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05 Mar 2016
By Andrew Goldschmidt
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iPhone 6 running on iOS 9.2.1 shows reducing storage

iPhone 6 running on iOS 9.2.1 shows reducing storage

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In the past week or so more and more iPhone owners have been experiencing the same problem: So my 5 month old iPhone 6, 16gb, updated to ios 9.2.1 recently showed random filling up of storage space. No new apps or photos or music of any kind is being added and yet the storage space keeps on decreasing randomly over time. When I connect to iTunes, the storage bar at the bottom of the screen shows a huge purple bar that's taking up a lot of space, labelled "DOCUMENTS AND DATA". Now, is this a new deal? 'Cause I don't…
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24 Feb 2011
By Andrew Goldschmidt
Cape Town’s Pink River of paint

Cape Town’s Pink River of paint

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Cape Town based Architect and Artist, Doung Anwar Jahangeer, has spent the better part of two weeks on his hands and knees painting a bright pink line down some of the major roads in the Cape Town CBD. His latest piece of artwork follows the underground river that runs from the top of Table Mountain, down Orange Street, through the Company Gardens, past Parliament, down Adderley Street all the way through to the Cape Town Harbour where the rain water is discharged into the harbour. [ad name="goldschmidt inline post"] Doung wants to take artwork outside of "elitist galleries" and bring…
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04 Jan 2011
By Andrew Goldschmidt
PowerBalance Admits Their Wristbands Are a Scam

PowerBalance Admits Their Wristbands Are a Scam

Technology
Okay, firstly I think that I need to make one thing clear from the start: "I told you so, I told you so, I told you so & I absolutely LOVE reading these articles!" I don't think this would surprise anyone, but PowerBalance—manufacturers of plastic wristbands with hologram stickers on it—have admitted that there's "no credible scientific evidence that supports [their] claims and therefore [they] engaged in misleading conduct." (more…)
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14 Sep 2010
By Andrew Goldschmidt
TMobileSA (Mobbee) – The modern day THIEVES of the technology industry

TMobileSA (Mobbee) – The modern day THIEVES of the technology industry

Technology
Just how much time and money one is going to waste quickly becomes apparent when one receives an SMS text message on one's cellphone similar to the following text message, which I received at 5:21pm on the 30th August 2010 from the following cellphone number: +27 (82) 0048440. The text message reads as follows: "Welcome to Mobbee. U can view unlimited content! To opt out in the promotion SMS STOP to 37459 help call 0878204085. T & C apply" Now I should start off by saying the I have NEVER subscribed to TMobileSA's Mobbee service, nor to a service called…
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30 Oct 2009
By Andrew Goldschmidt
@geohot

@geohot

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George Francis Hotz, alias geohot, is an American hacker known for unlocking the iPhone, allowing the phone to be used with other wireless carriers, contrary to AT&T's and Apple's intentions. He developed the limera1n jailbreak tool and bootrom exploit for iOS. He is also noted for his technical efforts and publicity with reverse engineering the PlayStation 3 video game console, and for subsequently being sued by and settling with Sony. [ad name="goldschmidt inline post"]
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30 Oct 2009
By Andrew Goldschmidt
Quick Scooter survey for Rob

Quick Scooter survey for Rob

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Rob Gilmour clearly has a LOAD of "scooter envy" at the moment as is clearly evident by his recent twitter comments regarding this specific mode of transportation around the Cape Town CBD ... Serious scooter envy. http://post.ly/Ap5f @geekrebel kinda leaning towards brand names over Chinese ones. Yamaha one looks good. Any other ideas? Anyone looking to sell a scooter? I am getting a scooter. We are being ripped off to park in CT! http://post.ly/ABRX So, I thought that I would help him out with this, envy, by adding to it. I decided to do a little undercover "scooter assessment" by…
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24 Oct 2009
By Andrew Goldschmidt

SMS delivery report for iPhone!!!

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Question 1: Do you have an iPhone? Question 2: Did you have "devliery reports" for your SMS messages on your old phone? Question 3: Do you miss the delivery reports on your iPhone? Question 4: Would you like delivery reports on your iPhone? If you answered YES to all of the above four questions, then you will probably LOVE the following "iPhoneDelivery" application for your iPhone! It is a very simple application that you can install on your iPhone, which will enable delivery reports that you have loved and missed!! (more…)
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