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Sat, 25 August 2012
Direct download: tii_0237.mp3
Category: podcasts
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Sat, 25 August 2012
Hi Rob,
Regards,
Rob Spokane
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Episode 237 Transcript
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This is not how My show notes were when I sat down to record tonights show - but the Verdict from Apple V Samsung just came in - and well that changes things - In a nut shell - Apple wins - Samsung looses. Here are some details.
- First claim: Samsung is guilty on all products.
- Samsung guilty on bounce back.
- Samsung infringes on pinch to zoom on all but three devices.
- Apple’s patent for iPhone’s front surface violated on all but one phone.
- Two Samsung phones violated the back of the iPhone.
- Samsung violated with all phones on the iPhone home screen patent.
- Samsung Galaxy Tab design does NOT INFRINGE the Apple iPad’s design, per the Jury.
- Jury says Apple patents were willfully infringed by Samsung (5 out of 7 places).
- Jury finds that all of Apple’s patents ARE VALID.
- Damages to Apple $1,051,855,000
- iPhone 3G, 3GS, and 4, iPad and iPod touch don’t infringe any Samsung patents.
- Apple has to pay Samsung $0
- Apple has infringed no Samsung products.
That is how the Apple V Samsung case turned out in the US.
Cross the pacific and back barely 12 hours and Samsung won a ruling against Apple in South Korea where the courts found Apple had violated a Samsung patent for standards based wireless technology patent.
The ruling ordered Apple to remove the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad 1 and iPad 2 from store shelves in South Korea. This does not effect the iPhone 4S or 3rd gen iPad.
The courts also found that Samsung did violate Apples Bounce Back Patent. The courts ruled that Samsung must pay Apple 25 million won ($22,000) while Apple must pay ($35,000) 40 million won.
Here is my issue with all this - Samsungs patent was with regards to an industry standard - When you have a patent for an industry standard you must license out that standard to all companies and at the same rate. That is the conclusion that the US court came to as well.
Back to the US Apple V Samsung ruling. Clearly in the short term this is going to be a boon to Apple and cause many an Android manufacturer to wonder when the phone will ring and Tim cook will be on the other end asking for their first born. Even though Samsung was found guilty of Willfully infringing on Appel Patents - Apple I am afraid after all is said and done will no longer look like the bad guy in this legal case - but rather will look like the Villain. I just am not in the mood to celebrate. Here is the opening I had originally wrote for today's episode.
Ok - the Apple v Samsung case is finally in the hands of the jury - whom were given 100 pages of instructions. Yikes - sucks to be them. Let me say this - regardless of who wins - I think this case has been a loss for Apple - especially on the PR and Marketing side. I said that early on when Appel first went after Samsung in Australia - I did not think it was a good marketing ploy for Apple to publicly state HEY world - Samsung Phones and Tablets are just like ours. So no matter what happens - at the end of the day this is a loss for Apple. I think Apple would have been better served to find alternative suppliers for their chips and every other component Samsung provides for iOS devices - and then say behind closed doors - You either stop copying us or we yank all our business post haste. Apple is still Samsungs biggest customer and Bottom line numbers would be severally impacted by such a decision. Apple is essentially funding the Gallaxy line. The worst long term outcome of this fight the more I think about it - is if Apple wins. This will force others to think of different ways of producing smartphones and tablets and eventually one of them will out innovate Apple out of necessity. Anyway - I think Apples lawsuits with Samsung have already done PR damage to Apple and has helped Samsung on the Marketing side. Did Samsung slavishly and purposefully copy Apple - Duhhh - Do Bears wear silly hats. Of course they did. It is not even a question - Even Google Told Samsung so - and if anyone knows about copying others it is Google. But legally does it matter - well that question a jury is deciding right now. However in the court of public opinion - I think this is a loose - loose case for Apple. To bad they did not decide to just out engineer and out innovate Samsung - and to send their component business elsewhere.
And that is how today's opening rant was supposed to go. Now some of you are saying but Apple just won a Billion Dollars. To which I say - so what - it is not like Apple remotely needs the money - and even they have said it is not about the money - even though they actually asked for over 2.5 Billion. But I think with triple damages - that 1 Bil becomes 3 Bil - Or maybe the 1 Bil is after trip damages - not sure - could not find that questions answered anywhere.
Again this is not money apple needed. And yes Apple will now go out with this verdict in hand and shake down every Android manufacture it can gets its hands on - probably looking at either HTC or Google / Moto Mobility first.
But at the end of the day - The view of Apple I am afraid will have changed in many's eyes to that of the villain who just tied up the damsel and placed her on the railroad tracks. Right or wrong - this case and decision will have a polarizing effect - and I think Samsung will be seen as the victim here - as will anyone else Apple goes after. We are already seeing the seeds of the victim card be played by Samsung with them saying quote "It is unfortunate that patent law can be manipulated to give one company a monopoly over rectangles with rounded corners, unquote And I saw that quote already in multiple reports. Here is the thing - The one patent Samsung did not loose on was the one about the rectangle design. Yes - The One quote getting out from Samsung about this painting them as the victim is actually not factually correct with regards to the verdict. That said - Android fan boys will be bemoaning Apple about that quote not realizing it was the one patent Samsung did not get dinged on. Still in the court of public opinion - facts have a way of getting lost in the hyperbole.
That All said short term things will be very strong for Apple - but I would not be surprised if 3 years time we look back at this verdict as the point where Apples momentum peaked and there after started to slow down - Apple just made the rest of the industry realize they have to out design Apple - no longer will almost copying Apple be ok. Not saying this is the peak of the apple empire - too much momentum for a quick turn around. But I do think this is likely where Apple momentum starts to slow down.
On the last episode we talked about AT&T trying to get more iPhone user to move off AT&T by stating that if iPhone owners want to use FaceTime over Cellular on AT&T they need to be on of AT&T's non-consumer friendly Data share plan. Well now ATT has an official response to those complaining about their restrictions on FaceTime - specifically this is to those that mentioned the issue with Net Neutrality rules. ATT said quote.
"Indeed, the rules do not require that providers make available any preloaded apps. Rather, they address whether customers are able to download apps that compete with our voice or video telephony services. Although the rules don't require it, some preloaded apps are available without charge on phones sold by AT&T, including FaceTime, but subject to some reasonable restrictions. unquote
So If I was to translate what AT&T just said to their customers into street lingo - well I would have to flag this episode as explicit. Suffice to say from AT&T's perspective we are just darn lucky we even get any Apps preloaded on our iOS devices. Yeah those AT&T folks they are just so warm and fuzzy. REALY AT&T - REALY - why do you make it so easy for the haters to hate.
On the last episode we talked about AT&T trying to get more iPhone user to move off AT&T by stating that if iPhone owners want to use FaceTime over Cellular on AT&T they need to be on of AT&T's non-consumer friendly Data share plan. Well now ATT has an official response to those complaining about their restrictions on FaceTime - specifically this is to those that mentioned the issue with Net Neutrality rules. ATT said quote.
"Indeed, the rules do not require that providers make available any preloaded apps. Rather, they address whether customers are able to download apps that compete with our voice or video telephony services. Although the rules don't require it, some preloaded apps are available without charge on phones sold by AT&T, including FaceTime, but subject to some reasonable restrictions. unquote
So If I was to translate what AT&T just said to their customers into street lingo - well I would have to flag this episode as explicit. Suffice to say from AT&T's perspective we are just darn lucky we even get any Apps preloaded on our iOS devices. Yeah those AT&T folks they are just so warm and fuzzy. REALY AT&T - REALY - why do you make it so easy for the haters to hate.
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PLAY VOICE MAIL on 30 sec BACK.
I had quite a few people email in and call in on this - I believe what the person said they were looking for was a jailbreak tweak that allows for you to tap the power button and cause what is playing to jump back 30 secs.
A lot of the emails talked about the 30 sec jump back features in iCatcher, Pocketcasts, Stitcher, and more. Thanks for all that sent in feedback - Especially Bob that mentioned for Pocketcasts it allows for customizable periods for jumping back and forward - and then a tap on the left or right side of the screen will jump you back or forward by the amount you set up. Which is a nice feature.
Hi Rob, this for the poker group guy who wans to make a list of people coming to his poker game night. The App I found is Guest List RSVP. It is $0.99 in the app store. I hope it helps!
Regards,
Steven (in Houston)
Thanks Steven for the heads up on Guest List RSVP - three words - if you could RSVP as a word. Otherwise 2 words and 4 letters.
Thanks to John and others for the this next link - which is about T-mobile on September 5th changing to offer an unlimited uncapped truly un data plan - just like Sprints. And nothing at all like AT&T and Verizon. So speculation starts to swirl - does this change foreshadow an iPhone coming to T-Mobile which may be announced just one week later - Well of course it does. Yes - T-Mobile making this change at this time could just be a coincidences - However Folks remember this quote quote There are no Coincidences only the illusion of coincidence unquote - From V - as in V from Vendetta - Not V as in Verizon.
Into the email bag.
Hey rob I work for Verizon and received a company email and it stated that all vacation time has been blocked out the week of sept 21 and to please be prepared for massive lines.
Ps please don't mention my name if you read this email in the show.
Regards,
Johnny Appleseed
Thanks Johnny for the email. Yup starting to look a lot like christmas.
Speaking of Rumors and dates - There was a report from the Latinos Post that iOS 6 would launch on Sept 21st - the same day as the iPhone 2012 - Ummm - NO - Been there - Done that - Ain't gonna do that again. Last time Apple released an iPhone and iOS update on the same day - the results were shall we say - Not Good.
Expect iOS 6 to launch Tuesday the 18th - maybe Wednesday the 19th - but no later than the 19th.
On the search for more info to fuel the iPad Mini rumor front comes word that Apple Resellers have been asked to dedicate more space for the iPad ahead of the new model launch. Obviously this new space is to accommodate the iPad mini - which is rumored to be announced on Sep 12th - but now John Gruber and Jim Dalrymple are saying no - not really - the iPad Mini will likely be announced in October.
On the iPad Mini side we are also starting to see iPad Mini cases popping up from multiple vendors - so it does seem like it will be this year and not next when the sub 8" iPad is launched.
A Twit Pic from @veistercom - attn to iLounge appears to be the cable for the new iPhone 2012 smaller dock connector - again backing up the camp on the 9 pin Rumor side for the new connector - wether it is 8, or 9 or 16 or 19 sadly at this point it seems 99% likely that our beloved 30 pin doc connector will not be with us much longer.
Thanks to Jim for this next one. Which is a link to the site iPhone5craft dot com - which lets you pick the specs for the iPhone 2012 and the one that get picks the best - gets a free iPhone 2012 when it is released. Good luck on this one.
Look for the link titled - creating the new iPhone 2012 in the show notes at today in iOS dot com for ep 237
To those in the UK - on the rumor front - it looks like you have some potential news - and that is that Everything Everywhere has been granted permission from regulators for a September 11th launch of 4G services. Again if this september 11th date for launch sounds like a coincidence with regards to the September 12th rumored Apple iPhone event - well again remember the quote quote There are no Coincidences only the illusion of coincidence unquote Wow did not thinks I would be able to work that quote in this episode twice. Any way Everything Everywhere in the UK has both T-mobile and Orange as would be iPhone 2012 carriers.
Some of my thoughts for the Sept 12th event. Obviously the iPhone 2012 will be announced - and it will likely have the name the New iPhone or Really just iPhone. It will be LTE and it will have the larger 4" screen and smaller dock connector - 9 pin variety. It will feature NFC and it will have 1GB of ram on board. The iPod nano has been rumored for this event as well and it will work with the iPhone similar to how the pebble is supposed to work with the iPhone - except it will not be epaper like the pebble - but rather a color screen. But the biggest news of all is the iPhone 2012 will also be available on China Mobile within a few weeks of launching in the US. So it will be on the 3 biggest carriers in China - with China Mobile being the biggest in the world. And in the US T-Mobile will get the iPhone finally.
And of course iOS 6 launch date of either Sept 18th or 19th will be announced - along with a couple new features previously not mentioned - that will only work with the iPhone 2012.
What is not going to be announced at the event - I do not think we will be seeing the iPad Mini or the new iPod touch announced. Too many things to go over in this event. They will be announced at an event about 5 weeks later around October 17th. It is possible the new iPod nano announcement would slip until the middle of October. But I am hoping they mention it on the 12th of September. Per October 17th - I think that is far enough away from the September announcement9 - and it would be about a month from when I think the iPad Mini would launch - which I said on the last show will be after the US presidential election is over.
Of course once we get closer to the Sept 12th event I will update my thoughts / predictions with some additional specs and put out a bingo card going over the most popular rumors out there.
Dear Rob,
Was making sure airplane mode was working in iOS 6 beta, as I'm going on vacation soon. Apple added cute graphics to this as the airplane graphic appears to fly in on the bar when you turn it on and fly off when you go back to normal mode.
Just so your listeners know airplane mode stops 3G and carrier phone service for when your on an airplane. Wi-Fi also gets turned off but you can turn this back on while still in airplane mode.
Also looking for Bluetooth stereo headset with mic for my iPhone 4S for $100 plus tax or less. What would you and/or other listeners recommend.
Thanks Kevin K
Hi Rob
Is it possible to tweet what you are listening to from the music app in ios6?
It has always seemed an oversight on Apple's part not to include this in any previous version of iOS, as it would increase sales through iTunes.
Cheers
Chris G in Nottingham England
Hi Chris - So far in iOS 6 Betas - Tweeting what you are listening to is not an option I can see - at least from the Music app. In the podcasts App - yes absolutely you can do that. But per your question - nope not yet from the Music app.
Interesting email from Apple to all iBooks authors - they have added phone support to their customer service offerings. Calls are toll free to a 1-877 number and you can call between 7 am and 5 pm Pacific time. And support is just in english. If you are an iBooks author check for said email.
Or look in your spam folder.
A quick update on the Kickstarter project Pair with Pear - that was pulled down because of the name. They are working to get back up on kickstarter with a new name - and are working with Kickstarter to try and get those of us that pledged for that project to be kept as pledges. But so far they are not sure if that will happen. On the positive side they are continuing to work on the project and hope to accommodate both the old and new docks. More this at a later date.
Hay Rob, There are very few things that make me happy about external devices but this one got my attention on kick-starter its a way to
get internet access on the go for an iPod touch. It is called Freedom Sleeve and it turns an iPod touch into basically an iPhone.
I might buy the thing just for to put in my car under the seat. You might ask why under my seat in the car? Good question but you know find my iPhone well ill know where my car is and not because of wanting to track my wife but i have one of them type of cars people like to steal so ill just have a way to find my car just that much easier without having to have a monthly bill for $99 a month now that's priceless. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/freedompop/freedom-sleeve-turn-your-ipod-into-an-iphone
Regards,
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Lee S
In the ok - we are just a little bit to quick to complain about stuff category comes news of people complaining about the App - Knocked App - which will take your photo and make it look like you are pregnant - the about to go into labor pregnant. Which I can see expecting mom's that just found out they are pregnant curious to see how they would look in a few months time. I know I have plenty of pics of my Wife prior to giving birth. It is what you do as a dad to be. But seems some want to complain because teen age girls could use this app. quote Joanne Ramadge, chief executive officer of Sexual Health and Family Planning Australia. said quote "I think it's absolutely dreadful, Teenage pregnancy is an extremely serious issue unquote.
Really - They want the app yanked from the app store because some teen age girl might look at her self and see what she looks like pregnant - and that is bad how? Have you seen how twisted your body gets when pregnant - I would think - seeing that would scare most teenage girls into keeping their legs crossed. Just Sayin.
With the pending iPhone 2012 announcement just weeks away - if you want to unload your old iPhone now is the time - well really probably 4 weeks ago was the time - but now is a better time than 4 weeks from no. As always - you will get the best price if your phone is unlocked - jailbroken and sold on eBay or craigslist. If you don't want to deal with selling it yourself - then there is NextWorth, ReCellular and Gazelle.
For an iPhone 4S 64GB with AT&T.
Nextworth will give you up to $351
Recellular will give you up to $359
Gazzelle will give you up to $370
Those numbers are based on it being Flawless pristine like a virgin.
So for those selling via Ebay and craigslist - keep that $370 number in mind when selling your iPhone 4S. You definitely want to get at least $450 to cover the added expense - again if your phone looks great and is 64GB with AT&T.
As always if you are selling your iPhone - make sure you whipe it clean. And make sure you have photosharing turned off - actually make sure iCloud info is removed and turned off.
Hi
I am on android galaxy nexus jelly bean 4.1 due to carrier cost reasons in Canada. Now some titles from iOS are coming to android but cannot be played unless your device is tegra 3 and some only available on amazon app store requires valid us credit card. This just tells me Google has no idea how much this will piss of android users.
The 2 games are jetpack joyride and puddle thd. Thankyou
Dev
Hi Rob,
I am wondering if you or your listeners are aware of a Jailbreak app that will allow the iPhone to create its own network in which to stream video and audio content to an iPad?
There are hardware solutions like FTP Cloud and the Seagate GoFlex Satellite Mobile WIFi drive that will do this, but I would prefer not have to carry another hardware device.
Thanks very much!
David
Hi Rob,
I got my iPhone 4 "carrier" unlocked when my 2 year contract with AT&T
ran out. Now I am thinking about jailbreaking my phone. Will the
jailbreak un-do or in any way disable the "carrier" unlock?
Thanks in advance and keep up the good show,
Mike
Thanks to Tash for this next one. Which is one of those wonderfully over priced products from Brookstone. This time it is a $229 micro Pocket Projector for the iPhone - which is part case - part projector - the project works at 15 lumen - which is not very bright at all. But worst part it just works at 640 x 360 resolution. So not sure how useful this would be - but if you do a lot of business presentations - maybe you could get a keynote presentation to work at those resolutions. Or maybe some cartoons for the kids. It does have 4.3 stars out of 5 rating. So who knows.
Thanks also to Tash for this next one. A couple of times Tim Cook had commented on combining a toaster and a refrigerator and saying you can combine just about any two items - but that does not make for a good device. Well someone at Brookstone - took those words to heart - well the first half of those words while they got the second half of their named. And they combined a Portable table top gas grill with speakers and a connection for an iOS device. Yes because nothing says I want to hear music like the sizzling of a brautworst on that portable table top grill. This one I just don't get at all.
Thanks to Robert D for the heads up on this next app - which is a free app called PaperKarma - which lets you take your junk snail mail and in a few simple clicks unsubscribe from that distributors snail mail list. The Apps Moto - Kill Junk Mail - Save Trees" and well that is a nobel cause and worthy of mention on the show - again the app is call PaperKarma - one word.
Hi, Rob,
I recently fell into my pool with my iPhone 4 in my pocket, which wasted it completely.
Fortunately, I had followed you advice and had purchased a SquareTrade warranty at the time of purchase, and it still had a few weeks of coverage left, and within less than 48 hours I had a "new" refurbished iPhone 4 in hand.
The guys at the AT&T store swapped out the SIMM card for no charge, and after restoring from a backup and re-setting password and some settings, I was just baout ready to go.
One persistent minor issue: I re-paired the Bluetooth with my car, and it worked fine. But in the past, every time I turned the car on, within about 6 seconds the console happily beeped at me, "Bluetooth connection successful." Now, when I enter and start the car, after about 15 seconds I get a message, "Bluetooth connection failed." What I have to do is then go into the iPhone's settings, turn off Bluetooth, and then turn it back on, after which I get the desired beep and "Bluetooth connection successful" message.
Any idea what's going on here? Can I do something to avoid having to take these extra steps every time I start the car?
Thanks,
Gil
Hey Rob, in location services under system services. What is "Traffic"
I've noticed that its using location services more often than not.
Thanks
Luke
Hi Luke,
That is the traffic part of maps on your iPhone.
Turn that off and you no longer get traffic updates on your maps app.
Thanks to Ray for the heads up on this next one - which is about the iTV - or more specifically the lack there of any time soon. So yeah - if you cleared off a space in on your mantle - you might want to visit your local pier 1 import and find an over priced and out of style painting to put up on that mantle. This is not based on what some Anal-ists are saying but rather from Eddy Cue himself. For those with out the 2012 Apple Trading card edition - Eddy Cue is the SVP of internet software and services. Or more accurately one of the inner circle at the top of Apple. Essentially this comes down to a lack of agreements for content for Apple TV - and at this time Apple does not feel it is in a place where it can offer up the best possible user experience again on the content side. This iTV thing could take a while after all.
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Sat, 18 August 2012
Direct download: tii_0236.mp3
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Hi Rob,
I used a combo of Fractile Plus/ Blender/ Text on Photo and Trancit apps.
Regards,
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Episode 236 Transcript
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So a quick update on the Apple v Samsung case - Both Apple and Samsung have now presented their case. In between Apples part and Samsungs part the Court paused to Hear Samsung Argue that Apple failed to meet its legal burden and that the case should be stopped. Judge Lucy Koh said ummmm No - After which Samsung then had to present their case. Which they did this past week. Judge Koh did during the week lay into to Apple for a briefing they presented that was far from Brief - asking Apple lawyers if they were smoking crack for presenting such a long brief. For Apples part the lawyers did assure the judge they were in fact not smoking crack. Judge Koh did set closing arguments for Tuesday ensuring the jury will start debating among themselves if Samsung is not just a copiest but also a patent infringer. In a similar type case between Oracle and Google earlier this year that jury took about a week to reach a verdict. So sadly that may mean it is two more episodes before this is all behind us.
Well Here is some Audio from the Conan Obrien show about this case. Which by the way is when you know you made big when you are a skit on late night TV.
Ok switching gears to well something more interesting. There will be lots of reports between now and Sept 12th of Apple or one of their carriers dropping the price of the iPhone 4S - and All I can say is don't bite. Stay the course and wait for the iPhone 2012 to be released. Now is not the time to buy a new iPhone - regardless of the price reduction. Try restoring your old iPhone to factory settings if it is acting up and only re-install those apps you absolutely need. Do what you need to do - but hold off until Sep 12th - until you see what the iPhone 2012 really looks like and what new features it offers. If you really feel the need for a new iPhone or smartphone now - maybe find a doctor that could put you in a medically induced coma until the 12th. Do what you gotta do - but don't buy a new iPhone now - you want to wait.
Hi Rob,
The app the person was asking for about in ep 235 to allow direct TV to play on a jailbroken device is called X Con. It is free on the Cydia store
Regards,
Steve from Arizona
Hi Rob,
I just listened to ep 235. I'm not sure what version of OSX the person was running, If he can upgrade to 10.8 Mountain Lion. The Notes app built in to OS 10.8 synchronizes with IOS.
Regards,
Delmaurio W
Hi Rob,
For those listeners interested in Straight Talk, the iPhone does NOT have to be unlocked. All one needs is ST's sim card and the plan's service pin each month. The sim card is a one time charge.
I've used ST off and on for a few months and it works perfectly with my locked iPhone 4.
Regards,
Harold
Harold - thanks for the heads up - If anyone else was able to get their iPhone that is not unlocked to work on Straight talk - please let me know - 206-666-6364
We have talked about Apples Podcasts app a few times with air quotes around few. And we will talk about it a bunch more no doubt. But it seems Apple this past week was trying to stack the deck in its own favor by well eliminating the competition. So to speak that is. What Apple did is when you searched for the word podcasts - there came up just a single app in the results in iTunes. And it was of course just their Podcasts App that showed up. Now things are back to normal - and a search for Podcasts in iTunes gives you many different apps - but with Apples Podcasts App in the first position - of course. Hey Apple - Hey Apple - Here is a thought put the time an effort you spent on rigging the search results into you know improving the app. So Not kosher on the rigged search results - just sayin.
I think at this point when it comes to the iPhone 2012 - The thought of the iPhone 2012 coming with a new smaller dock connector that does not work with any of your accessories or cords - well yeah - that sadly seems like a forgone conclusion at this point. So much so is it a forgone conclusion that the debate really is on how many pins for the connector. Initially it was reported as it being a 19 pin connector. But now the 9 pin connector rumor camp seems to be the ones making the most noise. Part of the back up for the 9 pin connector comes from iOS 6 Beta software where there is a reference to quote copy device supports 9 pin unquote all one word - that was found in the code. You know what spec requires 9 pins as well - USB 3.0 - that requires 9 pins. There are also some rumored photos showing up of an 8 pin connector - well 8 pins on the connector plus the grounding of the connector make 9. The best of the articles I came across on this comes from Gizmodo. Look for the article titled - Next iPhone's Rumored Foolproof Dock Connector - in the show notes for Ep 236 over at today in iOS dot com. If this is the connector apple goes with it will be a big improvement vs the 30 pin from a connection / reliability perspective. But it will still suck that none of my accessories will be compatible - and will likely be the main reason I am not even thinking of updating to the iPhone 2012. Well that and the fact I am nowhere even close to eligible for an upgrade.
Hi Rob,
With more leaked New iPhone parts from china today pointing to a launch soon, but if a new iPad mini is coming out at the same time would we not be seeing leaked parts for that too
My guess would be that there is no iPad mini in the pipeline - not for the sept launch anyway.
This happened last year with loads of leaked parts appearing for the 4s on the run up to the launch and no 'iPhone 5' parts. The various rumour websites were still saying there would be an iPhone 5 to accompany the 4s, but we now know this did not arrive
Just my opinion
Regards,
Chris Gough
Nottingham, England
Hi Chris,
Actually there have been some photos of supposed iPad mini parts including a the back casing and just recently the bottom connector and head phone jack - but you are correct it is no where near what we are seeing the iPhone 2012. I would agree it will not launch on Sept 21st - when the iPhone 2012 is supposed to be launching - I would guess the iPad mini - if announced on Sept 12th - which does seem to be likely now - well the iPad mini would not likely start shipping until at least a month after the iPhone 2012. And maybe not even until after the US election. Apple may want to move out the iPad mini shipping until about 2 weeks after the election so as not to be over shadowed by all the election talk in the US. But that is just my guess.
Per the iPad mini and what it will look like - the general thought is a mix between the iPad and iPod touch. The supposed pictures of the iPad mini dock and head phone connectors - show not only would it have the new 9 pin dock connector - but that it would also have the head phone jack at the bottom the iPad mini. Just like with the iPod touch. Also the guess is that the screen would be closer to the side of the case than with the iPad. Essentially the rumors are that the iPad mini is not a 7" screen but a 7.8" screen - so a bigger screen than the Nexus and Kindle fire - but physically about the same size for the unit dimensions.
Assume it will be much lighter than the iPad - and also much thinner - but battery life comparable to the iPad. Over all it will be a Nexus / Kindle Fire killer - at a price of around $299 or $249.
Thanks to Jim M - for this next one. Which goes over some tests done on iOS 6 show that it does scale to 640 x 1136 - giving more fuel to the large iPhone 2012 rumors. Essentially using the a developer tool called iOS simulator and setting a resolution of 640 x 1136 - with iOS 6 beta - it allowed for 5 rows of apps above the tray vs just 4 rows of apps above the tray when a similar test was done on iOS 5.1.
So essentially this builds on the rumor of a 4 inch screen for the iPhone 2012 one that is longer and a little wider - with a 16 x 9 aspect ratio. And that the iPhone 2012 would be the same width as the iPhone 4S.
Add to that the loss of the Youtube App - bluetooth file sharing and no need to put in passwords for free app downloads - we are starting to see a better picture of what iOS 6 will support and do that was not talked about on stage by Apple in June.
Into the email bag.
Hi Rob, Will next iPhone be called iPhone 4G, iPhone 5, iPhone 6, all new iPhone or something else? Best guess?Regards,
Mike
Hi Mike
100% it will NOT be CALLED the iPhone 5 - Anyone calling it the iPhone 5 is clueless and should not be trusted.
100% it will NOT be the iPhone 4G - see Australia and lawsuit there.
iPhone 6 - hmmm - maybe - as it actually will be the 6th iPhone - which is why it will not be the iPhone 5. But not very likely it will be called the iPhone 6 either.
I think the 6th iPhone - the iPhone 2012 as I call it now - will most likely just be called the new iPhone
And all these numbers and letters will go away.
Just like the Mac Book Pro is the Mac Book Pro and not the Mac Book Pro 9
Back to the email bag.
Hey Rob,
Just wanted to send in my review of the Parker Planner app. Its been out for a couple months but just recently dropped to 99 cents so I finally got it. I really like it so far because it combines a planner page with a notes feature and todo list. I think this makes planning from my ipod much easier because I don't have to constantly switch between the cal app and my todo app. The app still needs a little work before it perfect, the todo feature is good but doesn't seem to be fully flushed out yet so I am hoping that will get better with future updates that will add alarms and sorting features. Anyway its a good calendar app that will use any calendar that is synched with you iphone, but gives you the ability to control which ones will display. Hope some of your listeners will check it out.
regards,
Ben
Hi Rob,
This is Paul from Mississippi. I have wanted to do an review of some of the Kickstarter things I have backed around 20 of them and all iPhone and iPad related.
Here are two the LilyPad iPad case now called the Kudo iPad case and the EscapeCapsule waterproof iPhone case.
The LilyPad iPad case did not work but the maker did a great thing a replaced all of them with the new Kudo case that does work. This was $165. Funded oct 2011 shipped around Jan 2012 then replaced around April 2012
The EscapeCapsule waterproof iPhone case. I got the Kickstarter only edition “Green and glow-in-the-dark” for $80. This was one of my first things to back on Kickstarter Funded Sept 2011 shipped around june 2012 a very long wait. In that time lots of new waterproof iPhone cases came to market. This is a nice case but not as good as some others out there. (side note mine is on eBay) The glow-in-the-dark is not to good. You can’t charge the phone in the case. The case just does not fit like you would think it should.
Regards,
Paul
Hi Rob,
Here is a Kickstarter project that looks cool.... i have no affiliation. It is called the HumanToolz Stand for iPad 3 with Humantoolz being one word with a Z at the end not an s
Regards,
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Scott L
Hi Scott thanks for the heads up on this Kickstarter project which is an iPad stand. It does look cool but sadly at just $12.7 k in funding and only 21 days to go to get to a goal of $80k - unless these guys get on a big marketing / social media push - this one is likely not going to get funded.
If you are looking for a good looking and functional stand for your iPad 3rd gen - to you know go along with probably a few others you already have - search for Humantoolz Stand in kickstarter or look for the links in the show notes for ep 236 over at today in iOS dot com.
Thanks to Mark H for this next one - which is for all the Craigslist users and eHarmony and match.com users - it is the burner App - that lets you set up temporary phone numbers - that expire after 7 days during which time you get up to 20 minutes of talk and 60 texts. The owners claim this is not for nepharous use - but I can't imagine they would say other wise - after all they are not going to say if you are Dominatrix you could use this service. Nope they claim this is for those that use craigs list and dating sites that don't want to give out their permeant number. Clearly this is not for Johns that are in a town for a week on business and are looking for a call back from a pimp. Or at least the owners would say it is not for that. Any way the App is called the Burner app and it costs $1.99 per each new temp number. Expect to see this as a plot line in an upcoming law and order SVU episode.
Hey if you are listening to this prior to August 20th - then there is a free app called Silent Film Director - which does as the name implies. Search for Silent Film Director 3 words in iTunes and get it while it is free.
Hi rob i have a question for you is it possible to take my Verizon iPhone 4 and use it as a prepaid iPhone on straigt talk. This iphone dosnt have a slot to insert a prepaid SIM card so i was wondering do u no if its possible to make it prepaid
Regards,
No name - no sim card.
Well NNNSC - Nope you can not take that iPhone 4 for Verizon and move it to Straight talk - because it is a CDMA phone - Straightalk is a GSM carrier - or technically a MVNO using the GSM network of AT&T.
Back to the email bag,
Hi Rob
I have a windshield-mounted dock (TomTom) and when it gets hot, sometimes my iPhone will shut off due to temperature unless I run the defroster to cool it off. It usually comes without warning, but I've found a warning sign. If you have less than 100% on the battery and it is showing the "plugged in" icon (battery with plug) instead of the "charging" icon (battery with lightning bolt), it is getting too hot. Hope this helps other dashboard iPhoners and fellow Wazers (users of the Waze app, a great app).
Regards,
Lou V
Hi Rob,
Just a heads up - Best buy now has star wars cases for iPhones.
Regards,
Levi.
Hi Rob,
Thought your listeners might be interested in Square's pricing structure change given the recent user reviews you've had on your show.
Looks more affordable!
No More Swipe Fees For Small Businesses Using Square Payment Processing
Regards,
Erik
Hi Erik,
Thanks for the heads up. Here are some interesting items about this change quote Small businesses who make less than $250,000 per year will no longer have to pay the standard 2.75 percent per swipe processing fee (though they can still opt for this) if they pay one flat rate currently set at $275 monthly.
Square has also dropped transaction limits for new users. Before the change, Square held funds over for new users who brought in over $1000 in a week. This is no longer the case; all new businesses that use Square’s mobile card reader for Android or iOS will have all of their funds available in their bank account by the followingbusiness day. unquote.
Not sure how this compares to others out there - but it does look like Square realized they were loosing some small business folks.
Ok - Apple TV rumor time - or really iTV rumor or is it Apple Console TV rumors. Well you know the rumors about a big 40" or so TV from Apple. And in this case rumor is probably being generous as this is coming from an Anal-ist - Pete Misek from Jefferies and CO to be specific. He said the following in a research note this past week.
Quote We believe the iTV is in full production. Recent data out of Sharp, Hon Hai, and other specialty chemical and TV component suppliers support this. Also, JDSU noted that they have a new non-gaming customer for its gesture control modules. They indicated this is a new "living room" based customer. We believe Apple will leverage AT&T's and Verizon's content deals for the iTV. Additionally, the WSJ's sources indicate Apple may also consider a set-top box version for the cable operators. unquote
Misek is apparently already modeling for 2 million iTV's to be sold in this calendar year - those 2 million units would be selling with an average sales price of $1,250. Ummmm Yeah - 2 Million iTV's sold at $1,250 by the end of the year for a product not rumored about by any of the sites known for apple leaks - a product not announced - a product that replaces something you replace oh once a decade if at that rate. Yeah that product will sell 2 million units at $1,250 a unit - Well looks like we found out who was smoking that Crack the Judge Koh claimed was an Apple Lawyer. Nope it was just an Analyst covering Apple.
This past week the Wallstreet journal had a couple of articles talking about apple and its TV plans. Or more specifically its Cable TV plans and possibly coming up with a set top box to supply to Cable operators. Yes - that really really attractive Set top box business the one with really low margins.
It seems One Anal-ist Rich Tullo from Alfred Fried & Co. suggest that apple just buy TiVo and they could easily do so for just about 2 billion dollars. The argument being that if Apple wants to be in the set top box business the fastest way there is via TiVo. But given Apples history of acquisitions - a 2 Billion dollar Acquisition would be 5 times larger than their largest ever. Just does not seem likely.
I am not saying I would not like to see Apple acquire Tivio and bring that tech to their other products As I definitely would like to see that I am just saying that I do not see it likely to happen - given Apples very conservative nature in acquisitions.
Back to the email bag.
Hi Rob,
Wanted to let you know of something I came across. It is called AirParrot which you can find at air parrot dot com.
For people with older Macs like mine. I have a 2008 15" MacBook PRO
and a HP Windows 7 PC that this works on.
Trial only lasts 20 minutes but it is only $10.00 for the full version.
It lets your PC or older MAC use your Apple TV to Mirror your screen to your Big TV. regards,
ÐaVîd
Thanks david for the heads up on Airparrot.
Hi Rob,
Figure you've already heard of the guy
That got hacked. Laptop/iPhone/iPad.
Saw his data diss spearing before his eyes!
I just listened to this weeks "on the media" podcast in which it was the ending story.
Mike R
Texas Trucker
Hi Mike,
Yup - he was on TWiT 2 weeks ago.
And they talked about it on Mac OS Ken early this week.
As I see it - this is not an issue with iOS or iCloud.
But rather about a determined hacker that went way above and beyond to get access to a users account and errors by the end user in how he had his passwords set and issues with Amazon and Apple on allowing resets over the phone and in Amazon's case allowing the addition of an email account over the phone.
At the end of the day - this is not something that would effect even the smallest % of regular users.
Hence why I have not reported on this story - I don't think it is a story - in as far as this is something any listeners need to worry about. It is like people being afraid of sharks - when it is cows that kill 27 times more people in the US each year than sharks.
The more important thing here is to make sure you have different passwords for different accounts and your most secure account is where you send password resets to for the other accounts.
It is funny how much press that quote unquote story received. Which is almost as funny as how little press a story about Android Malware tends to get. Russian Security firm - Kaspersky lab just reported on their Q2 findings and they claim the number of new Mal ware programs targeting Android has almost tripled in Q2 of 2012. With over 14,900 new programs with Mal ware were added into their database - that means those are just the ones they found out about.
This vs quote just unquote 5,441 in Q1. Ouch fun to be on Android.
I think what is most telling is not the total number of programs with Mal ware but that Kaspersky says in the future these programs will be more effective and more targeted on Android to steal users money - via getting your financial records and credit card numbers.
Open is good again how?
iOS is not without some security issues. Ad Pod2G made news this week calling out Apple about security issues with SMS. Where essentially hackers could send you a text message where the ID of where the text message is coming from is spoofed. Ie made to look like it is coming from say AT&T or worse yet your bank. Why Pod2G sees this as an issue is that because when you reply to said message it sends you not to your bank but back to the hackers site. Or as he says quote
- pirates could send a message that seems to come from the bank of the receiver asking for some private information, or inviting them to go to a dedicated website. [Phishing]
- one could send a spoofed message to your device and use it as a false evidence.
- anything you can imagine that could be utilized to manipulate people, letting them trust somebody or some organization texted them.
unquote.
Pod2G ends his post with the advice to never trust any SMS you receive on your iPhone.
Per this issue Here is a post about on the loop - which I am going to read pretty much verbatim as Apple replied to Jim on this - thanks Jim.
Quote Apple on Saturday responded to reports of a vulnerability to SMS spoofing that can be done to users of the company’s iPhone.From Apple quote “Apple takes security very seriously. When using iMessage instead of SMS, addresses are verified which protects against these kinds of spoofing attacks,” an Apple representative told The Loop. “One of the limitations of SMS is that it allows messages to be sent with spoofed addresses to any phone, so we urge customers to be extremely careful if they’re directed to an unknown website or address over SMS.” unquote There is a key point in what Apple told me (me being Jim and not me - we are still in Jims quote). A lot has been written in the press about how the “iPhone” has this problem, but Apple isn’t alone. The vulnerability is not with the iPhone, but rather with the SMS technology. The iPhone is not alone in being susceptible to this type of attack — all phones that use SMS can be tricked in the same way. That’s why the verification and security of using iMessage is so much better.
Unquote.
Again that is from an article over on the loop - link of course in the show notes for ep 236
So essentially Pod2G ended his article with don't trust an SMS on an iPhone - and I guess Apple is saying don't trust an SMS on any smartphone.
Sweet
Thanks to Jim for this next one. Remember there was rumblings that AT&T might charge for FaceTime over cellular - well now AT&T has stated that they will not charge on one little condition - you have to be on any of their Mobile Share plans to use FaceTime over cellular for free. What the Frack - AT&T do you really really really want us to jailbreak that bad? Or maybe you just want people to switch to Sprint - that does not try any of this crap. Either way this is sooooo un cool AT&T. I use AT&T and I have stuck with them through thick and thin - but more and more they give me reasons not to want to stay. Luckily for me I will just keep jail breaking and using tweaks to get around the Insane policies. Data is Data - and I have an unlimited data plan - I should be able to do with my data as I please. Again only Sprint seems to understand the meaning of the word Unlimited - which is why I invested in Sprint early this year when the stock was at $2.19 a share - and now sits at $5.19 a share - ka ching. Thanks AT&T for doing your best to make Sprint a much more attractive carrier for anyone new looking for an iPhone - just sayin.
Into the email bag.
Hi Rob,
I just discovered a trick to get FaceTime over 3G now without Jailbreaking. You need a tether.com account (not sure if it works with the tether app that was quickly pulled from the App Store). Connect your MacBook to your iPhone via tether. Run FaceTime on your MacBook. Apparently, FaceTime thinks the MacBook is on a wifi network and works (though choppy). Regards,
Lou V
Hi Rob,
I created a guide to photography on the iPhone 4S:
It teaches positioning, editing, different options with the built-in camera app, and more.
Thanks for all that you do.
Regards,
Ben.
Hi Ben thanks for the heads up on the link - folks search for iPhone Photography guide in the show notes for Ep 236 over at today in iOS dot com .
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On the last episode I mentioned that BGR was chastising two other sites for their record of past rumors - this being in regards to these two sites saying that the iPhone 2012 would launch on Sept 21st. Well now iMore is claiming to have even more info from their unnamed sources - which they claim said the Apple event introducing the iPhone 2012 would be on Sept 12th with the launch on Sept 21st - backing up what the sites BGR knocked were saying. And then All Things D and Jim Darymbell and a bunch of others are claiming they are hearing the same thing. Funny - BGR can't even be right about someone else being wrong when it comes to Apple rumors. Just sayin.
Anyway some of the other info iMore is claiming is that the iPhone Mini and the iPod touch 5th gen may also be announced on Sept 12th.
iMore is sticking with the 19 pin smaller dock connector - as well as a 4" screen for the iPhone 2012. As well as the latest rumor from iMore that all the iOS devices will be updated to the new smaller dock connector - so not only will the new iPhone 2012 be introduced with the smaller dock connector, but also the iPod touch 2012, and the iPad Mini 2012 and the iPad maxi - 2012 fall will be introduced with the new dock connector - this not to be confused with the new iPad 2012 Spring - with the 30 pin dock connector.
Yeah - if you are having a hard time buying that Apple would introduce a new version of the new iPad - the one introduced in March - well you would not be alone on that.
Putting aside for a minute that iMore's source is saying the iPad will be updated as well - or there will be an iPad mini announced - It does appear the sept 12 date is all but confirmed by Apple - as the typical apple media mouth pieces have all confirmed the date of the announcement and the launch date of the iPhone 2012. So based on assuming the Sept 12 announcement is real - some are now starting to speculate what that means for Apples competitors - and one that it appears to effect the most is Microsoft and their Surface tablets. But you know what - no one but Microsoft is to blame for that - they refused to release all the details about the surface earlier when they announced it and when they finally get around to announcing the details - all anyone will likely be talking about is the new iPhone 2012 and other potential new Apple products. Leaving Microsoft there to only make news by giving the price and battery performance of their surface tablets. And guess what the price while for the lower end will be close to or equal to the low end iPad 3rd gen - in that $499 price range - the higher end surface will likely be much higher and battery life is likely to be much much worse for the higher end device.
In other words when the rest of the world is fixated by new Apple toys - those covering MS surface or those MS are begging to cover them are only going to get to talk about pricing that is on par or slightly more expensive than the iPad and the Surfaces battery life being not nearly as good.
But then again - that is all just speculation. But the longer MS waits to reveal Price and real world tech specs - people will start to speculate
Microsoft would really surprise everyone if the low end Surface is less than the low end iPad and had better battery life - but even then - that likely would get over shadowed by the iPhone 2012 launch.
Yup kind of sucks to be launching anything new tech wise between Labor day and Halloween in the US this year that does not start with i and have an apple logo on it.
One thing about the Apple v Samsung trial going on that is nice is the info behind the curtain at apple we are privy to - that in the past we never would have been privy to. Such as when Apple executive Eddy Cue sent an email in January 2011 to CEO Tim Cook and others recommending that the company build its own 7-inch tablet.
Quote I believe there will be a 7-inch market and we should do one, unquote Eddie Cue wrote in the email. Well I guess if Apple execs were already starting to lean that way in Jan 2011 - maybe seeing a 7 or 8 in tablet in 2012 is not so far fetched after all. Especially now that the Nexus 7 is getting good reviews. Could / should be an interesting Sept 12 event.
Into the email bag.
Hi Rob,
There's been talk about the new iPhone possibly having a small dock connector. But, I am thinking, is there really a need for the dock connector at all?
We already have WiFi sync, AirPlay and AirPrint. What if Apple decided to include induction charging? There really would be no need for the dock connector at all.
Just a thought.
Tony L
San Francisco
My thoughts on this are close to yours - except - I think there will still be a port on the bottom and it will be a mag safe type port for charging and audio / video in / out only.
Not for data sync'g which will be done via Wifi / bluetooth and NFC modes now.
I don't think it will be a 19 pin connector as reported in the past and present by many - but again a mag safe type port for charging / audio and video.
You kind of have to have a charging port for a device and can't rely on just inductive charging - especially for a phone - where you are mobile and will not always be near an inductive charging matt / station.
So there has to be a port - but I do agree that for sync'g the device - that no longer needs to be done via a port at the bottom, or top or sides for that mater.
More thoughts on this.
Hi Rob,
I don't believe there will be a 7" iPad, per se. The only thing it would compete with is the full-sized iPad. However, it seems to me that the dedicated mobile gaming market is something that Apple could exploit more - so a 7" iPod Touch marketed as such would be a good possibility.
Going back to the connector controversy, I don't see any point in going to a different connector if it uses the same basic technology - but I was very impressed by the magnetic power cable connection on the MacBook Pro my friend just got. Moving to new technology like that would be a big jump up.
Regards,
John.
I really don't want to talk about the Apple v Samsung case - just the juicy tid bits that leak out. That said there is a nice slide that breaks down Apples argument nicely - it shows the Samsung Smartphones pre and post the original iPhone launch - and well It is very clear post the iPhone - Samsung designs look like nothing they had ever done and the only way to show an evolutionary trend is by going through the iPhone.
Hi Rob
Ya think Apple's legal team has contacted him yet? Lol!
Ryan L
Thanks Ryan for the heads up on this - and this being that the president of Sharp confirms shipments of displays for the new iPhone begin this month. Dooohhh - I think that some suppliers are not as afraid of Apple now that Tim is in charge.
That said I also wonder if this might not actually be something Apple approved. Seems a lot of info getting out awfully early this year about that Sept 12th and Sept 21st dates. You know - a lot of current iPhone owners or wanna be iPhone owners are holding off now upgrading - but I have to image many buyers of other devices are holding off now - just to see what the new iPhone will really be like. I wonder if all these Apple Rumors are hurting the other guys sales this quarter.
Ok - iOS 6 Beta 4 is out. One of the biggest changes with iOS 6 beta 4 - or so I hear - Is the elimination of the Youtube app - That's right - the last app in on the original iPhone - the one we speculated about for weeks leading up to the launch of the iPhone - that same Youtube app - is now gone. Apples official wording about this is the following
quote Our license to include the YouTube app in iOS has ended. Customers can use YouTube in the Safari browser and Google is working on a new YouTube app to be on the App Store. unquote.
So what this means is now - if you want Youtube on your iOS device go in via safari to youtube.com - and then select the button that is the box with the arrow coming out and select "add to home screen" and that puts an icon on your home screen to quickly get you to Youtube - reality is it is not that big a deal once you do that - because you could not use the Youtube app in off line anyway - so a web app for youtube is close to the native app - but for many users - they just don't know about creating the icon on their phone and for then youtube usage will drop. As Apple said - Google is also going to come out with their own app you can install - but again people have to install it. Which is never ideal. Guess Google did not want to keep paying for placement. Actually googles response to this was
quote “We are working with Apple to ensure we have the best possible YouTube experience for iOS users.” unquote
Because you know having to find and download the Youtube app is soooo much better an experience for the endusers than well having it installed when you update your iOS software or get a new iOS device - Just sayin.
Oh well - I am sure there will be a lot of posts out about this over the next few weeks plus.
Into the email bag.
Hey Rob,
Could you also include your Audible recommends in your show notes?
Regards,
Rel
Ok - I will try to remember to do that - for the last two weeks it has been cloud atlas - again I will try to remember to put that in the show notes for ep 235.
Hello Rob,
In order to get data and MMS working on Straightalk, here is a simple tutorial.
You will need either a T-Mobile or Verizon micro sim card as well as your Straight Talk card.
1st - Open an app such as the notes app.
2nd - Insert the non straight talk sim into the iphone. Go to settings, general, network.
Wait for the apn setting to come up and click on it.
3rd - Eject the non straight talk sim, and insert the straight talk sim.
4th - Double click multi task to the notes app. Wait until straight talk comes up on the carrier in the upper left corner.
Double click back to the settings where the straight talk info should be filled in the apn settings.
5th - Now you can replace the relevant information supplied with your sim card or from Straight Talk Website.
Hope this helps,
Curt
The most important metric for any public company is profits. Are you making money doing what you are doing.
And when you look at the mobile space - for quite some time Apple has been kicking butt and taking names when it comes to profits. IDC is reporting last quarter Apple generated a mind blowing 77% of profits from all the smatphones and tablets sold world wide.
Forget market share forget lawsuits and injunctions - just think 77% of all the profits from the mobile smartphone and tablet industry is going to one company and funding one companies R&D efforts. That bodes well for future cool products from Apple - well the future so bring I kinda need to wear shades.
Pocket Gamer did a test of 53 different tablets for battery life and the results. iPad 3rd gen was number 1 and iPad 2 was number 2. As if there was a doubt. They tested each device for web browsing over wifi - The 3rd gen iPad lasted 761 minutes that is about 12.7 hours. The iPad 2 lasted 590 minutes - in 3rd place was the Nexus 7 at 550 minutes. The average time was 381 minutes for the 49 non Apple tablets tested. So yes the iPad 3rd gen has double the battery life of the average non Apple tablet. In last two spots was the Asus EEE pad at 335 minutes - maybe they should rename it the eek pad. The Moto Xoom2 media edition tablet came in far worse at 221 minutes. Because nothing says are we there yet like kids whose tablet died with a couple hours left on your trip.
Be still my beating heart - an Apple TV story that is actually about an additional feature or in this case button or is it App - well either way Hulu+ has finally finally finally made its way on to Apple TV. If you do not see Hulu+ on your Apple TV - simply do a restart of Apple TV and you all see it appear. You can register for Hulu+ right from your Apple TV or do so from a webpage. If you do so from a webpage or already have an account you then just log into your account via the Hulu+ app on Apple TV.
Please note - Hulu+ does not - repeat does not carry AMC shows - it is more about the big network shows - especially NBC and FOX shows.
So if you are thinking about signing up for Hulu+ I highly recommend you see what shows they do cover first.
That all said you know if you have listened to this show for a while I used to bemoan that Hulu+ was not on Apple TV - it made it where to watch modern family I had to do it on my laptop or iPad. Of course I have long since given up on Hulu+ - Netflix is where I waste any free time these days
Thanks to John for this next one - which is just for Mac people and it is with regards to Mountain Lion - which is OS 10.8 - the latest version of the OS. And one of the great new features in OS 10.8 aka mountain lion is airplay mirroring to Apple TV. You do need a 2011 or newer mac for this to work. But this is a nice addition - One thing I am looking forward to using this for is DVD's. I have a Mac Book Pro 2011 - 15" and I use it for playing my DVD's I get from Netflix - now I can watch those on my big screen TV in my bedroom via Apple TV. Or at least I hope I will be able - I have not updated to 10.8 - as I need to do a screen cast - and so far the software I use is not 10.8 compliant yet. So anyway if anyone was able to airplay a DVD from Netflix via Apple TV to their big screen TV - please let me know.
Hi Rob,
Just wondering if you ever installed the back door for your phone with the glowing apple? And how did it go and work for you.
Levi in Riverside, CA
Hi Levi - actually I did put the back case with the glowing Apple logo with Steve jobs in the logo - on my iPhone. It took a little bit to do and get it to connect correctly. But I got it done and showed it off last month at KFEST. It is still working - the only down side is that the edge of the back case is cracked or really separated from the seam. I think I did this when putting it back together - and let me tell you these 45 year old eyes had a tough time getting it all together correctly - it actually took a few tries.
My best suggest is set aside 4 hours to do this - it should take less - but if you have lots of time set aside - you might not rush it and do better than I did. I tried to originally do it under an hour - Nope - no way.
Also make sure to ground your self.
Again - it is working fine - except the back case is separated from the seam of the case.
FYI - No soldering is required - so if you need to bring your iPhone in for repair work - you can quickly remove the internal LED pad with no signs of anything having been done. Oh one other issue - some times depending on the shorts I am wearing you can see the logo coming through the pocket on my shorts. Which just looks strange. Until I show what it is - then it just looks uber geeky.
Hi, Rob,
Just got my Touchfire today. It's a Kickstarter project that is a thin membrane keyboard for the iPad that allows touch typing. It works great! It attaches easily to the Apple Smart Cover and just as easily rests on the screen keyboard when the iPad is in landscape mode. It stays in place using the iPad's magnets. You can rest your fingers on the keyboard as with a standard keyboard and not accidentally hit letters. Fantastic idea and stays with your iPad all the time and still allows the iPad to sleep when the cover is closed. I typed this email quickly and easily using the Touchfire. We're one step closer to laptop obsolescence...
Thanks for the show,
Bob S
A little update on the Pair with Pear Kickstarter project I am sponsoring - Or should say that was on Kickstarter - seems the project is gone - off of Kickstarter - why you ask - seems it has to do with lawyers - Shock and dismay followed. Anyway here is the update from Brendan who was running this project.
Where is Pear on Kickstarter you ask or what has happend to Pear? Well, that’s a great question. Seems that someone thought we were treading on their trademark so they hired a bunch of lawyers and knocked on Kickstarter’s door. (I guess it’s too hard to just send a simple email…or pick up the phone…it’s not like we couldn’t have changed it over the next 4-8 weeks just prior to tooling. This is a “project” and we would have LOVED to have our backers feedback of our new design…)
Where is Pear on Kickstarter? Well, Kickstarter received the letter and then removed our project.
Where is Pear on Kickstarter? Well, we are down, but not out… We are going to use this time to finalize many of the requests our backers had.
Where is Pear on Kickstarter? We will be back… but, in case we need to contact you again, please do us a favor… send us an email: media@PairWithPear.com or follow us on twitter: @PearMedia1 or like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PairWithPear
Oh yeah, and tell your friends… This will be a great story someday!
And the support we are receiving has been awesome! There are great ideas flowing in as well as people spreading the word. We have had contact via Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and our own site. Thanks!
Brendan.
I hope to have brendan on the show in the near future to go over his product - how it will work - and the night mare he is having with lawyers and kickstarter.
Hi Rob,
Just backed this. think the idea is great. Tired of having to use a wii-mote for emulator games.
regards,
Levi
And what this is a project called the Bladepad - which quote turns your iPhone into a true gaming system complete with dual joysticks, dual bumpers and a detachable protective case. unquote - You know some of those cases that have a slider keyboard under that tucks away under the iPhone when not in use - that is the principle here except it is gaming controls that slide out of the way when not in use.
While it looks good - it is likely not getting funded - it is at only $12.7k vs a goal of 55k - and just 18 days to go.
If you want to help out on this one search for bladepad - one word in kickstarter.
Price for this is $69 buck.
Thanks levi for the heads up on this one.
Thanks to Tony for the heads up on this next one - Do you Remember the Pebble Kickstarter Project - the one that raised over $10 Million in Pledges. Yeah - Well success breeds imitation - and now there is another smart watch Kickstarter Project with a long list of features that sound pretty much like the Pebble - this one is called the Strata - and comes from the former connected team at Fossil. This one is not being funded at anywhere close to the rate of the Pebble. But if you missed out on the pebble or just are curious on how it compares to the pebble you ordered search for Strata over at Kickstarter or in the show notes for ep 235
FYI - they have raised over $236k which is pretty good vs a goal of 100k and they have 12 days left to go with funding ending on August 20th at 12:59 AM ET. So if you want this one - it will happen as they are past their goal.
Thanks to Thomas in Alabama for this next kickstarter project and it is a project that is funded - they had a goal of 50k and are at 72k with 20 days to go.
What is said project that is funded - it is called - Try iOS colon - iPhone App development course. So what is it - well it is per a course to teach iOS app development - quote learn how to build iPhone apps by watching videos and coding in your browser - no downloads needed unquote.
So for $25 - the price of one of those learn iOS dev books at Barnes and noble - you could get permanent access to the course once it is released.
If you have been saying you need to learn to code for iOS - this might be what you are looking for. At a min check out the video is you are curios - you have until August 28th at 7:01 pm ET. Search for Try iOS in kickstarter or look for the link in the show notes for ep 235 or go to code school dot com. Thanks again Thomas for the heads up on this one.
We have in the past mentioned how Verizon actively was pushing LTE only smartphone - read NOT the iPhone - But now BGR is reporting AT&T was going one step further - trying to push those that came in for an iPhone into an Android or Windows phone and that AT&T employees were not allowed to have an iPhone for their company phone. BGR's tag line is the three biggest letters in tech - if those letters are l i e - Yes I would agree - And this story smells so bad I can't believe others are reporting it - but they are. Sadly. AT&T for their part actually responded and to BGR and said unt uh. Why I feel this is just BS from BGR - one not one person before this story has sent in an email or phone call that they were steered away from an iPhone at AT&T Nor has that been reported anywhere else - 2. None of the AT&T employees that listen to this show have said they were not allowed to have an iPhone anymore nor was that reported anywhere else and Oh yeah the number 3 reason why this BGR story is BS is last quarter 75% of smartphones sold at AT&T were iPhones - that does not sound at all like a company that was steering customers from iPhones. Plus steering people from a phone they asked for makes no sense from a sales rep perspective - someone walks in the door asking for your most expensive phone - you write up the ticket run their credit check and get them signed up before they can change their mind. Duhhhh.
Hi Rob,
I while ago I did a beginner's Photoshop Touch Tutorial, and many people asked for a more advanced one.
So I just made one: http://iosstuffandreviews.com/2012/08/06/advanced-photoshop-touch-tutorial/
In this tutorial I went over some compositing and a little color correction.
Thanks for all that you do, I enjoy the show.
Regards,
Ben from iosstuffandreviews.com.
Into the email bag.
Hi Rob,
The Parrot ZIK bluetooth headphones (designed by Philippe Starck) are not only beautiful and elegant, but also has elegant external touch controls.
See the website here
The Parrot Audio Suite is a free app dedicated to the headset that will allow you to control active noise cancellation, equalizer and check battery levels
Just the way it's designed makes me want to go out a get one... if it didn't have a $399 price tag.
If any of the listeners have tried these, I'd love to hear about it.
Thanks Rob for all you do.
-Cameron
Glendale, CA
Hi Cameron - thanks for the heads up - I sent in an request for samples to test - surprise surprise no response yet. If anyone has tried these - please let us know how they worked are working for you.
Back to the emails -
Hi Rob,
Thanks for your show and your work. I have a basic question. Is there a way to place a podcast episode on "repeat"?
In the early versions of iOS, there existed a "repeat" button because podcasts were treated identically to songs. More recently, apple removed the repeat button for podcasts and replaced it with the"playback speed" button. But, even with that change, podcasts were essentially songs and thus any episode could be added to a playlist and the playlist could be repeated. Now, podcast cannot be added to playlists on the latest iOS and there is no simple way to automatically repeat an episode or series of episodes.
Is there a non-jailbreak solution to this problem? Do any of the third party podcasting apps allow for automatic replay?
regards,
Juan in Atlanta
Hi Juan,
With the Tii App you can go into the more tab and then settings and set it up to repeat current episode.
However with the Podcasts App that option is not there as you mentioned.
I will do a shout out to users of other Podcast catchers out there - which ones have a repeat that episode feature?
206-666-6364 - thats 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to today in iOS at gmail dot com.
Hi Rob. Here is a great Jailbreak tweak it is called Maximization It Gets rid of that pesky status bar in most Apps. Regards, Chris in London
Hi Chris thanks for the heads up - and the neat thing about this tweak is that you can choose which apps it is active for. So maybe you make it active for just mobile safari.
Hi Rob, Just ran across the tweak CameraConnector in cydia and bought it. Thought other listeners would be interested. regards, Levi
Thanks levi - and what CameraConnector is - is a tweak that allows you to use the Camera Connection kit from Apple on your iPhone and iPod Touch - yup - so up until now you could not connect you camera / usb device to your iPhone through the 30 pin dongle - just to the iPad - but this tweak lets you do just that.
Me personally as a podcaster am think an App like Boss Jock - would benefit from this - as it would or should allow you to connect a USB mic to the iPhone for recording on Boss Jock. Something to test out for sure. Search for CameraConnector - one word in Cydia.
It is $0.99 and it says it works with USB HID - human interface devices.
Under the category of how the heck did that get approved is the App - Amazon Instant Video. It is a free app - officially from Amazon - and just for the iPad - This is an app that works with a users Amazon Prime Instant Video account. Maybe Apple figures there are a bunch of people that got Kindles that have prime accounts - that now mostly use the iPad - and not the kindle fire - and they let the app in to appease that group. But just seems odd as it seems like a very competitive app to apples iTunes service. Any way if you are someone with an Amazon Prime account and you have an iPad - then you will want to check out the free Amazon Instant Video app.
Hi Rob,
A couple days ago, I started getting the error message below from PDANet. All I could do was exit with the Home button. Respringing and rebooting didn't fix the issue. I went onto Cydia and did a reinstall of the app. Works great, now.
Just thought I'd Pass along the tip in case you get other emails about the issue. I don't know what caused it.
Regards,
Steven (in Houston)
Rob
I am on Mountain Lion and am thinking of jailbreaking my iPad 3. Is it safe to use Redsnow as Absinthe doesn't work on ML. Is it a similar procedure
Please advise
Steve from AZ
Ummmm - I think so? Ok - that is not a really good answer - If anyone has used Redsnow with OS 10.8 - please let us know if all worked good for you with the jailbreak.
Hi Rob, i just downloaded the Directv app that claims that one can watch Directv programming anywhere. Problem is my iPhone 4s is Jailbroken and i guess i'm SOL. Just thought i'd let you know. Love the show and as always keep up the great work. Martin Infante Parlier, CA
Actually there is a jailbreak tweak I believe that hides the fact your are jailbroken - and I can't remember the tweak name. I think Chris in london had sent in an email on it in the past - but for the life of me I can't find it - and this email came in right before I started recording. So if Chris or anyone else can remember the name of the app - that makes other apps think you are not jailbroken - please let us know that app / tweak. Thanks
Hi Rob, I have listened to your show for a while now, you do a great job!
I am very interested in getting an iPhone, but I have a few questions. First I would like to buy the iPhone 4S unlocked from apple.com and use it on straight talk because I think its a great deal to get unlimited everything for 45$'s a month, But I hear all the rumors about a new iPhone coming out in the next couple months would you recommend I wait to buy that one? And if I would wait to buy that phone and it has the 4G LTE like the rumors say it will have will i still be able to buy a unlocked one at full price form apple and take it to straight talk? Even though it will be 4G and straight talk only only supports 3G could I just take to new iPhone to them and have it only work on the 3G? 4G is certainly neat but it does not appeal to me that much as I am in wi-fi alot and when I am not I really don't use anything that needs super fast data usually just internet radio and facebook... Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Sincerely, Ryan
Rob-
I was considering buying a used iPhone 4 or 4s and using it on the straight talk program. I understand it needs to be a AT&T phone. I was looking for advice on buying used either thru Craigslist, eBay or someplace you would suggest. I am concerned about cost and ending up with a phone that has problems. I figured it would be best to wait till the next iPhone is released in order to take advantage of more people looking to upgrade. Any idea what will be a good price on either model at that time? I didn't find a article on your website on buying used, if missed it could you provide me with a link.
Thanks,
I had quite a few listeners email in about The FCC stopping Verizon from charging for tethering. I had the following feedback. Hi Rob, I believe what this really means is that third party tethering apps are not illegal, meaning apps like mywi and pdanet are legal. It does not mean that the carriers will be forced to stop charging for tethering. I also don't think this means that tethering for free apps will start appearing in the app store because Apple still has the right to regulate what is available in their own store, but they can no longer claim that you are stealing from them by using third party tethering apps. Verizon and other carriers, which will be forced to follow this ruling can still charge for tethering, but as this news becomes more out in the open they may re-think their price structure for tethering. No matter what, it is a good thing for the consumer
Regards,
Todd P.
In the oh yeah - that is classic category comes the report of out london that Bill and Melinda gates were spotted and stopped on the streets in London by what appears to be some non-US olmpians and they ask for them to pose for a picture and Bill and Melinda graciously agree and once everyone is posing they pull out an iPad to take the picture. To which Melinda gates is heard saying you can't use an iPad to take the picture. I am assuming she meant it from a tact point of view and not a technical one. Still classic and almost as good as the Microsoft employee holding up his iPhone to take a picture of Steve Balmer.
Hi Rob,
I have recently had a problem with my contacts where I have looked for
a particular name (such as my wife's name) on my contact list and it
hasn't been there.
I noticed this happened before and after going into an apple store to
speak to the tech guys, they told me it was probably something to do
with google (as my default contact list is google) but somehow within
24 hrs it resolved spontaneously.
It has recurred again twice in the last 24 hrs and I am tired of
looking for contacts which I need every day (some of whom are on speed
dial) and not finding them there having not deleted them. I find that
if I scroll down in the contact groups and search in the gmail global
address list I can then find them but this is annoying especially when
u just for instance want to give someone a contact detail quickly or
when there isn't any Internet connection.
I am tired of this happening and at this point would like to switch
over all my contacts to iCloud now and I was wondering if u or any of
your listeners know how this can be done.
I will appreciate your help.
Thanks and keep up the good work.
By the way love the show loads.
Tosin Oladini (MD)
Sent from my iPhone 4s
From Solihull UK.
Hey Rob, just a quick question I'm wondering if you or your users know the answer to. How does the App store sort your available app updates? It doesn't seem to be by date or alphabetical order, and is there anyway to control this setting? Sometimes I do not update all my apps and I would like to be able to tell which ones have been sitting around for a while but it can be hard to keep straight without opening up each update since a new update will appear right in the middle of the list.
just wondering if anyone knows,
Thanks,
Ben
For those of you that use the Gmail for iOS App - just a heads up you have an update awaiting for you. For the most part it seems most of the changes we under the hood to help with performance. But one new feature lets users save picture attachments to their iOS photo library - which you know kinda sorta should have been there from day one.
This is not a podcast on Android - Although I do like to bash Android from time to time. And Recently I upset some hyper sensitive Android Fan Boys by saying that people buy Android phones just to make calls and they buy iPhones to do more than make calls - and part of that observation was based on the 10 to 1 ratio of podcast downloads on iOS devices vs Android. Well you know who also realized this - Google - that is who. And Google faced with the fact that Android users are just not in mass consuming podcasts - well they decided they would completely redo their Android native app - Google Listen - and by completely redo - I mean give up on it. Concede defeat to Apple - With Google basically admitting they have no idea how to make a good Podcasting client - and in essence saying to podcast listeners - if you want to listen to podcasts - get an iPhone. So for all you podcast listeners new to the show after Google basically told you to leave - welcome over.
Yeah as a Podcaster and working for the Largest podcast hosting company - Google decision to kill Google Listen - was really really disappointing. But as a iOS podcaster - the decision was yet just more proof to the point - iOS is for more than making calls and Android - is for those that just want to make calls. Even Google now realizes that.
If I was a Google employee I would be pretty embarrassed right now. Just sayin.
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Hi Rob
I have had my iPhone 4 jail broken for about 2 weeks and I love it. There is the occasional disappearing Phone app when I install a tweak but well worth it. I enjoy Jailbreaking so much I am considering waiting to buy the new iphone until the untethered jailbreak is available
My question is this. The apps as they are displayed in ITunes are not in folders or are organized. The apps on my iPhone are arranged as I want them to be.
I have been backing my phone up to iCloud and ITunes.
When I buy the new iPhone and I restore from backup will my apps be like they are on iTunes or like they are on my
phone.
Thanks
Steve from AZ
Hi Steve,
One down side of jailbreaking is it is harder to manage your Apps if you have a lot on iTunes on your computer - as apps often times don't show up in folders - as you are seeing. But the answer to your question is this - if the folders are standard iOS folders you created by dragging one app on top of another - and not any special jailbreak tweaked apps - even though the apps on iTunes on your computer are not showing up correctly - the next time you restore from the backup - it will look the same on your iOS device as it did before.
So short answer - what you see on your iOS device now is what you will see after your restore.
One exception would be is you use an app like 5 columns - where you get well 5 columns of apps on each screen - then all bets are off.
Regards,
Rob W
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