New carrier smartphone unlocking rules went in place Wednesday Carrier locking binds a smartphone to a specific carrier—a practice cell service providers use to keep customers from switching to competitors. Devices can be unlocked through a software update, but carriers prefer to make that a difficult process to discourage their customers from doing so. Current…
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iPhoneography 101: 2 iPhone Remotes You Gotta Have
No matter what you are trying to capture on camera, having the camera as steady as possible can mean the difference between a good shot and a fantastic one due to how sharp the photo is. You've seen them. I've produced them myself. A photo will have perfect exposure, great composition, interesting subject, spectacular color…
Peri Duo Case for iPhone Marries Speaker, Battery, and Wi-Fi Audio
Peri is heading into the last week of an Indiegogo campaign, where it's already raised US$110,000 and passed it goal. There are seven days left, however, to pick up a Duo Case for $99 through Indiegogo—it will MSRP for $139. The Duo Case will ship in the second quarter of 2015. Here are two working…
OmniOutliner, OmniGraffle Finally Coming to iPhone
OmniOutliner and OmniGraffle on the iPhone. Finally! The lucky early testers started getting invitations on Monday to try out the beta apps on Monday. The apps are being distributed through Apple's TestFlight system. OmniOutliner is an app for creating simple and complex outlines, and OmniGraffle makes easy work of designing flow charts and diagrams. Both…
STM Harbour iPhone 6 Case is Colorful, Lightweight and Inexpensive
STM has released the Harbour case for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. I am reviewing the iPhone 6 version. Harbour case for iPhone 6. The case is composed of dual density thermo polyurethane which provides protection for drops and scratches. It is sleek and lightweight: 1.28 ounces ( 36 grams). The primary feature of…
Canaccord Raises AAPL Target on Demand for High-capacity iPhones
Demand for higher capacity iPhone models is driving up Apple's profits In a note to investors Mr. Walkley said interest in higher capacity iPhone models is good news for the company, and that consumers will likely continue to choose those over the base 16GB model for future upgrades. He said, Given the increasing content consumers…
iPhoneography 101: Photo Tip Q&A
I'm still working on the format for this series so please bear with me while I work through it. Question: Why would I want a different camera app? Isn't Apple's Camera app good enough? Answer: For most situations the iPhone's Camera app is perfect. It's easy to use, takes great shots most of the time,…
Stealth Armor Case for iPhone 6: Tempered Glass Protection and Multiple Colored Backs
Silk Innovation has introduced the Stealth Armor case for iPhone 6. It provides a rugged shock-absorbent black rubberized core with a polycarbonate exoskeleton shell. Also included is a high quality scratch-resistant screen protector film made of tempered glass. The package includes three interchangeable back plates in gold, gunmetal, and silver. Stealth Armor case. This case…
Why Your iPhone Uses PNG for Screen Shots and JPG for Photos
____________________ The short and simple answer is that screen shots are often of web content, and that content often has text. The Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format does better with images like that, and the resulting file size is often correspondingly larger than a Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPG) file. You probably don't want much…
Strong iPhone 6 Sales Boost Canaccord's AAPL Target to $115
iPhone 6 sales have Canaccord Genuity raising Apple's target stock price Mr. Walkley sees strong demand for Apple's iPhone line to continue, and expects that the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus will have a negative impact on Android-based smartphone sales. “Despite demand currently much stronger than Apple's ability to supply the iPhone 6 and 6…
Launch Day Survey Says iPhone 6 Plus is the Go-to Choice
iPhone 6 Plus is the fan favorite today Mr. Um said, We conducted our annual survey of early iPhone buyers at locations in New York. Most notable was shift to 64GB and 128GB models versus prior launch surveys and greater popularity of 6 Plus. Of those surveyed, 67 percent intended to buy the 6 Plus…
Analyst: iPhone 6 Launch Weekend Sales to Fall Short, No Big Deal
Apple may miss the 10 million mark during its iPhone 6 launch weekend In a note to investors, Mr. Sacconaghi said, Although we see the potential for first weekend sales to disappoint versus expectations that now appear to be as high as 10 million units, it is important for investors to keep in mind that…
Rumor Claims Apple Placing NFC Sensors in Disney Stores Ahead of iPhone 6 Launch
Report claims Apple is placing mobile payment NFC sensors in Disney Stores The rumor follows a report that Apple has struck payment processing deals with American Express, Visa, and MasterCard, and several retailers including Walgreens and CVS. Reports have claimed the iPhone 6 will include NFC support, although there is word that the still rumored…
An iPhone Veteran Evaluates an Amazon Fire Phone
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced the Fire Phone on June 18 with several novel features and a 4.7-inch display. This TMO review takes a close look at the Fire Phone from a technical perspective that steers away from politics and towards what the iPhone or any potential owner would want to know about this very…
No Sooner do we Secure Our iPhones Than the Home Invasion Begins
______________________ The modern customer who surfs on top of the blue waters of the Internet generally has no idea of what's going on under the water. The enormous layers of complexity and software abstraction mean that we can no longer understand what's going on under the hood ouf our devices with the time we have…
How to Add iTunes Pass to Passbook on your iPhone
iTunes Pass works something like a reloadable gift card in that you pay up front a set amount of money and then spend against that until it's gone. When your card is empty, you can reload it again and keep spending. Here's how to set up iTunes Pass on your iPhone: Launch the App Store…
Blue's Mikey Digital for iPhone gets Lightning Connector
Blue's Mikey gets a Lightning connector The Mikey Digital includes two custom-tuned condenser microphones, built-in sensitivity control, gain control, an LED clipping indicator, a hinged base that lets it rotate 230 degrees, and a reversible connector so it can face forward or backward. It also includes a 3.5mm stereo input for recording from external sources,…
3 Free Do It Yourself Apps for iPhone and iPad
That's when I ran into a huge list of stuff I should have done over the years, but haven't for some reason. (Laziness is likely the real reason). There's a door that needs to be trued, a bathroom that needs painting, some patches on the lawn that defies every attempt to keep it sodded, a…
Apparent Oleg Pliss iPhone Hackers Arrested
Suspects in Oleg Pliss-like attack arrested in Moscow The two men were 17 and 23 years old, according to Infosecurity. The suspects used phishing websites to trick victims into giving up their Apple ID user name and password, and also used a scheme where victims were promised large amounts of media content in exchange for…
UAG Case for iPhone 5/5s Meets Military Drop-Test Standards
Urban Armor Gear has introduced a line of iPhone 5/5s lightweight, impact resistant cases that are available in seven colors. These cases have a unique feature that many may appreciate, which I'll describe below. This case is quite reasonably priced, at US$34.95 from the company's web site. I also found them on Amazon starting at…
Hands Off: Apple Blocks Female Masturbation App from iPhone
Sexual content is OK for Apple's App Store, but not masturbation HappyPlayTime built an iPhone app designed to teach women masturbation techniques and remove the stigma against taking matters into your own hands, but wasn't able to get through Apple's app review process. The company called the app an educational game, but the content apparently…
How To Manage and Control Cellular Data Usage on Your iPhone
Launch Settings, then tap on Cellular. Once there, scroll down past “Set Up Personal Hotspot” and “Call Time” and you will see a list of apps, thankfully in alphabetical order. Each of them will show how much data has been used since last time “Reset Statistics” was pressed. More importantly, each one has a switch…
'iPad and iPhone Kung Fu' Book is Loaded with iOS 7 Tips and Hints
iPad and iPhone Kung Fu – Tips, Tricks, Hints, and Hacks for iOS 7, by Keir Thomas, is written for beginner to intermediate iOS 7 users. It contains over 300 tips, each one written in a clear, easy to follow style that works for first time iOS 7 users as easily as it works for…
Analyst McCourt Sees iPhone Share of U.S. Market Stabilizing at 50 Percent
Mr. McCourt conducted a survey of 500 people in the U.S. from March 13 to 17. He wrote: The percent of survey respondents who owned iPhones declined q/q [quarter over quarter] to 52.3% from a high of 56% in December, but was up from 49.4% a year ago. iPhone share likely to continue to be…