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  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).

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  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.

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  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.

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  The shape of things to come

  Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 30/12/2015

  » In the late 70s county forces in the UK were given access to the Police National Computer (PNC) when it came online. This allowed quicker checking for stolen cars or for criminals who were wanted.

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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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  Apps on the Mac

  Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 15/04/2015

  » Last week, Apple opened Apple Watch order books. Most models now have a delivery date of June. Some may suggest that this is Cupertino under-ordering to create a false shortage. It may not be until July or August that the watch appears here.

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  Book a Mac for Christmas

  Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 03/12/2014

  » With holiday season approaching, decorations are now turning malls and shopping areas into winter wonderlands, signalling a time of gift-giving. Some of us may want to give to friends and family, but others may use an end-of-year bonus to update their own hardware.

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  The artistic app

  Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 16/07/2014

  » I visited the Art Institute of Chicago in the mid-1980s, where I was able to see Picasso’s The Old Guitarist and several impressionist works of art, including pieces by Monet and Georges Seurat’s magnificent A Sunday Afternoon On The Island Of La Grande Jatte.

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  Investing in limited-edition digital art

  Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 09/07/2014

  » There has been a great merging of media over the last few years. Many articles or books are now only available in digital format, but the ownership of digital art is a fairly new concept with exciting possibilities. With the devices I have — and the use of some interesting iOS apps — I can view digital art as well as other content on my large television screen.

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  No Office space

  Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 26/03/2014

  » This is not an anti-Microsoft column, it is pro-Apple user. However, after many years of using Macs, including pre-OS X machines, I just don’t see the need for Microsoft’s bloated Office suite, especially Word. Luckily for Redmond, many users do not have the same ideas as me. But for Apple to win, Microsoft doesn’t have to lose.

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