Archive | September, 2012
Apple owns up to mapping errors – “This is no one’s issue but ours”
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 […]
Continue reading...Was Apple wrong to sue Samsung if they themselves were inspired by Braun products?
26. September 2012
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Apple’s legal victory over Samsung, and its resulting $1.05 billion judgement, set off a flurry of comments and analysis about a number of broad topics. Of course, one of the major narratives to emerge in the wake of the trial centered on just what exactly should be patentable. After all, the idea that Apple was […]
Continue reading...Jony Ive to design super special limited-edition Leica camera
26. September 2012
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Apple’s Jony Ive certainly has no shortage of design accolades to his credit. Indeed, he has had his hand in nearly every major Apple product release over the last 15 or so years, from iMacs to iPods and of course iPhones and iPads. But now it seems that Apple’s design guru will be taking on […]
Continue reading...HTC Wizard smartphone from 2005 is as thick as an iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, and Galaxy S3 combined [Photo]
26. September 2012
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What you’re looking at below (on the right) is the 2005 HTC Wizard sitting next to the Samsung Galaxy S3, the iPhone 5, and the iPhone 4S all combined. And they’re about the same level of thickness! Andy Ihnatko, who tweeted the photo the other day, nails it when he writes “How Far We’ve Come.” Indeed!
Continue reading...Verizon iPhone 5 is GSM unlocked
25. September 2012
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Woohoo! Thanks to various regulatory rules, the iPhone 5 on Verizon is GSM unlocked. iDownloadBlog reports: I can confirm that the Verizon iPhone 5 is indeed GSM unlocked. Even though I bought an iPhone 5 from Verizon under contract, I was able to cut down my AT&T Micro SIM, and use it in my Verizon […]
Continue reading...Strange woman explains why she’s waiting in line for an iPhone 5 [Video]
25. September 2012
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Strange, strange, and strange! And to think that this video wasn’t put together by Samsung. via Boing Boing
Continue reading...Does Google have a dedicated Maps app for the iPhone ready to go? No one knows
25. September 2012
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There have been a lot of conflicting reports regarding a standalone Google Maps app that may or may not have already been submitted to Apple’s review team for submission into the iTunes App Store. A few days ago, 9to5Mac reported that the app had been submitted and was simply awaiting the green light from Apple. […]
Continue reading...Low yields on the iPhone 5’s in-cell touch screen display may be behind ‘limited’ supply
25. September 2012
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Keeping the discussion going regarding Apple’s iPhone 5 sales figures, Bloomberg notes that yield rates on the iPhone 5s displays which utilize new in-cell screen touch technology may be behind supply that can’t quite keep up with demand. Apple used the technology in the first major iPhone overhaul since 2010 to make the device more […]
Continue reading...Apple’s iPhone “sales miss” is really much ado about nothing
25. September 2012
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There’s been a lot of discussion surrounding Apple’s 5 million sales figure for the iPhone 5 this past weekend, and the narrative seems to be focused on Apple selling fewer devices than analysts were expecting. And while it’s easy to lambast analysts for being, well, analysts, remember that expectations were arguably set when the number […]
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27. September 2012
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