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  • Fri, 31 October 2014
    Tii - iTem 0326 - MCX and CurrentC are evil

    Tii - iTem 0326 - MCX and CurrentC are evil

    Give us a call - 1-206-666-6364

    Send us email - todayinios@gmail.com

     

    Links Mentioned in this Episode:

    Today's Sponsor - Harry's.com - Promo Code = tii

    CVS and Rite Aid block Apple Pay 

    A closer look at CurrentC

    Apple Pay being shut out by retailers

    Apple Pay Is Disabled by Rite Aid and CVS 

    Blocking Apple Pay Is a Stupid Move for Retailers

    The Apple Pay refuseniks at CVS won’t win this battle

    CurrentC Hacked - Business Insider

    Tim Cook on Apple Pay: 'We're already No. 1' in mobile payments

    More proof AT&T is clueless/evil

    Feds: AT&T misled millions on 'unlimited' data plans

    iPhone 6 Plus users report persistent unexplained crashing

    Google+ Community

    SPI 2014: Sapphire yield issues brought GTAT down

    GT Advanced blames Apple for one-sided sapphire contract

    Did GTAT Just Have Bad Management Or Did Apple Do Them In?

    xPrintServer - an iOS Print Server for iPhone and iPad Printing

    (use promo code 2014ShipFree)

    Cesar Kuriyama's Ted talk about 1 Second Everyday

     

     

    Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

    Tii FREE App

    Garageband

    Fotor

    Slender Man Origins 2

    Note-ify

    Text Expander

    Swiftkey

    Swype

    Path Input

    vBrowse

    PainterEsque

    Picr

    1 Second Every Day

     

     

     

     

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    Fri, 31 October 2014
    iOS Artwork - iTem 0326 and Episode Transcript
    iOS Artwork - iTem 0326 and Episode Transcript

    TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 326

     

    Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast -  First up I want to thank JEFF for sending in the music you hear in the background. JEFF wrote:

     

    Hi Rob,

    I made this song called I Think You're Evil with my iphone 4s using the GarageBand app. For free downloads and more music follow me @jeffj6 on twitter. 

    Regards,

    Jeff J

    SONG_Rust.mp3

     

     

     

    Thanks JEFF for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode.   I also want to thank ANTHONY for sending in the Artwork for today's show.  ANTHONY wrote

     

    Hi Rob,

    I made this photo using the new iPad Air 2 wallpaper and the Fotor app on my iPhone 6 to add text and make slight lighting adjustments. Enjoy the the show and keep up the great work. 

    Regards,

    Anthony W. 

    Springfield, MO

     

     

    Well ANTHONY Thanks again for sending in this artwork and folks you can see ANTHONY'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 326 - or if you subscribe via iTunes on your computer as the album artwork and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.

     

    If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.  

     

     

    02:13

     

    In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote ““Sorry Apple, the BlackBerry Z10 Is Hotter Than the iPhone”

    Jesus Diaz, Gizmodo, 28 January 2013

     

    Why is the tech press just so anxious to bet against Apple?  I mean common - really how many puppies could Steve Jobs have actually drowned of theirs - because it really does seem too many tech journalists are like Mr Diaz and just completely biased against Apple that they prop up any crap as being better than the latest iPhone or Apple product -  Just Sayin

     

     

    02:51

     

    This week we have promo codes for a couple of Apps.  The first is for the APP - NOTE-IFY - formerly FNotes. Here is the written review from the Dev - 

     

    Note-ify - formerly Fnotes is a simple, beautiful and usable notes app with reminders.  Notes are customizable so you can change fonts, themes, and color of notes.  Also you can set a password to lock down your notes and protect your data.  There is automatic back up of notes and you can synchronize notes across your devices using Dropbox.  You can also set up folders to better manage your notes.  The App again is Note-ify - spelled - N O T E dash I F Y.  

     

    Well thanks to Sergey for his review of HIS App NOTE-IFY and for sending in the promo codes to give away.  Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this app - send an email to todayinos at gmail dot com and put NOTE-IFY in the subject line.

     

    The Second item we have promo code for is the App - SLENDER MAN ORIGINS 2 -  Here is the review from the dev - PLAY PROMO CODE - SLENDER

    Thanks to the Dev for sending in his review of his APP SLENDER MAN ORIGINS 2  and for sending in the promo codes to give away.  Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this APP - send an email to todayinos at gmail dot com and put SLENDER in the subject line. 

     

    As Always - just send in one email for one specific APP.  If you send in multiple emails or ask for multiple  APPS in a single email - then well - No Soup for you. 

     

     

    A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author.  Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.  

     

     

    05:34

     

    http://www.cultofmac.com/300951/cvs-rite-aid-block-

    apple-pay-mobile-wallet-war-heats/

     

    Hi Rob, Apple pay is increasingly becoming my favorite form of transactions and I'm even finding myself going an extra mile or so to go to the store that supports it. With stores like Rite Aid and CVS turning off NFC to block Apple Pay and Google wallet in favor of CurrentC could Apple and Google block their App from their App stores in retaliation? Seems like that would be the perfect counter strike. What are your thoughts on this?

    Regards,

    Aaron's i6

     

     

    Thanks to Aaron and everyone else that sent in links or asked about this - which was really a lot of people and it is about a subject that hit a nerve with a lot of you and with me as well and that is the stories about CVS and Rite Aid working very hard to help Walgreens increase their customer base and extend their lead in market share in the US. And CVS and Rite Aid are helping Walgreens - by blocking Apple Pay and Google Wallet also - If this felt like a slap in the face to All iPhone  6 and 6Plus customers - you would be correct. Yes - Yes it was. make no mistake this had nothing - zero % to do with google wallet - it sat their with dismal use for two years - it was Apple Pay and only Apple Pay that caused this situation.  

     

    I reached out to CVS to ask about why they did this - here was their I am sure canned response to me.

    Quote

    Hello Rob,

    I have received your email regarding our inability to accept ApplePay or other mobile payments that use NFC technology. Your feedback is appreciated and will be taken into consideration while we are in the process of evaluating mobile payment options for our customers. Please accept my sincerest apology for any inconvenience.

    Donna

    CVS Customer Relations

    unquote

     

    I appreciate that there was a reply - but the reply was a non-answer.  CVS consider this If I now have to choose between going to Walgreens or CVS going forward - it is an easy choice - I am going where they support Apple Pay. Little by little others will make that decision. Any time you are a retail store and you do things that are not customer friendly it definitely bites you in the arse.

     

    Some are writing in and saying we should boycott CVS and Rite Aid - But I say take it one step further - Leave it at the counter.  In other words go to CVS or Rite Aid and gather up what you planned on buying - and then go to pay with ApplePay - and when they say they don't accept it - Smile say - oh that is a shame - I am going to Walgreens - and then say have a nice day and walk out.  Be polite - it is not the person behind the counter making this call.  But if enough people do this - they will be able to see how many sales they voided and in turn how much business they are loosing.  That is something when you boycott they can only estimate.  

     

    If CVS and Rite Aid get enough reports of people leaving it at the counter - they might reconsider faster.

     

    Fact is if you do nothing it probably will not matter - because any time a decision like this that is made to hurt the interests of the consumer is done by a retail store - it is a decision that either is reversed or causes the company to go out of business.  Guess the question is which one will happen for CVS and Rite Aid - eating of humble pie or the path GTAT took to bankruptcy - either way - If you own CVS and Rite Aid stock - yeah - not something I would be recommending you hold on to now. 

     

     

    That was the gloss over it part of this story - here is some more details on this story.  And the reason I held the details to the end is when I tell you the details you may find it to hard to believe.  

     

    Seems CVS, Rite Aid, Walmart, Target, Shell, Bed Bath and Beyond, Dunkin Donuts, Gap, Sears, Wendys and others are part of Consortium that they call MCX - but to keep it short we will just call them the Axis of Evil.  Seems the Axis of evil has their own Mobile payment system in the works called CurrentC- that will not be launched until 2015.  And this is where it gets really hard to believe - Their technology is based on QR codes - Yes - I said that right QR codes - nope no need to hit the 15 or 30 sec back button - QR codes and rather than work with your credit card - it works directly with your checking account.  Because yes we all want a QR code based payment system tied to our banking accounts - YIKES.  Their system is not as secure as Apple Pay and not any where as user friendly As Apple Pay - but it does allows all the companies to share all the data they gather on you.  Wait thats not a good thing - well not to the consumer who values his or her privacy.  This system benefits one group -  The retailers.  There is no benefit for the consumers, it is not as secure and works with your checking account - and is really really convoluted to use.  This is how you use CurrentC - with a tip of the cap to Jay Carroll

     

    1 - unlock your phone

    2 - open the CurrentC app

    3  - select "pay"

    4  - scan the store QR code

    5 - let the cashier scan your QR code

    6 - have the money be deducted from your checking account with limited fraud protection

    7 - let that store and every other store in the consortium track and share all your purchases oh and also your health information"

     

    Yikes - So Mrs. Lincoln other than that how was the play.

     

     

    At the end of the day - CurrentC - will not even get a C grade - It will be CurrentF.  This will not take off - it will be a horrible failure - and on top of that CVS and Rite Aid - get huge black eyes over being the idiots that actually turned off their already working NFC payment systems.   

     

    WalMart who is leading the Axis of Evil Payment system had this to say when asked why they were against Apples Payment system

     

    Quote There are certainly a lot of compelling technologies being developed, which is great for the mobile-commerce industry as a whole. Ultimately, what matters is that consumers have a payment option that is widely accepted, secure and developed with their best interests in mind. MCX member merchants already collectively serve a majority of Americans every day. MCX’s members believe merchants are in the best position to provide a mobile solution because of their deep insights into their customers’ shopping and buying experiences. unquote

     

    Or in other words - Walmart did not answer the question.  Because the only mobile payment system that has ever been developed with the consumers best interest in mind is Apple Pay - Not Google Wallet and definitely not Current F or Current C from the Axis of Evil.  

     

    The whole goal of Retail is to quickly and easily separate your customer from their money.  ApplePay achieves that goal CurrentC definitely does not - and as such ultimately it will get pressure from internal members to kill this beast before it kills them.  I would bet some of those members are glad Apple Pay is here to help kill the beast.  Will be interesting to see the first Axis of Evil member stand up and publicly defend ApplePay and talk trash about CurrentC.

     

    I put together an info graphic on who supports Apple Pay - The forces of Good.  And who is blocking Apple Pay - The Axis of Evil. This info graphic is available as a PDF in the Tii App.  The original had one mistake - it had Starbucks in there for Apple Pay - but that is not the case in the stores - just online.  

     

    http://www.tuaw.com/2014/10/27/a-closer-look-at-

    currentc-the-reason-why-cvs-and-rite-aid-are-d/

     

    http://appadvice.com/?p=580146

     

    http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/27/technology/personaltech/

    2-drug-chains-disable-apple-pay-as-a-rival-makes-plans-.html

     

    http://mashable.com/2014/10/27/apple-pay-block-is-terrible/

     

    http://www.computerworld.com/article/2839088/the-

    apple-pay-refuseniks-at-cvs-won-t-win-this-battle.html

     

    15:20

     

    http://www.businessinsider.com/currentc-hacked-2014-10

     

     

    And the perfect storm for CurrentC - first it is shown to be Possed spawn of the Evil Axis of Retailers - and now it is shown to be hackable. As they just sent out an email saying some of their beta users emails were obtained by hackers that broke into their system. Yikes. 

     

    Now some may think I am giving CurrentC some unfair coverage - but lets look at their Privacy Policy and it reveals that signing up will require your "driver's license number, Social Security number, date of birth" and more "to authenticate your identity." Then it connects to your Checking account - The CurrentC app promises it doesn't use such information quote for marketing purposes. unquote 

     

    MCX is free to share with marketers and other companies the rest of the data it collects: your name, home address, email, phone number and actual location at all times. Aside from payments, the app will also help stores better track shoppers to target them for advertisements.   Just Peachy.  

     

    Anyone who signs up for CurrentC is just plain dumb - I mean D U M B - Dumb.  CurrentC has already been hacked - and CurrentC requires all your personal info a hacker would need to take over all your finances.  THIS WILL NOT END WELL.  Run away - run away as fast as you can.

     

     

    VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_fdbk_applePay_MCX

     

     

    19:20

     

    http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_26813689/apple-

    ceo-tim-cook-says-apple-pay-success

     

     

    So how is ApplePay doing so far - well according to Tim Cook - who was told by the Credit Card companies - ApplePay is already the number one most used Mobile payment system and it is not even close for the others.  Actually what Tim said was quote We're already No. 1. We're more than the total of the other guys, unquote.  

     

    Seems like this two week old - is already the 800 Pound Gorilla in the room. 

     

    But a Good - Magila Gorilla type Gorilla that is.  

     

     

    19:50

     

    Well there is one thing I will not be purchased at Walgreens or any other store - and that is my Razors - Nope - Harry's it is for me - I am all in.  They are such a great razor and give a great great shave - be it your face or head or anywhere else.   

     

    And I want to thank Harrys for sponsoring this episode and - if you go to harrys dot com - that is h a r r y s dot com and use the promo code t i i - you will save $5 on your first order.  

     

    Lets face it guys one of the worst parts about shaving is tracking down that person to unlock to the display case so you can get your razors - the other worst part is the price you pay for said razors when you get to the check out counter.  Harry's helps on both those fronts - no need to go to the store - you just order on line and get the razors delivered right to your door with free shipping.  The starter kit The Truman Set is amazing - for $15 you get a razor - Foaming Shave Gel and 3 razor blades - all in a great package that screams GIFT ME GIFT ME - are you listening ladies.  

     

    The blades are high quality - german blades - from a 93 year old factory that Harry's liked so much they purchased it outright.

     

    And the new Foaming Shave Gel is great.  If you look at what it is made from you might not know if you should eat it or shave with it.  The ingredients include Licorice Root extract, a blend of Cucumber and Aloe - after using it my wife was asking what smelled sooo good.  It really is nice to shave with something that is not made from industrial chemicals.  

     

     

    If you look at my picture in the Banner for Harrys over on the Tii website you will see me wearing my Warby Parker glasses on my Harry's shaven head.  And it just so happens that Jeff the co-founder of Harry's also co-founded Warby Parker.  That means you know you are getting the same great quality experience as you get with Warby Parker - and they have a good social mission where 1% of sales and at least 1% of their time is donated to organizations to help prep people for personal and professional success.  With Harrys.com You get a shave that feels really good from a company you can feel good about.  

     

    Once again go to Harrys.com now and save $5 off when you enter the code - t i i with your first purchase.  That is h a r r y s dot com and enter the coupon code T I I at check out to save $5 on your first purchase and start shaving better today or at least as soon as your new shave kit arrives at your door step. 

     

     

    22:56

     

    http://venturebeat.com/2014/10/24/more-proof-att-

    is-cluelessevil-carrier-busts-apple-sim-feature/

     

    It is only fitting for a Halloween Episode we have the Evil Theme going on - and another company getting into the Halloween spirit and showing their evil side is AT&T.  If you remember from the last episode I mentioned one of the features for the new iPad's that Apple did not mention on stage was that they came with an Apple Sim card meaning in theory you could switch between carriers as you wanted to get data access with no need to change the SIM. Well Theory and Reality are rarely the same - And AT&T throwing on their Darth Vader costume showed us that in this Case Theory and reality are very different.  Seems if you sign up for a data plan with AT&T - they will then lock down your Apple Sim to AT&T - meaning if you then want to use T-mobile or Sprint - well no soup for you - with the Apple SIM card that is - as you would need to get another SIM card i.e. Pay for another SIM card if you wanted to use anyone else.

     

    AT&T Spokesman Mark Siegel Told VentureBeat - Hey the iPad is an Open device users just need to get another SIM card. And when he was asked Why AT&T doesn't allow users to switch Carriers via a settings tweak - you know as Apple had intended and explained on their site.  AT&T Said quote Luke I am your Father and That's just the way we choose to handle it unquote He then Wringed his hands together - kicked a puppy - stole Candy from a baby and put Pineapple on a Pizza.  Yes showing just how evil AT&T can be.

     

     

    24:40

     

    http://mashable.com/2014/10/28/att-ftc-unlimited-data/

     

    But I am not the only one thinking AT&T is Evil - the FTC thinks it as well.  And the FTC is suing AT&T for misleading millions of customers on quote unlimited unquote plans by throttling speed after a little as 2 Gigabytes of usage.  

     

    The FTC alleges AT&T began throttling unlimited customers in 2011, reducing speeds by as much as 90%. And at least 3.5 million customers have been throttled. The FTC says that AT&T had received thousands of complaints over its data speed. 

     

    The FTC said the issue here is simple quote unlimited means unlimited  unquote - You know -  like evil means evil. Just Sayin.

     

    25:32

     

    http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/10/23/iphone-6-plus-users-

    report-persistent-unexplained-crashing-issues-possibly-

    tied-to-large-app-libraries

     

    There is a report over on Apple insider - sent in from a few of you.  It is titled quote  iPhone 6 Plus users report persistent unexplained crashing issues, possible tied to large app libraries.  unquote - Ok 1 guess on what the vaguely worded article is about.  ----  Wow - correct you are.  Seems if you have over 700 apps installed that and have a 128 gb iPhone 6+ you might be seeing this issue.  The debate is whether this is a hardware issue or a Software issue - but 8.1 did not fix the issue.  I would put my money on Software issue if an issue at all.  If you are someone with lots of Apps - 700+ on your iPhone 6 Plus and are seeing this issue let me know - and if you had the issue and fixed it by either restoring as new and manually installing each app 1 by 1 by 1 by 1 by… well you get the picture - but if you did that and it fixed the issue let us know - 206-666-6364 - that is 206-moon-dog.

     

     

    26:55

     

    VOICEMAIL - Gregory_oh_iPad2_8.1fdbk

     

    Hi Rob,

    My upgrade path was from 7.1.2 to 8.0.2 to 8.1.  I was adventuresome and I knew this would be Apple's last hurrah for the venerable iPad2.  It was running fine at 7.1.2 but I wanted to get the last updates before I sell/trade it in later for my self given Christmas present iPad Air 2 in December.  I did not have any of the problems that others have reported with Bluetooth or wi-fi, but in my opinion, I took a big performance hit.  The graphics and touch responses are noticeably slower with iOS 8.x and if I were planning on keeping my iPad2 for any appreciable amount of time, I would be regretting upgrading.  Also, I like to use the iPad in landscape mode, with the home button on the right.  Many programs now, including the home screen, will initially display their information upside down.  I can correct it by rotating the device 90 degrees and back, but I didn't have to do it before.  Recommendation:  Leave your iPad2 at 7.1.2.

     

    I also appreciate the Google+ community as it is a great companion to your show.

    Regards,

    Stan B

    Winchester, KY

     

     

    Hi Rob,

    Per the 3rd Party Keyboard I love it is Text Expander keyboard

    Works great sync's with Dropbox uses the same shortcuts as my Mac computers. Also shows upper and lower case letters. 

    Easy to switch from apple predictive text keyboard and Emoji. Give it a try. 

    Also I have a 802.11AC apple airport time capsule router. It is Awesome. I have Mediacom cable 150mbps down and 20mbps up speed. 

    With my new iPad Air 2 that has the 802.11AC I did a speed test and I'm getting 175mbps down and 35mbps up speeds. 

    Regards,

    ÐaVîd D

     

     

    VOICEMAIL - Thomas_CA_experience_updates_810

     

     

    30:42

     

    https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1

     

     

    We are now well over 1,500 members in our Google+ community and growing.

     

    Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. 

     

     

    One new  post in the G+ community this past week came from -

     

    Me and it was a post showing the info graphic about The forces of Good - those supporting Apple Pay and the Forces of Evil - those blocking Apple Pay.  And there are over 30 comments for that post - Obviously a topic of contention - accept in our community it was not contentious - but I put that same exact post over on the Apple boards - where Android Fan boys do roam - and they just wanted to talk about Google Wallet Leading the way and Google wallet this and that.  And we should not call it Apple Pay - but NFC payment.  Yada Yada. I am soooo glad we have our community and for all of you that participate in it.  Here is my thoughts on Google Wallet - It did not lead the way - It was not first by any stretch of the imagination - it languished and actually the one word you will see over and over when describing it uptake by users - that word is dismal.  Some would argue and I am one of them - that Google Wallet's horrible uptake actually hurt mobile payments in the US.  It was not until ApplePay came to the US that there was a real usable mobile payment system - and the best thing that ever happened to Google Wallet was Apple Pay.  For some reason the Google Fan boys did not want to hear that.  They just want to say ApplePay and Google Wallet are the same - they ARE definitely not the same - no more than a Ferrari and a Yogo are the same because they both run on gas.  Sure both use NFC and that is where the comparison stops.  Google Wallet is clunky and not user friendly - you have to unlock your phone - entering in a pin number - find the app enter a pin and then tap to pay.  Yeah not exactly easy.  You also have to provide lots of personal info to sign up and Google shares your data plus pushes ads to you.  Again ApplePay is not the same as Google Wallet - but watch closely as the tech press over the next few weeks will start tying them together.  Soap Box I do stepith down. 

     

     

    Any way this past week there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android bois free zone and spammer free zone.  Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.  

     

    Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. 

     

    And thanks to all 1500+ of you already in the community and contributing.  And please invite your friends to join the community - and if you submitted to join and were not accepted - please email me today in iOS at gmail dot com and let me know - I do reject quite a few people applying to join because they are either spammers or Google Fan boys or both.  But some times I will reject someone that just looked that way.  Fan Boy Profilling is an art not a science - so sorry for anyone I rejected in error.  

     

    Also There was this question that came in on Google+ from Arthur Haskins quote Any suggestions on what to use with iPhone 6 plus to connect to a projector? VGA & external speakers? unquote.

     

    There were two answers - which are what I would have given as well.  From Jay Carroll - Apple TV - if you have a projector that you can connect to Apple TV - it is definitely a good way to go.  If not then what Myron Uecker suggested is a good suggestion quote If your projector has HDMI input, use a Lightning Digital AV Adapter. If it has VGA, use a Lightning to VGA Adapter. Both are available from Apple or anybody who sells Apple devices. Look for them in the Cables and Docs section of the Apple Store app. unquote 

     

    Thanks All.  

     

     

    35:40

     

    http://www.pv-tech.org/news/spi_2014_sapphire_

    yield_issues_brought_gtat_down

     

     

    A little more of how the Sapphire turns soap opera.  Well it looks like some info is starting to leak out or come out in court docs.  Not surprisingly Poor Sapphire yield issues are what did in GTAT.  You think.  It seems that one possible way around the yield issues was a redesign and development of the furnace - you know the one they made over 2,000 of.  Sadly it was not just the lost jobs at GTAT that were the outcome of this mess.  Which is over 800 at GTAT and counting.  But partners and suppliers to GTAT such as Manz and Meyer Burger had to reduce head count as well - with a reduction of 105 staff at its Colorado Springs Facility.  The ripple effect on this is probably well over 1,000 jobs by now that have been lost.  

     

    GTAT COO Daniel Squiller filed a declaration with the bankruptcy court in Delaware this week in which he told his side of the story of what happened - Not shockingly he tried to throw apple under the bus and say it was all their fault.  He said GTAT assumed all of the risks in the deal while Apple was responsible for none of it.  The GTAT committed to supplying significant amounts of Sapphire to Apple exclusively - but Apple was under no obligation to purchase any of it.  He also said the Fabrication costs were higher than anticipated and it was Apple that selected the fabrication equipment and they could not economically produce a product that Apple would Accept.  Also GTAT could not negotiate changes in Pricing with Apple and as such it sold sapphire material at a substantial loss. 

     

    Oh yeah I can see how all of that was Apples fault.  I mean it surely had nothing to do with poor negotiations By GTAT execs  or GTAT's inability to accurately forecast production yields and costs.  

     

    Actually in Squillers Declaration he gave a list of items on how he expects Apple to respond.  Note this is Squiller stating what he thinks Apple will say based on his conversations with Apple - not yet what Apple has actually said publicly.

     

    • 1. The failure of the project was due to GTAT's inability to manufacture sapphire in accordance with the agreement
    • 2. GTAT was free to walk away from negotiations at any point in 2013
    • 3. Contrary to GTAT's assertions, Apple accepted "substantial risks" in the deal
    • 4. GTAT mutually agreed to the specifications it failed to meet
    • 5. "Apple did not wrongfully control or interfere with GTAT's operations"
    • 6. Apple did not know how much money GTAT was losing as a result of the project

     

    The more I read about this - the more I am convinced - this is a case of really really bad Management on GTAT's side - GTAT agreed to a contract with terms so one sided - that it was complete Negligence on the GTAT executives part.  This was like a 3rd grade little leaguer going up to bat against Bumgarner.  They just were not in the same league at all.  

     

    But that shinny brass ring looked soooo good.  And they soooo wanted to play in the big leagues. 

     

    Things went wrong - GTAT way underestimated costs and priced the product too low and had agreed to such a one sided agreement - when their crap hit the fan - they were the one it came back on the most.  

     

    This is whole thing is going to make for a very interesting case study that will be gone over in Business schools for many many years into the future. 

     

    GTAT blames Apple - but really what did Apple do wrong here - Were they supposed to say - Oh no - you guys really should not agree to this contract it is way to one sided?  This is not a father playing basketball in the driveway with his 8 year old son where it is ok to take it easy on him.  This is business and both sides are supposed to negotiate for their best interests.  Again it was just a case that GTAT clearly was out of their league.  I am sure Apple wishes things were different - like you know having a reliable sapphire supplier who is delivering good product and turning a profit so they can keep supplying more product.  

     

    Will this hurt Apple with its other suppliers as some suggest.  I don't think so - and here is why - no other suppliers would ever think they are as dumb as GTAT was.  And the riches of supplying to Apple are still pretty attractive.  

     

     

    http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/10/29/gt-advanced-

    blames-apple-for-one-sided-sapphire-contract-that-

    resulted-in-461m-loss

     

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckjones/2014/10/30/did-

    gtat-just-have-bad-management-or-did-apple-do-them-in/

     

     

    41:09

     

    VOICEMAIL - iPad_Air_2_multitasking

     

     

    Hi Rob

    I have tried quite a few of the third party keyboards and have 3 loaded plus the stock one. 

    Swiftkey

    Swype 

    Path Input

    They all have some good things to them but I seem to drift back to Swype. 

    Thee Dark theme is really nice, one of five available. 

     

    When you drag your finger (instead of tapping), Swype leaves the nicest trail line and seems much more "fluid".  

    I seem to get far more accurate results from their interpretation of what I am trying to type. 

     

    One thing it does that the others don't do is allow you to backspace to remove the whole last word that may have been automatically chosen by the software. This makes it much easier to remove errors or just to re-word your sentences. 

     

    The keyboard choices are great. It really improves my typing speed as I never use two thumb typing that others seem to master. 

    They all have slightly different layouts and these can make a difference to an individual. 

     

    I will keep trying the others as updates are done but Swype is the best, from my point of view. 

    Regards,

    Fraser

     

     

    Hey Rob,

    Wanted to ask if anyone knows of a great web browser that supports flash player go an iPad or iPhone?  Thanks for all you do.

    Regards,

    Jonah 

     

     

    vBrowse - one word - is the flash browser I used in the past - when I needed a flash element.

     

    Have not tried it since iOS 8 came out - but in the past it worked really well.

     

    Hi Rob,

    I updated my iPhone 4 to ios8.1

     

    It's working well ! I'm surprised - the reason I took the risk was that when I changed SIM cards the screen started to flicker - hence feeling the need to upgrade as a last resort..(after other hair pulling alternatives) .

     

    I was pleasantly surprised- I find the auto-fill-in feature in the text based apps ( eg emails) very useful ( I'm using it right now!). Love the ability to change the boldness and size of font - which ios7 didn't do well. 

     

    I like being able to access the favourites when double pressing the home button- that's cool.

    Even Love the cool wallpapers.

     

    My phone is even working faster !

    I have not yet tested its synchronizing abilities in relation to Yosemite on the macs- Reports say not to do that yet.

     

    I've been waiting for apple to show me they are still focussed on that marriage between usability and aesthetics  ( I've been mourning Steve a while now) ... Ios8.1 may be the light at the end of the tunnel. 

    Regards,

    Tash

     

     

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    46:08

     

    https://store.lantronix.com/shoppingcart.asp

     

    http://www.lantronix.com/it-management/xprintserver/

    xprintserver.html

     

    Hi Rob,

    I think you would do many of us a favour if you covered the best apps to network with the printers attached to desktops and wireless options. Many of us need this info before we spend money on apps we can't get to work. Thanks Loyal listener, Dan C from Seal Beach, CA

     

     

    Hi Dan,

     

    Well one thing is to make sure you have a printer that will work with iOS devices if you have an ePrint Printer you should be all set - most apps support printing now.  However if your printer does not support ePrint - you can get the xPrintServer from Lantronix - I mentioned this briefly on the last show - And now that I have used it - wow - it is simple to set up.  These are the steps - 1. Plug LAN cable from router to xPrintServer unit, 2. Plug in USB cable from USB printer to xPrintServer 3. Plug in power to xPrinterServer -  4. Select your USB printer from your iOS device and print to it.  

     

    Really it is that easy.  One of my wife's biggest complaints has been she has not been able to print from her iPad to her HP 532 Photo Printer.  This is a USB printer that just is for printing pictures.  She loved printing pics from it before when it was connected to her computer and I put the pics on her computer.  But now ALL our photos are on her 128 GB iPad - and that is how she manages photos now.  

     

    It really is as simple as selecting that USB printer as one of the options from your iOS device.  Nothing special was needed to be done.  Literally connect the LAN cable from the router - connect the USB cable from the printer and connect the power cord and you are all set.  The XPrintServer is about the size the original iPod Classic - Maybe just a tad bit thicker.  Like around the thickness of a deck of playing cards.  Actually length and width are just a tad bit less than the iPhone 4 - and it is a little thicker.  

     

     xPrintServer works with more than 4,000 top brand USB and network printers.  So if you have the favorite old USB printer sitting around starting to collect dust - this will bring new life to it.  

     

    Thanks to Latronix for sending this along to review.  

     

    As for pricing and availability – the xPrintServer is available now for $99.95: https://store.lantronix.com/shoppingcart.asp

     During checkout your listeners can enjoy free shipping on the xPrintServer with the code: 2014ShipFree

      Thanks to Lantronix for sending this unit along to test out and for the free shipping promo code. - Again that was 2014shipfree - one word. 

     

    50:17

     

    VOICEMAIL - Kevin_crossman_app_review_photoApp

     

    Thanks Kevin for the review and Kevin sent in some artwork he created with the app - but it was artwork about the San Fran Giants - and there was Zero - Zipp - Nada - as in no way that artwork was making it on the show. Sorry my kids would never forgive me - they are true Royal blue Royals fans.  I mean Congrats to the Giants the played great - and Congrats to the Royals for making it to the world series.  just came up 90 feet short.  

     

     

    VOICEMAIL - Picr_1_sec_everyday_app

     

    Picr: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/picr-everyday-photo-

    reminder/id778479025?mt=8  

     

    1 Second Everyday: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/1-second-

    everyday/id587823548?mt=8

     

    Cesar Kuriyama's Ted talk about 1 Second Everyday: https://www.ted.com/talks/cesar_kuriyama_one_second_

    every_day?language=en

     

    Dear Rob,

     

    I have purchased a iPhone 6 here in the UAE, but it is missing Facetime, which again means that I cant do handover between my Apple products, which sucks.

     

    Do you know of any way to install Facetime and make it work? Could you restore it with a European IOS 8.1? 

     

    Yours sincerely

    Peter M

     

    If any one knows of a way to get FaceTime installed on an iPhone located in a location that blocks FaceTime - please let us know.

     

    206-666-6364 - 206-moon-dog - or send an email to today in iOS At gmail dot com.

     

    Hi Rob,

    I've just noticed a scratch on my iPhone 6 screen. This is the first time I've ever had such a scratch.  And I've had it less than a month. Below is a link of all these other forum complaints.  I've already rang support and said for me to go to a genius. What do u think my best strategy is when going to see them as he forums are 50/50 on who's got replaced.

    Regards,

    Steven R

     

    Steven - first find an Apple T-shirt from the opening of a store or hand out of Mac OS or something else where it clearly an Apple T-shirt.  Next set an appointment when they are not busy - mid-morning during the week.  And then be cordial tell the truth and say what happened if you know - tell them where you normally have your iPhone - your pocket or a laptop bag or back pack or shirt pocket or belt clip or .  And see what they say.  

     

    IF they do not replace it - get a screen protector STAT.  Get one either way.  There are some good ones out there now.  I just put one on from Amzer - called Kristal - K R I S T A L - tempered Glass - That is on my iPhone 6 Plus.  For my Wifes now iPhone 5S I will be putting on Rhinoshield which just came.  I will talk about both in future episodes.  But definitely get some protection on the screen once you have resolution.  

     

     

     

    VOICEMAIL - rich_quest_appointments-meeting

     

     

    58:23

     

    VOICEMAIL - Sal_NY_fdbk_per_NJ_fdbk

     

    VOICEMAIL - Sal_NY_fdbk_its_been_too_long

     

     

    Hi Rob,

    You mention transparent aluminum frequently as some thing to wait for If we can't get sapphire.   Sapphire IS transparent aluminum!  Well actually transparent aluminum oxide, but isn't that close enough?

    Regards,

    Mark B

     

    Ohhh I am soooo busted.  Thanks Mark - great now I need to find some other Trek reference.  

     

     

    Hi Rob 

    My 6+ running iOS 8.1 will no longer sync to my PC with latest version of iTunes. The sync button is “greyed out” and will not let me sync. Also will not let me do a manual backup. Your thoughts?

    Regards 

    Todd P

     

    Hi Rob

     

    Nevermind. I shouldn’t have asked. I just restarted phone and everything was fine. For some reason nobody can figure this out on the Apple help forums.

    Regards,

    Todd P

    Thanks Todd -  Glad I was able to help.  

     

     

     

    Hi Rob, 

    Since your most recent episode, wherein you proclaim, "release the hounds," I have been searching and searching your website for your steps to upgrade. I remember some of them, but was looking for the .pdf files for both the upgrade steps and the battery-saving tips, but have been unsuccessful finding them on your site. 

     

    Maybe others are struggling to find your tips, too. It sure would be great if they were available on your todayinios.com website rather than exclusively through another "app."

     

    Respectfully submitted, Bart in Florida.

     

    Hi Bart - the PDF's I created on how to upgrade and how to improve battery life - were specifically created for the Tii App.  The App is now free and I highly recommend you download the app to get those articles.  If you are thinking I only created them to get people to download the Tii App - yes - yes I did.  Having the App also means you get pushes when new episodes go up - and it is really the best way to consume the show and get all the extras - and to get push messages when new episodes go out - because If you have not noticed - I don't follow that - you must release a new episode on the same day of the week at the same time mind set.  I think you should release a new episode as soon as it is ready and with the vital info included.  The Tii App and notifications free me up to release when the next episodes is ready and not force out a sub-part episodes to meet some artificial deadline. Sorry a little Podcast rant there.  Long of the short - Bart - Please download the Tii App - go to the episode list - tap on "PDF" and you will see the PDFs listed and scroll down to the one you need. 

     

     

    VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_long_wait_time_att

     

    VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_3rd_part_keyboard_fdbk_privacy

     

     

    1:06:55

     

    Thanks again to Harry's for sponsoring this episode and please go to Harrys.com now and save $5 off when you enter the code - t i i with your first purchase.  That is h a r r y s dot com and enter the coupon code T I I at check out to save $5 and start shaving better today or well at least as soon as your new shave kit arrives right to your door step. 

     

     

    And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The  feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else.  An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed.  I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in.  And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show.  This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired.  And don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community.  

     

     

    And finally there is the new and updated Tii App that is now Free to you.  Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released.  Please go right now and download the Tii App - yes you - right now - no not in few minutes - right now as you listen to the outro music.  

     

    Quick Programming note - I will be in New York next week speaking at Ad-Tech about yup Podcasting - Which means no new episode next week.  Will try to get something up as a post in the Tii App.  And will see about maybe getting an interview or two from ad-tech if there is something interesting for iOS.  That all said next episode will be the week of November 10th - probably mid that week.  If you are going to be at Ad-tech - I will be talking on Wednesday the 5th at 3:15 or 3:30 PM - and please email me if you would like to meet up at the event.  I will be there both days. 

     

    And that folks is going to do it for us today. 

     

     

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    Tue, 28 October 2014
    Apple Pay - Good vs Evil Retailers

    http://traffic.libsyn.com/tii/ApplePay_GoodVevil.pdf

     

    This PDF goes over those vendors that support Apple Pay in their stores or will before the end of 2014 - The Forces of Good.  Vs those that are part of MCX - which is not going to support Apple Pay - The Forces of Evil.  

     

    The easiest way to let those forces of Evil know what you think is to speak with your wallet iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus - and use Apple Pay at their competitors.  

     

    More about this on the next episode of Today in iOS.

     

     

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    Fri, 24 October 2014
    Tii - iTem 0325 - iOS 8.1 and ApplePay

    Tii - iTem 0325 - iOS 8.1 and ApplePay

    Give us a call - 1-206-666-6364

    Send us email - todayinios@gmail.com

     

    Links Mentioned in this Episode:

    Today's Sponsor - Lynda.com/tii

    Apple - FY 14 Fourth Quarter Results Conference Call

    Big New iPhone Brings Apple More Profit - ABC News

    iPhone 6 & 6 Plus in 36 More Countries This Month

    Apple reportedly building rewards program to boost Apple Pay use

    Google+ Community

    SIM: The feature Apple didn’t mention at the iPad launch

    New iPads come with special, multi-carrier “Apple SIM”

    iPad Air 2 Teardown - iFixit

    iFixit teardown of iPad Air 2 reveals 2GB of RAM, smaller battery

    iPad Air 2 Benchmark Points to A8X Chip With Triple-Core 1.5 GHz CPU, 2 GB RAM

    An easy guide to Apple iMessage troubleshooting | Computerworld

    Microsoft officially ditches Nokia brand for upcoming devices

    SNAP 6 - Kickstarter

    jimmyCASE — Kickstarter

    xPrintServer - an iOS Print Server for iPhone and iPad Printing

    Full list of Siri Commands

    iOS 8 Lets You Replace Your Keyboard – Here's How

    Pangu iOS 8 - iOS 8.1 Jailbreak

     

     

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    Fri, 24 October 2014
    iOS Artwork - iTem 0325 and Episode Transcript
    iOS Artwork - iTem 0325 and Episode Transcript

    TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 325

     

    Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast -  First up I want to thank JEFF for sending in the music you hear in the background. JEFF wrote:

     

    Hi Rob,

    I made this song called RUST with my iphone 4s using the GarageBand app. For free downloads and more music follow me @jeffj6 on twitter. 

    Regards,

    Jeff J

    SONG_Rust.mp3

     

     

     

    Thanks JEFF for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode.   I also want to thank LAWRENCE for sending in the Artwork for today's show.  LAWRENCE wrote

     

    Hi, Rob. 

    I thought you might like some fall New England color for your next episode.

    I took this photo the week of October 13 using the "ProCam 2" app on my iPhone 5S. After editing it a bit using the ProCam app, I then brightened up specific regions of the picture using the "Snapseed" app. The "Over" app gave me the ability to give the photo your Tii branding.

    Regards,

    Lawrence M

     

     

    Well LAWRENCE Thanks again for sending in this artwork and folks you can see LAWRENCE'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 325 - or if you subscribe via iTunes on your computer as the album artwork and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.

     

    If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.  

     

     

    02:16

     

    In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “If the market spits up Apple and Android devices for their inability to meet business user needs, RIM stands alone—or will, on Jan. 30, 2013 and the days that follow the BlackBerry 10 launch—as the company ready to embrace them. This is an unprecedented opportunity. As a result, 2013 could be an amazing year for RIM.”

    Rob Enderle, CIO, 31 Dec 2012

     

    Yes at the end of 2012 - Mr Enderle was still thinking RIM had a chance - I could see thinking that way in 2008 and maybe even 2009  but at the end of 2012 - Yikes -  Just Sayin

     

    A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author.  Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.  

     

     

    03:37

     

    http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2014/10/20Apple-Reports-

    Fourth-Quarter-Results.html

     

    http://images.apple.com/pr/pdf/q4fy14datasum.pdf

     

     Apple Q3 2014 - Quarterly Report Summary:

     

    Rev = $42.1 Billion (vs $37.5 Billion a year ago quarter and $37.4 Billion last quarter)

     

    Total Cash = $155.2 Billion (Down $9.3 Billion for the quarter from $164.5 Billion)

     

    Generated $13.3 Billion cash flow and returned >$20 Billion via dividends and share buy backs last quarter.

     

     

    Last Quarter Sales:

     

    iPhones Sold = 39.3 Mil (vs 33.8 Mil a year ago quarter and 35.2 Mil last quarter)

     

    iPads Sold =  12.3 Mil (vs 14.1 Mil a year ago quarter and 13.3 Mil last quarter)

     

    All iPod's Sold = 2.6 Mil  (vs 3.5 Mil a year ago quarter and 2.9 Mil last quarter)

     

    iPod Touches Sold = Not given as usual but over half of the 2.6 Mil iPods sold

     

     

    Misc Notes:

    iPhone in 69 Countries by end of October. More than 115 countries by end of December. 

    ApplePay is live today - Yada Yada.

    Apple Watch - Early 2015

    85 Billion App downloads to date

    243 million iOS device sold last 12 months. 

    Starting the next quarterly report - iPod sales will be rolled in with Apple TV, accessories and Beats Headphones and eventually Apple Watch as well.  Which was surprising for the Apple Watch - being in with others - Tim was asked about this - and said - for now Apple Watch will be with others accessories - and maybe in the future they will change - but for now Apple does not want to give out to much info to competitors about the Apple Watch.  

     

    First Question about ApplePay - so you can see what Anal-ists were interested in.  NO questions about GTAT.  

     

    Talking about iPad - Tim does not see market saturated - and wants to grow iPad sales. Talked about first 4 years of sales vs first 4 for iPhone and iPad sales being greater.  I don't think that is accurate and a bit mis-leading.  Look at 4th chart in the PDF - and iPad sales have flatlined basically two years ago.  If Apple truly wants to grown the iPad line - you might have wanted to think of adding more than just touch ID and gold color for the iPad Mini update - Just Sayin.  

     

     

    I actually went and charted what I think is valid comparison of the iPhone and iPad sales - what I did was look at the total of 4 quarters of sales for both devices. And when you look at then together it is very clear that by the 11th and 12th quarter of iPad sales - they went flat.  FYI - there are 18 quarters of sales - meaning for the past 2 years sales are flat.  The iPhone on the other had has been on sale for 31 quarters and each and every quarter - the trailing 4 quarter sales always went up.  Not once has there been a drop.  The iPad had its first drop in the 13th quarter.  For Tim Cook to get up there and say the iPad sales are better than any other Apple product in its first 4 years is misleading.  Again - if Apple really cares about iPad sales - they will need to do a bit more with regards to upgrades - especially on the iPad mini side.  And if you look at the 18th quarter of sales and look back 4 quarters - the iPhone had actually sold more units than the iPad.  So we really are now at a point when comparing the two product lines sales - that the iPhone will start running away with unit sales. 

     

     

    Ok - with all that said - Apple's numbers were very good - and unlike Google and others that keep missing their numbers - Apple actually keeps exceeding on their numbers - generating lots of money and well kicking butt and taking names financially speaking that is.  And this time Wallstreet is actually rewarding them a little bit as Apple has hit new all times highs this week.  Congrats to Apple and of course to all of us with Apple stock.  

     

     

    10:31

     

    http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/big-

    iphone-brings-apple-profit-25710347

     

     

    Hi Rob, You were right. It costs less to make the bigger  iPhone. Nice call! Dr. John M  

     

    And Dr. John is talking about an article saying what I have said all along - it is harder to design a smartphone in a smaller package than it is in a larger package.  And that Apples Profits for the iPhone 6 and 6+ will be greater than they were for the 5S and 5 when they were released. 

     

     

    11:07

     

    http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2014/10/13iPhone-6-iPhone-

    6-Plus-Arrive-in-36-More-Countries-and-Territories-This-Month.html

     

     

    Hi Rob,

    None of the AT&T stores in my area have an iPhone. The same is true of the RadioShack stores. This is disappointing since I was looking foreword to upgrading. Apple sure under estimated the number of iPhone 6's and 6+'s that would be needed. 

    Regards,

    Melissa

     

    Well that is because they are also launching all around the world.  Here is where the iPhone 6 and 6Plus launched or will launch just in the second half of October:

     

    • Friday, October 17: China, India and Monaco
    • Thursday, October 23: Israel
    • Friday, October 24: Czech Republic, French West Indies, Greenland, Malta, Poland, Reunion Island and South Africa
    • Thursday, October 30: Bahrain and Kuwait
    • Friday, October 31: Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Guam, Hungary, Iceland, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macau, Macedonia, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, South Korea, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine and Thailand

    As Apple said - they would have the iPhone out to 69 countries by the end of October and over 115 by the end of December.  That is by far the quickest rollout ever for the iPhone.  And that does mean you should expect shortages of iPhones through out the rest of 2014.  It will likely be mid Q1 2015 before Apple finally hits equilibrium with supply and demand.

     

     

    Hi Rob I just wanted to tell you I finally for iphone 6 plus 64gb Space Grey today. I really really love this thing words can't express the joy I'm feeling right now. It did take a while for me to get it here in Belize but I got it!! Looking forward to a new episode  soon.

    Regards,

    Stephen M from  Belize 

     

     

    13:08

     

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    One thing I look forward each week is the email from Lynda listing some of the new tutorials available - this week a couple jumped out at me.  One is iCloud Essential Training.  This is a 2 and half hour video tutorial to help you create an iCloud account, register your computers and devices, Set up services to sync your contacts, calendars,  mail, photos, passwords and more.  Plus there is an over view of iCloud Drive.  There was also Cocoa with Swift essential training video and in-app purchasing with iOS for devs Along with a couple of videos on Yosemite going over New Features and more.  

     

    Of course there are many many other video tutorials covering any major software you need to learn.  

     

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    And folks if you have a favorite tutorial from Lynda - please send me an email or call in to 206-666-6364 - that's 206-moon-dog. 

     

     

    15:40

     

    Good morning Rob,

     

    I wanted to ask you if it was safe to update to 8.1 I am on 8.0 on an iPhone 5.  Also, would you recommend updating an iPad 2 to 8.1?  The iPad 2 is running 7.1.2.  Thanks

    Regards,

    Jonah

     

    Finally I can say - release the hounds.  Most reports coming in are very positive about iOS 8.1 - not all perfect - but much better overall and finally an iOS update you can do.  At least for the iPad 3rd gen and later and and iPhone.  Per the iPad 2 - that is the one device I have seen some mixed reports on - so if anyone has done the update to 8.1 for the iPad 2 - let me know your experiences.  

     

    But for any other iOS device if you are not jailbroken - that yes release the hounds.

     

    Ofcourse before you do so - make sure you read over my PDF in the Tii app on how to prep for the upgrade to have minimal issues.

     

    If you tap the PDF button in the Tii App for episodes - it is the 3rd one listed - Titled Recommended Update Procedure.  And it is dated Sept 14th - wow - it took a long time to finally be able to really promote that.  

     

     

     

    Hi Rob,

    I was having an issue with iTunes WIFI syncing not working on iOS 8.0.2, which I believe someone else reported on one of the last couple of episodes.  The day iOS 8.1 came out I decided to take the risk and update right away and it has fixed the WIFI syncing issue for me, everything else still works fine for me as it did on iOS 8.0.2.  Just thought I’d share my experience with you and the listeners.

    Sincerely,

    Ken in Louisburg, NC.

     

     

    18:08

     

    http://www.macworld.com/article/2837077/apple-reportedly-building-

    rewards-program-to-boost-apple-pay-use.html

     

    PLAY MESSAGE - Mike_NB_Apple_PAY_at_mcds

     

    The biggest update in 8.1 - is the support for Apple Pay.  I have to admit I only tried it once this week - at Walgreens - and it did not work for me - and no one at the Walgreens had any clue what was going on - Trained for this they were not.  That said - most others are finding it worked very well.

     

    I will say it was very easy to set up.  You use the camera to scan your card and it pulls in the info.  Make sure you hold it steady with two hands - The first time I was not steady and it doubled up my Middle initial.  After you manually type in the security code and check all the info - you will get a confirmation code from the bank to enter.  It is pretty simple to set up and pretty quick. 

     

    You know what not using it is un-acceptable - I will be right back.

     

    Ok - I am back with a Strawberry banana fruit smoothy and a Dipped cone.  Went to the local McDonalds and it was very easy - did not say anything and even went in with out my wallet.  Just my keys and iPhone.  Order my snacks - and then did not say anything else - a little light came on the NFC reader I laid my iPhone down on it with my thumb on the touch id - and it showed my credit card and it scanning my thumbprint and then done.  Much faster then it took me to describe.  And not I have a Strawberry banana smoothie to enjoy - the Dipped cone is no long since devoured.  

     

    So yes - definitely was an issue at my local walgreens.  

     

    One rumor about Apple Pay is that is reportedly building rewards program to boost Apple Pay use.  This rumor states that Apple would use iBeacons to alert you to in-store deals which you only get if you pay with Apple Pay. Ok - I am going to say it - This would be a sorta Bluetooth Special .  Oh - can't believe I went there.  For others that don't know where there is - yeah - think K-Mart in the 80's and early 90's

     

    More on this in the future if true.

     

     

    20:55

     

    VOICEMAIL - Downloaded_issue_tii_app_printingPDF

     

    Hey Rob:

    You can still turn off the flashlight but you have to raise it about halfway and let it drop back down. 

    Regards,

    Conrad F

     

    Hi Rob:

    Regarding the caller who was having phantom touches with the iphone 6. 

    I was having the same problem with my phone. I did some research and found this is caused by using a knock off phone charger. As soon as I plug my phone in, it would start doing random touches on the phone. 

    Switching to the Apple  charger that came with the phone solved that problem. 

    I have used my car's usb port to charge the phone without any problems.

    Hope that helps.

    Regards, 

    Tim R

     

    Hey Rob,

    I'm forever dumbfounded whenever a new iPhone comes out at the reports of fast battery drain which, after an update (or maybe a full moon) goes away. 

     

    I found the cause and solution, at least for some of my friends. 

     

    Cause: a huge music library! After they set up the new iPhone from an iTunes backup it takes a while for the music to transfer (via iTunes Match). If they think it's all done and disconnect the cable, the songs continue to transfer via Wi-Fi on battery. 

     

    Solution: do the setup when it's convenient to leave the device connected until the transfer is complete. 

     

    I hope this helps people 

    Regards,

    Joe D

     

     

     

    Hi Rob,

    Listening to Episode 324 I can tell you are worked up over the 'waiting too long' piece. Right or Wrong - it looks like it was simply the Mac Mini announcement. Probably not the best choice...

     

    In regards to Apple TV...I wonder if the next version will be more of an Apple iHome box. This would be a connected box that runs all the time and would be a control center for security, HVAC, lighting and also that would also provide entertainment capabilities including Video presentation. I don't see them making a TV set itself. 

    Regards,

    Stacey S

    Lancaster, PA

     

     

    VOICEMAIL - Ron_Quest_AppleTV_why_update

     

     

    26:31

     

    https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1

     

     

    We are now well over 1,500 members in our Google+ community and growing.

     

    Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. 

     

     

    One new  post in the G+ community this past week came from -

     

    Kevin Beecher - he asked quote Hi all I updated to iOS 8.1 today and under the health app the glucose record has disappeared any one had the same issue.  unquote

     

    And Thanks to Herbert Saxman - who found a link on The Apple site explaining why they did this.  

     

    Essentially the reason Apple pulled this was because of how blood glucose is measured in different countries.  Mlligrams per Deciliter vs millimoles per liter.   And there was an issue with how some devices work with Heathkit - so to prevent any confusion and possible bad things leading to major lawsuits - Apple pulled that feature for now - but is working on a fix and will update shortly.  

     

    Thanks Kevin for asking on that and Herbert for finding the link.

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6533

     

     

    - And this past week there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android bois free zone and spammer free zone.  Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.  

     

    Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. 

     

    And thanks to all 1500+ of you already in the community and contributing. 

     

     

    28:21

     

    http://www.cnbc.com/id/102096861

     

    One very new feature introduced with the iPad Air 2 that Apple did not even mention in their keynote is a pre-installed Data only SIM - that will allow you to change carriers on the go.  In the US it allows you to go between AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile.  This means not having to decide which iPad to get - and not just being free to move from one to the other - but being able to do it at any time.  No need to buy another SIM card - one SIM card that comes with the iPad and that is it.

     

    Some Articles however I think went a little to overboard with this - saying it was the first step before Apple does the same thing for the iPhone.  But there is a difference between a data only offering and once for Voice and Data.  So don't expect this for the iPhone any time soon.

     

    http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/10/new-ipads-come-

    with-special-multi-carrier-apple-sim/

     

    29:10

     

    https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad+Air+2+Teardown/30592

     

    And speaking of something that was not mentioned about the iPad at the keynote - the iPad 2 had 2 GB of RAM.   This confirmed by iFixit in their teardown.  It also have a smaller battery,  iPad Air 1 - was 8,827 mAh battery - the iPad Air 2 is a 7,340 mAh battery.  

     

    Bench mark tests show it is a 3 core CPU, running at 1.5 GHz.  The single core speed is the best of any iOS device or Tablet not iOS  for that matter as is the multi-code score.  Yup the new iPad Air 2 in the benchmark tests out so far destroys all other iOS and Android devices out there now.  

     

    If you were holding off for a new iPad - the iPad Air 2 - will not disappoint.  Last year it was hard to pick which iPad to recommend - this year it is very easy - iPad Air 2 is the iPad to pick if you want the best tablet.  That all said - if you did buy a new iPad last year or the year before or even the year before that - it will still be tough to justify updating now.  Not unless you use your iPad for work and video and image editing - then - yeah move up - but likely if you do that - you have a mac-book pro - and you are all set. 

     

    Again - tough to recommend as an upgrade to a recent iPad - but if you are in need of a new tablet - then the iPad Air 2 - will serve you well for many years into the future.  However if you are just looking for something for the kids to play Minecraft and Clash of Clans on - yeah - that $249 iPad Mini will do just fine. 

     

    http://www.tuaw.com/2014/10/23/ifixit-teardown-of-

    ipad-air-2-reveals-2gb-of-ram-smaller-batter/

     

    http://www.macrumors.com/2014/10/21/ipad-air-

    2-a8x-triple-core-2gb-ram/

     

     

    31:01

     

    http://www.computerworld.com/article/2836403/an-

    easy-guide-to-apple-imessage-troubleshooting.html

     

    I want to point out a short guide from Johnny Evans at Computer world titled - An easy guide to Apple iMessage troubleshooting.

     

    If now that you updated to iOS 8.1 - and you have multiple devices and all of a sudden some devices are getting messages for different accounts they never got messages for - or not getting messages for ones you wanted them to get - check out this guide.  It also goes over setting up the SMS Relay feature.  

     

    I know in my household - we had all kinds of messages going all over the place.  I had to get all the devices together and start removing different accounts from each one until they had just the accounts I wanted for each. 

     

    Look for the link in the show notes for ep 325 for this article where ever it is you check for show notes.  

     

     

    31:55

     

    http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/microsoft-officially-

    ditches-nokia-brand-for-upcoming-devices-20141022-11a95x.html

     

    Hi Rob,

    Why do you think they did this? 

    Regards,

    Dr. John M 

     

    What Dr. John is talking about is Microsoft and why did they kill off the Nokia Brand for cellphones. My thoughts are in Microsofts Mind - their brand is bigger than the nokia brand.  

     

    And well - I would agree with that.

     

    Plus Nokia's brand really has come over the past 10+ years to mean low cost - high quantity - low quality phones.

     

    That to me would be something MS would not want to keep on pushing forward with - not as they try to copy the Apple business model.  

     

    Plus there is still Nokia out there selling other equipment and products.  So better to bring the brand control 100% under MS control by well getting rid of that they don't totally control.  

     

    Makes sense long term - little surprised it happened this quickly.  But not shocked. 

     

     

    A little podcasting and iOS vs Android news.  I finally ran the numbers for downloads from September and for mobile downloads the ratio was 6.2 to 1 - iOS vs Android downloads for ALL podcasts across libsyn.  That ratio was the highest it has been in a couple of years - and I expect October to be even higher as it will be the first full month with Podcasts App being native for iOS 8. 

     

     

    33:34

     

    VOICEMAIL - Hector_NY_double_touch

     

    VOICEMAIL - Hector_NY_part2

     

    Rob,

    I just discovered a feature when you click the share icon. It should be easy to discover the ability to add share options by scrolling left and clicking 'more,' but did you know you can click and hold a share option to rearrange their order? That's super useful. I discovered it when I was adding the new Any Post app's share button (also happy about that). Same thing works for the lower row to (add a bookmark, copy, etc.)

    Also, I've been wanting to share a new favorite feature in iOS 8: Now third party podcast apps can have 30 second forward &  rewind in the lockscreen. I love that. It was the one thing the apple branded podcast app had as an advantage over others. It now works with downcast.

    Regards

    Tracy

    Nashville

     

     

    Hi Rob

    I had to recently perform a full restore of my 5s and when I did the restore from an iCloud backup, I was missing artwork for some of my music. What fixed the issue was removing all music from the device and then, syncing all my music across from iTunes on my PC. Hope that helps someone else.

    Regards

    Steve

    Brisbane

     

     

    Hi Rob,

    I found myself at the Genius bar earlier today so I thought I’d ask and this is what I found out about the batteries in the iPhone 6+ (and I presume the other iPhones as well).

    They will indeed last longer if we let the charge go all the way down occasionally as opposed to keeping it plugged in almost constantly and charging it over and over when it is still at 90% and such.

    However, the more powerful charger will not shorten the battery life compared to using the one that is shipped with them. So it is safe to charge your device faster this way.

    Just sayin’.

    Dr. John M

     

     

    Dear Rob,

    I am curious if you have received your SOS charger. I also "invested" in this kickstarter project and I keep asking them about when I'll receive mine, and I get the same silly note back that they are working to get the orders out.

    So, just wondering if you've gotten yours and if so, what you thought about it.

    Beth L

     

    Nope - Not yet. I did send them an email asking if I could get it early to review on the show - no soup for me - as that did not seem to help.  

     

     

    VOICEMAIL - Gunner_Bluetooth_issues

     

     

    40:18

     

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1995408080/snap-6-the-

    easiest-way-to-snap-a-shot-with-your-ip

     

    On ep 323 I mentioned the Snap6 on Kickstarter - which was the iPhone 6 case with a physical shutter button for the camera - well they hit their stretch goal and now are making a version for the iPhone 6+ as well. You have only until Wed Oct 29th at 11:00 PM CT if you want in on this one - search for Snap 6 in the show notes for ep 325. 

     

     

    40:45

     

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thejimmycase/iphone-

    6-wallet-by-jimmycase

     

     

    Hi Rob,

     

    Here is a kickstarter project for the iPhone 6 called the JimmyCASE - Is there any point or definitely less of one for these with Apple Pay?!

    Regards,

    Michael

     

    Hi Michael - thanks for the heads up on this one - and actually I think there is more a need for this.  And what the JimmyCase is - is a wallet / case for your iPhone 6.  And why I think there is more of a need is - that with the ability to put multiple credit cards and loyalty cards on your iPhone and with ApplePay - there is less and less need for just a wallet - but you still need to cary cash and maybe you need that Gym membership card - if for no other reason than to put in the door in the locker room so you can remove the key.  Plus you still need to carry your drivers license.  So being able to cary those last few cards, your ID and cash in the case for your iPhone eliminates the need for that bulge in your pants - also known as your wallet.  

     

    Per the JimmyCase - they had a modest goal of $5k - and are over $7k - so this one is funded.  You have until Tuesday November 4th at 1:58 AM CT to fund it.  Pricing for the jimmy case is $25.  

     

    There description is quote iPhone 6 Stretchy Wallet Case By jimmyCASE - Elastic Pocket, Genuine Mahogany Wood Core And Silicone Bumper Handmade In Los Angeles. unquote

     

    Search for Jimmycase one word spelled J I M M Y C A S E at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 325

     

    42:34

     

    http://www.lantronix.com/it-management/xprintserver/xprintserver.html

     

    I have the XPrintServer that was sent to me to test out - it allows you to print from Any iOS device to Any USB printer.  And I was going to have a review for you this week on that - but those Darn Royals and the world series - so I am going to go over it on the next show - plus I need to go and buy ink for my USB printer.  But some had ask about a good way to print from an iOS device - and the XprintServer from Lantronix is a great way to make any of your current printers iOS compatible.  

     

    Also I just on Saturday finally got my Wife set up on my iPhone 5S - and this is really going to be for her - but I will explain more about that on the next episode.  

     

    Yes - My Wife is using an iPhone - she finally gave up her Blackberry.  I know - the guy with the first podcast about the iPhone took 7 1/2 years to get his wife to give up her tactile keyboard for an iPhone.  Per how she is doing - lets say she is not the best with change and I will leave it at that for now.  She is also not the most gentle with her phones - so really I was not pushing too hard.  But I did just get RhinoShield for the 5S - to put on her phone to go along with the Ballistic case.  The combo - knock on wood will be enough to keep her 5S safe or at least safer.  

     

    Sadly - I do not yet have an iPhone 6+ case to report on - as a few people sent me cases to test out - all sent iPhone 6 cases - well except for the one that sent a 5S case.  

     

     

    44:44

     

    http://techblog.tv/full-list-of-siri-commands-how-to-use-siri/

     

    Now that I can recommend iOS 8 - it is time to start mentioning some articles that will help you get more out of iOS 8.  One is an article I really like from Techblog.tv - which is titled - Full list of Siri commands.

     

    First up it goes over how to define some relationships - like what you want Siri to call you.  Such as Call me Rob or Call me Supreme Galactic Overlord or Call me Your Daddy.  But I think Call me Rob is fine for me.  

     

    You can tell siri who your relatives are.  My Brother is Yada yada, My Boss name is Yada Yada,  My husband is and so on.

     

    You can Ask siri to Search contacts,  or make a phone call or FaceTime call.  As you learned recently - you can even have siri send a tweet.  And much much much more - Look for the link titled Full list of Siri commands in the show notes for Ep 325.  And this list is updated for new siri commands with iOS 8

     

     

    45:47

     

    http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ios-8-lets-replace-iphone-

    ipads-keyboard-heres/

     

     

    Hi Rob,

    Here is an article about changing out of the native keyboard on the iOS 8. Since many millions will be considering doing this, I thought I’d pass it along to you and wonder what keyboards your listeners have opted for and what feedback they can provide about the various keyboard replacement options.

     

    Also, I’d appreciate your opinion about concerns over privacy and security compromise by using a 3rd-party keyboard. Seems that by opting to replace the native Apple keyboard you are agreeing to allow the third-party developer to access EVERYTHING you type on their keyboard including credit card numbers, passwords etc.

    Your thoughts?

    Regards,

    Dr. John M

     

    Thanks Dr. John for this article - which is titles - iOS 8 - lets you replace your Keyboard - here's how.  

     

    And this is one I sat on for a bit - just waiting for the episode I could recommend iOS 8 - and that time is now - and one of the best new features in iOS 8 is the ability to add in 3rd party keyboards - but as you mention that new feature comes with this warning as you go to install a new keyboard  -  Quote Allow full access for Yada Yada Keyboards? Full access allows the developer of this keyboard to transmit anything you type, including things you have previously typed with this keyboard. This could include sensitive information such as your credit card number or street address unquote - then a Don't allow or allow option.  Yikes - does that sound ominous or what.  So you are faced with a decision - better keyboard and less privacy or more privacy and just the stock keyboard.  

     

    If your phone is for work - you may want to check with your IT department before you install that 3rd party keyboard.  Especially if you deal with sensitive info at work.  

     

    The good news is in iOS 8 - the stock keyboard now gives suggested words above the keyboard - if you are not seeing this - at the top of the keyboard - in the center - you should see a little white line about the T and Y key - swipe up on that to see the predictive word section.  If you get good at using that - you will see you typing times really increase.

     

    But for those looking to try out a 3rd party keyboard - this article goes over - Swiftkey which is Free, Swype and fleshy - both 1 buck and minuum which is $4.  

     

    Great article - Thanks Dr. John for the heads up on this.

     

    And folks - let me know which 3rd party keyboards you have settled in on - now that iOS 8 is finally up to prime time. 

     

     

    48:48

     

    VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_Bug_issue_keyboard_spotlight

     

     

    Hi Rob,

    First, your comments on Bend-duh-Gate were awesome. Amazing what happens when non geeks try and interpret numbers. It’s just physics, people! (And I have a right to say that because I actually study physics). Anyway, great tip on putting the phone in your pocket the other way. I don’t plan to upgrade, as my iPad needs an upgrade more. A new battery in my 5 will almost turn it into a brand-new phone. Though I wonder if there are any non visual ways to tell if your phone has accidentally been bent? Hmmm.

     

    I just installed iOS 8 last week and have a question: Have you found difficulties getting “Hey Siri” to work when your iPhone is in a dock? I usually dock my iPhone to charge it and was disappointed when Siri didn’t answer me from across the room. I have an adapter connected  to my dock and my iPhone sitting on the desk in an otterbox Commuter case. Feature seems to work fine when plugged into a regular power outlet and still having the case on, so I’m not sure what variable is at work here. Inverse square law can’t be that difficult here, as I’m only talking dorm room separations.

     

    Thanks for all the awesome iOS 8 advice! Can’t wait for 8.1 and some of those bugs to be squashed!

    Regards,

    Chelsea

     

     

    Kia Ora Rob

    Been listening for a while now and love the show. I'm getting fibre installed at home soon and was wondering what feedback good or bad you and fellow listeners can give about the Apple AirPort Extreme. My main concern is the lack of a proper firewall as it will be connected directly to the internet. 

    Any help appreciated

    Regards,

    Nigel

    Wellington 

    New Zealand 

     

     

    Hi Rob,

    Are you aware of any reasons why when I set up Photo Library in the Cloud on my iPad, approximately 100 of my pictures that appear on my iPhone do not appear on my iPad?

    Also, is it possible to import "Faces" albums from iPhoto on Mac to my iOS devices?

    Thanks,

    Jonathan from New Orleans

     

     

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    55:24

     

    http://www.redmondpie.com/pangu-ios-8-ios-8.1-jailbreak-for-

    iphone-6-6-plus-5s-ipad-air-2-and-all-other-devices-released/

     

    Last year we had to wait until this year to finally jailbreak - but this year it is looking like we will not need to wait until next year to jailbreak - or even next month - although you should wait until next month - really.  

     

    When Pangu released the jailbreak earlier this week initially they caught everyone off guard including it seemed Saurik as Cydia was not iOS 8 ready - but that has been updated - and Cydia is iOS 8 ready.  

     

    Now the bad news - if you are on a Mac - No soup for You - as the jailbreak tools are just available for Windows users - right now at least.

     

    I really don't want to get into this more at this time.  As always I will say - wait a couple of weeks on this - usually new jailbreaks tend to get multiple updates right away.  If you are on iOS 7.1.2 and jailbroken - wait - stay where you are.  If you are on iOS 8.1 and not jailbroken - first figure out all you like about iOS 8.1 - and in a couple of weeks think about jailbreaking. 

     

    More on future episodes.  And if you did jailbreak - what issues are you having if any?

     

     

    56:34  

     

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    Hi Rob,

    Per the Oct 16th event tag line its been way too long. 

    I like to think it referred to the long awaited MacMini upgrade, and not the Apple TV.  Not very important to you I guess, really important to me (and that's what counts after all.  :) :)

    Thanks for the show and best regards.

    Nick T

     

    Fair point - it is not just about iOS.  

     

     

     

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    Mon, 20 October 2014
    Apple Q3 2014 Quarterly Report
    Apple Q3 2014 Quarterly Report

     

    Apple Q3 2014 - Quarterly Report Summary:

    Rev = $42.1 Billion (vs $37.5 Billion a year ago quarter and $37.4 Billion last quarter)

    Total Cash = $155.2 Billion (Down $9.3 Billion for the quarter from $164.5 Billion)

    Generated $13.3 Billion cash flow and returned >$20 Billion via dividends and share buy backs last quarter.

     

     

    Last Quarter Sales:

    iPhones Sold = 39.3 Mil (vs 33.8 Mil a year ago quarter and 35.2 Mil last quarter)

    iPads Sold =  12.3 Mil (vs 14.1 Mil a year ago quarter and 13.3 Mil last quarter)

    All iPod's Sold = 2.6 Mil  (vs 3.5 Mil a year ago quarter and 2.9 Mil last quarter)

    iPod Touches Sold = Not given as usual but over half of the 2.6 Mil iPods sold

     

     

    Misc Notes:

    iPhone in 69 Countries by end of October and in more than 115 countries by end of December. 

     

    ApplePay is live today - Yada Yada.

     

    Apple Watch - Early 2015

     

    85 Billion App downloads to date

     

    243 million iOS device sold last 12 months. 

     

    Starting the next quarterly report - iPod sales will be rolled in with Apple TV, accessories and Beats Headphones and eventually Apple Watch as well. 

     

     

     

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    Fri, 17 October 2014
    Tii - iTem 0324 - iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3 and More GTAT Drama

    Tii - iTem 0324 - iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3 and More GTAT Drama

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    Fri, 17 October 2014
    iOS Artwork - iTem 0324 and Episode Transcript
    iOS Artwork - iTem 0324 and Episode Transcript

    TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 324

     

    Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast -  First up I want to thank IRENE for sending in the music you hear in the background. IRENE wrote:

     

    Hi Rob,

    I just made a song with GarageBand on my iPhone.

    Regards,

    Irene

    SONG_Irene_131214.m4a

     

     

    Thanks IRENE for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode.   I also want to thank ARCADIO for sending in the Artwork for today's show.  ARCADIO wrote

     

    HI Rob,

    I made this using a picture of my Chameleon named Marley and I added the logo all done with the Wow FX HD app 

    REGARDS,

    Arcadio A

    From West Carrollton, Ohio

     

     

    Well Arcadio First off Go Flyers and then Thanks again for sending in this artwork and folks you can see ARCADIO'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 324 - or if you subscribe via iTunes on your computer as the album artwork and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.

     

    If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.  

     

     

     

    02:02

     

    In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Microsoft will ultimately muscle-out Apple as the leader in smartphones and tablets. Apple’s insistence on controlling every aspect of both its software and hardware puts it at a disadvantage to a more flexible Microsoft. unquote

    Charles Sizemore, Sizemore Capital, 29 Nov 2012

     

    Evidently Microsoft did not agree with that assessment - because they purchased Nokia so they could be more like Apple -  Just Sayin

     

     

    02:33

     

    For Promo codes - On Ep 323 we offered up chances to win promo codes for the App - FOLD THE ADVENTURE  - we will be giving those out later this week - for more info on this app go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 323. 

     

     

    No new Apps this week - sorry - Hey if you are a dev with an App for sale - you just missed out on getting your app featured here. 

     

     

    A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author.  Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.  

     

     

     

    03:37

     

    http://www.apple.com/apple-events/2014-oct-event/

     

     

    Yay - Another Apple live event - which means most rumors are squashed - a small number proven right - and a few pushed out to next years Rumor bingo card.

     

    Today's event was on Apples Campus. 

     

    And it started with a good Propoganda film showing those waiting on line for iPhones and them coming into Apple stores and them coming out with iPhones - nope did not show the guy in Australia dropping his.  

     

    Then Tim Cook came out with shirt untucked and gave numbers with out numbers - as Ken Ray would say.  No Actual numbers were  given about the iPhone sales.  Just saying in the first 30 days more orders were taken then ever before for the first 30 days by a large margin - numbers without numbers. 

     

    Then it was on to ApplePay - which will begin on Monday the 20th - and there are more partners on board or will be before the end of the year.  

     

    Then on to Apple Watch - and the announcement of WatchKit for devs rolling out in November.  

     

     

    Then Craig Federighi came out with shirt tucked in to talk about iOS 8 and OS X.  

     

    48% of iOS users are now running iOS 8.  iOS 7 is now 46%.  In just 26 days.  

     

    He showed a 3rd party keyboard for klingon.

     

    Then talked about iOS 8.1 - and the bringing back Camera roll and supporting Apple Pay - which means iOS 8.1 will be launched on or before Oct 20th. 

     

    Then a lot of Yada Yada on Yosemite - Continuity - Yada Yada - Demo.  Ok - Demo was cool. And then they called Steven Colbert.  Colbert had a good joke about you know what I see when I look at my wrist?  My Wrist - get to work chop chop.  

     

    Yosemite is available today the 16th.  iOS 8.1 - available on Monday the 20th.  I hope at this point I don't have to say it - but wait a bit before updating.

     

    Tim came back on stage to talk about the iPad.

     

    Over 225 Million iPads sold to date.  70 mil iPads last 12 months.

     

    iPad Mini Retina - 100% customer satisfaction. 

     

    675,000 iPad Apps.

     

    Then intro'd the iPad Air 2.  Thinner - and it is Gold - and yes if you try you can bend it.

     

    Then Phil Shiller came on stage - shirt untucked - to talk about the iPad Air 2 - 6.1 MM thin.  Worlds Thinnest Tablet.

    Less then half the thickness than the original iPad.

     

    Added Anti-Reflective display.  "lowest Reflectivity of any Tablet"

     

    Announced A8X - chip.  40% Faster CPU vs A7.  

     

    Graphics performance is 180 Times better than Original iPad.

     

    Still get 10 Hour battery life.  

     

    And yes the M8 Co-Processor.  

     

    And Yes a Barometer.  

     

    Camera - is flush - not sticking out - but it is an 8 MP camera.  1080p HD video.   f/2.4 Aperture,  1.12 u Pixels. 

     

    This means it is a really good camera on the iPad Air 2. 

     

    Burst Mode photos added as well as Time Lapse and slo-mo - 120 fps - not 240 fps like iPhone.

     

    Improved Facetime - front camera.  

     

    Faster Wifi - 802.11AC as expected.  And Faster LTE bands.

     

    And Yes - it has Touch ID - as expected and leaked the day before.

     

    Apple Pay - online - ONLY -  So NO NFC - guess they needed to hold that back for next years iPads.

     

    They did a demo of Pixelmator - and ummm - I need to get that app.

     

    To quickly go over the iPad Air 2 

     

    Improved Retina Display

    2nd gen 64 bit A8X

    New Cameras front and back

    Touch ID

    802.11AC Wifi

    6.1 MM thin 

    And available in Silver, Space Grey and Gold. 

     

    Pricing $499, $599 and $699  for 16 Gb, 64Gb and 128GB

     

    So a $100 price drop for the top two levels.

     

    And last years iPad Air - starts now at $399.  

     

     

    The iPad Mini 3 - only has a 5 MP camera.  vs the 8 MP camera on the iPad Air.

     

    And for Wifi - it is 802.11n - Huhh?  Why not go to AC like everything else?

     

    And the iPad Mini 3 - still has the A7 Processor.  

     

    Essentially the difference between the Mini 2 and mini 3 is touch ID and the new Gold option.

     

    It seems like someone or everyone on the iPad Mini Team just threw up their hands and said awww what does it matter the iPhone 6 and 6+ are going to kill off the iPad Mini sales anyway.   I would like to say they phoned in this update - but that would be an insult to Phones.  

     

    Pricing for the iPad Mini 3 - 

    $399, $499 and $599 also for 16, 64 and 128 GB versions. 

     

    So yes again a $100 price drop for the 64 and 128 GB versions.  

     

    And the Original iPad mini is now $249,  iPad mini 2 - is now $299

     

    You can Pre-Order the iPad Mini 3 and iPad Air 2 on the 17th - shipping next week.  I don't expect anyone waiting on line for these devices.  At best you could say evolutionary change - and even there that is really pushing it - lets call it an incremental change to these devices. 

     

     

    Then on to they went Mac.  

     

    They went over the new iMac - and then talked about a new iMac Mini - which I know quite a few devs get this for coding on.  So you will be happy to know it is now starting at $499.

     

     

    Tim Came back on stage and that was it.  Ended 80 minutes after it started.  Yikes - No new Apple TV?   Obviously their tag line its been to long - was not a prediction about todays event.

     

    Plenty of Time available in the presentation to Introduce a new Apple TV - Kinda shocked by the lack of that introduction.  

     

     

     

    What say you.

     

    Into the email bag we go:

     

    Hi Rob,

    I must say… the most exciting thing to come out of Apple’s iPad announcement today was the reduced pricing on the older models. Especially with the Mini 2. Checking out the refurbished section in their online store, old Mini’s are going as low as $209.00. Even last year’s model is just $250.00 to start. Even the Minis with cell service you can now get for around $320.00 or so.

    The touch ID is nice and all and if you’re into flashy gold, then I suppose that’s good too, but other than that, this year’s Mini feels more like something Apple just put out to not goa year without releasing a small tablet model.

    I guess the enhanced photo and video editing will be compelling to some folks, but honestly…my Air from last year has served me quite nicely.

    You figure that they would do away with the 16GB versions on the phones and tablets at this point, but who knows, maybe in their own way they are. By making the 64GB and 128GB devices basically $100.00 cheaper whose going to bother with the 16GB option? Perhaps the 16GB iPhones and iPads are aimed more for businesses or institutions that issue devices to their employees or even students where the number of apps and content and corresponding storage size is irrelevant?

    Anyway, I’ve been holding out on getting an Apple TV hoping that it would be updated, but since that’s not the case at least for the next six months I’m guessing, I’m going to go grab myself a $75.00 refurbished model from the Apple store now.

    I don’t necessarily want to say that today was underwhelming, because I have no doubt that the new Air is going to be the best tablet experience out there, but is it enough to warrant me dropping another $700.00? Especially when Apple’s offering such good prices on their older stuff that is still nothing to sneeze at? I’ll say no.

    Just my thoughts.

    Cris from California

     

     

    Hi Rob,

    I just glanced at the iPad Mini Iii’s specs and am a bit disappointed that there is no A8 chip. So now i have a hard decision: Since the mini is basically last year’s model with touch ID and no NFC, do I get that one or just save money and suck up the storage issue and go with last year’s? Only did a cursory glance, as been busy doing quantum, but I might want to get a pre-order in so am trying to make a decision soon.

    Hope you can give your thoughts on the show. Really not sure if I can wait another year, as Continuity intrigues me very much. If it had the a8 there would be no question.

    Regards,

    Chelsea

     

     

    Hi Rob,

    Am I crazy or did they really skip Apple TV again?

    Regards,

    Laura B

     

    Hi Laura - I can't answer the crazy part - but I can answer the did they skip Apple TV again - Yes - Yes they did.

    Simply amazing. 

     

    What again did the tag line - Its been way too long - actually refer to?

     

    I am guessing the invite for the event that the Apple TV is announced in will have the tag line - The devil is ice skating  - or The Cubs win the Word Series - or something like that.

     

    http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/16/apple-ipad-2014-event-liveblog/

     

    18:34

     

    http://tii.libsyn.com/oct-2014-apple-event-rumor-bingo

     

    So how did the bingo card do this time around.

     

    Items that were a Yes -  iPad Mini 3rd Gen - Yes.  iPad Air 2nd Gen - Yes - and Touch ID for the iPad - Yes but those were kinda a given being Apple themselves spilled the beans on those two via a screen shot for the iBook for iOS 8.1 - oooppps.

     

    A8X - Processor - Yes - almost gave that a kinda - as it was only for the iPad Air 2.  But since the rumor on that one got the name right A8X - and not just A8 - we will say yes for it.  And that was the only Bingo.

     

    Other items correct in the rumor mill - A Barometer Added, a Gold Colored iPad, New Macs and Launch of Yosemite.  And that was it for solid yes's 

     

    Partial Yes's - were the 8MP rear camera, iOS 8.1 Released - or at least it was announced it would be released on Monday - and Wifi 802.11AC for the iPad Air 2 - only.

     

    And then straight up misses - Anything to do with Apple TV - The Camera Sticking out the back of the iPad, Reversible USB Cable, Larger 12.9" iPad,  New Beats Headphones, NFC for the iPad, Apple Pay launching this weekend and a New iPod Touch 6th gen.

     

    So lets get this right - no new Apple TV and no new iPod Touch - It's Been Way Too Long - for what exactly?

     

     

    VOICEMAIL - Rick_MD_FDVBK_802_no_issues

     

    Rick - thanks for the feedback - for some with 8.0.2 there were no issues - but I had many others that had issues. 

     

    Here is what My recommendation is right now per updating.

     

    iOS 8.1 comes out on the 20th - which is Monday.  Wait - again don't be the first to update.  I will release another episode later next week - that will go over next weeks Quarterly report - but likely will be a couple of days later. Also in that episode - I will go over any issues that came up with 8.1 - but with some luck - this might be - hopefully will be the release I say - yes update to - but again - NOT yet - let others be the test subjects.  And I had others asking about iCloud drive and can they update to that - now that Yosemite is for OS Ten is out.  I say wait a week - lets see how iOS 8.1 is - and then you will want to first update ALL of your iOS devices and Macs to the latest iOS 8.1 and Yosemite  respectively - and then and only then turn on iCloud Drive. But again - please wait one more episode.  

     

    Then on the next episode we can finally start talking about iOS 8 features.  I have been holding back on that - as well I did not want to give mixed messages. 

     

    once again - I will do a shout out to those that do like to jump in right away - and do update - let me know you favorite new features in iOS 8.1 next week and for those that turn on iCloud Drive - let me know your thoughts there as well.  But again that is just for the BASE Jumping Adrenaline Junkies out there.  

     

    23:32

     

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    25:27

     

    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/another-exec-apples-

    sapphire-supplier-192232216.html

     

    I guess I am getting a little obsessed with the whole GTAT disaster.  And the more I read - the more it sounds like something in the fiction section of Audible.  One of the more curious bits of info to come out is the COO of GT Advanced Technologies - A Mr. Daniel Squiller - sold nearly $2 Million in Company stock between when it looks like the first signs of trouble appeared and when GTAT filed for bankruptcy.  Not Saying it was insider trader - but he was on the inside and he was trading and he started trading after it appears GTAT missed some milestones and Apple withheld a payment.  He sold $1.2 Million in May and then another $750k between May and the September 9th announcement.  Again not saying this was insider trading - just that he was on the inside and doing some trading - I am sure it was all on the up and up. 

     

    Looking at news of the Apple Payments - it does appear Issues were there early last year.  Apple's loan of $578 Million was to be paid out in 4 different payments - but only after GTAT hit certain goals.  The 3rd payment due in Feb was not made until April.  And that final 139 Mil payment was originally due in April.  The last payment then was supposed to be made in October - again based on GTAT meeting certain goals.  That last payment was never made and those goals it now seems were not just not met - but likely could not be met by GTAT.  

     

    When you look at the dates for the goals - I think it becomes even clearer - Apple planned to have Sapphire on the iPhone 6 and 6+ this year.  

     

    What many are speculating now is that the big furnaces GTAT built specifically for Apple to get the larger size boules of Artificial Sapphire from which to cut out the screens - well they just were not producing high enough quality sapphire.  And sadly they might never be able to.

     

     

    https://www.kccllc.net/gtat/document/1411916141006000000000023

     

    https://www.kccllc.net/gtat/document/1411916141006000000000031

     

    http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/10/14/second-executive-of-

    apple-supplier-sold-shares-after-trouble-surfaced/

     

     

    27:37

     

    https://fortune.com/2014/10/11/apples-got-a-mess-on-

    its-hands-in-mesa-arizona/

     

    So what is Apple to do now - There really is no one else to turn to.  Really at this point Apples only course of action - and I am not going to say best course of action - as there may not be a best course - is to hire all the employees they can from GTAT,  Bring in a few other experts in the field of Crystal growth.  and then look at the furnaces and see what can be done if anything to get them to produce the quality level of Sapphire they need.

     

    Crystal growth is a large part Art - as much art as it is science - and usually a little more on the Art side.  

     

    I know my days working with Artificial Quartz - you really could have wild swings in quality - especially at the high end - from the same manufacturer.  

     

    I hope Apple does not just walk away - not if they think there is a chance they could get the quality and quantity they need.  But then again - GTAT did more than just walk away - they put a noose around their own neck and kicked the horse.  

     

    I am guessing at this point Apple is saying forget what was sunk into this so far - what is it going to take to move forward with good Sapphire.  And if that number does not make sense - I could see Apple just saying enough is enough - and sticking with Gorilla glass. 

     

     

    29:34

     

    http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-15/gt-

    advanced-delays-hearing-on-sealed-documents-wind-down.html

     

    But in the near term Apple has another issue to deal with - and that is the Bankruptcy papers and hearing GTAT will go through - and their explanation on what the heck happened - and part of that will be to go over their dealings with Apple - which Apple whom does not like anything public - especially contract terms with one supplier made available to their other suppliers.  

     

    It was also found out Apple has a $50 Million fine per infraction against GTAT - for each private detail they reveal.  One current legal battle for GTAT right now is getting that term and other terms in their contract with Apple waived.  Apple again is fighting that and has until the 20th to list specifically what details they want kept hidden in the Bankruptcy proceedings.

     

     

    30:34

     

    https://gigaom.com/2014/10/10/gtat-bankruptcy/

     

    What is also interesting in the filing GTAT made is this quote quote GTAT believes it has many claims against Apple arising out of its relationship with Apple, unquote

     

    Another is this quote “The [Apple] agreements imposed oppressive and burdensome terms and obligations on GTAT.” unquote

     

    So I guess I need to ask GTAT's CEO - was it a 12 gage or a block?  As in what type of Gun did Apple have pointed at your head that forced you to sign that agreement last year.  

     

    This sounds like major sour grapes from a company that clearly wanted to play ball with the big boys - and now is crying because they got hurt playing said ball with said big boys.

     

    The Officers at GTAT will have a lot of explaining to do in the coming months.  And hopefully in the next few months we will find out what really happened - because the GTAT collapse was not about Oppressive and burdensome Terms - it was more about how GTAT could not deliver what they promised - and finding out what they promised to deliver is the one big piece of info I am sure Apple does not want coming out.

     

    31:48

     

    http://www.cnet.com/news/why-the-iphone-6-isnt-

    rocking-a-sapphire-crystal-display/ 

     

    One last article this week on the Sapphire disaster - and it is an article from Sept 10th over on CNET - that tries to go over why no Sapphire this year.

     

    Which I think missed that key possibility - GTAT was not up to the task when it came to Apples needs.  Or as GTAT would say when it came to Apples oppressive and burdensome terms and obligations.  

     

     

    32:18

     

    VOICEMAIL -  Dusty_TX_fdbk_802_missing_items_flashlight

     

    First - I want to say thanks and sorry for those I got with the Hey Siri bit on the last show - I had a few listeners say it did actually work on them and their phones sent the  tweet.  Including one listener Paul who wrote:

     

    Hey Rob,

    I was listening to your podcast this morning on my MacBook Pro while charging my iPhone 6 Plus, when half way through your podcast ep 323 (at 44:33) you commanded Siri to tweet "Go Royals" – and she did! https://twitter.com/kineticbranding

     

    Funny, but I'm a Seattle Mariners fan. 

    Regards,

    Paul in Bend, OR

     

    Oooopps  or he he . Thanks Paul and others again for being good sports about it.  And Paul did send me a link to his tweet or is it my tweet - oh lets just call it our tweet. 

     

    But I did want to point out how someone with a Podcast could take control of you iOS device to send out a tweet.  I guess this would be considered HeySiri Gate.  

     

     

    Hello Rob,

    Just listened to your show and I expected to get a glowing review and go ahead to update to iOS 8. Instead I received a very nice recommendation from you to avoid iOS 8 if I wanted to keep Bluetooth connectivity while driving a car. Cheers Rob on the warning! My wife uses Bluetooth with her iPhone in her car and she would have been oh so upset if that stopped working. 

     

    I think I'll pass on this update and see what you say about 8.1. No software is perfect but I believe Apple will do better next time.   

     

    Another warning to share that may affect some of your listeners is with Words with Friends.  It seems the built in chat feature is suffering a bug where some can't see their new chats that come in whole they are playing the game. They have to exit the game, force-quit it and then get back in the game to see them. Doing this multiple times would be a pain!  

     

    As of today I don't believe there is a fix but Zynga is working on it. 

    Staying with stable iOS 7,

    Regards,

    John D

     

    Thanks for the feedback John - and hopefully ep 325 I can finally recommend iOS 8.1 to update to.

     

     

     

    VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_iP6_5s_now_feels_small

     

     

    39:33

     

    https://plus.google.com/communities/

    105412562215997292912?cfem=1

     

     

    We are now well over 1,500 members in our Google+ community and growing.

     

    Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. 

     

     

    One new popular post in the G+ community this past week came from -

     

    Edgar Perez - he asked quote 

     

    Trying to explore all the features in my new iPhone 6.  Currently struggling with M8 coprocessor.  I cannot seem to easily find what apps use the motion processor.  Seems like something Apple added that really is not a big win.  What have you all tried or use that used the motion coprocessor.   unquote

     

    There was a great response from Mark Page who said 

     

    Unquote - The health app will record the number of steps and the miles you have walked/ran. You need to go to the health data and then click on All, scroll down to Steps and then toggle to Show on Dashboard.Do the same for Walking and Running Distance. unquote

     

    Ken Lecomte and Jade Starr both suggested the app Lark, with Jade also mentioning Sleep Cycle, Withings, fit port and myfitnesspal.

     

    Edgar the M7 and now M8 coprocessor are there to monitor motion data in the background even when the main processor is asleep - And more importantly when it is awake and working on something else.  It is there to support the main processor by taking over the task of tracking motion data.  Edgar thanks for posting that question. 

     

    - And this past week there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android bois free zone and spammer free zone.  Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.  

     

    Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. 

     

    And thanks to all 1500+ of you already in the community and contributing. 

     

     

    Also from the G+ community was this post from Kelvin Brooks

    quote 

    I believe I have found a fix for the iOS 8 wifi issue. I could not wifi sync since downloading iOS 8. I have since turned off "Handoff" which I think was causing the problem. When iOS 8.1 comes out I believe it will permanently fix this issue. unquote

     

    Thanks Kelvin for the heads up on that.  Yup - hope iOS 8.1 fixes that issue. 

     

     

    42:20

     

    http://www.loopinsight.com/2014/10/14/

    macworld-expo-goes-on-hiatus/

     

    Some Sad news for all those that go or have gone to MacWorld - and that is MacWorld slash iWorld is going to sleep with the fishes.  Or as they put it they are taking 2015 off - and going on hiatus - which is a nice way to say - it is over - don't call us - and here are all your records back.

     

    There is an article over on the Loop - link in show notes for ep 324.  

     

    Since Apple pulled out of MacWorld - I really think this has been more of a when will it end - rather than will it end question - and now we know - 2014 is when it ended.  

     

    Again very sad news - to bad Apple could not support them more.  

     

     

     

    43:22

     

    https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tii-today-in-ios-app

    /id318848957?mt=8

     

    Ok - The Tii App is updated to version 2.0.2 - which makes it iOS 8.x compatible.  This means you can now print the PDF about proper steps to update and also the PDF about battery saving tips - directly from your iOS 8 device.

     

    So no need to email me for those PDF's anymore.

     

    I did hear from about 3 or 4 listeners - that the last episode only - ep 323 - would play for about 1 minute and crash for them with the latest version.   I saw this happen on one of my iOS device - I deleted the Tii App and re-installed - but that device was running iOS 7.1.2 - my Wifes iPad Mini 2 - but the rest it played fine. 

     

    If you have this issue - please email today in iOS at gmail dot com - and let me know - especially if after deleting and re-installing it does not fix the issue.  Again it was only a few people reporting this issue and only for ep 323 - I did not do anything different from other episodes - but I did update iTunes between eps 322 and 323 - and I am wondering if that caused an issue.

     

    That all said - The now Free Tii app version 2.0.2 is waiting for you - search for Tii in the app store.  One thing you will see is the post for Bingo Card in there between eps 322 and 323.  And if you go back further - you will see the PDF posts.  Or if you tap on PDF in the episode list you can see them even easier.  

     

    I really like the new UI for the Tii App - especially in Car mode if you turn your iPhone sideways when playing an episode.  

     

    Again search for Tii in the iTunes app store to download for free - and make sure you accept Push Notification to get notices of when new episodes go live. 

     

     

    45:44

     

    VOICEMAIL -  Matt_OR_Voice_over_LTE

     

    Hi Rob,

    I have 1 unlimited grandfathered iPhone 5S and 2 iPhone 6 plus and 1 iPhone 5 on AT&T good service. 

    I was wondering when I get the iPad Air 2 should I get AT&T or go with T mobile?

    I'm in Springfield MO 65803. 

    Which should I go with? Or Verizon?  Sprint is out of the question. The iPhone's get I think 2gb of data except for mine unlimited. Any insight will be appreciated. 

    Regards,

    David

     

     

    VOICEMAIL - Shannon_CA_fdbk_iphone6_review_icatcher

     

     

     

    50:21

     

    https://itunes.apple.com/app/fotor-photo-effect-studio/

    id440159265?mt=8

     

     

    One app we have mentioned a few times on this show especially in the episode artwork section is the App Fotor - spelled F O T O R

     

    Well if you are hearing this on or before Oct 18th and 19th - they are making their in app purchases free.  Here is what they had to say.

     

    Hi Rob,

    Fotor is a free app, but we have some in app purchase items within Fotor.

    To better show our new iOS 8 optimized design, for a limited time we would like to giveaway scenes, effects, fonts and sticker in-app purchases for Free. Offer only available October 18th and 19th. 

    Regards,

    Sharon with Fotor

     

    This is $23 worth of in app purchases for free - including all scenes, effects, fonts and stickers.  and it is just Oct 18th and 19th. Thanks Sharon for the heads up. 

     

     

    51:37

     

    VOICEMAIL - Tony_SF_issue_iPhotos

     

    Rob

    I have an iPhone 6 on iOS 8.0.2.  I do not currently use a case.

     

    Since I got the phone, the phone seems to register phantom touches. It is usually while I'm holding the phone, but it happens even after I put the phone down without having locked the screen.

     

    By phantom touches I mean that apps open by themselves, keys on the keyboard type themselves, I involuntarily LIKE things on Facebook, etc..

     

    In all of these cases I did not touch the screen.  The phantom touches seem to be concentrated on the left side of the screen, at or below the half.

     

    Is anyone else experiencing this phenomenon?  What can I do to fix it?

    Regards,

    Air-ee

     

    Thanks for the email - That is a strange one - I am not seeing that on the 6+ - but if anyone else is seeing this on the iPhone 6 - please let us know. 

     

    206-666-6364 - 206-Moon-Dog - or send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com.

     

     

    hey rob,

    last year iOS 7.1 came out much later than iOS 7. Why is it this year that iOS 8.1 beta came out almost immediately after iOS 8? On macrumors they said Apple is expected to release 8.2,8.3... 

    Why not 8.0.x updates? 

    Regards,

    Ben K

     

    Well I think 8.1 is earlier - not because of all the other issues / bugs with the first 3 version of iOS 8 - but rather to bring in support for Apple Pay and continuity with Yosemite.  So there are those releases that were needed.  Somewhere there will be a .X release also for support for Apple Watch.  So we know at least by quote early 2015 unquote there will be at least a 8.2 update for our Apple watches. 

     

    Per what 8.3 would be or what would be between Apple Pay and Apple Watch - I am not sure.  But yes definitely at least two major updates are needed. 

     

     

     

    VOICEMAIL - David_NJ_ios802_issues

     

    VOICEMAIL - DAN_LA_802_fdbk_no_iussues_with_update

     

     

    57:54

     

    http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB414532&cv=820#fbid=WvoMZv8WwLT

     

    I want to give a you some feedback on my experience unlocking my iPhone 5S from AT&T.  As you know I moved to T-mobile when I purchased the iPhone 6+.  Since I had the iPhone 5S less than two years - that meant early termination time for me.  It worked out to an ETF of $242.63.  Which T-mobile said they will cover me on.

     

    So with the ETF paid and my account closed - I went to the link AT&T says to go to unlock the phone which is att.com/deviceunlock

     

    and entered my info which include my old cell number, my IMEI Number and some other info.  And submitted the form.  A few hours later I received word back that I was not eligible to be unlocked because I had not completed my service Agreement - which I had and I had paid my ETF - so I was in good standings.  I then called - 1-800-331-0500 - and was told the by the automated attendant to go online to request the unlock - so I asked to speak to a representative - and it acknowledged I was asking to speak to a rep about unlocking - and after waiting a few minutes a very helpful rep came on and helped me with the unlock - which I am told I will have the info I need on the 20th in an email to unlock it.  Seems they needed to do it manually on their end.  So just a heads up if you are trying to unlock an iPhone on AT&T - and are told no at the URL - you should call them and talk to a human. 

     

    Thanks AT&T and specifically Tan J for your help.

     

     

    1:00:04

     

    VOICEMAIL -  Ben_CA_CALL1_issues

     

    VOICEMAIL - Ben_CA_issues_5S_heat_problems

     

    VOICEMAIL - Ben_CA_3rd_call_issue

     

     

    1:05:05

     

    http://maciosnow.com/perfect-guest

     

    I want to thank Bill Golden for having me as a guest on his show - Mac iOS Now.  which you can find by going to Mac iOS Now dot com.  Or by looking for the link in the show notes. 

     

    We talked - you guessed it about Apple and iOS.  It was a fun talk - Thanks Bill for having me on the show - and once this episode is over - which is pretty soon - please go and check out that interview. 

     

     

    1:05:31

     

    Thanks again to our sponsor Audible for supporting this show - please visit Audible podcast dot com slash T i i  for your free audio book download.

     

     

    And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The  feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else.  An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed.  I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in.  And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show.  This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired.  And don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community.  

     

     

    And finally there is the new and updated Tii App that is now Free to you.  Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released.  Please go right now and download the Tii App - yes you - right now - no not in few minutes - right now as you listen to the outro music.  

     

    Finally - A big Big big - Thank you to 

     

    David B

    Edwin A

    James K

    Daniel E

    David M

    Stephanie F

    and Laura B

     

    For their donations via Paypal toward my iPhone 6+ purchase.  Thanks all for helping make this upgrade possible.  Thanks again to all that helped out - it is greatly appreciated.  

     

    And that folks is going to do it for us today. 

     

     

    OUTRO

     

    OUTRO MUSIC

     

     

     

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    Thu, 16 October 2014
    Oct 2014 Apple Event Rumor Bingo
    Oct 2014 Apple Event Rumor Bingo

     

    Click to get larger version

     

    As always - I would like to point out - not everything on the bingo card are items I think will be announced. However, these are the top rumors out there leading into the Oct 2014 event.  

    Remember the event will be live streamed today (Oct 16th) at 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT.  http://www.apple.com/live/   - Live streaming requires an iOS device, Safari an Apple TV and basic understanding of Chinese.   

    I added a post I pinned to the top of the Tii Google+ community go there to add in your comments live as it unfolds.  

     

    Per the Rumor Bingo card above for those sight impared here is the actual layout of the bingo card going left to right.

     

    Top Row:

    iPad Mini 3rd Gen.

    Gold Colored iPads

    iOS 8.1 Released

    Apple Pay to launch this weekend

    Near Field Communication (NFC) for iPads

     

    Second Row:

    Camera Sticks out not flush w/ back of iPads

    A8X for iPads Processor w/M8 Motion Processor

    New iPad Touch 6th Gen.

    Wifi 802.11AC for iPads

    Launch of Yosemite

     

    Third Row:

    Barometer in iPads

    4th Gen. Apple TV supports App Store 

    Free spot

    New Beats HeadPhone

    New Macs

     

    Fourth Row:

    2 GB RAM for iPads

    8 MP Rear Camera for iPads

    4th Gen. Apple TV with DVR option

    Touch ID for iPads

    4th Gen. Apple TV with Siri Control

     

    Fifth Row:

    4th Gen. Apple TV 

    Reversible USB Cable

    Larger 12.9" iPad

    Apple TV to be Home-kit Hub

    iPad Air 2nd Gen.

     

     

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    Thu, 9 October 2014
    Tii - iTem 0323 - iOS 8.0.2 and 8.1 Beta 1 and 2

    Tii - iTem 0323 - iOS 8.0.2 and 8.1 Beta 1 and 2

    Give us a call - 1-206-666-6364

    Sens us an email - todayinios@gmail.com

     

    Links Mentioned in this Episode:

    Today's Sponsor - Lynda.com/tii

    Apple invites media for October 16 event

    What Will Apple Announce At Its October 16th Event?

    iPhone Bending: Consumer Reports' Lab Results - YouTube

    iPhone 6 And 6 Plus Bend Test - Consumer Reports News

    BendGate - Erika Morphy

    After Apple Inc. dodged the iPhone 6 Plus BendGate bullet, detractors wounded by ricochet

    Apple Nearing 20 Million iPhone 6 Sales Already?

    In China Apple's iPhone 6 Pre-Orders Are On Fire

    ‘Real-world’ test shows iPhone 6 beating S5 and M8

    iPhone 6 vs S5 vs  M8: Camera shootout! | iMore

    DxOMark crowns iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus as camera kings

    Video Compares iPhone 6 Plus 802.11ac Wi-Fi Speeds

    The FBI and NSA Hate Apple’s Plan to Keep Your iPhone Data Secret

    Signaling Post-Snowden Era, New iPhone Locks Out N.S.A

    Apple faces new wave of complaints over iOS 8 upgrade

    Apple Has Stopped Signing iOS 7.1.2

    Apple Is Bringing Back 'Camera Roll' 

    Apple Seeds First iOS 8.1 Beta to Developers

    iOS 8.1 beta 2 reveals new Apple Pay screens - CNET

    Google + Community

    GT Advanced Technologies Files for Bankruptcy 

    Breakdown In Apple Relationship Cripples GT Advanced Technologies

    GT Advanced bankruptcy offers warning to Apple suppliers | Reuters

    Apple TV Is Now Armed And Ready To Be The Hub For The Smart Home

    Latest Apple TV update beta enables remote access relay for home kit

    Activation Lock - checker 

    Is that used iPad stolen?

    Apple launches new Web tool for checking status of Activation Lock

    Malware Infection Rate For Android Devices Measured By Researchers

    Report: Android spyware infections on the rise | InfoWorld

    Samsung ‘build quality’ or lack thereof

    Samsung Galaxy Note 4 delivers poor graphics performance

    Samsung Earnings Slump as Galaxy Smartphones Struggle

    Straight Talk - Bring Your Own Phone

    SNAP! 6 -  Kickstarter

    Radmo - Indiegogo

    TAKTIK 360 & AQUATIK For iPhone 6 - Indiegogo

    Livestream on the App Store on iTunes

    What is Truth Catholic Podcast

     

    Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

    Tii App - NOW FREE

    Garageband

    Faux HD

    SketchClub

    Tangled FX

    Clear Lake App

    Data Browser For Parse

    Fold the Adventure

    LiveStream

     

     

     

     

     

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    Thu, 9 October 2014
    iOS Artwork - iTem 0323 and Episode Transcript
    iOS Artwork - iTem 0323 and Episode Transcript

    TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 323

     

    Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast -  First up I want to thank 

    JEFF for sending in the music you hear in the background. JEFF wrote:

     

    Hi Rob,

    I made this song called - Fool - with my iphone 4s using the GarageBand app. For free downloads and more music follow me @jeffj6 on twitter. 

    Regards,

    Jeff J

    SONG_Fool.mp3

     

     

    Thanks JEFF for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode - And yes the song Fool is dedicated to all those reporting on Bendgate as a real issue.    I also want to thank JEFF K for sending in the Artwork for today's show.  JEFF wrote

     

    HI Rob,

    This image was created while listening to tii.

    The background was made in the Faux hd app, text & signature added

    in Sketchclub .. the image was then lightly toasted in Tangled fX  & finally the water effect was added with the clear lake app.

    REGARDS,

    Jeff K

    Florence, Or

     

     

     

    Well JEFF Thanks again for sending in this artwork and folks you can see JEFF'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 323 - or if you subscribe via iTunes on your computer as the album artwork and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.

     

    If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.  

     

     

    02:23

     

    In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Imagine Samsung introducing revolutionary new lines of mobile phones and tablet computers with twice the battery life of Apple devices! Imagine colors more vivid than you have ever seen in any display before and half the thickness of Apple devices! The foregoing is not just a hyperbole; Samsung is pouring billions into making this happen. Unquote

    Nigam Arora, Contributor, Forbes, 10 Feb 2012

     

    Well Nigam - I can imagine Pink Elephants that can fly - I can even imagine Contributors to Forbes that know what they are talking about - imagination is easy - reality not so much -  Just Sayin

     

     

    03:08

     

    For Promo codes - On Ep 322 we offered up chances to win promo codes for the App - DATA BROWSER FOR PARSE - we will be giving those out later this week - for more info on this app go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 322. 

     

     

    This week we have promo codes for the APP - FOLD THE ADVENTURE. Here is the review from the Dev - PLAY PROMO CODE FOLD - Thanks to RICHARD for his review of HIS App FOLD THE ADVENTURE and for sending in the promo codes to give away.  Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this app - send an email to todayinos at gmail dot com and put FOLD in the subject line.

     

    A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author.  Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.  

     

     

    04:49

     

    http://www.loopinsight.com/2014/10/08/apple-sends-

    out-invites-for-oct-16-special-event/

     

    Thanks Apple for making it easy to decide what story to start with.  And that is Apple sent out Invites today for the October 16th special event - This was pretty much as expected well both the sending out of the invites and the event.  Of course Apple did not say what would be announced - just that certain tech media folks have been called upon to visit Apples Main Campus at 10:00 AM PT on October 16th. 

     

    But as is typical there was some wording on the invite to help get speculation going and the wording on the invite this time is Quote It's been way too long unquote

     

    Now call me crazy but I will assume Apple is not getting into the porn business  and that the way too long refers to too long since something was last updated.  Which leads us to the Apple TV - which the 3rd gen came out over two years ago.  So yes way too long since the last update.  

     

    Now it might also mean they will announce iOS 8.1 - as in its taken way too long for Apple to release a really usable version of iOS 8 - Oh I soooo went there.  but more on that later.  

     

    Most of the rumors around the speculation of this event revolve around some new Macs, OS X Yosemite and updated iPads.  None of which fits in with the way too long theme.  

     

    Per the iPads - basic rumors on what to expect are - Touch ID across the board for iPads,  Which also likely means NFC - so you can do Apple Pay with them - at least for any that have Cellular connectivity.  A couple rumors have them being a little thinner for the iPad Air,  Also expect the A8 Processor - duhhh - along with 802.11 AC - again duhhh.  Some speculate the iPads will also go to 2 GB of RAM - not sure if that is speculating as much as them being highly influenced by Android Fan boys calls for more RAM.  And of course they will improve the Camera in the iPads.  Overall should be mostly about some incremental increases and performance tweaks - rather then anything mind blowing.  Chances are if you have a 3rd gen iPad - you are still not going to be running out to get the new iPads.  Oh and there might be a slight bump / tweak to the screen resolution to the iPad Air.  Per Will there be a larger iPad - probably not - which would be sad - as a lot of listeners have asked about there being a larger iPad. 

     

    I personally am hoping for a new Apple TV.  But I have been hoping for that for a year now at each new event and even when there were no events.  So while I am hoping for a new Apple TV - at this point my level of expectation is loooooow - I mean when I think back to when Apple last updated the Apple TV and all I can say is  --- It's been way too long.

     

     

    Let Me know your thoughts on what you expect for this event.

     

    206-666-6364 thats 206-moon-dog or send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com.  I will work to get together a Bingo card prior to next weeks Event - look for that in the Tii App and on the Google Plus community page for Tii. 

     

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2014/10/03/

    apple-october-event-predictions/

     

    08:42

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0-3fIs2jQs

     

    VOICEMAIL - RICH_THOUGHTS_BENDGATE

     

    Rich Thanks for your thought on what I Called Bend-Duhhhh-Gate on the last episode.  When I did that episode - this insanity was just starting - and I said it was a non-issue and well basic physics - and you know who backed me up on this - Consumer Reports.  They did Actual testing on the iPhone 6 and 6Plus - along with some other smartphones.  And what they found is that basically given enough force any smartphone will bend and then break.  Nothing shocking there.  They looked at how much force was required to bend an iPhone 6+ and they found it took 90 Pounds of pressure - which is actually quite a bit.  It took 70 Pounds of Pressure to bend the iPhone 6 - yes - the iPhone 6 bends easier than the 6+ - but again 70 pounds of pressure is also a bunch.  And is exactly what was needed to bend the HTC one M8.  Yes - the HTC One bend with less force than the iPhone 6+. 

     

    So here are the actual results of the Bend tests.

     

    For what they called Deformation - or where it starts to bend.

     

    The HTC One M8 and the iPhone 6 - bent at 70 Pounds

    iPhone 6 + at 90 pounds

    LG G3 and iPhone 5 at 130 pounds  

    Sammy Note 3 at 150 pounds

     

    It should be noted the note 3 is plastic - not a shocker that it takes more force to permanently bend or deform a plastic phone.  

     

    Where the devices had case separation - i.e. broke. or more importantly where you were longer able to play clash of clans that was 

     

    HTC One M8 - 90 pounds

    iPhone 6 - 100 pounds

    iPhone 6+ - 110 pounds

    LG G3 - 130 pounds

    Sammy Note 3 and iPhone 5 - 150 pounds

     

    So what was the quick summary of the tests - Given enough pressure - any smartphone will bend or break - And it does take quite a bit to bend and break the iPhones - and a little more is required for the iPhone 6+ then the 6.  

     

    Apple also responded saying they have Titanium inserts and other inserts in the iPhone 6 and 6+ to help strengthen the iPhones and make them more rigid.

     

    For real world use this is as I said on the last show - a NON-issue.

     

    That said - there is a public perception issue that will take time to overcome for Apple - a couple of my wife's friends have said they are holding off getting an iPhone because they heard they bend.  I over heard someone saying that at a Sams club when talking to their kid about which phone to get.  So sadly while the reality of situation for users is fine - there is definitely a perception issue for Apple with some un-educated users - that have been influenced by the Tech press and anti-Apple bloggers.

     

    For the majority of consumers however - I do not think this bend gate will influence them - and at the two shows I was at last week - I pretty much had two questions asked of me - First - is that the new iPhone 6+ and once I said Yes - Yes it is.  That was followed with this question - Can I hold it?

     

    To which most people were - wow - that is thin and sexy.  Then I would show them the split screen modes - and those on the fence between a 6 and 6+ were almost all pushed over to the 6 - including a couple that said they were canceling their 6 orders and getting a 6+.   However there were a few women with small hands that just felt the 6+ was just too big for them.  But just a few. 

     

    Apple also reported about the number of people that contacted them about actually bending their iPhones by accident - that number was 9 - as in 4 plus 5 or 3 3's.  NINE out of over 10 Million.  Or put another way - you have a much much better chance of having played professional football as a listeners to this show then you do having a bent iPhone as a listener.  You also have a much much better chance to have dated a supper model then of having a bent iPhone.  

     

    http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/09/consumer-

    reports-tests-iphone-6-bendgate/index.htm

     

    http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81092.html?rss=1

     

    14:33

     

    http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/09/27/after-apple-inc-dodged-

    the-iphone-6-plus-bendgate-bullet-detractors-wounded-by-ricochet

     

    Over at Apple Insider - Daniel Eran Dilger - has a post titled - quote After Apple Inc Dodged the iPhone 6 Plus bend gate bullet - detractors wounded by Richochet. unquote - Link to that in the show notes for ep 323.  

     

    It is a good post and definitely worth the read.  If you are in the tii App - you can pause the show and read it -  ok - you are back.  You want to guess the part I liked best - Yup the Tweet from HTC where they were trying to needle the iPhone 6+ which they said - Quote Designed to withstand the most demanding environments - like you pockets #HTCOneM8 unquote - ummm except it did the worst of all the phones tested by Consumer reports - Dooohhhh.  And oh yeah the HTCOne is significantly thicker at 9.35 mm vs the iPhone 6+ at 7.1 mm. 

     

    There is also reports of Apple slapping down some sites and publications that over link baited articles about Bend-duhh-gate - so sometimes it was not a ricochet hitting others - it was a shot fired directly by Apple.  And honestly I don't blame Apple - if you are going to use link bait to spread fear and not do proper testing - you really can't expect to be getting an invite to the next Apple event or samples to test out or access to Apple people for interviews.  Sure there are times you can and should be critical of Apple - like with the whole 8.0.1 debacle.  And Apple will not smack you down for that. They Might not like it - but they know they screwed up with that.  But with Bend-duhh-gate - that was a non-story and those that helped egg that story along for the sake of extra page views - they should expect a little icy shoulder treatment from Apple for some time.  Just Ask Gizmodo if it is worth the extra traffic in the short term for the ban from Apple events since then.   

     

     

    16:55

     

     

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    19:45

     

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/markrogowsky/2014/10/05/

    iphone-6-launch-continues-hot-streak/

     

     

    VOICEMAIL - Jodi_ATL_waiting_6Pl_split_screen_mode_bendgate_Sammy_involved.WAV

     

     

    So all this bad press and link bait and other issues are really impacting Apples sales of the iPhone 6 and 6+ - right - I mean that is what the Android Fan boys and those paid by Sammy to report on these issues.  I mean hypothetically speaking that is.  I mean there has never been any proof Sammy paid people to negatively report on competitors.  Oh wait - yeah there was that time the Taiwan Govt smack Sammy down for doing exactly that.  But I am sure they learned their lessons.  Anyway with all this link baiting going on - Apple has likely hit a wall correct?   Well not according to those looking at these things.  They feel Apple is nearing if not already over 20 Million iPhone 6 and 6+ sales to consumers already.  Compared to a year ago - the iPhone 6 and 6+ have double the % of iPhones active that were tracked then the 5S and 5C did - with 4.7% of all iPhones currently active being the 6 and 6+ - vs a year ago of 2.4% for the 5S and 5C - and considering the pie is bigger - that means it is much more than double the number sold.  Of course just like last year - demand greatly outstrips supply - and likely will for some time - because on the 17th of this month - China and India get the iPhone as well. 

     

     

    23:46

     

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckjones/2014/10/04/apples-

    iphone-6-pre-orders-are-on-fire-in-china/

     

    And in China - the Pre-Pre-orders are on fire. 

     

    There is actually three levels of orders in China - there is the 17th - when Official orders are delivered or picked up by customers.  There is the 10th - when people can officially pre-order the iPhone in China - and then there is what is going on now - which is pre-pre-orders I guess for lack of a better term - or a reservation to pre-order.  In any case there are well over 8 Million pre-pre-orders for the iPhone 6's in China alone.  

     

    One thing interesting about the Chinese numbers - beyond the scope - is that the split is about 50 / 50 between the 6 and 6+.

     

    Essentially Q3 2014 iPhone shipments will not be a measure of Demand - but rather a measure of supply.  With it likely being sometime in 2015 before supply meets demand world wide.

     

     

     

    24:44

     

    http://9to5mac.com/2014/10/02/real-world-app-launching-test-

    shows-iphone-6-beating-out-galaxy-s5-and-htc-one-m8/

     

    Ok - so we already know on the benchmark tests that the iPhone 6 and 6Plus pretty much kick every android butt.  Now we also know how the iPhone 6 does in some real tests against the HTC One M8 and Galaxy S5.   These tests have all devices launching free the same apps - then minimizing / freezing the apps - then re-launching from the frozen state. 

     

    So how did the devices do - Well as expected.  It took the iPhone 6 1 Minute 55 seconds to complete the course - the M8 was about 10 seconds slower and the Galaxy S5 really lagged behind taking 2 minutes and 58 seconds.  

     

    So that whole Android fan boy - iPhones need more RAM and more Clock speed argument can pretty much be put out to pasture along with the S5 that is.   Most of the S5 sloooooowdown is due to Sammys TouchWiz layer on top of Android. Never hurts to help.

     

    Thanks to all that sent in that one. 

     

     

    25:53

     

    http://www.imore.com/iphone-6-vs-galaxy-s5-vs-htc-one-m8-

    camera-shootout

     

    One of the most important real world comparisons for smartphones is for photos - because well that is for most of us now if not our just or primary camera - but also in many cases our only camera. 

     

    iMore had a nice post showing the iPhone 6 camera vs the S5 vs the M8.   And the winner - iPhone 6 - duhhhh.

     

    Or as the article summed up.  Quote

     

    While the iPhone 6 may not have received a bump in specs, there are definite improvements under the hood that should make a huge difference in how your images turn out, and in meaningful ways.

    Apple is currently striking the right balance between megapixels and pixel size, between quality of lens and power of image signal processor. They don't have the biggest glass, but they have the best chipset, and now that they offer manual camera controls for third party apps, I'm running out of reasons not to recommend the iPhone camera to anyone or everyone.

    As of today, if you want to take great photos with your phone, the iPhone 6 is your best bet.

     

    Unquote

     

    They did everyday and HDTR shots, Macro Shots, Zoom Shots, Low Light shots, Flash Photography, Motion Shots, Panoramic shots and of course Selfies.  So if you are a show me type person and want to decide or judges  for yourself - look for the link in the show notes titled iPhone6 vs S5 vs M8 - Camera shootout - that for ep 323 at today in iOS dot com or in the links in the Tii App.

     

    27:37

     

    http://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles/Apple-iPhone-6-and-6-Plus-review-

    Bigger-and-better.-Apple-set-gold-standard-for-smartphone-image-quality

     

    And it is not just iMore saying the iPhone 6 or iPhone 6Plus camera is best - DxOMark also crowned both devices as the best smartphone cameras - beating out Sony's Xperia Z3 and its 20plus Mega Pixel camera, as well as a slew of other smartphones - including the S5, nokia 808 purview, Lumia 1020 and 925, the Go Pro hero, the M8 and a bunch of others.

     

     

    28:21

     

    http://www.macrumors.com/2014/10/01/iphone-6-wifi-compared-

    to-iphone-5s/

     

    Thanks to Matt S for the link to this next one - which is a video going over some Wifi Speed tests pitting the iPhone 5S with 802.11n against the iPhone 6Plus with 802.11ac

     

    The 5S could get wifi speeds of up to 101.1 Mbps - but the 6plus smoked that with top speeds of 278.5 Mbps.  

     

    Of course I will need to take them at their word - as I do not have a router that runs that fast to test it.

     

    Ohhhh - but some day when Google Fiber finally comes to overland park and my house- then a testing I will a do.

     

     

    29:02

     

    http://time.com/3437222/iphone-data-encryption/

     

    You know who really hates the iPhone 6 and 6plus - the FBI and the NSA.  Back at the end of September FBI Director James Comey criticized Apples encryption saying it could take more than 5 1/2 years to try all combinations for the passcode. Comey basically said Apple created a means for Criminals to evade the law.  And when the FBI says a device is too secure - well if you are Apple - you can't ask for better PR.  

     

    This is not about criminals - this is about business users and people that care about their private info you know staying private.  With the iPhone you get said device.  

     

     The new iPhones encrypt emails, photos and contacts based on a very complex algorithm using code created and unique to that phones user -and a code Apple says it does not possess. 

     

    So if Apple is sent a court order demanding the contents of the iPhone 6 and 6Plus be unlocked - Apple can not comply.  And that is what has the FBI, NSA and other three and four letter acronyms in a tizzy.  What was that quote People should not fear the government - Governments should fear the people. 

     

    Reality is this is again more about keeping business secrets well secret then it is anything else - and the governments objections to not being able to read your email are well overblown at best.

     

    To all of this I say Well done Apple - thanks for offering up the most secure handset possible. 

     

    http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/27/technology/iphone-locks-

    out-the-nsa-signaling-a-post-snowden-era-.html?_r=0

     

     

    30:54

     

    http://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-faces-new-wave-

    of-complaints-over-ios-8-upgrade-2014-09-29

     

    VOICEMAIL - RON_OH_tii_app_fdbk_iOS8_bugs

     

    VOICEMAIL - Terry_TX_bluetooth_issue_with_car

     

    Hi Rob,

    I am a 5c user and a new listener. I love my Apple stuff but I am having an issue with my Bluetooth devices and my phone. I have an LG Tone + and hands free Bluetooth in my car. Ever since I updated to 8.0.2 from 8.0  my Bluetooth devices don't connect near how they used to when I had 8.0. Have you heard about this before??

    Adrienne G

     

     

    Ok - So I said wait on iOS 8.0.0 and wait on updating on iOS 8.0.2 - and now that 8.0.2 is almost 2 weeks old - what do I recommend now. Well it is complicated.  Normally by this point I would be - yeah go update.  But as mentioned before iOS 8.0 should not have been released as a GM - Apple needed at least one more beta. Well I was kind of wrong - Apple really needed at least 3 more beta's because 8.0.2 has its issues as well.

     

    Per the callers - the biggest issue with 8.0.2 is the issue of bluetooth connectivity in a car.  If you at all connect your iPhone to your cars bluetooh - run away - run away - do not update to 8.0.2  

     

    if you are on an iPhone 6 or 6Plus - and do NOT use bluetooth in the car - then all should be good to update to 8.0.2

     

    For all others I would say if all is ok right now for you stay at the version iOS you are at.  Wait for iOS 8.1 - which really should be called 8.0.0 Mulligan.   After 8.1 comes out - as always wait about a week before doing your update - there is no prize for being first to update - so chill a little.

     

     

     

     

     Hi Rob,

     

    I just updated my 5S to iOS 8.0.2 only to find it

    photo unfriendly. I used to sync my phone to my

    PC, drag and drop the photo folder to my desktop. Now,

    you can view the photos in your open folder, but when you

    drag and drop there's nothing in the folder. Also,

    the pics in the Photos app on my phone are all jumbled.

    They have everything categorized by location but many of my

    pics are duplicated in several albums. I can

    delete them from "recently added" but

    when I do that in the other folders the "delete" button

    is depressed and won't let me discard them. I tried all

    conceivable options in the settings menu but nothing does

    the trick. Should I just wait for

    the next update to the update? Any other

    listeners have similar experiences???

     

    Syncless in CT,

     

    36:16

     

    http://www.iclarified.com/44230/apple-has-stopped-signing-ios-

    712-you-can-no-longer-downgrade

     

    PLAY RICK_Question_downgrade_712

     

     

    Those looking to downgrade back to iOS 7.1.2 - sorry no can do - Apple has stopped signing 7.1.2 - so if you are at iOS 8 and not happy or wanting to jailbreak - well no soup for you when it comes to going back to 7.1.2.  Sorry for the bad news - but Appel did give you some time right away to go back.  At least over 1 weeks - which was nice of them.

     

    Sadly they are not nice enough to leave as such indefinitely.

     

     

    37:19

     

    http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-is-bringing-back-camera-

    roll-2014-10

     

    If there is one feature that is in iOS 7 and early versions of iOS - that was removed from iOS 8 - that I feel was a mistake and many of you have said so too - that is the removal of the Cameral Roll.   There was just something nice about the idea and usefulness of a camera roll.  It let me know exactly which pictures I had taken with my Camera recently - especially since I like to do manually sync's to my Macbook.  And with iOS 8 - and that being removed well again I thought it was a mistake and so did someone At Apple - because it looks like it is headed back with iOS 8.1  - Hey another reason to stay at iOS 7.1.2 until iOS 8.1 is ready as if you needed another reason.  

     

    So hopefully this stays with iOS 8.1 when it goes gold master.

     

    One of the biggest or main things 8.1 will bring will be Apple Pay - so you know Apple kinda sorta hasta make this one go well.

     

    And well obviously another thing 8.1 has to bring is bug fixes. 

     

     

    38:31

     

    http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/29/apple-seeds-first-

    ios-8-1-beta-to-developers/

     

    And yes - since the last episode both iOS 8.1 beta 1 and beta 2 have been released to Devs.  So seems a quick process for the 2nd beta.  But with iOS 8.1 expected to go live later this month - Apple does not have time to mess around.  

     

    http://www.cnet.com/news/ios-8-1-beta-2-reveals-new-

    apple-pay-screens/

     

     

    39:00

     

    VOICE MAIL - Jack_Wayne_resetting_setttings-changes_name

     

    VOICEMAIL - Jack_wayne_pa_part2-fdbk

     

     

    Here was an email exchange from this week. 

    Hi Rob. 

    I have a small problem and wondered if maybe you had a solution. 

     

    Somewhere along the line of upgrading iOS to now the very latest version on my iPhone 5S I appear to have lost the iTunes Music app. Any idea how to get it back?

    Regards,

    Stephen from London, England.  

    Hi Stephen,

    Check in Restrictions to see if it is blocked - that is the usual reason for

    a stock app to not be shown.

    Let me know if that was the issue. 

    Regards, 

    Rob W

     

    Dear Rob,

    That was exactly the problem! Many thanks.

    Stephen.

     

    So remember folks when one of your stock apps or a stock app on one of your friends devices goes away - the usual reason for that is in the settings for restrictions - it somehow has been restricted.  

     

     

    Hi Rob,

    I just wanted to shoot you a quick email letting you know my favorite features on iOS 8. The first one that I'm really in love with is the quick reply feature from iMessage notifications. Too many times I find myself watching Netflix on my phone and having to leave the app to reply to a message is a pain. Quick replies fixes that for me.

     

     

    The other feature I really enjoy is the overhauled Photos app. It's not so much the ability to manage photos that I love about the app, as it is the ability to edit photos in the app. Photo extensions have made that app 1000 times more useful for me,as someone who does a lot of iPhone photography. I really enjoyed iPhoto for iOS, but after seeing what the Photos app is capable of, I don't really miss it.

     

     

    The final feature I really enjoy is the enhanced dictation on iOS. I like being able to see almost instantaneous feedback as I speak, as well as the fact that it doesn't make as many mistakes as it normally does. In fact I'm actually dictating this email as I go, and it won't take much editing to get it perfect. The dictation feature is far from perfect but it works well enough that I've found it useful. 

    Regards,

    –Dan

     

     

     

     

    ----  HEY SIRI - - - - -    Send a Tweet  -----   Go Royals Today in iOS Podcast and @podcast411 just took over my iOS device and sent this tweet  - - - - - - -  Send Tweet

     

    Ok - That was really not cool  But an example of why you might just want to turn off Hey Siri.  Just Sayin.   Will be interesting to see if that actually worked.  Actually I could have been really mean and had her tweet - watching Porn at work again - good thing the boss is not around.  Would be fun explaining that one. 

     

     

    VOICE MAIL - Joe_NY_What_does_motion_calibration_do

     

    VOICEMAIL - FDBK_arrow_iPhone6_motion_calibration

     

     

    47:16

     

    https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912

    ?cfem=1

     

     

    We are now well over 1,400 members in our Google+ community and growing.

     

    Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. 

     

     

    One new popular post in the G+ community this past week came from Rachel D - who asked about a way to ban a calls from people that don't have Caller ID.  

     

    And Thanks goes to Kristopher Sanchez Morr who wrote 

     

    you could enable the do not disturb option, and add to your favorite contacts people you really want to reach you and allow other people to call you if they try a second time Just make sure you add contacts you really want to reach you to your favorites. And that you enable the option to receive calls from favorite ccontacts, or you could create a group within your contact list and allow calls from people in that group.

     

     

    Thanks for the help Kristopher

     

    - And this past week or 2 there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android bois free zone and spammer free zone.  Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.  

     

    Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. 

     

    And again thanks to all 1400+ of you already in the community and contributing. 

     

     

    Hi Rob

    I just uploaded a test video to Google+ to see if it gives the option to choose whether you allow the video to autoplay or not. No such option appeared, so I can only conclude video autoplay is a Google+ thing rather than user controlled.

    Regards

    Steve

    Brisbane

     

     

    49:15

     

    http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/globenewswire/

    10101374.htm

     

    Breaking news - pun intended - and it seems that Sapphire glass for the iPhone broke - as in literally broke GTAT to the point of them announcing they are filing for Bankruptcy - which really sucks as I had some stock in GTAT.  Ouch.

     

    To catch people up - last November it was announced that Apple 

     purchased a building in Mesa AZ and leased the facility to GTAT and then Apple loaned GTAT money to buy equipment and set up that building for very high volume Sapphire Production - The Agreed loan amount was to the tune of over $500 Million - actually $578 million for those counting at home.  

     

    As we all know GTAT Sapphire did not make it to the front of the iPhone - and it is looking more and more likely - it really was supposed to this year.  

     

    Reading through the analysts thoughts on bankruptcy filling - this being analysts that cover GTAT - all of them were totally blind sided by this.  And they all think that one reason for the Bankruptcy is based on Apple calling in early payment of those loans based on GTAT not being able to hit performance criteria and / or delivery quantities.  They also all point out originally GTAT was projecting major revenue for H2 2014 - so all signs point to Apple originally wanting to go with GTAT Sapphire this year for the iPhones - but GTAT was not able to live up to either or both their promised quality performance and delivery performance.  And the WSJ is reporting that Apple was supposed to supply the last payment of $138 million of the $578 Million in October - assuming they hit production and other goals - and that payment was not given - so that is also looking like a major reason for the bankruptcy filling. and a few of the analysts think this could be the death knell for GTAT - that Apple has basically cut ties and wants their money back.   

     

    If all this is true - GTAT must have really really over promised and really really under delivered.  Almost to the point of malice for Apple to do this.  Will be interesting to see what Apple says about this if anything on their next quarterly call.  my guess is we will not really know what happened until some engineer at GTAT spills the beans to a reporter off the record.  

     

     

    Hey anyone at GTAT want to speak off the record - let me know. 

     

    Yeah I know the PR from GTAT says they are doing this to come out a stronger company - but really that is just trying to put a bow on a pig.  This is bad news for any hopes of GTAT Sapphire making it as the cover of the iPhone.  And clearly the relationship between GTAT's current management and Apple is over.  Apple let this bankruptcy happen and according to most analysts - forced it to happen.  Again most likely because of under performance both quality and quantity wise on GTAT's side. 

     

    Guess when you play with the big boys sometimes you are going to get hurt.

     

    And I am glad I did not buy too much GTAT Stock.  Oh Well. Should have sold at $18 like their CEO did - he sold over 9,000 shares at around $18 the day before the Apple September 9th announcement.  I am sure nothing illegal went on there.

     

    Per those thinking Apple will just go to another Sapphire manufacturer - lets put the planned capacity of the Mesa AZ plant into perspective - At full operation it was going to have twice the output of Sapphire than ALL the 100 other Sapphire manufactures world wide combined.  Yes - This plant would have been over 66% of the worlds Sapphire production capacity when running full steam - In Theory.  

     

    That is it - there is NO OTHER SAPPHIRE manufacturer.  So unless Apple can come in and take control of the Messa plant or get some other people in place that can figure out how to make Sapphire at the original planned rate and per the original planned specs - it is not likely the S in iPhone 6S and 6S plus in 2015 will stand for Sapphire.  

     

    Sandbag - Yes - Sapphire no.

     

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/carlodonnell/2014/10/06/severe-

    breakdown-in-apple-relationship-cripples-gt-advanced-technologies-

    analysts-say/

     

     

    54:00

     

    http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/08/us-apple-gt-advanced-tech-

    idUSKCN0HX0XV20141008

     

    A little more coming out - first was a couple of documents in the bankruptcy hearing - where Apple was not yet listed as a creditor - but Apple had 45 days to file proof it was someone GTAT owed Money to.  Strange but ok.

     

    Then Reuters ran a piece which basically said Apple was surprised by the news of the Bankruptcy filing.

     

    quote We are focused on preserving jobs in Arizona following GT's surprising decision and we will continue to work with state and local officials as we consider our next steps, unquote  this from  Apple spokesman Chris Gaither

     

    In some of the bankruptcy papers - which I just scanned over briefly before recording tonight - GTAT said quote - For reasons which GTAT has communicated to Apple and which GTAT will explain to the Court at the hearing on this Motion, GTAT requests that the Court establish 5:00 p.m. (E.T.) on the date that is forty-five days following the Petition Date as the deadline by which Apple must file a Proof of Claim (the “Apple Bar Date”) for any Claims Apple may hold that arose on or prior to the Petition Date.

     

    unquote

     

     So it looks like it will not be until GTAT gets in front of a Bankruptcy court before we get the skinny on what the Heck happened.

     

    Was it Apple playing to hard - or GTAT taking a very unique negotiating tact.  

     

    I see many articles popping up about the dangers of being a supplier to Apple - but you don't see any of them really talking about the benefits - take a look at a company like Knowels - ticker KN if you are interested - that broke off from Dover Corp.  Knowels rise to stardom was by supplying Mems microphones to iPhones. 

     

    Any way more on this story I am sure on future episodes - because well to me coming out of the Electronics Component industry - this is just really fascinating.  Sorry if it is like Paint drying for anyone out there.  

     

     

    56:14

     

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/aarontilley/2014/09/17/apple-

    tv-is-now-armed-and-ready-to-be-the-hub-for-apples-smart-home/

     

     

    Thanks to Dr. John for this next one.

     

    Which is a little bit more about Apple TV.  Or as the article title puts it Apple TV is now armed and ready to be the hub for the smart home.  

     

    Seems back on Sept 17th Apple put out an update for Apple TV 3rd gen - to allow it to support homeKit.  This according to a person with knowledge of home kit.  

     

    Will be interesting to see if at the apple event on the 16th if this is mentioned at all.

     

    Oh and with the release of the iOS 8.1 beta - There was also a beta release for Apple TV software for the 3rd gen Apple TV - and in the notes - Apple does say quote includes support for family sharing and can be used for testing Airplay and HomeKit with your iOS Apps unquote.

     

    So yeah - sounds like Apple TV is being positioned to be the hub of your connected home. 

     

    http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/10/07/latest-apple-tv-update-

    enables-remote-access-relay-for-homekit-connected-accessories

     

     

    57:16

     

    https://www.icloud.com/activationlock/

     

    Hi Rob,

    Is there a way to bypass the activation lock for an iPhone 4. I have a customer that purchased a phone from someone online and They blocked him from Facebook so they can't get any more information about the phone. I was just wondering if there's anything that I can do.

    Regards,

    Dustin J

     

    Sadly Dustin - it sounds like your customer purchased a likely stollen phone.   They could have checked before hand to see if it was stollen by going to iCloud dot com slash activation lock - this is Apples free online tool to let you check if a device has been locked down by a previous owner.  You simply input the IMEI or Serial number of any iOS device to see its activation lock status - and if it a device running iOS 7 or later and it was stollen there is a good chance the rightful owner locked it down and turned it into a paper weight.

     

    So you may want to check to see if this device was locked down by the original and rightful owner.

     

    Again go to iCloud dot com slash activationlock

     

    http://www.pcworld.com/article/2691072/is-that-used-ipad-

    actually-stolen-apple-creates-tool-for-wouldbe-buyers-to-check.html

     

    http://appadvice.com/post/575912

     

     

    58:31

     

    http://www.prescouter.com/2014/04/malware-infection-rate-

    for-android-devices-measured-by-researchers/

     

    Hi Rob,

    I often wish that I had a little cheat sheet or fact-sheet that I could whip out whenever I come across someone that tells me how much better the Android platform is.

     

    Maybe you could come up with something?

     

    I already know it is better, but, when it comes to supporting the argument, I always feel at a loss.

    Regards,

    Johnny H.

     

    Well Johnny - it looks like you just gave me a project to work on - it would make for a good App only post for a PDF going over the many different Why I am glad to be on iOS stories we have on this show.  Like this next one. 

     

     

    Seems there are a lot of numbers thrown around out there when it comes to the % of smartphones - and Android phones with malware.  One study from an Anti-virus company said it was as high as 4% for Android smartphone.  Some academic researchers in the use estimated it at 0.0009% of all smartphones in the US.  But one group of researchers at the University of Helsinki looked at 50,000 devices and they found - not estimated - that 0.25% of Android devices had Malware.  Or put another way - more Android devices have Malware then run Stitcher Radio app - which is the biggest podcast app on the Android platform. 

     

     

    1:00:06

     

    http://www.infoworld.com/article/2611282/antimalware/report-

    -android-spyware-infections-on-the-rise.html

     

    Another study measuring infections rates of malware across networks from Kindsight Security Labs - part of Alcatel-Lucent - found that looking at network traffic they were able to identify 1% of Android devices on their networks were infected with Malware.  Some 4 times greater than what was seen in the Helsinki study.  

     

    In this study - they found the most common Android Trojan program called Uapush - which sends SMS messages and steals info from the user - Nice.  This trojan was responsible for 53% of infections.  In 2nd place was a Trojan called QdPlugin - whose primary purpose in life is to install and control adware programs - and to also give fodder to iOS bloggers and Podcasters upon which to throw stones at Android fan boys.

     

    In any case wether it is one in 400 or one in 100 android devices infected with Malware - it is huge raw number and well something that dwarfs the infection rates of all other mobile smartphones combined.  

     

    Yes - it is good to be an iOS user.  Just sayin.

     

     

    1:01:24

     

    http://macdailynews.com/2014/10/01/samsung-build-quality-or-

    lack-thereof-galaxy-note-4-gap-between-screen-and-trim-may-

    expand-over-time/

     

    Thanks to Tim and others for this next one.

     

    Which is about the Sammy Galaxy Note 4 - which just launched in South Korea.  Seems there is a big ole gap between the screen and the metal trim.  large enough to insert in a business card.   He it is not a manufacturing issue it is a business card holder feature.

     

    Actually what Sammy said per this issue is the following. Quote

    A small gap appears around the outside of the device case. This gap is a necessary manufacturing feature and some minor rocking or vibration of parts may occur. Over time, friction between parts may cause this gap to expand slightly

    unquote

     

    So lets get this straight - the gap is there on purpose?  a gap between the glass and trim - because you know food, dust, dirt, bits of skin - none of that ever would you gather in said gap.  Eeeeewwww.   And and said gap with expand slightly over time because stuff is moving around.  Brilliant. IF this was the iPhone - GapGate would be trending on Twitter right now. 

     

    I guess this is one feature Sammy can finally claim they did not rip off from Apple.

     

     

    1:02:41

     

    http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/10/04/samsung-galaxy-

    note-4-delivers-poor-graphics-performance-vs-apple-iphone-6-plus

     

    So lets put aside the shoddy design and manufacturing of the Note 4 and look at how it performs and was designed under the hood. 

     

    Well does the phrase throwing spaghetti against the wall and seeing what sticks ring a bell.  

     

    Daniel Eran Dilger at AppleInsider did a brilliant piece where he goes over many very poor engineering choices by Sammy for the note 4.  This is a device sporting an 8 core processor running at 1.9 GHZ and with 2.8 GB of RAM - and it just gets absolutely destroyed by the iPhone 6's and iPhone 5S.

     

    Actually looking at benchmark tests of the Note 4 vs the iPhone 6Plus - you really feel sorry for anyone wasting their money on this thing.  On the sun spider test the 6plus was at 365 vs 1087 for the Note 4 - lower is better.  And with the GFCBench test the 6 plus tripled the note 4 where higher is better.  

     

    A lot of  the reasons for the Note 4 doing so bad in the tests is that Sammy choose a screen resolution their processor could not handle.  Dooohh.  Kind of like the DeLorean.  A heavy sports car with an under power engine - not a good combo.  

     

     

    1:04:08

     

    http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-06/samsung-profit-

    misses-estimates-as-smartphone-sales-struggle.html

     

    So what happens when you release shoddy products with questionable design choices - well If you are Sammy - you end up reporting your biggest drop in Quarterly profits since 2009 - that is what.  Profits dropped 60 % yr over yr.  Ouch.

     

    The way it is looking with Sammy's multiple quarter misses on Profits - Apple could and should be close to around 80% of all the profits in the Cell Phone industry for 2014. At least 75% of the profits to be conservative.  Will be interesting to see what those numbers are when tabulated early next year.

     

     

    1:04:50

     

    VOICE MAIL - KEVIN_CROSSMAN_LOCKSCREEN_BUGS_FDBK_SIRI

     

     

    Hi Rob.  Congrats on your 6 Plus.  Just wondering on you initial battery test, (3 days…wow) you restored to new but did you then do install of your daily apps?  You mention you did not do anything to try and save battery life but I always suspect it is the third party apps that contribute most to drain.  

    Regards,

    Edgar

    Tampa, FL 

    Hi Edgar,

    I actually started out fresh - brand new with my iPhone 6+ and I am manually adding in apps on an as needed basis - in other words - I did not bring over all 800+ of my apps.

    I am trying to bring them over slowly so I can better organize them - My 5S was a nightmare trying to find an app I forgot the name to.  This time - apps in the right place and folders for similar apps. 

    For example I was traveling last week - so I brought over some of my favorite Chess and Othello apps - which went in a Chess folder and an Othello folder.  

    But I am not bringing over every app - so yes - my situation is not what I had with the 5S -  but I want to see how it gets later on as I have more and more and more apps - and I also wanted to see what it is like for a new user to the iOS eco-system.  

     

    But again out of the box - WOW - the battery life is great - better than great.  

    But for now I only download the apps as I need them.

     

    FYI - when I did all my Battery Optimization - it did not help that much - because I also then turned on bluetooth and connected to my Pebble and have it checking for emails all the time - so really I did not optimize for battery use - that said - battery life is great and not once during my trip did my battery die on my 6Plus.    

     

     

    VOICE MAIL - Todd_Sydney_AU_fdbk_iPs6

     

     

    01:10:30

     

    http://www.straighttalkbyop.com/

     

    Hey Rob,

     

    I wanted to let you and the listeners know that I have been useing Straight Talk wireless for over a year now with great success.  Straight Talk roams on AT&T, or at least my iphone does and I pay $45 per month for unlimited Voice, Text, and Data (which I understand is LTE for the first 3 GB then 3g/edge for the rest of the month) all without a contract.  I ordered two T mobile iPhone 6 Plus on pre order day (7am).  My 64 Gig Space Gray arrived within a week and I had it up and running on Straight Talk with no issues whatsoever.  You do have to order a GSM nano Sim card from Straight Talk ($11 including shipping), or pick a BYOD activation kit up from Walmart.  My wife's (64 Gig Gold) iPhone is expected to be here the next week after mine, and switching her to Straight Talk will save us 700+ per year in MRC.  

     

    The T Mobile iPhones do indeed come unlocked and work perfectly on the Straight Talk service.  The data also works while you're on a phone call as well.  If you can swing the unsubsidized price of the phone I highly recommend Straight Talk.  I also took advantage of the financing offer that Apple gave through Barclays that gave me a year to pay off the charge for the two phones without any interest if payments are on time.  I have pasted the Straight Talk BYOP link below. 

     

    http://www.straighttalkbyop.com/

     

    I also have a Sprint iPhone 4 for my 13 year old Son on Freedom Pop at $20 per month for unlimited (2.5 Gig then throttled down after that) data after hearing your interview on Tii.  He uses Google voice for voice and non imessage texts and it works fine.  Not TDM quality on the voice but he rarely makes or receives phone calls. 

    Regards,

    Ian 

    from WV

     

     

    1:13:30

     

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1995408080/snap-6-

    the-easiest-way-to-snap-a-shot-with-your-ip

     

     

    01:14:24

     

    http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/935167/emal/563748

     

    Thanks to Paul H for this next one and also Kevin K who wrote

     

    Quote 

     

    Hello Rob

    I'm writing to let you know about 'Radmo: The perfect mobile phone mount for your car'.

    I'm a long-time listener and supporter of Tii.  In the interest of full and fair disclosure, I am a backer at the $48 level for 2 sets of Radmo Dual.  I have no other affiliation with this campaign or the inventor.  I will say that 'Radmo: The perfect mobile phone mount for your car' is already fully funded!

    Please take a moment to check it out on Indiegogo and also share it with your  listeners.

     

    http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/935167/emal/563748

     

    Thanks!

    -Kevin King

    Metuchen, NJ  (Meh-touch-in)

     

     

    01:15:11

     

    https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/taktik-360-aquatik-for-iphone-6-by-lunatik

     

    Thanks to Kevin King for the heads up on this one.

     

    01:16:20

     

    VOICE MAIL - Randy_FL_Subsidized_get-price

     

     

    Hi Rob

    Love the show. Just wanted to say that it's my iPad retina mini that's suffering from PIDS. My hubby & I upgraded at the same time so we were both absorbed into setting up our new iPhone 6s. Keep up the great show. 

    Sincerely 

    Roz K

     

     

    Hi Rob,

    to your caller about what iPhone is best for Portugal, tell them to go to apple.com and change store to Portugal, http://www.apple.com/pt/iphone/compare/ and see what is best. GSM/Edge is listed as network. 

    Regards,

    Scott C

     

     

     

    VOICEMAIL - Bill_Brooklyn_tips_warranty

     

    Hi Rob

    If you are wondering where the AirPlay button went in Apple's Videos app, you now have to swipe up until you see the arrow and then immediately swipe up again against that arrow. Doing this will then give you the option to select AirPlay. A shame it took a long visit to the Genius Bar, them getting me to do a full restore and the painful restore from iCloud backup process, before this was ascertained. 

    Regards

    Steve

    Brisbane AU

     

     

     

    VOICE MAIL - Joe_NY_ip6_iP6P_can_they_take

     

    1:22:24

     

    https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/livestream/id493086499?mt=8

     

    Do you like to jump off of tall buildings in a single bound - do you like to go faster than a speeding bullet on your skateboard - do you desire to make these actions a live video stream - well if you have a GoPro Hereo camera and an iPhone and the newly updated lifestream camera - you can now lifestream yourself crashing into a parked car or hitting the side of a cliff or getting caught in power lines - this way when you die a senseless and meaningless death - at least your friends family and total strangers can be watching live at that moment. And hey maybe one of them can even call 911 for you.  Or you could livestream your kids birthday party - thus getting your family and friends watching - wishing they were dieing in a senseless death rather than being forced to watch your lifestream.  but either way Great news - The Livestream app now supports live streaming via a GoPro Hereo camera connected to your iPhone - which you can safely put in your pocket in water proof bag or case or something to keep it safe from what you are doing.  

     

    1:23:36 

     

    VOICE MAIL - Richie_NY_issues_ios8_icloud_photos

     

    Hi Rob,

    I called in with a voicemail that said that the 3rd party keyboard not working for passwords was a feature not a bug and I was  just writing this email to reply I was wrong I looked at the big fixes list for 8.0.2 and realized you were right sorry about the voicemail. I just got bum information from a normally reliable source. 

    Regards,

    Justin

     

    Hey Rob,

    I updated to IOS 8 mostly because I was interested in seeing what a first-time braille screen input would look like on a sincerely main-stream device.

    I am a totally blind i-Phone and i-Pad mini user and am writing this email using MBraille, an outstanding braille app which has been around perhaps 2 years by now..

    The input Apple braille screen allows for contracted braille and uncontracted braille.  I have tried both and find contracted braille  to be extremely slow probably because it has to wait for a translation of contracted words after each word. The space triggers the translation.

     

    MBraille does not have this problem. I experience no lag time as I write this post.

     

    In addition,  If you wish to review or edit what you have written using MBraille, you have to leave the input screen using the roter and  and use the rather difficult inward and outward pinching to edit. 

     

    MBraille allows reviewing and editting inside the app.

     

    I do not wish to bash such an excellent  first ever braille app on a main-stream operating system,  but, I know Apple can and will improve the experience.

     

    I hope they get help from the developer of MBraille.

    Regards,

    Jan B

     

    Hi Rob,

    My dad has started a podcast through libsyn.. called "what is truth catholic podcast" its amazing! U got me into libsyn:) if you could give his podcast a shotout on this podcast or your other one that would be so amazing ! Its on itunes! Its "what is truth catholic podcast" by deacon steve!

    Thank you so :)

    Holly W. From AZ

     

    Holly thanks for the heads up on your Dad's podcast - What is Truth Catholic Podcast - And I will put a link in the show notes. 

     

     

     

     

    VOICE MAIL - Ron_OH_fdbk_faster_charging_is_that OK

     

    VOICEMAIL - Ron_OH_iPhone_updside_down_headphone

     

    VOICEMAIL - Ron_OH_iPhone6p_battery

     

    1:30:54

     

    Thanks again to lynda dot com for their support of Tii - and if you go to lynda dot com slash tii - that is l y n d a dot com slash t i i  - you will get a free 7 day trial. Thanks Lynda for sponsoring this show and for the free offer.

     

     

    And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The  feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else.  An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed.  I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in.  And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show.  This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired.  And don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community.  

     

     

    And finally there is the new and updated Tii App that is now Free to you.  Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released.  Please go right now and download the Tii App - yes you - right now - no not in few minutes - right now as you listen to the outro music.  

     

    Finally - A big Big big - Thank you to 

     

    James L

    Dr Nenninger

    Joe G

    Jeffrey G

    Chris McE

    and Dan W 

     

    For their donations via Paypal and Bitcoin toward my iPhone 6+ purchase.  Thanks all for helping make this upgrade possible. To Date there has been a little over $300 dollars Donated.  

    If anyone else would like to donate - there is a donate button on the front page of Today in iOS dot com - scroll down on the right hand side you will see it there or just donate to via paypal to rob@podcast411.com  

    Thanks again to all that helped out - it is greatly appreciated.  

     

    And that folks is going to do it for us today. 

     

     

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