iPhone won’t charge properly – SOLVED

iPhone won't charge properly - solvedIs your iPhone not charging properly? I’m not talking battery life problems here, I mean have you plugged in to the Lightning port and nothing happens? Or it says it’s charging and when you check a few minutes later it isn’t?

Well that’s what has happened to me the past few weeks, and here’s how I fixed it in less than a minute! Continue reading

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Apple wins at Christmas

 
 
 
Apple wins at ChristmasApple had a very Merry Christmas indeed if recently released statistics are anything to go by.

51% of electronic device activations in the week up to and including Christmas day were for Apple products. This blasted their nearest competitor Samsung out of the water as they came in second place with just 18% of device activations. Nokia were way behind in third with just 6% of the spoils. Continue reading

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iOS 8.1 release – what’s new in Apple’s latest update

iOS 8.1 releaseApple’s latest operating system update – iOS 8.1 is now available for download for anyone with iOS 8 compatible devices and comes with a few new features, improvements and the usual bug fixes.

It also comes with an old feature added back in which I am very happy (and quite proud about): Continue reading

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USA Electronics and Phone Recycling stats Q3 2014

USA Electronics and Phone Recycling Industry stats Q3 2014Hi all, following on our regular series, here’s our latest electronics and phone recycling statistics taken from the www.sellmycellphones.com site for the third quarter of the year (July – September 2014).

I have made the infographic larger in order to include some more statics, this time for the entire year, and quarter on quarter.

This section made some real interesting reading as there has been a huge boom across the industry when compared to quarter two.

I am sure that a contributing factor to the increase is undoubtedly the new handset releases from Samsung, HTC and Apple, no doubt that the release of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus played a significant part. Continue reading

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iOS 8 review – I rate this update as ‘UNDERWHELMING’

iOS 8 reviewiOS 8 was released yesterday with Apple boasting “This update is the biggest release since the launch of the App Store, with hundreds of new features…..”

Well after installing it and having a little play for a few hours, I have put together a little iOS 8 review along with an overview of some of the new features and my opinion of it.

But before I get to the iOS 8 review….. Continue reading

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