TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 315
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank
JEFF for sending in the music you hear in the background. JEFF wrote:
Hi Rob,
I made this song with my iphone 4s using the GarageBand app. For free downloads and more music follow me @jeffj6 on twitter.
Regards,
Jeff J
SONG_Dead_Alive.mp3
Thanks JEFF for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank ANTHONY for sending in the Artwork for today's show. ANTHONY wrote the following.
Hi Rob.
This image was made on my iPhone 5 using the LAYRS and the COLOUR SPLASH apps.
The original image was a long exposure photo taken of the clear night sky above a small church on the shores of Lake Taupo, known for its trout fishing. Credit to Ian Ashmore for the photo.
I used LAYRS to separate the sky from the church, then added a dazzle filter and changed the hue of the sky. I then captured the Tii logo from the Tii app wallpaper and overlayed the logo over the night sky.
Lastly I imported the image into COLOUR SPLASH and grayscaled the church.
Always enjoy listening to your podcast and staying up to date with all things IOS from here in New Zealand.
Anthony H
Turangi, New Zealand
Well ANTHONY Thanks again for sending in this artwork and folks you can see ANTONY'S artwork in the Tii App in the extras for ep 315
- or if you subscribe via iTunes on your computer as the album artwork and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:30
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Our tablet will be better than the iPad. unquote
Chang Ma, VP Marketing Mobile Devices at LG, 20th August 2010
And here we are 4 years later and LG is the First name you think of when you think tablets - ok maybe not but hey how about the second name - ummm nope - 3rd name - yeah - a big NO there as well - ok - well then maybe 4th name. Yeah - that would be a no as well. Surely they must be in the Top 5 names - right ? Oh my I Guess that is a no as well. But I am sure they are somewhere in the top 20 - Wonder is Mr Ma is still with LG. Just Sayin.
03:26
For Promo codes - On Ep 314 we offered up chances to win promo codes for the APP - PUZZLESQUE - I will be giving those Promo codes out later this week - you can find more info about that app at the beginning of Ep 314
This week we have promo codes for a couple of apps - the first one is the APP - THETA Poker Pro - 3 words - Here is the review from the Dev - PLAY PROMO CODE THETA POKER - Thanks to ROBERT for his review of his App THETA POKER PRO and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this app - send an email to todayinos at gmail dot com and put THETA in the subject line.
The Second App we have promo code for is the App - Y Y Y Y Y - one word 5 LETTER Y'S - Here is the review from the Dev - PLAY PROMO CODE FOR YYYYY - Thanks to the Dev for his review of his APP Y Y Y Y Y and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this APP - send an email to todayinos at gmail dot com and put Y Y Y Y Y in the subject line. THAT IS 5 Y'S ALL AS ONE WORD.
As Always - just send in one email for one specific App. If you send in multiple emails or ask for multiple apps in a single email - then well - No Soup for you.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
07:38
http://www.macrumors.com/2014/07/21/ios-8-beta-4-tidbits/
Apple Released iOS 8 Beta 4 last week. And the Beta keeps on getting more useful and stable from what I can see.
One of the major new features with Beta 4 was the introduction of the Native App Tips - it gives users tips on how to use iOS 8 on a weekly basis.
Display and Brightness are broken out from Wallpaper in Settings - but strangely enough the brightness settings are still also under Wallpaper.
Under Privacy - there is now an icon fro Home Data - which will list Apps requesting access to Home Data.
Under Messages - Audio and Video messages each get their own separate expiration options.
Under Mail, Contacts and Calendars - For contacts - under show in App switcher - you can toggle off Phone Favorites and Recents. This will keep your contacts from showing in the App switcher.
Under Mail section - There are swipe options for swipe left and swipe Right. So you can make swipe where it marks a message as read and another to flag the message for example.
In the Keyboard options for General - Quick type toggle to turn on / off - now is called Predictive.
Under the new features for chewing up your battery section is the new Section for Handoff & Suggested Apps - This has toggles for Handoff and for Suggest Apps - there are toggles for My Apps and App Store - According to the description quote Show installed apps or App store suggestions for apps relevant to your current location on the lock screen and in the App switcher as your phones location services drains down your battery like 6 year old sucking down a capri sun juice pouch. unquote - will except for maybe that last part. Battery Saving hint - toggle them all off.
When I sit here and Try to keep track of all the tips needed for saving your battery in iOS 8 it makes me feel like Apple almost needs to have its own app dedicated to recommending different tips. Just Sayin.
Control Center got a slight tweak to its look.
There were some other slight tweaks / updates as we inch closer to the GM release well that and the fact The Bug Report app is gone - that one is kind of a hint it is getting closer to the GM.
Is it perfect or 100% stable - heck no - I get random crashes especially with the podcasts app. So I think we need at least one if not two more Beta's - but it may just be one more.
http://www.zdnet.com/ios-8-beta-4-released-to-developers-includes-
new-tips-app-7000031833/
http://9to5mac.com/2014/07/21/ios-8-beta-4-includes-new-tips-
app-with-quick-feature-tutorials/
10:41
http://fortune.com/2014/07/18/how-many-ipads-did-apple-
sell-last-quarter-7/
Apple announced their fiscal 3rd quarter numbers - or what the rest of us call Q2 2014 numbers last week - leading up to the call the Anal-ists were all out there throwing around their Predictions - and as usual Philip Elmer dewit rounded up all these guesses. For iPads - the analysts average 14.43 Mil units sold with a high guess of 16 Mil by Horace Dediu and a low of 12.26 by T-Michael Walkley - and the actual retail numbers was - 13.3 Mil units sold Putting Bill Choi of Janney Capital closest to the pin.
For iPhones sold - Alexander Peterc had a high guess of 39.68 Mil units sold last quarter - with Amit Daryanani guessing at 31.8 Mil and all the analysts had an average of 35.88 Mil units sold - with the actual number coming in at 35.2 Mil units sold. That means there was a 4 way tie for closest to the pin with Daniel Tello, Stephen Turner, Timothy Arcuri and Uncle Gene Munster all guessing 35.0 Mil units sold. Congrats to Uncle Gene - I guess I can not call him always wrong anymore.
That means to date over 550 million iPhones have sold, and over 224 Million iPads have been sold.
Some other info from the Quarterly call - iPod's sold - yes they still make iPod's - and last quarter 2.9 Mil of them found new homes. Overall Apples Cash pile grew from 150.6 bil to 164.5 billion dollars - most over seas. Apple had revenue of $37.4 Bil vs 35.3 Billion in the year ago quarter. Apple Generate 10.3 Billion in cash flow and returned over 8 Billion via dividends and share buy backs. Apple will also be doing another dividend payment of $0.47 per share in August - that amount per share is the same as before the split on an adjusted basis.
Some other miscellaneous trivia from the call - Apple said over 20 Million people watched the WWDC keynote session - a new record.
CarPlay is being integrated by 29 different auto manufacturers. Sales in the BRIC countries for the iPhone were up 55% yr over yr. 13 Mil iPads have been sold to Education globally to date. Devs have earned over $20 Billion dollars to date with over half of that in the past 12 months.
Now one downer for the call was the iPad sales - Tim cook did not try to get into explanations of shifting inventory and churn like last call - he simple said iPad sales were below what analysts expectations were and they were down year over year - 13.3 mil this year vs 14.6 mil in the same quarter a year ago. The 13.3 mil number is the worst number for the past 9 quarters to put that in more perspective.
Forward guidance for next quarter was also lower over-all, than what anal-ists expected. So iPhone sales just below expectations - iPads sales well below - and forward guidance below expectations - and all that would of course mean Apples stock has taken a beating since the call - right - I mean in the past couple of years news like this would mean a huge decline for Apple - right - ummm no. Apple stock ended Monday at a 12 month high of $99.02 - just south of the all time high of $100 dollars and a few coins. Seems Anal-ists are pretty excited about the iPhone 6 mockups out there.
http://fortune.com/2014/07/17/how-many-iphones-did-
apple-sell-last-quarter-14/
http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/
14lhbadvljhbasdfvljhbasdfvljhbasdfvljhb7/event/
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2014/07/19FY-14-
Third-Quarter-Results-Conference-Call.html
http://money.cnn.com/2014/07/22/technology/
apple-earnings/index.html
http://www.eweek.com/mobile/tim-cook-admits-
lower-cost-used-iphone-sales-are-good-for-apple.html
15:54
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9249957/
The_other_Apple_economy_2B_in_devices_on_eBay?pageNumber=1
Thanks to Dr. John for this next one - which kind of addresses on of the things Tim Cook discussed on the conference call - and that is about what happens to old iOS device. Unlike old Android devices or heck even basically new Android devices - Old iOS devices don't just get stuck in a draw somewhere and forgotten. There is no need for the island of Misfit iOS devices. Seems when most people move on to a new iOS device - their old device either gets handed down to someone in the family - Hello my wife and boys. Or it gets sold either to someone like Gazelle or Usell or directly to another consumer via a service like craigslist or eBay - and that brings us to the article from Dr. John that talks about how big a deal that is for eBay. Nearly $2 Billion with a b dollars worth of slightly used Apple devices were sold on Ebay over just the past 12 months in the US alone. This according to Apple.
From the article quote
The iPhone dominated on the online auction site, accounting for 55% the $1.94 billion in sales of Apple goods. Meanwhile, Mac products accounted for 20% of Apple sales on eBay and iPad sales represented 19% of the total.
However, the iPod was a heartier competitor on eBay than it is in the market for new Apple products, accounting for 7% of all sales of Apple goods on the site.
unquote. iPod sales by the way direct from Apple are now at 1% of revenue.
One of Cooks comments per the resale market was quote
"I think the great thing is that our products command a much higher resale value than others do. And so that leads to a larger trade-in. And from my perspective, that [means a] larger ecosystem [because] more people wind up getting on iPhone. And if we get somebody to try an Apple product and then buy an Apple product, the likelihood that they begin buying other Apple products is very high."
unquote
It seems in Cooks and Apples mind they are going to support the price sensitive market by coming out with cool new products to get the early adopters to upgrade often and push their used Apple ware down to the more price sensitive parts of the market - get them hooked on Apple product and then hopefully they realize the value of buying more apple product and they move up the food chain when possible.
So to put it another way - Apple does not care if you drink the Kool-aid from their cup or from the cup of one of their customers - just as long as your are drinking the Apple cool-aid they are happy. They just don't want people drinking that Android drink - you know the one - it was the horrible Orange drink you got at McDonalds back in the 70's for birthday parties - not quite a fruit drink not quite cough syrup - it lived somewhere in between. Yeah - I bet that is a childhood memory quite a few you had suppressed for some time. Anyway that Orange McDonalds drink is the best way to explain what the Android folks are trying to resell.
19:23
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21:39
VOICEMAIL MESSAGE - Ben_CA_answr_transfer_data
Hi Rob,
I am a man with vision impairment from birth And have been given an apple iPhone 4s from my parents and it really easy to use with a vision impairment because it is easy to read and operate with Siri I can't thank apple Enough for such a great device for the vision impairment people
Regards,
Jon P
Hi Rob,
You brought up the whole issue of accessability with regard to Apple. As a blind person it's difficult to explain how useful my iPhone and IOS devices are. I've been using computers now since the 80's (I'm 43) and when the first iPhone came out I was not a happy person. It was obvious to everyone back then that touch screens were the future. Well, obvious to everyone but BB and Microsoft. Anyhow, at that time I thought that touch screens spelled the end of accessability for mobile devices for blind people. However, in 2009 Apple proved me wrong when they introduced VoiceOver on the 3gs. This really was a revolution. I'd argue it was a larger revolution than the original iPhone was for sighted people. All these years later Android is still woefully behind and Windows Phone remains completely inaccessible; for the ten people out there who use it.
As for what Tim Cook said about ROI for making their devices accessible; well, I have a 64gb 5s and an iPad Air and Retina Mini both of which are 64gb cellular models. All of these devices were purchased to replace earlier models. Seems they are not losing money on me. Not to mention my 2013 13-inch i7 Retina MBP (which I mostly use for Windows on bootcamp). Windows still beats OS X for accessability.
Did I mention I am a happy Apple share holder? All good.
Regards,
Kevin B
Hey Rob,
Great coverage of the NFB Resolution and accessibility on a mainstream podcast. Awesome! BTW: I know you were trying to get a point across, but the Amazon Kindle app has been accessible now since may 2013. Always yaaay to more books!
Regards.
Chelsea
Hi Chelsea - Thanks for the follow up on the Kindle App and thanks to others with the same follow up - and if I was really on my Game - I would have mentioned after reading that comment about the kindle - that since that time - Amazon put in the resources and listened to the users and made it accessible friendly. But that on their own it did take until 2013 to get to that point. If I was on my Game I would have. But way too many 5 Hour energy drinks to do that.
And did I mention what a nightmare I think the Health app is. For those going how did we transition to that? Well Because I tried to track my caffeine intake in the Health app - and wow - what an un-apple app. If you want to use that app to track what you consume - yeah good luck with that. I know it is not fully released - but still - the UI is just plain daunting if you have to look for categories to enter what you are consuming. There should be a way for items you put to your dashboard to tap and enter quickly a new consumption. Like with caffeine - chances are each time you drink a drink with caffeine it will have the same amount as last time - why not have a quick plus button to add at that time your normal amount. Ok - did I mention I am not a fan of the Health app. Lets hope this gets the full apple treatment in the future and is more - much much more user friendly and well just useable for that mater.
VOICEMAIL MESSAGE - Gary_fdbk_app_backup_capabilities
27:45
https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now well over 1,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
Per the Post we mentioned on the last episode about what type of iPhone 6 you want - here is an update to those numbers:
3 People staying with 5S
6 went with the 4 in
22 went with 4.7 in
14 went with 5.5 in - including yours truly.
19 went with Space Grey
9 went with silver
11 went with gold
4 did not care on color
8 went with 32 gb
21 went with 64 gb
13 went with 128 gb
1 went with any storage
So the popular device looks to be a 4.7 Inch Space Grey iPhone 6 with 64 GB of Storage.
One new popular post in the G+ community this past week came from - the very evil Chris Andrews - who posted a picture of the stop watch app showing 8 1/100ths of a second with the following text Quote Who can beat my stop watch score. Start and stop the built in iPhone stop watch see if you can beat my time. unquote. To which many of us wasted some time trying to beat this time - and a few other posted their results with Javier M ultimately breaking the spell on all of us by posting a time of 1 1/100th of a second - for the best time possible. Thanks Javier - your dedication is appreciated by many of us - but probably not by your employer.
- These past couple of weeks there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 1000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
29:43
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2014/07/21Apple-
Announces-Eighth-Annual-iTunes-Festival-in-London.html
Thanks to Apple for this next one - and that is per their Press release titled - Apple announces Eight annual iTunes festival in London. From the description - quote
iTunes Festival Returns to the Legendary Roundhouse for 30 Days with the World’s Biggest Artists Including Maroon 5, Pharrell Williams, Beck, Sam Smith, Blondie, Kylie, David Guetta, 5 Seconds of Summer, Calvin Harris, Chrissie Hynde & Many More
unquote
As apple states the performances of which there will be 60 in September - 2 a day - will be streamed live or on demand on your iOS device or Apple TV or via iTunes on your computer.
They are also doing a contest in which Music Fans from across the world can win tickets to the live events. Just send your head shots, body measurements, BMI and Date of Birth to Apple for your chance to win. Or go to itunesfestival dot com for a (cough) chance to win.
More info in the press release which you can find in the show notes for ep 315 at today in iOS dot com.
30:54
http://techtonictimes.blogspot.com/2014/07/apple-iphone-
6-photo-leak-shows-rear.html
Ok - How many people remember back when the iPhone 4 was the latest unit - the rear panel I talked about with the lighted apple logo of with Steve's image in the Apple? It was a really cool and very geeky mod. And one I loved to show off until I broke the back. Well an iPhone that comes with a lit up logo officially has been kind of a dream of mine and others for some time and now it looks based on parts leaks as a dream that I and others will finally see come to fruition with the iPhone 6. That's right a light up logo looks to be in my future once again.
This is no every day leak from the likes of Digitimes or BGR - nope this comes from Sonny Dickson - who seems to know exactly the right people to pay off on the production lines in China to get these type of parts.
Now another rumor per this part said the reason for the pass through opening for the logo in the back case was not for a light up logo or a logo that flashes for messages - but rather for the placement of an NFC chip. Ummm no - I think NFC is N O when it comes to future Apple iPhones - I think iBeacons is the way Apple is going and not NFC. It just seems like Apple has tried to distance itself from NFC in the past. We shall see in the future. But my Money is on a light up logo and no NFC.
32:29
http://www.businessinsider.com/iphone-6-parts-leak-
in-new-photos-2014-7
And to back up the leak from Sonny Dickson - comes another leak of components - this one claims to show some of the internal components Apple will use in its iPhone 6. And guess what the screw holes match up exactly with the base that Sonny dickson leaked a week earlier. Nice to see the leaked photos of components fitting together.
Yeah the leaks just keep on keeping on.
32:52
http://money.cnn.com/2014/07/22/technology/mobile/
apple-iwatch-patent/index.html
If you are a long time listener of this show you know I say stay away from looking at Patents Apple is awarded as a future potential device - because if they are awarded a patent and said device or technology is not already out - it likely will not be out any time soon or maybe never at all.
And thus I am left in a big big quandary. Part of me says - stick to your guns on that stance - it has proved true for the past 7 years of doing this show.
Then there is the part of me that for the last 18 months has been saying an iWatch is coming an iWatch is coming.
See Apple was just granted a patent for what can only be described as an iWatch.
Said iWatch's specs include what you would expect - Touchscreen, Accelerometer, GPS receiver, bluetooth, and alerts via Vibration. It would connect to a mobile device display notifications, and allow users to accept or decline phone calls - all pretty standard fare and much of what my pebble can do. But then there are a few things a little more unique - like it having on board storage to store your music and videos - plus a headphone jack and you can use said iWatch with no phone necessary.
In the patent it is said the device could respond to specific movements from the user like shaking or tapping your wrist to accept or decline calls. The patent even made mention of a nonmetallic band - and a square face.
So here is what I say about the patent - this per say is likely NOT the iWatch - but some of the features will be in THE iWatch - with some others not mentioned in the patent also showing up.
But I do find the timing of the release of the patent interesting.
Should be an interesting if not expensive fall.
Right now I am looking at getting a new iPhone 6 - if a 5.5 inch version is released, An iWatch and a new Mac Book Pro.
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35:35
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/21/iphone-
6-screen-sapphire-scratch-resistant-gorilla-glass-video
Lets talk a little about the Sapphire glass that may or may not be showing up on the iPhone 6 - again as I warned - don't be fooled into thinking it will be indestructible - it will not be.
And some recent videos showing the front panel - while they show it is much less likely to scratch - these videos show it can scratch. And is likely not pure sapphire. One video shows them scratching the front of an iPhone 5S with sandpaper - but the Home button does not scratch. Seems the Gorilla glass has a hardness rating around 6.4 - but the pure sapphire home button is the second hardest substance with a hardness rating of 9. Diamond is a 10. They used some sandpaper one with a hardness of 7 and one with 8 - and in both cases they easily scratched the gorilla glass on the 5S - but did not scratch the home button.
When both were turned on the reported iPhone 6 - both were also able to scratch the iPhone 6 glass - but not as much and not as easily. This means one of two things - the glass is a fake and not really what Apple is going to use or two - Apple is not going to use pure sapphire for the main glass - but some hybrid mix with Sapphire. Again the iPhone 6 glass did scratch but was much harder to scratch and scratched less.
As one expert said - the only way we will know for sure what Apple is using for the iPhone 6 is to get one when it is launched - and then break up the glass and look at it under a microscope. And well expect some people to be falling over themselves to do just that and get the video up on youtube before anyone else once the iPhone 6 does launch likely September 19th or 26th.
37.57
http://www.zdnet.com/the-apple-backdoor-that-wasnt-7000031781/
There was one non-story that the Apple haters were also quick to trip over themselves to report on and condemn Apple with not a single bit of oh what is that word or words I am looking for Ohh year Journalism or fact checking. Seems this quote security expert unquote who goes by the title NerveGas - released a presentation at Hackers on Planet Earth in which he said he reported finding code being active in iOS devices that he could ONLY attribute to Apple putting in a back door for the government to use said code. And well - NO - or as Apple basically put - HECK NO - no way - no how - never happened. Doing your Fracking homework. And a few other choice words.
Now before Apple could vehemently deny said accusations which they did pretty quick and also explain what NerveGas found - here are some of the sites that quickly hung Effigies of Apple from the nearest light post and set them on fire.
The Guardian, Forbes, Times of India, The Register, Ars Technica, MacRumors, Cult of Mac, Apple Insider, InformationWeek, Read Write Web, Daily Mail, ZDNet AND MANY MANY MORE.
They all condemned or re-reported as fact that which none of them bothered to even try to fact check or ask a real Security expert with out a name lifted from an 80's comic book. Per the code that was found and its use here is exactly what Apple said - and which has been backed up by Real security experts.
Quote
"We have designed iOS so that its diagnostic functions do not compromise user privacy and security, but still provides needed information to enterprise IT departments, developers and Apple for troubleshooting technical issues. A user must have unlocked their device and agreed to trust another computer before that computer is able to access this limited diagnostic data. The user must agree to share this information, and data is never transferred without their consent.
As we have said before, Apple has never worked with any government agency from any country to create a backdoor in any of our products of services."
unquote
So for those of you that sent in links to the early articles - nothing to see here - move along - move along.
Now that is not to say Apple can't get your info out of your iOS device if it is locked down - as we reported here before a few times - they can - if say the government needs info off of it for a trial or court case and they have a court order they can send your physical device to Apple and 4 or so months later they will get it back unlocked - but it is not a quick process - and it is definitely not a remote access - just one they can only do when they physically have said device.
And all those quick to string up Apple are also ones likely with an Android device - Whom I guess do not need to worry about a back door vulnerability not when there are so many side doors the government and others can go through to get at their data - just sayin.
I think one Security expert I read on this subject summed it up best - the Hacker that did this presentation was looking for PR and those reporting on his findings were looking for web traffic - not a good combo.
http://www.tuaw.com/2014/07/22/apple-denies-it-included-
backdoor-services-in-ios/
http://blogs.computerworld.com/cybercrime-and-hacking/24175/
security-expert-rejects-apple-nsa-ios-backdoor-claims
41:52
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101863259
Continuing with the theme of Bad reporting - Thanks to Jason Steele for the heads up on this horrible article.
The title of this next one is Quote Apple could be obsolete in 3 years: Analyst.
Now part of the horrible reporting is not that an analyst said Apple could be obsolete in 3 years - Yes and the earth could be hit by a giant Asteroid and the Royals could win the world series. Two are completely far fetched ideas and the other is only slight far fetched.
No the horrible part of the article is the first paragraph which is often all many read and it is quote
Apple could be "obsolete" in three years, due to increasing competition and "make-believe" valuations in the technology sector, one analyst told CNBC on Thursday.
unquote
Except if you watch the interview with said analyst or read the article fully - that is not at all what the analyst said. He never ever said Apple was a make-believe valuation - that was later in the conversation talking about Netflix and Facebook and Amazon types with crazy PE's. Apples PE is a conservative sub-20 - even with it sitting at a 12 month high. But if all you did was read that first paragraph that is not what is said at all.
So CNBC in General and Arjun Kharpal - shame on you - please dig back out the J-school 101 book and do some re-reading.
43:48
VOICEMAIL MESSAGE - BILL_Broklyn__Tip_clean_Connector4S
Hi Rob
Following on from the previous email, I found the below:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4486
Does My Photo Stream use my iCloud storage?
No. Photos uploaded to My Photo Stream don't count against your iCloud storage
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5903
Do Shared Photo Streams use my iCloud storage?
No. Photos uploaded to Shared Photo Streams do not count against your iCloud storage.
Regards,
Steve W
Hi Rob,
Clock experts say whensnooze alarms were invented, the gears in alarm clocks were standardized. The snooze gear was introduced into the existing mix and its teeth had to mesh with the other gears' teeth. The engineers had to choose between a gear that made the snooze period nine-plus minutes or 10-plusminutes.
Regards, Luke G
Hi Rob,
Further to the callers question in the last episode about the 9min snooze, please find a link that was discussed on the today in ios google plus page https://plus.google.com/102524769836185079840/posts/TpX55pxhMLa
Turns out that there is no way to change the standard stock alarm app, but some good suggestions anyways
Regards
Daniel
Preston
UK
Hi Rob
I am responding to the caller in episode 314 that asked about adjusting the snooze time on the native clock app. The default 9 minute snooze length can't be adjusted, but say if wanted a 5 minute length, what you can do is set multiple alarms at 5 minute intervals. If you set an alarm at 5, 5.05, 5.10 for example, you are creating your own snooze period.
Alternatively I found this free app called Theme Clock Alarm in the App Store, that will allow you to control the snooze length:
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/theme-clock-alarm/id342151239?mt=8
Hope that helps
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
Hi Rob
One other point to note is for the suggestion with the native clock app to work, you should go edit, then click on each alarm set and ensure snooze is off. This will avoid the default 9 minute snooze time occurring.
Regards
Stephen
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50:05
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1193255258/cabin-
the-easiest-way-to-recharge-your-iphone
Thanks to Michael and others for this next one.
Which is the Kickstarter Project called - Cabin.
This one had a goal of 50k - and is over 152k - and has until Fri Aug 29th at 9:03 AM CT for funding.
So what is Cabin that it is able to raise over 150G's
Quote Cabin is the slim aluminum portable battery for iPhone that attaches magnetically for an unobtrusive and simple recharging experience. unquote
Ok - I think a simpler way to get across what this is - is think Apples Mag safe power adapter for your iPhone. You plug into your lighten port a dongle that is flat on the outside - with mag connect points. And then you can snap on your power cord.
The key ones on this are the MicroAdapter - that which plugs into your Lightening port for the iOS device and the MagAdapter - that your lightening cord plugs into.
I think the price for these two is $25 total - which in their description for that award level calls it a cabin adaptor and microadaptor.
They also have a case called the cabin and a dock called the Cabin Dock.
Their Kickstarter page is confusing to say the least. Pricing is higher for the Cabin and cabin dock.
Yeah some people are successful despite their best efforts - guys - clean up your kickstarter page or at a min if you take the time to have an image with everything numbered and labeled - yeah keep the names the same in your awards section. Just sayin.
Search for Cabin at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 315 at today in iOS Dot com.
52:33
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ryangrepper/coolest-
cooler-21st-century-cooler-thats-actually
Thanks to Glen or Blame this one on Glen - you pick.
This is another kickstarter project - and this one - has raised over 7.5 Million dollars. And has until August 29th at 8:00 PM CT for funding.
So what is said kickstarter project that it could raise 7.5 Million dollars. Well in a nutshell - it is a cooler with an 18 Volt rechargeable blender, and a detachable bluetooth speaker and USB charger, and LED LID light and wide easy rolling tires and integrated storage for plates and knife and cooler divider slash cutting board and gear tie down and well what really put it over the top - a bottle opener.
Yes a cooler - just raised over 7.5 Million on Kickstarter. Ummm hello Coleman - seems your Marketing team has been slacking lately. I mean how did they completely miss the mark on this obviously huge pent up demand for a much better Cooler.
This one is called Coolest Cooler - two words and From the kickstarter page for this. quote
The COOLEST is a portable party disguised as a cooler, bringing blended drinks, music and fun to any outdoor occasion.
unquote
Pricing for this cooler - $185 and change.
Rumor has it Samsung has already begun work on their own version they will call it the cooler coolest but it is not a complete rip off - they moved the blender from the left side to the right side and will have a gold color version.
Vs the Coolest Cooler which comes in well you know what - I think I went as far as I could on this one - look in the show notes for ep 315 if you are looking for a $185 swiss army knife of a cooler. Thank or blame Glenn for this one.
54:55
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ianmorris/2014/07/22/apple-tv-
is-a-huge-cash-cow-which-is-why-apple-is-in-no-rush-to-make-it-better/
Hi Rob ,
You wondered why no update to Apple TV this article may explain why .
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ianmorris/2014/07/22/apple-tv-is-a-huge-cash-cow-which-is-why-apple-is-in-no-rush-to-make-it-better/
Love the show
Thanks
Jenny
Thanks Jenny - and this is per the article - Apple TV is a huge Cash Cow which is why Apple is in no rush to make it better - Yeah nice short pithy title.
Well the basic gist of the article is well what the title said - Apple is making a lot of money - over a billion dollars just from Media sales from those using Apple TV - so as such they are not interested in opening it up to the wild wild west of Apps - like say an app for Today in iOS - when they would much rather people be spending their time buying TV shows and movies.
Except - you know - you can already stream TII to your apple TV with Airplay that is in the Tii app today. Plus the main reason people use Apple TV - Netflix - for which Apple gets - Nothing. So yeah - not buying the argument being laid out here.
Apple has shown it is more interested in building a better ecosystem then milking a cash cow.
I guess when I said it will be an expensive fall - I forgot to mention a new Apple TV on my to purchase list if said device is released as well.
I am hoping Apple proves Ian Morris at Forbes wrong when they release the 4th gen Apple TV with app store.
Dreamers got to Dream
56:36
http://www.lightreading.com/spit-(service-provider-it)/packet-
inspection-traffic-management/verizon-applies-3g-throttling-
policy-to-lte/d/d-id/710117
Do you have Verizon and an unlimited plan and LTE - Oh happy news for you - Verizon is looking at you with regards to Network optimization.
Yeah never a good thing when your carrier says they want to apply its network optimization policy to your account.
Seems what they are looking to do is Throttle your downloads - yeah team V. They had already been doing this network optimization for 3G users with unlimited plans - but now you lucky LTE customers are going to get the Verizon treatment as well.
Let me know how that works out for you.
57:19
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Hi Rob. This past Christmas I upgraded my ipad from an ipad 2 to an iPad Air and I setup as a new device because I wanted a fresh start discovering new apps to use instead of the ones I had been using for years. I mostly used my ipad for GarageBand and lost a ton of music setting up as a new device. I backed up the old ipad to my imac, can I get those tracks back I lost on the ipad 2. I no longer have the ipad 2. Thank you! Peace, Love and ios!
Regards,
Aaron's
Hi Aaron,
When you go to iTunes on your Mac - goto - Preferences --> Devices
Then look under Device Backups and see if you can see the back up for your old iPad 2.
If tis is there - then you can do a restore from that back up for your current device to see if the tracks are still there.
I would recommend first - you do a full back up of your current iPad - before doing the restore from back up.
If the tracks are there then you are all set - if not - then just do a restore from back up from that most recent back up.
Regards,
Rob W
Hi Rob,
Do you know if an application that will show you the carrier cell coverage percentage of the travel when you going to trip? I travel a lot and would like to pick the best way in an area that may not have good coverage on Verizon.
Thanks,
Jeff
Hi Rob,
Thanks for the accessibility coverage and promotion on your last show. You did it justice and a great job. Very enjoyable.
I am usually a very tech-savvy Apple watcher, but am in a bit of a predicament with the iPad. I received an iPad 2 in 2012 as part of a work deal and have grown to love the device because of its long battery life and opportunity to develop and use apps that require spatial awareness; the bigger screen than the iPhone is better. I’m looking into jumping up to an iPad Mini. As much as I’ve gotten used to the bigger screen, I still get lost occasionally and have small hands. I saw the configuration of iPad that I want on Amazon for $439, and am not sure if I should just hold out and wait till the next model arrives, possibly paying double the price. My iPad 2 is still kicking, but I’m noticing a performance hit. Particularly with VoiceOver running all the time, it helps to have a bit more oomph (I know, real technical term) in your processor for future-proofing. And then there’s the whole argument of whatever Apple releases in the fall—I really, really want an iWatch. I think there could be so many potential uses for a device like that in terms of health data gathered and indoor navigation.
Thoughts? when should I take the plunge? I would have sooner, but because of how I obtained it, selling the iPad 2 is not really an option.
Regards,
Chelsea
Hi Chelsea,
Thanks for listening to the show and for the kind words.
Here is my recommendation to anyone looking to update right now. If you can wait - then wait. That way in 3 months time when the new iPads are out - you can still decide to get the device you are looking at today (but probably for less then) or if you really like the new device that will be announced you can pick it.
But if you update today - there is no choice.
So again if you can wait - then wait. Future you will be glad past you waited today. Either for saving money or for getting the hottest new tech.
1:03:40
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?
enableSeo=true&id=pcat17071&type=page&keys=
keys&st=ipad-with-retina-20140725&sc=Global&cp=
null&nrp=15&sp=&qp=&pp=&list=n&iht=y&usc=All+Categories&ks=960
Hi Rob
For US listeners, Best Buy currently has $70 off the iPad with Retina Display 16GB. This discount applies to wifi only and wifi + cellular devices:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/promo/ipad-with-retina-20140725
For Australian listeners, Target are selling the iPad mini 16GB for $289. This is wifi only and $60 cheaper than what you would get it for from Apple directly:
http://www.target.com.au/p/apple-ipad-mini-wi-fi-16gb-silver/53144300
Kind Regards
Steve in
Brisbane
1:04:17
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2014/07/congress-passes-a-
bill-that-once-again-makes-phone-unlocking-by-consumers-legal
I don't like to talk about the legal stuff - and not bills not yet signed into law - but I though this one was at least worth a mention.
The following is from Senator Patrick Leahy's office whom is a sponsor of this bill. quote
The legislation approved by the House Friday, which the Senate unanimously approved last week, reinstates a 2010 rulemaking by the Librarian of Congress so that consumers can transfer, or “unlock,” their cell phones without running afoul of copyright laws. It also directs the Librarian of Congress to consider whether other wireless devices, like tablets, should be eligible for unlocking.
unquote
Essentially this means once you complete your legal contract requirements - the carriers must allow you to unlock your phone and take it where ever you want - on top of that you as a consumer can not get software to do that unlocking for you - and those creating the software are not subject to arcane DMCA rules.
The President is expected to sign this one making it a law.
After it is signed and there is more info on what you need to do to unlock your iOS devices with out getting stuck in call waiting Limbo - I am sure we will go over it here on the show.
But I was kind of excited to see this bill passed by the Senate.
1:05:56
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2014/07/vessyl-the-cup-that-
tracks-what-you-are-drinking-rakes-in-1-million-in-preorder-sales
Thanks to Michael for this next one. Which is the Vessyl - spelled not at all like anyone would spell it - V E S S Y L - of course.
From their site quote
First introduced in June, Vessyl, the cup that automatically tracks your consumption, has reached a huge milestone. Preorder sales have reached $1 million.
unquote
So what is the vessyl - it is a cup you pour your drink into - it then can tell you what said drink is and how many calories and other info - hey wait I was going to make fun of it like Colbert did and say - you know what else will tell you that info - the Side of the can you poured said drink from.
But after being flummoxed completely by the Health app - I could see the Vessyl communicating with your Health app to log in your drink info.
Pre-order pricing is $99 for this.
Supposedly it is able to tell you if you have Coke or Pepsi in the cup. It will tell you how many calories you are drinking. As well as other info - total grams of sugar, fat, caffeine and such.
I would say don't be the first or one of the fist to pre-order this one - let a few people get their hands and lips on it and see how it reviews first.
I was going to request one until I thought about how unlikely I would be to pour My 5 hour energy drink into it first - and yeah - I will just go back to eating less and exercising more and let the chips fall where the may. This whole tracking what you eat / drink thing is for the birds or I guess people with $100 smart Cups.
1:07:51
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Hi Rob
I'm having a problem with my 4S I went to the apple store the day after Father's Day and all my photo's have not yet downloaded and this been going on since I left the apple store which was the day after Father's Day when the guy gave me back my new refurbished iPhone 4S he handed me the ph and my SIM card I put the SIM card back in the ph and my photo's and Videos still have not yet downloaded please help
Sharde
LongBeachCA
Hi Rob,
Greetings from Chicago. I am a blind VoiceOver user.
I have a 32 GB iPhone 5 running iOS 7. I bought it unlocked on the
evening of winter solstice in 2012 at the North Michigan Avenue Apple
store. It was a retail experience I will remember for a lifetime.
This was the first cell phone I had ever used or purchased in my life.
My main interest in the iPhone was all the incredible apps,
particularly those used for navigation and orienting someone to an
area. The store was a controlled chaos of hundreds of people swirling
around an open floor plan to catch the Apple vibrancy and catch the
buzz. Staff struggled to identify customers from all the tourists.
Eventually, I connected with a saleswoman. I shared with her my
excitement for my new iPhone journey and how the device may transform
my life. She found an Apple trainer named Russell at the store and led
me to a private upstairs area away from the crowds.
To my amazement, Russell helped me with unboxing the phone for the
first time and then provided a 45-minute tutorial on the phone's
physical elements, accessibility settings, initial set up, and he
showed me how to perform the basic gestures to use the phone. He
seemed as familiar with voiceover as most blind iPhone users. Russell
showed me how to insert a nanno sim card and at one point he attached
an audio splitter to the headphone jack and we both listened to
voiceover through headphones so I could hear the demonstration in the
busy store and successfully learn the phone's basic gestures while
Russell offered iPhone coaching and feedback. He was patient,
thorough, and totally
knowledgeable about VoiceOver for the blind and understanding how
helpful it is to my independence.
You are so right when you say that Apple is like no other technology
company. Google doesn't have the attention to detail to ensure that
end users have a seamless, highly effective use of their technology.
They only care about putting ads under your nose.
Nothing else can light a candle to the iPhone. Apple's success is in
providing mass simplicity to high functionality with the company
deciding to champion simplicity over complexity.
Regards,
Kelly
Hi Rob,
I also had a very bad experience with FreedomPop. I preordered one of their WiFi hotspots when it first started. The terms that they advertised (thanks to the Internet Archive Wayback Machine, they still can be seen) were, 500MB free, $10/gigabyte over that, and no other charges. By the time my unit shipped, they changed the terms to $20/gigabyte unless you were on a monthly plan. I pointed out that that was not what they had advertised, and they denied it, a clear lie. That reduced my use case from something that I would use often to something that I would use only in emergencies. Then 99 cent charfes started showing up on my credit card bill despite my not using the product. They had instituted a charge for each month you didn't use the device. I complained, and their solution was to cancel my account, leaving me with a $99 paperweight. A most unethical company, your comparison to GoDaddy doesn't even come close.
Regards,
Bob D
hi Rob,
so i now have an iphone five on freedompop and it is nice. download speeds of 13-14 mbs.
the freedompop app (dialer) still needs work, sometimes it won't register right away. I have had a magic jack account for five years and must say that despite their almost non-existant customer service, and their other little shortcomings, the ios app is perfect So, in summary, if I run low on data, I will use their app (and their phone number).
By using the magic jack app I also don't need to "have" another number for everyone to learn.
regards,
JOHNNY
Hi Rob - here are some random Rants and thoughts about what Apple is planning in the coming Months.
In short, this year’s apple devices will look like this
iPod
5.5 inch iPod
Refresh of iPod lineup
Update the damn iPod classic. Add some style/color
AppleTV
Refresh with two versions, standard and pro
$129 priced Pro will be for gaming (A8, 32GB, Bluetooth/lightening ports for gaming controls…)
$79 priced Standard will be media hub(A7, 8GB).
iPad
Refresh with iTouch then move to an every other year refresh model
Keep pricing format as is
iPhone
4S – Discontinued. Get that 30 pin connector out of here!
5C – Moved to 4S position
5S – Moved to 5C position with multi colors
6S – 4.7 inch model(new iPhone)
5.5 inch iPod. No iPhone in this size
iWatch
Low-end
$179 with limited new sensors.
Will be an iPhone in watch format.
For masses
High-end
$499 FDA approved and Ins company subsidized.
New sensors for health tracking.
For chronically ill, health conscious and hospital patient use
Wishlist/Services
Gaming package
$9.99 a month gives you access to pool of subscription games
Movie Package
Like HBO, Apple becomes a content creator. Hire Michael B, Jerry B, JJ Abram to create content for Apple TV. New drama, horror, scifi and comedy shows
$9.99/month for all content sans sports
Misc
During the “dry season” Apple should hold small keynotes for accessories
Home, gaming, recreational, musical devices
Rants
Apple needs to bring Jarvis to the masses. What I want:
Come home: door unlocks because it recognizes my iPhone or iWatch.
Built in always on intercom system linked to my AppleTV.
Me: Siri what’s been going on since I’ve been out
Siri: Two people approached your door. Here are their photos. Your kid left the house for 4 hours and came back. I turned the AC off while she was out…
Siri: Your electric bill is due. Your checking and savings do not have sufficient funds to cover the amount, however John, credit card 0001 has enough. Make the payment?
Me: Yes Siri
Regards John S
John - Thanks for you thoughts - Hope you are wrong on the iPhone line up - I would like to see three iPhone 6's - 4, 4.7 and 5.5 inches.
01:18:38
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/27/upshot/hold-the-
phone-a-big-data-conundrum.html
A parting shot to an article in the The Upshot section of the NYTimes - thanks to Emiko Fruend for the heads up on this one.
The article is one about a conspiracy theory that has popped up the past few years - and correlation vs causation.
See this is about the articles you will start to see popping up in 3 2 1..
left ear
And that is that apple causes your iOS devices to start to slow down right before a new iOS device comes out and then more once it does come out to force you to upgrade.
itch
This of course is pure BS - no one supports older devices longer with the latest software then Apple does in the mobile space. That the iPhone 4S will be upgradable to iOS 8 is proof of that.
left ear
And no your iOS device are not getting slower - there is no article showing the start times and launch times of iOS devices being slower at the end of August then they were at the end of December.
itch
What you will see is that when you start to see how fast the new devices are - well then you start to feel like your iOS device is slower. And truth be many of us are just looking for an excuse to upgrade. Hey - I think there is a pixel out - time to upgrade. Hey there is a scratch on the back of my iPhone 5S - time to upgrade. Hey the Silver iPhone clashes with my Gold wedding ring time to upgrade - some of us will look for any excuse like I think my Mac Book Pro is running a little slower now and If I upgrade to a new Mac Book Pro I could save a good 1/2 hour a week combined and that is time I could spend with my family - time to upgrade. See how easy it is.
left ear
Others writing articles about the slowing of iOS devices know about the placebo effect and know if they write and article that says iOS devices slow down this time of year - people will go - yeah hey my iOS device seems slower know that you mention it - evil Apple - how dare they.
itch
So anyway - be prepared in the next few weeks to see a plethora of these articles including like this article - charts showing the increase in searches about my iPhone slowing down that happens this time of year.
And how is your left ear feeling.
1:21:28
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