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BlogsHands-on with the iXY and the smartLav
This time, I’m trialling two recent releases from Australian microphone manufacturer Røde. Both units plug in to my iOS devices and coupled...
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BlogsFunny or Die’s iSteve will tickle Apple fans
It’s hard to say why Funny or Die, a site best known for its short comedic videos, decided to make a full-length Steve Jobs biopic. But iSteve – the...
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BlogsiPhone 6 rumour roundup for the week
Not content with merely repeating unsubstantiated iPhone 6 rumours, the iOSphere this week turned to original research and to reading entrails,...
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BlogsApple’s silence cedes market narrative to rivals, says expert
Apple’s noted silence has hurt its mystique and caused it to cede the ‘cool’ factor to competitors, says a communications expert....
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Blogs 1Apple: Unfortunately, no longer the underdog
Remember when Mac users were the fringe? The holdouts, the misfits, the ADB plugs in the USB holes? Don’t look now, but everyone’s found our party....
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BlogsWhich Apple devices to pack for your trip
I don’t know what to pack. I’m about to take a trip to Dublin, Ireland, and I have no idea whether to pack my MacBook Pro, my less-powerful-but-more-portable...
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BlogsBrowser engine forking isn’t the end of the world
If you’re a fan of web standards and compatibility, two announcements from last week probably have you clutching your cascading style sheets in...
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BlogsWant Microsoft Office on iOS or Android? You may wait until 2014
Microsoft is making a big mistake. Assuming the leaked Office ‘Gemini’ roadmap is both legitimate and accurate, it appears that neither...
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BlogsiPad 5 rumour roundup for the week
The Third Law of Rumours says that the less you know, the more you can say. And the iOSphere this week swelled with iPad rumours that relied heavily...
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BlogsThe sync conundrum: Rethinking Apple’s cloud services
In just a few short weeks, iCloud turns two years old and there is much cause for celebration. Introduced at the 2011 Worldwide Developer Conference...
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Blogs 3What will the iPhone 5S and iOS 7 look like?
Can you hear it? The iPhone buzz is starting to rise, with rumours of a new iPhone and perhaps new iOS coming out this winter. At least that’s...
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BlogsInside Siri’s brain: The challenges of extending Apple’s virtual assistant
Siri is, by far, my favourite recent addition to iOS. In an age when electronic devices keep getting smaller, faster, and thinner, the humble keyboard...
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Blogs 1A $5 app isn’t expensive: Customers need to help fix the App Store economy
Our smartphones are probably one of the most expensive things we carry around each day. But given that iPhones are anything but cheap, why are so...
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BlogsiPad 5 rumour rollup for the week
If you don’t know what the Next iPad will be like, you can at least know when it’s going to be announced. This week: the iPad 5 Dating...
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BlogsDo we need a Twitter just for jocks?
Should jocks have a Twitter just for them? A place for true sport enthusiasts to express their opinions about their favourite athletes without all...
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BlogsAn iPhone fan’s month with Windows Phone: Week three
I miss my iPhone. In my first week with Windows Phone – specifically, the Nokia Lumia 920 – I had a bit of a honeymoon phase: I was wowed by...
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BlogsWhy Apple should fix the way iTunes Store purchases work
Buying from the iTunes Store is certainly convenient. With a few clicks, I can purchase an album, TV show, or movie that gets billed to my iTunes...
