For many, it was a weekend of shopping madness, starting with Black Friday and culminating in Cyber Monday. If you managed to pick up a technological bargain then now is the time to recycle old gadgets and electronic devices that are out of date or you have replaced. Whether it is a new cell phone you got your hands on, a tablet, iPad or an iPod, if you recycle your old gadgets you could get hundreds of dollars back to spend over the festive holidays. And we know that money would definitely come in handy! Continue reading
Category Archives: Apple
iOS 7.0.4 update available
Another week, another update from Apple, this time it’s the iOS 7.0.4 update that is now available. The iOS 7.0.4 update seems to be a very minor one and we noticed no real changes at all, but it says a lot that since the launch of iOS7 a few months ago, this is the 4th version update to be launched, hopefully they get it right this time. Continue reading
Smartphone sales figures hit record high
According to IDC, smartphone sales figures hit a worldwide record in the third quarter of the year and topped the 250 million mark for the first time ever. Figures across the globe show that 258.4 million smartphones were shipped which is a 38% increase on the same period in 2012.
The smartphone sales figures increase can be attributed to a surge in devices running Google’s Android operating system combined with lower smartphone prices and technology that seems to become more advanced every month. Continue reading
iOS7.0.3 download now available
As I told you earlier in the week, the iOS7.0.3 download to fix all of our bugs and issues is now available to all iPhone and iPad users. The iOS7.0.3 download also includes some new features along with the bug fixes that we are waiting for to solve issues such as iMessage failures.
The update includes new iCloud Keychain and Password Generator support. iCloud Keychain keeps track of all of your account names, passwords and also credit card numbers, these are then accessible across all of your devices and the info is encrypted so cannot be read by Apple. Password Generator allows the Safari browser to suggest hard-to-guess passwords for your online accounts to increase your security. Wikipedia and web search have also been added back in to the spotlight search. Continue reading
iPad Air price announced at Apple event
Apple yesterday (October 22nd) unveiled new iPad models at their launch event in San Francisco with a brand new 5th generation iPad and updated iPad Mini the focal points. The new iPad Air price will be $499 for the entry level 16GB WiFi only model. The iPad Air price is the same as entry level models of all previous incarnations of the iPad but this one, although similar in looks, sets a new standard within the tablet market and carries the catchline “The power of lightness”. Continue reading