January 12, 2017
It is raining here in Southern California. As I parked my car, I saw the reflections on my Apple Watch. I took a few photos using an iPhone 7 Plus; and it took a few tries to get the the reflection right.
Anker Air Vent Magnetic Car Mount
I bought an Anker Air Vent Magnetic Car Mount from Amazon.com. It works well with an iPhone 6s Plus and iPhone 7 Plus. I have only been using it for one day, so there is no need to pretend to know a lot about this product yet.
I prefer using the turn-by-turn direction on the phone than the built-in car navigation system. Mounting the phone by the air vent certainly is certainly better than mounting it on the windshield.
iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2 Pre-Orders Begin
iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2 Pre-Orders have begun.
In matter of minutes, Jet-Black iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus shipping times slip to November.
Apple Watch Edition, White Ceramic Case sees 3-5 Weeks shipping time within the first hour of the pre-order.
In related news, Apple will not give first-weekend sales of iPhone 7. (Reuters)
Automatic Pro
I have been using Automatic since its first iteration back in 2013. The second generation Automatic adapter has built-in GPS, relying less on the phone.
The third Automatic adapter inludes Unlimited 3G subscription for 5 years. Granted, I am likely to buy the next version of Automatic adapter.
There are stark difference between Automatic Pro App and its predecessor. According to Automatic Labs, they are still working on features to be included in the Automatic Pro App.
I miss the Info Dashboard on the (old) Automatic App, I’m sure that it is coming to the Automatic Pro App.
The Automatic Pro App includes a “Drive Style” analysis.
According to Automatic Pro App, I’m a bit aggressive on the Highways as opposed to being on the City streets.
I recommend Automatic Pro for those who would like to keep track their driving activities; that includes parents and companies.
Automatic Pro is available for purchase direct from Automatic Website.
The Day Before Apple September 2016 Event
Apple is set to announce new line up of iPhone and Apple Watch on Wedensday, September 7, 2016 at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. The event starts at 10:00 San Francisco time (that’s Pacific Time, UTC+7:00).
The event will be live-streamed at Apple Website and Apple TV.
Some people are hopeful to see Apple watch with cellular capability, assuming Apple had figured out a solution for the power consumption issue that came with it.
Low hanging fruits:
- iOS 10
- iPhone
- Apple Watch
- tvOS 10
We would like to know what the immediate future of:
- MacBook Pro
- Mac Pro
We all will findout within a day.
A Swollen iPhone 5 Battery
A colleague of mine asked me if I could “unbend” his iPhone 5. I found out that the battery was swelling and pushed the screen out. I then proceeded toat take the screws out and removed the battery.
As of August 29, 2016, Apple is offering $75 in gift card for iPhone 5 trade-in. Apple charges $79 for out of warranty battery replacement. So, It’s not worth having Apple to replace the battery, unless I can give this iPhone 5 to someone.
T-Mobile One, Unlimited Voice, Text and Data.
The first line is $70 a month, the second is $50 a month, and additional lines are only $20 a month up to 8 lines with auto pay. And it’s just $5 more a month per line without auto pay.
Most T-Mobile are paying under $70 per-month for 1-3 GB data.
You can also add your tablet to T-Mobile ONE for just $20 a tablet per month and get Unlimited LTE data on that device too. That’s the nation’s first and only unlimited LTE data offer for tablets!
For $20, T-Mobile customers don’t have to worry about running up their data. It’s $10 more than what they pay for MatchPhoneData Up to 5GB.
T-Mobile ONE will unleash unlimited on September 6 at T-Mobile stores nationwide and t-mobile.com for postpaid customers.
Somehow that date is really close to an Apple Event.