Viber is a new VoIP solution for iPhone users. Much alike Skype, Viber allows users to talk to one another using using either 3G or WiFi. If you have lots of iFriends, this app could save your precious minutes.
Waiting for the catch? Well, you can keep waiting.
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Yes iOS 4.2 is finally here for iPhone and iPad. The long awaited slew of additional features is ready to fascinate your fingertips and make your mobile life that little bit easier. One feature had, however, escaped my attention.
Formerly only a feature available to MobileMe subscribers, iPhone 4 and iPad and 4th Gen iPod Touch owners who upgrade to iOS 4.2 can now make use of the ultimate peace of mind utility, Apple’s very own “Find My iPhone”. Read on to find out how to set up the feature, you’ll be glad you did.
iPad owners the world over have been awaiting the arrival of multi-tasking, folders, AirPlay, AirPrint and the various other delights of a revised operating system since it’s announcement several months ago.
It was widely rumoured that the wait was to be over last Friday, however, it was not be as the discovery of a rather serious WiFi bug plaguing the iPad reduced the iPad owning population to tears.
Well, the wait may now finally be over.
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Some 16 years have passed since a remotely decent Sonic game graced screens around the world. 3D was a failure, for obvious reasons, and Sonic fans have been screaming for a return to a traditional 2D viewpoint.
Sonic 4 has been known about for some time but the systems on which it would arrive were not. Now, actually now, its available as a timed exclusive on the iPhone.
As a marked contrast to yesterday’s post, Apple has shown the world how style and elegance is achieved through calculated effortlessness. This week the company opened a new store in Paris which is, I think, one of the most beautiful buildings I have ever seen. Even if it were devoid of the engineering delights contained therein, this architectural delight would satisfy the soul equally. Exquisite elegance and pictorial perfection past the break. Read more…
Some really interesting videos of when Steve Jobs took stage this week at D8 to answer questions from the Wall Street Journal and from the floor. Speaking about Flash Steve explains that when they took the decision to not include Flash on the iPhone OS when launching the iPhone, they spoke with Adobe, expressed their concerns about its speed and power consumption and asked Adobe to come back to them when they had a better product, they never did. He then goes on to say that whilst some users were disappointed nobody made too much of a fuss with the iPhone. When the iPad launched, Adobe were publicly outspoken about the exclusion of Flash from the iPad, regardless of the fact that they had not improved their mobile platform. In response, Steve published “Thoughts on Flash”. Here he mentions that Apple just got sick of Adobe trash talking their products even though they had failed to bring anything new to the table. The second video, after the break, aptly demonstrates just how passionate Jobs is about their products and is a real glimpse into why Apple takes some of the restrictive steps it does.
Oh and by the way, since launch, Apple has sold an iPad every 3 seconds! Read more…
According to Superiphone.cz, who are claiming that they have managed to get their hands on parts for the next-gen iPhone, the newest model will sport a dramatic increase in screen resolution. Microscopes in hand, the sire counted the screen’s RGB elements to figure out the resolution.
In case you were wondering, 960 x 640 is quadruple the number of pixels found on the current iPhone which sports a comparably measly 480 x 320 resolution. This increases the the new iPhone pixel density to 320 dpi. How d’ya like them Apple(s) Droid (265) and Nexus One (252)?
via Superiphone.cz
Just in case you still had doubts as to the origin of the device purported to be Apple’s next generation iPhone, as if you needed any more confirmation, Apple today officially requested its return by GIZMODO. After contacting the site informally at first, GIZMODO took the initiative to ask for a official request as proof of the device’s origin and authenticity. Read on for the full letter. Read more…
Whilst at first, many believed this to be a well designed fake, having been dissected and the story of its discovery fully unveiled it is clear that this is the real deal. The intricacies of the final design may differ slightly, but the improvements to this new iPhone, its internal components and new, iPad-esque design certainly offer a fantastic insight into what the new iPhone will offer. Read on for more pictures and a full list of imporvements. Read more…
The video shows a set of two plasma TVs set up behind a pair of windows, connected to a Mac Pro. The Mac is running Winscape’s software which controls the view seen from the windows by tracking the individual’s movement around the room using a simple IR sensor (in this case a Wii-mote). As the person moves around the room the view out of the ‘windows’ changes perspective accordingly. Read more…