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The best iPhone lens
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 24/08/2016
» Rumours abound about upcoming releases from Apple, including macOS (Sierra) which may be released in late September or early October, Macs which some claim are overdue (not until good and ready), and the next iPhone. This is rumoured to be arriving in the second week of September in the US and other favoured markets, with pre-orders opening on Sept 9.
A visit to Affinity apps developers
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 10/08/2016
» One of my favourite apps released in the last couple of years is Affinity Photo: a full-featured graphics editing program for the Mac aimed at home users who need something more than basic tools, but who may not want to use Adobe Photoshop because of pricing models.
OS X with limited facilities
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 03/08/2016
» This week I am in Britain taking a vacation with my parents. The main problem for me has been the lack of internet. While my mother likes devices such as electric can openers, tooth brushes and carving knives, being online is unimportant. Her phone (which is off most of the time) is a good example of devices before smartphones existed.
Art on iOS Devices and the AppleTV
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 27/07/2016
» A few hours ago, Apple announced its Q3 2016 results.You should be able to find the information online in several places, including Apple's own investor relations pages (http://investor.apple.com).
AppleTV, Movies and Recent News
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 20/07/2016
» Saturday was livened up by an attempted coup in Turkey. While there are restrictions in place for social media use there, President Erdogan was still able to show viewers he was alive by calling in to a TV station using FaceTime on an iPhone. I am not sure quite what to think of that.
Upcoming events and the best images on iPhones
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 13/07/2016
» In a couple of weeks, Apple will announce its third-quarter results for 2016. The conference call is scheduled for July 26, at 2pm Pacific Time, which is around 5am here. This is expected to be a poorer quarter, but so was the last one, and Apple still had a US$10 billion profit.
Art and iPhone photographs: Prisma and other available apps
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 06/07/2016
» Early on Friday morning, there was some excitement in the overnight news about an app developed in Russia that applied artistic effects to photographs. This is not a new idea and I have had some apps that do similar tasks, going back to when I had the iPhone 3G.
Updates to Apple operating systems
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 25/05/2016
» There were several upgrades from Apple last week, starting with OS X. This had a new version of iTunes that organises sections differently, giving a less cluttered interface. With the update to OS X there were also several security updates.
iPhone SE arrives in Thailand
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 11/05/2016
» Today sees the arrival of the iPhone SE in Thailand. Ordering was available on May 2 and deliveries should begin today. Apple online ordering was live at the weekend, delivery is 2-4 days. English language pages for Thai shoppers have also been updated.
Apple's dip: What comes next?
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 04/05/2016
» Everyone knew Apple was going to have a not-so-good quarter, except perhaps Wall Street, which reacted in the only way Wall Street knows how: hitting Apple's share price and claiming that Apple is doomed (again). Some also called for the head of Tim Cook.