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iPhone 6 Plus, four months on: still the best, with a catch

Jan09
by on January 9, 2015 at 2:48 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Opinion

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Four months ago, when I reviewed the new iPhones, I called the 6 Plus the perfect smartphone. Is that still true, even after four months of use? I’ve had the 6 Plus since it launched in September. Using a review model for three weeks absolutely convinced me that the 6 Plus was the way to go, so I took the plunge and purchased my first giant phone with my own money and haven’t regretted it since. In November, I discovered just how great it really is. I was traveling in San Francisco for a week and really got to put it through…

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iPhone 6 Plus, four months on: still the best, with a catch

Jan09
by on January 9, 2015 at 2:48 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Opinion

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Four months ago, when I reviewed the new iPhones, I called the 6 Plus the perfect smartphone. Is that still true, even after four months of use? I’ve had the 6 Plus since it launched in September. Using a review model for three weeks absolutely convinced me that the 6 Plus was the way to go, so I took the plunge and purchased my first giant phone with my own money and haven’t regretted it since. In November, I discovered just how great it really is. I was traveling in San Francisco for a week and really got to put it through…

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Betabook will put a whiteboard in your handbag or backpack

Jan09
by on January 9, 2015 at 2:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Launches

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It may look like a notebook, but the Betabook is something quite different. It’s a portable whiteboard, a rewritable dry erase surface with a book form factor that gives you all the advantages of a whiteboard on the go. Why not just carry around a notebook for jotting down your thoughts and sketches? Or, for that matter, why not look into some of the other portable whiteboards out there? Betabook — now three days from the end of a successful Kickstarter campaign — aside from its utilitarian purpose of brainstorming, mindmapping, sketching, note-taking, doodling, mental experimentation and visual communication, offers more flexibility and creativity…

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Uber cuts prices in 48 cities, guaranteeing driver earnings

Jan09
by on January 9, 2015 at 1:33 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Uber is yet again slashing prices for its rides in many of its newer cities — 48 to be exact — across the United States. Cities including Chicago, Atlanta, Salt Lake City and others will see cheaper rides for the duration of the winter season. The company will guarantee driver earnings during this time, to ensure they have “certainty and comfort” with the price cuts. Uber may do more of these types of promotions, with the company saying it “expects that these seasonal price cuts will help bring newer Uber markets in line with our larger ones.” ➤ Price cuts…

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The best and worst ways to get around CES

Jan09
by on January 9, 2015 at 12:40 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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The Las Vegas strip is technically not huge (roughly 4.2 miles overall), but it can feel like a never-ending journey going from one end to another when you’re constantly bombarded by bright lights, booth babes, lines of curious conference attendees and grandiose showcases. There are many ways to get around CES, and here is how we’d rank the modes of transportation available, from zero to five TNW chips. Taxi Taxis are plentiful in Vegas, but the only way to pick one up is from an established business location. Because you cannot hail one from the street, the lines at hotels and convention centers can get ridiculously long,…

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