Do voice assistants, such as Amazon Alexa and Apple’s Siri, make our lives easier, or do they add unneeded frustration? Our guest author Lady Janey investigates…
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Are voice assistants making life easier… or more frustrating?
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Will Apple’s new tools really help you manage your phone use?
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The Apple faithful gathered in San Jose, California, this week for the opening of WWDC, Apple’s annual conference for developers. Are the new tools it revealed any good?
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Has Apple been charging its customers for unnecessary repairs?
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Apple customers have been charged hundreds of pounds for repairs, which may be ‘unnecessary’, in its discount battery replacement programme. Have you been affected?
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Update: is it OK for Apple to tinker with older iPhones?
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A few weeks ago Apple admitted that it has been actively tinkering with our old iPhones. But is this OK?
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Can a smartphone ever be worth £1,000?
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Apple has announced its latest smartphone – the iPhone X. Brimming with new features, Apple hopes you’ll be so enamoured by the phone’s good looks that you’ll pay £1,000 for it. Would you?
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Do you prefer physical buttons over a touchscreen?
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As the iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle are sent to the great Apple Store in the sky, physical buttons are now a thing of the past for the tech giant. But is touchscreen really better? (more on buttons vs touchscreen…)
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Scam watch: would you fall for the lost iPhone scam?
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When a Which? member lost her iPhone, she used the Find My iPhone app to try to locate it. And that’s when she received a very convincing phishing message. Apple confirmed it was a fake email, but would you think to check its authenticity first? (more on Find My iPhone phishing scam…)
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Vinyl records: timeless format or just a fad?
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Last week, the amount of money spent on vinyl music in the UK overtook digital downloads for the first time. Records are now firmly in the mainstream, but are they back for good, or is this just a stay of execution? (more on vinyl records…)
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iPhone 7: are you miffed that Apple’s scrapped the headphone socket?
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Apple has removed the headphone socket from the iPhone 7. Will you want to buy into this new listening experience?
(more on the iPhone 7)
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Look with your eyes, not with your iPhone
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A great photo or video clip can capture a special moment, but it might be at the expense of the audience members around you. Should you be able to record and photograph at concerts and other live events?
(more about phones at concerts…)
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Warning: your Apple ID is NOT due to expire
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Have you had a text, apparently from ‘Apple’, telling you your Apple ID is about to expire? Don’t be fooled – it’s a scam. So what’s being done about it?
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iPhone SE: the return of small phones?
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The newly announced iPhone SE marks a return to 4’’ phones for Apple. And with similar specs to the iPhone 6s, are smaller phones making a comeback?
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Update: Has ‘Error 53’ rendered your iPhone 6 useless?
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An Apple iPhone doesn’t come cheap. So you might be a bit miffed if your beloved handset broke. But what if your iPhone was left unusable after updating to the latest software? That’s reportedly happened to thousands of owners of repaired iPhone 6’s.
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Is your device safe without a mobile security app?
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All of the major antivirus companies offer apps for your mobile device. So should you download one, or is it enough just to have your wits about you?