Tag: iPhone 4S

Apple iPhone 5S Unboxing

Well, it was time for my wife to upgrade her smartphone which saw the iPhone 4S replaced with the iPhone 5S. The replacement was somewhat of a necessity given a very annoying quirk with the iPhonewhere the volume would turn down by itself (both music and phone calls) which was a constant annoyance. Apparently, the …

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Speed Up Samsung Galaxy S III Home Button

The Samsung Galaxy S III is certainly one of the top shelf Android smartphones for 2012 and as such had high expectations from people looking to grab one of these as their next mobile phone. However, there is one niggle that has arisen with regard to a perceived delay when hitting the home button on …

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Why Voice is a Peril for Google

Since the iPhone 4S came out Siri, the enhanced voice control functionality found only on the iPhone 4S (for the time being), has become a a focal point for the state of the art of speech recognition. With smartphones packing quite a punch in terms of CPU power and access to the cloud becoming ubiquitous …

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Apple iPhone 4S Unboxing

Here it is, the Apple iPhone 4S and another unboxing video. This phone replaces the iPhone 3GS my wife has had for two years which has been having regular heart attacks. Hopefully this phone will fare much better (as well as skipping the pain that was the iOS 5 upgrade). FYI – the video will …

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Incoming Gadget – Apple iPhone 4S

Just a heads up that I will be heading out to the Apple store in Hornsby to pick up an iPhone 4S (not for myself though but for my wife who really needs to replace her iPhone 3GS which is on its last legs). That said, she has kindly offered to let me unbox it …

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The Samsung Popup Shop – Feisty or Foolish?

Yesterday, I wrote about the Samsung Music Hub which could be checked out at a popup shop in George Street in Sydney. Today, the general media have covered the fact that this popup shop was also offering ten Samasung Galaxy S II handsets per day until the end of the week for two dollars each. …

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