GearPop Blog

Apple Patents Orientation-Based Charging Dock

Inductive charging isn’t anything new, however Apple’s U.S. Patent No. 8,645,604 brings new information on their upcoming ventures, and how they can bring uniqueness to such revolutionary technology. Several wireless charging plates are already on the market such as the ‘Duracell powermat’ and ‘Nokia wireless charging plate’. Apple’s patent finalised this week, now brings something different which could possibly be available to Apple users very soon. Unlike conventional docking stations, the…

Read more Leave a comment

GearPop Tech News Roundup: Amazon Prime Price Increase

Every day I will do a round up of three-five articles about the tech world where I will comment and hopefully receive feedback from you the reader.  I hope this catches on and can become a regular thing for Gear Pop. Facebook Paper App http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/30/tech/social-media/facebook-paper/index.html Looks like Facebook is at it again with another app to try and make things easier and more fluid.  My question is how does Flipboard feel…

Read more Leave a comment

Why do Apple Products Last?

I have been an Apple guy since my freshman year of college in 2007.  Before that I had only known Apple for the IPod and some weird color computers.  I had the original IPod Nano and that was it.  A year or so before college I had received a Dell Notebook as a gift to use at school.  The computer was good and had great specs for a PC, but by…

Read more Leave a comment

My First iPhone: Which one do I choose?

For the longest time, I was a bit of an Android junkie. Then it came time to get a new phone, and something made my eyes wander toward the apple kiosk. Whether it was the clean display of the phones, or the modern, sleek table, I was drawn to it like a moth to my grandmother’s sweater collection. I picked up the 5s and started to play around with it.…

Read more 5 Comments

iMac Intel Core Duo | Late Tech

So, I recently purchased an iMac Intel Core Duo (MA199LL/A) to use as my main computer. I unpackaged it and was generally surprised at how good of a condition it was in, given that it was released in early 2006. So, I hooked the iMac up and plugged the Apple Keyboard up, along with an Apple Magic Mouse that I bought as well. I pushed the power button and heard my…

Read more One Comment

Apple Prepares For Black Friday 2013

Apple will join an outstanding number of retailers to score some profit on Black Friday. On Tuesday, Apple sent out e-mails and published a page on it’s site teasing it’s Black Friday “shopping events.” Apple didn’t say what kind of deals it plans to offer their customers.   If history is to be our guide, Apple‘s Black Friday event should offer discounted pricing on everything from Macs to iPads. The company’s discounts…

Read more One Comment