Raphael L Burnes

Opinion: Animojis Are the Most Exciting New Feature of the iPhone X

By Raphael L Burnes

“What is this stupid feature?” “There are people starving around the world and they are making little animated faces?”  “What a waste of time!” These are just a small sampling of the comments I heard while the new Animojis were demoed at Apple's fall iPhone announcement. Some people may agree with that, and it may look like a silly or frivolous little feature, but I think it’s an impressive demonstration of the progress technology, as well as an exciting new beginning of a whole new range of creative expression and art that we are only beginning to see.

Tether your laptop to your iPhone with no additional carrier charges

By Raphael L Burnes

Ever been stuck lacking internet on your laptop but still had your iPhone or iPad? It can be a huge drag; I just moved and made the critical mistake of assuming that there was internet already installed and I'd just need to call them up and have them flip it on. It shouldn't have been too much of a gamble as our town has near 100% coverage of FTTH (Fiber To The Home.) Nevertheless, I picked a house with no internet, and it will be a week or so until it can be installed.

Reports of Native Gmail for iPhone

By Raphael L Burnes

MG Siegler writes on parislemon.com that a native iOS app for Gmail may be just around the corner. As a die hard Gmail user this is great news to me.

I've been using Gmail from the very beginning when it was invite only. It turned my entire email experience upside down with 1GB storage, threaded conversations, and a rich interface accessible anywhere you had a browser and internet. I can't imagine ever going back to another email provider, either on the desktop or a webmail provider.