Loading ...This week, a study has come out from AppStore HQ, claiming that there are about 55,000 app developers between Android and iOS, about 1,500 of which develop for both platforms. AppStore HQ also points out that many high quality applications are from cross platform developers. I wouldn’t quite be surprised, considering they must exert the [...]
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Hulu on Apple devices has been something most users have wanted for a while. Today, Hulu has come out and unveiled that service. This service, Hulu Plus, is an ad-supported service provided by Hulu for $9.99 a month. This provides you with unlimited HD streams of full season runs of shows you would normally find [...]
According to Bloomberg, the beloved “Verizon iPhone” is finally making its way over in January. There are quite a few interesting aspects to this, so here are bullet points to sum it up. The Verizon iPhone will arrive in 2011, around January. Production of the new CDMA iPhone will begin in late 2010, around September. [...]
The iPhone 4 has had its fair share of praise recently, as it deserves, although a seemingly overlooked issue is Apple themselves. Yes, the iPhone 4 has reception issues due to its antennae placement, and Apple’s response has been to either hold it in another position, unlike they demonstrated, or buy a case, more specifically, [...]
I tagged along with a couple people to go to the iPhone 4 launch this week. I probably went at the best possible time; I only stood in the pre-order line for about an hour and a half, while others may very well have spent half their day waiting. Anyway, I snapped these photos in [...]
The year of 2010 is beginning its Summer season with a blast. Countless smartphones are coming out, all whose appeal is to phase out the messaging devices category, and eat into land-line usage. From the new (expected) iPhone 4, to the many Android handsets, smartphones are coming, and get comfy, because they are here to [...]
Posted on June 25th, 2010 in Apple
The Apple iPhone 4 launch week is coming to an end, and I thought I’d share with you a roundup and a small first impressions I had. Excuse the plentiful jump cuts and enjoy. -Simon simon(at)thetechsketch.com
Ryan got his iPhone 4 a day early and so generously agreed to make a first impressions video! Here, he covers the design, Retina Display, build quality, reception, and a bit of iOS4. Ryan’s Twitter -Simon simon(at)thetechsketch.com
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Tomorrow, Apple will unveil their brand spankin’ new iPhone operating system. iPhone OS 4.0 will be showcased, and the rumor mill has been spinning like clockwork. From multitasking to interesting new features seen on the Apple iPad, iPhone OS 4.0 is like to be a large leap from previous iterations. Click the read more button [...]
Apple’s official website has now cited their Battery Replacement Service FAQ, having policies for handling iPads with extremely low battery capacities for a $99 service fee, sending you a brand spankin’ new Apple iPad. Click the read more button to read the FAQ.
iPhone’s TomTom app has got an update to 1.3. This update is a very welcome update, bringing real time traffic and Google local search. Navigon has been ahead of the iPhone for quite some time, so it is nice that TomTom has updated their iPhone app to catch up and maybe even take the lead. [...]
After the long awaited pre-order date of the Apple iPad, Apple has decided to change a few things. The iPad’s mute switch is now a screen rotation lock, according to Apple’s official website. If you remember watching the Keynote in January, you would know that Apple pushed the “hold it any way you feel like” [...]
9To5 Mac has reported a signal which may or may not conclude in multitasking on the iPhone OS. There appears to be a “multitasking dialog box” within the iPhone SDK 3.2 beta which is reported not to have existed in 3.1.3, although not specific to the latest SDK 3.2, beta 4. A nice assumption to [...]