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Sat, 29 September 2012
Direct download: tii_0242.mp3
Category: podcasts
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Sat, 29 September 2012
Hey_Rob,
This artwork is for the Jewish audience of the show. Apple and Honey for a sweet new year. Per the photo I added Tii to the picture using the app Aviary.
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Episode 242 Transcript
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So how many iPhone 5's did apple sell in the first weekend. over 5 Million - which seems to be all they had to sell. Anal-ists were expecting it to be from 6 to 10 million. But 5 million plus is over a million more than the iPhone 4s last year on its first weekend. But since Anal-ists had over hyped the number to 6 to 10 million with a couple saying 12 or even 15 million - you should not be surprised the stock took a big hit this week.
The 5 Million iPhones sold or the Stock price drop really were not the big news from last weekend or even from the Apple press release. And no the big news has nothing to do with Maps or Youtube apps or where you find your podcasts. Nope the big news from the press release was the number of devices now running iOS 6 - 100 Million!!!!
Don't get me wrong 5 Million iPhones sold in the first 3 days was very impressive - the only launch close was last years iPhone 4S launch. But that 4 Million sold in the first weekend logistically was not nearly as impressive as this years 5 Million. And Apple said they could have sold more if they had more iPhone 5's to sell. Why I think logistically it is more impressive this year. Last year the iPhone 4S had the luxury of using some of the same components as the iPhone 4. This year thecase is brand new, as is the screen both in size and technology. There is even a new dock connector (don't get me started on that). This time around Apple's supply chain did not have the advantage of a previous generations device to borrow capacity from. This time it was from zero to 5 million units and components for said units at launch. That is pretty impressive. Congrats to Apple and its suppliers for pulling that off - even if it was still not up to demand.
But again to me the biggest news was not about the aforementioned 5 Million iPhone 5's - nope - it was about the 100 Million iOS devices that are now running iOS 6 after just 5 days. To compare that to when iOS 5 launched last year Apple announced only 25 Million devices had upgraded. A 4X increase year over year is really impressive and great news to devcelopers of iOS Apps.
If you want to see how big a deal this is vs say Android. Jelly bean - aka Android 4.1 launched in early July. Through early September - over 2 months after the launch of Jelly Bean - Android had 1.47% adoption. (And Android fan boys thought that was good news - Yikes!!). Working out the numbers 1.46% of about 450 Mil Android devices is about 6.6 Million Android devices in 60 days that have been able to be updated to the latest version of their OS vs over 100 Million iOS devices in just 5 days now running the lastest version of iOS. This is again why it is so important if you are a developer to develop first for iOS. You can be assured that when you are developing for the latest version - there is actually an audience for your app.
After every iPhone launch and I mean every one - there have always been some report of a very small % of new owners having an issue. Heck on the iPhone 4 I first purchased had the issue of it overheating before I even left the parking lot At Apple - I walked back in and showed them the issue and was handed a brand new iPhone no questions asked.
And guess what this time around it is no different. Not that I got an over heating iPhone 5 - but rather that some % reporting issues. With the key issues this time being.
1. Slow Wifi 2. Scuffing of the antenna and scuffing of the back of the black iPhone 5. 3. Leaking light around the edge of the white iPhone 5. 4. Battery life issue - where it looses its charge quickly. 5. A Purple Halo in photos when you take a photo and have a bright light just out of the frame. Be it the Sun or a bright lamp.
As always - the press loves to make hay with these reports - but remember a very very small % out of 5 million users - is still a big enough number for many reports of issues. If you have an issue the best thing you can do is take it immediately to an apple store if you are lucky enough to live by one. If not call Apple. Don't take it back where you purchased it yet if said place is not an Apple store - first make the call to apple care and explain the situation you are having and see what they say. Apple is going to be more likely to offer a replacement than AT&T or Sprint or Verizon - as Apple does want to get back any bad units so they can trouble shoot them and make improvements - if there is a manufacturing or design issue at fault. Per the Purple Haze - yeah - that one they are not likely going to take back the phone for - if it is just showing up when the bright light is just off frame - but rather they will likely tell you that is not how you want to take a picture.
The sixth issue reported - is that for some the lightning cable that came with the iPhone is seeing the USB side of the cable getting caught in laptops. Seems there may be an issue with the connector not getting crimped correctly - look at your usb side of the cable and make sure it is smooth.
A seventh issue is that some are seeing some static lines across the screen - Especially when the keyboard is up. Ken Ray at Mac OS Ken reported having this issue.
So I finally reached my goal weight of 175#'s this past week - that is over 65#'s from my peak weight of 240 #'s - I actually over shot my goal and weighed in at a low of 173#'s and a couple of ounces. This was hard work on my part more so on the discipline side than the planning side. But again I was very proud of this achievement and I was talking to my Mother - my italian mother from New York - and I told her of my achievement and her reaction - was Oh Robert you are too thin - what are you now down to a size 32 in jeans - Well Mom actually I am down to a 30" waist down from a 40. But her over all feeling was I am too light - Ironically Just a year and a half ago she was on me for being way to heavy - and I bring this up because this next story is about one of the more common complaints about the iPhone 5 - and that is people are complaining it is too light. There is an article over on Gizmodo with some twitter quotes from those getting their hands on the iPhone 5 such as quote This new iPhone is way too light. I feel like its gonna just fly outta my hand with the slightest breeze unquote from at rbeavs or quote Held the iPhone 5. Way too light for this spazz-attack. I need a heavier phone so I don't completely destroy it. unquote from at luciana_D
So just like my mom - there are some people you just can't make happy no matter how proud you are you lost a bunch of weight.
Ok - When it comes to the iPhone 5 - Apple lied to us. Well ok - maybe not lied - but Apple did not accurately define some specs on their website for the iPhone 5. Remember last episode when I said if you wanted a world phone for the iPhone to either get the AT&T version or wait and see which one Apple announces is unlocked. Well those that weighted are happy they did - those that got the ATT iPhone 5 probably are not as happy right now. My assumption about the AT&T iPhone 5 probably being the better world phone - was based on the specs still up on the apple site - which shows there to be 3 versions - 2 for the US and one for ROW. The two US models are clearly labeled as GSM and CDMA - making it look like the CDMA version does not support GSM - well making it look that way at least - because where Apple mislead us on their site - is with the Verizon CDMA iPhone 5 - seems people have been able to test it and they found it does work already on a GSM network. Yes - the Verizon iPhone is sold unlocked - and Verizon not only confirmed it - but said they will not be locking it in the future. So if you need an iPhone that is unlocked - for world travel - the Verizon iPhone 5 is clearly the best one.
Now it will not work fully on the ATT network - as in LTE will not work - but you can make calls and get a 3G connection on data. On top of that the LTE bands for the Verizon iPhone 5 - which are bands 1, 3, 5, 13, 25 - over lap the ROW iPhone 5 - which has bands 1,3 and 5 only. So in theory - anywhere in the world out side the US where LTE is working for the iPhone 5 - the verizon iPhone 5 should also work - in theory.
Into the email bag.
Hi Rob,
With all Verizon's iPhone 5 unlocked - Could I use it on straitalk????
Regards,
Rik
Hi Rik - in theory - yes - you would still need to get a nano sim card from Straightalk to use in the iPhone 5 to work on their network - and I don't think they have one yet available - but there are supposedly tools to cut one down - but I think even then - it is too thick. So I believe the gating item will be the nano sim card. If anyone listening works for Straight talk - pleased give us the straight pitch on if and when you will get a nano sim card.
And Speaking of iPhone 5 in new places - the iPhone 5 just cleared a big hurdle in China - by receiving the needed regulatory certifications needed to go on sale in China - this means it is likely to go on sale prior to the end of the year. According to someone that was not Digitimes or BGR - Apple had two device models A1429 and A1442 which received certification. The A1429 - is the CDMA version - which would likely be destined for China Unicom's WCDMA Network - once Apple lists a couple of more specs for that model they have not listed so far. And the A1442 would likely be the one for China Telecom and their CDMA2000 network. Regardless of the exact specs - it does look like the biggest hurdle is cleared for Apple to get the iPhone 5 officially into the hands of Mainland China customers through China Unicom and China Telecom. What is still missing is any word about China Mobile - and that is likely to come via a special announcement by Apple at a future date.
iFix it has their traditional tear down post up - this time obviously it is for the iPhone 5 - and you can find it by looking for the link titled - iPhone 5 teardown - iFixit - in the show notes for ep 242 over at today in iOS dot com. I will not get into much detail here - and leave that to iFixit when you visit the site. But the one big take away from the teardown I had - was that they were impressed by how much easier the iPhone 5 will be to repair this time around. Getting the glass and screen out is much easier this time around - which is good as that is as you know the most likely reason to have it repaired. The down side is now the glass / touch screen are all in one - so it is not just replacing the glass - it is replacing the screen - so it is a little more pricey to replace when you do break the screen. Hey I guess this is a good place to mention Squaretrade dot com slash tii - to get $30 off your 2 year warranty - just $94 or $30 off a 3 year warranty for just $124. Which one screen break is likely to cost at least that much. Again go to square trade dot com slash tii - for that discount or click on the banner at today in iOS dot com. As I have said in the past - Squaretrade is the place to go to get your warranties. You get 4 instances / service repairs - vs just 2 from Apple care+ and Squaretrade covers you even if your iPhone is jailbroken. So no need to worry about that if you plan to jail brake in the future. Tii listeners have been using Squaretrade since the iPhone 3GS came out is not earlier - and the feedback I have received from any listeners that needed a repair has always been very positive - So if you are looking for a reputable company with a great warranty and great customer service - Squaretrade is the company and warranty for you - Please visit square trade dot com slash Tii to get $30 of your iPhone 5 warranty or if you get a new iPhone 4 or 4S - you also get $30 off at that URL. Thanks Squaretrade for sponsoring the show.
Ok before we start getting into listener feedback - I need to say this - there is no way I can get to all listener feedback or even most or even close to most - you guys and gals are great - this last week what incredible on feedback - normally I get between 45 to 60 minutes of audio feedback - in the last week it was close to 3 hours of feedback - just on the audio side. And emails are over 3 x as well. So if you don't hear your email read or voicemail played - I am sorry - I will do my best to get some on the next episode. That said - don't stop sending them in - please keep calling - 206-666-6364. Too much voice mail is a great problem to have. FYI - if you want to get yours played over the others - keep them short and pithy - and if you want to talk about multiple subjects send in multiple voicemails - sending one long 5 minute voicemail covering 5 different topics - vs 5 one minute long or less voicemails covering just one topic each - well the shorter ones are more likely to get played on the show. I know there are a lot of new listeners - so thanks for bearing with me on that - Actually the audience more than doubles in the last 2 episodes - so welcome all new listeners.
Ok - now into some of that feedback.
Thanks Wes for that feedback and for all the others that sent in feedback on the crescent moon being that DND is turned on.
Into the email bag.
Hi Rob,
Per the listener on the last show asking about the app to get weather of a past day for a city.
They could use the website or app for WolframAlpha and then ask it quote what was the weather in boston on may 5th 2001 unquote - and it should give you all the info you need. You can check it out on the website first before buying the app to see if that is what he wants.
Regards,
Rich
Thanks Rich - sadly - Siri does not give you past weather info - even thought it reference Wolfram Alpha for other items.
Hi Rob,
Just wanted to share my experience doing a cross upgrade on AT&T with my iPhone 5. I used my moms upgrade eligibility to purchase the iPhone 5 from the Apple Store app. When my iPhone came, I called AT&T to process the swap which involved telling the rep the IMEI and ICCID of the old iPhone 4S I was using and the new iPhone 5. I confirmed that the micro-SIM was disabled on my old 4S and active in my 5. Couldn't be happier with the short steps. Thanks AT&T, for once.
Tyler H
Hi Rob,
The download speeds with the iPhone 5 on LTE are unbelievable.
Speedtest.net test has a download speed of 26.61 MBps and an upload speed of 22.22 MBPS
Regards
Jim in Orlando.
Thanks Jim and also congrats for getting your self on the local news report for waiting in line.
Hi Rob,
Just got my iPhone 5 so I ran a speedtest and all I can say is its incredible. With speedtest.net - I had 27.9 MBPS down and 8.2 MBPS up. I then saw your podcast was available to download and did it on the LTE network it took less 23 seconds. I cannot wait for AT&T to have wider coverage.
Regards,
John in Secaucus NJ.
One more piece of feedback on Maps - this one via email
Hi Rob,
While Apple distances itself from all things Google, iOS users for the first time will have to admit that there is something better out there on another platform.
As a professional driver I rely heavily on the map app, sometimes I need to quickly glance at the map to check traffic conditions unfortunately the new map is hard to see. The red dotted lines are too faint and I find the maps are too beige, hard to see at a glance. I feel these maps with the useless flyover feature are more for the casual user than for someone like me who needs a more practical map. Street view was a fantastic innovation that will be missed greatly.
The turn by turn feature was an improvement but it's too bad we had to lose Google Maps to get it.
I tried Google Maps on Safari but its not as good as the native Google Map App was.
Apple has indicated that their Maps will improve over time, too bad they didn't wait until they were better before they released them.
I hope Google can produce an app for the App Store that can give us back the user experience that we have grown to love.
Regards,
Nicko
Glendale NY
Thanks to all that sent in feedback on Maps that I used and did not use.
I was going to give my thoughts - and rant a bit about this being a way overblown by the media and Apple haters. Granted Apple maps vs Google Maps were not as good - but I still don't think they are nearly as bad as people in the press make it out to be. That all said - Apple actually chimed in on this topic by putting out the following letter on Friday Morning. This is from Tim Cook
He said the following quote.
To our customers,
At Apple, we strive to make world-class products that deliver the best experience possible to our customers. With the launch of our new Maps last week, we fell short on this commitment. We are extremely sorry for the frustration this has caused our customers and we are doing everything we can to make Maps better.
We launched Maps initially with the first version of iOS. As time progressed, we wanted to provide our customers with even better Maps including features such as turn-by-turn directions, voice integration, Flyover and vector-based maps. In order to do this, we had to create a new version of Maps from the ground up.
There are already more than 100 million iOS devices using the new Apple Maps, with more and more joining us every day. In just over a week, iOS users with the new Maps have already searched for nearly half a billion locations. The more our customers use our Maps the better it will get and we greatly appreciate all of the feedback we have received from you.
While we're improving Maps, you can try alternatives by downloading map apps from the App Store like Bing, MapQuest and Waze, or use Google or Nokia maps by going to their websites and creating an icon on your home screen to their web app.
Everything we do at Apple is aimed at making our products the best in the world. We know that you expect that from us, and we will keep working non-stop until Maps lives up to the same incredibly high standard.
Tim Cook
Apple's CEO unquote
So that is the word from Apple - I actually reached out to Apple Friday morning and requested an interview with Tim Cook or anyone at Apple about the letter - Apple was nice enough to reply that they did not have anyone available for an interview - I guess a guy can dream - but hey at least they replied. Look the letter hits the key things a PR specialist would say to do - 1. Be apologetic
2. Say how important the issue is to you
3. Promise to make it better
4. Offer something to those that want a solution now.
I think Tim Cook's letter did a good job in addressing those issues.
Again I still think this blown way out of proportion - but per the letter - I also agree that the Maps App from Apple could and should be better. That all said - lets not forget about why Apple changed to their maps when they did. Google would not give in on some of their demands of Apple with regards to allowing Apple to do turn by turn voice commands - which according to All things D - involved Apple turning over more user data - than apple felt comfortable doing. So Apple was kind of in-between a rock and hard place - They could give in to google - and send you off to the Google slaughter house - remember with Google you are not the customer your are what they serve to their customer - the advertisers - So essentially you are the cattle being sent to the google data slaughter house. With Apple you are the customer. And well Apple did not want to give out your info. So apple decided that what was best for the customer was to offer up their own Map app - and well if their Map App was up to snuff - we would not have had the letter I just read. And we would not have people tripping over themselves to chastise Apple. Here is hoping Apple gets their Maps app updates post haste. And until then - I will try to stay away from Articles about it either way - but I will continue to look to you for your feedback on the Maps app. I think you are all a better source than anything from the link bait headline using sites out there. 206-666-6364 that's 206 moon dog to give me your feedback on actual Apple maps usage. Or recommendations for 3rd party maps in the mean time.
FYI - Some have asked about downgrading from iOS 6 to iOS 5.1.x to get back the old maps. Well there is a nice article titled 3 reasons not to downgrade to iOS 5.1.x - which you can see in the show notes. I will just add this - from what I have read - don't try it. Don't do it. Stick with iOS 6 if you already upgraded - and get a 3rd part maps app if you don't like the Apple Maps App.
Hey a quick tip for iOS 6 - You can stop ad tracking by going to
Settings > General > About > the scrolling down to Advertising.
And then you will see - Limit Ad Tracking - which will be set off by default - you should turn that on.
By turning this to on - you are not permitting the advertising identifier to serve you targeted ads. This is the replacement for the ad programs networks that were using the UDID - now they use the advertising identifier.
There were a lot of reports about violence at a foxconn factory - first off the violence was not on the factory floor - it was at 11:00 PM local time at the Dormitory which is on Foxconn property. It involved about 2,000 people. And exact causes are vary from issues between two different group of workers from different areas clashing. Kind of a jets and sharks type clash. To reports about abuse by some of the security guards on some of the workers at the dormitory.
This however is not - repeat - not about working conditions.
Now the violence did appear to spill over near the factory with windows being smashed - and the factory shut down the next day.
While some or many of the reports say this was an iPhone assembly plant - it 100% was not an iPhone assembly plant.
It is northern China - iPhone Assembly is done in and around Shenzen china - which is in southern China.
If this plant is involved with iPhone production at all - which has not be verified by Foxconn - but is likely - it is about building components or a sub-assembly for the iPhone.
That said - most titles had it listed as an iPhone plant. Which is just so mis-leading.
Obviously Riots at Foxconn facilities - is not a good thing - ever. Regardless if that facility is making iPhone parts or more. And FoxConns CEO Mr Gau flew off to the town of Taiyuan to help defuse this situation which recent articles says is still very tense.
I was going to make a tongue in cheek comment about if they worked them harder they would be sleeping at 11:00 PM and not fighting - but seems lately some people or person has a hard time understanding that whole tongue in cheek humor thing. So I will pass this time - just sayin.
Ok - now on to another type of Butt kicking fight altogether - and that is the slew of iPhone 5 Performance reviews that have been done since the iPhone 5 was released. Anandtech which is not an Apple site by any means - did a bunch of bench mark tests on the iPhone 5. And no matter how you looked at it or sliced it - the iPhone 5 kicked the Samsung Galaxy S III's butt. It was not even close - I like to say it is not all about the specs - it is about the overall experience - and that is why people choose the iPhone ecosystem - well now we can also say - the specs are also in the iPhones favor - at least this month.
For BrowserMark test where higher is better - the iPhone 5 scored a 191,726 vs the S 3's International 172,237 which was in 2nd - 3rd went to the S3 on Tmobile USA at 114,812. But drop off. The 4S was at 106,029 - remember higher is better.
For the sun spider test - where lower is better the iPhone 5 was first with a 908 ms score. S3 international was 4th with a 1443 ms score. 4s had a score of 1726 ms.
the iPhone 5 won at the Google V8 and Octane benchmarks tests. Which are bigger java script tests.
For a whole slew of tests the iPhone 5 on average was 2.13 times faster than the 4S - backing up Apples claim the iPhone 5 is twice as fast as the iPhone 4S.
When it came to some of the video tests - the iPhone 5 really blew away the S3. with some scores 3 times or more faster.
Again according to Anatechs testing iPhone 5 is the clear winner of the bench mark tests - hands down - no contest.
Now everything is not just about benchmark tests - there is this thing called real world. And in some side by side tests done by Mashable - link in the show notes for ep 242 titled - iPhone 5 Zips Past Galaxy S III in Speed Test - their title not mine - well the iPhone 5 zipped past the S3 again.
Thanks to Alon for the link on this next one. Which was a youtube video comparing the iPhone 5 vs the S III - and once again - the iPhone 5 beats the S III in speed tests - this video showed a few apps launching and then a benchmark test. With the iPhone 5 faster and the S III slower - that is the take away and what you see in all the speed tests out there.
But it is not just about speed tests - there is also the issue of screen displays - And Well the good folks at Displaymate.com - did an iPhone 4 vs iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S III comparison. Lets cut to the chase - bigger is definitely not better. Not only did the iPhone 5 clearly and resoundely kick the S III's butt - even the iPhone 4 - kicked the S III's butt. They compared all kinds of technical specs - But to summarize into our outdoors - bright light or low light - close or farther away - images just look better and more natural on the iPhone 5. Even more so then with the iPhone 4 and 4S. Actually the iPhone 5 got a grade of an A over all for Display grade and screen readability in bright light. The iPhone 4 received an A- in both categories and the S III received a B+ and a B respectively. Not saying the S III is crap when compared with other smartphones - just when compared to the iPhone 4 and 5 - and when compared to the iPhone 5 - it really falls down. Hey maybe all those shattered screens of the S III in all those recent videos were just the S III committing suicide out of embarrassment - Just Saying. Actually if you want to read all the specs and results and there are a lot. Look for the link iPhone 5 SIII display shoot-out in the show notes for ep 242 over at today in iOS dot com.
Thanks to Ben for the heads up on the iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S III drop test - which the iPhone 5 totally trounced the S III. This is the one done in Hong kong - As a Side note - I know where they did that drop test. It was in Kawloon harbor near the Peninsula hotel. Ok - that aside - this test was done by Android authority and they clearly wanted the iPhone 5 to loose - but after 2 drops the S III screen was cracked and the iPhone 5 survived 4 drops with no screen cracks. It was quite embarrassing for the S3 - just sayin.
And finally there is the drop tests video done by Squaretrade - with once again the SIII clearly showing it is the cheap more flimsy design that breaks much easier than the iPhone 5 - with the iPhone 5 even semi-surviving a drop in water - not that I suggest you ever do that - but it may be much better at surviving the drink knocked over next your phone real world test smartphones sometimes need to survive. Interesting part about the square trade tests - is they want to sell warranties - and their video makes the iPhone 5 look like it needs a warranty a lot less than the S3. That said if you want a warranty for your new iPhone 5 or 4s or 4 - don't forget to go to square trade dot com slash tii to get it.
This video and the one mentioned in the previous article - you need to watch - especially if you are on the fence about the iPhone 5 or S3 - or if you know someone that is - send them the videos.
But it is safe to say - between the S3 and iPhone 5 - there is NO contest - the iPhone 5 is clearly the faster device - with the better looking display - better lowlight camera, and the much much much better design - that is much much much more durable than the S3's cheap plastic design.
And for all those of you that have an S3 and now want to switch over to the iPhone 5 - there is an article titled How to transfer your most important data from Android to iPhone. in the show notes for ep 242 at today in iOS dot com. Actually that is for anyone on Android that now realizes the iPhone 5 is clearly the best choice - spec and ecosystem wise.
Obviously is you are an Android fan boy and you are still with us - you are either switching or trying to figure out how to spam my Facebook page. Hopefully you will switch - life will be better trust me.
Anyway - to all those that have an iPhone 5 - congrats looks like you have one kick butt highly durable device.
Groups SMS, Mail and Manage Contacts App.
Hi Rob,
Well I found a way to get anIPhone 5 earlier than I expected. I like
it a lot! So far the press is having to work really hard to find bad
press on it this time too, but it is amazing how much they insist on
finding a way, any way possible, to put a negative spin on it. They
will never do that to an Android device. Yeah yeah, it doesn't have
NFC. What do people do with their undefined standard NFC anyway? Yes
the lightening port breaks compatibility, but what is the alternative?
Stay with the 30 pin port for ever? The one that really kills me, when
they complain about that, they put it along side "who said I wanted a
thinner phone?" Then they brag about how thin their beloved androids
are. Obviously they want the world on Android. I think maybe they want
the world on anything but Apple really.
Jim
Hi Rob,
When is the new iPod Touch coming out? Thanks.
Jean B
Hi Jean B - all we know is it in October. Which is why I think the iPad Mini will not launch until November. You have the iPod touch and new iPod Nano - both listing an October launch date. You have the new roll out of the iPhone in 22 markets yesterday on the 28th. And you have the Apple Quarterly conference call at the end of the month.
And the iPad Mini announcement likely on October 17th - right during the middle of the ITU conference in dubai - Apple likes to take the wind out of the sails of that conference and others that might make announcements at it.
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Mon, 24 September 2012
iPad Mini Event - Wed October 17th. Invites will be going out Tuesday Morning October 9th.
However looks like Friday November 16th is when it will go on sale and ship out to customers.
All exclusive to Today in iOS.
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Apple had a press release today titled "iPhone 5 Weekend Sales Top Five Million". But that was not the big news from this weekend or even from that press release. And no it had nothing to do with Maps or Youtube apps or where you find your podcasts. Nope the big news from this past weekend and week was the number of devices now running iOS 6 - 100 Million!!!!
Don't get me wrong 5 Million iPhones sold in the first 3 days was very impressive - the only launch close was last years iPhone 4S launch. But that 4 Million sold in the first weekend logistically was not nearly as impressive as this years 5 Million. And Apple said they could have sold more if they had more iPhone 5's to sell. Why I think logistically it is more impressive this year. Last year the iPhone 4S had the luxury of using some of the same components as the iPhone 4. This year the metal case is brand new, as is the screen both in size and technology. There is even a new dock connector (don't get me started on that). This time around Apple's supply chain did not have the advantage of a previous generations device to borrow capacity from. This time it was from zero to 5 million units and components for said units at launch. That is pretty impressive. Congrats to Apple and its suppliers for pulling that off - even if it was still not up to demand.
But again to me the biggest news was not about the aforementioned 5 Million iPhone 5's - nope - it was about the 100 Million iOS devices that are now running iOS 6 after just 5 days. To compare that to last year - when iOS 5 launched last year Apple announced only 25 Million devices had upgraded. A 4X increase year over year is really impressive and great news to devcelopers of iOS Apps.
If you want to see how big a deal this is vs say Android. Jelly bean - aka Android 4.1 launched in early July. Through early September - over 2 months after the launch of Jelly Bean - Android had 1.47% adoption. (And Android fan boys thought that was good news - Yikes!!). Working out the numbers 1.46% of about 450 Mil Android devices is about 6.6 Million Android devices in 60 days that have been able to be updated to the latest version of their OS vs over 100 Million iOS devices in just 5 days now running the lastest version of iOS. This is again why it is so important if you are a developer to develop first for iOS. You can be assured that when you are developing for the latest version - there is actually an audience for your app.
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Fri, 21 September 2012
Direct download: tii_0241.mp3
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Hey_Rob,
I created this artwork using Photoshop Touch on my iPad.
Regards,
Ben.
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Episode 241 Transcript
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For those of you waiting on line while listening to this - congrats your wait is almost over. Please make sure if you are in line to let me know where you are waiting and roughly how many people are there. And also make sure to mention this show to those waiting in line around you.
Ok - and now into the news. I mentioned on the last episode where the iPhone 5 would launch on September 21st - what I did not mention was where it would be on the 28th. iPhone 5 will roll out worldwide to 22 more countries on September 28, including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
In Addition to those countries - In the US on the 28th the iPhone 5 will be hitting some of the Regional carries such as C-Spire, Cellcom, GCI, Appalachian Wireless, and in addition to the regionals - Cricket Communications will also get the iPhone 5 on the 28th - If I did not mention your regional carrier of choice - you will want to give them a call or visit their site to see if they will also get it on the 28th.
Switching to the internals of the iPhone 5 - We did not need to wait this year for iFixit to confirm the iPhone 5 has 1GB of RAM - as AnandTech found that Apple was nice enough to confirm this for us in their presentation when they showed a picture of the A6 - as the picture included the part numbers on the chip and part of that included the code for RAM and the E7E7 in one of the part numbers stands for 512Mb plus 512 Mb for a total of 1GB of RAM. We also know the A6 is a 1.066 GHz processor.
Ok - that's nice that the iPhone 5 has a faster processor and more RAM - but what does that really relate to in terms of improved performance? NARRATORS VOICE ASKS - Well looks like someone ran the Geekbench benchmarking tests on the new iPhone 5 and the results are per what Apple said it would be. The iPhone 5 scored a 1,601 vs just a 629 for the iPhone 4S - higher is better. So it appears the iPhone 5 is about 2x faster than the iPhone 4s. Also of interest is the iPhone 5 had the fastest / highest score of any smartphone even beating out the Galaxy S III. Just Sayin.
And it was not just the Geekbench bench mark test. The SunSpider Javascript benchmark test was also run on the safari browser on the iPhone 5 - and in this case it had the lowest score of any device tested - for this test lowest score is best. The iPhone 5 scored a 914.7 ms - which was better than the 1279.4 of second place Lava XOLO X900 or the 1442.9 of the Galaxy S 3 international version vs the 1824 of the S3 AT&T version. The iPhone 4S for the record had a score of 2250.
As they stated the iPhone 5 was the fastest smartphone ever tested and it was not close. Reasoning on why the iPhone 5 is so fast has to do with how apple improved the cache/memory interface with the A6.
The bench mark tests are the good news for the iPhone 5. The bad news for the iPhone 5 is that on Verizon and Sprint it does not - repeat does not allow for simultaneous Voice and Data even when connected to LTE. Seems - that the iPhone is about the only LTE handset on Verizon that does not support voice and data at the same time. This is not a network issue - exactly - it is a handset issue i.e. iPhone issue - seems that is you want to get voice and data to work together it requires a second radio and antenna when dealing with CDMA networks. And Apple made the call not to add in that additional radio. Or as Verizon put it - quote The iPhone 5 was designed to allow customers to place a voice call on the Verizon Wireless network, while letting customers access the Internet over the WiFi. unquote
If you are looking for / or needing to have both Voice and data at the same time - You still need to go to AT&T to get said iPhone among the big 3 in the US that is.
Another issue with the iPhone 5 - is that it will not work with many or really most European LTE configurations. Only Deustsche Telecom in Germany and Everything Everywhere in the UK will initially be supporting the LTE chipsets in the iPhone 5. The other carriers in Europe seemed to be determined to design LTE networks that will not work with the iPhone - and then complain that the iPhone does not work with their network. While Apple decided to start with the iPhone 5 - supporting flavors of LTE found in the US and Asia. I am sure that decision on Apples part had nothing to do with there only being a few hundred thousand LTE users in Europe. In Any case - if you are in Europe and not using Deustsche Telecom or Everything everywhere - than you will not be enjoying the iPhone 5's LTE capability anytime soon.
Into the email bag.
Hi Rob,
Something strange I noticed about the iPhone 5....
According to Apple's website the Verizon version supports LTE bands 1, 3, 5 & 25, in addition to Verizon's domestic LTE band 13 (700 MHz), which means Verizion's LTE will work overseas in countries such as Germany, the UK, Japan, Australia, Korea, Singapore, etc.
The AT&T version only supports bands 4 and 17, which means AT&T's LTE won't work outside of the US and Canada.
Global compatibility used to be one thing (possible the only thing!) AT&T had in its favor. Apparently not any longer…
Regards,
Paul
Paul - one thing is it seems this time around there are a lot more questions about which phone is the world phone. Is there a world phone this time around?
If you are a business traveller - at this point I would just suggest you sit back and wait a few weeks to see the reports on which phone works best in the US and Europe. But per LTE - it sounds like none of the iPhone 5's work all that well in Europe and that is back to the issue of there being about 36 flavors of LTE world wide. For now Apple is not addressing all markets and flavors of LTE - just a few select ones that Apple likely feels will offer up the best customer response.
People have been asking or complaining about AT&T not letting them upgrade early from a 4S to an iPhone 5. Yup - that's correct. Not sure what else you want me to say on this. You have a two year agreement and it will be at least 18 months into that agreement before most are eligible to upgrade - this is the agreement we on AT&T with an iPhone 4S agreed to last year or earlier this year.
AT&T will let you pay an additional $250 fee to upgrade at the subsidized price and get a new 2 year lock in. Granted if you are paying $250 - it is not the subsidized price. Now some are reporting AT&T said this was an Apple decision - for those reporting that - BS - plain and simple - it is an AT&T decision to not let you upgrade early - Apple has no say in that whatsoever - and if they did they would saying to AT&T go knock yourself out guys - do what you want to do. AT&T makes their rules for the most part - sans the part about putting bloated AT&T apps and skins and logo on your iPhone - like those android folks need to deal with - but other than that - it is all AT&T - and really - you for agreeing to last years upgrade.
Another item people are asking about is what is the unsubsidized price - It is the same as what it used to be for the 4S. $649 for the 16GB, $749 for the 32GB and $849 for the 64 GB version. Well except for the part where Apple removed said pricing and options from their site - but when they sell it unsubsidized that is what the prices will be.
If you did not hear - Apple quote sold out unquote of their pre-order allocation for first day delivery in about an hour. With delivery times on that first day of pre-orders slipping to 1 to 2 weeks.
Per how many iPhone 5's were sold - well Don't you love when people say blown away by demand - or beat our expectations - or off the charts - but don't say what the numbers were.
And by love I of course mean hate. Well that is something Amazon is well known for and initially Apple did the same thing saying they were blown away by the demand. But then Monday morning Apple released a press release saying they pre-sold over 2 million iPhone 5's in the first 24 hours of pre-orders. Apple used interesting language by saying quote iPhone 5 pre-orders have shattered the previous record held by the iPhone 4s unquote. You would think with all the past publicity about iPhone 4 and 4S's glass being cracked every time you dropped one - they would have stayed away from the word shattered - just sayin.
Anyway - today if you try to order an iPhone 5 Apple is saying 3 to 4 weeks for delivery.
So obviously not everyone was turned off by the new dock connector.
One common theme I did hear from those that pre-ordered the night / instance the pre-order was available - is that the Apple Store App was the way to go. It seemed to work when all the sites were bogged down and not doing anything. So just remember when pre-ordering from Apple when the iPad Mini goes on sale - use the Apple Store App to do so.
Here is one of those emails.
Hi Rob,
4:30 a.m. On Friday the 14th and I just ordered my iPhone 5 -32GB on my Apple Store app and the experience couldn't have been easier, quicker, or smoother than it was. Nice job Apple did with the app. Said ships in 2 weeks...but as we all know it will more than likely be at the doorstep by next weekend on the launch day ( judging from prior iPhone launches ).
Can't wait to get the phone, as I upgrading from an iPhone 4 16 GB.
Thanks for the show Rob
Doug in Cincy
Well Doug - I hope you are correct about getting it earlier than what Apple said - please let us know.
I actually have dozens of people reporting they pre-ordered using the Apple Store App - with half saying they started off trying to use the site - but quickly gave up and used the app - only one or two people reported pre-ordering with the apple website.
Ok - so if the bench mark tests and the new sales records and long wait times were not enough to put you over the edge to get the new iPhone 5 - maybe then you were waiting to see what Walt Mossberg, David Pogue, Edward Baig, and other hand selected Apple reviewers - ummm I mean totally impartial reviewers had to say about the iPhone 5 - well those folks put out all their reviews and you can see those by searching for the link titled - iPhone 5 Review Roundup in the show notes for ep 241 over at today in iOS dot com.
Do you want me to give you a hint about what they said - The liked it - they really really liked it.
Which means they all get to review the iPad mini when it comes out in the next 6 to 8 weeks.
Into the email bag.
Hey Rob is Squaretrade still a sponsor. Im thinking about ordering the insurance for my preordered 5. Is there a purchase code so you get credit for the sale?
Thanks,
john
Hi John - go to www.squaretrade.com/tii
Or enter tii in for the promo code - that will get you 2 years of coverage for $94. You can also choose the 3 year option for $124 - which Apple does not offer as an option.
One of the other key differences is with Squaretrade you can have 4 claims on your phone - with Apple - you can only have 2 claims. And you can still take your iPhone into an apple store to get it repaired if you want. They then reimburse you on the repair. Or your can send it where they tell you. Either way Squaretrade will work with you. I have had many many listeners use square trade and of those that had claims - they have always been very happy with the customer service from square trade. It is nice knowing that when you want to use your iPhone you don't have to fret about breaking it. You don't have to wrap it up in some over done bulky case to protect it - you can use our iPhone the way Steve intended - Naked - as in no clothes on. That is how I use my iPhone I just think the iPhone is such a beautiful device and putting a case on it - is akin to dating a supper model and having him or her wearing an oversize trench coat when ever you are out an about. Take off that trench coat and show off your new beauty and do it with no worries - get your warranty at square trade.com/tii - and right now get a special price of just $94 for two years of coverage. And if you are someone that has a spouse you hand off your iPhone when it is a year old - get the 3 year coverage so they are covered as well once you get the iPhone 2013. Again goto square trade dot com slash tii for your special pricing. Thanks Square trade for sponsoring the show.
This next story probably belonged in the how wrong were they category. This is about local TV station Fox 5 in New York - they had on one of their local news reports a segment about those already waiting in line for the iPhone 5 - and during the report they cut to some video of what they thought was the iPhone 5 - but was really one of the fake concept videos - and they not only showed the fake iPhone 5 with laser projected key board and holographic projections - they also mentioned those features. I would imagine if anyone was not well versed in the iPhone 5 news - and saw that report - they might too have run out to the local apple store to get in line. Talk about a whaaat whaaat whaaaaa moment when they found out Channel 5 in New york totally blew it - and they will not be getting a laser keyboard and holographic display - well only one way this can end - with someone buying the iPhone 5 expecting those features and then filing a class action lawsuit against apple for not letting people know before hand there is no laser projected keyboard or holographic display.
Just a quick correction on the last show I misspelled one of the apps I mentioned for the Calculator apps. The App that the developer who is also a listeners developed is Clac - spelled C L A C - not c a l c - as my mind saw it. So the app is C L A C - if you were looking for it and could not find it - I did have the correct URL in the show notes however.
Hi Rob,
I was listening to your show and heard the gentleman wanting to know how to combine two differently purchased apps under one iTunes account. All he has to do is authorize her user name in iTunes on his computer. Then, all of his apps will work and all her apps will work under one user name.
Regards,
John S
Springfield MO
Hi Rob,
I share my apps with my mom, all I do is log on to my apple id and download them, then log off and log her back in. To update them she just needs my password.
- Jessi Derr
Hi Rob
To share 2 accounts on one device:
1- go into settings
2- goto App Store
3- log out of account 1 and log into account 2
I do this on the iPhone and my PC as I have both a Canadian and USA accounts.
Only problem with this is to update apps, as you need to log into the other account to check for updates.
Hope this helps some of your listeners as you seem to have alot that want to share apps.
Kevin
Thanks to John, Jessi, Kevin and all the others that sent in answers on that one.
Hi Rob,
Per the caller looking for help for his wife and getting siri to open up. There is an app/ tweak called
Hands-Free Control in Cydia for $2.99
This is a tweak I've been wanting to try, but I think it will really come in useful for your listener who was in the accident. She can just simply say "Siri" and the phone will respond. No need for an external button. The only problem is that they will need to jailbreak her
phone. Hope this helps
Regards,
-Eric in Schertz
Thanks to eric and everyone else that sent in the tip on Hands-Free Control in Cydia.
More emails on this subject.
Hello Rob
I have ALS and also face becoming quadriplegic. I've looked into solutions for my iPhone. There are two very good ones. First off you want total access to the iPhone not just making calls. You want to run apps and do texting and Facebook ect.
You do these things by having what they call switch control. You hit a switch and it controls the iPhone much like his wife's call button.
First is Tecla Shield, this gives you lots of control over your iPhone from a switch. They have lots of videos on YouTube. It is also very affordable $300. These guys are geniuses check out the site -
http://komodoopenlab.com/tecla/
Next you have to think about what power chair wheel chair his wife will be using. This decision is extremely important. I trusted my power chair consultant who I now wish would have sent me to different companies. Often the consultants only know one or two brands.
Big thing pick a power chair that allows your wife to control the environment with the wheel chair controller. This is called an environmental control unit for turning on and off lights and TV. This is extremely important and many chairs do not have this option. I did not know about this when I got my chair. There is one company that has a power chair controller that gives you full access to your iPhone. This is Dynamic Controls. They only have one dealer here in the US. The are very popular in Britain and Europe.
Their controller is called iPortal. You must buy the chair from their US rep. Other chairs in the US cannot be fitted with this outstanding controller.
Regards,
Jim N
Play Voicemail from Laura
Hi Rob,
I hope that he might be able to help you out. Also, people who use the communication software called Proloquo2Go (P2G) have an online forum where they discuss a lot of accessories being used by people with different physical needs. You might wish to check it out by going to the Proloquo2go website and get onto the forum...of direct the person who made the inquiry. Hope it leads to a solution.
There are also other apps for people who have aphasia etc.
regards,
Laura
One of the things about the iPhone 5 you also need to know - especially if you are a business person and you have been using your iPhone 4S to display presentations on a projector. Well the Lightning to VGA adapters are on the way - but they are not hear yet.
As are the Lightning to HDMI adapters.
For that mater the 30 pn to lightning adapters everyone that every owned an iOS device and gets the iPhone 5 will need - yeah - those are not listed as available yet either - with October for a ship date being listed at apple.com
And if you go into Amazon and look for 30 pin to Lightning adapters - you will find some listed from 3rd parties - but none of them shipping yet - at least none I came across.
Please understand it will be you and your iPhone 5 against the world to start - with no adapters to be found.
Hi Rob,
Wasn't sure if other listeners knew where to find this. Seems pretty relevant after today's news. Apparently, they now have an online form as well link at bottom of page. Regards, Lou V
Hi Lou - thanks for the link to the AT&T webpage about what are the eligibility requirements for unlocking an iPhone. So for anyone curious about this look for the link - AT&T - eligibility requirements for unlocking iPhone - in the show notes for ep 241 over at today in iOS dot com.
Ok - So Apple stock took off in a big way breaking over $700 this week. Which is not what I expected when there was no mention of China Mobile at the iPhone 5 event. I still think the biggest news about the iPhone 5 - is that it will be available on China Mobile. Per China Unicom - it looks like they will be getting the iPhone 4 prior to the end of the year. As will also China Telecom. Both also had the iPhone 4S. So no surprise that they would get the iPhone 5. Again it will be when Apple announces China Mobile as an iPhone Carrier - that Apple stock really has a nice jump.
Into the email bag.
Hi Rob,
Do you know of a weather app that I can use to search any previous date and see what the weather was that given date?
Regards,
Ben in Fresno
Hi Ben - Nope I do not - but I am guessing that if there is such an app - someone listening does know of it. If so folks please call into the show and let us know about said app - 206-666-6364 that's 206-moon-dog - or just send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com.
Hey rob
Per the listeners asking about which carrier to use while traveling to India. Hands down reliance is the fastest network with the most coverage. However you need to have an Indian ID card to sign up (they do not allow foreigners to sign up) this leaves Vodafone and airtell both have 2 gig prepaid plans with included calls and. Texts for 12$us for duration of 30 days. The Reception in cities is great. Between cities not so great with lots of edge and 2G. When it works it flies and make backpacking a million times easier. Also let your listeners know to sign up for a plan requires 2 color photos and a boring 5 page form And still can take until 6pm that day to activate for foreigners for some reason. Thanks for your podcast after no net for 40 hours overland trip from Nepal I was able to be up to date with new announcements in only 1 hour and 52 meg of data
Thanks rob
Regards,
Marc
Thanks Marc for the feedback.
Hi Rob:
I am Using an iPad and Android phone, and I've been wrestling with the problem of what my next phone should be. Well, I can now say "goodbye android" because I'm going to order the iPhone 5 on Friday. Your blog post on Wed, 12 September 2012
Thanks ever so much.
Regards,
Bob
Hi Bob - glad I could help - enjoy your iPhone 5.
Hi Rob,
A bit late on this from two weeks ago, but Wunderlist is a great free checklist app that has a web interface and free cloud sync across as many devices as you want. Looks great too.
Regards,
Jared
on the Kickstarter front - we had a few people email in about this first project - it is called iControlPad 2 - the open source controller - but you can just search for iControlpad one word at kickstarter dot com. What his project is if you did not guess is an open source controller for video games. But not just any controller - this one has a 55 key keyboard, Twin Analogue nubs - a dpad - plus some number and function keys. This thing looks as complicated as Google TV remote - just sayin - but if you like complicated and open source - well you will love this - Just like 600 other people have and so far they have raised over $57,000 - and the have until October 13th at 9:33 AM - to raise the roughly $90,000 more they need to hit their goal.
It is blue tooth - so you could use with any iOS device.
Once again search for icontrolPad at kickstarter for more info.
Thanks to Levi for this next one. Which is another Kickstarter project - this one geared towards iPhone 4 and 4S owners - that would like to take better low light photos - I guess that was redundant - ok - this is for all iPhone 4 and 4S owners. This project is called iExpander - and it is a case that allows for you to add in extra memory cards to expand the memory. But again this is more about being able to take better low light pictures - and they claim to have that problem licked with their case that also acts as an extra battery source. So yes - battery pack - expandable memory and a new and improved flash for better low light photos - and all this for just $75. Actually right now it does not look to likely they will hit their goal of $125,000 - as they only have $15,000 raised. But they do have until October 21st at 6:32 PM ET to raise the funds.
My guess is they will miss the goal - and then need to redesign it for a lower price - maybe by removing the memory expansion - as the low light flash is the part I think most will be interested.
Anyway - if this sounds interesting to you - search for iExpander over at kickstarter dot com.
Thanks to Tony L in San Fran for this next one - which is another Smartphone Watch - whaaat whaaat whaaaa. Ok - this one is different in that it is a dressy smartphone watch - They are close to their target of $200k - with $170k right now and they have until Sep 30th at 12:00 PM ET. The name of this one is Martian voice command Watch - and they focus on using the watch to control siri. Search for Martian at kickstarter if you don't already have one of the other 3 smartphone watches on order.
Ok - so there are some saying there is not much or any room for the iPad mini - price wise - given the iPod touch prices. But I think it is actually pretty clear where the iPad mini pricing will be.
I am guessing or speculating it will be
$299 - 16GB
$399 - 32GB
$499 - 64GB
And the iPad 2 at $399 - at that point goes away.ZERO chance of it being $299 for 32 GB - that is the same price as the iPod touch 5th gen 32 GB.Current Pricing for the iPod touch and iPad's under $500
$199 - 16 gb iPod touch 4th gen
$249 - 32 gb iPod touch 4th gen
$299 - 32 gb iPod tough 5th gen
$399 - 64 gb iPod touch 5th gen
$399 - 16 gb iPad 2nd gen
$499 - 16 gb iPad 3rd gen
So again to me - the $299 for the 16 GB iPad Mini - seems to make sense and fit with the iPod touch pricing.
One version is a GSM model for North America - it runs on AT&T, Bell, Rogers and Telus.
A second version is a CDMA model that will work with Sprint and Verizon n the US - KDDI in japan - and in theory will work with CDMA networks in India and Russia.
And a third version being a GSM model for the rest of the world - works with Deutsche Telekom in Germany - Everything Everywhere in the UK, Optus and Telstra in Australia, Softbank in Japan, SK Telecom and KT in Korea, SmarTone in hong kong and M1 and Singtel in Singapore.
And again all those mentioned are mentioned as where the iPhone 5 will support LTE.
Point is this if you are getting an iPhone 5 - best to check with your local Apple store and your preferred carrier to see if they support LTE on the iPhone 5 specifically.
My guess is there will be at least one or two more versions specifically for China. Yup - it is going get ugly.
Hey Rob-
I am looking into getting an AppleTV because of sports, YouTube and AirPlay functionality. Do foresee any major updates to this product line in the near future where you would advise potential consumers to wait for an update that may be on the horizon?
Thanks for your feedback. I love the show.
Respectfully,
JL
Hi JL - Nope - last update was earlier this year - next update will likely not be until at least the spring - if even then. So go for it.
Hi Rob,
As I assume it will take a number of months (how long does it usually take?) for the jailbreak of iOS 6 untethered to be available for the iPhone 5, I have a question. Can a person install iOS 5.1.1 on an iPhone 5? If so, how can this be done?
Thanks for your help,
Steve from Arizona
Hi Steve,
It is unknown when a jailbreak will - if it even will - be available for the iPhone 5.
The new A6 Processor has not made it to the hands of hackers yet.
So no way to tell if it ever will be jailbroken.
That said - all the past devices have been jailbroken so I expect one of those in the JB community will figure it out.
Per going to iOS 5.1.1 for the iPhone 5 - NOPE probably will never happen.
Apple would need to make a version for the iPhone 5 and release it - which even if they created it - they would never release it.
RW
Hi Rob,
Per my contract with AT&T I am not available for an upgrade of my iphone 4s till next year. My son is eligible for an upgrade and I want to buy the iphone 5 on his contract and trade phones with him but the iPhone 5 has the new nano sim card. Any ideas on how to make the switch without having to pay the extra upgrade fee?
Chris P
Hi Chris - if you talk to AT&T and explain the situation - they will help you out - But Yes - you can get the new iPhone 5 for you and pass on your old iPhone to your son. But again to get this done right and get your number on the iPhone 5 and your sons number moved over your iPhone 4S. You do need to talk to AT&T - and I have had a few people talk to AT&T already and said they were quite helpful. See it is not all bashing AT&T around here. If you are waiting in line - just make sure if you purchase a new iPhone 5 via someone else's eligibility - you do NOT repeat do not set it up at the Apple store. Talk to AT&T and make sure you get everything done correctly. Actually in that case best to go to AT&T to buy it.
Ok - there are already reports about iOS 6 being jailbroken - note this so far has only been for those with an A4 processor. Not the A5 or A6.
And at this point the jailbreak is not primetime.
As always if you need your iPhone jailbroken - do not upgrade.
Per when the iPhone 5 will be jailbroken - it may take some time - last year it took a while before the iPhone 4S was finally jailbroken.
We will talk more in the future about jailbreaking - but for now if you are someone that needs to be jailbroken - do not upgrade to iOS 6. PERIOD.
Speaking of iOS - One of the big quote features unquote of iOS 6 is the new maps app. Most prior to iOS 6 coming out bemoaned the Apple Maps app - as it reduced features - like the missing directions option for mass transit. Which Apple still has an icon for - it just does not work yet. Plus I am guessing Apple figures if you purchased an iPhone - you would not take public transportation anyway. with the lack of directions for public transportation put aside - I would like to hear back from people their thoughts on their real world uses of maps - now that iOS 6 is out. We will talk about that I am sure on many upcoming episodes. In the mean time check out the site - theamazingios6maps.tumblr.com - which well highlights some of the not so amazing maps in iOS 6. Link in show notes at today in iOS dot com for ep 241
In the US T-mobile is becoming the ugly redheaded step child - with regards to the iPhone - but T-mobile is not letting their lack of an iPhone to sell - stop them from embracing the iPhone - seems they are kicking up their bring your old iPhone to t-mobile crusade. They are going so far as to even have demo iPhone 4S's in some of their stores to show potential customers how the iPhone 4S works on their network.
Heck they are even developing their own iOS apps for managing your t-mobile account.
And on top of that in October - T-mobile will also be getting the nano sim card in - so you can bring over a newly purchased unlocked iPhone 5 to them - that is once Apple starts selling unlocked iPhone 5's. Of course T-mobile probably will not be talking about LTE all that much in their pitch to get you to sign up - given they do not have LTE rolled out yet. Still if LTE is not your thing - but the iPhone 5 and T-mobile are - well T-mobile will do their best to get you on their network.
Hey Mika - let me know if I missed any of your questions.
Another company making iOS Apps is getting acquired - this time it is the company - Nik Software out of Germany - they make the iOS App Snapseed. This is an app that has been mentioned a few times as being used to create the episode artwork for the show. SnapSeed was also a 2011 iPad App of the Year - as selected by Apple. Which makes the company acquiring them all the more interesting - it is Google. Yeah - this is worse news then the time Instragram released a version for Android.
Hi Rob,
Do you or the listeners know of a app to track maintenance and create work orders? It would be awesome if this was exportable. I work on a fleet of semi's and want to get a iPad to go paperless.
Thanks,
Charlie J
Here is a question from a listener.
Hi Rob,
Can I take an iPhone 4s on sprint then unlock it and use it on straight talk or at&t?
Regards,
Trey.
now my initial reaction was NO! - but then I remembered that the iPhone 4S was supposed to be a world phone handling both CDMA and GSM with the same phone.
So maybe you can get it working on the other carrier - except for the part that I have never heard of anyone actually doing that. But when you look over the specs at Apple site - the iPhone 4 - shows a GSM model and a CDMA model - same with the iPhone 5. But the iPhone 4S - does not say there is a CDMA and GSM model - but rather it looks like one model does both.
So in theory - when you think about it - maybe you can take an unlocked iPhone from Sprint and run it on Straight Talk - in theory.
If anyone has actually done this where they took an iPhone 4S originally set up for Verizon or Sprint and then ran it on Straight Talk or t-mobile USA or AT&T - please let us know and let us know if there is anything special you needed to do.
I can say clearly in the future the iPhone 5 - You could not do that with - as Apple shows a GSM model and a CDMA model in their specs.
Just might wind up that the iPhone 4S unlocked is the most valuable iPhone of them all.
If you have not seen the Jimmy Kimmel video about the iPhone 5 - where he shows people the iPhone 4S and tells them it is the new iPhone 5 - it is classic. People are saying it is thinner, faster, lighter - One even says a lot lighter. Any way it is pretty funny - Look for the link titled - Jimmy Kimmel Trick - in the show notes for ep 241 over at today in iOS dot com.
Seems Apples ads are about your personal experiences with your smartphone - And samsungs ads are about mocking those waiting in line for an iPhone - If you have seen the latest commercial - And you wait in line - I would assume your thoughts are Samsung - you got what you deserved in that court case. They also has a print ad that was so misleading and laughable - that those that took the ad and edited it to be pro Apple - well - yeah - those were good ads. Samsung had at the top of the original - it does not take a genius - but the modified one i liked best was with the title - don't settle for cheap plastic. Yup - that about sums it up right there.
Before we get into iOS 6 - I just wanted to mention there are some quote leaked photos of an iPad mini making their rounds from China - I don't think these are real - they show the iPad mini - with stereo speakers - both flanking the new lighting port. I mean I guess Apple could put in stereo speakers - but putting them right next to the lightning port makes no sense. The only way to listen to the speakers in that case to experience the stereo sound would be to put the lightning port on the bridge of your nose with one speaker on either side - and for some reason - I don't see that being something Apple intended.
Hello Rob,
I heard a rumor that iOS 6 is going to limit the number of applications you can install on your iDevice, regardless of space, and regardless of how many folders you create. Do you know if this is true?
Thanks,
Mike
Hi Rob,
FYI - iOS 6 update just hit my iPhone 4S a bit earlier than expected. Nothing on iPad yet. 11:40AM CST
Regards,
Tim, Wisconsin
Seems around 1:00 PM ET on the 19th was when iOS 6 started showing up as available to upgrade to.
One thing On the upgrade to iOS 6 I should always point out is before you do the upgrade I highly recommend you do the following.
1. Plug your iOS device into a power supply. This is a must. Actually I don't even think it lets you proceed if you are not plugged into a power source.
2. Sync and back up your iOS device to iTunes on your computer of via iCloud.
3. Fore close out even open app on the iOS device.
4. Go to the Settings App - then to General - then to Reset - then Reset network settings.
5. Once it reboots - put the iOS device into Airplane mode and then turn on Wifi. Well really you only need to put it in airplane mode if it is an iPhone or iPad with cellular connection - this way you make sure your 600+ mb download is happening via wifi and not via cellular.
6. Once steps 1 to 5 are done - Then and only then start the upgrade.
This is how I have done it for the past few major upgrades - and doing it that way I have not had any issues with the upgrade. Are some of the steps a little over kill - sure - but better safe than bricked.
I should also mention that the OTA upgrade will not work on your iOS device if it is jailbroken - repeat - if you are jailbroken and you try to do an OTA upgrade it will not work. If that is your case and you do want to upgrade - you need first back up your iOS device and then do a full factory restore to remove the jailbreak - and then you can do the OTA upgrade. Of course please realize it could be months or more before a jailbreak is available for the iPhone 4S or iPad 3rd gen - so if you need the jailbreak - don't upgrade now.
Here is some more feed back on the iOS 6 upgrade.
Hey Rob,
Just wanted to drop you a line to let you know that the iOS6 upgrade for my iPhone 4S went fine. I started downloading right as it was rolling out about 1pm EDT, and it took about 30 minutes to download over-the-air. I did have to delete all my music and a couple of apps to do it, as the update told me it needed 2.5 gigs to install and I was running low (why oh why didn't I get the 32GB model?). The time it spent "Preparing Update" was also lengthy, about 15 minutes, and then another 15 restarting and whatnot, so it was a solid hour to do the upgrade.
So far the update seems to have no real problems. I do not like the new Maps app so far -- it runs and scrolls slow on the 4S -- and I think Siri's voice sounds different, though I can't pinpoint exactly how. But these are impressions from just limited use. Hopefully, Maps gets better as I get used to it.
Regards,
Brian
Dearborn, MI
Rob,
It went great, after OTA downloaded the update it toke about 30 min on my iPad 3.
Siri is working and launching apps. Looks good, during start up the Apple logo is animated.
Note: I did transfer purchases and backed up before starting the OTA.
Advice: if doing the OTA on an iPhone you may also want to put it in to airplane mode and then turn on wifi before starting the OTA.
The best new feature from iOS 6 is not having to provide a password for free App Store Updates!
Thomas
Tuscaloosa AL
One more note from Thomas.
Hi Rob,
If doing an OTA while using your computer that you sync to as power! Disconnect it after OTA reboots the 1st time (i.e. completed the download and starting the update)!
If not your device could roll in to DFU mode and not complete the update, It happened on me the last OTA update.
Regards,
Thomas
Tuscaloosa AL
Thanks thomas for that warning. If anyone had an issue going into DFU mode - this would likely be why.
Some more feedback on iOS 6.
Hi Rob
New clock app for iPad is great
1st take on Siri doesn't seem to work well but I will persist.
Regards,
Stuart
Thanks Stuart for the feedback - My wifes initial reaction to iOS 6 on her iPad 3rd gen. Was an email to me that said she wanted the old software back - she does not like change - the reason she wanted it switched back had to do with the Safari app and what she thought were missing book marks - seems in iOS 6 in safari there are some new options - and by default it does not show the bookmarks like it used to - you need to click on the little glasses symbol at the bottom of the box where the bookmarks used to be - so if you are looking for the bookmarks or have a significant other that is pissed at you for Fracking up her iPad - tell them to calm down and point out where the bookmarks moved to.
Hey Rob,
I'm a schoolbus driver in Brooklyn NY and I was able to set a bus route with google maps on my laptop, and then drop multiple pins to set up my run and then view it on my iPhone .
Any chance of this happening with the new map app?
Regards
Nicko
Hi Nicko - If I had to pick between that being possible or tomorrow the kids on your bus spontaneously breaking out into a song of we are the world - I would put my money on the kids. Just Sayin.
Per iOS 6 Some people were reporting issues with Wifi - where you were being redirected to an Apple webpage and asking for your to log in. Yeah - this actually was not an iOS 6 issue as it effected iOS 5 users as well - it was an issue with some back end certificates with Apples servers and verification they were doing - not sure why connecting to your Wifi in your house has to get any approvals from Apple - but It looks like it did - Bad Apple bad - how exactly does that help the UI? Anyway - that issue was fixed and I have not been hearing of any other issues with Wifi since then. If you are having issues with wifi or anything else since upgrade to iOS 6 - please let me know - 206-666-6364 - thats 206-moon dog. or send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com.
Hi Rob,
Those sneaky buggers at Apple. There is now a moon phase indicator next to the time on the iPhone.
Regards,
1st Lt Kevin D
Commander
Civil Air Patrol
Hey Rob just wondering if the IOS 6 version of the Podcast App is better than the current standalone App which is slow and clunky.
Thanks - Dan
Hi Dan - Version 1.1 for the podcasts app is out and it does appear to be a better version - still not the best Podcatcher out there - but it is getting better.
Hi Rob,
I jumped on the iOS 6 bandwagon and am pretty glad I did. The update really made my iPhone 4 seem like a new phone. It was getting very sluggish, especially any time I was typing, or trying to browse web pages. Now pages load faster and typing is super fast. The key board is now very responsive.
One of my favorite eye candy touches is the blob like progress wheel in Mail when you pull down to update.
Maps is a good update for me. There was a road in a nearby city that wasn't even on the google map, that is on the Apple map. The satellite view for my area is about the same resolution as before. I do think I'm going to miss Street View though. I used it all the time.
I'm not pleased with the podcast app though. I had downloaded it before and didn't like it. Now I'm going to be forced to either use it or get a different podcast player. You can no longer "Get more episodes" from within the iPod "Music" app. I don't like the way episodes are displayed in podcast app. If you don't subscribe, you don't have any way to get more episodes, if you do subscribe you MUST view ALL episodes. And if you download the ones you haven't heard, and try to play them, it will play the ones that you have heard and play them over the air, even if they aren't downloaded. Maybe I'm just doing something wrong, but episodes don't seem to display in date order any more either. The display order is very random, and if you display newest first, it wants to play them in reverse order. If you display oldest first, you have to scroll through all of the episodes to find the ones you haven't heard. And, it doesn't show how much time is left to be played in the list view of the episodes.
Regards,
Guy Whelan
Hi Guy - There is an option to only download via Wifi - which should take care of the issue of it streaming them over cellular.
There is also an option to play the episode oldest to newest or newest to oldest. Newest to oldest is the default and how it used to be - which does not make sense for podcasts. You do need to set this up for each podcast - so there is no master change you can do.
I like Mac OS Ken - it is a daily show - and I have it set up to display newest to oldest - but for it to playback oldest to newest. This way if I get a few days behind - I scroll down to the oldest episode I have not heard hit play and it progresses forward so I can hear the episodes in the order they were released. So the v1.1 update of the podcasts app actually did bring in some nice features. What it still needs to do - is when you say keep just the last 10 or 5 episode - you know only display the last 10 or 5 episodes. That said - just set up each show to display newest to oldest and playback oldest to newest and you should be golden. Again the Podcasts App is getting better.
Another update with v1.1 - there is now more playback speed settings. 0.5x 1x 1.5x 2x and 3x. This is really important if trying to listen to twit and that most annoying Julie odell is one there - can you say nails on a chalk board - going to 2x speed almost makes her bearable - almost. Crap - did I say that out loud. oh well.
Hi Rob,
I am a former podcaster, an avid consumer of music, satire, science and technology podcasts from around the world - a mixture that sees me managing a large number of podcasts both in terms of volume and variety. The new Podcast app no longer syncs with iTunes and has resurrected old podcasts. But even manually managing those podcasts - a solution that should really be shouted down by Apple's core philosophy - see podcasts pop back that have been listened to on the same app.
I am hoping this is one of those situations where I have forgotten to read the instructions.
Any solutions would be greatly appreciated - or if Apple is listening, even a fix.
Regards,
Russell E
Adelaide, Australia
Rob,
Just thought I'd pass along my thoughts with the new iOS upgrade. With the change, the Music app will no longer play podcasts and forces you to use Apple's podcast app. Unfortunately, this means that all of the nice dynamic playlists I set up are now useless. I have to manually go from podcast to podcast to play them instead of selecting (for example) my news playlist that plays all the related newsy podcasts, or the daily/weekly/music playlists that play the related podcasts.
I feel this is a set back as now it is more work to listen to podcasts than it used to be.
brian
Hi Brian - Yup - If you used smart playlist for podcasts as I have in the past - you are really hosed. You used to be able to put together some really nice Podcast playlists with smart play lists. I mean you still can - just that you need to consume those smart play lists on your computer - as I have not heard of a way to get them to sync over to the Podcasts App. If anyone has a solution - please let us know.
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This page will be a round up of Rumors about the iPhone 2013 - the 7th generation of the iPhone.
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Rumor - Apple to trial production of iPhone 5S soon.
Rumor Monger - Digitimes
Date - November 12th 2012
Jist of Rumor - The "iPhone 5S" (7th gen iPhone) is expected to start volume production in Q1 2013. There might even be some initiai production in December 2012.
Beliveability of Rumor - None - it is from Digitimes.
Those Re-reporting as possible:
MacRumors
ComputerWorld
The Washington Post
Slashgear
Detrioit Free Press
eWeek
Cnet
9to5Mac
PCMag
Mashable
Appadvice
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Category: breaking news
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Last year when the iPhone 4S was first announced the Talking heads bemoaned how small an update the 4S was. Which to me seemed way off the mark. So I went and compared the new features to the iPhone 4 vs new features for the 4S. You can see that comparison here. But in a nutshell what I found was the iPhone 4S was just as big an upgrade from the iPhone 4 as the iPhone 4 was from the iPhone 3GS. And essentially just because it was called iPhone 4S and not iPhone 5 - many thought it was an incremental update at best. They were wrong.
Fast forward 11 months and how does the iPhone 5 upgrade from the iPhone 4S measure up. After all Apple said it was the biggest upgrade ever. Well per the below chart you can see all the new key features for the iPhone 5, 4S and 4.
Larger version here
At initial glance it seems to be a major upgrade - at "initial glance" that is. But when you really look closely what I think you will see is that the iPhone 5 is really a smaller update than what we had with the iPhone 4S. Blasphemy you say - well let me take this one step further.
Lets assign a score to each new feature. And lets rate them as a +1 or +2 or +3 depending on if they are a minor, mid or major upgrade to the UI for the end user. So for example with the iPhone 4 - the Retina display would be a +3, the 720p Video recording would be a +2 and the 4 element lens would be a +1. By going through all the new updates for that version of the iPhone vs the previous - you get the results in the chart below.
Larger version here
The iPhone 4's new features vs the 3GS give a score of +30. The iPhone 4S's new features vs the iPhone give a score of +29. This is very much in line with what we said a year ago - that the iPhone 4S was just as big an upgrade vs the iPhone 4 as the iPhone 4 was vs the iPhone 3GS.
But when we look at the iPhone 5 - well it scores just a +25. And that is giving a 0 score for the new 9 pin dock connector. If you are someone coming from another iOS device - this likely would be looked at as a -2 or -3. And then there is the movement of the headphone jack from the top of the device to the bottom. Again this is not scorred - but if it was - it would be a -2 or -3 as well. Wait until try to plug your headphones in and put it in a dock on your desk. Yeah - that is going to suck. So if you add in the minuses - what you are looking at is a score of +20 for the iPhone 5 vs +29 for the iPhone 4S and a +30 for the iPhone 4.
If you are someone with an iPhone 4S - I just don't see how you can be as excited about upgrading to the iPhone 5 - as you were when upgrading from the iPhone 4. Now that all said - if you are coming from the iPhone 4 or earlier or from an Android device - the difference will be that between Heaven and Hades - to pull a quote from a Samsung Executive.
Calling it the iPhone 5 will cause many bloggers to report it as a bigger upgrade than it was - just like they belittled the iPhone 4S last year becasue it was called the iPhone 4S. Isn't it amazing how much power there is in a name.
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Direct download: tii_0240.mp3
Category: podcasts
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Hi_Rob,
This is an iPhone 4S screen shot, opened on my iPad from Photo Stream, cropped slightly at the top with the Photo app, and then re-colorized with the ColorSplash app.
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Episode 240 Transcript
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We talked previously about the UDID's that the hackers stole and posted on line. And we talked about checking to see if yours was in there.
We also mentioned - that the hackers claimed they stole it from an FBI computer. The FBI denied this was the case and that they did not have this info to start with - Apple chimed in and said that Apple had not given said info to the FBI and the FBI had never requested that info.
Which left us wondering would the nobel Hacker actually lie about where they got the info - Ummmm Yup.
The hacker actually stole it from Bluetoad, Inc. They are an app development company in Florida that puts together a bunch of cookie cutter apps for the iPad - that are basically magazines and catalogs - Like Snap-on Tools Catalog or Luxury Interiors or The Men's book or one of over 150 others - which are free apps.
So if they are free Apps why do they need your UDID - Advertising of course. To make sure they taylor ads for your specific device based on all the info they gathered from you based on past ad taps.
Apple for its part in iOS 6 - is doing away with UDID's for a means of identifying users. Actually they have already told devs to get those features out of your apps - and very soon apps will be required not to use UDIDs.
In any case if you search for bluetoad one word you can see all their apps.
So again in this case - Apple and the FBI did nothing wrong - nor did they let anything happen on their watch - this is about a single app developer with lots of Apps - that they pulled together a list of UDID's - actually about 2 million of them according to their own words - which were stollen by the hacker. Not the 12 Million the Hacker originally claimed. So this hacker steals 2 million UDID's from a company - and he somehow thinks - well that is not good enough - lets tell everyone it is 12 million UDID's and rather than say he stole them from BlueToad he wants everyone to think he stole them from the FBI.
Really - I think people would have been impressed with the 2 Million number - now they just think he is kind of sad that he said he stole from the FBI.
Hi Rob, In the latest episode of Tii, a listener asked about a calculator with an undo function. I happen to have made such app. It is called ClaC and it is free on the AppStore until September 21st. I first made ClaC for myself as I grew frustrated with the apple built in one. Check it out here: http://itun.es/us/uZdIC.i Thanks for the great podcast. Cheers /Amine
PLAY VOICEMAIL FROM DICK - ANSWR_CALCULATOR APP
Some more replies on the calculator apps.
Hi Rob,
I use a calculator app that lets me go back and erase mistakes, it's called calculator+
By xneat
Regards,
David L
Mexico city
I use an app called Paper Calc Office (three words), it keeps a record of your inputs and the totals, like an old paper calculator would do. I like it because I can easily check my work, verify I entered the correct numbers and copy my previous totals if I made a mistake and don't want to have to re-do the entire calculation.
Rob,
I have found the best suite of calculators is called PowerOne. There are many different types of calculators from finance to medical to anything you need, including custom templates. I am also pretty sure there is a free calculator from PowerOne which also has a history option.
Regards,
"Quintus"
Hi Rob,
Calculator app that you can see prior and make changes.
Digits
It rocks
Regards,
Michael S. M
Hi Rob,
I use is the app HiCalc Pro (I think there is a free version) and it has a scientific calculator that stores the history of what you've done. It shows all the numbers you added together which can be edited as well. I find this app real useful as an engineer because it is an all-in-one app that has many other functions too.
Regards,
Eric in S
Thanks to all that sent in thoughts on the calc app - so to summarize there are the following apps to choose from.
ClaC - C L A C created by a fellow Tii Listener.
Calculator+
Paper Calc Office
PowerOne
Digits
and HiCalc Pro
Play VoiceMail - Thomas_Answr_Sync_list_anytodo
Hi,
I use google calendars and toodledo on my pc. These are both free.
I then use pocket informant on my iPhone and set it up to sync with google calendars and toodledo.
Pocket informant is a bit pricy but I love it. Anything added to your calendar in the app is automatically added to your iPhone calendar so events appear in your notification centre. I just wish it did it for tasks due that day too.
The reason I use toodledo and google calendar is that whilst my daughter has an iPhone, my son and husband have android phones and these online tools means that I can have calendars and tasks synced on all our phones.
Now all I need to do is train my husband and children to do the tasks they are supposed to be doing.
Regards,
Mandy M
Perth, Scotland
Hi Rob,
I found having a gmail account set up on both iphones
with a password known to both husband and wife Works to automatically
sync to both calendars. Also works with notes and reminders and of course email. I found this helped me and u might wanna try it.
Regards,
Tosin O
Thanks to all that sent in info on sync'g notes.
Rob,
In episode 239 listener Peter wanted to know of an app that he could use to manage inventory in a restaurant and use the app to place orders via email etc.
Mis en Place is just the app he is looking for.
I am a Pastry Chef in Sacramento California and I use the app Mis en Place. ( French cooking term meaning "things in place" ) The app allows you to set up multiple inventories with multiple purveyors. There's a database in the app for you to create your master order guide. You can also input your own items that are not in the data base. You can set individual par levels for each item in your order guide. The app will allow you to do your inventory for each purveyor or for each location in your kitchen. You can then generate an order from the par levels that you have established and then email that order to a designated contact.
It's kind of tedious to set up but it does save time in the long run.
Unfortunately it's not available for the iPad. At $10 it's a bit pricey but at this point I can't live without it.
Regards,
Chris from Sacramento.
Per the caller on the last show mentioning the $250 price adder to the subsidized price for the next iPhone - I made a call to *639# from my phone and got back the following text from AT&T - That a full discount was not available - which is not surprising since I purchased the iPhone 4S in November - when I was first eligible last year. And now AT&T is saying to get a new phone - I need to pay the subsidized price sign up for a new two year commit plus pay another $250 for a special fee - plus then a $36 upgrade fee - because you now the $250 upgrade fee on its own was not enough. But if I want to wait until June 14th 2013 - then I can get the $250 fee waived.
Again to check that on your iPhone on AT&T dial - *639# on your iPhone - and you should get a text back pretty quickly with your status. Thanks to all that sent feedback on this one.
Hi Rob,
I'll be unlocking my iPhone 4 next month. FYI, I came across this AT&T web form to submit the request.
Regards,
Steven (in Houston)
Hi Steven - Thanks for the link. And it is a link to the Device Unlock Portal on AT&T site - which you can find in the show notes for ep 240 at today in iOS dot com - look for the one titled - AT&T customer device unlock form.
It is being reported as well - that AT&T is allowing the unlocking of iPhones that are still on contract. It seems the biggest requirement is that your account must be in good financial standings or no soup for you.
An end to one of the stranger court cases I have heard about regarding an iOS device - is finally at hand.
Seems that a person in Australia had his iPad stollen. He also had Find my iPhone feature enabled and it said his iPad was at a specific house - He tried getting the police to go around - but could not get them to follow up with out more evidence. Because you know - the fact his stollen iPad was showing where it was currently located was not somehow proof enough.
So the victim in this case did what most of us would have done - which I would have done - which I do not recommend by the way - he went to the house in question. He then used the find my iPhone feature to set off the alarm on his iPad. which he then was able to hear going off in the garage. He called the police and this time they listened and went to the crooks house and recovered the stolen iPad and a bunch of other stolen property.
And so far - all sounds pretty normal - except we have lawyers involved - and the one for the crook was like right out of breaking bad. The Crooks lawyer claimed the victim had actually electronically trespassed by sending out the find my iPhone alarm signal.
Luckily the judge or actually chief Magistrate in this case - had her BS meter turned on and said - Ummm No. The judge said the claims were absurd and the victim could have just as likely been calling out to a kidnapped child listening for a reply. Good for your Chief Magistrate Lorraine Walker - for showing common sense does actually exist some times in a court room.
There is an article over on Cult of Mac - talking about the difference in iPad sales and Android Tablet Activations. Or more specifically the very small number of Android activations that are tablets. Right now about 70,000 of 1.3 Million activations daily are for Android tablets. Or less than a 1/3rd of what the iPad does. This article tries to say it was because Android was late out the gate with a good OS version for Tablets -and goes on to claim this was because Steve Jobs and Apple kept all info about the iPad away from the thief, double agent and former board member Eric Schmidt. However I disagree.
I say the key difference on why iOS is kicking Androids but on the only really level playing field - the unsubsidized world of Tablets. is Well the reason is simply because iOS is a better UI and OS. This goes back to my theory that the main reason people buy so many Android phones - is they are cheap and they are just buying a phone to make a phone call and it happens to be Android. Or put another way People by Android phones because they just need a phone - people get iPhones because they need much more than a phone. And with Tablets you really need much more than a phone.
Hi Rob,
I have a Sprint iPhone 4S. Since I updated to 5.1.1 my visual voicemail no longer works. Sometimes the voicemail will appear but cannot play messages. Other times the messages just vanish. I contacted Sprint and they blamed the issue on Apple software. I next went to the local Apple store. They blamed this on Sprint's network but did a hard reboot and then a restore. This fixed the problem however the following day I started back with same problem.
I was hoping someone in your audience had the same problem and came up with a solution.
Love the show!
Regards,
Mike
Moon Township, PA
Rob
Any chance the 5 in the invite has to do with the height of the new phone (as in inches)?
Woody
Hi Rob,
I would like to know if a black wallpaper saves more power when using a white wallpaper
Regards,
Trey
Hi Trey,
No - The power draw is from the back light of the screen - which is active regardless of if you have a white wallpaper or a black one.
Want to save power - just put the iPhone to sleep. But the color on your iOS devices wallpaper has no bearing on battery life.
Regards,
Rob W
Hi Rob,
Back in April of this year, my wife was involved in a bad auto accident that has left her with quadriplegia and to this date, she is still in a rehab hospital. She has limited movement of both arms but no movement of the fingers of either hand.
Because she cannot move her fingers, she cannot press the home button on either her iPhone or her iPad. Making a call is impossible for her, again because she can't press and hold the home button which would activate Siri. I am aware of the Accessibility (Assistive Touch) features of the iPhone, but again, the on screen buttons are too small for her to accurately and consistently hit with her knuckle. Forget about trying to create and use Custom Gestures under the Assistive Touch heading. I have been to my local Apple Store and even the Apple employees are baffled by this.
When my wife needs to call for a nurse in the hospital, she has a special button that she can just hit with her hand. It is a rubber or plastic disc that is about 3" in diameter and 3/8" thick. It just plugs into the same jack that the normal call button plugs into. My thinking is that why can't there be a similar device that can attach to the iPhone/iPad, either blue tooth or cable connection to the headphone jack??? With a device like that, if she wants to make a call, she presses the big button, Siri activates, and she's off and running. Same thing with an incoming call. Just hit the big button!! I have not been able to find such a device. Again, Apple Store employees have been no help at all. I'm hoping that you or your listeners know of a company or source for such a device.
Regards,
Mike
West Warwick, RI
Hi Mike - my thoughts are with your wife and you with regards to her recovery. The best suggestion might just be taking an Apple head phone and splicing together that with the big red button - so that when she hits the red button - it registers as the home button via the head set - As you can use the button on your headphones to trigger siri - and with iOS 6 Siri gets even more features. Of course if anyone knows of a solution like this pre made - please let us know - 206-666-6364 - that 206-Moon-Dog. or email to today in iOS at gmail dot com.
This next Kickstart project actually comes recommend by Laura in Nashville whom has her own kickstarter project currently looking for funding which is iKid. But today we are talking about - Everpurse - Which is essentially a purse or a few purses - that have a battery back up in them - that you plug your iPhone into when not using. But the interesting thing is the purses battery is wirelessly recharged pr inductively charged if you prefer. So you just lay your purse or your wife's purse on the recharging matt. They have a goal of $100k - they have raised over $25k and have until October 13th at 10:00 PM ET to hit their goal. Pricing right now ranges from $99 to $169 for the purse and charging matt. To find this one search for everpurse - one word at kickstarter.
And also don't forget about iKid - from Laura you only have until Sep 15th for that project.
Thanks to Michael S for the heads up on this next one - which is that the new YouTube App is out from Google. This replaces the one going away when iOS 6 launches. To get the app - which of course is free - just search for youtube in the App store. The App iCon does not look near as good as the original App iCon. Ok that aside - the app is much different UI than the original - And I know a lot of people complained that the original had not been updated. I am guessing all those people complained prior to using this new update. In a nut shell - the new version well it kinda sorta ok - very much sucks. At least from my perspective having used the old version for the past 5 years - the new version just does not do it for me. I am going to really miss the original - Now for some reason in iTunes the new version is getting 4 star reviews on average - Ummm Yeah. Any way - let me know if you prefer the new Youtube app or the old youtube app. Not that it will matter much - as iOS will nuke the old version - at least until there is a jailbreak - and then you will likely be able to install the old version again.
Oh - I guess there is one advantage of the new version - it can have ads - which is not a real advantage - but it means some videos that are from major media companies - i.e. music vids - these were not in the old Youtube app - but are in the new one - because of the ad support.
Hi Rob,
I'm wondering if you or any of the listeners may know of a way to select all or delete all photos on the camera roll. It can be a jailbroken app or function also.
Typically you could sync to iphoto and delete all which works well on my mac, but on the work computer it is an Windows XP machine and doesn't give this option. So I'm wondering if there is a way to delete the camera roll from the phone and/or quickly select all photos to do so.
Thanks!
-Nick P
Hi Rob,
Here's a review of "College Football Radio & Live Scores". I'm a big UCLA fan, my alma mater, but live in North Carolina and rarely get the opportunity to see them play on TV anymore. I have typically used the app Sportacular to follow the game remotely, but it doesn't give you any actual game audio, only updates. Since downloading College Football Radio & Live Scores, I've got my college games back! It's a simple app that allows you to choose your team, and both listen, and save your favorite radio stations. It works very quickly getting you the station within a few seconds. It will list teams based on Top 25 and through conferences, notify you in advance the schedule of who your team is playing, and the time. There are no additional bells and whistles like social connections to other listeners, rankings within conferences, or detailing the teams wins, losses, or any other additional information. The app simply, easily, and quickly gets you to the game you want to listen to. It's certainly worth $0.99 to hear the games.
Thanks,
Brent
Alright almost into the goodness of today's announcements. To put how much I think about this - I had a dream Monday night I was at the Apple event and prior to the kickoff had a chance to talk to Tim cook - and all he wanted to talk about was the custom back on my current iPhone with the glowing logo and steve jobs in the Apple. And then afterwards in my dream I called Ken Ray at Mac OS Ken and was telling him how cool it was to meet Tim cook. Yeah - the build up to these events is taking a toll on me.
Hi Rob,
My quick 2 cents on the controversy over what the new iPhone will be called - not a big deal at all. I don't care about it and it won't affect the user experience one bit. If people want to freak out about something, freak out about iOS 6 downgrading to an inferior mapping system. THAT'S something to be concerned about.
Regards,
Brent
Chicago, IL
Hi Brent - Good point - and on that note - lets get into the September 12th event - Actually a few hours before the event it became apparent the iPhone 2012 - was actually going to be called the iPhone 5 - which is now the official name - this became apparent when searches on Apple.com found reference to the soon to be press release about the iPhone - with the title - or URL - www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/09/12Apple-Introduces-iPhone-5.html
While the link itself did not work - it was pretty clear - the name was going to be iPhone 5 - and When Tim Cook and team took stage - that was confirmed.
Per the event it started out with the typical Rar Rar Go Team type announcements. talking about Apple stores - new ones and new countries. 380 stores over all now in 13 countries. The obligatory Mac outgrowing PC in sales growth info - Repeat on the iPad sales from Q2. That Tablet share from April to June the iPad had 68% of the market - but the iPad accounted fro 91% of the web traffic - which Tim then said he did not know what these other tablets were doing quote They must be in warehoused or on store shelves or maybe in someone's drawer. unquote. Then he talked about now over 250,000 iPad Apps. He mentioned there are over 700k iOS Apps overall and 90% of them get at least one download a month and the average user downloads over 100 apps.
And then he turned the mic over to Phil Shiller to talk about the new iPhone. To which he officially announced the iPhone 5. Uggg - Ok rob get used to the name it is a done deal. He then showed it and not to anyone surprise it was what had been leaked in the images before. It is a metal back it is all aluminum and glass. 7.6 mm thin - 18% thinner than the iPhone 4S. it is 112 grams - 20% lighter. It has the 4" screen expected as well. A 1136 x 640 screen resolution. 16:9 aspect ratio. There is now an extra row of icons - so it is 5 rows of 4 apps - plus the 6th row for the dock. It does have the rumored in-cell touch sensing tech for the screen - making it even more accurate on touches. As also expected and needed - it is LTE. The LTE works in a bunch of countries - in the US with AT&T, Verizon and Sprint. In Canada - LTE works with Bell, Rogers, Telus, Fido, Virgin and Koodo.
There are other countries in Europe and Asia with LTE compatibility - more on that in the near future.
It has a new A6 processor which Apple claims is 2x faster CPU than A5 and 2x faster graphics.
Battery life is about on par with the 4s - 8 hours of 3g talk time, 8 hours or 3g or LTE browsing, 225 hours of standby. Again a wash on the battery life vs 4s.
Per the Camera - it remains an 8MP camera with a 5 element lens as with the 4S - but there are some improvements. Dynamic low light mode, Preceision lens alignment - hey does that mean the 4S lens was not aligned with precision? And the 5's camera has a Sapphire crystal - because you know that sounds so cool. And well because quote Sapphire is renowned for being hard and crystal clear" Phil also claimed Photo capture is 40% faster - which by the was the 4S capture speed was pretty quick as it was.
And with the iPhone 5 they added Panorama - which well lets you take panorama photos.
Overall the improvements in the camera seems minor vs the 4S - not nearly as big a jump as from the 4 to 4S. But if you are going from the 4 to 5 - you will be really happy.
Per video recording. You can now take photos while recording video. Ok - cool feature.
And there is improved video stabilization - that unlike the Nokia 920 does not require a guy in a van - just saying.
FaceTime Camera is now 720P HD - with backside illumination and face detection - so some improvements to the front facing camera.
There are now three mics - Bottom, Front and Back. And the speaker had been improved on the bottom - but still mono speaker.
And as feared / expected for some time - it is now a 9 pin smaller dock connector - the 30 pin doc connector is gone. Say hello to Lightning - that is the name of the connector tech - to go along with thunderbolt on the mac - how cute. It is an all digital reversible connector. So does not matter how you plug it in. As also expected they have a 30 pin to 9 pin dongle adapter.
It will be available in either black or white. Pricing as expected stays the same - $199 for 16gb, $299 for 32gb and $399 for 64 gb versions. With a 2 year contract that is. iPhone 3Gs is dead - gone no more. iPhone 4 with 8GB is now the free phone and the 4S with 16 gb is the $99 phone.
Preorders start on September 14th - with launch on September 21st - Available on the 21st in the US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore. Starts shipping to more countries on Sept 28th and then be december it will be available in over 100 countries on 240 carriers.
No word yet on where the head phone jack is - but there was one photo showing the power button top side - but no whole for the head phone jack - so it seems that the headphone jack will be on the bottom.
iOS 6 will be available for download on September 19th.
Next up with a new iPod Nano - and skip over that as it does not run iOS .
After that they talked about the iPod touch.
The new 5th gen iPod touch is thinner and lighter - just 6.1 mm thick and 88 grams on weight.
It has the same 4" retina screen from the iPhone 5. It has the A5 processor. It still has both a front and rear camera and now there is an LED flash. The camera on the back is a 5 MP camera with Sapphire crystal and 5 element lens. So essentially the same camera as the back of the iPhone 5 except 5 MP not 8 MP.
Front camera is 720 HD camera - which is the same as the iPhone 5 front camera.
Same Wifi as with the iPhone 5.
And it has SIRI.
It has what they are calling the loop. or iPod touch loop - which is a wrist strap that connects to the back bottom corner. Good for kids.
And now it comes in multiple colors. 5 different colors to be specific and the loop is color coordinated to match.
The new iPod touch 5th gen - will be available in october starting at $299 for the 32 GB version and $399 for the 64 GB version. If you want a cheaper iPod touch - the 4th gen iPod touch is sticking around at $249 for the 32 gb version and $199 for the 16 gb version.
The new iPod nano - it is $149 also available in October. But we are not talking about it.
And remember those new rumored ear buds we talked about - yeah well rumored no more - as they turned out to be the real deal - with Apple announcing the new ear buds available today.
So to wrap up looking at the iPhone 2012 bingo card the new iPhone is called the iPhone 5, it has LTE, There are new earbuds, It has a metal back, It is thinner and lighter, it has the 4" screen, An a6 Processor, HD Video front camera, Has the new 9 pin dock connector - 9 if you count ground - which is now called lightning. It has the in-cell touch sensing tech. And the head phone jack is now on the bottom. It has a sapphire crystal lens cover.
What we are not sure about yet is How much Ram it will have - But I would say it has to be at least 1GB. Not sure if it has a nano-sim card. And not sure if it will be on China Mobile. Which to me is the biggest news or lack there of for Apple stock that is.
It does not have a higher res camera and it will not be on T-Mobile - not yet at least.
Per the bingo card - we did get at least 2 bingos - across the top row and the 2nd column as well. Still have a chance for two more depending on what we learn about the sim card, ram and china mobile.
My overall impression - it is a nice upgrade - but not as big an upgrade as say from the iPhone 4 to 4S. What you say - but Tim Cook and Leo Laporte said it was a bigger increase than the 4S - and Leo Said the 4S was just a minor update. Umm Yeah - read my post on that from October last year or better yet - read the post I am putting out later today - where I compare all the new specs for the iPhone 4, 4S and 5 when they were announced vs the previous gen and score them. What I did was say each new feature could have a score of 1, 2 or 3 - 1 being a minor improvement for the end user, 2 being a mid and 3 being a big improvement for the UI of the device. For example - on the iPhone 4 - the retina display gets a +3, but the 4 element lens a +1 and 720p video recording a +2. When I did this for the past 3 generations. The iPhone 4 had a +30 score, the 4S had a +29 score and the new iPhone 5 - it has a score of +25. And That was with me giving a 0 on the 9 pin dock connector - really if you are going from any previous iPhone to the 5 - the new dock connector should be a minus 2 or 3. And the headphone jack on the bottom should be another -2 or -3. So if I did minuses - The iPhone 5 would get a score of about a +20. Again this just comparing from the last gen to the next gen. If you currently have an iPhone 4 - yes - the iPhone 5 is a big jump up and going from anything prior to the iPhone 4 or an Android device is the difference between heaven and hades But going from a 4S to a 5 is a much smaller jump then a year ago when people went from a 4 to the 4S - in my opinion and well per my scoring. So that is why I will be waiting for the iPhone 2013 before I upgrade from my iPhone 4S. Let me know your thoughts.
Hi Rob,
The new iPod nano is going to be the best thing that ever happened to the pebble. Very let down by this. Guess I'll have to buy that ugly pebble.
Rob
Hebron ky
Hi Rob,
I'm guessing that the Pebble folks are breathing a sigh of relief that the new nanos are not watch shaped.
Matt S
Winston-Salem NC
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Mon, 10 September 2012
Per Tradition here is the iPhone 2012 Rumor Bingo Card.
I do not expect to see all or even most of these - these are just a collection of the most spread rumors about the iPhone 2012.
Direct download: bingo_card_iPhone2012.pdf
Category: breaking news
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Fri, 7 September 2012
Direct download: tii_0239.mp3
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Thu, 6 September 2012
Hi Rob,
If you have listeners or know anyone who needs help making passes, have them email us.
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Episode 239 Transcript
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As you know if you have the Tii - App - On Tuesday morning - not surprisingly Apple sent out the invites for the Sept 12th event thus making it official and a big Kudos goes to Rene Ritchie for calling that correctly.
In the Invite which is pretty plain there are the small words quote its almost here unquote - then a big 12 - with the shadow of the 12 showing an even bigger 5. Which leads many to think Apple is going to call the next iPhone the iPhone 5. Uggggghhhh.
I think I am just overly Anal Engineer - and that makes it really really difficult for me to accept that the 6th generation of the iPhone will be called the iPhone 5. So if this happens here is where we would be for iPhone names.
1st gen iPhone = iPhone
the 2nd gen iPhone = iPhone 3G
the 3rd gen iPhone = iPhone 3GS
the 4th Gen iPhone = iPhone 4
the 5th gen iPhone = iPhone 4S
and
the 6th Gen iPhone = iPhone 5
Yeah - it all make sense now.
Ok - I have a had a few emails since the artwork came out chiding me on getting the iPhone name wrong - but hey don't count your chickens just yet - because there was a pick of an asian worker holding up what is supposed to be the box artwork pre folded for the new iPhone and it is called on the box the new iPhone
So maybe just maybe that 5 in the shadow is Apples way of tweaking all the rumor mongers. Or maybe the 5 means Apple will announce 5 new products on the 12th. iOS 6 launch date would be one, iPhone 2012 would be two, a new iPod Nano - that works with the iPhone like the pebble - would be three. 4 could be the 5th gen iPod touch - but I kind of think that is for October - but you never know. That leaves us with item 5 - and I just don't see that being the iPad mini. So maybe it is a service - say an NFC payment type service. Or maybe it is an update to the iPod shuffle - Yawn. In any case we will know on the 12th - and I will do my best to get an episode out that evening going over all the Apple announcement goodness.
Apple Insider had a piece recently saying Apple had 8 new devices that would be launched before the end of the year.
The iPhone 5 and iPod nano - which I think will be part of the event on the 12th.
The new iPod Touch - which Apple Insider thinks will be on the 12th as well.
Then there is the iPad Mini - which neither they nor I think will be on the 12th.
They also list a new Modified iPad with the new doc connector. Which could be announced on the 12th.
And there is the 13" retina Macbook Pro and new 21.5" and 27" iMacs.
The ladder 3 don't make much sense.
So again the 5 could mean
iOS 5
iPhone 2012
iPod Touch 5th gen
new iPod Nano
and a new 3rd gen in a half iPad with the new doc connector.
Or it could just mean the iPhone 2012 is going to be called the iPhone 5. Uggggggg
Into the email bag.
Hi rob,
The five in the shadow of the press invite has got to be apple messing with everyone. Apple knows how disappointed the public and media was that the last iPhone wasn't called iPhone 5. Wouldn't it be funny if the next released phone is named iPhone 6 or iPhone 5S?
Regards,
Bruce
Another email per the invite.
Hi Rob,
Haha! You been owned! 😂. Ok, I shouldn't laugh, you've been right more often than not, which is why it's so funny. 😉
- Jessi D
Well - Jessi - I have probably been owned - we will know for sure on the 12th. Per names - I have not been as accurate as specs.
Hi Rob,
Could you tell me again how Apple is "not going to call the next phone THE IPHONE 5"?
Regards,
Bob
Again - lets see where we are on the 12th.
A Report of a supposed memo to Apple Store Genius bar employees letting them know that the iPhone 3GS would be a in low or stock out inventory situation going forward. This not all that surprising - as it is not likely the iPhone 3GS was going to survive past the iPhone 2012 launch. It also likely means if you go in with an iPhone 3GS and it has issues - you might walk out with an iPhone 4 as a replacement. Something similar happened last time they phased out an iPhone.
Either way it looks like the iPhone 3GS is finally being put out to pasture.
Going forward this likely means a low or no cost iPhone 4. The iPhone 4S - becomes the $99 iPhone - and the iPhone 2012 starts out in the $199 slot.
This is all based on subsidized pricing.
Hi Rob,
I called a couple of weeks ago wanting to find a way to assign the 30
second back function to a button while playing podcasts. The solution
suggested this week via Instacast is working for me. Using Activator,
I assigned a double tap of the sleep/wake button to be "previous
track" and while Instacast is playing that rewinds 30 seconds.
Perfect!
I also noticed that in Instacast you can assign "shake" to 30 seconds
back as well. This means that when I get the new iPhone and lose my
jailbreak I will still have a workable, if not perfect, solution.
Thanks to all the people who called or wrote in with ideas, and thanks
to you for creating this rich forum for us to participate in.
All the best,
Michael from Seattle
Michael - thanks for the feedback on what worked for you.
If you believe rumors - It looks like the Apple ear buds are going to be a changing. This from a video on a Vietnamese site that has in the past received Apple wares prior to the official release date. These are unique looking ear buds - and well if they are more comfortable - great.
Also From the looks of the head phones and the slit on the stem - it also looks like they are noise canceling head phones. Which is even better. Guess we will find out on the 12th for sure.
One story reported by many and sent in by still more - is the story of the GooPhone i5 - this is an Android phone from a cheap Chinese manufacturer - and why am I mentioning them here - well because - they designed their phone after the rumored iPhone 2012 design - so yes - they looked at the leaked components and design and then built a real smartphone running Android. And if that was the whole story - it would kind of be a story. But nope this one takes a very big twist - Seems the folks behind the goo phone i5 - applied for a patent on the design - yes the design they stole from the leaked iPhone 2012. And now it looks like they may try to sue Apple per the release of the next iPhone - if it does indeed have the design that they ripped off to create their goo phone i5. Before you pass this off as not having much chance of being accepted by the courts in China - remember - Apple had to pay over $50 Million dollars to a chinese company over the iPad name - that being the same company Apple had previously legally purchased said name from once before.
So yes - it seems in China anything is possible - even a company piecing together illegally leaked components to figure out the design of the next iPhone and then building an android clone of the next iPhone and even getting a patent of the design they stole. Yup - China legal system - you got to love it.
Thanks to Chris in London for the heads up on this next rumor. And rumor might be pushing it. This is more about something that was going to happen sooner rather than later - and that is the integration of Chomp into the App store. Chomp is the company Apple purchased earlier this year - that has a product to make it easier to search through the app stores for the apps that you want. In any case expect some changes to the App store from your iOS device come the launch of iOS 6 - especially to how search results are presented to you.
Hi Rob,
In iOS 6 beta, In the Apps store app - the podcast app shows 5 stars on the App Store summary. Reality is it has only 2 stars. BTW AFAIK the stars shown for other apps are correct. Perhaps a bug or a Bad Apple…
Regards,
Sergio
Hi Sergio - actually if you search for podcasts - the first two results - Podcasts and TuneIn Radio both show 5 stars for the reviews. But when you tap on either one it shows the correct rating - in the case of Podcasts App - it has 2.5 stars in the App store app and 2.5 stars on iTunes on my computer - so once you tap through it does show the correct number of stars.
However the bug here is not per Podcasts - where Apple rigged the system - if you search for Tii - you will see it showing 5 stars as well. But tapping on it - you now see 4 stars and change. Same thing with Mac OS Ken App. So in this case don't blame on Malice which clearly seems to be a case of incompetence.
Hey speaking of malice - we have the following email.
Hi Rob. This is Scott, from Milwaukee. well, I think I'm finally going to leave AT&T. From the time of the release of the first iPhone, until last year, AT&T has always allowed me to upgrade each year, with just paying an activation fee and agreeing to another two-year contract. This year they told me that in order to upgrade, I not only have to pay the activation fee and two year agreement, but I also have to pay an additional, new this year, $250 fee. It is new carrier time for me. Regards, Scott
Hi Scott - I have a feeling this time around there will be more than few people jumping ship from one carrier to another.
Another Kickstarter project for a watch that works with you iPhone - that is funded - this one with over $215k pledged vs a $50k goal and it goes to Sep 30 th at 9:59 AM - It is called Touch Time - two words - and I would highly recommend you wait until after Sept 12th before pledging on this one - as Apple is likely to announce that the iPod Nano now integrates with your iPhone. Clearly there is a demand for this feature - the $10Mil plus that the Pebble received and again now at least 3 digital watches that talk to your iPhone reaching their pledge goals in Kickstarter. This all ads up to customer demand - and Apple is obviously in the best place to address this need. Lets hope they do so on Sept 12th. If not - remember the Touch Time Kickstarter project - as you do have until the end of Sept to pledge for it.
Just a reminder that iKid from Laura in Nashvile is running on Kickstarter now. She has until Saturday the 15th at 4:15 PM ET - and is half way to her goal of $7,000.
So help her reach her goal. The iKid is a shock absorbing kid friendly case for your iPad. Just search for iKid over at Kickstarter.
Did the FBI have a file with over 12 Million Apple UDIDs and other personal info with regards to iOS users on its computer and did that computer get hacked and the file taken. Well that is the question - and depending on what article you read the answer is YES / NO (READ TOGETHER - TWO TRACKS) Seems the FBI is saying they did not have said file - and it did not get stollen from them.
Apple says it gave no data to the FBI either.
But some how a hacker group - came into possession of at least 1 Million UDID's - as that is what they posted up on the web.
So if not from the FBI's computer nor from Apple where did the hackers get this info.
Guess the real question - is now that this info is out there - what does it mean if anything for those whose UDID was posted.
Of course there is a site over at the next web - where you can put in your UDID and see if yours in the list. But I wonder if by putting in your UDID - you are not making it available to someone else.
Since really - you can't change your UDID - like you can a password - I am not sure it is worth the added risk of entering your UDID to find out.
But then again if you are someone that is really paranoid about these types of things - well you would be really paranoid now - as the only way to check is to enter your UDID into some other site. Well maybe just enter the last half of your UDID and see if it matches up.
I did check the UDID's for all 6 of my iOS devices and none were on the list.
Thanks to Tash for the heads up on this next one which is a review over at TUAW for an App called Instamail Photo - what the big thing about this app is - is that it does not limit you to 5 photos in your email like iOS does. And the App is FREE.
So all you do is launch the app - select your photo roll - and then you can pick 6 or 7 or even more photos to email to your friends.
But the more photos you include per email - likely the less friends you will have going forward. So be mindful of all those cute pictures of your 2 month old spitting up on you when emailing to someone that does not have kids and you want to keep as a friend. Again the app is called instamail Photo and it is free.
Another App heads up from Tash - is the App Pinnacle studio for iPad. This App now replaces Avid Studio - As Pinnacle was from Corel - and they purchased the consumer line of avid tools. So if you have Avid or not - right now - Pinnacle Studio - which is a video editing program with lots of great features - it is free - for a limited time. Link in show notes or search for pinnacle studio two words in the App store - and this app requires an iPad 2 or 3rd gen iPad running iOS 5.1 or later.
Hi Rob, a new discovery - for those who like Instagram or pinterest will love Mixel
To describe it wouldn't do it justice but basically it is sharing collages - which are very very cool
MY new addiction
Regards,
Tash
Hi Tash thanks for the heads up on Mixel - spelled M I X E L - Like Pixel but with an M. The App is Free in the iTunes App store.
From the description on iTunes Quote Mixel turns your photos into beautiful, fun collages with just a tap of a button. All you have to do is choose your pictures, tap SHUFFLE, and the app automatically lays them out. It's instant and incredibly easy. unquote
Again this is a free app.
So the past week saw a lot of new products announced by Apple competitors. New Kindles - including a large 8.9" Tablet - in direct competition with the iPad - as they made sure to actually compare it to the iPad on stage. To new phones from Google rola - using the Razar branding. To new Windows phone 8 phones from Samsung and Nokia - and it is the Nokia 920 launch that clearly went as bad as could be imagined - with Nokia launching a video to show off its new Video recording and stabilization technology. In the video there is no message about it being simulated - which means well it must be the video shot on the phone right - well that is what you would think right up until the point the video passed by a trailer and the reflection in the window clearly shows not someone on a bike shooting the video as you were lead to believe - but a guy in a van holding a big old camera on a stabilization platform. Oh my. Nokia has issued a formally apology - Hey on the bright side people are actually talking about the Nokia 920 which likely would not have happened if not for them maliciously faking and lying about the video they showed. This is one time where you can blame on Malice that which was uncovered due to incompetence. Just Saying.
Hi Rob,
Re: your listener looking for a group email solution. I use an app called, not surprisingly, Group Email which allows creation of multiple email address groups. Not sure about calendar integration though.
Regards,
Carl
Hi Rob,
Is there a calculator app for the iPhone that if I mistakenly erased my total (while adding numbers) I could still undo the mistake or atleast still get to my original total before the mistake? Regards Jesus.
Hi Rob,
I recently discovered your podcast and have found it very entertaining and informative. I love how you or your listeners always seem to find a solution to everyone's issues. So I thought I'd try to dip into your vast reach for some help. I am a restaurant kitchen manager and I am looking for an app that helps me place my food orders. I'd like to be able to have set lists for each supplier and be able to input a quantity for each item. After I'm done i'd like to be able to compile a list so that i could either email or place a phone order to my supplier of the quantities i need. I haven't been able to find something like it in the app store, so I'm asking your listeners if they know of an app that'd be able to help me.
Regards,
Peter
Hi Peter,
Thanks for listening and for the kind words.
I think you will need to use an app like Bento to create your own data base to manage this.
I think
That said - I will throw this question out to the listeners and see if anyone else has a better suggestion.
So anyone have a better suggest for Peter?
206-666-6364 that 206 moon-dog or email us at today in iOS at gmail dot com.
A quick warning for those out there - I got this from a few people - there are emails and posts out there about a service where by the company will permanently unlock your AT&T phone for a price. Rip OFF - not saying they will not actually do what they say - but you could do the same exact thing by making a phone call to AT&T . I have an iPhone 4 that is permanently unlocked - by AT&T for ZERO dollars - so save your money and don't fall for this rip off.
Thanks to James for this next one. Which is some more info on LTE and voice of LTE. It seems that only in South Korea - do they have voice over LTE live.
However Voice Over LTE is much different than both voice and data simultaneously. In the US how it works is that Data is on LTE and only Data. Voice still is on the 3G or 2G connection - depending on the area.
So it comes down to what can a smarthphone do technically to wether or not said smarthphone can support both voice and data at the same time.
I would expect the iPhone 2012 to support this on any carrier offering up LTE that works with said iPhone. Of course we will learn more on Wednesday.
So maybe your are one of those that just can't get enough of the Apple V Samsung trial and you need more info - well actually you probably need more than info. That said there is a link titled - Jury foreman in Apple v Samsung - in the show notes - that goes over some of the thoughts from the foreman in said case - as well as at the bottom of the article where you can read 20 pages of the verdict. Again for those of you that just are in need (PAUSE) of more info.
Thanks for Michael S for this next one. Which is if you go to the Amazon site for electronics trade-in - and if you just type in iPhone 4s and click go - you get the following results in order of relevance.
1. iPhone 4S - 16GB White
2. iPhone 4S - 16gb white sprint version
3. Apple iPod touch 8 GB black
4. Apple iPhone 4S 32 GB black AT&T
and 5 - Samsung Galaxy S ii
Seems even Amazon is confused about what is an iPhone 4S.
Hi Rob,
FYI the census is the jury pool not voter registration. So if you are counted by your city or town you could get jury duty.
Regards,
Wayne P
Hi Wayne - Not in Kansas. In Kansas. Quote Every two years, the Jury Qualification Questionnaire is mailed out to over 70,000 Kansans whose names are randomly selected from the voter registration and state driver’s license lists unquote
So - Yes I do actually fact check before I put in jokes into the show. Just sayin.
Hi Rob
With all the talk of how much $$$
Apple has. Any thought on them doing the right thing, LIKE LOWERING PRICES!!!
what a concept...
Regards,
Joe
Hi Joe,
Not going to happen.
Reality is the iPad is already at a pretty low price - especially the iPad 2 - when you look at its margins vs other Apple Products. And the iPod line covers all price ranges.
The iPhone is subsidized for the most part - but even at the higher non-subsidized price - it is pretty much in line with other high end smartphones - with one big exception - the iPhone retains most of its value. A $700 iPhone a year later can sell for $500 - vs a Samsung which resells at $250 if that.
But Apple has never been about low prices - it has been about offering the best product and user experience - as such that requires a higher price - and one consumers have clearly shown they are willing to accept.
So no reason at all for Apple to lower prices.
Rob W
Hi Rob,
I came across this article from Bloomberg about software that apparently affects most mobile platforms. It seems like the author used "iPhone" in the title for clicks because they didn't really go over how iOS is infected specifically. I haven't seen this topic discussed elsewhere so I am curious about your thoughts.
Hope you enjoy the Labor Day weekend. regards. -Tim from Iowa
Hi Tim,
FUD - Plain and simple. FYI - FUD means Fear Uncertainty and Doubt.
This article is a crock with regards to the iPhone - sure in theory anything could be done.
But in reality - there is no evidence this has effected affected (or infected) iPhones to date.
NOW Android - that is a different story altogether - there is lots and lots and lots and ..... lots of Malware on Android - and that is where a story like this should have focused.
But it does not make as good of link bait when you talk about Android and malware as when you try to link iPhones to malware.
Sorry folks no link to this one out of principal - but google bloomerg and finfisher to find it.
Rob W
Hi Rob,
Do you think the fact, that Samsung lost to apple the way they did, brings new value to the HP Web OS platform?
Joshua I
Ummmm - NOOOOOO!!!!!
Nice article over on AppyNation blog - where they list a bunch of sites that charge for reviews - or as they call it their Hall of Infamy.
So if you are someone that likes to read Apple App sites for app reviews - check out this post to see if any of your favorite sites are listed.
Sadly folks there are a lot of sites out there that do charge for reviews and more so than just the ones they listed.
There are also many others that do not - check out the Got OATS site - google got oats - two words - and it is a list of sites that believe in ethical standards for app reviews - and clearly stating any time they are compensated by a developer. And Yes this podcast is part of OATS - not that I really do much in the way of app reviews - I leave that up to your folks and the devs themselves.
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Sat, 1 September 2012
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Sat, 1 September 2012
Hi Rob,
I took this pic looking down at the stairwell at work, then reflected it in an app called Reflections, edited with snapseed and the text added with FX Photo Studio
someone said it looked like Voltron.
Regards,
Jessi D
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Episode 238 Transcript
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For those of you looking to trade in your iPhone 4S so that you can get the iPhone 2012 when it is released - there is one more new player in the buy back game - and that is Apple themselves. You can get up to $345 for an iPhone 4S - 64 GB model - that is pristine.
However that is not the best offering out there to buy back your iPhone - Amazon actually holds that spot offering as much as $500 to buy your iPhone 4S 64 GB unit. Of course that $500 is not cash but rather an Amazon gift card / credit.
There is a nice article on 9 to 5 mac titled iPhone Trade-in roundup. Where they go over 11 different places/ ways to sell your old iPhone 4S.
Remember if you have an iPhone 4S - you have had it less than a year - and you will most likely be paying full price for the iPhone 2012. Unless you cancel from your current provider and then pay the penalty or ETF as they call it. Then you could go to another carrier to get the subsidized price. How much your ETF is - will depend greatly on who your carrier is and when you purchased your iPhone 4S.
Me personally - I just can't get myself to sell my old Apple gear - much to the chagrin of my wife.
Of course the main reason people are selling off their old iPhone now is that a new iPhone is just around the corner - which means more and more new rumors coming out all the time. The Ones that now seem like they are done deals. LTE - which if this iPhone does not have I will be shocked. A Bigger Screen - likely an elongated 4 Inch screen. A new design - which you kind of need for the new screen. A new smaller dock connector. The Head phone jack moved to the bottom of the device. And a new faster processor with more RAM on board as well. Those are the items that most of the rumor sites seem to all agree on at this time.
Items that seem up in the Air and likely will not happen. A Better Camera - One I don't really see as far as Meg Pixels - But as far as improved sensors for taking better pictures in low light - that I do see happening.
A new Nano-Sim Card - which I guess is likely - but really not all that exciting - unless you are trying to take your current sim from your iPhone 4 or 4S and move it over.
Enhanced Bluetooth capabilities - is another rumor I see mentioned - but usually that is as far as they go - they don't really break down what is enhanced. To me this seems more to do with software improvements than say improving from Bluetooth 4.0 which the iPhone 4S already has.
And NFC.
With regards to the iPhone 2012 and NFC rumors - this past week first we saw some photos supposedly of the innards of the iPhone 2012 - and what is supposed to be the NFC chip. Well is it really a chip or just a component that they can not identify - that was not very clear - but heck lets call it the NFC chip for this moment. And the moment is gone.
And then rumors this past week said no - there will be no NFC in the iPhone 2012. This at least according to Anandtech based on the next iPhone having a metal back - which is not conducive with NFC - and then Jim Dalrymple giving his trademark Yep with regards to NFC being a no show in the iPhone 2012. And that is Yep as in Yes it will not be there - not Yes it will. So at this point the Rumor pendulum with regards to NFC is it will not be in the iPhone 2012. Of course this could change before Sept 12th.
On the last episode we talked about the iPad Mini likely not being introduced at the Sept event - but rather at an event in October. This based on speculation from John Gruber and Jim Dalrymble. And now Apple PR - umm - I mean All Things D - quote confirms unquote - that the iPad Mini will be announced not in September - but rather at another event in October.
Of course the confirmed part comes from unnamed sources. And no date in October was given. But I am guessing it will be October 19th with a launch of the device around 10 days after the US elections - Which would be Friday November 16th. Which also happens to be the date of the next Kansas City Start up weekend. So yeah - that would be a lousy time for me for them to release it on. So definitely the 16th of November to start shipping the iPad Mini.
FYI - Expect all those saying the iPad Mini will ship in October to later report that due to manufacturing issues or component shortages - the iPad Mini was delayed until November. Just sayin.
I also so love when sites use the word Confirmed when talking about an Apple rumor not only did All things D use that word with regards to the introduction date but so did Tech Soure with the following quote iPad Mini Name confirmed unquote as part of their post title. Who was it confirmed by - well not apple. But rather by the ever popular unnamed source. I think for Halloween this year I am going to dress up as an unnamed source. Well that or Big foot or the Lockness monster or someone from Americas got talent that has a college degree.
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On the last episode we had a question about doing group emails. Thanks to Cheryl for the recommending app with the very brief title of Groups SMS, Mail and Manage Contacts App. We also got the following email on this .
Hey Rob,
MailShot works really well to create group lists. Also as a side note iGone is a great app to access and change your out of office from the iPhone. It took a little tweaking with the dev to get my enterprise settings right for work but he was really great and very helpful.
Thanks for the show,
Ian from WV
We also had questions about a bluetooth headset under $100.
Here is an email on this.
Hi Rob,
I heard the call for a bluetooth headset under $100, here's my pick and review:
The Nokia BH-505
For the most part this is a discontinued product but it's readily available on ebay and other outlets on the web.
It's a "neckband" style headset that goes around the back of your neck (not over your head).
On the left ear there is a dedicated pause/play button and toggle switch for forward & reverse (on the iPhone this just skips to the next track or previous track), and the built-in mic.
On the right ear is the dedicated answer call button and toggle switch for volume control.
Of all the bluetooth headsets I've tried and tossed this is the one I keep going back to, they are good. It's lightweight and comfortable once you've used them a few days.
The weakest part is at the bend the goes over your ears. I've found that after many months of daily use it will start to crack and will eventually break. To it's credit it, the headset still works after the plastic has broken. It just doesn't fit as tightly with a diy a repair.
Phone calls are generally clear on both ends . You can get a full days use from a full charge. Genuine units come with 6 sets of ear cushions ( s / m / l) in a regular rounded shape and a flat shape for those that don't want the ear pieces going inside the ear canal. And a power cord for charging.
An overall a good lightweight bt headset that won't kill your wallet. Just handle with a little care and they'll last quite awhile.
Hope this helps
Regards,
Robert B
Another email on this
Hi Rob,
The best stereo bluetooth headset under $100 is the Plantronics Backbeat 903+ The sound is really great for the price. I love the sound and the controls. The mic is in the earbud and of course it could be better. Under $100.00, this is the unit to buy.
Regards,
Kevin
And here is another review of the backbeat 903+
Hi Rob,
I like the Plantronics backbeat 903+.
For music and phone it's good.
For some podcasts in noisy sorroundings it's not loud enough.
Some podcasts not loud enough anyway. The mics are on each side, it's ok for phone but weak on some VoIP applications like echolink.
Retail $100 but $70 at Frys and cheaper online.
7 hours music. 2 hour recharge.
Many features.
Regards,
Mike R
And another email on bluetooth heads sets.
Hi Rob,
I have a couple of suggestions for under $40:
1.) Tenqa Remxd $40
These are "DJ" style headphones. Both myself & my partner have these and have been very pleased with them.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B006LADLLS
2.) Kinivo BTH220 $30
I haven't had any personal experience with these but they have great Amazon reviews:
Regards,
Matt G
And one last email on this
Hi Rob,
I recommend the LG HBS-700 for around $50 on
amazon. It has a mic as requested and it is incredibly comfortable to wear thanks to its unique design, I use it all the time for doing things around the house and listening to podcast and don't feel like I am wearing anything. It is also good when I have to use one earbud and keep an ear out for the kids waking up. I know it looks weird but I think anyone looking for a Bluetooth stereo headset should try it. Oh and it's great for the office, I can hide it underneath my collar.
And it's water resistant which makes it good for working out.
Regards,
Javier from Miramar, FL
http://www.amazon.com/LG-Tone-Wireless-Bluetooth-Packaging/dp/B0052YFYFK/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3lklcKd0JY&sns=em
Hi Rob,
I just finished listening to your most resent podcast and was wondering if you heard anything in the rumor mill about this feature on iPhone 2012 with Verizon. As you know, the iPhone on Verizon cannot do simultaneous voice and data over its 3G network (CDMA). So have you heard whether or not this will be possible on the LTE network with Verizon? This is the MAIN selling point for me on AT&T. So if Verizon were to offer this feature I will get rid of my AT&T iPhone and a hot minute (once all phones on Family Plan were off contract)!
TIA
Grace & Peace,
Brian
Hi Brian - thanks for the question - which I thought was straight forward - Yes LTE can support voice and data at the same time - I thought it was straight forward - but the more I searched the more convoluted the answer became - some claiming all 4G LTE phones on Verizon support voice and data at the same time - others saying this feature is not available until 2013. And verizon on their site - nothing about this.
I know there are a few Verizon employees that listen - so I am sending this out to them - Can LTE phones on Verizon support simultaneous Voice and data. Because I could not find anything official about it on your site.
Here is a title of an article I just came across it is quote Apple's iPad will finally see competition this fall" unquote. Ok quick trivia question was that Article from A August 2010 or B August 2011 or C August 2012 or D - All of the Above.
If you picked D All of the Above - you would be a wiser man or women than those that wrote the articles in question. Yup seems that is an article we likely will also see in August 2013.
It just seems like yesterday we were wishing Bob Mansfield a happy retirement. And now He's Back. Ok - technically he never left - but apparently Bob realized spending more time with the family was not as appealing as first thought and he cancelled his retirement. However Dan riccio who was moved into Bob's job - well he seems to not want to give up his new job and Mr Mansfield will just report to Tim cook and quote will work on future products unquote. Well Bob We wish you a happy un-retirement.
Hi Rob,
A few shows back I remember someone asking about a PDF app that you could also insert pages into. There is an App called PDF Pen that I just read a great review of it by James Ford Kelly for Wired, and one of the features was creating PDFs right from the app, as well as all standard markup and editing options available for PDFs in general, and I thought that it might work to save that person from switching to a dreaded Windows tablet.
Regards,
- Jessi D
Hey Rob,
the 5.1 update months ago that had the 4G logo in the status bar even though there is no 4G of any kind in my area. Nor did my iPhone4S did not magically turn into 4G - but the logo is saying it is. So when Real 4G comes out & is active will they call it 5G since all the carriers lie one evolution ahead when they have mostly enhanced 3G or hspa+ & such. How will I know if I'm on 3G or 4G ish connection in the next 2 years I wonder?
Regards,
Michael S
Hi Michael - Yeah my iPhone is one that constantly shows it as a 4G connection as well - and you bring up a good point - will they now also have an LTE logo? or a 4G+ logo - I don't think they will do 5G however - but if they don't do something other than 4G for LTE - how will you know when you are connect to what - other than the fact the internet does not suck that is.
Thanks to Rose Clark via Google+ for this next one. Which is a kickstarter project with a goal of 90k and pledges of 126k and has until Oct 3rd at 4:56 PM ET for you to pledge - As they are over their goal they will be taking your money if you pledge for it. How much money - well they will start with $155 bucks of yours and go up from there. So what is said device - well it is the CruxSkunk one word. c r u x skunk - And it is another iPad case with keyboard. whannt whannt whaaa. Ok - well not just any case and keyboard - it has a 360 hinge so you can open it up and fold it out of the way. It offers a full size qwerty key board and is very thin - so yes it makes your iPad look like a mac book air kinda sorta. Anyway if you are looking for a keyboard case combo for your iPad - check out the cruxSkunk at kickstarter.
Hi Rob
I though you should take a look at this cool project. A friend of mine at work that knows the developer told me about it and I am sold.
Regards,
Hector
And this is with regards to the Foundation Dock. Two words - It has 10k pledged towards a goal of 37k and funding goes on until Oct 2nd at 4:36 PM ET.
So looking like it has a good chance of hitting its goal.
This is one of those kick starter projects with a few too many pricing options - 17 to be specific.
Ok - to be fair this one product is really three products - There is the foundation dock itself and there is a Flex Cable with 30 pin dock connector or the new iPhone 2012 connector and there is an aluminum USB car charger. If you want to get all three it will cost you $114 or just $99 for the dock and one flex cable or just 30 for one flex cable or just $15 for the USB car charger.
Still not sure what it is yet - well they call it the best charging, syncing, bending, holding, music listening, face timing, video watching, self portrait taking device for the iPhone - And ummm Yeah.
Ok so by flex cable they really mean bend it into a specific shape with some force and it will stay in that shape and that lets you adjust the iPhone to stay where you want it and face how you want it.
The foundation dock is an aluminum CNC machined base with a built in speaker, a microphone, audio line out, one usb port at the top and 4 additional powered USB ports in the back and a mini usb port. The flex cable plugs into the USB port on the top or you can disconnect from the Base and plug it into the Car Charger or any other USB port.
It is an interesting project and one you can learn more about by searching for Foundation Dock - two words on kickstarter dot com.
Thanks to Richard for the heads up on this next Kickstarter project that had a lofty goal of $250,000 and I say had because they already have over $525k in pledges. Not bad for something that only has pledge levels now starting at $174. This one will be live until september 22nd at 5:06 AM ET.
What is this project it is called Smartthings - one word. And Smartthings is a device to help connect things in your house to the internet. So you can monitor, control and automate the things in your house. And do so anywhere you want via the iOS App. So say you want to have it where you turn off your lights or turn them on when you are away from the home. You can do that. Say your wife constantly keeps forgetting to turn off her curling iron - well in the past a solution would be to hang the curling iron by the front door to remind her she almost burned down the house again by leaving her curling iron turned on and right next to the rubbing alcohol - or you could just turn it off said curling iron from your App. You can also have sensors to see if your doors have been open or is open. you can have a sensor on your dog to see if it has left the house or yard. The video even shows it sensing when you get out of bed and turning on the coffee pot for you - Hey Wait I think I saw that in a Wallace and Grommit Cartoon. So I guess you can say if you like Wallace and Grommit and want to live in a house like they have SmartThings will get you one step closer.
For the $174 while it lasts you get a smart things hub and 3 things this year - yup they are planning on a December delivery.
This is an interesting one and I recommend watching the video to learn more - over at kickstarter dot com - search for smartthings - One word.
Do you have a favorite old printer and wish you could print to it from your iOS device with Air Print like you can with the ePrint printers. Well now you can for just $100 - with the Lantronix XPrintserver Home Edition. XPrintServer being one word. I have a link in the show notes for a review done over on Wired which goes in to the good and slightly not so good i.e. setting it up can be a pain for some printers - but the good news is once it is set up you should be golden. And better news it seems to set up easily for most printers - which I usually find means it sets up well for most printers other than the one I have.
But in any case rather than spend a few hundred on a new printer and a few hundred more on ink for the new printer - you can use your current printer and ink with your iOS device for just $100. Look for the link in the show notes for Episode 238 over at today in iOS dot com.
Ok in addition to all the leaks / rumors about the iPhone 2012 and iPad mini - every so often we get a leak per the iPod touch - this current one comes via GizChina - who shows a picture of a case for the next gen iPod touch - which is a longer body than the current one - suggesting that whatever screen size the new iPhone gets the iPod touch will be getting as well - which you know kinda makes sense. The strange thing was the two holes on the back - as if it is going to have two different cameras for taking pictures and video in 3d. Which would be a huge one more thing - especially for the iPod touch.
Hi Rob,
Switchy is a new JB app I found today - it gives you an extra row for the 'opened apps' . When scrolling to the left it also has a kill-all-apps button ( though I think kill backgrounder is better for this tweak). There's also a slider for brightness and the settings app is available.
Regards,
Tash
Hi Rob,
I use Instacast for my podcast listening and it supports the 30 second jump back. This feature works with the "previous track" button on the lock screen with this app however. I'm not jailbroken at the moment, so i can't test, but I suspect that activator assigned to "previous track" on the power button would achieve what your listener was searching for.
Regards,
Jared
Santa Cruz, CA
Hi Rob,
Why Can't Siri Call 911?
Jessi D
And Jessi sent a screen shot of siri saying it can not call 911 - and I have to say I have not heard of this before. I would say we would need to ask Apple - but maybe it is some FCC rule that an automated assistant can not call 911 or maybe apple did that on purpose so that people don't accidentally call 911. I am not sure. If anyone know for sure - please let us know.
An interesting article from Bloomberg - in that Apple tried to throw a whole bunch of money at Taiwan Semiconductor to lock up production - this is something Apple has done in the past with great success. Except this time Taiwan Semiconductor - said thanks but no thanks. The said the same to Qualcomm who also was trying to lock up inventory.
It seems we are starting to see news coming in from the component side that is indicating that future growth of the Smartphone world may be limited by capacity issues at component vendors. Again in the past Apple has done a great job of locking up capacity just for them - that was probably more than anything the biggest piece Tim Cook brought to the table at Apple - the incredible supply chain management - that allowed apple to dominate in the Mp3 market.
So the question is will Apple be able to find someone else who they can lock up capacity from to ensure no major shortages this fall. My feeling is there will be both record sales this fall but there will also be more demand than there will be supply of apple products. Expect the iPad mini to be harder to get than Tickle Me Elmo back in its day.
Recently I said I thought T-Mobile was going to get the iPhone - Recently in this case being last show. Well now comes a leaked screen shot from T-Mobile for employee training which shows starting on Sept 21st here is how you sell against the iPhone. So the question obviously is why would you need to sell against that which you are getting unless you are not getting it.
It is possible that only select number of people at T-mobile know if they are getting the iPhone - and this item was written by someone not in the know - just assuming it is business as usually on Sept 21st and they are not getting the iPhone.
Well - I still think it was strange timing about their new network upgrade announcement.
We shall see.
Here is some feedback on my Rant about the Apple v Samsung verdict.
Hi Rob,I could not disagree with you more. Apple is not a villain. If you follow your logic why have patients at all? Since when does stealing make you a good guy. Especially when you do it as Samsung did. This is the right thing both in the short and long term. There is no way at the present time for Apple not to use Samsung. Apple does need the money, what company does not need a billion dollars. And it will be much more with licensing. If you think not, talk to the stock holders. Doesn't Apple need to have clear title to there hard earned technology rights? You can't just keep developing at a pace that is faster than what another company can copy. It takes time to develop. As for 3 years, how often have I heard that. And believe you me, others like Microsoft already know they need to find a way to be first. Wonder how long it would have taken Samsung to copy the iPhone 5 when it comes out or a change in the ios. The people you are hearing from now didn't not like Apple to begin with. And if you didn't like this court case. Wait until the bigger ones with Google, the prince of stealing and coping. I am proud that Apple stood up and spent the money to win this case. Not because it was Apple, but because it was right.
Regards,
Richard
And my reply - Hi Richard,
I did not say Apple "IS" a villain - just that Apple will be looked at as one by many.
I stand by my comments. I do not like the legal case (or really any legal case) - and I think Apple being the biggest customer of Samsung, was in a position to put pressure on them in another way.
Legal protection from a competitor is not a good long term protection.
The best protection is in out innovating - Apple did that on the iPod side - with no use of Legal lawsuits and was able to dominate there.
I do agree that Samsung slavishly copied the iPhone - like I said in the rant that was pretty clear.
Per Apple not needing the $1 Billion - that is 100% true - they don't need the money - they just gave away a lot more than that in the form of a dividend. Apple 100% does not need the $1 Billion dollars. They already have over $100 Billion in Cash (or equivalents) as it is. Not saying they don't "want" the $1 Billion - but they definitely don't "need" it.
Thanks to Mark H for this next one. Which is one of those articles that I save to the end and tell you to go check out - which is what I am doing here - it is an article titled - Your Smartphone's So Smart It Takes 14 Gadgets to Match It - which goes over all the different single use gadgets you would need if you did not have that iPhone in your pocket. From the obvious - Phone, Camera, MP3 player to the not so obvious - calculator, alarm clock and dictionary. It is a fun little article to remind you why your iPhone in comparison is a very good spend of your money as all the devices together cost over $1,200 - but more importantly it is a big saver on your back for the road warrior - just one device and one charger. Sure wish I had an iPhone back in my travel 75% of the time for work days.
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