Starting way back with iOS 4.1 and continuing through the latest version (6.0.1 at the time of this writing), Apple has enable a hidden “Field Test” mode which allows users to, among other things, see the exact signal strength of their cellular connection instead of the arbitrary bars which, as we all know, don’t...
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Anyone who says that Apple doesn’t pay attention to detail when they’re releasing a built-in application for the iPhone or Mac OS X clearly doesn’t know the company that well (the maps debacle is an obvious exception, not the rule). Sometimes, however, a third party developer just shines so much brighter than the default...
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As an avid user of Apple products, I can honestly say that I am excited for Microsoft’s newly announced Surface tablet. Don’t get me wrong, I won’t be buying one. Aside from my Rokus, I run an Apple household. What excites me about the Microsoft Surface is that it looks great, has huge potential,...
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With iOS 6 presumably right around the corner, I’ve decided to throw together a wish list. Some of these features might already be on Apple’s to-do list, but it’s really hard to know for sure until it’s formally announced. As I don’t have an iPad or iPod Touch, you can safely assume that anything...
Read more →Dear Facebook, Every time you release an update or tweak to your iPhone client, it becomes an even larger piece of shit while simultaneously not actually adding any worthwhile features from the standard site. From what I hear, you don’t even have a native iPad app yet. I can’t speak to your Android app,...
Read more →As soon as I heard that there was a forthcoming major revamp of the Apple TV, I had high hopes. I’ve long been frustrated with the lack of innovation and inflated prices over at Time Warner Cable, and the prospects of having an inexpensive box I can plug in to my TV that would...
Read more →All the talk over the last week on the Internets has been focusing on the new iPhone 4 or the fully-enabled iOS 4 on an iPhone 3GS, but not everyone is getting a brand new iPhone 4 or already has a 3GS. This review is for those of you, like myself, who are still...
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