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Apple Wallet Is iPhone’s New Secretly Sticky App

Rodriquez July 3, 2022

Getting blue text bubbles in your Messages app, instead of green ones from non-iPhones, is supposedly Apple’s method of device lock-in. But, even more so, Apple Wallet is suddenly becoming the reason to continue using an iPhone—it keeps the device sticky so existing owners don’t jump ship. It’s been a slow burn to creating this must-have app, but now with its hook in a few key areas, like Apple Pay, ID cards and event tickets, the Apple Wallet could become increasingly hard to live without.

Heading to a San Diego Padres baseball game recently, it struck me how prominent Apple

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Razer’s RGB smartphone cooler attaches to iPhones with MagSafe

Rodriquez December 9, 2021

PC gamers know about heat. When you’re in the middle of an intense in-game battle, the last thing you want is for your computer to start acting up because your CPU or GPU got too hot. That’s why gamers and other extreme users rely on products like CPU coolers and liquid cooling systems. You probably haven’t been as concerned about your smartphone’s thermals while playing Candy Crush on your iPhone. Nevertheless, Razer released a new product, the Phone Cooler Chroma, on Tuesday to ensure your smartphone doesn’t overheat the next time you use

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LG Best Shops may sell iPhones after smartphone exit

Rodriquez June 24, 2021

LG Best Shops will soon stop selling LG smartphones as the company exits the mobile market, and is now reported to be negotiating a switch to selling iPhones.

The deal for the chain of 400 LG-branded stores is expected to extend to the sale of iPads and the Apple Watch, but will specifically exclude Macs …

Background

LG used to make a range of Android smartphones, but only really enjoyed commercial success with its low-end handsets – struggling to compete in the mid-range and premium sectors.

There were signs of increasing desperation as the company launched or planned niche concepts

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How to use iPhone’s new ’Ask App not to Track’ option to protect your privacy

Rodriquez April 28, 2021

Updated April 21, 2021

The secret life of your data: What you need to know

For all the good we get from technology, it can also take a lot from us. The Post’s tech columnist Geoffrey A. Fowler examines the personal information streaming out of devices and services we take for granted.

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How to Get the Most Out of Your iPhone’s Health App

Rodriquez March 7, 2021

Apple introduced the Health app back in 2014 (with iOS 8) and it’s been baked into every iPhone since. Over the last several years, Apple has continued to build out the Health app, adding new features (such as ECG and sleep tracking) and even opening it to third-party apps. And today, the Health app is actually a pretty robust and useful tool.

The beauty of the Health app is that pulls data (such as fitness, sleep, nutrition, mindfulness and overall health) from a variety of different apps and keeps track of it all in one central app. It works well

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9 of Top 10 U.S. Smartphone Activations on Christmas Day 2020 Were iPhones

Rodriquez December 31, 2020

A new report by Flurry Analytics states that nine of the top ten smartphones activated on Christmas Day 2020 in the United States were iPhones.

Christmas Day in the United States is the single greatest day for new smartphone activations, so it represents a unique opportunity to analyse consumer preferences.

The iPhone 11 was the most activated device on Christmas Day, with activations five percent higher than the trailing average of the period between December 18 and December 24. This is the second consecutive year that the ‌iPhone 11‌ has taken the top spot, followed by the iPhone XR. The

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