Apple and Qualcomm are going through a rough patch. Qualcomm has been the modem chip provider for the iPhone for many years. Apple has recently pointed the finger at Qualcomm for using bad business practices that ultimately required Apple to use Qualcomm exclusively and was charging Apple way more money …
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World Wide Developers Conference 2017 – Keynote Recap
The Apple World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC for short) is an annual conference where Apple Inc. shares its new software and hardware technologies. This year WWDC 2017 takes place at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, CA. I’ve spent the time watching the whole thing and noted practically …
Read More »Sprinkles! Microsoft’s answer to Snapchat? You tell me.
Microsoft released an iOS app called Sprinkles. Yeah, I don’t know why they called it that either. It’s a cute app that allows you take a picture and add captions, emojis, and other stickers. Using their own artificial intelligence program to detect what the picture is about the app will …
Read More »Why you should backup your stuff before you upgrade to iOS 10.3
Apple just released iOS update 10.3. Its got some great AirPods support features and some nice upgrades for Siri and CarPlay. What they don’t tell you is that they are updating the file format to a whole new structure called the Apple File System (APFS) It is meant to help …
Read More »Utomic Loop – One-Finger Grip and Kickstand for your phone
Disclosure: I received a free sample for review purposes. The opinions are completely my own and based on my experience. Do you have a huge phone? A small hand? Or both? Is your phone so slippery that you have a hard time keeping it from slipping from your hand? If …
Read More »Nintendo will release more mobile games in 2017
Nintendo has announced that they will release 2 to 3 mobile games in 2017 and continue doing so yearly. They also plan on bringing Super Mario Run and all future mobile games to Android starting 2017. They gave very few details beyond that. Will they make brand new games? Or …
Read More »Super Mario Run – 1 hour later
Ok. So I finally got around to trying out Super Mario Run. I was reluctant to do so because I don’t play mobile games very much. But, because this reminds me of the good ol’ days of Super Mario console gaming, I decided to give it a try. Aaaaaaand, I …
Read More »iOS 10.2 Update – Now with more emoji!
Apple has released iOS 10.2 and it has one update that everyone is talking about…more emoji! 100 new emoji to be exact. They include new faces, food, animals, sports, and professions. Once you upgrade to 10.2 go to the Messages app and check them out. “Now with iOS 10.2, almost …
Read More »UE Megaboom Wireless Speaker
Although it has been out for some time now, the Ultimate Ears UE Megaboom wireless speaker is still one of the best portable bluetooth speakers around. People love this thing because it is waterproof, shockproof, and produces great 360 degree sound at all the right ranges. Specs The UE Megaboom …
Read More »The White House AR app
The White House has released an augmented reality (AR) app for both iOS and Android. They call the app “1600”, the address of the White House. They describe the app as, “…a new way for kids and playful Americans of all ages to learn about what happens at 1600 Pennsylvania …
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