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Best Running App Challenge: Run 6 – Runkeeper

I’m six runs and three apps into my best Running App Challenge. This week, I’m taking a look at RunKeeper. (Check out my opinions on the other apps so far – Workout App, Nike Run Club, and Strava). Runkeeper is actually one of my oldest used running apps. When I first started trying to run […]

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Apple Needs To Take Risks To Remain Insanely Great

When Apple was the underdog in the tech space they knew that they had to release some insanely great products to fight the competition. Apple took risks. Some of those risks didn’t pan out, while others took the company to new heights. Today’s Apple doesn’t really have to take risks to be successful. Besides the

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AirPower Rumored To Be Coming Soon

It seems that AirPower might not be dead after all, according to a report from 9to5mac. AirPower’s History The AirPower charging pad was announced alongside the iPhone X and iPhone 8 last year. Apple claimed that it would be able to charge two iPhones, or an iPhone, Apple Watch (3rd gen or later), and AirPods.

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There is no privacy. Your data for sale

Digital Lives For Sale – Please Save Our Privacy

This month, it was discovered that Ring – an Amazon-owned company- has allowed unfettered access to the videos that its doorbell cameras were recording. No user had ever given access to something like this. Combined Ring’s news with the news that our cell phone carriers were selling our locations to bounty hunters and other entities without

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First-Generation iPod Shuffle Turns 14 Today – MacRumors

Happy Birthday iPod Shuffle. It was a wild ride. Today marks the 14th anniversary of the unveiling of the first-generation iPod shuffle, presented by former Apple CEO Steve Jobs on stage at the… — Read on www.macrumors.com/2019/01/11/first-generation-ipod-shuffle-14/

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T-Mobile adds Caller Verification

T-Mobile added a new service to help combat spam callers today. The service is called Caller Verification. As the explain, Caller Verified is T-Mobile’s implementation of the STIR and SHAKEN standards. These standards combat illegal caller ID spoofing, which occurs when scammers temporarily hijack a phone number to match the area code and 3-digit prefix

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Running Diary – Run 3 – Nike Run Club’s Popular App

Well, I’ve stayed with it heading into week 2 of the year. I’ve now completed 3 runs, which I’ve tracked on my Apple Watch. The first two runs were completed using the standard Workout App on the Apple watch. For my last run, I used the Nike Run Club app. The Nike Run Club app

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AirPlay 2 and iTunes coming to smart TVs

The Consumer Electronics Show is in full swing. While Apple usually doesn’t have a major presence at the show, it seems to be making headlines anyway. Yesterday, Samsung announced that it will bring iTunes Movies and TV, as well as AirPlay 2 to all of it’s Smart TVs soon. Later, more TVs by other companies

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Apple's Stock Plunge

Apple’s Stock Plummet – What They Should Have Done

The stock market plummeted in the last few weeks. If you’re invested in Apple stock, you have probably looked at your portfolio and started to cry a little – at least on the inside – just like I have. Things have been complicated by Apple’s recent correction to their projection for the quarter. This correction

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The Rock Solid Workout App – Running App – Diary Day 1

Update: I updated this after my second run.  Check out the pace alerts and other new tidbits So I managed to get my first run of 2019 yesterday. I’m off to a great start if I do say so myself. As I mentioned yesterday in my first post about using tech to get healthy I recorded my first run of the year. To start with I’m using the Workout App

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