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Three Wallet Cases: Bellroy, Encased, and Smartish
MacTalkOctober 2022 ADAM ENGST 26 September 2022No comments Three Wallet Cases: Bellroy, Encased, and Smartish When I first got my iPhone 11 Pro in 2019, I decided to switch to a wallet case that would hold several cards and a couple of bills (see “Two Wallet Cases:...
iPhone 14 Quick Impressions: Good, but Just Another iPhone
MacTalkOctober 2022 JOSH CENTERS 16 September 202241 comments iPhone 14 Quick Impressions: Good, but Just Another iPhone I’m still rocking an iPhone 11 Pro after three years, and I’ll probably keep it for another year. I used to upgrade iPhones annually to keep up...
How to Customize Your Lock Screen in iOS 16
MacTalkOctober 2022 JOSH CENTERS 21 September 202214 comments How to Customize Your Lock Screen in iOS 16 iOS 16 is here, and the first thing you’ll notice is the new customizable Lock Screen. You can now create multiple Lock Screens, each with its own wallpaper,...
Here’s Why Your AirTag Battery Replacement Is Not Working
MacTalkOctober 2022JOSH CENTERS 5 September 202228 comments Here’s Why Your AirTag Battery Replacement Is Not Working Apple released its first batch of AirTags last April (see “Apple’s AirTag Promises to Help You Find Your Keys,” 20 April 2021), and they have a...
Dark Sky Fading; iOS 16’s Weather Brightens
MacTalkOctober 2022 ADAM ENGST 19 September 20229 comments Dark Sky Fading; iOS 16’s Weather Brightens A few years ago, Apple bought its way to better weather forecasts, as we covered in “Apple Acquires Dark Sky Weather Service and App” (31 March 2020). Apple removed...
Avoid the Tempting but Flawed Kindle Kids Ebook Reader
MacTalkOctober 2022 JOSH CENTERS 2 September 20226 comments Avoid the Tempting but Flawed Kindle Kids Ebook Reader Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite might be my favorite non-Apple gadget. It’s longer-lived than many electronics (I’m still using one I bought when I started at...
Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Ultra Expand Health, Safety, and Connectivity Features
MacTalkOctober 2022ADAM ENGST 7 September 202217 comments Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Ultra Expand Health, Safety, and Connectivity Features At its Far Out event, Apple introduced three new Apple Watch models, a modestly enhanced Apple Watch SE that...