Apple’s first version of iPhoto was released in January, 2002. Since then, it has grown from a modest photo manager to a major, substantive app that’s essential for every Mac user. iPhoto ‘11 (technically, version 9.0) adds important refinements, but more importantly, gets really serious about your treasured photos. I started shooting and managing digital…
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Make Babies on Your iPhone with The Sims 3: Ambitions
From the App Store’s release notes: THE MOST AMBITIOUS EXPERIENCE OF THE SIMS ON THE APP STORE! Now your Sims can turn passions into professions…Build dream homes or businesses…Even have BABIES! Get everything you love about The Sims and more from this all-new member of The Sims family of games for iPhone & iPod touch.…
Tango Case for iPhone 3GS
This slip-in style iPhone case comes with a special extra – an attached Pogo Stylus. For those who prefer using the stylus when communicating or playing games on their iPhone, this extra is a real benefit. I happen to be one of those people and I am forever looking around for my Pogo when I…
iPhone 4: Finding the Hidden Hold Button
To place a call on hold on an iPhone 4, tap and hold the Mute button. Tapping the Mute button a second time returns you to the call.The iPhone 4 Mute button is also the Hold buttonWhile using the Mute button to hold a call isn’t exactly intuitive, at least the feature is still available. Hopefully…
iSuppli: iPhone 4 Costs $187.51 in Materials
“Just as it did with the iPad, Apple has thrown away the electronics playbook with the iPhone 4, reaching new heights in terms of industrial design, electronics integration and user interface,” Kevin Keller, principal analyst, teardown services, for iSuppli, said in a statement. “However, the BOM of the fourth-generation model closely aligns with those of…
Analyst: FaceTime Driving Many iPhone 4 Sales
“68 percent of respondents stated that Facetime (video chat) was the most attractive new feature for iPhone 4 while 24 percent said that new HD capabilities were the most enticing,” he said.Mr. Um added “The majority of respondents (80 percent) were upgrading to the new iPhone from either the 3G S or 3G iPhone.”About 64…
Apple: No White iPhone 4 Until July
“White models of Apple’s new iPhone 4 have proven more challenging to manufacture than expected, and as a result they will not be available until the second half of July. The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected,” the company said in a statement.Only the black iPhone 4 model was…
iFixit Tears Down iPhone 4
The new 3.7V 1420 mAh Li-Polymer battery also takes up a substantial amount of space inside the iPhone 4 case.The iPhone 4, in piecesThe iPhone 4 includes 512MB RAM, instead of the 256MB RAM found in the iPhone 3GS and iPad. Presumably that extra memory will help with video editing and gaming performance.The new 5…
Best Buy iPhone 4 Launch Plans, Inventory Hit the Web
The documents, obtained by iClarified, show that customers pre-ordering iPhone 4 units on the 24th will pay a US$50 deposit, just like early pre-order customers. New pre-order customers will go to the bottom of the company’s first-come-first-served list.Best Buy will be opening early on the 24th to handle pre-order customers, but won’t have access to…
iPhone 4 Shipment Notifications Coming in Ahead of Launch
Apple and its partners began accepting iPhone 4 pre-orders and reservations for in-store pickups on June 15. Within a day, AT&T and Best Buy stopped accepting pre-orders, and Apple pushed the delivery date for new orders out to July 14.iPhone 4 delivery: June 23The new iPhone model is 24 percent thinner than the iPhone 3GS,…
iPhone Won’t Likely Have a Place on the Battlefield
Instead, the military will more likely choose a platform that it can more easily adapt to its needs, such as Google’s Android. Officials are also concerned over the cost to build proprietary iPhone apps, which the estimate at US$200 each.Military interest in smartphone technology extends beyond the iPhone and Android. The Army Apps challenge, for…
iPhone 4 Pre-orders: What You Need to Know
Apple Apple introduced the iPhone 4 during Steve Jobs’s keynote presentation at its World Wide Developer Conference on June 7. At the time, Apple confirmed it would begin accepting pre-orders for delivery on June 24, although the company has remained tight-lipped over whether or not it will let customers reserve iPhones for in-store pickup. Just…
That iPhone 4 Display Thing: Sorting Out Retina Display
Jobs said, “…there’s a magic number, right around 300 pixels per inch, that when you hold something ten to twelve inches from your eyes, is the limit of the human retina to differentiate the pixels.” What he wanna say that for? A brainiac and owner of DisplayMate Technologies (yes, he’s selling something), Dr. Raymond Soneira,…
The Number of iPhone Apps is No Longer Meaningful
Also, as my distinguished colleague Bryan Chaffin pointed out last week, Android could very well become the Windows of the mobile community, surpassing the iPhone in every metric, even app count.So even though Steve Jobs has pointed out that Apple must be doing something right if it has 200,000 apps available, I don’t think that’s…
It’s When, Not If, Android Gets Bigger than iPhone
Even Apple made a rare public comment about the report, telling The Wall Street Journal: “This is a very limited report on 150,000 U.S. consumers responding to an online survey and does not account for the more than 85 million iPhone and iPod touch customers world-wide. We had a record quarter with iPhone sales growing…
Wrapsol ultra adhesive film for iPhone
Wrapsol ultra is, at least according to its maker, “The world’s strongest, easiest and fastest-to-apply drop + scratch protection system for the Apple iPhone 3GS.” Put another way, it’s a transparent precision-cut film coating that protects your iPhone. Now I am a big fan of film protection products for iPhones and iPods (and now,…
Custom Hangman 1.03 For iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad
Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear….. Oh wait, that was The Lone Ranger. But if you remember listening to The Lone Ranger on the radio or watching it on TV, then you remember when there were no computers, no iPhones, no iPads, no game players and you may have passed time…
Viewing Mac Files on your iPhone
View documents as attachments in Mail One method, that requires no additional software beyond what comes with your iPhone, is to email the document to yourself as an attachment. You can view the document directly from the Mail app. However, if you don’t use your iPhone for mail or prefer a more direct method, there…
Apple Offers Contract-Free (Full Price) iPhone 3G & 3GS in U.S.
The phones are still locked, however, which means they will still work only on AT&T’s network. Apple used to require an AT&T contract for its phones, even for the ones being purchased without a contract subsidy. The FAQ included in the memo specifically states, “Q: Do you have to be an AT&T customer to purchase…
Silicon Valley Source: Apple vs. Google is ‘World War III’
He was one of two dozen people – including former and current employees at Apple and Google – interviewed for a New York Times article detailing how the two tech companies went from close friends to bitter rivals. Most of them did not want to be identified, for fear of retribution as the conflict intensifies.One…
Verizon: ‘The iPad is an Opportunity For VZW!’
The web page also describes AT&T’s 3G service as “an overloaded network with limited coverage.” The latter is something that Verizon has repeatedly attacked AT&T on with its successful maps ads, showing much wider 3G coverage across the United States. After AT&T was unable to halt those ads in court, the company retorted with ads…
CAZE Unveils Rainbow Swarovski Crystal iPhone Case
The JADE Rainbow iPhone CaseThe case also includes a mirror screen protector, anti-fingerprint screen protector, crystal Apple logo, a clear film logo protection sheet, cleaning cloth, and wallet-sized iPhone stand.JADE Polish Rainbow Swarovski case is priced at US$39.
Incredible iPhone Apps for Dummies Released; Dr. Mac to Autograph at Macworld
The book gives you the lowdown on some of the best apps in 16 different categories, many of are presented with full color screen shots to help explain the app. The book is presented in the easy-to-read “For Dummies” format, a format at which we think Mr. LeVitus is the master. Mr. LeVitus told us…
Print That, iPhone!
There are several apps that attempt to come to the rescue here, but none are ideal. Apps such as iPrintApp and Print Magic have gotten mostly terrible reviews, with many people claiming that they cannot get the apps to work at all, at least not with their printers. When I tried Print Magic, I couldn’t…