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Jim and Dan discuss Tom Clancy, Blade Runner, iMessage issues, iCloud storage limits, iPhone speed tests, Samsung's misleading CPU benchmark results, Tiny Screen Mode, and more.
Links for this episode: - RIP Tom Clancy
Author Tom Clancy has passed away at age 66, according to TMZ. Clancy’s military thrillers – especially his Jack Ryan books – became fodder for great action movies, and Clancy’s name is also attached to hit video game series like Splinter Cell, Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon.
- BLADE RUNNER - 30th Anniversary
A HAUNTING, EERILY PROPHETIC MIXTURE OF SCIENCE FICTION AND FILM NOIR, DIRECTOR RIDLEY SCOTT"S BLADE RUNNER BOASTS ONE OF THE MOST ASTONISHINGLY DESIGNED FUTURES EVER PUT ON FILM - A DARK, DECAYING LOS ANGELES CIRCA 2019.
- Amazon.com: Blade Runner: The Final Cut: Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, Daryl Hannah: Amazon Instant Video
- Kindle Fire HDX 8.9" Tablet - Best Movie Tablet, Gaming Tablet, and Business Tablet
- Kindle Fire HD Tablet - Best Value Kids Tablet, Family Tablet
- Apple confirms iOS 7 causing iMessage issues, says fix is in the works
Apple on Tuesday said it was aware of an issue a number of iPhone users have been experiencing with iMessage since upgrading to iOS 7, noting that a fix is coming soon to patch the problem.
- The scumbags at Samsung are at it again
After a good bit of sleuthing, we can confidently say that Samsung appears to be artificially boosting the US Note 3?s benchmark scores with a special, high-power CPU mode that kicks in when the device runs a large number of popular benchmarking apps.
- Sam Radford — Apple’s crappy iCloud storage limits
This situation is ludicrous and Apple really needs to address it. First, they should stop being so stingy with free storage space. But second, they have to change how email works so that people don’t suddenly find themselves without email just because their backup got too big.
- iPhone speed test using all iPhone models at once
This is from the EverythingApplePro channel. He does this every year. No real surprises, but fun to watch.
- Video: The Galaxy Note 3 comes with a "tiny screen" mode that enables one hand usage
Samsung’s Galaxy Note devices have always been unapologetically big. It’s OK if you don’t like big phones, because there are plenty of people out there who do and will gladly spend $800 or more on a flagship 5.7 inch smartphone. But what if the Note 3 is going to be your first “phablet”, how are you going to cope? The guys at Android Central have discovered that Samsung’s latest behemoth comes with a neat software trick that shrinks the Note 3?s screen.
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