Apple boss Tim Cook has spoken out on cheaper mobiles, branding the swathes of affordable smart phones out there “junk” in a Businessweek interview. When asked about increasing rivalry from inexpensive smart phones, the Apple CEO said, “There’s always a large junk part of the market,” going on to say, “we’re not in the junk …
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Sales of the iPhone 5s and 5c are in full swing, with queues marching on for those who ordered ahead. (Screenshot by Nic Healey/CNET Australia) If you don’t already have one of the new Apple smartphones in your hot little hand, Virgin has announced its pricing plans for the device. Both the 5c and 5s will be available across a …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET From a new tab layout to a unified search and address bar, there’s a lot to learn when it comes to using Safari on iOS 7. It can be an intimidating experience the first time around, but that’s what we’re here for. Let’s take a look at some things that have changed in Safari on iOS 7. Screenshot …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET A few months after iOS 7 was first shown off by Apple at its World Wide Developer Conference, the wait is finally over. iOS 7 is now available for iOS users around the world to download, install and start putting to use. With the number of changes Apple included in iOS 7 there’s bound to be questions regarding …
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A new report apparently confirms early speculation that Google may tap Asus as the hardware maker for the next generation Nexus 10 tablet. Although much of the Nexus buzz currently centers around predicting the LG Nexus 4 successor, we should also remember that the Nexus 10 is also due for a refresh. While Samsung was once thought as a shoo-in …
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Apple fans across the globe have barely begun downloading their iOS 7 update — but the next update, iOS 7.0.1, is reported to be on its way. The iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C come with iOS 7 already installed, yet are set for their first update as soon as you open the box. As phone fans fume at error messages …
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CyanogenMod, one of the most popular refashionings of Android, has raised £4.3m to back a crack at becoming a genuine alternative to established operating systems such as Android and iOS. The previously unpaid modders behind the popular CyanogenMod software used the venture capital cash in April to start Cyanogen Inc, a 17-strong company based in Seattle and headed by chief …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET In prior versions of iOS, users were able to adjust the font size for specific core apps through the Accessibility menu. Those apps were Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Messages, and Notes. Sure, this was helpful to those who had trouble seeing the default text size on an iOS device, but outside of those apps it was of no help. …
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Verizon subscribers unable to activate the LTE version of the Google Nexus 7 may just have to be patient a while longer. Owners of the new tablet who tried to activate it on Verizon this week ran into a roadblock. The carrier doesn’t support the device for activation even though the Nexus 7 is technically compatible with its 4G LTE …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET Prior to iOS 7, apps weren’t truly allowed to run in the background. With the new operating system, Apple has taken off the training wheels and let developers update their apps in the background. This is both good news and bad. The good news is that it opens the door for developers to do a lot more with …
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A California regulatory agency has approved the first statewide guidelines in the US for ride-sharing services, setting up safety regulations for the tech companies disrupting the transportation industry. Ride-sharing companies like Lyft, Sidecar, and UberX will have a year to bring their drivers up to the standards (PDF) set Thursday by the California Public Utilities Commission, which include things like …
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Yesterday, I wrote The 7 best things about iOS 7 to give you my favorite changes to Apple’s mobile OS. But the update is not perfect by any means and I definitely have a few gripes with the new design, some of the apps, and other things that have not been improved. Read my full review of iOS 7 here …
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The iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C might not be the big payday everybody hoped. British networks report pre-orders for the 5C are a disappointing fraction of what was expected, or seen in previous launches. According to The Guardian, one network says pre-orders are as little as a tenth of the number of early orders placed for previous iPhones. Previous launches …
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Geoffrey Morrison In an effort to keep confusion to a minimum, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) decreed that next-gen “4K” televisions should be called Ultra High Definition, Ultra HD, or UHD. Sony said “pass” and announced it would continue calling its “UHD” TVs “4K” TVs. Normally Sony’s love for marketing obfuscation generates an eye-roll or four here, but in this …
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The city of Huntingdon, home of high-end audio company Meridian, is about a quintessential British town as you could picture. It looks like a movie set. Meridian is perhaps best known for its trapezoidal digital speakers and associated preamps. The company has more recently gotten into portable DACs, music servers, car audio, and more. On a recent trip to England, …
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