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The popularity of wearable technology for monitoring your movements has always been a mystery to me – maybe it’s because I’m a lazy lump who’s got no desire to boost my daily step count. Given a choice I’ll take the shortest possible route to walk to where I need to get to. You certainly wouldn’t catch me...
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The new iPhone operating system iOS 10 has a snazzier feel but there are a couple of annoying settings I’ve managed to sort, and by letting you know how I did it, hopefully it can help you too. I’ve resisted the temptation to upgrade from my iPhone 6 to the new iPhone 7, so I can only vouch...
Why I won’t buy an iPhone 7… I could fly to Australia for that price
I used to get sucked into the Apple hype, often watching its iPhone announcements for personal as well as professional reasons, but I’m past that. Last night’s iPhone 7 launch was particularly underwhelming, and I’m perfectly happy with my fully functional and nippy iPhone 6. I’m not knocking Apple or the iPhone 7. I think its products...
iPhone fan? Should you avoid buying standard headphones this year?
I normally take iPhone rumours with a handful rather than a pinch of salt as many are nonsense, no doubt fuelled by crafty leaks to generate interest. But this one has got my attention and I’m taking action – or rather inaction. Most iPhone 7 rumours I’ve read (such as this from Forbes) suggest there will be...
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