The iPhone turns ten years this year. Scary, right? For ten years we have been at the mercy of this tiny, handheld device, subject to its battery life and its limited Wi-Fi capabilities. Indeed, this device, and its competitors, have become such a fundamental part of our daily lives that an attempt to live without […]
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Forest App review: procrastination plantation
I don’t often pay for apps. In fact, swiping through my phone, I can’t find a single one which I actually purchased. Maybe it’s because I’m northern. Maybe that’s a bit politically incorrect. So when I impulsively forked out 79p for Forest about a week ago, I almost surprised myself. I wanted to see if this […]
Delving into… The Apple craze!
Comment columnist, Olivia Horncastle, offers her 3rd article on the domination of MacBook’s on Exeter campus. Looking around in your lectures you see a sea of apple MacBook’s. Apple gadgets are filling every spare corner of the lecture theatre. The odd other laptop may occasionally be perched sad and lonely in comparison on the rows […]
What’s for breakfast? Apple and cinnamon porridge
Mornings have been making a come back in the last few years. Many of us now wake up every day to a little morning inspiration courtesy of bloggers like Madeleine Shaw or Deliciously Ella. Whether it’s a mouth watering picture of porridge containing seemingly impossible ingredients, (bee pollen, anyone?), or a daily quote, lifestyle bloggers […]
A window into the world of Mac
[dropcap size=small bg_color=”#5e9cd4″]I[/dropcap]’m sure most will remember Apple’s “Get a Mac” advertising campaign back from 2006. It played upon most of the stereotypical conceptions of Windows and Mac OS, characterising a PC as a polite, formal, yet somewhat slow man and “Mac” as a more stylish, speedy and down-to-earth character. In recent years, the stereotypes […]
Apple Pay to arrive in Exeter in July
From next month, shoppers in Exeter will be able to pay for goods with their iPhone 6 or Apple Watch. Numerous shops and banks across the city are set to adopt the new Apple Pay system this July, which will allow device owners to may payments using contactless pads. The system – made […]