Apple’s iPhone 5 and Five "Bizarre" Reasons why you Should Skip it

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It has finally arrived: The much anticipated iPhone 5. Words fail to describe its beauty, fanboys say, so I went to the Apple Store, where a clever and probably illegally strong suction system at the entrance spit me inside.

And then – I touched an iPhone 5 package. I thought it was a joke, that the package would stick to your fingers and pump endorphins into your brain, but oh no – touching is buying, baby.

I’ve been using the iPhone 5 for a week now, and I can tell you already: You can safely skip this one. Here’s 5 solid reasons why the iPhone 5 brings new meaning to the word "bizarre".

1: Bizarre look & feel

In a half-hearted attempt to create a "magical" new phone that comes closer to the iPad, Apple has produced a phone that looks mostly like someone had a good time with a rolling pin. The iPhone 5’s display measures a whopping 5 inches in diagonal, while it has become just 0.15 inch thick. I need tweezers to pick it up, actually.


The "Pay Even More, Get Even Less" phone

Some of my friends thought it was an iPhone-like coaster, actually. Others felt sorry that someone parked his truck on my phone. Damn, one more comment like that and I’ll just add it to my modern arts collection.

2: Bizarre antenna solution

You must have heard of the Grip of Death that made the iPhone 4 such an awkward device to use. To solve this once and for all, the iPhone 5 engineers have decided to use a much more natural antenna – you.

That’s right. The iPhone 5 requires you to raise your pinky like a good gay man to make a decent phone call. You better believe me if you don’t want enjoy raised eyebrows and muffled giggles from your friends, or want to take your calls in toilets.

3: Bizarre battery charging

iPhone owners are notorious for their power-prowling behavior, sucking juice from orphan USB cables and unattended outlets every chance they get. With the iPhone 5, that’s no longer necessary.

You can charge anytime, anywhere, thanks to the new Friction Charging System. It sounds geeky, but it simply means you gotta rub it on your skin to charge it. And the best part: That’s the only way to charge it.

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Review of the Say Who – Voice Dialer App for iPhone

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Features

The application has the following features:

Voice dialing (say a contact name, phone number)

Voice command to Look up contact information

Voice command to launch SMS application

Voice command to launch Google Maps and look up an address.

Users can modify settings.

Supports international dialing.

Audio playback

Review

Several developers have come up with voice dialing applications for the iPhone, and Say Who is one of the more impressive applications of the bunch. It is simple and accurate, and absolutely free!

The application interface is very simple – it isn’t graphically breathtaking, and it does not include flashy controls. The application does not need fancy graphics – it works and what functionality it has, and it does fairly well.

The application offers only two controls, together with a button which displays the help screen. One control is used to toggle the auto dial feature. This option lets the application dial a number with a delay of five seconds. If this option is disabled, the application provides the users with several other options. Pressing 1 proceeds with dialing. In all other instances, the application’s interface sports only one large button that users need to hold down as he speaks the name of the contact he wishes to call.

The application now has vibration and audio cues to let users know that the application is ‘listening’ to the user. The button, which is initially blue, turns red if the device is ‘listening’.

The voice recognition for the application is almost flawless. It even recognizes prefixes. If a contact has several contact numbers, users can specify either ‘mobile’ ‘home’ or ‘office’ by saying the word out loud after saying the contact’s name.

The application also reads from the nickname field of the address book. Numbers not stored in the address book may also be called using Say Who – the user simply needs to say the number out loud.

This feature, however, is not as accurate as saying the contact’s name.A free application, Say Who does fairly well for its intended purpose.

Pricing

The application is freely downloadable at the App Store.

Conclusion

The application’s integration with the iPhone is far above average, as is its reusability. The user interface, however, is just average. Overall, the Say Who application gets a rating of 3.5 out of 5.

4 Free IPhone Applications You Need to Have

1. AIM – AOL Instant Messenger is still the king of the messaging world, if there is such a thing as a messenger world. And if there is, God help us.

Anyways, if you’re an AIMer, download the free AIM application and stay connected with your buddies wherever you’ve got your phone. You can do pretty much everything you can do on AIM on your phone, and of course it’s completely free. Just remember that with the iPhone’s keyboard, there’s no excuse for typing like you’re using a normal cellphone (BTW JK 45PPL OK?)

2. Remote – Once you’ve installed and set up this iPhone application, you can control your iTunes completely from your iPhone, provided that you’ve got a wireless network for both. This can be really useful if you’re the type of person that likes to fall asleep with music playing, or just listen to music and control it from across the room. Possibly the most practical iPhone application on this list.

3. Pandora – The free online radio service recently became available on the iPhone, so get it and enjoy it, because there might not be a whole lot left for Pandora–rumors are that they’re about to close due to radical new legislation that doubles their licensing fees. However, users of the site know that the service is still a free and simple way to find out about new music. You tell it an artist that you like, and it plays songs similar in style to that, using a classification system called the “music genome” that’s surprisingly accurate and fun. Give good songs a thumbs up and bad songs a thumbs down, and after a few tracks you’re sure to come across something you absolutely love.

4. Eventful – Another iPhone application that’s designed to complement a website. Eventful is a website that displays, well, events. The coolest part is that it uses the iPhone’s tracking system to tell you what’s going on around you, so if you’re out on the town looking for something to do, you’ll never draw a blank again.

These applications are all currently available as of the writing of this article. What’s your favorite free iPhone application?

Will There Be An iPhone 5?

 

The Apple iPhone has been hugely popular since it was launched. But, as the saying goes, "nothing lasts forever."

In time, this will probably stand true for Apple. But who will take the throne? There are many question to be answered, and even more to be asked. How much longer will Apple’s mobile device reign last? Will Android be the next iPhone? What will happen after the iPhone is gone?

In the first three days of the iPhone 4 launch, Apple sold 1.7 million devices. Not to mention that a lot of them were pre-ordered, and many stores had to wait until the pre-orders were filled before they could offer the device in stores. Impressive, surely. But will they be able to continue doing this for the rough seas to come?

All in all, the iPhone 4 does not surpass the technology of a lot of the phones on the market. Many of the things that the iPhone 4 offers have been seen before. The two camera feature? They weren’t the first: quite a few phones had this before them. What about the apps? Well, iPhone has definitely had a huge success with their App Store. But Android, Blackberry, and many other phone companies offer the same thing.

A major drawback of the iPhone is its lack of customizability. It took them years to make it so you can simply change the background image, and as far as appearance goes, that’s next to nothing: You can’t change the theme or font style. Nothing to make it your own.

But Android is all about personalization with phones like the myTouch and the Tattoo. They urge you to make the phone 100% you, which is something many people enjoy. Instead of their phone looking like the other 10 million iPhone 4s, it can stand out from the crowd and really represent the user.

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Best Buy Complains About Walmart’s iPhone 5 Holiday Ads

Best Buy allegedly lost $65,000 in profits because of Walmart’s misleading price ads, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

This whole thing started when Walmart cut the price of the iPhone 5 to $127 during the holiday shopping season last month. At that time Best Buy was selling its iPhone 5 for $149.

The problem, Best Buy alleges, is that Walmart was discounting the iPhone 5 when it didn’t have many of them in stock. Best Buy at that time was offering a price-match program to its customers and the company had to drop their price to match that of Walmart’s.

That scenario simply means that Best Buy is filling the stock at a discount that Walmart doesn’t have, which probably led to the feeling of dismay and animosity of Best Buy towards Walmart in this particular instance.

For its part, Walmart has denied the allegations and says that their stores that carried the iPhone 5 were 98 percent in stock.

To make matters go south for Walmart, Best Buy, Toys R Us and other retailers have complained to attorneys general in several states, accusing Walmart of misleading advertising during the holiday shopping season, including a discount on Apple’s iPhone 5, according to that WSJ report.

It would be very interesting what attorneys general in those states would actually do to try to solve the alleged false advertising claim that were lodged against Walmart by Best Buy and the others.

 

What Makes Apple’s iOS 5.0 the Best?

Mobile application development is reaching an all new high with the launch of Apple’s iOS 5.0 and iPhone 5. Apple lived up to its reputation of being an innovator as it unveiled the ground breaking combination of incredible features and services of iOS 5.0 and iPhone 5.

Loaded with more than 200 new features, iOS 5 is set to bring a paradigm shift in mobile application development while iPhone 5 makes usability even better. An upgrade to iOS 5.0 will introduce you to such advanced technology and functionality that makes everything easier.

App folders, comprehensive inbox and data detectors as well as apps that simplify multitasking are the highlights of Apple’s latest offering. Some of the major features that make new Apple iOS game-changing are-

Notification Center- For all your iOS device notifications, a single location has been created with this new notification system. A swipe down from the top of any screen brings you to the Notification center where you can conveniently keep track of all your notifications. You can choose which notification you want to see on the basis of app, time, etc. You can carry on with your current task as new notifications appear at the top of your screen just for a moment. You can act on the notifications on the Lock screen in a single swipe.

iMessage- A whole new messaging service has been created for all the iOS 5 users wherein unlimited text messaging can be done between iOS devices. All that is required is Wi-Fi or 3G for using it. It is inbuilt in the Messages app and allows group messaging as well. You can start a conversation on one iOS device and begin at the same place where you left on another one.

iCloud Integration-This service makes data sharing a breeze. It is a combination of free services that include iTunes, Photo Stream and Documents in the Cloud. It automatically and wirelessly stores content in iCloud and pushes it to all the iOS devices. Any update or changes made in the content on any one device gets automatically updated on all the others. It is seamlessly integrated in the apps and allows data sharing of more than 5GB between the iOS devices.

Siri- Your words are Siri’s command. This feature acts like an intelligent assistant with whose help you can get things done simply by asking. You can speak naturally as Siri figures out the context as you ask. With Siri you can do almost any task, right from making calls to sending text messages to finding answers, directions, setting up meetings, etc. Even complicated calculations can be done simply by asking.

Newsstand-This helps in organizing your magazine and newspaper app subscriptions. Accessing your favorite publications is easier and quicker along with auto updation of new issues with the latest covers. New place specifically for magazine and newspaper subscription on the App store can be accessed directly from Newsstand.

PC Free-Apple devices are no longer dependent on a computer. A Mac or PC is not needed to use apps on your iPad or iPod touch and free iOS software updates can be downloaded directly on these devices while iCloud can facilitate automatic back up of it.

These features are indicative of the bigger and better avenues of innovation and invention made available to the iPhone 5 application developer by the new iOS.

iPhone 5 Battery Case With Apple Official Authorization is Launched by Esorun

(PRWEB) November 18, 2012

Almost everyone these days has a smart phone and iPhone 5 is one of the most popular choices. The product the author obtained this time is an iPhone 5-battery case for the most up to date iPhone users, which not only provides firm protection for your new iPhone 5 from scratches, but features an internal battery as extra power, together with a fantastic design.

When using the brilliant apple iPhone 5, for whatever one’s purpose is, each user would certainly like to keep their new smart phone looking as new for as possible for as long as possible. Therefore a sufficient case is a necessity. Hundreds of styles of cases for the iPhone 5 are arriving, including synthetic and leather fabric and material. There is a wide variety of protective cases available in the marketplace; however, one problem still plagues iPhone 5 users, and that is battery life.

The battery life of the iPhone 5 has not increased from the iPhone 4, and a little from iPhone 4S. The battery life is no longer sufficient for a full day’s use. Many users often complain about this disadvantage at times. That indicates an opportunity for a considerable accessories products market, battery case products specifically, aimed at iPhone 5 users.

However, since Apple changed to the Lightning connector, each previous battery case will no longer be compatible with iPhone 5, whose 8-pin adapter connector is inserted a special chip. It’s a patent of Apple, and while Apple will authorize and approve such companies and products, it’s not proceeding at "lightning" rate. Every third party company who wants to get an official authorization (MFI certificate) from Apple will have to wait for another several months because of the shortage of capacity of Foxconn, Apple’s biggest contact manufacturer in China. This reason is why until now battery-augmented cases for this iPhone 5 are still largely missing.

After deeply researching the accessories market for iPhones, one slick battery case possessing MFI authorization has been designed by Shenzhen Esorun Technology Limited Company, a professional digital products supplier specializing in power banks and phone accessories. They produce a product that is one of the best battery cases aimed at the iPhone 5 power case accessories market up to now not only because its Apple’s official MFI certificate, but because of its multifunction design.

This outstanding iPhone 5 battery case not only supplies firm protection for new iPhone 5 from scratches and scrapes, but features a built-in 3000mAh Li-polymer battery, together with the ability to double as a fashionable and convenient holder. It looks fantastic as a battery case as well as a lovely movie player fitting. This Apple authorized accessory will triple the power of your favorite iPhone 5, meanwhile providing a stylish case with a secure frame for overall protection against unexpected marks and scrapes. The battery can be charged through a Micro USB port (normally 5-pin connector), which means users can save on the cost and use existing cable; no need to spend extra money getting a new cable.

A specialist from Shenzhen Esorun Tech explained that they had scheduled to publish this lovely battery case on 25th,Dec, but they had to postpone its launch of this much-anticipated battery case for iPhone 5 because the delay of the shortage of Apple’s official chips. Latest news is that the first batch of samples will be launched on 18th,Feb. The first batch of clients could share their personal experience and contribute more information soon. Any way, it is believed to be a valuable battery case for iPhone 5 after reviewed its overall original design idea and comprehensive data it is worthy of consideration. Latest news is few samples are available for wholesale buyers. One of Video link is available at youtube now.

What Do You Know about iPhone 6?

You want an iPhone 6? What do you want iPhone 6 look like? How much budget are you planning for an iPhone 6? An iPhone 6 can be genuinely better that iPhone 5, iPhone 4s, iPhone 4 etc. but also chances that worse. So many people pay attentions for the iPhone 6 that there are some rumors about it. Here I tell you some opinion about these rumors.

About the Outside Look: Does iPhone 6 have a 4.8 inch Display?

Yesterday, a new report said Apple had a plan for a 4.8-inch iPhone ‘Math’ also called iPhone 6 but might this be a hint? According to some rumors, Apple is going to launch iPhone 5S in June or July and a cheaper new version iPhone-iPhone6 in September this year.

According to Commercial Times, Apple also intends launching iPhone 6 with a 4.8-inch display, which it claims is called the ‘iPhone Math’. It also mentioned that Apple is already booking components from suppliers for the iPhone 6.

What do you think about this news? iPhone 6 is also iPhone Math? How does it make sense? An iPhone mini or nano makes sense as a name for the new iPhone; as does an iPhone Pro, but what exactly is an iPhone Math? It makes no sense at all. What’s more, I can’t believe that Apple will release a new iPhone with as unattractive a name as “iPhone Math”.

About the 4.8-inch display rumor, some argues that Apple doesn’t usually follow what other firms do: even though larger screen smartphones are getting more and more popular, it doesn’t mean Apple will follow the trend.

If iPhone 6 upgrades to a 4.8-inch display, it requires developers to tweak their apps for the new screen size. That’s reason enough for us to negate the rumor.

iPhone 6’s Release Date: When will It Come Out Exactly?

As we all know that, Apple only launchs an iPhone once a year, so does iPad. It’s worth pointing out that no one had predicted the introduction of a new iPad alongside the launch of the iPad mini last year. iPad min came out just six months after the release of “the new iPad” earlier in 2012.

This implies that Apple has no problem speeding up the release schedule for its product no matter iPad or iPhone. So, it makes sense that the rumor said Apple would lauch an iPhone 5S in June or July and an iPhone 6 in September in 2013.

In the world of rumor, there is no truth. While it currently seems possible Apple might reveal an iPhone 5S this year, that possibility isn’t true until it actually reveals something.

Tip for Those Who Have an iPhone 5, 4S, 4 or 3GS: You May be Interested in

Are you already one of the billions of iPhone users? Do you enjoy your phone? Have you accidentally deleted some precious photos on your iPhone and being anxious to get them back? After the iOS update, maybe you lost important photos, contacts, text messages and have no backup before update, can you restrieve the missing items? Due to some reason you have to restore your iPhone into factory settings and all your contents were erased, any way to recover data from iPhone after factory restore?

Definitely, you can! iPhone data recovery fits your need to recover iPhone data you deleted or lost including photos, contacts, messages, call history, calendars, notes, and voice memos. It supports data recovery for iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, and iPhone 3GS.

Check out this tutorial for iPhone data recovery: goo

Latest Rumors for Apple iPhone 6

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The Apple iPhone 4S Is The Perfect Multimedia Smartphone

In this article I will take a look at some of the multimedia features found in the popular Apple iPhone 4S. This handset is well known for its versatility and indeed its multimedia capabilities.

The iPhone 4S comes equipped with iTunes as standard, which is Apple’s famous portal for downloading multimedia content such as music, videos and movies. You need iTunes installed on your computer to activate your new iPhone, so Apple has cleverly ensured that every one o its iPhone customers already has an account so that they are already in a position to buy new content via the app on the phone. Users can browse one of the largest multimedia libraries in the world, and choose to purchase individual tracks or entire albums. The same can be done for videos, where users can purchase entire TV series or individual episodes, through to blockbuster movies.

One content has been downloaded, it can then be accessed through the iPod application which is also included as standard with the iPhone 4S. This has the exact same functionality as the popular iPod touch, and allows users to easily find and play their music and videos. Users are able to create custom playlists, or browse content by Album, Artist, Title or Genre etc. The innovative and eye catching coverflow interface allows users to browse music by scrolling through album art. Of course, users can plug in a pair of the iconic which Apple earphones to listen to music on the go, and these are included for free with the handset.

Multimedia of course plays are large part of the appeal of the iPhone 4S and other iPhone models. But there is a lot more to like about the device. There is an 8 megapixel camera with 1080p (full HD) video capture and LED flash, the high resolution retina display, and the well known capabilities as an internet browsing device. Of course, there is also access to the AppStore, which allows users to browse hundreds of thousands of apps, which can be downloaded straight to the handset. This makes the iPhone 4S one of the most versatile smartphones in the world, as the hardware is already in place to allow app developers to create increasingly varied apps.

When it was launched in summer 2011, the iPhone 4S introduced a couple of very innovative features to the iPhone franchise. These included Siri and iCloud. The latter allows users to wirelessly share content between compatible Apple devices such as iMacs, iPads and other iPhones. Siri is the much publicised voice activated personal assistant which utilises all the apps at the phone’s disposal to answer questions, provide directions, write and send messages and much more, just by following the user’s voice command.

As you can see, the iPhone 4S is a very versatile device, but one area where it really stands out is in multimedia use. If you regularly use your smartphone for multimedia tasks, the iPhone 4S is among the best choices. It is available now on several UK networks, with some even offering the handset for free on selected tariffs.

Reasons Why IPhone 5 Will Not Outdo the Samsung Galaxy S2

The most anticipated Smartphone of the year being the apple iphone 5 is expected to arrive in October, while the Samsung Galaxy S2 has hit the US last week. The Samsung Galaxy S2 was become the best selling Samsung phone ever. Samsung has become apple’s biggest competitor. Apple has become scared of Samsung that they went to the extent of suing Samsung and seeking the stop of sales worldwide. Samsung has now seeking the ban the sale of iphone 5. The company alleged that iphone and ipad 2 has violated multiple wireless technology patients that it holds.

The Samsung galaxy S2 is offering the 8 megapixel camera with Flash and can record HD video in 1080p offering the richest video content on a Smartphone. All the versions of Galaxy S2 will be supported by the 4 g data speed which is four times faster than the iphone 5 is offering. Even though both superphones are basking in their glory of hype, there are a few reasons why the Samsung galaxy S2 will overpower the iphone 5. The display of the galaxy S2 has featured the Super AMOLDED plus capacitive touch screen display. The super AMOLED plus is considered to be the best available technology for mobile displays. The RGB matrix makes for the display to be sharper, making the smaller text clear. The super AMOLED plus also makes display enhanced to make text more readable, delivers great color, slimmer form and better battery consumption than the previous phones. The incredibly high resolution makes it better than the retina display then the iphone 5. The operating system being offered by iphone 5 will have all the same features that Android operating system has been offering.

The new Android’s new operating system will be a single operating system across Smartphones and tablets. This operating system will interface with the excellence of Android Honeycomb to smart phones including updated app launcher, interactive, and new home – screen widgets, holographic user interface and multi – tasking panel. Apple has a huge App store, but Android market has improved in quantity and quality. Making a larger selection of app that is free unlike the iphone 5.

The Samsung galaxy S2 will be supported by Flash and full HD video inside the Adobe Flash Player. There are not many devices that full support HD video playback even inside Adobe Flash Player. The iphone 5 doesn’t support Flash. Apple claims that, the Adobe Flash crashes more times and is a power hog. The galaxy S2 comes with a memory that is expandable and the battery is removable. The iphone 5 will not have removable storage. The galaxy has a large advantage with 1 GB RAM to match the dual core processor. If the galaxy S2 was used all the time, then the user would be able to get 10 hours of battery.

These are the reasons why the Samsung galaxy will outdo apple iphone 5 by far.