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• What happens when there’s no story?

  Posted by Simon in Apple with No Responses Yet

  Those in the blogging community who cover Apple related news have been jumping all over the Mobile Me launch, and its well documented failures.  It’s even got to the point where, allegedly, Steve Jobs has admitted Apple made a mistake in launching Mobile Me at the time they did.  It would be very easy to [...]

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• Where’s Alex when you need him?

  Posted by Simon in Apple with No Responses Yet

  If there’s one thing missing from the 3g iPhone that everyone’s calling for, it’s voice guided navigation. While the maps application serves a purpose, it can be distracting if you’re trying to follow of while driving. Having to constantly check the screen isn’t as usefull, or as safe, as having voice prompts.
  The really baffling [...]

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• What’s happened to FireWire?

  Posted by Simon in Apple with No Responses Yet

  Like many others, the purchase of a new iPhone 3g has rendered many of the iPod accessories obsolete.  The biggest surprise for me is that Apple’s own iPod dock, which was purchased with my 4g iPod, won’t charge my new iPhone.  There was talk of Apple changing the charging mechanism, but I refused to believe [...]

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• 5 Quick iPhone 3g Tips

  Posted by Simon in Apple with 3 Responses

  I won’t beat around the bush, so here are 5 really quick iPhone 3g tips to keep you occupied. And even if you’re not using an iPhone 3g, many will work with the original iPhone and iPod Touch. So here goes.

  Don’t pay for ringtones - There’s no need to pay for ringtones.  Just [...]

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• Display Upcoming Events on the iPhone Sleep Screen Without Hacks or Apps

  Posted by Simon in Apple with No Responses Yet

  Moving from a Nokia N95 to an iPhone 3g (eventually), one of the things I will miss is the list of upcoming events on the home screen.  Essentially, it’s just a simple list of events in my calendar that occur in the next few days.  So how can we emulate this functionality on an iPhone [...]

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