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  Connectivity, finding lost devices

  Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 09/09/2015

  » In a few hours time, Apple will announce several new products at its event at the Bill Graham Center in San Francisco. Although many commentators have already given us their authoritative ideas on what will be announced, only Apple knows.

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  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.

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  More on the iPad Pro

  Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 09/12/2015

  » Let me first correct an error I made last week: the iPad Pro 32GB with Wi-Fi is of course not the same price as the 128GB version: 30,900 and 36,900 respectively. The 128GB Pad Pro with Wi-Fi and cellular access is 41,900 baht. It is this version that I have been using. The ease with which I am able to work is impressive.

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  Lovely New iDevice arrivals in Bangkok and elsewhere

  Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 22/07/2015

  » Apple has been busy as of late and yesterday the latest quarterly figures were announced. I am writing this a few days before, so the results will be online elsewhere. Apple's predictions and those of Wall Street suggest that this was expected to be another good quarter. Already reports have shown that Mac sales have increased by 16% in a shrinking PC market and that Apple takes the lion's share of profits for smartphone sales.

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  New ipods, new colours, with same reliable outputs

  Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 12/08/2015

  » A number of sites this week suggest that the next iPhone will be announced during the week commencing on Sept 7.

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  Apple Music and updated iPods

  Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 19/08/2015

  » I have been using Apple Music a fair amount, although last week spent time catching up with podcasts I had missed while friends were here. During the week, a number of local users who connect to the internet at home via True were complaining that Apple Music was connecting badly. I had a look in iTunes on the Mac and found that "For You" -- perhaps the most significant part of the service -- would connect, but no music was being played. I also tried the Radio stations. While Beats 1 connected, the Classical and Alternative music stations connected but would play no sound (like "For You").

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  Apple's Swift U-turn

  Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 01/07/2015

  » With its Music service becoming available this week, Apple walked into a lot of criticism over the decision to make the first three months free: from independent music labels and (to great publicity) Taylor Swift. As she noted when withholding permission for iTunes to handle her latest album: free means no royalties for performers.

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  Arrivals: Apple Music and a MacBook

  Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 08/07/2015

  » Last Tuesday evening, Apple updated iOS8 and OS X to include the latest versions of Music and iTunes to bring Apple Music to users. I updated my iOS devices first and signed up for the three-month free trial. The fee for users here is $4.99. Lower rates than the US rate apply in other countries, too. Some images that came with advertisements for Apple Music indicate new colours for iPod nano, iPod shuffle and iPod touch.

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  Apple suffer a few attacks of the VAT

  Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 14/01/2015

  » Eight years ago this week I was in San Francisco for the announcement of the iPhone by Steve Jobs. I still use my notes from that day (and video of the presentation) when teaching students. One of the most exciting points of the keynote speech was the realisation — there was a ripple through the audience — that the touchscreen iPod, the mobile phone and the breakthrough internet device were not three products, but a single device. Few appreciated then the effect that the last of these — the internet device — was to have.

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  My sexy 6 is finally here

  Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 05/11/2014

  » For several days late last month, there was a tantalising page on the Apple Online Store for Thailand. Users could select the iPhone 6 model and colour of their choice, as well as the capacity, but the "buy" button was stubbornly greyed out. Until Friday.

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