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A more current wallpaper of Jupiter for iOS
UPDATE: I've added iPad and desktop variants for those who want them.
Have you seen those stunning new photos of Jupiter? Stunning, right?! I think it’s so cool that Jupiter looks markedly different today than it did when I was a kid and had an image of Jupiter burned into my brain.
The Google Pixel 2 may not have a headphone jack
This reddit thread is kind of amazing. It’s full of people absolutely losing their minds over the idea of Google removing the headphone jack in the next Pixel. Here are a few of the top comments:
Comment from discussion Pixels will have no headphone jack!.
Comment from discussion Pixels will have no headphone jack!
Sony’s Q1 2017 results: Slow and steady
Sony’s game & network services was really on a roll for the past half decade or so. While the company overall has been is a lot of trouble, the game division has been producing record numbers quarter after quarter. After a completely bonkers fiscal year 2016 where they broke revenue records all year long
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The BirchTree Podcast #24: Of course there's an asterisk next to iPad
I'm happy to be back on a weekly recording schedule! Today we take a 30,000 view of Apple's Q3 results.
Tap/click here to subscribe to the show (or search for The BirchTree podcast in your podcast app of choice).
The absurdity of the “can the iPad replace a laptop” debate
Matt Gemmell in a recent piece:
So you want to potentially not use a laptop anymore, but you also want a computer that does all the same things as a laptop, in pretty much the same way. In which case, I think the computer you’re looking for is a laptop.
Matt is right on
How to use shortcuts with Google Home/Assistant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2WmBSJfRyY
I had no idea you could do this! I am still thinking up some good ways to use this feature, but I’m sure I’ll think of some cool ones sooner or later.
P.S. If you want to get more news about Google Home and other
ios
Should you force quit your iOS apps? Let’s look at the data
Please note that this article only addresses the merits of closing your apps to save battery life. If you close your apps because you just don't like apps in the app switcher, then you do you.
Ah, the perennial debate between people who force close their apps on iOS and those who don’
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Hello, Apple Watch
https://youtu.be/a7PfRVCqI1I
My most recent blog post was meant to be a warning to everyone thinking of installing a watchOS beta open their Apple Watch. In short, mine was rendered completely unusable and I had to take it to the Apple Store to be fixed. They couldn't;t fix it in
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Goodbye, Apple Watch
Tomorrow will be the first day since April 23, 2015 that I have not worn an Apple Watch.
No, this is not a "I've given up on the Apple Watch" post, I freaking love my Apple Watch and have no intention of stopping using one for years to come. But I
2016 iPhone Rumor Roundup
I ran a series of posts today that looked at the iPhone rumor mill in 2016. You should definitely read each part of that series to see what was rumored, and in this post we're going to look at the numbers over the course of those 9 months of rumors. So as not
September 2016 iPhone Rumors Judged
This is the nineth and final part in a multi-part series of posts looking back on the iPhone rumors from last year. I am doing this review to put this year's rumors into perspective. With the wisdom of hindsight, maybe we can look back on how last year's rumors shook
August 2016 iPhone Rumors Judged
This is the eigth in a multi-part series of posts looking back on the iPhone rumors from last year. I am doing this review to put this year's rumors into perspective. With the wisdom of hindsight, maybe we can look back on how last year's rumors shook out and see
July 2016 iPhone Rumors Judged
This is the seventh in a multi-part series of posts looking back on the iPhone rumors from last year. I am doing this review to put this year's rumors into perspective. With the wisdom of hindsight, maybe we can look back on how last year's rumors shook out and see
June 2016 iPhone Rumors Judged
This is the sixth in a multi-part series of posts looking back on the iPhone rumors from last year. I am doing this review to put this year's rumors into perspective. With the wisdom of hindsight, maybe we can look back on how last year's rumors shook out and see
May 2016 iPhone Rumors Judged
This is the fifth in a multi-part series of posts looking back on the iPhone rumors from last year. I am doing this review to put this year's rumors into perspective. With the wisdom of hindsight, maybe we can look back on how last year's rumors shook out and see
April 2016 iPhone Rumors Judged
This is the fourth in a multi-part series of posts looking back on the iPhone rumors from last year. I am doing this review to put this year's rumors into perspective. With the wisdom of hindsight, maybe we can look back on how last year's rumors shook out and see
March 2016 iPhone Rumors Judged
This is the third in a multi-part series of posts looking back on the iPhone rumors from last year. I am doing this review to put this year's rumors into perspective. With the wisdom of hindsight, maybe we can look back on how last year's rumors shook out and see