Remember Locationgate and when Steve Jobs said Apple doesn’t track anyone and that Android tracks everything? Well, it turns out he had inside information. Specifically, iPhones also use Carrier IQ. However, unlike other smartphone makers, Apple actually gives a damn about privacy.
Barriers to entry matter. Similarly, endorsements, especially from A-list universities, make a difference, as well. Combine the two and developers have a big incentive to chose the platform that, happily enough, also pays better than the competition.
Some folks are noticing reduced battery performance after upgrading to iOS 5. If this means you, there are some easy things you can do to get some or all of that back. From networking settings to trimming back notifications or even disabling some services, you don’t have to take it lying down.
Twitter, Twitter everywhere. Whether it’s a webpage, photo and your latest adventures at Chipotle Grill, it’s now easier than ever on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad to broadcast whatever you’re doing or thinking to the whole world gosh darned world. Step inside for the super simple set up you needed to make single sign on happen right now.
Whether you’ve got an original iPad or have Apple’s second generation tablet, iOS 4.3 has a lot to offer. To make sure you getting the most out of the device after the update, you definitely need to download this free, hundreds of pages long ebook.
Paying for that half-caff hazelnut soy latte at Starbucks will be that much easier when people start using the newest payment system at Starbucks, a way that utilizes the iPhone that we all know and love.
Apple will almost certainly not get a fix out in time for the daylight savings bug currently afflicting the iPhone around the world, but there is a way that you can save yourself a lot of trouble when it’s your turn.
It’s as easy as one-two-three, really. And, best (worst) of all, there’s a short, sweet and extremely easy to follow video on how to do it yourself. The haters will rail and the fanbois waffle, and that can only mean one thing — it’s just another day.
As it transpires there are apparently still some proximity sensor issues, at least for some users, with the iPhone 4, wherein a user’s face can hang up the phone. There may be an additional fix waiting in the wings.
Putting the pieces together is fun on the iPhone 4, just because there are so many cool pieces. For example, it is now extremely easy to send a video voicemail by combining a few iPhone features.
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