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    Why Batteries Swell

    I have seen a couple people ask why and/or how a battery swells and what it means. Hopefully you will find this helpful, if you didn't know already: Your battery swelling means that it is done for. Depending on a number of factors (age of the device, your available budget, etc,) it may be...
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    Have You Ever Returned An iDevice from Not Working And How Many Times?

    Once. The iPad Retina that I just bought had a bad camera. I took it back, got an air instead and it is working beautifully.
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    Anyone get a 16 GB model iPad?

    I got a 16 gig for two reasons: 1. I have a small business and need to be very price conscious. 2. I have over 200 GB of cloud storage via various accounts so the physical hardware is not a big issue for me
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    Do you use your iPhone or iPad more when home?

    It's about 50/50 for me. There are a few apps that I like better on the iPhone despite the smaller size.
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    Updated to IOS 7.1 now FB app can't connect to server.

    Restore to factory settings one more time. This time, set it up as a new iPad. Dont sign in to iCloud, iTunes or anything else. Do the new iPad set up first. It is possible that this is where the hiccup occurs. If that does not resolve your issue, you may want to think about an appointment with...
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    VZW iPhone 5 on Straight Talk

    Yes is unlocked However, YOU CANNOT USE IT ON STRAIGHT TALK Straight Talk is one of the brands I have worked with regularly. Verizon does not allow 4G LTE devices on their prepaid network and so it can't be used with Straight Talk's resale of Verizon Services. It is possible that with an...
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    Is this good battery life?

    The hours you are posting are within normal operating parameters for the phone. That being said, there are always little tweaks here and there that will help you to get even more use out of your device.
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    Is A7 Cyclone in iPad mini w/retina Armv8 or Armv7

    From wikipedia: The A7 features an Apple-designed[2] 64-bit[4] 1.3[2]–1.4[3] GHz ARMv8-A[6][5] dual-core CPU,[2] called Cyclone.[6] The ARMv8-A instruction set doubles the number of registers of the A7 compared to the ARMv7 used in A6.[12] It now has 31 general purpose registers that are each...
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    3GS Help - So far behind...

    Depending upon the country it was purchased from, there may not have ever been a lock to worry about. Also, it would probably be best to use iTunes to restore to factory settings, then update to the most current iOS version available and then use one of iMore's recommended jailbreak apps. Seems...
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    Need Help from iPad Users to Decide

    I would heartily concur with this assessment. It sounds like a laptop is unnecessary in your case. Get the largest iPad you can afford and if there is not enough storage available for you, there are a number of excellent cloud based storage solutions available (you should probably have one for a...
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    My iPad Air display has cracked.. Anyone else with this problem?

    re: If it is, in fact a stress crack, or a failure of the hardware, they will be able to tell. I have always found it helpful to play to the associate's desire to help. You have about a 50% chance of a no cost replacement if you play it right.
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    1st Time iPad Buyer (initial thoughts and why I chose retina/4th gen over the Air)

    I have been around the Mobile Nations in one form or another since back before Verizon bought Alltel. In that time I have seen many many devices come and go and have used my fair share of them, especially tablets. I have used the Galaxy Tab, Galaxy Tab 2, Toshiba, Thrive, Acer Iconia A500...