple’s...
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BlogsBest practices for safely moving data in and out of the cloud
As many people will know, US-based cloud provider Nirvanix recently fell apart, declaring bankruptcy and leaving its customers in the lurch. Nirvanix...
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BlogsRumour Mill
Boy, I got a vision and the rest of the world wears bifocals Howdy Rumour Wranglers! Ready for some rich, ripe scuttlebutt? Well, saddle up and let’s...
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BlogsWhat your company needs to know about Apple’s updated app-licensing scheme
Last week, Apple unveiled the details of its new app licensing program that it announced earlier this year alongside iOS 7 and Mavericks. The new...
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BlogsApple and game development – Sprite Kit, GLKit and Scene Kit
Buried in the avalanche of publicity surrounding the release of iOS 7 was the introduction of a new framework, called Sprite Kit, designed to help...
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Blogs 1Maps in Mavericks does actually make sense
When Apple released Mavericks, some people were puzzled by the inclusion of the Maps application. After all, it’s easy to understand the value...
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BlogsHow Apple is throwing down the gauntlet to Microsoft
Tucked in among Apple’s several hardware debuts last month was the announcement that the company would stop charging for its OS X and iWork...
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BlogsBit by bit, putting it together: how Siri gets its voice
In early October, CNN revealed that veteran voice actor Susan Bennett was the voice behind Siri until Apple changed it in iOS 7. Her utterances, she...
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Blogs 2Auto-updating of iOS 7 apps isn’t such a good thing after all
One feature of iOS 7 that had me quite excited was its ability to automatically download app updates in the background. Both iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks...
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BlogsRumour Mill
Absolutely fabulous… You know what happens when someone does something and it turns out quite well for them? That’s right, they invariably...
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BlogsHow Mac experts set up their desktops
These days, I work on a 13in MacBook Air. On workdays, I connect it to a second display – a 17in ViewSonic monitor. My laptop serves as the primary...
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BlogsApple in China: by the numbers
In the US, it’s easy to get a feel for Apple’s success. Just go to any public place and look around at all the iPhones. China is a different story;...
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Blogs 1iPad diary day 3: case closed
Sometimes it takes a while to get used to the iPad. I just finished up a FaceTime call with my mother, who got an iPad mini for Christmas last year....
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BlogsiPad Air diary, day 2: fastest iOS device ever
I’m still working away at the new iPad Air, not to mention loading it up with movies and TV shows for my cross-country flight on Monday. But in...
