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DJ Medina

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Transcript for Episode 250

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Ok - All of you that use iTunes - and I count myself in that group - Apple finally released iTunes 11 on Thursday the 29th. It is a major redesign for the look of iTunes. As near as I can tell so far - it looks like all the features are still there. However some are moved and hard to find.

If you want to say subscribe to an RSS feed manually - since iTunes 4.9 - that was under the Advanced menu option - however in iTunes 11 - there is no Advanced menu option. To manually subscribe to a podcast RSS feed now - go to the file menu and there in the drop down you will see "subscribe to podcast" - Then as before you will see a pop up menu - put in the feed and click ok.

Now if you would like it to look more like iTunes 10 - especially with regards to the side bar on the left - go to view menu and then select show side bar. And all will seem right in the world. or at least close to how it felt in iTunes 10. At least that is how I is going to roll with iTunes 11 - even if it is not what Apple wants - it is what I know and like. My advice when you first launch iTunes 11 - take a deep breath and then set it back to the look you are used to - and that might mean taking a few minutes to get it out of icon only mode and into list mode - if you were like me and had it at list mode.

Per what Apple had to say about the new features in iTunes 11.

Quote Introducing the new iTunes. With a dramatically simplified player, a completely redesigned Store, and iCloud features you'll love—this is the best iTunes yet.

• Completely Redesigned. iTunes makes it more fun to explore and enjoy your music, movies, and TV shows. You'll love the beautiful edge-to-edge design, custom designs for each album, movie, or TV show in your library, and getting personal recommendations any time you click In the Store.

• A New Store. The iTunes Store has been completely redesigned and now features a clean look that makes it simpler than ever to see what's hot and discover new favorites.

• Play purchases from iCloud. Your music, movie, and TV show purchases in iCloud now appear inside your library. Just sign-in with your Apple ID to see them. Double-click to play them directly from iCloud or download a copy you can sync to a device or play while offline.

• Up Next. It's now simple to see which songs are playing next, all from a single place. Just click the Up Next icon in the center display and they'll instantly appear. You can even reorder, add, or skip songs whenever you like.

• New MiniPlayer. You can now do a whole lot more with a lot less space. In addition to showing what's playing, MiniPlayer now includes album art, adds Up Next, and makes it easy to search for something new to play—all from a smaller and more elegant design.

• Improved search. It's never been easier to find what you're looking for in iTunes. Just type in the search field and you'll instantly see results from across your entire library. Select any result and iTunes takes you right to it.

• Playback syncing. iCloud now remembers your place in a movie or TV show for you. Whenever you play the same movie or episode from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple TV, it will continue right where you left off.

GM had previously stated they would integrate Siri into some of their vehicles and this week they finally said which would be the first of those vehicles. To start with it will be the Chevy Spark and Sonic that have some models available early in 2013 that will support Siri via a button on the steering wheel. You will need the iPhone 4S or iPhone 5 and they will interact with the MyLink radio connection via bluetooth. Again GM is just the first to announce specific models of vehicles that will support SIRI - but they are not the only ones that will do so. BMW, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, Honda and Audio also confirmed that SIRI will integrate with some of their vehicles some time in the near future. I have already had a few people email in about this news and some have said when picking their next vehicle - support for the iPhone and SIRI is at or near the top of their list of features they are looking for.

Here is some listener feed back on this.

Hi Rob,

Yes! I would buy a Chevy just because of this feature.

Regards,

Jonathan M

Apples latest Ad in Time is getting some buzz. Mostly positive as an example of a simple ad well done.

The add is simple a picture of the iPad Mini actual size on the back page of the Time magazine - on the screen of the iPad Mini - is the cover of that same time magazine issue. and around the iPad mini is lots of white space with just iPad mini and the apple logo next to the iPad mini at the bottom of the page - very minimalist - very well done. Makes me want to go and purchase that issue of Time magazine to throw in my collector bin. You know the bin - the one my kids will either throw away or sell at auction when I kick the bucket. Along with my Tick comic books - so sad. Any way if you want to see the ad - click on the link in the show notes for ep 250 titled iPad mini ad in Time is pretty fantastic over at today in iOS dot com.

Thanks to Michael for the heads up on this next one. Which is about another head at Apple rolling. This time it was Richard Williamson who was apparently a Maps supervisor at Apple - Seems Eddy Cue is taking names and starting to kick butt to get Apple Maps dare I say it pointed back in the correct direction. Oh that was much more painful to say then to write. Any way - It does seem Eddy Cue is becoming the mister fixit of Apple. I will say this talking with some Apple folks - they had nothing but admiration for Eddy Cue - saying he worked his way up from the lowest rungs at Apple doing night call support. He is looked at kinda of like the every day guy that put in the hard work and has been rewarded for that work. And if he can get people to stop talking about Maps and Siri in a negative way - he will be a ok in my book as well.

Hi Rob,

Thanks for that push. I told 3 friends and my mom and they all got 1.

Regards,

Sean M

Sean glad to help and he is talking about the Push I sent out about AT&T offering up refurbished iPhone 5's starting at just $100. Basically they are offering $100 off the iPhone 5 models they have refurbished units for. Not sure if the deal is still going - I could no longer find it on the AT&T site. Again another reason to have the Tii app - so you don't miss out on deals like that. just sayin.

Hi Rob,

Frank Rau from MN here. Just wanted to let you know AT&T is NOT letting us old timers with the unlimited plans use FaceTime over cellular. I called today and even after elevating the issue up a couple of levels in their support department I was told that even if this supervisor wanted to, they are not able to activate the FaceTime calling feature for those with the unlimited plans.

Feeling really unappreciated after over 10 years of being their customer

Regards,

Frank

Rob,

I have a iPhone 4S and I'm grandfathered in on the unlimited data plan. I can not get FaceTime to work over 3G. Is there a trick to it that you know of or is it only users with a iPhone 5 on LTE that can only do it?

Let me know.

Thanks for all you do.

ÐaVîd D Ð

Thanks David and Frank and all the others that sent in similar emails - Seems the rumor about FaceTime over cellular for any AT&T iPhone 4 or 4S or 5 - even on an unlimited plan - was just that a rumor.

PLAY VM - BRIAN_APP_PURCHASES

Hi Rob,

I've discovered the solution to the podcast problem that was described in my audio rant / app review which was featured in TII - this is per the smart play lists and iOS 6.

I got this tip from one of the reviews for the Podcast app in the iTunes Store.

This worked for me. Delete the Podcasts app. Sync the iOS 6 device with iTunes. Power device on and off, Sync device again, turn on/off again, sync again, and NOW your iOS 6 Device should be fixed. That is, it will correctly play a playlist you've created which is a mix of podcasts and music, using the Music Player.

Hope this helps someone.

Regards,

Greg from Poughkeepsie

If you are looking to get someone an ipad Mini for Christmas - do not - repeat do not wait until the last minute. iPad Mini ship dates are now two weeks in the Apple store. ORDER NOW. IF you wait until December 10th or later there is a really really really high probability of not being able to find the specific iPad Mini you wanted. So again if you were waiting for some special pricing offering for Black Friday or Cyber monday - you can stop waiting - there was no special pricing for the iPad Mini - If you want the best deal - it still looks like Target when you use your Target card and get 5% back is the best deal out there. If you don't want to go that route - then order from Apple ASAP - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. So please no emails on December 23rd asking where to find an iPAd mini for your tween or significant other who is going to be a wholy terror if he or she does not get their black or white iPad mini 32 gb version. Just sayin A quick update - Apple has on their site right now. Now being the evening of November 29th - Well they have the following quote Order iPad mini by midnight December 5 for guaranteed delivery before Christmas. unquote. So it is not just me saying get it now - it is Apple as well.

Here is an email from someone that did not wait for his iPad Mini.

Hi Rob,

I was lucky enough to snag a 32GB Black WiFi iPad Mini Friday. I just happened to be at the store, walked in and they had one in stock.

Im loving the Mini, sure it has some shortcomings but over all I like being able to hold it with one hand and not sprain my arm.

I want to get a warranty from Squaretrade. Do you have a code I can enter so you can get credit?

Thanks,

John

Hi John - yes you can go to square trade dot com / tii2 - that is square trade dot com slash tii2 - that is t i i and the number 2 - and that will save you $35 on your warranty. Which would be just $84 for an iPad mini or iPad maxi warranty for 2 years. Initially on the site it will say it is $89 - but when you click Protect it now button it changes to $84 and you get the full Tii2 special discount.

Again go to square trade dot com slash tii2

Thanks John for the email

Lead times drop for the iPhone 5 - as it looks like FoxConn has finally figured out how to produce the iPhone 5. Lead times on Apple.com are down now from 3 to 4 weeks to just 1 week for all models and carriers - at least for the US. Some Analists are going back and changing their changed forecasts for iPhones being sold this quarter. Originally some were in the 45 to 50 mil range for an estimate - then they dropped down to the 35 to 40 mil range and now they are up in the 45 to 50 mil range again. You know what will help them get to 45 Mil iPhones sold this quarter - a launch in Main land China. And that is what will be happening on December 14th. At least according to Taiwan Central news agency. This is kind of backed up by the fact China Telecom is already taking pre-orders for the iPhone 5. The only official word from Apple on this matter is that the iPhone would be launched in China prior to the end of the year. 2 plus weeks of iPhone 5 sales in China could go a long way towards pushing iPhone sales for the quarter close to that 50 mil mark. In the US it is already reported that for the 6 plus week period from when the iPhone 5 launched - there were more iPhones sold in the US than all Android smartphones combined.

Sticking with the iPhone 5 sales rumors - 9 to 5 Mac is saying that that unlocked iPhone 5's could show up as soon as Now in the Apple store - with now being the evening of Nov 29th. And as of now at least that is not the case. But by the time you hear this Now will be a different time and right now for you it may be the case - just not right now for me. Follow.

And hey why not one more rumor with regards to the iPhone 5 and sales availability - and this one comes from the folks at Merrill Lynch - and by folks we mean anal-ist Scott Craig - and he is suggesting that the iPhone 5 may be about to be launched on T-mobile USA. He did not state when he thought the iPhone 5 would be available at T-mobile USA - just that T-Mobile not USA parent company would announce the deal next week on December 6th or 7th at their Analist day or is it days. Either way - next week we might hear that the iPhone 5 is finally coming to T-mobile USA or not.

Warning to those with the Google+ App. If you are the type that has those private naughty photos on your iPhone - seems that with a recent update of the Google+ App your photos are getting uploaded to google+. I found out about this the other night - I noticed an email from Google+ with photos I had taken earlier in the day. I showed my wife the email and she was like that is creepy. I then went and looked in at the Google+ app and found this.

quote The Instant Upload feature on your phone automatically uploads your photos to a private album on Google+. You can change your Instant Upload settings at any time on your phone. unquote.

I instantly turned off that feature and came to the realization that this email from google+ pretty much dashed any hopes I ever had of getting any of those private type photos on my iPhone. Whannnt whaaant waaaa.

So if you have the google+ app - I highly recommend you turn that feature off. If you have any private photos - and you don't really use the google+ app - then I would suggest you delete it from your iPhone.

And it is not only Google+ you need to be concerned about - Facebook just updated their app that also will upload your photos to a private photo album on Facebook. To facebooks credit the new feature is not automatically enabled like it was with google+ but watch out if it asks you about enabling photo sync service. Mind you - you still need to go into Facebook and choose which photos you want to share after they are uploaded to the private folders - but me thinks at some point we might hear about a bug where someones or somemany's private photos went not so private. Either way - putting private photos on your iPhone probably not a good idea as I have said in the past. Not saying it is not a fun idea - just not a very good idea.

Uncle Gene Munster likes to hang out at the mall watching teen age girls and teen age boys - and if I stopped there he would sound kinda creepy - but he also likes to watch anyone else that happens to be in the Apple store at the Mall of america. And this year he even took out a couple of hours to watch people at Microsoft store also at the mall of america. So what did he find - well with 8 hours of observing the Apple store - he observed 6.7 iPads per hour being sold, 4.3 iPad mini's being sold and 3.9 macs per hours being sold. No data on iPhones or iPods. Overall he did say there were 17.2 items per hour sold - which means just 2.7 items per hour that were something other than an iPad or mac. His observations at the Microsoft store - well not so good for MS. only 3.5 items per hours were sold at the MS store. And all but two of those purchases were X-box games. So really he saw 7 items sold at the MS store 5 of which were X-box games. Does not sound like good sales per square foot on black friday.

Of course what I found more interesting than what people were buying is what people were using to buy on line. Yeah all those Android devices out there - yeah they did not add up to much when it came to buying stuff. Android represented just 5.5% of online orders. Vs 8.7% for the iPhone and 9.8% for the iPad. Yup iOS devices were responsible for 3.4 times more sales than all the android devices.

When you look just at tablets it gets even more impressive for the iPad. 88.3 % of tablet sales came from the iPad. Which goes along with other studies in the past that had the iPad at around 90%. The nook came in with 3.1% of sales. The kindles at 2.4% - the Galaxy tabs 1.8% and that leaves 4.4% for all other tablets combined.

Back to Tim Cooks comments - yeah there might be a lot of Android devices being sold - but many of them seem to be in a draw somewhere not getting used.

And what about all those Android phones - with their big screens - why are they so far behind the iPhone - even though there are quote more android smartphones sold than iPhones unquote. Ok not sure who I was quoting - guess just chalk the quote up to generic android fan bois. Any way -- Yup I think this comes back to my generalization. People get Android phones because they just need a phone -and people get iPhones because they need more than a phone.

And the number one most searched phrase on Microsofts bing for 2012 is/ was - iPhone 5. That was search for more than 2012 election, 2012 olympics and hurricane Sandy which came in 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively. Ok and now to completely kill the validity of Bing search queries - Honey boo boo reality show was the 5th most searched phrase.

Hi Rob

The other day I plugged my Apple USB -Lightening cable into my car dock

When I tried to remove the cable, I found that I couldn't pull it out at all

Turns out there is a flaw with the new cables.

To remove the plug from my car - I needed to use a thin knife on both sides of the plug to release the locks on the USB plug

Please let your audience know about this problem

Regards,

Rick M

Hi rob

I have A question do you think any one will port age of empires to ios. And is any one haveing difficulty getting there blue tooth to connect to there car properly. I have a iphone 5 and it not as car friendly as the 4s.

Regards,

Kevin b in the uk

Hi Kevin - I am going to guess the company that make Age of Empires is not overly motivated to update it for Apples devices - since it is Microsoft that owns Age of Empires. So it might be a while with might in quotes. Per not being able to pair with cars. It might have something to do with the new Bluetooth 4 standard the iPhone 5 uses and the version of Bluetooth in your car. I have not seen any emails I can remember with people complaining about getting their iPhone 5's to pair with their car - but I will send out a request for anyone with an iPhone 5 that is or better yet was having an issue - and you can share what you did to fix the issue - please email us at today in iOS at gmail dot com - or give us a call at 206-666-6364. that's 206-moon-dog.

Hi, Rob

I received a kickstarter project last week called Smarter Stand. It's a set of 2 clips that stay on the iPad Smart Cover and allow the user to position the iPad in several configurations so that the cover can be used as a stand for the iPad. It works great and allows the iPad to be positioned at 33 and 45 degree angles depending on where the clips are placed on the ribs of the cover. My wife particularly likes it for cooking...she can have her iPad positioned so that she can easily read recipes while she cooks. The clips come in multiple colors to match the Smart Cover and a single set costs $14.95. The web site is smarterstand.com

regards,

-Bob

Thanks bob - and I had another bob email in and also say he got his and he is loving his as well.

Thanks to Jorge for the heads up on this next item which is a kickstarter project with the name - AERO 3D Bird Flight Game with Bill Nye and GameDesk. It has a goal of $100,000 and has 28 days left - at this point it has only raised $9,000 - what this is a science game as they call it. or quote - Aero is a beautiful open-world 3d bird-flight game that teaches the physics principles behind the power of flight. unquote

You can pledge $5 which gets you nothing but a warm fuzzy you helped out. Or you can pledge $10 and get a download of the game for your iPad. Or you could pledge $2,750 dollars and get an island named after you. Or if you really don't care much about money you can pledge $10,000 and you get to name the main character of the game. Or you could just pledge $10 and get the game. They also talk about other things they will do if they get to other pledge levels like at $165,000 they will port it to Android or at 345,000 dollars they will add new rocky islands and more learning challenges plus other features. Any way if you are a bill nye science guy fan - you should check it out. Look for the link titled Aero - Kickstarter in the show notes or search for aero - a e r o at kickstarter dot com.

Previously we mentioned the Brydge kickstarter project on the show - I think it was back in the early spring. This is one of the keyboard / case combo that when combined with an iPad looks and acts a bit like a macbook air. Well these are shipping now - and you can read about one persons experience with their over at time.com.

Back to Kickstarter projects still going on. This next one is called ORA - spelled O R A - This one runs until Sunday Dec 30th at 12:00 PM ET. It has a massive goal of $450,000 and a pledge amount of $62k so far. What is ORA - well it is the quote ultimate sound system for the iPad. Think iPad case meets wrap around speakers with a cover slash stand. The case it self has 8 speakers that are around the iPad - all facing forward - I know novel idea - are you listening Apple. Pricing on this starts at $99 limited quantity at that level - But that is sans the cover slash stand - if you want ORA and cover it will set you back $129. If you want to find this one at kickstarter search for ORA ultimate sound system or look for the link in the show notes for ep 250.

Thanks to Tash for this next one. Which is also kickstarter related - well in the sense the original product got its start on kickstarter and that is the Glif - which was for the iPhone 4 and 4S - well now those folks have a Glif for the iPhone 5 - for those that don't remember what the GLIF was - it is a tripod mount and stand. IT is $30 and you can buy it now at their site studio neat.com or look for the link titled studio Neat - GLIF in the show notes for ep 250.

This next one is not a kickstarter or indiegogo project - it comes from the fine folks at Belkin - and it is an iPad Mini keyboard case - and the first one I have seen that is shipping now. It is $80. Lots of specs on the device at the belkin site - but nothing about weight. The keyboard is as you would expect a bluetooth keyboard that pairs with the iPad mini. There is a link in the show notes to the product on the belkin site. There is also one announced from Clamcase - but no word on when it will be shipping.

Thanks to Tash for this next one - which is a tutorial on how to create retina graphics for your web designs - so if you have a website or do website design this is a pretty good article to read. I will not go into any details other than to say check out the link in the show notes.

I had an email asking about the camera access from the lock screen and it changing to sliding up to activate in iOS 6 - and actually that is a change that happened in iOS 5 - but I figure I would mention it once again - and what I am talking about in clearer detail is when you tap the power button or home button when the iPhone is in sleep mode and you see the lock screen - if you slide up on the camera in the lower right of the screen it will take you right to the camera app - no need to type in your password if you are password protected. But it used to be you tapped the camera - so if you are someone that upgrade from iOS 4.x to iOS 6 - and you can't get the camera app to open from the lock screen - it is because you are not sliding up on the camera.

Another email I had which I will summarize was about the persons 4th gen iPod touch having apps constantly crashing. Well the issue was he was jailbroken and running iOS 4.2.1. Here is the thing - and I have not mentioned it in a while so I need to mention it again - if you jailbreak your iOS device and put jailbreak apps and tweaks on your device - the more of them you put on the more likely you are to have issues. If you are having issues with a jailbroken device - remove off all apps and tweaks you are not using. Get it down to just the core jailbreak apps and tweaks you need. Then if it is still acting up - start removing the remaining apps one at a time until the issue goes away. Remember Jailbreaking is not for those that don't like when things don't always work right - it is for those that are willing to trade a little stability for added flexibility and features. It is not for those that get mad at their significant other with how they fold the towels or hang the toilet paper - just sayin.

PLAY VM - APP_QUEST TETHER

Hi Rob,

I am the Project manager for the Tripomatic App.

It’s an easy-to-use app, synced with trip planning website (www.tripomatic.com), to help you sort out your travel plans before you leave and also on the go. With pre-planned travel suggestions, access to maps offline, and a database of more than 30.000 attractions, the Tripomatic app is key to leisurely travel.

The Tripomatic app is a great tool to help you plan your next trips abroad and not miss a thing.

Download the new free app directly from the App Store or have a look at a short video and some screenshots we have prepared: http://www.tripomatic.com/iphone/

Regards,

Vit Janis

Hey Rob

Just picked up a 4th gen iPad wifi model and I'm thinking about jail breaking my iPhone 4S so I can use as a tether. Do you have a suggestion as to the best way to go about this. I'm on iOS 6.0.1.

Thanks for any info you can provide.

I'm a new listener and quickly becoming a big fan of the podcast.

Just saying.......

Chris G

Hi Chris thanks for listening and I am sad to say at this time there is no jailbreak for iOS 6.x that is untethered and the tethered one is really flakey and just meant for devs. Hopefully there will be an untethered jailbreak for iOS 6.x soon - but soon at this point really means mid to late Q1 2013. Sorry.

Hi Rob,

i take advantage of this all the time, easiest way, but quarters whenever you are at the bank.

regards,

William H

And what is it you ask that William is taking advantage of - it is the Coinstar & iTunes $10 bonus promotion. Between Nov 26th and Dec 9th - you get a $10 iTunes gift card bonus when you change up at least $40 in a coinstar machine. so Yes - he is getting $40 in quarters from the bank to go to the coinstar machine and get $50 iTunes gift card - Only one thing I can say to that - Brilliant!

Thanks to Chris for this next one. Normally I don't like to talk about Apple Patents - because either they are already doing it or it likely never will happen. And this one is one they are not doing yet - but I really hope they do some day make available - it is about wireless charging - but not lay it on some matt type wireless charging - this would be near field wireless charging - where the device just needs to be near the charging station and it says it is for devices that require from a few watts to a few hundred watts. Any way not something we are likely to see this year or next or even the one after - but it is nice to dream of what the 10th or 11th or 12th gen iPhone might be like.

Rob,

I have promoted my apps on your show before and here is another app. Unfortunately its a FREE app but I'm pretty sure your listeners will love the app

Slyde is a FlickR viewer like no other. Sit back and 'Watch the World Slide By" with Slyde for iPad. Slyde shows recent images uploaded to FlickR. The images presented are always updated.

Each users experience is unique. Slide Setting allow you to enable, Yahoo News Slides, Yahoo Finance Stock Quote Slide, and Weather Slydes. You can also choose from PhotoStream or Device photos.

One trick to only see FlickR images is to disallow Slyde access to you photos in your device settings.

Rob. I know my app does not meet the criteria for presentation at the beginning of your show. But, if you could check out the app yourself, I hoping your like the app enough to share it with your listeners.

Thank you for all you do.

James

I hate to wrapping up on a sad note but I wanted to take a moment to mention the passing of Zig Ziglar - His podcast is one at libsyn we are very proud to have on board and he has hosted with us for over the past 6 years. Those that do not know who Zig Ziglar was - well he was one of the pioneers in motivational speaking for business. He is the person seth Godin learned from. He has many quotes that are requoted by business people all the time but the one quote of his that I think sums up why Apple has been so successful at sales over the past decade is the following - quote People don't buy for logical reasons - they buy for emotional reasons unquote - and that is something I think you can say sums up how apple has geared their marketing for years - not on specs but on the human emotions to their products. Zig Ziglar will definitely be missed - if you want you can still find his podcast in iTunes - search for Zig Ziglar.

A quick reminder I will be speaking at blogworld new media expo in Las Vegas - which will be going on from Jan 6th to the 8th - I will be speaking about how to podcast 100% from an iPad and my speech is Monday the 7th at 10:30 AM Las Vegas time. We at Libsyn will also have a booth at the show - booth 517 - please stop by and say hi - and get your picture taken with me or if you are libsyn customer - with the libsyn team. If you want to save 20% off a New media pass - use promo code Walch20 - that is w a l c h 2 0 - that is c h - not s h. Walch20. Hope to see some of you at the show. I am also speaking on Tuesday the 8th again at 10:30 AM LV time - and that one is a panel about podcast distribution. But other than those times I will be at the Libsyn booth. Hope to see you there.

As always if you have any comments questions answers to others questions tips tricks app reviews product reviews rumors speculations rants or anything else related to iOS is some way give us a call - 206-666-6364 that 206-moon-dog or email us at today in iOS at gmail dot com. If you have not purchased the Tii App - it is just $2.99 in the app store and not just the best way to consume this show - but with push notifications - you get to find out when there is breaking news or special deals. Plus it helps support the show. And speaking of supporting the show - thanks to Squaretrade for supporting the show - if you have a new iPad go to square trade dot com slash tii2 for your special discount as a tii listener - and if you have a new iPhone go to square trade dot com / tii also for you special discount on a square trade warranty. Links in the show notes for both. And that folks wraps it up for us today.

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Fri, 23 November 2012

Tii - iTem 0249 - Black Friday 2012

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor - The Tii App

iPad 2 - Starting at $399 - White or Black - Apple Store (U.S.)

iPad — Compare iPad models.

Apple Black Friday 2012 Price Guide: Best Prices on Apple Gadgets

Black Friday 2012: the best electronics deals so far

JFK Employee Arrested in Connection With iPad Theft

Rumors about Apple acquiring Color Labs and Authentec

AT&T Drops FaceTime Shared Data Plan Requirement for iPhone 5

AT&T iPhone 4S now gets FaceTime over cellular, report says

Hostess Twinkies Aren't The Only Hot Items On Ebay

Apple Refurbished Outlet store on eBay!

Nokia redefines digital map landscape by introducing HERE

Japan Display Shows Off 'Innovation Vehicles:'

Oprah raves about Microsoft's Surface — from an iPad

Dock+ — Kickstarter

OTTO: Android Car Infotainment System | Indiegogo

Lightning accessories | Macworld

Boom Lures App Creators - NYTimes.com

iPhone app that deletes photos, Snapchat

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Black Friday Survival Guide

JVC-KDA735BT - Bluetooth Receiver

Direct download: tii_0249.mp3
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Fri, 23 November 2012

iOS Artwork - iTem 0249 and Episode Transcript

Hi_Rob,

I Created this with the Image Chef app on the iPad.

Regards,

Mark S

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Transcript for Episode 249

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Ok- I was at walmart tonight for their pre-black friday deals - we were getting an electric ATV for our youngest son. It was a pretty good deal. But one deal at Wal-mart I just did not get - and saw lots and lots of people lined up for was the iPad 2 for $399 with a $75 gift card from Wal-mart - so that made the final price really $324 - vs say the $329 you can get the iPad Mini for. Really?? - I don't see why anyone would line up for it. Compared to the iPad 2 - the iPad Mini really is the better deal. Better Pixel per inch density. Half the weight - it is in my opinion what you should buy if you are spending around $330. Not the iPad 2. Sure you are talking about 7.9 inches vs 9.7 inches - but so what. You get better cameras with the iPad Mini and stereo speakers - ok stereo speakers are not all that useful - but you do get much better cameras - and better blue tooth and siri.

Yeah when you add it all up - I just don't get why anyone would wait in line to get the iPad 2 for $324 when they can get the better iPad mini at $329. And if you can get the iPad Mini at Target - and that is a big if - you can save 5% by using your Target Card. So that is a price of $16.45 for the 16 GB wifi version up to a saving for $32.95 for the 64 GB Cellular and wifi version.

Doubtful Apple will have any discounts on Black Friday for the iPad mini - I will check when I am near the end of the episode to see if they did offer anything on the iPad mini.

Now if you are looking for a good deal on the iPad 4th gen - then Black Friday might be a good day for you - with regards to Target - if they have any available. One Order with your Target card to get 5% off and two on Black Friday they are giving a $60 gift card to target for any iPad that does not have mini in the name and they have available. Again I say stay away from the iPad 2 - but if you are looking for the iPad 4th gen - then the deal from Target is the best I could find. For a 64 GB wifi version of the iPad 4th gen - you save a total of $95 by getting it at target.

At best buy they are offering a free $50 gift card with the 32 GB 5th gen iPad touch.

Again if you hear of any good Blackfriday deals let me know and I will send out a push message. And of course please check the Apple website to see what they are offering up today - especially if you are interested in a laptop - of course if you are near a fry's - definitely check out their best deals.

Hi Rob,

The app I use to get the best Black Friday deals is called

Black Friday Survival Guide by Sazze, Inc.

Regards,

Jeremy N

Hi Jeremy - Thanks for the heads up and folks it is a free app in the App store. Just search for Black friday survival guide - 4 words in the iTunes app store.

Hi Rob,

Sam's Club is having a $20 off sale on $100 packs of iTunes gift cards on Black Friday. Not sure if this will be at ALL Sam's Clubs as they sometimes differ by location.

Regards,

Tim, Wisconsin

Under the not so good fellas category comes word there has been at least one arrest with regards to the iPad thefts at JFK last week. Apparently the suspect kinda tipped his hand a few days earlier by asking his co-workers when the iPads are coming in and where he could find a fork lift. Yeah - not the brightest bulb on the tree.

For those of you with the iCade - There is a free version of Midway Arcade now available that supports iCade - it is called Midway Arcade Free - aptly named. Basically it gets you Joust for free - which makes it totally worth the download. You can then do an in app upgrade to get the Space & Espionage pack - which offers up Defender and Spy Hunter. They have some other game packs are well - but really none of the others come close to the one with Defender and Spy Hunter. I am holding off trying this until I get the episode out - as I don't want to well delay getting the episode out. I really loved Joust and can remember blunking down more than a few quarters on it in the arcade with Greg, Joe and Robby back in my earlier years.

Hi Rob,

Yes, I do have Smart Cover and it works perfectly, as designed.

Wifi only is not a problem. I use my iPhone hotspot if needed (on bus). And my iPad 3rd gen is LTE.

Although I miss retina and usually have iPad 3rd gen with me, I use Mini 90% of time I use an iPad. But the 10% I use the 3rd gen is CRITICAL due to screen size (e.g., reading, annotating PDFs, certain websites).

regards,

Robert N

Hi Rob,

I just recently discovered I can customize specific signatures for each of my emails.

I can now have my work email signature be for work and my business or personal email be something different.

I'm not sure when this became possible but it is now.

Joshua

Hi Rob,

With regards to the iTunes App store App and showing purchased apps history.

I agree with the caller as mine never populates either, been months since it worked.

Alex N

Hi Rob,

I love using the Apple store app to buy my stuff and check on things,

but can somebody please tell me why there still is no freaking iPad version of this app? I can't even view it in landscape mode! How does Apple, of all companies, not highlight the iPad's mighty graphics with a showcase app of their own products? It's like a bad joke! Is there any history on this?

Regards,

Steve

San Pedro, Ca.

Steve - in iOS 6.0.1 - at least the App store app for me on the iPad 3rd gen does go into landscape mode - so I am not sure why you are not seeing that - granted the app runs slow. Much slower than I think it should - it still seems to work for me.

Hey Rob,

This is in regard to the App Store Purchased list not loading/crashing to the home screen. I had this same issue I am convinced it may be related to the amount of apps you have downloaded in the past. I have over 600 and a good majority were deleted after I decided I did not need/ want them or ran their course of usefulness. I think it is a bug in the iOS 6 overall. I went into my iTunes App Purchased list on my computer and hid previous purchases that were things I never wanted to download again. I noticed when I got my purchased list down to about 500 apps, I could access my purchased list again on my phone albeit a lengthy loading screen of over 20 seconds. There is a bug/lacking feature where you can no longer swipe to hide apps from the purchased section on your iPhone/iPad, so I hope this returns soon as I would immediately hide apps I didn't want from my device.

Regards,

Ron

Hi Ron - thanks for the tip on over 500 apps causing an issue - for those not seeing their purchase history in the iTunes app store app - do you know if you have more than 500 apps in your download history - that includes free apps as well.

206-666-6364 that 206-moon-dog or email us at today in iOS at gmail dot com.

Now I should say for me - I am not seeing this issue - testing on the App store app on my iPad 3rd gen running iOS 6.0.1 - my iPhone 4 running iOS 6.1 beta 2 and my iPhone 4 running iOS 5.1.1 - on all three devices I could see the apps I have purchased or the free ones downloaded. And that list is much greater than 500 apps. So not sure why some are seeing the issue and others are not.

We can talk about rumors from un-names sources per Apples likeliness to include NFC in a future iPhone or we can look at what they do or in this case have someone do they are about to acquire - and that is with regards to the company Authentec - which we previously mention Apple was acquiring for $358 mil - which is a huge amount for Apple with regards to an acquisition. Well they just had Authentec sell off part of their company to Inside Secure - and what is left is NFC and Fingerprint authentication. Again no sure way to know what Apple will do - but they clearly are spending the $358 million for something and that something is now more specifically centered around NFC and fingerprint authentication. Maybe if the iPhone 2013 is called the iPhone 5S - the S will mean secure.

And speaking of Apple acquisitions - we also mentioned recently that Apple was rumored to buying some part of Color Labs. Well that rumor is now confirmed in Legal documents filled in a lawsuit between Bill Witherspoon one co-founder of Color Labs and Bill Nguyen the other co-founder. The legal docs say key assets of the company have already been sold to Apple.

Ok - Not sure what is going on with AT&T and FaceTime. First there were reports that if you had any LTE device - i.e. iPhone 5 and any tiered data plan you could now use FaceTime. Next came a report that if you have the iPhone 4S and any data plan - even the old grandfather unlimited plan you could use FaceTime. Supposedly in order to get FaceTime running on the iPhone 4S, users must turn your handset off and then back on. I did this and nothing - it still tells me I need to get on wifi to make a FaceTime call - Now it may be that you need to be running iOS 6.x for this work - as I am still jailbroken and running iOS 5.x on my iPhone 4S. If anyone with an iPhone 4S running iOS 6.x does a re-booth and is able to get FaceTime to now work for them over cellular with AT&T - please let us know - 206-666-6364 - that's 206-moon-dog or send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com.

Here is one email already on this.

Hi Rob,

I Tried it this morning as I got into grand central station in NYC worked well picture was crisp not perfect but no lag or pixelation . Btw I am on grand fathered unlimited data plan and just got the iPhone 5 .

Happy thanks giving to your entire family.

Regards,

Carlos D

Hi Rob,

From AppAdvice.com:

Hostess Twinkies Aren't The Only Hot Items On Ebay As Apple Joins The Fun

http://appadvice.com/appnn/2012/11/hostess-twinkies-arent-the-only-hot-items-on-ebay-as-apple-joins-the-fun/

Regards,

Jim M

And what Jim is referencing here is an article about Apple setting up show on Ebay to offer up refurbished Apple ware.

The pricing and warranty offerings are identical as what you will find on Apples site - but Apples site tends to kinda sorta bury the refurbished product offerings. And most people don't even know to look for them on the Apple site anyway. But on Ebay - that is where people that are looking for a deal go - and it makes perfect sense for Apple to set up shop there. And well if you have a pay pal account and like to use it to pay for things and are looking to buy refurbished apple product - you might want to head over to ebay and search for refurbished Apple ware - look for the seller with the name refurbished underscore outlet. Or look for the link in the show notes for ep 249 titled - Apple Refurbished Outlet store on eBay

I don't like to talk about apps until they are released - and this falls into that case - It is Nokia's Map app called Here - h e r e - It is free and now available for download - and it is considered a very good Map App by some. Just not the majority putting up reviews on iTunes - where it has 266 one star reviews vs just 117 five star reviews. But did I mention it was free and if you are looking for something to use instead of apples new map app in iOS 6 - then you might want to try this out to see if it meets your needs. Would love to hear your thoughts on Here - and if you think it is better or worse than the iOS 6 maps app - especially if you are an urban dweller 206-666-6364 - thats 206-moon-dog - or send an email to today in ios at gmail dot com.

Thanks to Chris in London for this next one - which is about some cool new tech from Japan Display - that shows off a phone integrated with a touch screen that is just 1.5 mm thick - thinner than a US dime.

There is a video showing it working. And while the article says they think they could be in production of this in about a year - I think there is a couple of key things that make a 1.5 mm thick phone not overly practical at this point. The Top one is the Camera Module - how many people are going to be willing to give up their camera on their smartphone at this point? Now we are all trained to take pics anywhere and everywhere with our smartphones - yeah - I for one would not upgrade to an iPhone 6 if it was sans a camera - regardless of how thin. Then there is the issue of a headphone jack - I really don't want to have to have bluetooth headphones - I like not having to worry about charging up headphones. And finally the issue of the dock connector - Sure I guess you could make it where it inductively charges and syncs via wifi and then get rid of the dock connector altogether - but I don't want a phone I have to carry around an inductive charging mat for. You really do need a dock connector for a smartphone so you can plug in to charge up when needed.

So from a technology point - what Japan display did was very cool - and I think some of that tech will make its way to a future iPhone - I don't think overall it is a practical solution. What I think it does in the future is help the iPhone get thinner - like say as thin as the iPod 5th gen or iPod nano. The iPod nano is at 5.4 mm - not as thin as 1.5 mm - but I think practically speaking 5.4 mm is as thin as the iPhone can get in the future - and really that will depend on the camera module tech more than anything else. By the way the current iPhone 5 is 7.6 mm thick vs 9.3 mm for the iPhone 4 and 4S - so with the iPhone 5 we really are pretty close to the practical thinness level of about 5.4 mm.

Thanks David for this next one which finds its want into the too funny category and it is a story about Oprah and her tweet which was quote Gotta say love that Surface have bought 12 already for christmas gifts unquote - And the funny part - is that tweet was sent from an iPad - Doooohhhh.

Hi Rob,

I was surprised to find out while traveling and using my Bose® Bluetooth® headset Series 2 with my iPhone 5, I had pulled over to deal with a phone call.

Well after the phone call; the music that was playing resumed and I decided to walk away from the car to read a public land information sign that was over 30 feet away from the car were I left my iPhone 5.

Well I assumed I would lose the Bluetooth connection as I moved closer to the sign but it kept playing clear as a bell to the sign and on the way back to the car.

On some of the other iPhones & headsets (Jawbone’s) I would almost lose connection by turning my head or having the iPhone on my left side with the headset in my right ear.

This is an improvement over the past devices. I am going to test how well they do at home with the iPhone sitting in one place, I will update you on that test some time after Thanksgiving.

Thomas

Tuscaloosa AL

Hi Rob,

I held my first iPad mini this past week. I was picking up the new 12W charger and was standing by a table full of mini's. The size and weight were a mind blower. Brilliant display and I held it all so very well in one hand.

Despite all the pros and cons I think once more people can hold the mini a lot more will be sold by Christmas.

I continue to enjoy your show and look forward to more news.

Cheers

Harold

On Ep 247 - I mentioned the Kickstarter project with a bad name from Dock+ - well bad name aside they have reached their goal of $75k - so if you are interested in this one - you can order now. It is $59. And the name of it for reference is Charging Dock for iPhone 5, iPad and iPod touch 5th gen. Or something like that- just search for dock+ d o c k and plus symbol.

This next start up project is from Alex of at Gizmosis - which is offering up the project OTTO - which is an android car infotainment system - so if it is android why am I mentioning it - well because it syncs with the iPhone as well. And well in the video they show Stitcher integration and at Time code 2:46 - you see the Today in iOS podcast listed - Yeah Team. Ok - so I am a sucker for getting the podcast some vid time. Anyway - if you are looking for a voice controlled in car infotainment system - check out the link to OTTO in the show notes - Also this is on Indiegogo - so you can search for OTTO on indiegogo as well. Good Luck Alex with this project - email us and let us know how it goes.

It looks like lightning accessories are finally starting to roll out. So if you have an iPhone 5, iPad mini, iPad 4th gen or 5th gen iPod touch - and you have been frustrated by the lack of accessories supporting the new lightning port - well your frustrations may be abating a little bit now. Pricing still seems a little high vs what you can find with the traditional 30 pin ports however. Look for the link titled Lightning accessories Macworld in the show notes for ep 249 over at total in iOS dot com or in the links section of the extras of the Tii App for ep 249. Either way you will see some examples of lightning accessories from Belkin, iLuv, Scosche and Harman Internations. Obviously many more to come in the very near future - as I am sure accessory manufacturers are doing all they can to get them out before Christmas. If you have a favorite lightning accessory for you Fall 2012 iOS device - please let us know. 206-666-6364 thats 206-moon-dog or email us at today in iOS at gmail dot com.

Rob this is the latest favourite of ours .. Kinda chess meets boggle. It takes a while to understand the strategy ( or even to develop one) but when the penny drops ... It's brilliant. This game has provided much needed distractions - LOVE IT.

It is called - Letterpress - one word. It is free in the App store.

Regards,

Tash

Thanks to Gary for the heads up on this next one which is if you are using Messages app on your mac running lion - you may have seen a message letting you know that the messages beta on lion ends on Dec 14th. So essentially if you need to run messages on your mac - you need to upgrade to mountain lion prior to Dec 14th. I am still running Lion and have not upgraded to mountain lion - But I am getting close to the point where I need to do that. I kinda hold back on the upgrades - as when I do upgrade - I always worry that one of my pieces of my podcast production work flow will get busted - and then it is a bunch of work to find a work around. So one of these friday evenings after a new episode has gone out the day before - I will do the upgrade - just so I have all weekend to work things out.

Hi Rob.

I have an iPhone five iOS 6.0.1. It was easy creating the issue that you referred to about rapid diagonal scrolling causing the screen to lock up. It hasn't been an issue day to day use but I just thought I would try and see if I could create problem. The screen lock up was only temporary. It felt like the processor was trying to catch up.

Regards

Bob

If you are an App dev or thinking of becoming an App dev - there is a really good article in the New York times from Nov 17th titled As boom lures app creators, tough part is making a living. And well I think it is a must read for anyone thinking of developing apps for iOS. App development is a lot like podcasting - don't quit your day job to do it - not until you are a point where you are making more than you make from your day job. It is a long article and I will not get into the specifics - just look for the link in the show notes for ep 249 titled - Boom Lures App Creators.

The New York daily news just did a hit piece on an app called Snapchat - which some are saying encourages Sexting - especially among teens - why they say it is among teens and not older folks I can only imagine has to do with the older you get the less likely someone is to want to see you naked. Anyway the app supposedly works by letting a user time how long a picture can be displayed - so if say a teen is sending pictures of their private parts to another teen - they can set it for the image to stay live for only 10 seconds. Of course that is more than enough time for the recipient to hit the home button and the power button at the same time to take a quick screen shot. So that is why I say supposedly works - not sure what the value is in this. Since the recipient can easily and quickly snap a screen shot. So not really sure when The Daily News decided to go after this app - especially now since it has been out for over a year. But really it is not apps like this that cause teens to sext - it is a little thing called hormones. When we were teens we would have sexted if the tech was there - well at least the same % of us would have compared to those now. Overall Kids today are no more or less morale then those of any other generation - But the ones on the less morale side of the spectrum - they just have better tools then those of past generations.

Hi Rob,

now that you have broken your new iPhone, how much is it going to cost to fix it and where will you send it to get fixed?

Regards,

Robin

Hi Robin - I am still in between trying to get a good price on a screen and fixing it myself or just leaving it as is and keeping the screen protector on it or deactivating it from my account and using the iPhone 4 I have instead - at least until when the next iPhone launches. For now I am sticking with option 2 which is using it broken / cracked with a screen protector - there to protect my fingers from getting cut.

Rob,

I and others have been having an issue with the screen brightness after pressing the home button to show the lock screen, the iPhone 5 sometimes goes half dim or almost full dark. Auto brightness is turned off. The only way to return it to normal brightness is to go in to settings and move the brightness slider.

Non-jailbroken, running iOS 6.0.1 but this has happen in 6.0.

Any help from you or your followers :) would be helpful.

Thomas

Tuscaloosa AL

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Fri, 16 November 2012

Tii - iTem 0248 - A 50 50 chance

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor - SquareTrade

www.squaretrade.com/tii = for iPhone5 warranty discount

www.squaretrade.com/tii2 = for iPad warranty discount

Does HTC Deal Mean End to Apple's Patent Dispute With Android?

Will the Deal Between HTC and Apple End the War on Android?

Compete Report: Apple iPod touch + iPad mini

iPad mini Battery Life Trounces Tablet Competition

iPad mini vs iPad 4 benchmark tests

Review: The skinny on the iPad mini—it’s not the size that counts | Ars Technica

iPad Mini Retina rumor arrives early | Apple - CNET News

iPad mini carving new demand from the hide of PC sales more than existing iPads

Customer Reviews: iPad mini Smart Cover – Green

Crooks steal $1.5 million in iPads from JFK - NYPOST.com

iPad mini with 4G ships early, world rejoices | ZDNet

AT&T Discounting iPad $100 with Two-Year Contract

Apple Releases Second Beta Of iOS 6.1 To Developers

iOS 6.0 Causes CDN Overages | PRX Labs

iPhone 5, iPod touch 5 touchscreens responding oddly

Where are all the iPhone 5 app updates?

Used iPhone Price Guide - Anthony Agius

Does Using An iPad Hinder Kids’ Other Basic Skills? « CBS Chicago

Guided Access | 52 Tiger

Michael Wolff: The Age of Apple may be over

Microsoft Mum On Surface Tablet Sales

Sprint clarifies iPhone 4S unlocking policy | Macworld

FloJack - NFC for iPad and iPhone by Flomio — Kickstarter

Misfit Shine - activity tracker | Indiegogo

Beginning Thanksgiving Day Target To Offer Huge Sales For Apple Fans

Walmart, Target, Best Buy Black Friday

Apple starting production on iPhone 5S, report says - The Washington Post

iPhone 2013 rumors

Type without a keyboard - NBC News

Have Hope: iPhone 5 Jailbreak Is Getting Closer

How to Fix Your iPhone 5's Crappy Wi-Fi

Jabra Tour - Bluetooth speaker

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Photography Assignment Generator - SLR

Photography Assignment Generator - iPhone

Podblaster

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Fri, 16 November 2012

iOS Artwork - iTem 0248 and Episode Transcript

Hi_Rob,

Made using PhotoFunia for the iPhone and with Sketch on the iPad.

and I used the I'd Cap that app to put the text on the pic.

Regards,

Carl from iamthereforeipad.com

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Transcript - iTem 0248

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Looks like Apple has recalled some of their B1 Bombers that were headed for Taiwan and HTC headquarters - As Apple and HTC have given some of their lawyers a 10 year furlough. Apple and HTC agreed to cross license their patents with HTC reportedly paying out between $6 and $8 a smartphone to Apple. This on top of the roughly $5 per smartphone they HTC already pays out to Microsoft. The agreement is reported to be worth about $280 Million dollars per year to start for Apple. Now that might sound like a lot. But really when Apple has 121 Billion+ dollars in the bank - yeah not so much. And when you think Apple just paid out $21 Mil to the swiss railway for one clock design in iOS 6 - yeah - $280 mil sounds like even smaller - and when you think about Apple just loosing a $368 Mil patent case to a Patent Troll in TX for FaceTime - Yeah - $280 mil now sounds down right like a steel for HTC. What this means to all of us - Well absolutely nothing - unless you were wanting one of those HTC phones that were banned from import into the US. But for iOS users - it just means one less court case I will be reporting on or choosing not to report on in the future.

I guess this next one goes in the category of when pigs fly. Or maybe it is just proof of the 2012 appocalypse - I am talking about in this case That Mr Paul - overly featured in the how wrong were they section - Thurrott and his glowing almost jubiliantly positive review of the ipad min. Where he ends the review with quote While some Apple products lend themselves to easy criticism, the new iPod touch and iPad mini are pretty incredible.... the quality of these devices leaves me speechless. Both are beautiful, thin, light, and remarkably well-made. Both are market leaders. And yes, both are highly recommended. unquote What the Frack - When did we enter Bizarro world.

One thing people are doing with the iPad Mini is testing and comparing it to other Tablets - especially in the 7 to 8 inch range. And one of the most important specs to me on the iPad has always been battery life - so how does the iPad mini compare - Best in class of course. The Nexus 7 in testing came in at 7 hours and 26 mins on a full charge. The Kindle Fire HD at 7 hours 30 mins. The Nook HD was a full hour better at 8 hours and 30 mins - but that was nothing compared to the 10 hours and 33 minutes of the iPad Mini. So yes - the iPad Mini is every inch an iPad.

Well that is unless you compare the iPad Mini to the iPad 4. Which is what MacWorld did - and they also through in the iPad first second and third gens along with the iPhone 5. So how did the Mini and iPad4 do. Well in Geekbench score - the Mini had a score of just 751 vs the 1769 of the iPad 4. But compared to the iPad 2 and 3 - it is about the same speed in the benchmark tests. And in testing on frame rates - the iPad mini was better than the iPad 2 and 3 - but not even close to the iPad 4. So overall - the iPad mini will give you performance close to what you saw speed wise with the iPad 3rd gen - but with a screen resolution a bit better than the iPad 2.

Per the iPad Mini and pixels per inch here is how it matches up to other iPad's and the iPhone 5. iPad 2 - 132 pixels per inch, iPad mini - 163 pixels per inch - the ipad 3rd and 4th gen - 264 pixels per inch. The iPhone 5 is 326 pixels per inch. So the iPad mini - if you are used to using the iPad 3rd gen or the iPhone 4, 4S or 5 - well it is much lower.

For perspective the Nexus7 and Fire HS are both 216 pixels per inch - but the screens are much smaller and lets face it they are not ipads - and if you buy one of those for your kids instead of the mini - you will be the parent that gave the Action Jackson doll when they really wanted a GI joe with kung fu grip - don't be that parent.

Rumors already abound about the iPad Mini with Retina - ok well not abound so much as are in some post in china on the DoNews site you need to translate.

I am sure the iPad mini rumors will be kicked around for some time. But my feeling is we are a bit away - at least the 3rd gen of the mini before we see retina. Remember the iPad 3rd gen needed to be increased in weight and width to support the retina display - and that means right now with current tech - the same and more would happen to the Mini - and I still firmly believe weight and thickness are too big design goals for the mini - as in keeping it lighter and thinner than the comp. Even at the expense of not having a retina display. So while you hear people - some even very knowledgeable - I looking at you leo - talking about wanting a retinia display for the mini - the reason it is not there is obvious - weight and thickness. Pick up the mini and you will realize for the vast majority of the population - that was the right call by apple.

Some interesting numbers coming out of a survey of iPad Mini buyers. The survey was done be Cowen and Co. Yeah not sure who that is either - but hey they have company in their name so I am game. What their survey found was only 16.6% of those buying an iPad Mini were buying it to replace another device. But of those buying the mini to replace a device 42% said it was replacing a PC. vs 29% saying it was replacing another iPad vs 13% saying it was replacing a Kindle Fire. Anal-ists are starting to report that the iPad Mini is not so much a fine young cannibal on the iPad ecosystem as it is a veracious Man Eater per the PC Market. As a personal note - I know that in my Family - my Parents are buying two iPad Mini's at least for grand kids this year and that could swell to 4 iPad Mini's when all is said and done. The iPad Mini at $329 - might be more than the $199 Kindle Fire - but when you can give an iPad vs a Fire - that is the difference between giving a GI Joe with kung fu action grip vs an Action jackson. Get your Apple stock now when it is down in the low mid $500's because after the holidays - yeah - it is likely going to be much much higher than that. Full and fair disclosure I am long on Apple and have been for over 18 months - And yes I own Apple shares. Thankfully.

Thanks Tash for the heads up on this next one which is a review of the new iPad Mini smart cover - and it is not good. What are your thoughts on the new smart cover for the iPad mini? Actually in the Apple store - it is now up to 3 and half stars - but there are some one star ratings. Seems those complaining are complaining about the fit of the smart cover and the strength of the magnets. Again those of you that have an iPad Mini - did any of you get Apples Smart Cover and how is it working for you. 206-666-6364 - that's 206-moon-dog - or send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com.

Those of you that ordered the iPad Mini with LTE - should be getting yours starting on Friday the 16th. Well except for a few that live on the east coast of the US - If you live on the east cost and have an open order for an iPad Mini and it shows it shipping in from China - Well you might want to check again - as 3,600 iPad Mini's were just stollen from JFK airport from the same building where the famous Lufthansa heist featured in GoodFells took place. The 3,600 iPad Mini's are valued at around 1.5 Million dollars - so not quite as big a heist as the 5Mil taken in the luftansa heist. Actually the thieves only made off with two out of five pallets of iPad Mini's - they were detected part of the way through the caper and took off early.

So if your Tracking report suddenly shows your iPad Mini not coming in when expected - it might be because some wise guy in NY gave it to his goomar

AT&T is making it a little less expensive up front to buy an iPad - by Offering $100 of any tablet with a two year AT&T data plan. That includes if you are on one of those shared plans. For the shared plan it is a $10 adder per month. For stand alone data plans for tablets they are

$15 for 250MB
$30 for 3GB
$50 for 5GB

I don't know why I even mention the $15 a month plan - with only 250 mb - don't even think about it.

For Comparisons sake - Sprints LTE data only plans for tablets are

$15 for 300 MB

$35 for 3GB

$50 for 6 GB

and $80 for 12 GB per month.

And Verizon is

$20 for 1 GB

$30 for 2 GB

$50 for 5 GB

and $80 for 10 GB

So to start - if you are thinking around 3GB of data will be good - AT&T actually has the best offering of $30 for 3GB and you get $100 off the Tablet to boot.

A Tip from the Dev of Podblaster App we mentioned in the give away section earlier.

Hi Rob,

I was able to remedy my horrible network speeds introduced with ios6 by limiting my router to the b band. Just a temporary fix I hope, but changed download speed from 1 mb/s to 20!

Regards,

Dave

Hi Rob-

The listener with the sports team doesn't need to install an app, just needs to turn off "group messaging" in the settings. It will send each message individually and if somebody responds it will just come back to him (not the rest of the people he sent it to).

The default setting is an annoying "feature" if you ask me.

Best,

______________________

Erik

Hey rob,

In your last show you had a caller that had a problem in iMessage, when he got a reply the notification sound it too soft to hear & he wanted to know how to fix this. I've noticed this myself and it seems to occur only when the app is left open. So if I close iMessage by hitting the home button, the normal notification volume is used.

Regards,

- Jessi D

Hey Rob,

At the end of last episode. Caller Bob asked about turning up the volume for a received iMessage. I have an additional tip that could help.

LED flash for alerts

If you go to settings > general > accessibility then scroll down and turn on LED for flash alerts. Whenever you receive a iMessage, email, text, even phone calls the flash of the camera will flash it's light and visually notify you. Hope this helps. Also good for meetings where even vibrate could be to loud.

Regards,

DJ Medina

Hi Rob,

I found by accident a gesture the other day on the IPad 3rd gen iOS 6.0.1. When I go back and forth between two apps I use a four finger swipe but some times I am using more than a few ie) invoicing , checking calendar, email, good reader ect. You can use a four finger swipe up and the app switcher pops up instead of having to double tap the home button. I though someone may find this handy and it saves some wear and tear on the home button.

Regards,

Corfy

Hi rob,

As asked in today's episode, here's my feedback on iTunes Match.

Overall I really like iTunes Match, however, there is a new bug in iOS 6 that is affecting me. When I am on wireless, iTunes Match works great. When I am not connected to wireless I get an error that my iTunes Match subscription has expired (which it hasn't) and my playlists disappear. Some people have reported that all of their music disappears. From what I read, this issue is generally limited to 3G on AT&T.

One other big issue is that you can no longer delete music when iTunes Match is turned on. You have to turn it off to delete anything, then turn it back on again.

Myron U

Dear Rob,

My experience with Itunes Match was very lackluster with iOS 5. What I thought I was getting was a service that would stream music to my phone from my home collection, music that I liked but either couldn't fit onto my stuffed Iphone 4 32gb or just didn't want as a go to.

But instead I got a a badly implemented service that downloaded songs any time I wasn't looking and I would constantly have to turn off match and empty my phone.

But since ios6, Itunes match has been acting exactly as advertised, making it clear that you are streaming music unless you specifically select to download it. It's terrific and makes me think I really didn;t have to spend the xtra 100$ for the 64 gb version of my iphone 5 which I also love.

Regards,

Dennis

Hi Rob,

A couple of times over the last few episodes of TII, you've mentioned iPhone 5 battery issues.

When I first received mine, the battery was horrible.

All that I did to fix it was to completely drain in down until it shut off. Then I recharged it over night.

My battery is AWESOME now.

I believe that it's called "conditioning" the battery.

You might want to pass that info on.

Regards,

Mick

SE Wisconsin

Hi rob! Per the comment about Clearing Recents in email in iOS 6.1 beta This is already available in iOS 6.0 - not just for the beta.

Regards,

Jose.

Hi Jose - thanks for the correction - which leads me to say - well then what the frack is new in iOS 6.1 beta? Well actually it is beta 2 as Apple released the 2nd beta of iOS 6.1

Ok - now lets talk about an issue with iOS 6 - There is an issue with excessive bandwidth with requests for podcasts. Initially this was thought to be an issue with the podcasts app in iOS 6 - but really this seems to be an issue with iOS 6.0. This is something PRX labs put up a post detailing - and it is something I have seen at my day job since iOS 6 launched - and I am seeing being less of an issue since iOS 6.0.1 was released - but still not perfect.

I think the easiest way to explain what is happening is iOS does not request a single file for download - it does byte range requests - which means it pulls down small pieces at a time. Which normally is fine - saw you segment a file into 100 pieces - and the first request is for segments 1 to 10 and the next 11 to 20 and then 21 to 30 and so one - at the end you downloaded 10 segments - equal in size to the original file - makes sense to do this as cellular connections are not as stable as wifi. Problem is what iOS 6.0 seems to do - is it requests segments 1 to 10 and then say 3 to 12 and then 6 to 15 and so on. With the segments overlapping so to speak - at the end when it is all said and done instead of downloading say 10 MB of data your iOS device downloaded 28 MB of data for that 10 MB file. This is an issue - for the end use - especially if you are getting podcasts or media files via cellular - as it eats up more data from your plan. But where this is a much much bigger issue is for those hosting media files. Their bandwidth bills were up anywhere from 2X to 5X in october vs say August.

This is something almost all podcasts hosts saw - many did not understand why - but again most know of it. As a user if you are seeing excessive bandwidth usage since upgrading to iOS 6.0 and you like podcasts - then it is best to upgrade to iOS 6.0.1 ASAP.

Link in he show notes to the PRX post titled - iOS 6.0 causes CDN overages.

Speaking of issues - the latest issue dejur on the iPhone 5 - is one that has to do with note precisely vertical scrolling. Essentially you slide your finger back and forth diagonally on the the screen - say when in a long list of emails - and you may eventually see the scrolling stop and sometimes the screen lock up all together.

This appears to happen when you are going diagonally up or down - but not when you are going straight up or down.

And this issue is appearing for iPhone 5's only - and for those running both iOS 6.0 and 6.0.1.

If you have an iPhone 5 - please let me know if you can duplicate this issue - and if you are a dev - let me know if you can duplicate this issue with iOS 6.1 beta 2 as well.

There was a post on Ars Technica titled Where are all the iPhone 5 app updates. And it was bemoaning that the iPhone 5 has been out almost 2 months - but most apps are not updated for the iPhone 5's larger screen. The article tries to guess why - and ummm really did they not talk to some devs. I think the biggest issue of not upgrading is if you upgrade the App to iPhone 5 - that means you are going to

the new Armv7s instruction set as well as the increased screen size. Which means you are no longer able to build apps that run on second generation (or earlier) iOS devices (iPhone, iPhone 3G, 2nd generation ipod touch). and you will no longer be able to support iOS versions before iOS 4.3.

So my feeling is the delay was a lot of devs going hmm - should I really upgrade the app to get rid of letter boxing at the expense of those earlier devices.

I know that is a debate we had internally - and we finally decided - yes - so since a couple of you started asking recently - we are working on a new version of the Tii App - which when released will only work with devices running iOS 4.3 and later. Sorry for those about to be left out in the cold. It is not many of you - and rest assured your sacrifice will pave the road to a new and faster Tii App - with out letter boxing on the iPhone 5 - I hope you know your sacrifice is greatly appreciated.

But yeah - My guess is many devs are just debating the issue - and not looking to be the first group to piss off users of the older devices.

Let me know your thoughts on our plans to upgrade the Tii App - would you rather have a faster app that is optimized for the iPhone 5 screen but does not work on iOS devices running anything older than iOS 4.3 - or would you like to stay with the older slower current version that works with older iOS devices.

206-666-6364 - 206-moon-dog or email today in iOS at gmail dot com

Hi Rob,

I noticed many 4" optimized apps seems to have used the extra height for "nothing" but putting ads rather than more tools/buttons or lines of text! Evil or immoral? Smart lol? So I got a new phone for ads basically. That was part of the reason with 3.5 " with iAds, google ads or other ads for needing a taller screen. Why not ads at top & bottom?!! That would be Sarcasm.

Regards,

Michael

Thanks to Tash for the heads up on this next one. It is a post by Anthony Agius - whom had a little extra time on his hands and decided to check ebay for the winning bid prices for iPhones recently. These were all unlocked iPhones in working conditions and the average prices he found were.

16GB iPhone 4 - $354.59

32GB iPhone 4 - $381.76

16GB iPhone 4S - $488.78

32GB iPhone 4S - $521.84

64GB iPhone 4S - $562.60

That's right - that one year old iPhone 4S 64 GB - still has a value of $562.60 in a free and fair market. Not that ebay is exactly free cost wise. I wonder how many one year old Android phones have that type of value today.

There was a post over on CBS's local site in Chicago about if tablets and touch screen devices in general and the iPad in specific is a good or bad thing to help young kids with fine motor skills.

My feeling is it is like anything else - you need to use in moderation - but if asking if I want my kid interacting with his iPad or sitting and just watching TV - clearly - I want the interaction.

The key I think is finding those apps that teach more than the swipe skill set. Swipping is easy - it is the pinching and fine motor skills I want my youngest working on - and many times those skills are best worked on in the dare I say it real world - picking up blocks and little objects and working on writing.

Anyone with any thoughts on this subject let me know.

And speaking of kids and iPad apps and iOS 6 - we must again mention guided access - which allows you to lock down certain functions and even lock you into a single app with the home button turned off. Which is very nice when using the iPad as a baby sitter - umm I mean when you have you toddler working on their fine motor skills.

To set up guided access do the following.

Open the Settings app, tap General and then tap Accessibility.
Tap Guided Access and move the slider to the On position.
Set a passcode that will be required to disable Guided Access. close the Settings app.
Once you’re in an app, triple-click the Home button.
The Guided Access options screen appears
Here you’ve got several options. Simply draw a circle around the button or element you want disabled.
Click Start. The settings screen recedes and the altered app runs.

Very cool. Link to those instructions over at 52tiger.net in the show notes for ep 248.

Michael Wolff - Wrote an article for USA today that a couple of you sent my way - It was titled the Age of Apple may be over - and basically it was another of the pile on apple and kick them while their stock is down type articles - where he says they peaked and are falling just like others Microsoft, IBM and GM for example. Here is my letter to Michael about his article.

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the article in USA today - it made my day - I have not read such a funny - tongue-in-cheek article in a long time.

Design as an illusion - Classic.

And mentioning the 50% market share for tablets - oh double snap classic. I mean even IDC said those numbers were suspect last quarter as people waited for the new iPad.

And avoiding mentioning that Apple became the most valued company in the world - while not even having a 20% market share in its core businesses - actually not even a 10% market share on the computer side - brilliant. I mean sure you mention IBM and Microsoft - both at about 95% market share at their peaks - and GM - somewhere around 50%. So bringing up what Apple did with such a small market share and large available market share going forward would have confused those looking to understand the topic at hand.

Again great article - very funny. Not accurate - but very very funny.

Thanks for the laugh.

Regards,

Rob Walch

Today in iOS

Surprisingly Michael did not reply to that email - I guess he is busy doing detailed research for his next article.

CEO Steve Ballmer told the French daily Le Parisien on Saturday that Surface sales quote "are starting modestly, unquote

Compare that to Tim Cooks comments of quote Customers around the world love the new iPad mini and 4th gen iPad. we set a new launch weekend record unquote. Yeah when you do that comparison -quote are starting modestly unquote - just does not sound so good. Actually is you google or bing the words are starting modestly with quotes around them - every result is attributed to Balmer - it is like that phrase will not and forever be his. Amazing no one had ever really combined those three words in that order where it registered in any search results.

Hi Rob,

Just wondered whether you might have any news on the new iTunes 11 as I seem to remember reading that it was supposed to be released in October?!

regards

Stephen S

Hi Stephen - Yes - it is late. Ok - not really news as much as a general observation. But yeah - it was supposed to be out in October and well not so much. Ok Apple did actually have an official statement and went like this

quote

“The new iTunes is taking longer than expected and we wanted to take a little extra time to get it right. We look forward to releasing this new version of iTunes with its dramatically simpler and cleaner interface, and seamless integration with iCloud before the end of November.”

unquote.

Given recent history - probably best right now for Apple to be slightly criticized for releasing something a little late - then it is for them to be raked over the coals for releasing something bloggers think was released too soon.

Hi Rob,

Best explanation of the mobile / cell network search option I found:

"It works with location services and keeps note of your regularly passed cellular towers, so that you are always getting the best signal quickly, on say, a commute. Not really something you will notice in London, but a bonus for me, living in Deliverance-ville. Means I don't get significant 3G dropout that I used to"

Thanks for the show.

Gary

Hi Rob,

Here is a little tip.

If you have a @me or @mac e-mail address, now @icloud is automatically available. When sending an e-mail, tap the "From:" field to switch to it. No setup required at least not for iOS 6, I haven't checked older versions.

Regards,

Lou V

Hi Rob,

In case you haven't seen this one yet:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flomio/flojack-nfc-for-ipad-and-iphone

It is called the Flojack and it is an NFC add on for the iPhone in Kickstarter.

Though it looks somewhat funny attached to the iPhone.

It's not something I'm interested in right now as there are no NFC

devices where I live that I know of.

Cheers,

Sebastian

Hi Sebastian Thanks for the heads up on flojack - one word spelled f l o j a c k

And here is the situation with NFC - They have a goal of 80k - they have until Nov 26th at 11:59 PM ET - and they only have $33k at this point. It is not like there is a huge pent up demand for NFC on the iPhone - I remember one person saying NFC was a solution looking for a problem. And that is why there is not NFC on the iPhone 5 - and why this project likely will not get approved - but hey if you are a ardent NFC enthusiast - and felt the iPhone 5 should have had NFC - well you can put your money where you mouth is and pony up $50 bucks and then tell your other NFC enthusiasts to do the same - because short of some late night heroics - Flojack is going to prove Apple Right about NFC.

Hi Rob,

There are many activity tracker now on the market, but I think this is the first waterproof one that will track swimming.

Take a moment to check it out the 'Misfit Shine' on Indiegogo. All the tools are there.

http://www.indiegogo.com/misfitshine?a=1761063&i=emal

Regards,

TonyL

San Francisco

Hi Tony - Thanks for the heads up - now this product is not something that tracks actual milage or steps per sey - more that you actually were moving enough. At least that is what I got from the video - and it does sync with your iOS device by placing it on the screen of the iOS device.

It does look cool - but I just don't see me using it. But then I don't see me using the nike fit or Jawbone Up either - and the up is back by the way. Folks however if you are looking for a water proof activity tracker check out the link to Misfit shine in the show notes for ep 248 over at today in iOS dot com.

Help me and others with the best Black Friday deals this year. Please email me with any good Black Friday deals you see for Apple products - and I will update a post and send out pushes. Initially it looks like Target will be offering up a $60 gift card with the purchase of an iPad with Retina. No word on if / what they are offering up with an iPad Mini.

But as you see any good Thanksgiving day or Black Friday Sales deals please email me and let me know and I will share with the audience. Make sure you have your Tii App downloaded and on your iOS device.

Also remember the only day of the year where Apple actually offers a discount is on Black Friday in the US. No telling what this years deals will be - but me - I am hoping there will be a deal on the iPad Mini LTE version.

Each year Christmas Sales get earlier as do iPhone rumors for next years model And the rumors for the iPhone 2013 are already starting up. And as usual it is Digitimes reporting and as usual - the link baiters are biting. Computer World, Mac Rumors and even the washington post are jumping on. Just ignore any rumors going back to Digitimes as always. I did put up a page / post to track the iPhone 2013 rumors this time around - and you know where you can go to see that - well iPhone 2013 dot com of course - yeah - it is a domain I purchased at Hover. I think I might also add at the top of the list - most wanted features for iPhone 2013 - let me know what you would like to see in that list.

Hi Rob.

On ios 6 with latest update and I can't see any purchased items in App Store / updates / purchases. 90 percent of my friends have the same problem. Any ideas. It just never populates the list and crashed Back to home screen.

It does this on my iPad mini as well.

Many thanks

Chris

Hi Chris - I tried this on a couple of my devices running iOS 6.01 and 6.1 Beta 2 - and it worked fine for me - and by fine I mean it took 15 to 20 secs to start showing a list of purchased apps. And I have a lot of those. But no crashes for me. If anyone else is having an issue seeing their purchased apps or apps for updates - let us know - today in iOS at gmail dot com - but again for me - no issues on either device I checked.

Hey Rob,

Just wanted to let you know that I've been picking up some 3G signals from my iPhone 3GS on the T-Mobile network. It hasn't been consistent, but it should be rolling out officially sometime soon. Included is a snapshot. Been dealing with the Edge speeds for about a year and a half, but worth it having an iPhone. Now it makes it a better experience. Long time listener, love the podcast and keep up the great work!

Mike from Phoenix, AZ

Hi Rob,

Another tip for you. You may already know you can copy a phone number to the clipboard, then in the Phone app, go to the Keypad, tap and hold on the display above the keypad to paste the number. But did you know if you have a number with letters (such as 1-800-FLOWERS), it will be translated into digits (1-800-356-9377).

Regards,

Lou V

Thanks to Jim for the heads up on a scam app - called IntelliScreenX in iTunes - this is not the Cydia app by the same / similar name. This is in the iTunes store - approved by Apple - and well not offering up what users are excepting.

Actually this was pulled from the app store finally - every so often an App dev will try and slip an app around Apples approval process that is not what they promised. Which is totally befuddling on why they would try this. Apple does not pay out right away. It takes well over a month to get paid from when a month ends. So if you have a scam app like this - and people go and buy it and then complain to Apple - well guess what - Apple is not going to pay the scammer. As it is likely they will be reported long before a check is cut. So again not sure the thought process on the scammers. Maybe it is more just proving they can do it - then trying to actually monetize from it. Who knows. Well at least it ain't mal-ware.

I mentioned the Laser keyboard recently on the show - well know there is another virtual key board - this time it is a piece of paper you place next to the iPhone that has all the keys on it - you then tap on the paper per the associated key and it trains the iPhone by sound and vibration where you are typing and it then learns you and the keyboard - and you can then type on the piece of paper and the iPhone registers the correct keys - or so it goes in theory and if you have a jailbroken iPhone. The accuracy they state in an article on NBC News dot com site is about 80 % - yeah not the best when typing up an email. But if you want to see it in action - there is a video at the link for the item titled Type without a keyboard - NBC News

A quick update on the status of a real jailbreak for the iPhone 5 - Yeah not there yet - but getting closer. Still not likely we will see it this year - more likely for some time in Q1 2013. They are at a point where the technical proof is done so to speak - but right now it is not yet at the point where it is ready for an untethered user friendly jailbreak.

One complaint I am still seeing from a few iPhone 5 users is that when it comes to connecting to Wifi - forget about it. Even if an iPHone 4S or 4 works fine on a router - some are seeing the iPhone 5 choke and fail. Gizmodo has an article that goes over some setting changes you can do to get your iPhone 5 and your wifi to play nice together.

As they state in the article this is a temp patch - until Apple puts in a real fix in iOS 6.x

Hi Rob,

With the new Update for the Apple Podcast App I decided to give myself 100% to the App, all my settings are for wifi only & yes no podcasts download via 3G but the App is STILL talking to Apple constantly & in only 4 days had it not been for the Onavo Extend app it would have talked to Apple for just short of 100mb (10% of my monthly allowance) but with Onavo Extend only 26mb was used. However even that is 26mb too much. Short of airplane mode can you think of any way to shut this bad boy up? I've left Downcast behind now 3 times. Looks like I'm gonna be back soon.

Regards,

Craig

in Liverpool

Hey we are now finally ready for the Kansas City Startup Weekend. I have my idea - and will do a wait and see approach to see if I do my pitch - based on those others pitching. Even if I don't pitch - I still hope to have some reporting to do. Really interested to see what people say about what platforms to dev for first and why. If you are going to the KC Start up weekend - please let me know. Switching gears For those interested in blogging or podcasting or internet video - The New Media Expo will be in Las Vegas Jan 6th, 7th and 8th 2013 - and I will be there speaking about how to podcast 100% from an iPad. If you are interested in taking your blog or podcast to the next level or just getting started with one - there is no better event - and once you are done with that show - stay an extra day or two to enjoy or experience CES. Do a search for New Media Expo - or email me if you are interested and I will let you know what discount coupons are available for the show. I hope to see you in vegas.

Thanks again to today's sponsor - Squaretrade. If you have just purchased an iPad or iPad mini - get it insured by going to square trade dot com slash tii2 - that is tii and the number 2.

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Wed, 7 November 2012

Tii - iTem 0247 - iPad 4 wins all the benchmark tests

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor - SquareTrade

www.squaretrade.com/tii = for iPhone5 warranty discount

www.squaretrade.com/tii2 = for iPad warranty discount

Apple Sells Three Million iPads in Three Days

Apple's 3 million iPad weekend

Spoof ‘banned’ iPad mini promo

iPad 4 has processing power to spare

AnandTech - iPad 4 GPU Performance Analyzed

Alleged factory unlocked iPhone 5 prices appear on Apple's website

Apple Releases iPhone 5 In Mexico

AT&T announces cloud-based storage

Oh Apple Lightning connector, how do I love thee?

Android Malware Surges Despite Google’s Efforts

iPhone 5 vs Lumia 920: Why Nokia Has A Shot

Dock+ — Kickstarter

Apple, Samsung Take 106% of Smartphone Profits

Resizable app icon concept

Use Field Test Mode

Jailbreak the iPhone But Not The IPad

Why iPhone 6 Will Launch by June 2013

Microsoft's Ballmer: Surface Is the Tablet Consumers Really Want

Why It’s Fashionable Nowadays to Beat on Apple

We're Apple, And You're Suckers

Conan O'Brien: iPad Mini is just another sad ripoff

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii

Inkscape

Screencaster - iPad

Screencaster - iPhone

ASE - All Seeing Eye

Dickie Knee Whacker

Photography Assignment Generator - SLR

Photography Assignment Generator - iPhone

Swipeselection - Cydia

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Wed, 7 November 2012

iOS Artwork - iTem 0247 and Episode Transcript

Hi Rob,

Here's some artwork I created for the show, I used the vector graphics app Inkscape to create everything.

Regards,

- Ben (iosstuffandreviews.com)

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Transcript - iTem 0247

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I really really really need to stop trying to guess what Apple will or will not do sales wise on opening weekends - I am either tooooo high or toooo looooow. This last time I was toooo low. I really did not even expect Apple to announce numbers for this past weekend. Part of that was from checking around and talking to some non-apple stores where they had iPad Mini's - Sams Club for example - received a total of 5 iPad Mini's - 64 GB versions only on Friday - on Sunday Afternoon - they had sold a total of 1 out of those 5. So again I was not expecting Apple to announce numbers - meaning sales would have been south of 1 Mil units. But nope I was wrong - Apple did release numbers - kinda sorta - They released numbers for the iPad Mini and iPad 4th gen combined - and combined they sold 3 Mil units over the first 3 days. In the past Apple has defined Selling as putting units in customers hands - not just shipping them to someone like Sam's Club. So those other 4 iPad Mini's sitting on the folding table when they closed up shop on Sunday - those would not have counted towards sales. At least based on how Apple explained sales in the past. And I did sent Apple an inquiry for clarification on what "sold" really means - no reply yet from Apple on that request.

Per that 3 Mil - for these Wifi only devices - Apple reportedly only sold 1.5 Mil iPad 3rd Gens the opening weekend earlier this year - They actually report at that time 3 Mil sold - but that counted both Wifi and LTE / cellular models. Interesting that they sold exactly 50% Wifi models.

One other difference on sales number is that was just in 10 markets vs the 32 Markets the iPad Mini and iPad 4th gen opened up to this time. However 3x the number of markets in no way shape or form means 3x the number of available buyers. And when you look at the extra countries - it is clear they maybe gave an extra 20% pop to available sales. Spain and Korea being the biggest potential new markets added this time. Overall I am surprised by the likely level of sales of the iPad Mini Wifi only device. I am assuming at least 80% of opening weekend sales were for the iPad Mini. And I am sticking by my original assumption the real sales numbers for the iPad mini are going to be for the LTE / Cellular versions. Of course I am not kicking myself to much almost all the anal-ists sans one had sales numbers in the 800 to 1.5 Mil range. Only BTIGs Walter Piecyk predicted the 3Mil number and it was not so much a prediction as a line in the sand that he said apple needed to get to make Wallstreet happy. Which ironically after the numbers were announced he was about the only one not happy with the numbers. Go figure.

Per the feel of the iPad Mini - Wow - I got to hold one - and it is amazing how much lighter and easier it is to hold. Luckily at the Sam's club - they had it where it was not connected to a tether - like at the apple store. So you could really feel the true weight or lack there of. And they had it next to the iPad 4th gen - so you could pick one up in one hand and the other in the other and really feel the difference. The iPad mini seemed just as snappy and responsive as the iPad 3rd gen we have. I thought the screen looked great - sure not quite as great as the iPad 3rd gen with retina. But for the apps I looked and played with - and with my older eyes - it looked great - plus I still use the original iPad and compared to it - there are more pixels per inch - so it is a little sharper than it. If you are going from a 1st or 2nd gen iPad to the iPad mini - the pixel density actually gets better for you. My wife played with it - and she really liked the weight and feel of it. I will be looking at the LTE version - most likely from Sprint. So Christmas gift this year for the wife - My Main gift idea is done.

Here is some feedback from listeners that received their iPad Mini.

Hi Rob,

My iPad mini is now my go to. Bigger screen, I don't care for retina on these smaller screens, as I wear bifocals.

I love the experience so far, hate Facebook app! other apps that are meant for iPhone are very fuzzy (crappy looking) = Google Voice, Messenger for Facebook.

Bejeweled games are fine looking to me, not that much of a gamer. The only issue with the iPad mini, getting text messages and having to grab 4S :(

The only downside to lightning connector, I have to get the adapter so I can use iHealth's BP3 to do blood pressure readings.

Next funny, but don't know why, hope Apple will tell: the power adapter is the iPhone power adapter not the iPad one. I just did a charge cycle and it takes about 4 hours with the supplied adapter, but faster charging is done with the iPad adapter.

Downside, the camera sucks, up against the 4S camera, in lower light conditions. Noise is very noticeable. So 4S will be my camera, FaceTime calls on iPad mini.

iPad mini is replacing my Original iPad.

Regards,

Brian

Hi Rob,

Per the iPad mini I think since I touched it I'm "downgrading from iPad 3?! The iPad 3rd gen feels like a thick brick! How long till next iPad & how long till next mini my friend Rob? Regards Mike.

Hi Mike - I have no idea what Apple is planning for upgrades - but I would guess it will be at least until August / September before we see an update iPad. But if sales start to wane - well then maybe we see an update sooner. But doubtful.

Hi Rob

I got the 16GB Wifi version.

Likes:

You can type two handed like iPhone.

Slim and light.

Fits in cargo pants pocket.

Dislikes:

Shorter battery life than iPad.

Tiny menu font size in Apple Apps.

Hangs in 3rd party Apps that were updated - maybe poor updates?

I was able to use it with my iPad's iWorks suite due to iCloud.

Regards

PaulG in Lawrenceville

Hi Rob,

First love your show. Thanks for all you do.

I got the iPad 3rd gen the day it came out. I expected to like it, but I am still surprised at how much I use it. My son also seems to like it. When he comes for a visit he will pass me my grandbaby and grab the iPad.

As soon as the rumors for the iPad mini seemed to take on substance I decided to get one for the kids for Christmas. I really wanted to like it. But not having the retina display was really a deal killer. If it had come out for $249 I would have considered it. But at $299, no way. At $329, it was FAB Universal to Apple!

That Friday I found myself ordering a 4th gen iPad for the kids. Afterward, I felt that maybe this was Apple's plan all along. Just sayin'.

Rob in Orlando

Hi Rob - Have you actually seen the iPad mini in person - the display looks really good. Better than the iPad 1 and 2. No not as good as the iPad 3rd or 4th gen - but still pretty good.

Hi Rob,

I bought the mini last night & returned it this morning. I use my iPad for magazines, knitting patterns, books, web surfing, etc. I couldn't read the font (too small) most of the time! I didn't remember this being a problem on my phone. So, I pulled up the exact same thing on my phone & the mini & sure enuf - the font was much smaller on the mini! Too bad & a big miss for a world full of boomers!

Laurie B

Hi Laurie - Did you try changing the font size in Accessibility. Go to the Settings App - Then General - then Accessibility - then select a large size Font - say 24 pt. Then for Calendar, Contacts, Mail, Message and Notes - the default text is larger.

I had a few people email in an say they are waiting for a retina display for the iPad mini before pulling the trigger. Well here are my thoughts on this - I don't think you will see a retina version for a couple of years min.

There is the issue of battery life with a retina display - and what that would do to battery life.

I think the 10 hr battery life is a mandate for the iPad line - everyone has had a listed battery life of 10 hrs or more - and I think that if Apple went retina - the only way to get 10 hrs of battery life is to up the amount of battery - and that will add thickness and weight.

For the iPad Mini - I think the current weight and thickness are two big selling points for the device.

So end of the day - we are talking 2014 maybe / likely 2015 before you see a retina iPad Mini - IMHO

Some interesting bench mark tests done with the iPad 4th gen over at Ars Technica - I know lot of bench mark tests. But what was interesting is in head to head comparisons between the iPad 4th gen and the Quad core Tegra 3 processor of the Nexus 7 tablet or the Surface from MS - the iPad 4 kicked butt and took names - beating both handily in every head to head test. So if you get any android fan boys tell you the Nexus has a quad coooore chip vs just the dual coooores of the iPad - simply remind them that the dual core A6X kicked the quadcores butt so hard it is had to go to costco to stuck up on preperation h.

Oh and anandtech also put up some benchmark tests for the iPad 4 vs other tablets and smartphones - and the iPad 4 kicked everyone butt. Yup lots of Prep H going out the door for the Android Fan Boys. It is safe to say if you want the fastest most powerful Tablet by a wide margin the winner is the iPad 4th gen. for now. Looks like Apple caught more than their consumers off guard with the update.

Seems if you go to the Apple.com site and type in iPhone 5 factory unlocked and do a search - you get a response of quote no results were found. please try a different search unquote - except if you happen to look to the right - there are search results found and it shows a few different versions with pricing. And Pricing is not surprising at all - $649, $749 and $849 for the 16, 32 and 64 GB versions.

I have reached out to Ting.com to see if they would support a factory unlocked CDMA phone - we shall see.

my guess is if you have a low cost MVNO and its backbone is on one of the Apple approved carrier networks - the unlocked iPhone 5 should work on it - assuming they can get you the proper nano sim card for their service.

Ok so whether you get an new iPad or a new iPhone - you want to protect them if they break - you can put all kinds of crazy cases on them - or if you are like me you can go around el natural - Naked as in no case on. And if you do that and still want protection - look no further than Sqauretrade for your warranty. Unlike Apple Care Plus - Squaretrade covers you even when your are jailbroken - Big kudos to Squaretrade for that. I often get questions about some specifics of square trade and I pass those along for answers - one recent question was Quote What happens with our Squaretrade warranty when an iPhone is replaced by Apple ? What happens when the phone is stolen and we get a new one ? unquote. The answer back from square trade on this was quote We cover multiple replacements by Apple and we even waive the deductible when you go to the genius bar for a replacement. We do not cover stolen devices but we will refund the unused portion of your warranty so you can use that to help pay for a new one. unquote.

If you just purchased a new iPad and you go to square trade.com/tii2 - that is slash tii and the number 2 - link in show notes for ep 247 - you will be able to get a 2 year iPad warranty for $84 - it will initially show as $89 - but if you went to the URL and then click through you will see it drop to $84 - that is a special discount for Tii Listeners.

If you go to the original url - if you have an iPhone - square trade dot com / tii - you can get your iPhone warranty for just $94 - even if it shows at $99 - just click through and as a tii listener your will get the extra discount.

If you have kids or are clumsy or plan to be out and about with your iOS device - you owe it your self to protect your investment - and square trade is a nice piece of mind to have - it removes a little bit of stress when you use your iOS device. Thanks Squaretrade for sponsoring this episode.

Hi Rob,

Per your request of new features in iOS 6.1 Beta - I found the ability to clear "previous recipients" a LONG overdue feature has been added. Now when you start typing in a name into the to field in an email - in the list of possibilities there is an arrow to the right pointing right that if you tap takes you to a screen where the option to quote remove from recents unquote is available.

Regards,

Willy AppleSeed.

Hi Rob,

Per the person recently asking about group messaging. I use GroupMe as a group text messaging app for the same reason as your caller. Excellent app.

regards,

Chuck R

Thanks Chuck - hopefully that helps out the listener.

Hi Rob,

Thanks for using my song on ep 246 I was totally surprised when I started to listen to your podcast to hear my song. I was wondering what listener's song you were going to choose.

When I buy an app I head mentioned on your podcast I make sure to reference you in the "Write a Review" part to give you credit for the download and to give the app dev a review, which I know how important they are. I encourage your other listeners to do the same.

Regards,

Neil S

Hi Neil - Thanks for the feedback and for your song on ep 246. Per your comments about reviews - Folks - if you have a favorite app - one you use a lot - it really does help the App devs if you can put in a review. And if it happens to be an app you heard about on this show - well it definitely helps this show to mention us in said review. Plus letting Devs know where you heard about their apps is very very important info for them - well it is if they are actually marketing their apps. Some devs are great devs but not so great marketers. I just talked to one Sunday and he was telling me he basically does zero marketing - he just wants to code. I said to him you need to spend as much time marketing your app as you did developing it. Yeah - that did not go over very well.

Back to the email bag:

Hi Rob,

In iOS 6.0.1 Per the Podcasts App I did discover a trick/work around for the Podcasts app for those that don't want to use it. I was thinking you must have already known about it, but if not here it is. If you uninstall the Podcasts app the Podcast option reappears in the More tab in the Music App. Sweet!

Regards,

Mike in Ohio

Hi Mike - I am not sure If I mentioned that on the show - I know Gary Leland called in / emailed in with that tip before - but I think I may have not gotten it up on the show. But either way it is good to mention it again or for the first time now. Mike and Gary thanks for that tip.

Last episode I mentioned briefly the issue with the iPhone name in Mexico. Thanks to those that sent in confirmation that the iPhone 5 did go on sale in Mexico as planned - And by went on sale I mean of course mean sold out quickly at most retail locations. So if you are in Mexico looking to buy the iPhone 5 - and can't find it - that has nothing to do with the iPhone name lawsuit and more about restricted supply and un-restricted demand. Yo quiero iPhone 5.

Thanks Tash for this next one. Which is for AT&T users in the US - ATT and now offering AT&T locker - it is a free offering of 5GB of cloud storage. There is a free app available now in the app store called - you guessed it - AT&T locker - well with a little ™ next to locker. So if you are looking for yet another free 5GB of storage in the cloud you can get this if you are in the US and are an active AT&T customer. If you think AT&T is doing this so that you are less likely to churn away in the future - you would be correct. So if you are an AT&T customer now but don't plan to be one in the near future - you will want to make sure you have a copy of anything you upload on their cloud - but overall - I do want to say Kudos to AT&T for this offering.

I came across a post this past week on ZDnet titled - Oh Apple Lightning connector how do I love thee Question mark. I assumed it was going to be a hit piece on the Lightning connector - it was not - it was actually a very good post on the lightening connector and how this author shows it to be a much superior connector than a micro USB connector. His key argument is Wattage - We mentioned recently the 12 W iPad charger. While the iPad can trickle charge with a 5W charger - a 10 W or better yet a 12 W is what your really want. With Micro USB 9W is your limit. He mentions the issues some Android Tablet and phone manufacturers are having in this area where some like Sony have gone to a strange barrel connector to get to 10W charging for their tablets. Problem is these manufacturers are going with different chargers for different products offerings even among their own portfolio. At least with Apple they are taking all products to the new lightening connector. Now don't get me wrong I am still pained by the thought of all my 30 pin dock connector accessories no longer working or at min needing an adapter. But it is nice to read this article for some good info that with the lightening connector - it is likely going to address our connector needs into the foreseeable future. I will call this article step 2 of my 12 step plan to get over the 30 pin doc connector.

Thanks to Stephen for passing this one along. And it goes out to all you Google Fan Boys - It is about Mal-ware - or is it mall-ware - ok it is mal-ware - Anyway it is not something we on the iOS side are really concerned about - but on the android side it just keeps getting worse and worse - despite Googles efforts to turn the tide - it just seems they are destined to have this problem. There are now over 51,447 unique mal-ware versions out there for Android. That is up from just 3,063 version in Q1 of this year. Ouch. So if you are wondering exactly what type of robot Android is - might I suggest you watch a few episode of Futurama with a heavy study on Bender. Just sayin.

I saw a blog post with the title - iPhone 5 vs Lumia 920 Why Nokia has a Shot and I realized the title was missing AND OTHER THINGS THAT CAME TO ME AFTER EATING THOSE WILD MUSHROOMS.

I mean to me that is the only thing that can explain that post - just sayin.

Hi Rob,

I'm really frustrated with the reliability of the keyboard shortcuts as of lately. I just updated to 6.0.1 & was hoping that maybe this would help but unfortunately not. I'm wondering if you could give any insight into this. I'm a new listener so forgive me if you've already covered this.

Regards,

Shannon H

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Hey Rob,

Just started using a To-Do App called "Clear". What a great UI.

Loren from Atebits developer of Tweetie. The inventor 'Pull to refresh' loves it too.

Try it out if you haven't.

Regards,

Chris in london

RYAN_FDBK_smartcover

Hi Rob,

You should showcase this kickstarter project. Looks great and I think I'm

going to support it.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dockplus/charging-dock-for-iphone-5?ref=

live

Cheers. Quintus.

Hi Quintus thanks for the heads up on the Charging Dock for iPhone 5, iPad and iPod by Dock+ in Kickstarter - Yeah a mega crappy name - but luckily it actually looks like a nice product. They have raised a total of over $47k towards their goal of $75k - with Friday December 14th at 11:00 PM being the cut off date and time. Pricing on this is $59. It comes in a choice of three different colors - Black / white and Raw Steel. Not to be confused wit bayne Steel. To find this in Kickstarter either look for the link in my show notes titled Dock+ Kickstarter. Or search for dock+ in kickstarter - that is d o c k and the + symbol as one word.

i know there are lots of posts and articles about Samsung selling more smartphones than Apple - but Samsung sells lots of different types of smartphones - and since they don't break down sales - there is no way to know for sure how many Galaxy S3's they shipped or how many smartphones over all for that matter. Some Anal-ists looking at profits for smartphone sales - and I am assuming they did this by dissecting quarterly reports - found that apple had 59% of all smarphone profits vs 47% for Samsung - so yes it is likely Samsung sold more smartphones - but when it came to profits - Apple still had them beat. Assuming the Anal-ists are close to reality. Per how can you have more than 100% of the profits - well most other manufacturers of smartphones are loosing money.

Thanks to Tash for this next one. Which is one of those concept videos - maybe this would be something we could see in iOS 7 or iOS 8 or maybe not until iOS 78.

The concept is that you could essentially turn App iCons into App Widgets that you could resize. So for the Tii App for example - maybe it transforms into a player right on the home screen. They show as an example the Settings app being expanded to fit the width of the iPhone screen and to have a slider for the brightness with buttons to toggle on and off Bluetooth and Wifi along with do not disturb. Obviously this is a way to meld in widgets into the iOS world. I am sad to say it might be closer to iOS 78 rather than iOS 7 or 8. Who knows maybe someone listening at Apple will pass this on to Sir Johnny Ive and he will take a liking to it.

Look for link titled Resizable App iCon Concept Video in the show notes for ep 247 at today in iOS dot com.

Rob,

I found this one while I was looking for the Field test mode to help me install a cell booster exterior antenna in the best location.

It allows you to keep the db reading showing while not in Field Test mode also gives you the tweak to switch between db and bars [No Jailbreak required].

http://iphone.pandaapp.com/news/08232012/232349562.shtml

Scroll down to the section: Enabling Signal Number as Reception Indicator Rather Than Signal Bars

Thomas

Tuscaloosa AL

P.S. it works on my iPhone 5

Thanks Thomas. I will recommend you go to the link - Use Field Test Mode in the show notes for ep 247 for today in iOS - but I will also go over quickly their instructions.

Quote

To always see the signal numbers rather than the signal bars, you’ll use the Force Quit app function to kill Field Test when it’s open:

1. Dial *3001#12345#* and hit “Call” if you haven’t done so already to launch Field Test
2. Now hold down the Power button until the “Slide to Power Off” message appears, then release the Power button and hold the Home button until Field Test quits
3. Tap the signal bars or signal numbers to switch between the two

To remove the tap-to-switch signal indicator ability, you can either reboot the iPhone or go back into Field Test and close out of it as usual.

Unquote.

So you can either play that over and over a few times to you can go to the link in the show notes.

Dear rob,

I just listened to podcast 246 and wanted to let you know that Per the swipe to move the cursor feature you mentioned - well they have this available already if you are jailbroken that is. it's called swipeseletion all one word in cydia it a free tweak I believe and it is available for iPad and iPhone as long as you are jailbroken. I have had it installed for a few months and I love it and I can't believe apple hasn't done this already. Just thought I would let u know so u could pass this info along to your listeners so they can start enjoy writing or text on there jailbroken iOS devices. Also just wanted to let you know I have the iPhone 5 and have just updated over the air to its 6.0.1 and so far as I can tell all the bug fixes seem to be working for me and have improved the phones functionality just wanted to pass that info along to the listeners as well. Thanks for all ur help and advise rob.

Regards,

Ryan R

Rob -

I have toyed with several ideas for iOS apps over the years but really never moved forward with any of them. I now have two solid business apps ideas that I want to make for iOS that are targeted for the small business service industry. Because of its lower cost and size, I think the iPad Mini is going lower the threshold so smaller businesses will start venturing into the IOS ecosystem. I am an avid iOS user but have never developed an app before. I have finally come to the point that I that I either dive-in and teach myself how to use x-code or find a company that i could partner with to make an app. Could you give me some advice on the pros and cons of each approach? and maybe point me to some resources.

Thank you for your show - I love to see that alert pop up for a new show. Do you ever release the content from these conferences you speak at? I am interested in the talk you are going to do on podcasting 100% from your iPad.

John Robison

Hi John thanks for listening and the kind words. Per your questions on Apps - one thing you can do is put your ideas together very tightly - figure out a one minute pitch of you idea - practice it and present to trusted friends and then go to a local Start up Weekend and get up on stage and pitch your idea. If it is a good one and your present it well - you may get some developers to work with you that weekend to take your idea from thought to functional App in about 54 hours. If nothing else going to these events you will get to see and be part of other teams developing an app in a really short time period. And more importantly maybe you make connections with your local app devs. just go to startup weekend.org If there are none near you - then your choices are learn to develop and do it yourself - or fork out the cash and pay someone else to do it. Because outside of these startup type events - Devs are not going to work for you pro-bono. But per the start up weekends - they are all over the place - with about 100 planned just in November. So take a look at the site for one near you. Good luck

Hmmmm - How do I talk about this next one - do I just bang my head against a wall - do I scream What the Frack - or do I just shake my head in quiet puzzlement. Seems The US Government more specifically the Librarian of Congress just made it legal under the DMCA for smartphones to be jailbroken - that is not the puzzling news or even new news - a similar ruling was made a couple of years ago - no the puzzling news is the same person in the government at the same time also said jailbreaking a Tablet - yeah that is not legal AKA it is illegal and same with unlocking Smartphone. Never mind that the librarian of Congress ruled in 2006 and 2010 it was legal to unlock smartphones. Yikes - what is going on in DC. The only thing that makes any sense is the Librarian of Congress needed to put a kid through college and One or more of the carriers and tablet manufacturers figured out how to help that person find the funds needed to get their kid through school, and for them to take a vacation in Fiji and maybe buy a small island in the south pacific - Just Sayin - because - logic and fairness - yeah - that just does not seem to play here.

Rumors about the iPhone 2013 are starting up already and the latest one from Ed Valdez makes the argument about why the iPhone 2013 will be launching in June 2013 and not Sept or Oct 2013. He highlights 6 reasons he thinks the iPhone 2013 is coming in June - 1. Apple needs the wow factor. 2. Apple wants to lead - not follow. 3. Apple sales S-curves are too short. 4. Apple is at war with Samsung. 5. Apple leads in operational excellence and 6 Been there done that with the iPad 4. My issue with item 6 is the upgrade for the iPad 4 from the iPad 3 - is about as far as you can get from the Wow factor as apple has ever done for any iOS device. But overall my thoughts on this are well I hope there is an iPhone 2013 launched in June - as that is when I am eligible for an upgrade. And right now with all of Apples products upgrading in the same 3 month window - it causes another issue for Apple - many fan boys need to pick which apple product they are updating / upgrading to. While many of you listening have multiple iOS devices chances are most of you did not buy the latest and greatest of each in a 45 day window. So right now apple kind of has a fan boy bottle neck they created by releasing all the products so close. Apple would be well served to get the iPhone back to a june release schedule. But likely what you would see this June is not a wow factor upgrade - but rather something very incremental like we saw with the iPad 4. Plus it is sooo much nicer weather to wait out over night in late june vs late September.

Thanks to tim for the heads up on this next one. Which really should be part of the how wrong were they - but in this case we can talk present tense and say how wrong is he. With He being Steve Balmer. He said essentially that the surface is the tablet consumers really want and that no one has done a tablet that customers want. Because you know over 100 million iPads sold in under 3 years - yeah nobody is wanting the iPad. Lets see how many tablets were sold in the 10 years leading up to the launch of the iPad - if you said 10 Million you would be much much much to high.

But you have to love balmer and his ability to say just about anything no mater how much that anything flies in the face of what do they call that - oh yeah - facts - flies in the face of facts.

Hi Rob.

When I get an iMessage I get the ring tone notification that I chose in the settings, which is good. However when I get a reply I get a very faint sound that I can barely hear. As a result, I sometimes miss the incoming reply.

My question: is there a way to change the REPLY iMessage notification sound?

Like everyone else I love your show and I anxiously wait for the next episode. Thanks again have a good one.

Regards,

Bob

Hey Rob:

I ordered an iPad mini, 64gb, an extra lightning cable and an iPad mini Smart Cover at the same time from Apple.

Understandably, they were shipped via UPS in separate shipments. I found it frustrating though that the cable and the cover EACH required a signature to accept the shipment from UPS, but the mini was just left on my doorstep.

I just find it somewhat ironic that a $500+ iPad mini is okay to just leave sit on my step and I have to be physically present to receive $75 of accessories.

Regards,

M in Iowa

Hi Rob,

private web browsing in iOS.

there is a switch to toggle in the settings menu and it does eliminate the browsers history. BUT if you press the back button on the safari browser and keep your finger pressed down it lists all the previous webpages.

is there a way to eliminate this? it makes the private browsing feature pointless as I'd have to manually delete history, cookies, and data anyways.

Hi Rob,

My wife got the iphone 5 and just the other day we tried to use the turn by turn navigation system, but there is no sound. Checked the volume ok, checked settings and everything looks ok.

Went to google and I am not alone on this one, some people say that it may work only on wifi? And some others that only works when its plugged in only to the wall?

Anyway, got home and yes it works.

Any ideas?

Regards,

Paco

Hi Rob,

Just found your podcast after it was recommended to me by my dentist. Love it!

I have a question... I have several programs for hiking that use iPhone GPS to track your distance, speed, etc. The problem is the continous use of GPS on my iphone runs down my battery too quickly. Is there a hiking/navigation program which allows me to set the interval at which the GPS takes a fix? I have to think that if I could take a fix only every 5 or 10 minutes, or some other user-selected interval, my battery would last a lot longer. Of course, my distance and speed would be more of an estimate than with the continuous positioning of current programs, but that is okay. At the end of the day, I will have a rough estimate of my hiking data and enough juice in the battery to find my way back to my car or campsite.

Thanks for such a great podcast!

DaveLilie.

Hey we are getting close to the Kansas City Startup Weekend. If you are in the area Nov 16th, 17th and 18th will be this event and I will be there - hopefully reporting back on some cool new iOS app ideas. If you are going please let me know. For those interested in blogging or podcasting or internet video - The New Media Expo will be in Las Vegas Jan 6th, 7th and 8th - and I will be there speaking about how to podcast 100% from an iPad. If you are interested in taking your blog or podcast to the next level or just getting started with one - there is no better event - and once you are done with that show - stay an extra day or two to enjoy or experience CES. Do a search for New Media Expo - or email me if you are interested and I will let you know what discount coupons are available for the show. I hope to see you in vegas.

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Sat, 3 November 2012

Tii - iTem 0246 - iOS 6.0.1 and 6.1 beta

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor is SquareTrade - www.squaretrade.com/tii

How to update the iPhone 5 to iOS 6.0.1

What’s new in iOS 6.1 beta

Podcasts for iPhone

Top 10 reasons why an iPad is a great Christmas gift for your kid

Apple ran out of iPad minis

iPad Mini Review Roundup - WSJ

iPad mini review roundup

Phil Schiller clarifies iPad mini has stereo speakers

iPad Mini Teardown - iFixit

Will Sprint iPad Get Unlimited Data?

Deciding On a 4G Operator for Your iPad Mini

IPad Mini greeted by shorter lines - chicagotribune.com

Sprint announces new no-contract data plans

Buyer's remorse on 3rd-gen iPad?

iOS Benchmarks - Geekbench Browser

iPad 4th gen gets benchmarked

AT&T: Our iPhone 5 did twice as well as Verizon

Street Tweaks iPhone, iPad Numbers

Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results

AT&T's Management Discusses Q3 2012 Results

Sprint Nextel Management Discusses Q3 2012 Results

iPhone 5 will go on sale in India

Lawsuit Happy Apple May Not Be Able To Sell iPhone In Mexico

GIZMODO - Siri vs Google Voice Search

Apple - Samsung/Apple UK judgment

Apple ordered to remove "untrue" anti-Samsung claims

UK court orders Apple to rewrite website statement

Revised Apple statement on iPad “copying”

iPad mini Drop and Dunk Test vs. Nexus 7 and iPad 3

iOS VP Scott Forstall and head of retail John Browett leaving Apple

Senior VP of iOS Scott Forstall is out at Apple

Mod iPhone 4/4s car cradle with Lightning to 30pin adapter for iPhone 5

Rocking Chair with an iPad Dock that Charges Your iPad

Radio Alarm Clock - Listen to 50,000 stations

This Dead-Simple Idea Could Fix iPad’s Lousy Typing

New 12W USB Adapter Will Charge iPads Faster

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

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Sat, 3 November 2012

iOS Artwork - iTem 0246 and Episode Transcript

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Since this is an iOS podcast - well at least by virtue of what is in the title - kind of fitting we start today's news off with news about iOS 6.0.1 being available for download as of Saturday. So what is in iOS 6.0.1 - well as with any .0.x update - bug fixes and just bug fixes.

According to Apple Quote This update contains improvements and bug fixes, including:

• Fixes a bug where horizontal lines may be displayed across the keyboard

• Fixes an issue that could cause camera flash to not go off

• Improves reliability of iPhone 5 and iPod touch (5th generation) when connected to encrypted WPA2 Wi-Fi networks

• Resolves an issue that prevents iPhone from using the cellular network in some instances

• Consolidated the Use Cellular Data switch for iTunes Match

• Fixes a Passcode Lock bug which sometimes allowed access to Passbook pass details from lock screen

• Fixes a bug affecting Exchange meetings

• Fixes a bug that prevents iPhone 5 from installing software updates wirelessly over the air

unquote And per that last item - if you have an iPhone 5 and the bug fix is an update per a bug that prevents said device from doing over the air updates - well guess what you can't do an over the air update - well not supper easy peasy like the rest of us.

It is best if you can - to do the upgrade via iTunes on your computer. But if you can't or never sync to a computer - then there is a nice article at Cnet that goes over how to do the upgrade to iOS 6.0.1 directly on your iPhone 5 - look for the link titled How to update the iPhone 5 to iOS 6.0.1. Listener Myron did that and it worked well for him.

Per iOS 6.0.1 - it does seem to be working well - I did the upgrade on two of my devices and I had no issues. Feedback from other listeners has also been very positive.

As always - make sure you back up before doing any updates.

Actually - update - force quit apps - then do a reset network settings - then do the update once you get your wifi connected again and you have your device plugged in to a power source.

As always jail breakers - stay with iOS 5.x if you want to keep your jailbreak.

Here is some feedback.

Hi Rob,

I just updated to iOS 6.01 over my wireless. It took about 5 minutes and I didn't even have it plugged in. So far it is working great.

Dan

Phil thanks for the voice mail - not sure if you meant to say iOS 6.1 update or iOS 6.1 beta. But either way - there is an iOS 6.1 beta update available for devs. And unlike the iOS 6.0.1 which was all about bug fixes - the 6.1 beta is more about features and tweaks.

In the Maps App - there is a much bigger button for Report a Problem or as it is being called the Scott Forstall memorial button - but more on that later in the show.

There is also a change in the spacing of the buttons for the player control from the lock screen - moving them apart from one another making it easier to tap the button you wanted.

And most excitingly there is an update for Map Kit searches - Quote the map kit framework now lets you programmatically search for map-based addresses and points of interest unquote. So for example say you search for Donation - you should now be able to find places to donate things - like say this Rats backside that I would now like to give away after reading about these new quote features unquote.

Wow - I bet you all can't wait to get ahold of iOS 6.1 to use all the new quote features unquote.

If you are a dev and actually find you know a real useful and exciting new feature in iOS 6.1 - please let us know. 206-666-6364 - that's 206-moon-dog.

I will of course not reveal who you are so that you don't break any NDA's with Apple per talking about unreleased iOS features - but at this point - if you found something exciting in iOS 6.1 - I am sure Apple PR would give you a kiss. Just sayin

One other major update - well major update if you are a podcaster or interested in podcasts is the new Podcasts App v 1.1.2 which was available on Nov 2nd. Key bug fixes include ones I have heard from many of you.

Fixing the issue where it unexpectedly plays a podcast after a phone call or alarm. Or where previously deleted episodes keep showing back up. And it has supposed additional stability and performance improvements. I did not get a chance to play with this yet prior to recording this show - as the show was late enough already - but I will be playing with the next version next week - and would love to hear back from anyone that was having issues with excessive bandwidth problems with the podcasts app. ok well I played with it a little. One nice thing is show notes from the lyrics tag show up when you play an episode from the Top station. But for now that is the only place I see the show notes from the lyric tag showing up. Which hey is one more place than before. Let me know your thoughts feedback on the latest update. 206-666-6364 - that's 206-moon-dog

hey Rob, long time listener, just listened to the new podcast and heard stories of apple stores and applecare over the phone replacing rattling iphone 5s. i can assure you that apples stance on this is that it is normal and they are not to replace those devices. i am a senior advisor for AppleCare and have internal documentation with this information. Good luck to those of you trying to get it replaced, but as far as Apple is concerned this is expected behavior.

Regards,

Johny appleseed.

HI Rob,

I Not only lost Safari but also lost iTunes and the app store icons. I am running version 5.1.

Any ideas? I thought these were apps that could not be removed. Regards,

Kevin

Hi Kevin,

Check in the Settings App - then General - then Restrictions

Likely those apps are turned off - turn them back on.

Rob W

And kevin did confirm indeed that was the issue. Remember if any of your stock apps disappear and you can't find them - there is a good chance they are turned off in restrictions.

Hi Rob,

I wrote this post for my (newly created) blog and figured it might help a few people out. Regards, Lou V

And the post Lou Wrote is titled top 10 reasons why an iPad is a great christmas gift for your kid. Look for the link in the show note. But a couple of reasons from the list not in order - 1. Any kid over 12 months old can operate it. 2. It is easy to wrap 3. It will not disappoint unlike say a kindle fire did last year.

http://lousbrain.wordpress.com/2012/10/27/top-10-reasons-why-an-ipad-is-a-great-christmas-gift-for-your-kid/

Thanks Lou for the list.

Per the iPad Mini and Pre-Orders - it took 20 minutes for the Wifi Only White Models to sell out in all configs. It took 35 hours for the black 16Gig version to sell out and a little less than 3 days for the other two versions of the Black iPad Mini to sell out. Right now all iPad Mini Wifi models are listed as 2 weeks for delivery.

So does this mean Apple sold millions upon millions of units - probably not - just that they sold out of what they did have inventory for. Since Apple did not do a press release this week on first weekend pre-sales - it is safe to bet they did not break any sales records. If they don't do a press release on Monday Morning giving numbers for iPad Mini and iPad 4th gen sales - then we know for sure they did not break any records - not that I really expect them to.

The Apple A-listers got their iPad Mini's right after the event and were embargoed until mid this week from talking about the iPad mini - but when the embargo lifted - they all posted quickly. For the most part most of them really liked it - thus ensuring they would remain A-listers for the next Apple product launch. Just Sayin. So if you want to read their reviews - there are links in the show note to a couple of posts that aggregated the reviews - look for iPad Mini Review Roundup and iPad mini review roundup. Personally I care less and less about these pre-release reviews. What I care about are the ones from you the listeners that actually paid for said iPad Mini and are not incentivized to stay in apples good graces. What really you don't think they feel pressure to kiss a little but - come on - get real. So that all said - folks if you received your iPad Mini - please call or write in with some short - pithy likes and dis-likes about the iPad mini that you have. 206-666-6364 that's 206-moon-dog or email to today in iOS at gmail dot com

Phil Schiller is reported to have responded to an email inquiry about the speakers on the iPad Mini and if they were mono or stereo. Phil responded that the Mini does have stereo speakers.

If you look at the bottom you can see the two speakers one on each side of the lightening port - so now all you have to do to enjoy those speakers is place the lightening port right on the bridge of your nose - that will get one speaker on the left side of your head and one on the right. And man what a great stereo experience it shall be.

The one review I always like the most is kind of a component porn type review and it comes from iFixIt - and keeping with tradition they did one of their great tear downs on the iPad Mini - And it did confirm that yes if you place the iPad mini's doc connector on the bridge of your nose you too can hear the stereo speaker goodness in the iPad mini. Overall iFixit gave the iPad Mini a 2 out of 10 for repair ability. They did note the LCD and glass are not fused together so if you crack the glass it does not mean you have to change out the more expensive LCD. One other thing of note is that the lightning connector is soldered to the logic board - so if you break the connector - Ka Ching on the repair bill - but then again I am sure no one will ever damage the lightning port. Ummm Yeah.

So the big question after the iPad mini event was what will sprint offer for data plans for the iPad mini - ok well not the big question - but at least a question.

Sprint announced their new LTE tablet data plans shortly there after - which we assume means data plans for the iPad mini 4G and iPad 4th gen 4G. The monthly plans are $14.99 for 300 MB, $34.99 for 3GB, $49.99 / 6GB and $79.99 for 12 GB. This is for new users non smartphone users of sprints. These plans are cheaper than Verizon or AT&T's Off contract tablet plans.

For those with a smartphone plane on Sprint - AKA an iPhone on Sprint - you can add a 1GB monthly plan for $15 and a 100 MB plan for $10 a month - but why you would choose the later I am totally clueless.

If there are any last minute changes to the Sprint data plans - I will try to let you know prior to the release of the iPad Mini 4G.

If however - Price is not your only deciding factor and you are not in one of the 32 markets Sprint currently has LTE in - then you will want to read the post in light reading titled

Deciding On a 4G Operator for Your iPad Mini

It talks about AT&T's current 77 live LTE markets and Verizons 419 live LTE markets vs the previously mentioned 32 live LTE markets for Sprint.

Which LTE carrier that will be best for you will depend on where you live and where you travel too.

I just love all the articles about lines be shorter for the iPad mini or quote surprisingly shorter lines greet the iPad mini unquote as one title put it. Really here would be my title if I did a post on this quote Surprisingly there are lines to greet the ipad Mini unquote. Really any lines for the ipad mini are surprising to me - it is a smaller slower version of the iPad with lower res screen. Don't get me wrong - I think is is much much better than the comp in the sub 8" category of Tablets - but Lines for this device - ummm no. And the real reason I did not think there would be lines is that the iPad Mini that will be most in demand - is not the Wifi version - it is the LTE slash 4G slash cellular version. To me that is the one that stands out. After all the reason to want a smaller iPad that weighs less than half the amount as the iPad Maxi is not to sit in bed with it - but to take it out and about. When I asked my wife if she wanted an iPad Mini - her first response was Quote does that mean I have to give up my current iPad - because that is the one I want to use in bed unquote - which ok could either say little or a whole lot about our sex life depending on which apps are used the most. But points is while she really likes the idea of getting a Cellular enabled smaller ipad Mini for checking email and surfing the web when out of the house - she still does not want to give up her iPad 3rd Gen when in the house. So point is - I don't see the wifi only model being as hotly desired at the LTE slash 4G slash cellular model. But hey what's your opinion on this?

Hi Rob,

We went to our local Best Buy today to pick up an iPad Mini. We got there around 11:30 am and they still had several of each model in black and the 32 gig in white, which is what we got. While we were there another person bought a 64 gig iPad, which I assume was the iPad 4.

The mini is a nice size for my wife as it will drop right into her purse.

Regards,

Myron U

Ok - there are a bunch or reports and posts about people with the iPad 3rd gen feeling cheated by the iPad 4th gen coming out so soon. Three little words - get over it

Really - I mean it. Sure the iPad 4 is twice as fast as the 3rd gen - well ok a little faster than twice as fast.

Bench mark tests show it with a score of 1757 vs the 3rd gen at 791. The iPhone 5 for comparison sake was at 1571. Higher is faster. Actually I found a nice comparison for all the iOS devices using the Geekbench results. As mention the iPad 4th gen wins the day at 1752. the iPhone 4S comes in at 655 and the iPhone 4 at 375. the iPad 2 is at 781 so pretty close to the 791 of the iPad 3rd gen.

The original iPhone - it scored a 136. So the iPad 4th gen is over 12 times faster than the first iPhone.

Look for the link titled iOS Benchmarks - Geekbench Browser in the show notes for ep 246 over at today in iOS dot com.

Oh yeah - back to the point of this segment - get over it - get over that the iPad 4th gen is out if you have a 3rd gen - I do and I don't feel cheated. You know who is feeling cheated - it is the folks with the original iPad stuck at iOS 5.x. Yeah they where cheated.

Before Apple had their quarterly conf call AT&T had theirs - - AT&T reported sales of iPhone of About 1.2 Mil iPhone 5's last quarter and 4.7 iPhones overall - meaning about 3.5 Mil iPhones other than the iPhone 5. vs 3.8 Mil the quarter before - which is about the same drop Verizon saw. And also points to about 29 Mil iPhones sold last quarter. I will go over the actual numbers from Apple shortly. Overall AT&T sold 6.1 Mil SmartPhone - of which 77% were iPhones. So kudos to Apple for keeping the smartphone market locked up at AT&T. Sprint also had their call last week - some highlights of that call are that Sprint sold 1.5 Mil iPhones last quarter and are ahead of schedule to meet their requirements from Apple on iPhone sales. Sprint did not reveal or I could not find info on how many smartphones they sold last quarter overall. Sprint did say churn rate for iPhone users is materially lower vs other smartphones. There are lower support costs for the iPhone vs Android as well.

Moving on to Apples Call last week - Here is a very quick summary of the latest quarterly numbers from Apples Quarterly conf call last week:

Rev = $36 Billion (up from $28.3 Billion in the year ago quarter)

Total Cash = $121.3 Billion (up $4.1 Billion for the quarter even after paying out over $2 Bil in Dividends)

Last Quarter Sales

iPhones Sold = 26.9 Mil (vs 17.07 Mil year ago quarter and 26 Mil last quarter) but lower than the 29 mil I thought it would be and as I mentioned on the last show anything lower 29 mil probably meant bad news for apple stock. Which is proving out right now.

iPads Sold = 14 Mil (vs 11.12 Mil year ago quarter and 17 Mil last quarter)

iPod Touches Sold = Not given as usual but over half of the 5.3 Mil iPods sold

All iPod's Sold = 5.3 Mil (vs 6.8 Mil last quarter and 6.6 Mil in the Year ago quarter)

Misc Notes

iPhone 5 out to 31 countrie already - will be to 100 by end of the year.

iPhone Business was $17.1 Bil last quarter alone vs $16.01 Bil for all of Microsoft last quater. That was also larger than Googles over all revnue ($14.1 Bil) and Amazons revenue ($13.8 Bil).

iPad Business was $7.5 Bil last quater.

Apple TV sold 1.3 Mil units last quarter. Apple sold over 5 Mil units for the past 4 quarters vs 2.8 Mil units for the year prior to that.

The iPhone 5 launched in a few more countries this week including India, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Malta, Romania, Thailand and the Dominican Republic. It was also supposed to launch in Mexico some reports incorrectly reported Apple was banned from selling the iPhone 5 in Mexico because they lost a court case - more on that later - but that actually was not the case. And according to Apples Apple store website for mexico at least - the iPHone 5 appears to be on sale now. I know I have more than few listeners in Mexico - if anyone can confirm the iPhone 5 is now available in Mexico - I would appreciate it.

Gizmodo put up a video showing side by side comparisons of Siri vs the newly release google voice search. and based on the video it looks like Eddie Cue has his work cut out for him. From this Video - Siri gets her butt clearly and repeatedly kicked. I guess we should thank Google for raising the bar - or for showing how low it was. Either way - Apple needs to step up their game - because when Google Voice search on an iPhone 5 can totally trounce Siri on an iPhone 5 - something is clearly not well in Cupertino.

Actually the App from google is just called the Google Search app - which is free and now has the voice search feature in it.

And in all fairness - that video was totally staged and researched for specific search results before hand.

Because when you use Google search and go a little more human - it falls down. Say I need coffee and the results are humorous. Tell Siri you need coffee and she comes back with a list of local coffee shops.

Google Search Voice feature does work with the iPhone 4 - so if you have it - it is a much better choice than siri because well siri is not a choice.

Hi Rob,

not sure if you are following the mandated EU Apple Samsung apology, but the actually apology issued by Apple on its EU web site is exactly what you predicted - two episodes ago! In a polite way it's almost word for word what you had predicted ! :-)

And now Samsung has complained - and the judges agreed - the apology wasn't an apology and must be re-issued

Regards,

Johnny Appleseed

Hi Johnny,

Yeah - When I read the "apology" from Apple I was in shock - because I totally made mine up Tongue in cheek - I did not think Apple would have the hutzpah to actually do that. I loved that they did - and think it was great - but I was really shocked they did it that way.

Per the UK judges not being happy - Yup - not surprised with that.

But you have to love that Apple did what they did - as it really was shockingly brazen of them - and brought lots of additional PR on this subject. But still very surprised they did what they did.

Now per what Apple had in their original apology which is now longer up - but which I pulled a copy of of course.

Here is some of it. First paragraph is the legal requirement and the rest is classic apple - lets get to the good part Quote

Samsung / Apple UK judgment

On 9th July 2012 the High Court of Justice of England and Wales ruled that Samsung Electronic (UK) Limited’s Galaxy Tablet Computer, namely the Galaxy Tab 10.1, Tab 8.9 and Tab 7.7 do not infringe Apple’s registered design No. 0000181607-0001. A copy of the full judgment of the High court is available on the following link www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Patents/2012/1882.html.

In the ruling, the judge made several important points comparing the designs of the Apple and Samsung products:

"The extreme simplicity of the Apple design is striking. Overall it has undecorated flat surfaces with a plate of glass on the front all the way out to a very thin rim and a blank back. There is a crisp edge around the rim and a combination of curves, both at the corners and the sides. The design looks like an object the informed user would want to pick up and hold. It is an understated, smooth and simple product. It is a cool design."

"The informed user's overall impression of each of the Samsung Galaxy Tablets is the following. From the front they belong to the family which includes the Apple design; but the Samsung products are very thin, almost insubstantial members of that family with unusual details on the back. They do not have the same understated and extreme simplicity which is possessed by the Apple design. They are not as cool."

That Judgment has effect throughout the European Union and was upheld by the Court of Appeal on 18 October 2012. A copy of the Court of Appeal’s judgment is available on the following link www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2012/1339.html. There is no injunction in respect of the registered design in force anywhere in Europe.

However, in a case tried in Germany regarding the same patent, the court found that Samsung engaged in unfair competition by copying the iPad design. A U.S. jury also found Samsung guilty of infringing on Apple's design and utility patents, awarding over one billion U.S. dollars in damages to Apple Inc. So while the U.K. court did not find Samsung guilty of infringement, other courts have recognized that in the course of creating its Galaxy tablet, Samsung willfully copied Apple's far more popular iPad.

As expected by everyone and I am sure Apple - the judges were known to happy with Apple making a mockery of their ruling and forced them to redo their quote apology unquote. They then went and pulled down their first version and ran some ads in the UK with the mandated apology which is pretty boring. which goes like this quote on 9th july 2012 the high court of justice of England and wales ruled the Samsung electronics galaxy tablet computers namely the Galaxy tab 10.1, tab 8.9 and tab 7.7 do not infringe apples community registered design number yada yada yada. But really I do have to tip my hat to them on their pure Bravado in using the judges own words and calling the Samsung tablets not cool in their apology. I knew Apple People listened to this show - just did not realize it was Apple Legal as well.

Hi Rob,

What happens with our Squaretrade warranty when an iPhone is replaced by Apple ? What happens when the phone is stolen and we get a new one ( I have a insurance policy to cover thief on my phone)

Regards, Robin J

Hi Robin - here is the response from Squaretrade.

Quote We cover multiple replacements by Apple and we even waive the deductible when you go to the genius bar for a replacement

We do not cover stolen devices but we will refund the unused portion of your warranty so you can use that to help pay for a new one. unquote

Now if you go to square trade dot com / tii you can save on your iPhone and iPad warranties.

hi rob

in answer to the question in the last episode as to why verizon doesn't recommend the iPhone 5, the answer is simple: you can't sell what you don't have. there seem to be serious supply side issues for the verizon iPhone 5. our local apple store regularly gets at&t and sprint phones, but rarely if ever, any for verizon and verizon hasn't had any for a while and are only taking pre-orders. i don't know how apple is allocating their production, but did notice that the ship date of Nov 16 has been the same on Verizon's website for the last two weeks, which makes me wonder if they are holding off on production of cdma phones for either production efficiency or if there is a parts shortage which they expect to fulfill in the next week or so.

thanks again rob for a great show.

cheers,

paul

mill valley, ca

Hi Rob The reason why most sales representatives at Verizon don't recommend the iPhone is because

For every cell phone they sell they get a certain percentage commission off the device that they sell with the iPhone they only receive a five dollar commission off the iPhone that is why more people push for android phones And also they have to go through Apple to return any iOS devices I personally work at a cell phone store And know this to be the case! love the show

regards

John Appleseed

Hi Rob,

Target is giving away a $40 gift card with every iPad 2, 3 or 4 purchased until midnight 11/3. Just bought an iPad 4 for my son for Xmas. The iPad mini is not part of the promotion. regards,

Don

Thanks don for the heads up.

Hi Rob just a tip anyone in the northeast area affected by hurricane sandy . AT&T is offering a credit of $25 dollars to customers in the region , a quick call to customer service would do the trick just let AT&T know how their service failed in the time we needed them most. AT&T service was disappointing left us with no cellular

Regards, Carlos from Bridgeport Connecticut

In AT&T's defense - you still need to have electricity at each cell site for the cell network to work - and that is asking a lot in a hurricane in the north east.

For all those upset about Maps and Siri - and calling for heads at Apple - well your calls have been answered - with the removal of Scott Forstall as S VP of iOS. I am sad to hear this - as I thought the Maps issue was way way way over blown - and based on feedback from listeners - the majority of you felt the same way. But sometime perceptions rule the day at Apple - and the perception was is that Apple Maps suck - and someone has to pay the piper - and that someone was Scott Forstall - Scott we will miss you. Also now on the outside looking in is John Browett - the recently hired and now former head of Apple Retail. Apple says they are looking for a replacement for him. Per Scott's position of Senior VP of iOS - that job is being cut up with the pieces winding up in the laps of Sir Jony Ive, Bob Mansfield, Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi. This is kind of a very unusually shakeup of Apple Top management - I can't remember anything even remotely close in the past 8 years. Of course the past 8 years have been an incredible ride up. But with the recent dust up from Maps and the on going general Malaise towards Siri in the tech pubs - it is kind of something you can understand with Scott's removal. The removal of John Browett - is probably one of a person not fitting in the culture of Apple. Did anyone really think getting a retail head from a big box cheap retailer and putting them in charge of the highest end of retail stores in the world was a good thing. Remember Apple makes more per sq foot than Tiffanies. They say they have a search going on now for his replacement - lets hope that search goes nowwhere near Bentonville Arkansas or Issaguah Washington.

Rob,

I just completed my 2nd instructable, this one is mod-ing a car cradle to use an Apple Lightning to 30 pin adapter for an iPhone 5.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Mod-iPhone-44s-car-cradle-with-Lightning-to-30pin/

Thomas

Tuscaloosa AL

I was trying to figure out how to describe this next iOS accessory and well words kind of fail me. So I will be blunt - it is a rocking chair that charges your iPad while you rock. It has a price tag that you will need to be seated to hear - which is $1,300. Not sure the woman that took Whistler to term would approve of this one. But I could easily see a meme started from that thought.

They are calling this the iRock.

Now what I find most interesting is that for $1,300 you could you know buy a few iPad mini's - and since they have 10 hour battery life - you could just keep one plugged in and charging while you used the other one. And then swap them out when needed - and still have a bunch left over.

So no - I will not be buying an iRock anytime soon.

Just a heads up on a free app - Radio Alarm Clock - Free for a limited time - Search for Radio Alarm Clock - three words in iTunes - it allows you to listen to 50,000 radio stations from around the world. Which is always nice come college basketball season.

Into the email bag.

Hi, is it possible to make the font size on the iphone 5 apps larger? Is there an app that will do this? I love the phone, but this is a problem people are having especially as they get older. It is a little difficult to read because the letters are so small. I tried zooming in but this creates very large app sizing and it becomes difficult to manage. Please help straining eyes.

Thanks

From: Jose

Hi Rob,

Just a quick question I know that there isn't a jailbreak for iPhone 5 but should we avoid this current update that is more of a bug fix in hopes to not ruin our chances for the future untethered jailbreak?

Regards,

Justin

Justin - if your goal is to jailbreak - chances are iOS 6.0.1 vs 6.0 is not going to matter - that said - better safe than sorry and best to stay at 6.0 for now - if you main goal is to someday jailbreak your iPhone 5.

Now if you are having issues with your iPhone 5 - especially with Wifi - then you need to ask yourself is it work the risk of going to iOS 6.0.1 - again I don't think it will mater - but in your shoes - I would probably not upgrade to to be safe.

There is an article over at Fastcodesign dot com - yeah never heard of them either. They had a blog post titled - This dead-simple idea could fix iPad's lousy typing. Which I figured was just link bait with no substance. I was pleasantly surprised to find out I was wrong. There is a video on the site showing how a Georgia Tech student named Danel Hooper created a nice demo of his idea to help iOS Typing - essentially what you do when typing - is slide with your finger left to right or right to left over the keyboard and it moves the cursor over what you typed - you stop where you need to insert a word or correct a mistake. If you want to select you hold down the shift key and drag over the keyboard. Brilliant and so so simple.

If you are with Apple and you hear this - please please please check out this video - and then send links to everyone you know above you at apple to get this added to iOS 6.X or iOS 7 worst case.

Please apple take some money and buy this idea and patent and lock it out from Android before Google does that to you. FYI - this video on Youtube has been viewed over 750,000 time already.

Thanks to Michael for this next one. Which is a heads up there is a new 12 W Charger from Apple for the iPad that helps charge the 4th gen iPad faster. If you want this more powerful charger for your iOS device - it is $19.99 from Apple. This charger is also supposed to come with the iPad mini according to 9 to 5 mac and others.

Just a quick reminder for those in the KC area - the weekend of the 16th - I will be attending the KC Start up weekend - hope to see some listeners there - please come by and say high. Hopefully there will be some neat app ideas that come out of it to report on.

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