Archive | September 27th, 2012
iPhone 5’s A6 dynamically changes its clock speed for increased battery performance
TUAW reports: One possible reason the iPhone 5 has such great battery life is the clever way the A6 changes its clock speed. While originally thought to be clocked at 1GHz, the chip has been clocked at 1.1GHz as well as 1.3GHz by Current Editorials. While 9to5Mac saw the chip’s speed drop as low as 550MHz, this seemed to do […]
Continue reading...Motorola uses fake address to point out “flaws” in Apple’s iOS 6 Maps app
27. September 2012
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Below is a little fake and somewhat funny advertisement some folks at Motorola put out in order to highlight the glaring deficiencies in iOS 6’s Mapping app. Yep, they’re showing off 315 E 15th street in New York City, and the iPhone, oh that clumsy device, is showing 315 Marlborough Rd. Oh the hilarity! The […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 rollout continues as Apple’s next-gen smartphone to hit 22 new countries and number of regional carriers this Friday
27. September 2012
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With the iPhone 5, Apple has gotten its next-gen smartphone into more countries and at a faster clip than ever before. To that end, it’s not at all surprising that Apple sold over 5 million iPhone 5s during the device’s launch weekend, and indeed, some claim that the actual number of iPhone 5s purchased is […]
Continue reading...Netflix updates iOS app for widescreen iPhone 5
27. September 2012
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MacRumors reports: Netflix has updated its iOS app to support iOS 6 and to provide support for the iPhone 5’s 4″ screen. The update also claims to improve the browsing, searching and watching experience.
Continue reading...The Apple iShiv – Parody video from Conan O’Brien
27. September 2012
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In case you missed it, there was a riot recently at a Foxconn plant over poor working conditions (such as overcrowded dormitories) that involved nearly 2000 employees. The factory in question was temporarily shut down as a result but things have since resumed to the status quo, with everything up and running again. But in […]
Continue reading...ARM blocks on Apple’s A6 were laid out by hand – Report
27. September 2012
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iFixIt tears down Apple’s iPhone 5 A6 processor and has some interesting findings. Journey to the center of the A6. The most prominent features inside are the Dual ARM cores, and the three PowerVR graphics cores. When compared to the rigid, efficient layout of the GPU cores directly below it, the layout of the ARM […]
Continue reading...Pins in Apple’s Lightning port are dynamically assigned; and beware of the authentication chip!
27. September 2012
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AppleInsider has spoken with a cabling expert who has examined Apple’s new Lightning connector, and the finding is that the 8 pins on the connector are dynamically assigned. When it unveiled Lightning earlier this month, Apple noted that the new, all-digital connector “features an adaptive interface that uses only the signals that each accessory requires.” […]
Continue reading...Did Apple steal its iPad clock design from a Swiss Railway Company?
27. September 2012
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What you’re looking at on the left is the Apple’s new clock design in iOS 6 for the iPad. And on the right you’re looking at a famous clock design originally designed by Hans Hilfiker, the copyright to which is now owned by the Swiss Federal Railways Service. Note the striking resemblance? Needless to say, […]
Continue reading...Apple owns up to mapping errors – “This is no one’s issue but ours”
27. September 2012
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The photos of foibles in Apple’s new Maps app continue to roll-in, and we’re essentially at a point where we can all collectively say, “okay, we get it. Apple’s new Maps app needs some fixing up.” Over the past few days, more details have emerged regarding Apple’s decision to abandon Google Maps in favor of […]
Continue reading...Apple’s Google Maps app contract with Google had one year remaning – Report
27. September 2012
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The saga over Apple’s new Maps app just continues to get more interesting by the day. The Verge is reporting that Apple’s contract with Google regarding Google Maps on the iPhone still had 1-year remaining but that Apple surprised the folks at Google by announcing their own Maps initiative at WWDC this past year. The […]
Continue reading...Phil Schiller responds to iPhone 5 user complaint over aluminum scratching and scuffing
27. September 2012
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What you’re looking at above is a photo of an intentionally scratched up iPhone 5. Yep, you got it – some folks are interested in purposefully scratching up their new iPhones with keys and then complaining about how easily it gets scuffed up. Crazy stuff. I mean I also heard that if you drop your […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 display heralded as best to ever hit the market
27. September 2012
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The folks over at DisplayMate took an in-depth look at the iPhone 5 screen and came away with the conclusion that it’s the best smartphone display they’ve ever seen. The display on the iPhone 5 is a significant improvement over the display on the iPhone 4. Apple has uncharacteristically understated how much better the display […]
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27. September 2012
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