Ed: Welcome to this week's edition of The Pixel Project: a weekly comic from Diesel Sweeties' Rich Stevens on Apple, technology, and everything in-between. Today: The Shifting Sands of iOS Betas
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Comic: Why I've already installed the iOS 9 beta
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Comic: The case Against an iPhone case
Ed: Welcome to this week's edition of The Pixel Project: a weekly comic from Diesel Sweeties' Rich Stevens on Apple, technology, and everything in-between. Today: The case against an iPhone case
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Comic: Faces of freedom
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Apple wants to remind you 'why there's nothing quite like iPhone'
As part of its recently-launched "if it's not an iPhone, it's not an iPhone" campaign, Apple has published a new webpage going over just exactly why there's nothing quite like iPhone.
The page starts out with an overall description just what makes the iPhone stand out:
Every iPhone we've made — and we mean every single one — was built on the same belief. That a phone should be more than a collection of features. That, above all, a phone should be absolutely simple, beautiful, and magical to use.
As you scroll down through the different sections, Apple describes each major feature that makes the iPhone such a compelling choice. From the integration of the hardware and software, to the size of the App Store and the iPhone's security features, Apple covers all of the bases. The iPhone's camera and iMessage also feature prominently, before Apple wraps things up with the "If it's not an iPhone, it's not an iPhone" tagline.
If you'd like to check out the page for yourself, you can hit up the link below to remind yourself just why "there's nothing quite like iPhone."
Source: Apple
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2001: A Space iDyssey
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New iPhone ad shows off the simplicity of Apple Pay
Apple has pushed out another ad in its "if it's not an iPhone, it's not an iPhone" campaign, this time highlighting Apple Pay on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. The ad quickly shows off how fast and simple using Apple Pay is, whether you're shopping for groceries or lunch.
This ad is just the latest in a string that have made up Apple's latest iPhone campaign. The whole thing kicked off in July with two videos highlighting the hardware and software integration of the iPhone, along with how dedicated iPhone users are. Since then, we've seen ads that focus on the robust offerings of the App Store and the iPhone's stellar camera.
Source: Apple (YouTube)
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Samsung offering iPhone owners a Galaxy Note 5 to 'Test Drive' for 30 days
Update: Due to "overwhelming" demand, Samsung has run out of Test Drive phones to loan out. The company is now working to have more available for trial. A Samsung spokesperson had this to say:
The response to Samsung's Ultimate Test Drive has been overwhelming and exceeded our expectations. We are excited to see how many people are eager to try something new. In just a few hours, all of the kits earmarked for this program were reserved by customers looking to try our latest and greatest devices. We're now working quickly on how to make the Ultimate Test Drive available to even more people.
Original story: With in-store sales of Samsung's latest Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ kicking off, the vendor has launched a new promotion called the "Ultimate Test Drive" aimed at getting iPhone owners to switch over to a Galaxy phone. Through this promotion — limited to U.S. residents — Samsung will be giving out a Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 edge+ or Galaxy S6 edge (sorry, no standard GS6) to use completely free, including cellular service, for 30 days. (Sound familiar?)
The process of getting in on the Test Drive is pretty simple — just head to Samsung's promotions site from Safari on an iPhone, tell it which phone you want to try, which carrier you use, and with a $1 "processing fee" you'll have a phone shipped to you. There will even be a "smart switch" cable in the box to help you in getting data over to the new phone.
The shiny new Note 5 or S6 edge+ is yours to use for 30 days, without any obligation — naturally Samsung is just hoping you'll love the experience so much that your next phone may be a Note 5 or S6 edge+. After the 30-day trial is finished, you'll get a grace period of five days to return either handset using the shipping label provided by Samsung. Failing to do so will incur a charge of $820 (in the case of the S6 edge+) on your credit card, which is the full retail value of the handset. For all other damages, including a cracked screen, scratches or scruffs and any water-related damage, Samsung will charge $100 on your card.
You can find more details on the promo page at the link below, and read all the terms and conditions behind the offer here.
More: Samsung
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Comic: The iPhone spice must flow
Ed: Welcome to this week's edition of The Pixel Project: a weekly comic from Diesel Sweeties' Rich Stevens on Apple, technology, and everything in-between. Today: The Spice Must Flow
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Comic: Event Fatigue
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Comic: An iPhone in every pot
Ed: Welcome to this week's edition of The Pixel Project: a weekly comic from Diesel Sweeties' Rich Stevens on Apple, technology, and everything in-between. Today: An iPhone in Every Pot
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Apple's first Android app makes the jump to iOS even easier
If you or a friend happen to be happen to be planning to pick up one of Apple's latest set of smartphones, the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, the company has just released a new Android app to help make the transition easier with automatic migration of contacts, message history, and more.
The app is, perhaps a little wordily, called "Switch from Android to iOS," and works pretty much how you'd expect it to. Once downloaded, the app will allow you to wirelessly transfer the following bits of data:
- Contacts
- Message history
- Camera photos and videos
- Web bookmarks
- Mail accounts
- Calendars
The way the app works is by creating a private Wi-Fi network from your new iPhone during the migration process and seeking out your Android device. You then enter a security code, and you're off to the races.
So, if you or a friend are planning to make the switch, it's now just that little bit easier. You can go ahead and download the app from Google Play now. As an aside, hopefully this means we'll be seeing Apple Music extend its reach to Android soon.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella used an iPhone to demo Microsoft apps and services
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made an appearance this week at the Salesforce Dreamforce conference and he demoed a number of Microsoft features aimed at business customers. The demos included one where he used an iPhone to show off Microsoft-based apps and services.
Nadella emphasized that the iPhone that he used in the demo was not his, but he showed how Apple's smartphone can be loaded with apps like Outlook, Skype and many others. In fact he called the phone with all those Microsoft apps installed an "iPhone Pro". He showed off how Outlook looks and works on an iPhone, which Nadella said was the best email client for iOS.
Microsoft continues to release iOS apps on a regular basis and it looks like that trend will continue for the foreseeable future.
- Free - Download Outlook
- Free - Download Excel
- Free - Download PowerPoint
- Free - Download Word
- Free - Download Skype for iPhone
Source: Salesforce
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Comic: Use the Force Touch, Luke
Ed: Welcome to this week's edition of The Pixel Project: a weekly comic from Diesel Sweeties' Rich Stevens on Apple, technology, and everything in-between. Today: Use the Force Touch, Luke
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Comic: The Wrath of Steve
Ed: Welcome to this week's edition of The Pixel Project: a weekly comic from Diesel Sweeties' Rich Stevens on Apple, technology, and everything in-between. Today: The Wrath of Steve
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Comic: Awkward.
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Apple expected to release a 4-inch iPhone next year
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo from KGI Securities has outlined 2016 expectations in a newly released report, which includes a 4-inch iPhone. According to Kuo, this smartphone will resemble an upgraded iPhone 5s and will launch in the first half of 2016. We tend to pay attention to Kuo simply because his expectations generally aren't too far-fetched.
As well as the device itself, Kuo also notes that this iPhone with a smaller display will also be powered by the A9 processor.
"As there is still demand for a 4-inch iPhone, we believe Apple will upgrade this product line. Because the iPhone 5s is more popular than the iPhone 5c, we think Apple is likely to launch an upgraded iPhone 5s. We predict Apple will mass-produce this new 4-inch iPhone in 1H16 with metal casings. In order to make the current iOS 9 or next-generation iOS 10 run smoothly, Apple may adopt an A9 chip for this new phone."
There's still demand for smartphones with displays that aren't 5-inches (or they simply desire smaller phones), which were left behind when Apple finally bumped up the sizes with the iPhone 6. While a launch of an iPhone with a 4-inch display may please some, Kuo also shed light on what he expects Apple with do with the iPhone 7, namely adding the A10 chip and throwing in 3GB of RAM for the iPhone 7 Plus.
Would you enjoy a 4-inch iPhone again?
Source: MacRumors
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Comic: Terrible Parenting
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Apple releases iPhone-compatible SD Card Reader
And iOS 9.2 offers iPhone compatibility for the older SD Card model.
Forget weirdly-shaped silicone battery cases: The biggest new Apple product is, in fact, a revamp of the company's Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader. Not only does it now offer USB 3 speeds for the iPad Pro, but all iPhone models post-iPhone 5 are supported, too.
First reported by Jeff Benjamin at iDownloadBlog, this is a huge boon for anyone who travels with a DSLR (or takes professional photographs)—no longer do you need an iPad or Mac to save photographs or video you've snapped to iCloud Photo Library or Dropbox, or share images with friends. I've been asking for this capability since the release of Apple's original SD card reader, and I am beyond excited to get my hands on it.
Apple didn't need to release a new reader to enable iPhone capability—iOS 9.2 brings compatibility to the older Lightning SD card reader—but the company's iPad-only SD reader was often sluggish with its transfer speeds. No word yet on whether Apple plans to similarly update its Lightning to USB reader, which could bring faster iPad speeds as well as MIDI instrument and extended microphone support to the iPhone, but here's hoping.
A new reader is also a great excuse to future-proof: Supporting USB 3 transfer speeds means that 4K-shot video will transfer to the iPad Pro faster than ever, and if the iPhone gets USB 3 in its 2016 iteration, the same will soon apply to the smartphone.
Regardless of Apple's motivations, I've been waiting for this little dongle for years: Between it and the Pencil, Christmas has indeed come early for my tech life.
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Comic: Battery Patch Kids
Ed: Welcome to this week's edition of The Pixel Project: a weekly comic from Diesel Sweeties' Rich Stevens on Apple, technology, and everything in-between. Today: Battery Patch Kids
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Comic: How is the iPhone Like Star Wars?
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