Despite the overwhelming success of Apple’s “walled garden” approach to the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, many users still wish to part ways with the benefits of control in favor of the unbridled technology (good and bad) available when jailbreaking iOS. If you are one of those users, you can actually become an integral part …
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As I look at my iPad 2 sitting next to me, I wonder how a device with the same basic proportions could actually be thinner. Yet, the latest rumor says that Apple will forgo the IPS (in-plane switching) display for the iPad 3, instead favoring a Sharp-manufactured display that will be thinner and lower-powered than IPS can manage. Sharp, as …
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According to reports from tech industry site DigiTimes, smartphone makers are convinced that Apple will be adding near field communications, or NFC, to the next-generation iPhone, widely expected to be released in 2012. The current smartphone market only has about 10 percent adoption of NFC technology, but according to Taiwan-based phone manufacturers, that number could rise to 50 percent by …
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According to a new analysis from Morgan Stanley’s Katy Huberty, Apple has yet to explore nearly 67 percent of the potential iPhone market in Asia. The analysis, presented in a note to investors, suggests that only 22 percent of Asian carriers are selling Apple’s iPhone. Asian carriers represent nearly 10 percent of world’s highest smartphone penetration demographic (25- to 34-year-olds), …
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According to a keen eye from MacRumors, the iPhone 4S, in just over a month after its release, has become the second most popular camera phone on Flickr, trailing only the iPhone 4. Flickr provides data on the most popular cameras used to post photos on its popular image-sharing site. The data is collected by automatically detecting the camera type …
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Last week, German tech site macerkopf.de stated that sources close to the development of iOS 5.0.2 claimed the update was coming this week to address battery performance issues that have been plaguing several iPhone 4S users since its release. Today, the site claims that the update will be delayed because of memory leaks in the code. The most scandalous reports …
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A new study comparing the 3 U.S. iPhone carriers shows that AT&T is tops for data and browsing, more than doubling the download speeds offered by Verizon and Sprint. While the data speed news does not come as too much of a shock for many who follow the mobile phone industry, it is interesting to note that the iPhone also …
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AppleCare+ was introduced in conjunction with the iPhone 4S, offering buyers of Apple’s latest mobile phone technology the ability to protect their purchase for two years, even if the incident is accidental (a feature not available with previous versions of AppleCare). The original plan for AppleCare+ was to offer the ability to purchase it at the same time as your …
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No, that’s not a typo. Customers are reporting SIM card failures across all carriers, including CDMA-based Verizon and Sprint, which actually use the micro SIMs included in the iPhone 4S to roam on GSM networks as part of the “world phone” experience touted by Apple. AT&T customer and Apple Support Communities member “robsdoghouse” experienced SIM card failure just after purchasing …
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Image composite by Joe Aimonetti If you’re suffering from iPhone 4S envy, chances are you’re stuck in a contract on a non-iPhone network such as T-Mobile. Now, according to a developer’s post on Pastebin, users can unlock their iPhone 4S for use with any network, without any software or hardware hacks. Before we get started, this is one of those …
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