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Episode 239 Transcript
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As you know if you have the Tii - App - On Tuesday morning - not surprisingly Apple sent out the invites for the Sept 12th event thus making it official and a big Kudos goes to Rene Ritchie for calling that correctly.
In the Invite which is pretty plain there are the small words quote its almost here unquote - then a big 12 - with the shadow of the 12 showing an even bigger 5. Which leads many to think Apple is going to call the next iPhone the iPhone 5. Uggggghhhh.
I think I am just overly Anal Engineer - and that makes it really really difficult for me to accept that the 6th generation of the iPhone will be called the iPhone 5. So if this happens here is where we would be for iPhone names.
1st gen iPhone = iPhone
the 2nd gen iPhone = iPhone 3G
the 3rd gen iPhone = iPhone 3GS
the 4th Gen iPhone = iPhone 4
the 5th gen iPhone = iPhone 4S
and
the 6th Gen iPhone = iPhone 5
Yeah - it all make sense now.
Ok - I have a had a few emails since the artwork came out chiding me on getting the iPhone name wrong - but hey don't count your chickens just yet - because there was a pick of an asian worker holding up what is supposed to be the box artwork pre folded for the new iPhone and it is called on the box the new iPhone
So maybe just maybe that 5 in the shadow is Apples way of tweaking all the rumor mongers. Or maybe the 5 means Apple will announce 5 new products on the 12th. iOS 6 launch date would be one, iPhone 2012 would be two, a new iPod Nano - that works with the iPhone like the pebble - would be three. 4 could be the 5th gen iPod touch - but I kind of think that is for October - but you never know. That leaves us with item 5 - and I just don't see that being the iPad mini. So maybe it is a service - say an NFC payment type service. Or maybe it is an update to the iPod shuffle - Yawn. In any case we will know on the 12th - and I will do my best to get an episode out that evening going over all the Apple announcement goodness.
Apple Insider had a piece recently saying Apple had 8 new devices that would be launched before the end of the year.
The iPhone 5 and iPod nano - which I think will be part of the event on the 12th.
The new iPod Touch - which Apple Insider thinks will be on the 12th as well.
Then there is the iPad Mini - which neither they nor I think will be on the 12th.
They also list a new Modified iPad with the new doc connector. Which could be announced on the 12th.
And there is the 13" retina Macbook Pro and new 21.5" and 27" iMacs.
The ladder 3 don't make much sense.
So again the 5 could mean
iOS 5
iPhone 2012
iPod Touch 5th gen
new iPod Nano
and a new 3rd gen in a half iPad with the new doc connector.
Or it could just mean the iPhone 2012 is going to be called the iPhone 5. Uggggggg
Into the email bag.
Hi rob,
The five in the shadow of the press invite has got to be apple messing with everyone. Apple knows how disappointed the public and media was that the last iPhone wasn't called iPhone 5. Wouldn't it be funny if the next released phone is named iPhone 6 or iPhone 5S?
Regards,
Bruce
Another email per the invite.
Hi Rob,
Haha! You been owned! 😂. Ok, I shouldn't laugh, you've been right more often than not, which is why it's so funny. 😉
- Jessi D
Well - Jessi - I have probably been owned - we will know for sure on the 12th. Per names - I have not been as accurate as specs.
Hi Rob,
Could you tell me again how Apple is "not going to call the next phone THE IPHONE 5"?
Regards,
Bob
Again - lets see where we are on the 12th.
A Report of a supposed memo to Apple Store Genius bar employees letting them know that the iPhone 3GS would be a in low or stock out inventory situation going forward. This not all that surprising - as it is not likely the iPhone 3GS was going to survive past the iPhone 2012 launch. It also likely means if you go in with an iPhone 3GS and it has issues - you might walk out with an iPhone 4 as a replacement. Something similar happened last time they phased out an iPhone.
Either way it looks like the iPhone 3GS is finally being put out to pasture.
Going forward this likely means a low or no cost iPhone 4. The iPhone 4S - becomes the $99 iPhone - and the iPhone 2012 starts out in the $199 slot.
This is all based on subsidized pricing.
Hi Rob,
I called a couple of weeks ago wanting to find a way to assign the 30
second back function to a button while playing podcasts. The solution
suggested this week via Instacast is working for me. Using Activator,
I assigned a double tap of the sleep/wake button to be "previous
track" and while Instacast is playing that rewinds 30 seconds.
Perfect!
I also noticed that in Instacast you can assign "shake" to 30 seconds
back as well. This means that when I get the new iPhone and lose my
jailbreak I will still have a workable, if not perfect, solution.
Thanks to all the people who called or wrote in with ideas, and thanks
to you for creating this rich forum for us to participate in.
All the best,
Michael from Seattle
Michael - thanks for the feedback on what worked for you.
If you believe rumors - It looks like the Apple ear buds are going to be a changing. This from a video on a Vietnamese site that has in the past received Apple wares prior to the official release date. These are unique looking ear buds - and well if they are more comfortable - great.
Also From the looks of the head phones and the slit on the stem - it also looks like they are noise canceling head phones. Which is even better. Guess we will find out on the 12th for sure.
One story reported by many and sent in by still more - is the story of the GooPhone i5 - this is an Android phone from a cheap Chinese manufacturer - and why am I mentioning them here - well because - they designed their phone after the rumored iPhone 2012 design - so yes - they looked at the leaked components and design and then built a real smartphone running Android. And if that was the whole story - it would kind of be a story. But nope this one takes a very big twist - Seems the folks behind the goo phone i5 - applied for a patent on the design - yes the design they stole from the leaked iPhone 2012. And now it looks like they may try to sue Apple per the release of the next iPhone - if it does indeed have the design that they ripped off to create their goo phone i5. Before you pass this off as not having much chance of being accepted by the courts in China - remember - Apple had to pay over $50 Million dollars to a chinese company over the iPad name - that being the same company Apple had previously legally purchased said name from once before.
So yes - it seems in China anything is possible - even a company piecing together illegally leaked components to figure out the design of the next iPhone and then building an android clone of the next iPhone and even getting a patent of the design they stole. Yup - China legal system - you got to love it.
Thanks to Chris in London for the heads up on this next rumor. And rumor might be pushing it. This is more about something that was going to happen sooner rather than later - and that is the integration of Chomp into the App store. Chomp is the company Apple purchased earlier this year - that has a product to make it easier to search through the app stores for the apps that you want. In any case expect some changes to the App store from your iOS device come the launch of iOS 6 - especially to how search results are presented to you.
Hi Rob,
In iOS 6 beta, In the Apps store app - the podcast app shows 5 stars on the App Store summary. Reality is it has only 2 stars. BTW AFAIK the stars shown for other apps are correct. Perhaps a bug or a Bad Apple…
Regards,
Sergio
Hi Sergio - actually if you search for podcasts - the first two results - Podcasts and TuneIn Radio both show 5 stars for the reviews. But when you tap on either one it shows the correct rating - in the case of Podcasts App - it has 2.5 stars in the App store app and 2.5 stars on iTunes on my computer - so once you tap through it does show the correct number of stars.
However the bug here is not per Podcasts - where Apple rigged the system - if you search for Tii - you will see it showing 5 stars as well. But tapping on it - you now see 4 stars and change. Same thing with Mac OS Ken App. So in this case don't blame on Malice which clearly seems to be a case of incompetence.
Hey speaking of malice - we have the following email.
Hi Rob. This is Scott, from Milwaukee. well, I think I'm finally going to leave AT&T. From the time of the release of the first iPhone, until last year, AT&T has always allowed me to upgrade each year, with just paying an activation fee and agreeing to another two-year contract. This year they told me that in order to upgrade, I not only have to pay the activation fee and two year agreement, but I also have to pay an additional, new this year, $250 fee. It is new carrier time for me. Regards, Scott
Hi Scott - I have a feeling this time around there will be more than few people jumping ship from one carrier to another.
Another Kickstarter project for a watch that works with you iPhone - that is funded - this one with over $215k pledged vs a $50k goal and it goes to Sep 30 th at 9:59 AM - It is called Touch Time - two words - and I would highly recommend you wait until after Sept 12th before pledging on this one - as Apple is likely to announce that the iPod Nano now integrates with your iPhone. Clearly there is a demand for this feature - the $10Mil plus that the Pebble received and again now at least 3 digital watches that talk to your iPhone reaching their pledge goals in Kickstarter. This all ads up to customer demand - and Apple is obviously in the best place to address this need. Lets hope they do so on Sept 12th. If not - remember the Touch Time Kickstarter project - as you do have until the end of Sept to pledge for it.
Just a reminder that iKid from Laura in Nashvile is running on Kickstarter now. She has until Saturday the 15th at 4:15 PM ET - and is half way to her goal of $7,000.
So help her reach her goal. The iKid is a shock absorbing kid friendly case for your iPad. Just search for iKid over at Kickstarter.
Did the FBI have a file with over 12 Million Apple UDIDs and other personal info with regards to iOS users on its computer and did that computer get hacked and the file taken. Well that is the question - and depending on what article you read the answer is YES / NO (READ TOGETHER - TWO TRACKS) Seems the FBI is saying they did not have said file - and it did not get stollen from them.
Apple says it gave no data to the FBI either.
But some how a hacker group - came into possession of at least 1 Million UDID's - as that is what they posted up on the web.
So if not from the FBI's computer nor from Apple where did the hackers get this info.
Guess the real question - is now that this info is out there - what does it mean if anything for those whose UDID was posted.
Of course there is a site over at the next web - where you can put in your UDID and see if yours in the list. But I wonder if by putting in your UDID - you are not making it available to someone else.
Since really - you can't change your UDID - like you can a password - I am not sure it is worth the added risk of entering your UDID to find out.
But then again if you are someone that is really paranoid about these types of things - well you would be really paranoid now - as the only way to check is to enter your UDID into some other site. Well maybe just enter the last half of your UDID and see if it matches up.
I did check the UDID's for all 6 of my iOS devices and none were on the list.
Thanks to Tash for the heads up on this next one which is a review over at TUAW for an App called Instamail Photo - what the big thing about this app is - is that it does not limit you to 5 photos in your email like iOS does. And the App is FREE.
So all you do is launch the app - select your photo roll - and then you can pick 6 or 7 or even more photos to email to your friends.
But the more photos you include per email - likely the less friends you will have going forward. So be mindful of all those cute pictures of your 2 month old spitting up on you when emailing to someone that does not have kids and you want to keep as a friend. Again the app is called instamail Photo and it is free.
Another App heads up from Tash - is the App Pinnacle studio for iPad. This App now replaces Avid Studio - As Pinnacle was from Corel - and they purchased the consumer line of avid tools. So if you have Avid or not - right now - Pinnacle Studio - which is a video editing program with lots of great features - it is free - for a limited time. Link in show notes or search for pinnacle studio two words in the App store - and this app requires an iPad 2 or 3rd gen iPad running iOS 5.1 or later.
Hi Rob, a new discovery - for those who like Instagram or pinterest will love Mixel
To describe it wouldn't do it justice but basically it is sharing collages - which are very very cool
MY new addiction
Regards,
Tash
Hi Tash thanks for the heads up on Mixel - spelled M I X E L - Like Pixel but with an M. The App is Free in the iTunes App store.
From the description on iTunes Quote Mixel turns your photos into beautiful, fun collages with just a tap of a button. All you have to do is choose your pictures, tap SHUFFLE, and the app automatically lays them out. It's instant and incredibly easy. unquote
Again this is a free app.
So the past week saw a lot of new products announced by Apple competitors. New Kindles - including a large 8.9" Tablet - in direct competition with the iPad - as they made sure to actually compare it to the iPad on stage. To new phones from Google rola - using the Razar branding. To new Windows phone 8 phones from Samsung and Nokia - and it is the Nokia 920 launch that clearly went as bad as could be imagined - with Nokia launching a video to show off its new Video recording and stabilization technology. In the video there is no message about it being simulated - which means well it must be the video shot on the phone right - well that is what you would think right up until the point the video passed by a trailer and the reflection in the window clearly shows not someone on a bike shooting the video as you were lead to believe - but a guy in a van holding a big old camera on a stabilization platform. Oh my. Nokia has issued a formally apology - Hey on the bright side people are actually talking about the Nokia 920 which likely would not have happened if not for them maliciously faking and lying about the video they showed. This is one time where you can blame on Malice that which was uncovered due to incompetence. Just Saying.
Hi Rob,
Re: your listener looking for a group email solution. I use an app called, not surprisingly, Group Email which allows creation of multiple email address groups. Not sure about calendar integration though.
Regards,
Carl
Hi Rob,
Is there a calculator app for the iPhone that if I mistakenly erased my total (while adding numbers) I could still undo the mistake or atleast still get to my original total before the mistake? Regards Jesus.
Hi Rob,
I recently discovered your podcast and have found it very entertaining and informative. I love how you or your listeners always seem to find a solution to everyone's issues. So I thought I'd try to dip into your vast reach for some help. I am a restaurant kitchen manager and I am looking for an app that helps me place my food orders. I'd like to be able to have set lists for each supplier and be able to input a quantity for each item. After I'm done i'd like to be able to compile a list so that i could either email or place a phone order to my supplier of the quantities i need. I haven't been able to find something like it in the app store, so I'm asking your listeners if they know of an app that'd be able to help me.
Regards,
Peter
Hi Peter,
Thanks for listening and for the kind words.
I think you will need to use an app like Bento to create your own data base to manage this.
I think
That said - I will throw this question out to the listeners and see if anyone else has a better suggestion.
So anyone have a better suggest for Peter?
206-666-6364 that 206 moon-dog or email us at today in iOS at gmail dot com.
A quick warning for those out there - I got this from a few people - there are emails and posts out there about a service where by the company will permanently unlock your AT&T phone for a price. Rip OFF - not saying they will not actually do what they say - but you could do the same exact thing by making a phone call to AT&T . I have an iPhone 4 that is permanently unlocked - by AT&T for ZERO dollars - so save your money and don't fall for this rip off.
Thanks to James for this next one. Which is some more info on LTE and voice of LTE. It seems that only in South Korea - do they have voice over LTE live.
However Voice Over LTE is much different than both voice and data simultaneously. In the US how it works is that Data is on LTE and only Data. Voice still is on the 3G or 2G connection - depending on the area.
So it comes down to what can a smarthphone do technically to wether or not said smarthphone can support both voice and data at the same time.
I would expect the iPhone 2012 to support this on any carrier offering up LTE that works with said iPhone. Of course we will learn more on Wednesday.
So maybe your are one of those that just can't get enough of the Apple V Samsung trial and you need more info - well actually you probably need more than info. That said there is a link titled - Jury foreman in Apple v Samsung - in the show notes - that goes over some of the thoughts from the foreman in said case - as well as at the bottom of the article where you can read 20 pages of the verdict. Again for those of you that just are in need (PAUSE) of more info.
Thanks for Michael S for this next one. Which is if you go to the Amazon site for electronics trade-in - and if you just type in iPhone 4s and click go - you get the following results in order of relevance.
1. iPhone 4S - 16GB White
2. iPhone 4S - 16gb white sprint version
3. Apple iPod touch 8 GB black
4. Apple iPhone 4S 32 GB black AT&T
and 5 - Samsung Galaxy S ii
Seems even Amazon is confused about what is an iPhone 4S.
Hi Rob,
FYI the census is the jury pool not voter registration. So if you are counted by your city or town you could get jury duty.
Regards,
Wayne P
Hi Wayne - Not in Kansas. In Kansas. Quote Every two years, the Jury Qualification Questionnaire is mailed out to over 70,000 Kansans whose names are randomly selected from the voter registration and state driver’s license lists unquote
So - Yes I do actually fact check before I put in jokes into the show. Just sayin.
Hi Rob
With all the talk of how much $$$
Apple has. Any thought on them doing the right thing, LIKE LOWERING PRICES!!!
what a concept...
Regards,
Joe
Hi Joe,
Not going to happen.
Reality is the iPad is already at a pretty low price - especially the iPad 2 - when you look at its margins vs other Apple Products. And the iPod line covers all price ranges.
The iPhone is subsidized for the most part - but even at the higher non-subsidized price - it is pretty much in line with other high end smartphones - with one big exception - the iPhone retains most of its value. A $700 iPhone a year later can sell for $500 - vs a Samsung which resells at $250 if that.
But Apple has never been about low prices - it has been about offering the best product and user experience - as such that requires a higher price - and one consumers have clearly shown they are willing to accept.
So no reason at all for Apple to lower prices.
Rob W
Hi Rob,
I came across this article from Bloomberg about software that apparently affects most mobile platforms. It seems like the author used "iPhone" in the title for clicks because they didn't really go over how iOS is infected specifically. I haven't seen this topic discussed elsewhere so I am curious about your thoughts.
Hope you enjoy the Labor Day weekend. regards. -Tim from Iowa
Hi Tim,
FUD - Plain and simple. FYI - FUD means Fear Uncertainty and Doubt.
This article is a crock with regards to the iPhone - sure in theory anything could be done.
But in reality - there is no evidence this has effected affected (or infected) iPhones to date.
NOW Android - that is a different story altogether - there is lots and lots and lots and ..... lots of Malware on Android - and that is where a story like this should have focused.
But it does not make as good of link bait when you talk about Android and malware as when you try to link iPhones to malware.
Sorry folks no link to this one out of principal - but google bloomerg and finfisher to find it.
Rob W
Hi Rob,
Do you think the fact, that Samsung lost to apple the way they did, brings new value to the HP Web OS platform?
Joshua I
Ummmm - NOOOOOO!!!!!
Nice article over on AppyNation blog - where they list a bunch of sites that charge for reviews - or as they call it their Hall of Infamy.
So if you are someone that likes to read Apple App sites for app reviews - check out this post to see if any of your favorite sites are listed.
Sadly folks there are a lot of sites out there that do charge for reviews and more so than just the ones they listed.
There are also many others that do not - check out the Got OATS site - google got oats - two words - and it is a list of sites that believe in ethical standards for app reviews - and clearly stating any time they are compensated by a developer. And Yes this podcast is part of OATS - not that I really do much in the way of app reviews - I leave that up to your folks and the devs themselves.