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  1. drvend

    Bose QC35 v. Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 Wireless

    Anyone have any thoughts? Bose are $350 vs. Sennheiser at $500, $400 from amazon. I'm looking for noise cancelling and bluetooth. Wondering if the Sennheiser speakers are that much better than bose for with the same features? I know audiophiles will decry bose, but honestly they a more familiar...
  2. M

    iPad Pro Apple Smart Keyboard vs Bluetooth Keyboard ...questions

    Hi guys, i'm planning to buy a new iPad Pro and use it as a laptop replacement every time I can. I'm still not sure if opting the 12.9 or 9.7 (I think the latter as I will use it for work and personal, and bring it with me everywhere). Still I don't know which keyboard to chose. I would chose a...
  3. A

    Beats Pill+ Speaker

    Hi, I'm looking into buying a Beats Pill+ bluetooth speaker and was wondering if anyone has one and whether they would recommend it. I previously owned a Beats Pill XL, which I loved but had to return due to the recall program, something I regret doing since I thought Apple would soon release a...
  4. Mx356

    Fix for iPhone 6 iOS 9 GPS/Bluetooth/Wifi Issues

    As others have experienced, after iOS 9 came out I starting experiencing issues with my GPS, Bluetooth, and Wifi connections. The GPS app Waze would always tell me "No GPS found", Google Maps as well as Apple Maps would have my location off by several miles/blocks and could not route me to my...
  5. vincenzo79

    iPod touch iPod Touch 5 Generation and external GPS Bluetooth

    Hello all, I have a iPod Touch 5 Generation and up to version 7 of IOS, the internal GPS has never given me any kind of problem. Unfortunately, following the update to IOS 9, I started to have many problems with the GPS, in particular, I started having problems with applications such as...
  6. S

    No Web Player Workaround?

    Hello everyone. Right now i'm using Spotify mostly for the web version which comes in handy at work. Has anyone found a way to use Apple Music at work? The only alternative I can think of is bringing a bluetooth speaker and pairing it with my iPhone.
  7. B

    bluetooth ear set/headset for iPhone?

    any recommendation? for a bluettooth ear set /headset that can be used for iPhone / best to be also compatible with PC. Does bluetooth emit too much radiation? Is it safe? Is all USB bluetooth receiver the same thing, any details difference or difference in standard that I have to pay special...
  8. G

    Wifi and Bluetooth dead after hardware maintenance

    Hi. I opened my mac mini 2,1 for a maintenance (change the battery and SSD). After I closed it, no Wifi and no Bluetooth. I opened again to examine the antennas, but both seams ok, no broken cable... What else can I missing? Or maybe a software problem...
  9. darkarw

    Wifi and Bluetooth shut off about once a day

    I have an iPhone 6S Plus running iOS 9.3.1 and I have noticed within the last month that about once or twice in a 24 period my wifi and Bluetooth stop working. Even more odd it's only my 2.4 Ghz wifi band. They both state they are turned on in settings, but if I try to connect to any Bluetooth...
  10. F

    Using blutooth beats mic to record on voice record

    I have a iphone 6 and various voice recording apps I'd like to use my power beats blutooth headphones as a wireless mic so that I can make notes as I walk, with my iphone in my pocket. Right now if I press the middle button on my beats mic it takes me to siri, how can I make it activate /...
  11. M

    Late 2009 27" iMac internal bluetooth / wifi upgrade - crash on login screen

    I'm attempting to upgrade the internal bluetooth on my late 2009 27" iMac. I installed the adapter board, card, disconnected the old bluetooth card and booted but see something strange. The machine gets sluggish and then crashes at the login screen while the wifi icon flickers between on and...
  12. HickDead

    Distorted Audio On Phone Calls Over Bluetooth (IPHONE SE)

    "kpeex" posted this in the SE ORDER THREAD but I'm having the exact same issue with my SE and I wanted to make a new thread about this problem. I actually had to return my SE back to Verizon because my Bluetooth calls reception quality was terrible. Playing music or YouTube videos through the...
  13. D

    iPad Pro iPad Pro 9.7 - cannot find bluetooth keyboard

    I just got the iPad Pro 9.7 yesterday and am trying to use my Belkin bluetooth keyboard with it. Works perfectly fine with my iPad Air 2, but it is just not finding the device under Bluetooth. I have tried turning Bluetooth off and on and rebooting iPad as well. Anyone have any ideas of have...
  14. pozzi

    Bluetooth not working after RAM upgrade on iMac (late 2012)

    Installed new RAM on my late 2012 21.5" i5 Intel iMac and (besides the fact that it's the worst design for any Mac for upgrading something simple like RAM) once reassembled, I no longer have Bluetooth. Bluetooth icon is grayed out with a black zig-zag through it and the status when clicked says...
  15. PinkyMacGodess

    MacPro4,1 and bluetooth appears to be dying.

    I've got a MacPro4,1, and in the past month or so the Bluetooth seems to be having issues. They started with what I can only describe as 'graininess' when moving the mouse. Like it's on cobblestones or something. Sometimes it slightly jerks across the screen, and lags a little. I've turned the...
  16. M

    wifi interference and Bluetooth 4 devices

    Are there are keyboards, mice and/or trackpads which will connect at Bluetooth 4 frequency, or are such input devices not made? I installed a Bluetooth 4 USB adapter on my Mini in hopes of mitigating the well known Mini usb/bt/wifi interference problem which is due, as I understand it, to...
  17. vincenzo79

    Cable Airport and Bluetooth Mac Pro 1,1

    Hello to all, I wanted to ask information on Bluetooth modules and the Airport form of a Mac Pro 1.1 . I have read several guides and I found that all always refer to insert the wires that actually would be three, one for the bluetooth module and the other module for the Airport. I wanted to ask...
  18. M

    deleting bluetooth devices

    I want to delete my bluetooth devices and add again but can't delete selected devices in prefs. How do I do this? I'm adding BT dongle.
  19. S

    [Review] Mpow Armor Plus Bluetooth 4.0 Portable Ipx5 Waterproof Wireless Speaker

    This is my review of the Mpow Armor Plus Bluetooth Speaker. I was contacted by the company to provide this review, but I have a sweet coupon code at the end if anyone is interested in purchasing! This is the BIGGEST and the LOUDEST bluetooth speaker I've ever owned. I was actually surprised by...
  20. AlliFlowers

    [Review] Mpow bluetooth earbuds

    Disclaimer: I was contacted by the company to review these earbuds. After using them for two weeks I have one bad thing to say about them, so we'll start with that. This is a magnetic necklace design. That means that you can hang it around your neck and not loose it, because the back of the...