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Smartwatches Wearable Tech

3 Reasons Why I’m Keeping My Apple Watch

I wasn’t going to buy the Apple Watch at first. It felt like a silly thing to splash out £300 for a 1st generation product that I knew would have some teething issues. More than that though, I was certain that I didn’t want yet another device calling for my attention. As if it isn’t annoying enough…

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News Smartwatches Wearable Tech

Feld and Volk Unveil Custom Carbon Apple Watch

Luxury device customiser, Feld & Volk, have just released a concept for a potential custom Apple Watch. Concept of Apple Watch by Feld & Volk. Carbon housing is framed with anodized steel and has redesigned pusher. pic.twitter.com/6TjaEeTVIf — Hadoro by Feld&Volk (@feldvolk) August 10, 2015 The main housing unit is made from carbon with anodized…

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Hints & Tips iOS

iPhone Tip: How To Add Additional Fingerprints To TouchID

TouchID is one of my favourite features on the iPhone 6; it’s such an easy, reliable and fast way to unlock your device. What many people don’t know is that you can actually use more than one finger/thumb to unlock your iPhone or iPad. Want to unlock your other hand? Here’s how you can do it.…

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Events iOS

Apple Pay: Use Your iPhone To Pay In The UK From July 2015

Since its launch late last year, Apple’s new payment system Apple Pay has been kept exclusively in the U.S. Today at WWDC 2015 though, they announced the launch of Apple Pay in the UK starting from July. As the owner of an iPhone 6 and Apple Watch I’m really excited about this and how easy it’ll…

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Events iOS

WWDC ’15: Apple Improves Multi-Tasking For iPad In iOS 9

Apple’s iPad has been popular for casual uses like light gaming, social networking and watching videos, however for some, it’s more of a productivity tool used for getting work done. For those users, the iPad has always lacked one thing: good multi-tasking functionality. Today at WWDC 2015, Apple announced that iOS 9 will fix that with three features…

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Apple Smartphones

A Cracked iPhone Lens, Apple’s Genius Bar & Great Customer Service

Last week I had the bad luck of dropping my iPhone flat on concrete. Go ahead, take a moment to cringe — I know I did. Fortunately enough it fell flat on its back rather than the display (that would have been much worse), which meant a few kinks to its sensitive aluminium body. That was painful to look at,…

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Smartwatches Wearable Tech

How To Take Screenshots On Apple Watch

Taking screenshots on Apple Watch is super simple, just like with screenshots on the iPhone and iPad. Here’s what you have to do: Navigate to the screen you’d like to take a screenshot of Now you have to press down on the digital crown and button on the side of your Apple Watch at the same…

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Smartwatches Wearable Tech

5 Cool Apple Watch Charging Docks I’m Looking Forward To

The Apple Watch’s charging equipment includes a magnetic charger and cool foldable plug. I really like the magnetic charger because it allows you to charge your Apple Watch without needing to plug in cables, effectively making it a near ‘wireless’ experience. What I haven’t liked is the cable spread across my bedside table and dangling to the floor though, and that’s…

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Smartwatches Wearable Tech

How To Charge Apple Watch: A Quick Look At The Charging Kit

In case you haven’t seen the hundreds of Apple Watch unboxings around the web, Apple’s new wearable ships with an interesting plug and a generously sized 1 metre-long charging cable. This isn’t your typical charging kit: the plug itself has a very impressive folding design, which reminds me a lot of the MU plug I reviewed…

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Computing Computing Accessories

Twelve South BaseLift Review

Twelve South’s BaseLift gives your MacBook a super slim, portable stand on the go. I’ve been using it for the last few weeks and now, I can’t seem myself with out it. Read the full review here!