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Macro Shot Images Compared from Every iPhone Generation [PICS]
If you are wondering about how macro images fare from every single generation of the iPhone, Tap Tap Tap has released a comparison of images taken using Camera+. Lisa Bettany describes how the comparison was conducted: Photo comparisons from all iPhone version cameras taken with Camera+ (First generation iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, the iPhone...
Apple Adds New ‘Map Apps’ Featured Section To The App Store
Earlier today, Apple CEO Tim Cook issued an apology letter for bugs and errors in the new iOS 6 Maps app and now, the company has added a new Map Apps section to the App Store highlighting some alternatives to the native Maps app, thanks to @swotam for pointing it out! While Tim Cook also mentioned some alternative map...
The iPhone 5 Is Turning Out To Be Good News For App Developers [Report]
Apple sold over 5 million iPhone 5 units in the first three days of its release. While this is of course a great news for Apple, it is also turning out to be equally good for the app developers who are attributing the bump in their daily app downloads to the iPhone 5, Forbes is reporting. The...
Apple’s Plans To Launch Its Own Streaming Radio Service Delayed Due To A ‘Last-Minute Snag’
Negotiations between Sony/ATV, the world’s largest music publisher, and Apple regarding a music-streaming service native to iOS, has reportedly hit a last-minute snag, delaying Cupertino giant's plans to launch its own radio service to rival Pandora, according to an exclusive report by New York Post. It appears that Apple couldn't agree on a per-song rights fee that...
Google’s “iLost” Motorola Ad Used A Fake Address To Make iOS 6 Maps Look Bad [PHOTOS]
Remember that dumb Motorola ad we wrote about a few days back which mocked Apple's iOS 6 Maps app? Turns out that Google owned subsidiary used a cheap tactic in an attempt to make Apple's newly introduced Maps app look bad by showing an address lookup in Manhattan that doesn't even exist in reality. What a shame!...
Universal iOS App ‘Ita – Lists You Like’ Is Free In App Store [Today Only]
Ita, the recently introduced iOS app that makes list-keeping easier than ever with support for iCloud syncing and much more, has just gone free in the App Store. The developers of Ita announced on Twitter earlier today that the universal iPhone/iPad app will remain free through Friday only so better grab it quick. https://twitter.com/NiceMohawk/status/251538672355262464 The app...
Gmail iOS App Updated for the iPhone 5
For users of the Gmail iPhone app, its has been updated for the iPhone 5's larger 4-inch display. The app provides one of the fastest and easiest ways to search emails within your Gmail account on the iPhone. The app debuted last November but the launch suffered a SNAFU after a bug with push notifications. Check out the...
iPhone 5 Display Constraints Eased as Sharp Ramps Up Production
Reuters reports iPhone 5 supply constraints are starting to ease up now that Sharp, a supplier of displays for the new phone has started amp up production: Sharp Corp is making "adequate volumes" of displays it is known to supply for Apple Inc's new iPhone5, a company executive said, indicating that a possible bottleneck in...
MTS, SaskTel, and NorthernTel Now Offer the iPhone 5
Yesterday we noted the release of the iPhone 5 on MTS, and today it appears the iPhone 5 is available from SaskTel and NorthenTel (a division of Bell Aliant) starting today as well. SaskTel's website notes three iPhone 5 capacities but they are 'out of stock' online. The list price is $178.99 (on a 3...
Apple CEO Tim Cook Issues Apology Letter for Apple Maps [READ]
Apple CEO has written an apology letter on Apple.com to customers about the shortfall of Apple Maps. The latter has been criticized and seen as the 'Achilles Heel' of iOS 6 for its inaccuracies and omissions compared to Google Maps in iOS 5. Below is the letter from Cook: To our customers, At Apple, we...
Diary of an Apple Fan [Editorial]
First of all, let's get one thing straight: I am not an Apple "fanboy". I am not an "iSheep". Or at least by my definition. Yes, those people do exist, but I am not one of them. This article is about my experience as an Apple fan. In other words, someone who simply prefers Apple...
Apple’s Free App of the Week: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 for iPhone/iPad
It's a brand new week and that means a new free App Pick of the Week from Apple. This time around, it's a pretty good one for sports and golf fans, as EA's Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 is up for the taking. There isn't much more to say other than download this game now,...