Apple Steals & Deals: Sunday, March 4, 2012

by Tom Nelson Looking for a fabulous deal on an Apple or related product? Well, so am I! Every Sunday, I scan the Apple refurbished store to see which Apple products are currently available, and which ones represent good bargains. I try to look only at current versions of Macs, but once in a while [...]

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No iPhone 5 Announced – iPhone 4S Takes the Spotlight Instead

by Tom Nelson Apple today threw iPhone pundits a curve ball when it failed to announce an iPhone 5. Instead, much like the iPhone 3G matured into the 3GS, the iPhone 4 begat the iPhone 4S. The iPhone 4S may share a bit of its name with the previous generation, but inside, it’s a whole [...]

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Revive A Dead Smartphone: Emergency CPR Techniques

by Tom Nelson and Mary O’Connor | PC Today, August 2011, Vol 9, Issue 8 What should you do when your smartphone decides to play dead? Resist the urge to throw it against the nearest wall and try one of these techniques instead. Soft Reset All phones have a soft reset function, which is similar [...]

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Revive A Dead Smartphone: Emergency CPR Techniques

by Tom Nelson and Mary O’Connor | PC Today, July 2011, Vol 9, Issue 7 What should you do when your smartphone decides to play dead? Resist the urge to throw it against the nearest wall and try one of these techniques instead. Soft Reset All phones have a soft reset function, which is similar [...]

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Revive A Dead Smartphone: Emergency CPR Techniques

by Tom Nelson and Mary O’Connor | PC Today, June 2011, Vol 9, Issue 6 What should you do when your smartphone decides to play dead? Resist the urge to throw it against the nearest wall and try one of these techniques instead. Soft Reset All phones have a soft reset function, which is similar [...]

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Revive A Dead Smartphone: Emergency CPR Techniques

by Tom Nelson and Mary O’Connor | PC Today, March 2011, Vol 9, Issue 3 What should you do when your smartphone decides to play dead? Resist the urge to throw it against the nearest wall and try one of these techniques instead. Soft Reset All phones have a soft reset function, which is similar [...]

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How Secure Are Mobile Apps?

by Tom Nelson and Mary O’Connor | PC Today, February 2011, Vol 9, Issue 2 Scary Things Come In Small Packages That smartphone you carry around every day has a dirty little secret. It’s been acquiring reams of personal information about you, and it’s just waiting to divulge it to someone, somewhere, somehow. Does that [...]

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Revive A Dead Smartphone: Emergency CPR Techniques

by Tom Nelson and Mary O’Connor | PC Today, February 2011, Vol 9, Issue 2 What should you do when your smartphone decides to play dead? Resist the urge to throw it against the nearest wall and try one of these techniques instead. Soft Reset All phones have a soft reset function, which is similar [...]

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iPhone 4 Comes to Verizon

by Tom Nelson Surprising no one, Verizon today revealed that it will offer the iPhone 4 on its network starting February 10th. It will accept pre-orders from existing Verizon customers starting February 3rd. The Verizon version of the iPhone 4 will use a CDMA radio to access the Verizon network, ending any speculation that it [...]

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Revive A Dead Smartphone: Emergency CPR Techniques

by Tom Nelson and Mary O’Connor | PC Today, January 2011, Vol 9, Issue 1 What should you do when your smartphone decides to play dead? Resist the urge to throw it against the nearest wall and try one of these techniques instead. Soft Reset All phones have a soft reset function, which is similar [...]

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