10Dec2011
The iPhone 4S Versus The BlackBerry 9900 – Which Is Better?
The market has been engrossed with the release of BlackBerry phones, but with the recent launch of the Apple iPhone 4s, which of the two smartphones will the market prefer? Stating the features of each smart phone will determine which will appeal most to the crowd.The BlackBerry 9900 already has an advantage over iPhone 4s because of its QWERTY keypad. Though equipped with this keypad, the BlackBerry 9900 also included a touch screen feature in their 2.8-inch screen that displays multimedia
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An Even Better Safari Web Browser on the iPhone 4
On all iOS-powered devices such as 4S and the iPhone 4, the Safari web browser has always allowed users to access the World Wide Web on the go. It has functions that just about any browser had. Now, the iOS 5 has enhanced the capabilities of this application. Here, you will get to know more about these enhancements.With the latest iteration to Apple's mobile platform, you get more features added to the browser's capabilities. These include an article reader that allows users to read text
Read MoreLeave a Comment08Oct2011
Steve Jobs agreed to biography so his children could know him better
Just a few weeks before his death, Steve Jobs revealed in an interview that he agreed to an authorized biography on his life so that his children could know why he wasn’t always there for them. Jobs revealed his motivation in a conversation with Walter Isaacson, the author of his biography, weeks ago at his home in Palo Alto, Calif. At the time, according to Reuters, Jobs was in pain and too weak to climb stairs. “I wasn’t always there for them, and I wanted them to know why
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USB Pedometer lets you take step towards better fitness
Love being fit? Surely you would do well to walk more each day, and just to know how many steps you are supposed to take, it is highly recommended to get a pedometer to help you out. The £24.99 USB Pedometer that you see here is a step in the right direction, so to speak, counting each and every step that you take so that you can clock up those miles and make sure your physician remains up-to-date with your physical activities. Hang the USB Pedometer around your neck, or opt to pop it in the
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Survey: Verizon’s iPhone Gets Better Grades Than AT&T
Apple's iPhone 4 landed on the Verizon network in February. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com iPhone owners responding to a research firm’s survey reported a significantly higher percentage of overall dropped calls on the AT&T network than on Verizon. ChangeWave polled roughly 1,300 iPhone customers on each of the networks, on how frequently they experienced a dropped call in the past 90 days. AT&T iPhone customers reported an average of 4.8 percent of calls dropped, and Verizon iPhone
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Apple’s WiFi iPad 2 said to record better sound than 3G models
In a brief report, iLounge speculates that the discrepancy may stem from Apple's decision to relocate the tablets' built-in microphone port from its original position besides the headphone jack on the first-generation iPad to the top-center of the device, above the FaceTime camera in the new models. As such, the microphone on the WiFi models rests within the device's aluminum housing while the microphone port on the 3G models finds itself embedded in the plastic antenna strip positioned in the
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Apple’s new ‘two is better than one’ iPhone ad promotes Verizon, AT&T
Just days after Verizon launched its first iPhone ad, a new TV spot from Apple for the iPhone 4 highlights both Verizon and AT&T with the pitch "two is better than one." Set to the iconic Blue Danube Waltz by Johann Strauss, the ad displays two iPhone 4s side by side simultaneously tapping, scrolling and pinching their way through various iPhone apps and features, including Facebook, FaceTime, iBooks, Safari and the App Store. The two handsets are then moved away to show the AT&T and
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Hands-On with ReadPad for iPad: Better Than Reeder?
There are three kinds of RSS reader in for the iPad. The first mimics desktop readers and can be powerful (NewsRack) or abandon-ware (NetNewsWire). The second uses RSS, but keeps it a secret (Flipboard). The third category comprises apps which exploit the touch capabilities of the iPad, of which probably the best example is Reeder. ReadPad is in this last category, and is the only one I haven’t deleted after a day (for the record, Reeder is the RSS app I use daily). Like most RSS readers, it
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How the Mac App Store Could Lead to a Better iTunes
Much of the discussion surrounding the Mac App Store has been around the repercussions it will have on Mac application development, but I think the conversation is missing something. I feel the Mac App Store could be the starting point for a better iTunes, or at least the death of iTunes as we know it today. On the Mac, music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, and every other type of media are downloaded and managed through one application: iTunes. This is entirely different from the way things are
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iOS 4.3: Better AirPlay, Hotspot Settings, iPad Gestures
Apple finally allows third-party apps to broadcast video content to Apple TV 2 in the new iOS 4.3 beta released today. Also new in the beta is support for a variety of new multi-touch gestures for the iPad, and new settings for creating a Personal Hotspot, as we suggested it might include earlier. The update represents major improvements to Apple’s mobile operating system. The new AirPlay support allows any third-party app to share video over-the-air with the new Apple TV. That means Hulu
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