About Brent Dirks
Born and raised in sunny West Texas, Brent graduated from Texas Tech University with a BA in journalism. One day, he would like to move to the Big Island of Hawaii and live in a quiet house by the ocean. He can be reached at brent@appadvice.com.
Brent's iOS Devices: iPhone 5, iPad mini
Articles by Brent
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This Week In Accessories: Power To The People
This week, we’re featuring two new Lightning-enabled power accessories, a beautiful Bluetooth speaker dock, and more.
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An Updated SDK Should Help Spur Development For The Pebble Smartwatch
The PebbleKit allows for two-way communication between the smartphone and watch.
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Apple Unveils Version 11.0.3 Of iTunes
The update is highlighted by a redesigned MiniPlayer and a revamped Songs view.
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Both iOS eBay Apps Receive Major Updates
The iPhone version now sports a revamped look and driver’s license scanning to make it even easier to join the service.
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Belkin Introduces Its New Dyle Mobile TV Receiver
Compatible with the iPhone 4/4S and iPad models with a 30-pin dock connector, the receiver will access free local broadcast TV without Wi...
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Google Is Showing It Can Fight The Mobile War On Two Fronts
Is Google beating Apple with both Android and its own apps for iOS devices?
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Google Previews The New Version Of Its Maps App For iOS
An iPad version of the popular app will also be released sometime this summer.
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Standalone Google Hangouts App Launches For iOS Devices
The app is part of Google's new unified chat platform.
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Is Google Too Late To The Game With Its ‘Game Center’ Clone?
The Google Play Game Services will take on Apple's offering by featuring cross-platform compatibility.
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Unique Weather App Swackett X Adds Sun/UV Index And More With Update
Version 1.0.4 also boasts improved support for the interactive peeps that visually show weather conditions.
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Pinterest Pins Down Push Notifications And More With An Update
Users of the iPhone app can also send a pin directly to someone else.
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Siri Wants You To Ask Shorter Questions
When asked a long question, Siri will now respond with a famous quote regarding brevity.
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Updated 1Password Offers A Number Of New Features And Improvements
Version 4.2 brings improved search features along with additions to the 1Browser.
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Wonderful iPhone Calendar App Fantastical Continues To Improve With A Recent Update
Users can now duplicate events from read-only calendars to writeable calendars.
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Twitterrific 5 Adds Support For Readability And Droplr
Version 5.2.2 of popular Twitter client also brings a number of small improvements and other bug fixes.
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France Considering ‘Culture Tax’ On The iPhone And iPad
The French government is seriously considering the tax to help fund cultural projects during the economic dow...
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Google Now Offering 15GB Of Shared Space Between Gmail, Drive, And Google+ Photos
The change will let users dictate how much free storage is used with each service.
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This Week In Accessories: A Beautiful iPhone 5 Dock And More
This week we highlight a unique dock for the iPhone 5, a nice pair of Bluetooth headphones, and more.
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This Interesting iOS 7 Concept Brings A Stark Visual Change
Another concept for Apple's next-generation of iOS tosses skeuomorphism out the window.
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Amazon Introduces New Cloud Drive Photos App
Unlike Photo Stream, images stored on the cloud service can also be accessed through any Web browser.
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