When you live in a place that has cold weather, you know to keep jumper cables in your vehicle because there's a good chance you or someone you know will have a dead battery. If you use your phone in really cold weather, its battery life drops, too. Why do...
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If you have a computer built after 1995, you are likely vulnerable.
Critical flaws revealed to affect most Intel chips since 1995 Most Intel processors and some ARM chips are confirmed to be vulnerable, putting billions of devices at risk of attacks. A security researcher said the bugs are "going to haunt us for years." Two critical vulnerabilities found in Intel chips...
Apple Admits They Do Make Your iPhone Slower As Its Battery Gets Older
Apple Admits They Do Make Your iPhone Slower As Its Battery Gets Older Why you should replace your iPhone battery (instead of getting a new iPhone). Over the years of being in the field of Mobile Device Repair, I have heard many people say, [dt_quote type="blockquote" font_size="big" animation="none" background="plain"] "It...
If your iOS device restarts or displays the Apple logo or a spinning gear unexpectedly
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Are you suddenly experiencing an issue with your iOS device randomly restarting (Showing the Spinning Gear or the Apple Logo)? Well we may have found a solution for you! We have experienced a number of devices come through our doors with this issue recently. Here is the fix that has worked for...
Apple Officially Unveils Business Chat, or Chatbots for iMessage
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Launching with iOS11 this fall, Apple is touting Business Chat as “a powerful new way for businesses to connect with customers directly from within Messages.” As Apple states on their developer site, “Business Chat connects businesses with their customers to answer questions, schedule appointments, make payments with Apple Pay, and more....
New! – How To Hard Reset the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Here’s how you can hard reset iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus smartphone. Things are a little different compared to last time. If You Want to Hard Reset iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 plus, the Steps Are a Little Different Than Before Apple ditched the mechanical Home button for a solid...
New! – How To Hard Reset the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Here’s how you can hard reset iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus smartphone. Things are a little different compared to last time. If You Want to Hard Reset iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 plus, the Steps Are a Little Different Than Before Apple ditched the mechanical Home button for a...
Flash Messaging
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How to remove your device from Find my iPhone (iCloud)
How to remove your device from "Find My iPhone" (iCloud) If you’re no longer using an iOS device or Mac, you can remove it from Find My iPhone. When you remove a device, it’s removed from your Find My iPhone Devices list, and if your device has iOS 7...
Is iOS 9 Using Extra Data?
iOS 9 has a new feature: WiFi Assist. When your wireless internet connection is poor, your iPhone will compensate by switching back and forth between cellular and Wi-Fi, improving the experience of using the internet. In Settings, Apple describes WiFi Assist as letting users "automatically use mobile data when WiFi...
