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I’m a car guy, and as such, I’ve seen many different things getting machined over the years. I love watching a lathe or CNC machine doing its work, and I could just sit there for hours watching a cool part get whittled out of aluminum. It’s fascinating to me. Which explains why I like this
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Beef Up Your iPhone 4
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I played around with the new HDR feature on my iPhone yesterday with some mixed results. Ultimately, this comes down to the advantages and disadvantages of the technology, but overall, I’m pretty pleased. First, HDR is best in high-contrast situations, such as the images here. Pictured is Scrappy, my dachshund, without HDR below, and with above.
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HDR Comparisons
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Wow. Just dumb. First, let’s start with this headline from the Business Insider: Apple Is Losing 20% Of U.S. iPhone 4 Sales To Antennagate Wow. That’s impressive sounding. I should read on. Apple is losing iPhone 4 sales to Antennagate, according to a survey conducted by Piper Jaffray. Piper surveyed 258 cell phone owners in the
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Dumb News of the Week: Apple Losing Sales Because of Antennagate
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It seems like the iPhone 4 case frenzy is finally building to a boil, and now we’ve got one of the latest versions to hit the scene, the iFrogz LuxeOriginal case. Recently, the nice people at iFrogz sent over a complimentary model for us to review, so I spent a few days with it on
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Apple Gazette Reviews: iFrogz LuxeOriginal iPhone 4 Case
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No confirmed news of it yet (of course, it’s super early), but rumor has it that iOS 4.1 is coming out today. Who’s excited? When I first heard the news, I got a little giddy, but I wasn’t sure why. GameCenter seems neat in theory, but I’m not really sure how much I’ll be using
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iPhone 4.1 Rumored to Come Today – Who’s Excited?
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It seems like the big thing to do nowadays is to take your iPad or iPhone and put it in a case that looks like a Moleskine. Why? It’s most likely because of the traditional good looks of the small hardback notebooks, but also because of their relatively low value to thieves. That, and it’s
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Yet Another Faux Moleskine Case
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When Apple put out the word that everyone was getting a free case, I was excited, then disappointed. I figured that of the manufacturers who were involved, I would have my pick of excellent cases with lots of color choices. Instead, we got a bunch of cases that do the deed, but there wasn’t much
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Apple Gazette Reviews: Speck Fitted iPhone Case
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Sigh. It’s a Thursday, so I guess that means we’ve got another iPhone on Verizon rumor. Here’s the latest via Computerworld: If an iPhone does appear on Verizon, don’t expect Apple to change its antenna design, an expert said today. “The antenna could care less what the modulation technique is,” said Spencer Webb, an antenna
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Yet More Verizon iPhone Rumors
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The iPhone 4 is a pretty luxurious item, with its glass front and back, plus the fancy stainless steel bezel. The first time I held it, I knew I was holding something pretty special. But like many things, you can always do it up even fancier. You don’t have to go overboard, but you can
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Adding Luxury To Your iPhone 4
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There are many different camera apps out there for the iPhone, but in my experience, most of them don’t do anything special. The other day, I ran across Camera+ [iTunes Link], and at first, I didn’t think much of it. Then I found a post at Smoking Apples, and decided to give it a shot.
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Apple Gazette Reviews: Camera+
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