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An iPhone now has the ability to perform visual look-ups on photos to identify plants, like Google Lens

2022-05-162022-05-16 Danie

The iPhone can now recognise and identify numerous subjects, one of which is plants! This little known feature is useful in a few ways. Obviously, keen gardeners and plant lovers can now simply take an […]

Leave a commentBlog#botany, #ios, #plants, #technology

KDE Connect is Now Available for iPhone and iPad but…

2022-05-102022-05-10 Danie

An official KDE Connect mobile client is now available on the Apple App Store. The addition of this official iOS app means folks with an iPhone and/or iPad can benefit from a deeper set of […]

Leave a commentBlog#ios, #iphone, #kdeconnect, #linux, #technology

Good Morning Shortcut Routine for iOS

2022-04-212022-04-21 Danie

I was pretty used to saying “OK Google Good Morning” and this type of morning routine just worked on Android and wit Google Home. Apple’s iOS has no such default, so you really need to […]

Blog#goodmorning, #heysiri, #ios, #shortcuts, #technology

Turning the digital crown around makes the Apple Watch more comfortable to wear, especially for left-handers

2022-03-182022-03-18 Danie

Did you know you can switch the orientation of your Apple Watch, so the digital crown faces a different direction? While most people with an Apple Watch wear it with the digital crown located on […]

Blog#apple, #applewatch, #ios, #technology, #tip

Orbot is the original free and open-source Tor-powered VPN browser, just released for iOS

2022-03-012022-03-01 Danie

It’s finally an official release from The Tor Project for iOS. But as all browsers on iOS must use Webkit (even Onion Browser on iOS), I’m wondering how exactly Orbot is functioning. I did not […]

Blog#ios, #opensource, #privacy, #technology, #torbrowser

Unlike most browsers on iOS, the Documents app can render offline JavaScript and web pages from saved files

2022-02-052022-02-05 Danie

Whilst trying to get Wordle to run offline on iOS, I noticed neither Safari, Firefox nor Brave would render the offline JavaScript files (apparently all the browsers on iOS have to use the underlying Safari […]

Blog#ios, #mobile, #offline, #technology

AltStore is a way to install, and use, sideloaded apps to an iPhone without jailbreaking

2022-02-042022-02-04 Danie

This app store basically allows you to sideload any .ipa file onto your iPhone. That does come with the risks associated with obtaining apps from unknown sources, but it is nice to know you can […]

1 CommentBlog#altstore, #ios, #mobile, #sideloading, #technology

Apple Podcasts’s store ratings have little to do with the app – Really consider good 3rd party podcast players instead

2022-02-032022-02-03 Danie

That’s right: they’re reviews of the podcasts themselves, not the Apple Podcasts app. And that is an extremely convenient situation for Apple because actual reviews of the Apple Podcasts app most definitely do not trend […]

Blog#bigtech, #ios, #podcasts, #technology

iPhones will soon accept tap payments, but will Apple then allow Mastercard’s Tap on Phone app?

2022-01-272022-01-27 Danie

Apple Inc. is planning a new service that will let small businesses accept payments directly on their iPhones without any extra hardware, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The upcoming feature will turn […]

Blog#apple, #ios, #nfc, #payments, #technology

The Inside Story Of iBeer, The Underdog iPhone Beer App That Made Millions

2022-01-212022-01-21 Danie

The work of a down-and-out magician, nothing was bigger during the App Store’s first year of existence. But like so many overnight successes, iBeer got drunk on money and power and last call arrived far […]

Blog#ios, #mobile, #technology

Site Update for 20th January 2011

2011-01-21 Danie

All the pages from my old site have been migrated to http://gadgeteer.co.za except for the Quality of Service pages which must still be done.  I have changed the layout to the Desk Mess Mirrored Theme […]

Leave a commentBlog#android, #ios, #mobile, #site, #theme, blackberry
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