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Our Blogs Core Dump German ingenuity restores Leopard's retrograde step | German ingenuity restores Leopard's retrograde step |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Friday, 20 June 2008 | |
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Page 1 of 2 The phone had to be paired with the Mac via Bluetooth for this to work, but they were doing that anyway to sync contacts and other information, and to transfer files such as photos between the phone and the computer. But Leopard came, and that oh-so-simple convenience went. Perhaps it was yet another way to get people thinking about the easy-to-use iPhone, as if it hadn't already sunk deeply into everyone’s consciousness by that time. But for those perfectly happy with their existing phones and wanting their previously paid-for and enjoyed auto-dialling convenience back, there is good news. Fortunately, someone has not just filled the gap... but has even gone one better! Germany-based nova media has a history of providing mobile phone related software for Mac OS X, and the latest version of its Phone Plugins software restores the ability to right-click on a number in the Address Book to place a call or send an SMS. And as they say in those commercials... “but wait, there's more!” Continue to page 2 to find out what it is - and for a rather interesting iSurprise... |
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