Posted on September 20, 2012 by Techstatic
iOS 6 has just been released and the raw update list given by iTunes during the update for an iPhone 4S is as follows: iOS 6 Software Update This update contains over 200 new features, including the following: Maps Apple designed vector based maps Turn-by-turn navigation with spoken directions on iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPad [...]
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Posted on September 14, 2012 by Techstatic
When first exposed to Siri and iOS 5 in Australia, many iPhone 4S users were left wanting with Siri rejecting even the most basic requests with: We Australian’s are somewhat desensitised to the usual blatant disregard to this side of the World when it comes to tech releases. But with the latest iPhone 5 and [...]
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Posted on September 12, 2012 by Techstatic
From the above image, Apple is looking to announce the latest generation of the iPhone 5 in San Francisco on the 12th of September 2012 (today). But for us Australian’s this actually means the early morning of September 13. From previous timelines the new iPhone 5 from Apple “should” begin shipping to customers on the [...]
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Posted on June 12, 2012 by Techstatic
So you have just purchased a new MacBook Pro with Retina display and you want to connect to your Ethernet network? The new 2012 MacBook Pro with Retina Display is now thinner and due to this reduction in girth the Ethernet port has now been replaced with another Thunderbolt port. To connect to any Ethernet [...]
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Posted on June 12, 2012 by Techstatic
Apple has just announced the next-generation MacBook Pro. Featuring a 15.4-inch (diagonal) “Retina display” LED-backlit display with IPS technology, 2880-by-1800 resolution at 220 pixels per inch with support for millions of colours. From there the machine gets an expected bump in power with either a 2.3GHz or 2.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, 8 Gb [...]
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Posted on May 28, 2012 by Techstatic
One of the latest Lion OS updates, Mac OS X 10.7.3, Apple has accidentally turned on a debug log file outside of the encrypted area that stores the user’s password in clear text. For more information on the issue see here. Apple has now released it’s latest update to 10.7.4 detailing a security fix to [...]
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Posted on May 28, 2012 by Techstatic
The 10.7.4 update is recommended for all OS X Lion users and includes general operating system fixes that improve the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac including fixes that: Resolve an issue where the “Reopen windows when logging back in” setting is always enabled Improve compatibility with certain British third-party USB keyboards Address an [...]
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Posted on March 9, 2012 by Techstatic
As with all Apple model upgrades the changes are often not game changing and simply take shape as modest hardware upgrades. The new Apple iPad 3 or “the new iPad” as Apple is calling it will feature an upgraded processor, higher resolution screen, better camera and the ability to connect to the new high speed [...]
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Posted on March 8, 2012 by Techstatic
The new Apple iPad 3 is now available to order from the Apple store for delivery between March 16 and March 22. Apple retail stores should see available stock on March 16. As usual finding an iPad like any new Apple product on launch can be a hit and miss affair due to low numbers [...]
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Posted on January 23, 2012 by Techstatic
The latest update to Apple’s iTunes package marks a big step towards a digital text book future. Apple’s infered goal would be to see all text books used by students replaced with an iPad. Cost and time will tell if such a goal is at all feasible. iTunes 10.5.3 allows you to sync interactive iBooks [...]
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