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Mophie Juice Pack Reserve iPhone Accessory Review

Thursday, September 16, 2010

If you dislike extended battery packs for the iPhone due to their often bulky size, but still require a battery backup solution, then Mophie’s Juice Pack Reserve could suit you perfectly. This tiny 1000mAh battery pack is entirely separate to your phone, requiring you only to plug it in to the 30-pin connector, just as [...]

No, Apple Won’t Charge for iPad iOS 4

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

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We weren’t totally convinced and suggested that pinches of salt were needed at the time, and now thanks to a commenter on our original post plus an article over at The Next Web, iPad owners should be able to sleep happy in the knowledge that Apple won’t be holding their hand out when it comes [...]

Will Apple Charge for iOS 4 on the iPad?

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

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Will Apple Charge for iOS 4 on the iPad?

This seems to be the rumor circulating following a report by stuff.tv, who quote an ‘anonymous source’ as saying that Apple will ‘definitely’ be charging iPad users who want to upgrade from OS 3.2.1 to iOS 4 when it’s finally released later this year. This is as an odd move, as it follows their decision to [...]

Wall Street Journal to soon begin charging iPhone app users $2 a week

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

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According to recent reports, it looks like those (myself included) who have been reading the free content on the Wall Street Journal app for the iPhone may be in for a surprise because that free content is going to become not so free. The news is coming courtesy of Paid Content who are reporting that Rupert [...]

Apple will not be charging users to re-download apps that are downloaded over-the-air

Friday, June 12, 2009

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If you remember back about a week ago, we saw the iPhone alert about how we would have to repurchase apps that were previously purchased if it was done over the network connection. Of course, even at the time it seemed a little strange, however according to some detective work from the crew over at [...]

Apple appears to be set to charge for re-downloading apps over-the-air

Monday, June 1, 2009

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This latest bit is still unconfirmed, however it would appear as if Apple is planning to begin charging users that re-download an app over-the-air on iPhone OS 3.0. As it currently appears, iPhone users who purchase (and pay for) and application may end up being charged a second time for that same app. That is, assuming [...]

Charge your iPod with an onion!

Friday, November 28, 2008

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Owen Louis, a 21 year old student from Portsmouth (UK), recently discovered a way to power his 5th generation iPod video using nothing more than an onion soaked in Lucozade (a sports energy drink,) and his iPod’s USB cable. After soaking several onions in Lucozade and connecting them to one another, Louis was able to plunge the stripped end [...]