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Why iCloud matters: Genius says 50% of iPhones are never synced

June 14, 2011 10:43 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Apps & Software Tags: Apple, genius, google sync, iCloud, iPhone, mobile me

The fact that iCloud will free iPhones and iPads from the tyranny of the USB cable is a nice additional feature for most of us but for a surprising number of iPhone owners, it could also mark the first time they’ve ever synced their device.

David Chartier of AgileBits reports anecdotal evidence from an Apple Store Genius who claims that about 50% of Apple Store customers who bring their iPhone in for attention have never plugged it into iTunes. That’s another reason why Apple Geniuses are ecstatic about iCloud…

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MobileMe pulled from Apple Store ahead of iPad 2 launch

February 24, 2011 4:34 pm by James Holland

Categories: Apps & Software Tags: Apple, iPad, ipad 2, iPhone, mobile me, mobileme

Try to buy MobileMe. Go on. Head to the Apple Store website and give it a go. It seems Apple has stopped selling subscriptions to MobileMe entirely. The 60 day free trial is still on offer, but try as we might, we’re unable to slap down the credit card and grab a full price subscription.

What’s more, MobileMe seems to have been erased from store listings. We can’t see it anywhere, even under the master list of Apple Software. Is it a web bug, or has Apple yanked MobileMe from sale ahead of next week’s iPad 2 launch?

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iPhone mini, free Mobile Me incoming: Apple’s favourite journalist strikes again!

February 14, 2011 9:25 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Mobile Phones Tags: Apple, free, iPhone mini, mobile me, Steve Jobs, Yukari Iwatani Kane

The iPhone mini and the prospect of free Mobile Me are the latest Apple rumours to get firmed up by a report from Apple’s favourite journalist, Yukari Iwatani Kane. Kane has previously appeared to be a conduit for controlled leaks from Cupertino so the arrival of the iPhone mini rumours in the pages of the Wall Street Journal is worthy of comment.

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Apple MobileMe to go free?

May 11, 2010 11:00 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Apps & Software Tags: Apple, iPhone 4.0, mobile me

Apple could make MobileMe free if the latest set of whispers rushing around the rumour mill are true. With Google already offering similar functions free through Google Docs and Gmail could free MobileMe be one of Steve Jobs’ secret weapons for iPhone 4.0?

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iPhone OS 3.0 spills hidden features

March 20, 2009 10:30 am by Toby Knight

Categories: Mobile Phones Tags: Apple, Bluetooth, GPS, iPhone, iphone OS 3.0, mobile me, tethering

iPhone OS 3.0 isn’t even out yet and people are already finding that it is packed with surprises. A beta release of the new iPhone OS has revealed some choice features that Apple hasn’t announced yet.

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Time Capsule links with Mobile Me for storage anywhere

March 3, 2009 3:08 pm by James Holland

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Apple, mobile me, time capsule

As well as updating the Time Capsule and Airport Extreme software for better networking, today Apple made its networked drive accessible via the internet using Mobile Me. It’ll let owners tap into their files wherever they are.

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Apple issues OS X update to fix MobileMe bugs

December 16, 2008 8:53 am by James Holland

Categories: Computers & Accessories Tags: Apple, bug, Mac, mobile me, mobileme, OS X

Apple’s wheeled out a new OS X update this morning, squashing bugs and making performance increases, most notably to MobileMe syncing, networking as a whole… oh, and the operating system’s built-in Chess game.

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Apple admits further MobileMe failings

August 19, 2008 1:05 pm by James Holland

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Apple, mobile me, mobileme

The saga of MobileMe continues. Not only has Steve Jobs confirmed Apple made a mistake in launching it at the same time as the iPhone 3G, but now further service outages have forced the company to issue 60 days free access to disgruntled customers.

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