iPhone 4S
Samsung Backs Off, Won’t Block iPhone 4S Sales In South Korea
According to a renowned South Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo, Samsung vs. Apple battle has come to a hold as the former has decided not to block iPhone 4S sales in South Korea. iPhone 4S was launched last Friday in the region and Samsung was looking to take a legal action in an attempt to block its...
[Update] Add SBSettings-Like Toggles To Your Homescreen On iOS [Without Jailbreak]
Update 3: Don't bother purchasing IconProject--just visit http://iphoneza.co.za/IconSettings/ and it'll do the same, but for free (thx @justinluey)! Update 2: For Personal Hotspot, use (thx Paullomax): prefs:root=INTERNET_TETHERING Update: Here is a screenshot of my homescreen folder with shortcuts made, plus the images I used for the icons. If you want others, just do a Google...
Have You Noticed Better Battery Life on iOS 5.0.1? [POLL]
(image from: Engadget) Yesterday Apple released iOS 5.0.1, its first 'delta update' which meant only necessary files were downloaded, instead of the entire iOS. Also, this update debuted over the air updates, which so far in my experience have worked exactly as described. iOS 5.0.1 was released to address iOS 5.0 battery life issues for...
The Voice Behind the UK English Version of Siri is Revealed
The voice behind the UK English version of Siri has been revealed as Jon Briggs, a former tech journalist. Briggs formerly recorded voiceovers as 'Daniel' for the company Scansoft, that was later swallowed up by Nuance, the company whose technology Apple utilized in Siri. The notoriously secretive Apple has, it should be said, asked Briggs...
ZAGG iPhone 4S invisibleSHIELD Review, Install Tutorial, Contest [VIDEO]
Congrats to the following winners: @torontopeter JimCru @yeeitsjc Thanks to everyone for entering! ===== If you purchased the iPhone 4S, then you probably are using it in a case, naked, or with some sort of film protector. ZAGG finalized their iPhone 4S invisibleSHIELDs and sent us one for review. The new packages have an extra...
Apple Confirms to Developer Siri Will Not Be Supported on Older Devices
With all the breakthroughs lately in ports of Siri over to the iPhone 4, iPod touch, and iPhone 3GS, some have wondered whether the voice feature will make it onto older devices. Apple has confirmed Siri will not be supported on older devices, in response to a developer's bug report submitted to Apple. The developer...
Consumer Reports Recommends the iPhone 4S As No Reception Problems Were Found
When the iPhone 4 launched last year, Consumer Reports could not recommend the device as 'antennagate' had taken the world by storm. This time around with the iPhone 4S, their researchers found no reception problems and have recommended the device. In special reception tests of the iPhone 4S that duplicated those we did on the...
How To Use Siri Voice Assistant To Launch Your Favorite Apps
While Apple's amazing voice assistant technology a.k.a Siri can do tons of cool stuff, from setting up your meetings & reminders to telling you how many calories are there is a pint of Ben & Jerry's ice-cream, there's still a lot of room for improvement. But since the service is still in 'beta' according to...
Apple Releases iOS 5.0.1 Beta 2, Download Now!
Only two days back, the first beta of iOS 5.0.1 was seeded to the developer community and now Apple has released iOS 5.0.1 beta 2. The previous beta was intended to bring some improvements and fixes to iOS 5.0 which included bugs affecting battery life, while the second beta once again hopes to resolve the...
Siri Sucessfully Ported to iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4G
iOS developer Steven Troughton-Smith has successfully ported a fully working version of Siri over to the iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4G. http://youtu.be/gHQyV9JQzSw http://youtu.be/p8GLwG4_qBY Steven Troughton-Smith has been working on this since the first day he got his hands on an iPhone 4S. He posted his progress on his Twitter feed (@stroughtonsmith), and now with...
Apple Seeking Help From iPhone 4S Owners To Solve Battery Drain Problem
Not all but some iPhone 4S owners have been complaining about rapid battery drains both while in active use and in standby mode. Luckily though, I've not had such a problem with my handset. But now, it seems that the issue is actually quite serious as Apple engineers are reportedly contacting select iPhone 4S users to help them figure out...
Browser Showdown: iPhone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy S II vs Nokia Lumia 800 [VIDEOS]
Nokia recently took the wraps off its latest iPhone 4S competitor, the Lumia 800 while Samsung is already claiming that its Galaxy S II is more powerful than Apple's latest iPhone. As folks at SlashGear got their hands on a Lumia 800 at Nokia World 2011 expo, they decided to pit Nokia's first Windows Phone 7 smartphone against Samsung Galaxy SII...