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Whenever I travel, I always make sure that I have some way of charging my iPhone and iPad on the go. Looking for a wall socket to charge up whilst remaining there for the entire duration is not an option in my book. Recently, I've been using the HyperJuice Plug 15,600 mAh external battery pack, and even though it isn't a battery case per se, I've found that it suits me perfectly for longer trips. Let's take a look at it. And yes, we're giving it away to one of you!
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I'm sure almost everyone will definitely agree that typing on a tablet with its on-screen keyboard is a huge pain. To remedy that, the market is currently flooded with various tablet keyboard cases. Some are quite innovative, others are meh. Luckily the ClamCase Pro iPad Keyboard Case falls in the former group. We'll first take you on a walkthrough of the ClamCase Pro; then, you guessed it, offer it up in a giveaway!
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Apple has released a handful of updates for iOS 6 and its supported mobile devices. The 6.1 update includes expanded LTE support, several new Siri and iTunes Match features, and a new button to reset the Advertising Identifier. The new update will provide "ultrafast wireless performance" to the iPhone 5, iPad mini and iPad with Retina display, so users can browse, download, and stream content faster.
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PixelMags and its new magazine subscription program and app, Readr, are doing for magazines what streaming music sites like Rdio and Spotify are doing for music. Readr provides users 20 minutes a month of free "AnyTime" magazine browsing, and for $9.99 per month you get unlimited reading of hundreds of popular magazines. The catch, however, to this subscription service is that you never really own the magazines.
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This is a much overdue review, I'll admit, but instead of publishing a breezy overview of the iPad mini, I wanted to experience and integrate it in my daily life in order to truly tell you if Apple's latest creation -- this overpriced 7.9" tablet -- is really worth spending so much money on. Before we begin, here's a disclaimer: I love all Apple products from iPhones to iMacs. But when the iPad mini was announced, I wasn't so sure. Anyway, we purchased a Slate 16GB iPad mini (WiFi-only model) for $329 to find out if Apple poured as much heart and soul into it; as they have for their previous products. After the review, we're giving this 16GB iPad mini away to one MakeUseOf reader!
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In what can only be described as the worst kept secret in the history of the Internet, Apple finally decided to announce the iPad Mini. Apple’s newest member of the iPad family comes with a smaller 7.9-inch screen, whereas the original iPad had a 9.7 inch screen. The device is a nice step down in [...]
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Useful RSS feed readers probably come in at least 31 flavors by now, but just like everyone has their favorite type of ice cream, the variety of feed readers offer something different for all users. Trapit is the latest RSS feed reader for the iPad. While it has features similar to Flipboard, Zite, and Pulse; its orientation and navigation setup are very different and may appeal to iPad users looking to try a new app in this genre.
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I’ve got bad news for you. Dropping your phone in a puddle of water, bath, sink, toilet – even getting caught in a heavy shower – will leave it irreparably damaged. The same goes for tablet computers. No more apps, games, Facebook, phonecalls or browsing. All gone. That is, if you leave it switched on. Switching it off right away is probably the best solution, but it’s not all bad news. In fact, there are a number of ways in which you can stop your phone or tablet computer from being left as nothing more than an expensive brick following prolonged contact with water.
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The tablet is a form factor that we can safely say is here to stay. When Apple first unveiled the iPad, naysayers lined up to take potshots; not only at the actual device but at the form factor as a whole. Two years on, and strong sales - including healthy mainstream crossover - suggest Steve Jobs and the other visionaries were right all along. As well as the iPad we now have a multitude of other tablets from the cheap to the expensive.
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Today, I will be reviewing 3 kinds of styluses from three different companies. I will be checking how each stylus performs in different touch-screen tasks, how comfortable each stylus is to hold and use, and at the end will give you my own conclusion as to which of these three is the best, and which one would be the best buy for which task. In addition, we'll be giving away 5 sets of all three styluses to five lucky readers (each winner will receive all 3 styluses)! Let's see how they fared on my 1st generation iPad.
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If you're getting a fair bit of use out of your tablet and looking for a keyboard to go with it, you may have no idea where to start. There are plenty of options out there, so it's good to have some idea what you're looking for when you begin your search. What do you really need to know? What basic options are there? How much should you expect to pay?
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Malware on a smartphone isn’t new, but it’s generally been more common on Google’s app store than on Apple’s. This doesn’t mean that iOS devices are immune, however, as evidenced by a Trojan app called "Find and Call" found on both Google Play and the App Store.
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If you just updated an app in the last couple of days and it is crashing before even opening, don't go and leave a negative review on the app. It appears that this is happening to some really major applications, and the problem seems to be caused by an issue on Apple's end. Apple has not commented on the issue yet, but Instapaper creator Marco Arment has said in a blog post recently that this is happening with his app.
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The fact that Apple is rolling in mountains of cash is hardly a newsflash. Just weeks away from bankruptcy15 years ago, it is now the most valuable company in the world with revenues that could sustain small nations or help to wipe out the US national debt. But you may be shocked to learn the extent to which Apple is rolling in the Benjamins. Even I did a double-take.
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The business networking site, LinkedIn, just released the iPad version of its mobile app, and it’s available for free download. The app is optimized for the iPad’s Retina display, and the user interface has been completely revamped. On their company blog, LinkedIn notes that that mobile platform is the fastest growing segment of their membership [...]
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