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  • How to get the Apple Watch on Discovery Vitality

    How to get the Apple Watch on Discovery Vitality

    A few weeks ago I treated myself to an early Christmas present with an awesome Apple Watch. I still have to do a full review which will come soon soon, but in the interim I found out about this amazing deal from Discovery where you can get the Apple Watch for almost “Free”.

    The “Free” part comes in where you are monitored on your activity and are required to meet specific goals each week. The Apple Watch measures your activity and this is then reported back, via the Discovery App, to Discovery. If you miss the goals set by Discovery, you pay, based on how many you missed. Basically if you don’t reach your target every week in a month, you will pay in on a sliding scale. You will also need to pay a R350 once off fee before collecting your watch from an iStore.

    A few things first that are a must have before you can apply for this deal:

    • First and foremost you need to have an iPhone (5 or up) without it you can’t use the Apple Watch or the Discovery App
    • You need to be on Discovery Vitality
    • You need to have a Discovery Credit Card

    Without all of the above, you will not be able to apply for the deal!

    So once you have the above three NB’s in order, you need to do the following

    • Download the Discovery App, and activate Vitality Rewards (Menu, Vitality, Vitality Active Rewards)
    • At the bottom of that page is an option called Apple Watch (Activate Now)
      Read through the Need to know portions and then click Get Started.
    • From here you will be taken through the steps to pay the R350 activation fee and then give you a proof of payment, which you can then take to your closest iStore to pick up your Apple Watch
    • The watch is the Apple Watch Sport 38mm, but you can pay in the difference should you want an upgraded version (I have the 42mm, and I love it)
    • If you don’t meet your targets in a month (which I can promise, really isn’t that hard!!) you will still need to pay R245.79 per month over 24 months (which comes to R5899, which is the price of the Apple Watch anyways)

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    All in all a great deal I think, even if you were looking to buy an Apple Watch, this is an easy way to subsidies it.

     

  • How to easily clear RAM on your iOS Device

    How to easily clear RAM on your iOS Device

    I posted this awesome iOS tip the other day on Twitter, and didn’t realise until this morning that I had been featured on Gizmodo & Cult Of Mac where they wrote about it!! Ha

    The process is pretty simple as above. Firstly make sure your iPhone is unlocked and then hold down the power button as if you were turning off the phone. Instead of the usual “slide to power off” swipe to turn it off, hold down the Home button for around 5 seconds. You should see the phone go straight back to your applications screen.

    A few people have asked about the benefit, and from my understanding it clears the unused RAM on the phone. I have done a number of tests to see if it works and I can promise it helps speed the phone up, a LOT!

    Here is an example of a before and after screenshot of the RAM usage on my iPhone 6 Plus.

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    AFTER

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    As you can see a considerable difference! And it def does work!!




  • Introducing the Xiaomi Mi4 to South Africa

    Introducing the Xiaomi Mi4 to South Africa

    If you haven’t heard about the Xiaomi brand, you may be missing out on one of the fastest growing mobile brands in the world.

    mi_4_5And, tomorrow, 27th November, they will be launching their flagship phone, the Mi4, in South Africa, for the fantastic price of R3799. The phones will be up on offer using a “flash-sale” system starting at 9am and runs to 23:59. Phones are available on a first come first serve basis

    The Mi4 is the perfect Android phone, and offers a 2.5GHz processor with 3GB RAM, advanced operating system, 5-inch 1080×1920 display and 13-megapixel rear camera. It is cased in a stainless steel frame which makes it pretty sturdy to use and hold.

    You will need to register on http://mia.africa.com/za/mi-4 and sign up to be first in line when the sale starts.

    This is a fantastic device and I can’t wait to get my hands on one to give it a bit of a test run!

  • Get ShowMax for only R99 a month!

    Get ShowMax for only R99 a month!

     

    If you haven’t already heard about the awesomeness that is ShowMax, where have you been??? ShowMax is a subscription video on demand service (SVOD), which launched in August 2015 and is owned by Naspers. The service offers viewers the opportunity to stream over 12 000 hours of content, ranging from the best movies and series, talk shows, documentaries and local programming. With over 20,000 episodes and movies to choose from, it’s a no brainer at R99 a month. They also recently added ALL 5 seasons of the amazing Breaking Bad series 

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    A few weeks ago I got given a voucher for ShowMax at a conference I was at. I went home and found that they had an app available on my LG Smart TV!! So I downloaded that and got all setup and within minutes I was watching some really awesome shows. The kids love it because there are loads for them to choose from as well. And, the word on the street is that they are also working on an app for the New Apple TV, which will be perfect to watch all the content on!

    If you haven’t already checked out Showmax you can sign up for a 7-day free trial right here. If you need more info about the service check out the FAQ section on their site, which provides all the answers!

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  • Review: Unotelly iOS App

    Review: Unotelly iOS App

    If you saw my previous post on How to get Netflix in South Africa, you would have seen I recommended an awesome little service called , which allows you use their DNS to view US based content on Netflix.

    The one downfall with is that every time your IP address changes (router restarts or ISP gives you a new IP) you have to login to to update the IP. This can be rather annoying and frustrating when trying to watch something and realise you need to update your IP on Unotelly.

    So enter, the Unotelly iPhone app. Once you have logged into the app, you can simply click a button which allows you to update your IP automatically. So much simpler!!
    You can also change the settings on various channels that offers.

    It’s a very simple app, but helps with one of the more annoying issues.