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It’s a headset jack, not a headphone jack on the iPhone!

I’m so disgusted with the so-called ‘tech journalists’ that keep calling the headset jack on the iPhone a ‘headphone’ jack. The rumor mill is hot that Apple will remove the 3.5mm headset port on the upcoming iPhone 7. Many, many ‘tech journalists’ say no big deal as they love their Bluetooth headphones and that Apple […]

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Take that Apple Watch with your wimpy battery life

I had turned the Bluetooth radio off in my original Pebble Watch since I don’t really wear it anymore and the battery went over a month on a single charge. My new Pebble Time Watch probably works almost as long if I turned the radio off. But any smartwatch would be hampered without using the […]

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Can you hear me now? Now you can.

AT&T cellphone coverage on the Big Island is abysmal unless you’re living in the shadow of one of their cell towers. I’ve had bad coverage in Holualoa, terrible to non-existant coverage in Hawaiian Paradise Park, excellent coverage in Glenwood and now that I’m in Hilo, which is the biggest town in the county, terrible coverage. […]