Today in iOS Podcast - The Unofficial iOS, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch News and iPhone Apps Podcast

Ok - first up - this episode is going to focus on three things iOS 7 update some tips / tricks. The new iPhone 5S / 5C's and your feedback. Normally when I prep an episode I have 30 to 40 articles queued up when I get ready to do my show notes - once I had over 50. This time I am at over 130 articles and on top of that I have over 85 new voice mail messages since the last episode and even more than that on the email side - I feel Like Carrie at the end of Season one of Homeland - when she had all those papers all over her apartment floor. And Saul walks in and sees it all. Well now I need to be Saul and figure out how to put it all together - so here goes.

I guess I should say to those that were waiting to update to iOS 7 - yes - go ahead and update now. Unless you need to jailbreak. All others it is safe to update.

And I think based on feedback from those that did already update to iOS 7, the first thing to talk about is Battery Life with iOS 7. Apple added some new features that are on by default that are lets just say not the best friend of your battery.

If you iOS device is set up correctly - it should only loose about 2 to 3% of battery life at night. And a brand new iPhone 5S should easily make it through a whole work day even with active use.

Again that is if it is set up correctly for Battery life.

I will say this - when I first got my iPhone 5S the battery life seemed fine. Then the next day it started to tank - really fast - even when a sleep I was loosing 10% an hour or more. I had an issue with the Test Flight - I know many of you are beta testers - and if you are set up for Test flight - and updated to a new phone - and did not let them know about your new phone to get it added to test flight - but try to download a new beta of an App - it gets into a vicious battery sucking cycle of constantly trying to redownload the app. So if you batter life sucks really bad - and you use Test flight - check to see if you have an app that is trying to redownload all the time and delete it.

But for everyone else that is looking for Battery life improvements with both new and older iOS devices - here are a bakers dozen of tips - and mind you some don't apply to all iOS devices running iOS 7 - like this first one.

1 - Turn Off Parallax - there are some that say this feature makes them motion sick - but really I just think they are looking at the battery % indicator and that is what is getting them sick.

Oh hey speaking of the Battery % indicator - I had a couple of people ask about that. To turn on or off the % for the battery - go to Settings App - then General - then Usage and then scroll to the bottom and you will see the toggle for Battery Percentage. Settings - General - Usage - and scroll down.

Back to saving said battery - To turn off Parallax go to the Settings App - then general - then Accessibility - then to Reduce Motion - and turn it to ON - Yes turn it on. Turning ON Reduce Motion - turns OFF Parallax - Yes Clearly someone at APPLE is just Messing with our heads on that one.

2 - is turn off Airdrop - unless you plan on using it now or in the next few minutes - there is no need to have it on. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to get to control center - and just tap on Airdrop near the bottom left - to turn it off.

3 - and while you have control center open - tap to turn off bluetooth. Again unless you plan on using it right now - no need to have it on.

4 - is also in the control center - turn down your brightness. I find if you set it about a 1/3 of the full setting - it will still look great.

5 - is to turn off background app refresh except for those apps you want that info for. Go to Settings App - General - then Background App Refresh - and then turn off all those apps you don't need to update in background - like any games. Or Yelp or Speed test apps or games - Yeah not need for games updating in the background - I don't suggest shutting this down completely - as there are needs for apps like Mapquest or other navigation apps to keep updating with your location info. But the more you turn off the better it is for battery life.

6 - Turn off Auto App Updates. Go to Settings --> then iTunes & App Store --> then under automatic Downloads - Turn them all off. Do you really need to have an update to an iBook happen automatically.

Please note - these choices are meant for those that want improved battery life - there will be tradeoffs with your experience - if apps updates are not downloading or apps are not getting the most recent info in the background - that means - you will need to manually get that info / updates done.

7 - Do not use Dynamic Wallpaper - Really - Why would you do that? Go to Settings then Wallpaper & Brightness - and make sure you select a static wallpaper - not one of the dynamic wallpapers. Oh and definitely not a panoramic Wallpaper either. I mean really do you have that much battery life you can just piss it away by putting up a panoramic view of your kid in on a soccer pitch as your wallpaper.

8 - Turn off Push mail and auto fetching of mail. Go to Settings then Mail, Contacts, Calendars - and go to Fetch New Data - Then Turn off Push - and set iCloud and your mail accounts to Fetch - and finally set Fetch to Manually. This just means the next time you check your email - you need to pull down to refresh - i.e. fetch new mail. You could also set that to hourly - but still if the purpose is to save battery life - just set it to manually.

9 - Turn off notifications for those items you don't need. No need to Mail - after making it manual in the last step. Plus no need for Photos or Game Center. Go through your list of apps and only select the ones you want to see updated info from in the lock screen. And deselect ones you don't need - like any game app.

10 - Change Auto lock to 5 minutes or less. For iPad's this one can be a pain - as if you are reading - it can lock on you too quickly So don't set for just 1 minute on an iPad. But 1 Minute may be fine for an iPhone. To make changes on this one go to Settings then General then Auto-lock - and select 5 minutes or 1 Minute or something in between.

11 - Quit Open apps in the background on a regular basis. If you have 183 apps on your iOS device - there is no reason to have 182 of those apps open in the background. Per the last episode to force quit an app - double tap on the home button - and then swipe up on the preview of the app - to close it.

12 - Don't set Alarms or Reminders based on Location. If you set up a reminder to remind you when you get home and it is 8:30 AM - that will mean it is constantly checking your location through out the day. Well right up until your battery dies that is.

13 - Location services - The ultimate battery killer - only allow it for those apps you absolutely need it for. Games - NO - Maps - Yes. And keep an eye out in the upper right for a purple triangle - that means locations services are on. You can not turn it off completely - well ok - you can - but you should not - because if you did - it kinda sorta kills most features of find my iPhone like for simple location search. Note - even if off you can still reactivate by enabling lost mode - but still you want to have locations services on and you want to limit it to apps that benefit you. Go to Settings then Privacy then location services and look at what apps have locations toggled on. You might be surprised. Like Tunein Radio or Shazam or Stitcher or a bunch of games - Yeah turn it off for them.

I know there are other tips about turning off LTE and even disabling keyboard clicks. But come on whats the point of having an LTE iPhone if you can't use LTE.

And I will say this - if you do all the things I mentioned above - and your battery life sucks - you may have a corrupted apps or backup you set up from or you may have a defective battery. What you need to do in this case to find out if it is software or hardware issue is to go to Settings App - then iCloud - then Find My iPhone - and disable Find My iPhone. Next connect your iOS device to your computer and back it up. Then Select Restore iPhone - this will delete out everything - and you should set it up as a brand new iPhone. Not from a backup. Note - this does suck to do - as it means getting emails and everything else set back up correctly. But you made a back up so you can restore from it later on. Just do this and then see if after a few hours if your battery life is better then it was or the same. If it is the same - take said device to your local apple store and see about getting a new device. If it is better - then you have to decide if you want to restore from the last back up - or just stay as you are and start the manual process of setting up the device.

Again I will say this - there is no reason not to see as good of or better battery life from iOS 7 then you did with iOS 6. On my iPhone 4 - after over a week in standby mode - the battery life was over 50%. And I had used it on and off during the week. Usually just as a calculator or to check something in the Settings App - but point is - I am seeing really good battery life with iOS7 and I would say even better for my iPhone 4 then I saw with iOS 6.1.3

Hidden Features of iOS 7 | Vidinterest

Ok - So now that your iOS device is running all day plus - you can actually use it - and here are some new features in iOS 7 you might be interested in.

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Blocking Calls and Texts from someone - this is one we have had Parents of Teens ask about for their kids and those with slightly too clingy of an ex significant other ask about. And well now it is possible and easy with iOS 7. Note the person you want to block needs to be in your contacts - so if they are not in there - go to their recent call or text and add them to contacts. Once said stalker or Telemarketer is in your contacts - go to the Phone App - not the contacts app - but the phone app - then select Contacts - and then find the person you want to block - select them and scroll to the bottom and select - you guessed it - Block the caller. You will get a confirmation popup that says you will not receive Phone calls, Messages, or FaceTime from the people on your block list. Confirm that and they are dead to you or at least to your iOS device.

Into the Email bag.

Hi Rob!

I thought I'd let you know about a feature of iOS 7.0 that I haven't seen people talking about so much. If you open the Compass app and then calibrate the compass, you can then swipe from the right to the left and you will get a level app.

You can use if for surfaces like a bull's eye level and it will automatically change when you use the edge of your phone to check if something is level or plumb. You can also tap to set your own custom level to go by and tap again to reset.

The app works and looks great and is about as non-skeuomorphic as you can get. However, I question the decision to hide it in the Compass app where many users may never find it.

Best regards,

Eddy P.

Sweden

Thanks Eddy for the heads up on the hidden Compass App - Yeah not sure why that one is so hidden and I wish you could get to it with out having to calibrate your iPhone first. That can take 10 seconds to get calibrated and if you need the level - it is just a pain to get to. Hopefully Apple updates that so you can bypass the calibrate step and get right to the Level part of the app.

Another new feature I am using more and more is

SIRI and opening apps. You say Rob why do I need Siri to open an App - Well lets say you oh I don't no that you have 564 apps on your iPhone 5S and those apps are spread out over 14 home screens - which have 40 different folders with obscure titles distributed in some none logical fashion on said 14 home screens - and those folders have multiple pages. Yeah finding that one app you know the name of can be an issue. Now with Siri in iOS 7 just say - open T i i - and siri will launch the Tii App. Or Open Tag - which is nice for scanning a QR code quickly. So yes - this is a very nice new feature of Siri especially for those fellow App hoarders like me.

Back to the email bag.

Hi Rob.

One new feature that has not been widely talked about is the new keyboard for us Voice Over users. One of the reasons I never set a passcode lock is that unless I was wearing a wired or wireless headset everyone in the area could hear me enter it. Not much security there. Now with IOS 7 I am able to enter text and numbers by drawing them on the

screen. Frakin AWESOME!

regards,

Keith W

Thanks Keith for the heads up on that new feature.

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Hi Rob

It appears when you listen to music such as Spotify, Pandora etc that the lock screen controls to pause, skip to next track etc do not work. They don't work in Control Center either. Any info or thoughts about this?

Steve from AZ

Steve - that is an issue with the Apps - and not with iOS 7 - well actually it is because of iOS 7 and changes - that those apps need to be updated to work correctly. Right now the version of the Tii App those listening on the latest version as of last week - would also see that issue - however the next version I am beta testing right now - has that issue fixed. So expect your favorite apps to be updates shortly to fix that issue / interaction with iOS 7. But again not really a bug in iOS 7 - as much as just something that needs to be updated in the apps to work with changes introduced in iOS 7.

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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57603808-37/ios-7-found-to-sport-new-networking-tech/?subj=cnet&tag=title

Thanks to Chris in London for this next heads up on something new in iOS 7 - and that is MultiPath TCP. In a nutshell it allows you to send multiple data packets across different network interfaces at the same time. Or think of it this way you have a drink and you have three straws - a thick one, a mid size one and thin one - You could suck on just one straw and depending on the size you will get a certain amount at one time - or you could use all three at the same time and get a whole bunch of drink at once - and if it is a slurpie a major case of brain freeze. But with Multipath TCP - your iOS device can send and receive - data over Ethernet, wifi and 3G at the same time. Ok the send part would kind be like major backwash in my analogy above and that is plain gross - but nothing gross about Multipath TCP. However there is a question on when exactly it will be used. Because right now while it is confirmed it is in there - your iOS device is still just using one straw at a time. more I am sure about this in the future.

Unable to Install iOS 7? Here's How to Fix It

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For those that did not wait and updated on the 18th and had no issues - congrats. And to those that did update on the 18th the day iOS 7 was release and did have issues - Well umm - I told you so. And I don't mean that in an iTold you so tone - but I told you so - because updating the first day of an update is a crap shout any year and even more so this year.

Into the email bag.

Hi Rob,

I should have waited to update. I heard your warning, but I ignored it. A friend had successfully updated, so I thought, why not? no harm trying.

The update seemed to download fine, but then would not install. I tired a bunch of times, then got smart and backed up my phone (I know, I should have done that first...) quit all my apps and tried again. And then... my phone went black. Woe is me. I spent the rest of day without my phone. When I finally got home and got it connected to a computer, I found out it was in recovery mode and I had to restore it. Then, to add insult to injury, it would not restore from the backup I'd done right before I stared. I finally got it to restore from a backup done the night before. Anyway, not sure what I did wrong, but I found out that I really should have waited, and backed it up to my computer as an extra fail-safe before I stared.

Regards,

- Jessi

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Carl and others that had issues - I don't know if it is possible for Apple to have gotten their servers ready for the onslaught they had for iOS 7 updates. We will talk about the numbers shortly - but safe to say I way under estimated the % of iOS users that would be updating and I am sure Apple did too - just because it was much much higher than in the past from a % perspective and even more so from a raw numbers perspective.

In fairness to Apple - there probably has never been a crush on servers like that before - and that so many were able to update with no issues is actually a big deal.

One thing you can do if you are someone that is still having issues doing the update - and there are a few of you out there. Don't do the Over the Air update - that seems to be a common thread I hear from those still with issue - download the update on iTunes and update via the computer. Of course first make sure you update iTunes to version 11.1.

And make sure you close out all the open apps and go to Settings - the General - then Reset - then Rest network settings. That really does seem to help.

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Chalres - When I have seen some other issues - a force quit of the app and a relaunch did see to help. I can't say I have seen an issue with iTunes Radio. But definitely try force quitting and relaunching iTunes - just because you reset the phone - does not mean it reset the App. You do need to force quit it to reboot the app.

If you did force quit it and it is still not working for you - then maybe you need to do a restore from back up. If anyone else has had this issue with iTunes radio not working and you were able to fix it - please let us know by giving us a call - 206- 666-6364 - thats 206 moon dog or by sending an email to today in iOS At gmail dot com.

Sloppy UI

Hey if you are interested in see some of the things in iOS 7 that will be fixed in future releases - go to the tumblr called sloppyUI. Link in show notes. And it goes over a lot of the places in iOS 7 where well Apple has been a little sloppy. Be it mis-matched fonts on a page or text on top of text. or where the status bar become unreadable do to the choice of background image and the color of the font. or inconsistent placement of options like Cancel OR - well you get the picture - there are many little items that need to be cleaned up in future versions of iOS 7 - and hopefully someone at Apple has book marked that account and is taking notes.

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iOS 7 Bug Lets Anyone Bypass iPhone's Lockscreen To Hijack Photos, Email, Or Twitter - Forbes

Well shortly after iOS 7.0 was released a person by the name of Jose Rodreguez living in Spain's canary islands - whom by his own admission has too much spare time - was able to figure out a by pass of the lock screen in iOS 7 and get access to Photos, email and Twitter. All with out needing to know the Passcode. I will not go through the steps required and there are many - but I will say a week after reported - Apple release iOS 7.0.2 - so If you have not updated to iOS 7.0.2 - you should do so now. This closes down Jose's bypass and another bypass that Lets Anyone make calls from locked iPhones to any number. So the two major Bugs with iOS 7 as far as getting around the lock screen were both patched with in a week and released to the masses - kudos Apple for the quick updates. That is a major advantage of the iOS ecosystem - when bugs and security gaps are found - Apple can quickly get a patch / update out to the masses. Where on the Android platform - it could be months if not longer for a new patch to get out to the masses. And depending on how big an issue it is - some carriers / or handset manufacturers may never push that patch forward. So again if you have not updated to iOS 7.0.2 - do so. Especially if you were using a beta of iOS 7.0 Gold Master. This gets you back out of the beta and onto the regular public release - with means no expiration date.

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Hi Ben - Per the option for Genre in the Music app - it is still there - you need to tap on More in the lower right corner - and then you will see it. What you can then do is tap - edit after you tap more - and then pull down genre to replace one of the first four tabs at the bottom and that will get your Genre right where you want it.

Per the voice memo app - I have to admit I have not used it much yet - so I have not had it crash - but if anyone else is having an issue with the voice memo app let me know - right now I almost always use the Bossjock app for all my audio recording needs - because it is so easy to get my recordings to my computer via wifi from the app or uploaded to libsyn vis FTP - plus in the app you can under Settings and then setup - turn off AGC - Automatic Gain Control - and that greatly improves the sound quality of recordings on the iPhone.

So check out the app - Bossjock if you are looking for the best audio recording app for iOS devices. And they just submitted to iTunes a new version that is more iOS 7 compatible - which I have been beta testing for them.

http://tii.libsyn.com/i-os-7-0-2-bug-found-force-quit-apps-will-come-back

Here is a bug found by one of our listeners. He writes.

Hi Rob,

I like to force kill all my apps and hard restart every once and

awhile to "start fresh". In ios7 I will force kill all my apps,

immediately do a hard restart - by pressing the Home and power button at the same time, but when my phone starts up, all the apps are there that I thought I closed. Is this just me? Is this a

bug?

Regards,

-Ryan F

Yes - Yes it is a bug. I put up a video on the Tii website showing this bug. Now this does not happen all the time or even half the time but it did happen once ever 3 or 4 times I tried. Granted - when shutting down your iOS device it is best to just push the power button and not both the power and home button together. When you do it that way this issue does not happen.

But here is the issue I see in the bug - if your don't have your device locked - someone could in theory do this procedure and then see every app you were working in and what you were doing last in each of those apps. It is not a major bug - but it is a bug - as I can't imagine it is meant to bring dead app sessions back to life.

Thanks Ryan for Pointing it out. I did have another listener say they saw something like this in iOS 6.x - but I could not get my jailbroken iPhone 4S to duplicate this.

0013 - Foolish tweets of iPhone owners who believe fake ads that claim new iOS 7 waterproofs their phones | Mail Online

Ok - I really did not want to mention this one but figure I better just in case - there was a fake Apple Ad for iOS 7 that was claiming a new feature of iOS 7 was making it water proof. Yes sound very unbelievable - because it is fake - 100% bogus -

sadly some that saw this bogus ad - which looks like it is an Apple ad - actually believed it. In the ad it states in iOS 7 your iPhone is able to internally detect water and shut off the electronics in the phone. Again totally BS - an iPhone running iOS 7 is not repeat not water proof. Thankfully no one in the audience emailed in asking if the ad was real. Just a bunch emailing in about the articles talking about others that believed it.

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Steven - I hate to say it - but I think you are going to have to wait until there is a jailbreak - as that seems hardcoded in to put in the blue dot after an app is newly downloaded for the first time or updated - which then goes away of course after you launch the app the first time. Personally I like this much more than the banner that went over the icon - as some times depending on the artwork it was tough to see the banner. I guess for now all I can say is happy app opening sorry.

Apple iOS 7 running on 60% of Apple mobile devices in one week - Investors.com

On the Last episode I said the follow with regards to how quickly I thought iOS 7 would be adopted.

quote 48 hours from when this episode goes up - there will be well over 22% and probably well over 33% penetration of iOS 7. And in 5 weeks that number will be pushing north of 66%. unquote

So How well did I do.

Well 48 hours later the adoption rate according to MixPanel - was an amazing 45+% - which is well over 33% but to be fair I was think 35% maybe upper 30's but not over 45%. And by Wednesday the 25th it was already over 60%. So one week to get to 60%. 8 days to get to 61.5% and the 66% number I mentioned for 5 weeks - looks like we will be at that level of adoption in about 2 weeks. This is all much faster than last year for iOS 6.

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SHOUT OUT TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS ISSUE

BBC News - iPhone shortages frustrate networks on launch day

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I got a wide array of reports on lines - however most were the lines were longer than last year - and the stock was very limited when it came to Colors and some carriers. I wanted gold for my first choice - and silver for my se cond choice - and I was 25th in line - and I only had the choice of Space Grey - which was very very very common report for the launch day.

I think we can now say the S in 5S is not Sensors or Speed - but rather shortages or stock out or at least for most people reporting the S in 5S stood for Space Grey.

I felt how things were handled at the Apple store in Leawood KS was not right - here is the email I sent to Tim Cook - because you know - I like to do those type of things.

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Hello Tim,

Thanks for your time reading this.

I wanted to share my experience and observations from waiting on line for the iPhone 5S and a possible solution for the issue.

After all stating a problem without a solution is just complaining - and that is not what this is.

The store I waited at was at the Apple Store in Leawood KS - which is exactly 1.1 Miles from Sprints world Headquarters. So at 7:30 AM when the Apple store employees announced they had Zero Sprint phones - it was at the least very surprising. Now I do realize that logistic issues with a global launch will mean certain locations would be with out certain phones. But where I think the real issue happened - was that people that had been waiting in line for hours (some over 12 hours) just were sent on their way empty handed with nothing to show for their time in line.

What I feel Apple should have done at that point was to get the names of anyone waiting in line that wanted a Sprint Phone and be put on a list where they would be contacted once a Sprint phone matching their request came into that Apple store.

Again I do realize issues will come up - but how Apple handled this issue this time I felt was not appropriate.

Luckily for me I am on AT&T and they had 64 GB 5S's. Sadly they did not have any of the Gold (1st choice) or the Silver (2nd choice) I wanted - but they did have Space Grey. So I took that and am very happy with it. Again however here for others - they were not happy - and once again when Apple store employees went down the line handing out the cards for phones - when they asked what you wanted - if they did not have it - those waiting in line should have been given a choice to get on the waiting list or to take what was available. I would have still taken the Space Grey - but there were other people waiting in line - that wanted a specific color - that just walked away.

These are or were Apple Acolytes - these are the people that spend all year long singing the praises of Apple / iOS and the iOS Ecosystem. I saw way too many of these people walk away with nothing after spending many many hours in line.

I think something as simple as a Pad of paper, where the Apple Store Employee writes down the persons name, Apple ID, and preferred phone configuration - would have gone a long way to keep those Apple Acolytes happy with their choice to evangelize Apple.

From my background - I have been waiting on line for Apple products and store openings since before the original iPhone.

I think it is safe to say this launch was the worst experience for those waiting on line versus any previous Apple launch - and I just hope for the next Apple product launch you will consider modifying your policy on what happens when someone waits in line only to find out the item they wanted was not available at the store. I am not saying this should be a policy all the time - just on launch day and just for those in line before the launch.

I hope you consider this very simple solution for the next product launch.

Best Regards,

Rob Walch

Host - Today in iOS

And to that - I got crickets chirping - not that I really expected a response - But I hope whomever reviews the emails or those at Apple listening now - do take into consideration that many that walked away from the lines empty handed - those people are not likely to wait in line again and their attitude towards apple in many cases has changes a little if not a lot.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-iphone-apple-store-fighting--20130920,0,6671988.story

Now not all issues this year waiting on line had to do with stock outages - in LA - there was a bit of a kerfuffle - actually a couple of Kerfuffles - first when two people waiting in line got into a fight and got themselves arrested. And then later on another fight broke out when a person who had hired some homeless men to wait in line for him - felt they did not get adequately compensated for their time waiting in line for said man and they started negotiating with their fists.

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iPhone "campers" robbed at gunpoint in Houston, report says - Crimesider - CBS News

Another incident in Houston happened at an AT&T store where two men brazenly approached those waiting in line and pulled knives and demanded everything you've got from a few of those waiting in line. I say brazen as there were 10 people in line at the time. The crooks made off with several iPhones and an iPad and at least one wallet. Luckily no one was hurt and to AT&T's credit when they heard of the issue - they offered store credit for the value of their stolen iPhones.

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Apple stays mum on iPhone 5C preorder numbers | Apple - CNET News

Shockingly Apple was beat up by Wallstreet - when after the initial pre-order period for the iPhone 5C - Apple did not report pre-order numbers. So Wallstreet took that to mean the sky is falling. Or it could be the pre-orders were for essentially a year old phone wrapped in plastic with a slightly bigger battery. Of course Apple did not report the numbers - because Wallstreet does not understand about comparing Apples to Oranges.

Analyst: iPhone Launch Attracts Longest Line Ever at Apple Flagship Store

Now at Apple stores where Anal-ists do measure the length of lines - there are reports that this year the lines were the longest they have ever been. Now some of that has to do with the past couple of years there have been pre-orders - and this year there was not for the 5S - and that really is the new device people were waiting for. No one was waiting for the 5C at the Apple store in Leawood out of over 200 people at 8:00 AM - Zero - Zilch - Nada - not one was there for the 5C.

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Analyst: iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s Sales to Hit 6M on Launch Weekend - The Mac Observer

So based on reports of Stock outs and shortages and no Sprint phones here - or no T-mobile phones there. What did Anal-ists peg for Sales of iPhones over the opening weekend.

Well uncle Gene put the number between 5 and 6 million iPhone 5S and 5C's combined. Saying there would be 2.5 Mil 5S's sold and 3 Mil 5C's sold opening weekend. Remember those numbers for mister munster.

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2013/09/23First-Weekend-iPhone-Sales-Top-Nine-Million-Sets-New-Record.html

And From the they didn't see that coming category - comes official word from Apple on the number of iPhone 5Ss and 5Cs sold opening weekend. Some Analists had it at 5 to 6 mil - others were more optimistic at 6 to 8 mil. I saw one really pessimistic estimate of 2 to 3 mil. But at the end of the day or well weekend in this case They all were well under the reality and that was 9 Million iPhones sold which shatters the opening day weekend. And I am sure it would have been higher if Apple had more stock of 5S's especially Gold and Silver. Now what is not known - is what part of that 9 Mill was 5S's and what part was 5C's and what % of those 5C's just went to channel inventory vs Customers hands. It is safe to say since there were lines still on Monday at Apples stores - that almost all 5S's sold - were in customers hands.

But to put the 9 Mil in perspective - The iPhone 3 was the first to do 1 million in sales opening weekend; the 3GS also sold 1 million; the 4 sold 1.7 million; and the 4S sold 4 million. The iPhone 5 sold 5 Mil opening weekend. So the 9 Mil is a big number - but there were differences - again - there are two phones - and one did not sell out. And it was launched in 9 countries this year two more than last year - and one of them is China - and you also add NTT Docomo in Japan. So big additions in available subscribers this year.

Now when Apple says sold - here is what they have meant for the past few years. Anything shipped out to a customer - so any on line orders that shipped. Any devices purchased and picked up at an Apple store - Any inventory at any apple store does not count as sold. And any units delivered to Apple carrier partners or channel sales - read - AT&T, Radio Shack, Best Buy, Wal-mart. So any 5C's sitting on shelves at those stores would count towards the 9 Mil. So clearly 9 Mil this year is not really 9 Mil into customers hands - where as 5 Mil last year pretty much all were to customers.

0014 - Gene Munster's iPhone launch estimates off by 5M units for the second year in a row

So lets go back to Uncle Gene Munsters estimates of 5 to 6 Mil - and how did he spin it after Apple announced 9 Mil - by saying you guessed it - that 3.5 Mil of it was in channel inventory. He then said 2.5 Mil were 5S's and 3 Mil were 5C's - and that 3.5 Mil were in channel. So lets get this right - Apple had 6.5 Mil iPhone 5C's avail on the launch but only 2.5 Mil 5S's? Ummm no way no how. There is just no chance for that scenario to play out. But rather than Uncle Gene admit he was wrong once again - he just tried to spin the numbers to match what he told his paying clients.

So how do we know Uncle Gene is wrong - plain and simple - usage reports from the 72 hours since launch. Localytics found usage of the 5S vs 5C at a 3 to 1 ratio globally. Not the 2.5 to 3 ration Uncle Gene tried to explain. Here is a more likely scenario - 6 Mil iPhone 5S's shipped vs 2 Mil 5C's - with 1 Mil of 5C's in channel Inventory. And that is how your 9 Mil breaks down - not per the illogical and fantasy numbers presented by Uncle Gene to try to cover his butt. Just sayin.

Will be interesting if come late October on the next quarterly call if Apple gives any indication of what part of that 9 Mil went to channel inventory vs getting in customers hands.

Apple Insider had a scathing post totally ripping apart often wrong Uncle Gene. I love this one part

quote In August, just a month before Apple launched its new iPhones, Munster described the iPhone 5c (which had already made several appearances in a series of spy photos) as having "lower end internal specs (processor, camera, memory, etc.) than the 5S/5 line up," estimating that the device would be priced at $300 without a contract.

He also wrote his clients saying, "we believe that Apple may exclude some software features, such as Siri, which we note was not an option on the iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4 upon launch." He also expected Apple to discontinue the iPhone 4S, leaving it to sell an iPhone 5c, 5 and 5s.

This was profoundly wrong in every respect. The only things Munster got right were already public knowledge: the 5c having a plastic case and the same 4 inch display. Munster not only got all of his predicted details wrong, but also demonstrated that he had no idea of what Apple's overall strategy for the 5c actually was.

unquote

Ouch Ouch and Ouch.

The article goes on to point out many other Uncle Gene misques and gaffs. It is amazing he can find people to pay him for his advice. He was way wrong with too high an estimate o unit sales last year and he was way wrong too low this year.

Hi Rob,

9 Million in 3 days is 34.7 iPhones sold per second for that period.

Regards,

Ken Emery

0014 - Apple now allows customers to check iPhone retail availability via Apple Store app | 9to5Mac

According to 9 to 5 mac - Apple is now allowing customers to check iPhone available at their retail stores via the apple store app.

To check for said availability on the Apple Store App go to the buy iPhone page - add your iPhone to the cart and then choose - Check Availability -

You will then be shown a list of nearby Apple stores and the status of said iPhone at those stores.

It is also being rumored that some time in the next week or so - in store pick up for orders on line will begin again.

So it seems right now you can just check availability and then rush over and try to get said device - soon you should be able to order that device and casually head over to pick up said device.

0014 - iPhone 5S supply may not reach demand until December | Apple - CNET News

Right now Anal-ists are estimated supply of the iPhone 5S will not meet demand until at least December - and if Apple announces a deal with China Mobile before then - expect supply to be constrained until at least mid Q1 2014.

If you want a new iPhone 5S - right now ordering on line might be the surest way to get one before thanksgiving. Or you can take chances and keep checking on line and hope to find a local store with exactly the version you are looking for - especially if what you are looking for is a Gold iPhone 5S.

PLAY VIDEO FROM CONAN OBRIEN.

iPhone 5s Teardown - iFixit

So what exactly is in the iPhone 5S - Well the good folks at iFixit got their hands on a unit and did what they do and tore it apart. As with last years model taking it apart is not for the technically challenged or even technically moderate. You need to be really careful if you ever pull yours apart. with the 5S - there is a cable from the touch ID sensor to the base of the unit so if you pull too hard when opening it - you can damage that cable.

One other noted different this year is Apple securely fastened the battery in with glue - lots of glue. Most people will NOT be replacing their own batteries - this is going to be for the pros only.

Repairability for the 5S is listed as 6 out of 10 with 10 being the easiest.

But note the front glass, digitizer and LCD are all one component thus increasing the cost of repair.

Can you say square trade.com slash tii - to get your warranty.

Winners on suppling chips for the iPhone 5S are Qualcomm, Triquint, Broadcom, TI, Skyworks and Avago to name a few.

Initially when iFixit ripped apart the 5S - they could not find the M7 motion processor. But later it was discovered. It is made by NXP.

The A7 however is made by Samsung - so Apple is still in bed with Sammy for their processor manufacturing.

Please note - Sammy is like Foxconn in this regards - they are the job shop that manufactures the A7 - but it is Apples own engineers that did all the design work.

I found this quote about the A7 interesting.

QUOTE The switch to the A7 marks the first use of a 64-bit processor in a smartphone. Based on AnandTech's review, it seems that the bulk of the A7's performance gains do not come from any advantages inherent to a 64-bit architecture, but rather from the switch from the outdated ARMv7 instruction set to the newly-designed ARMv8.
The modern ARMv8 instruction set was designed for a 64-bit architecture. It does away with the legacy support of the last 20 years, which increases efficiency, improving performance without sacrificing battery life. UNQUOTE

AnandTech | The iPhone 5s Review

And speaking of the Anand Tech review - they did some Benchmark tests - and how did the iPhone 5S do - well it smoked - toasted - and demolished the Android competition. When compared to other Smartphones for Javascript Benchmark - The 5S had a score of 416 ms - lower is better - 2nd place was the 5C and 5 - with 727 ms times. Then the LG Optimus G Pro at 879, The S4 from Sammy had two version one limping in at 920.3 ms and the other dragging in at 1,223 ms. Yikes.

In this Case - Apple took the Gold, Silver and Bronze.

Next up was the Mozilla Kraken Benchmark test. Again lower is better and again the 5S was the clear winner. or as Anadtech said simply amazing. The 5S had a time of 5,905 ms, vs 2nd place Moto X at 9,611 ms, the S4 at 9,838 ms, the iPhone 5 and 5C - were down at 13,919 and 14,011 respectively. Yes the 5S in this case was 2.3 X faster than the 5. And twice as fast as the HTC One.

Mind you these other devices are running at higher clock speeds and likely much higher power draw than the 5S.

In the Google Octane Test - You Guessed it the 5S smoked the comp. With a higher is better score of 5,500 vs just 2,999 for the S4, and 2859 for the 5 and 5C. Moto X came in at 2,454.

Yes - the iPhone 5S - beat all the other smartphones tested and beat them very very handily.

This is where Apple is innovating - at the heart of the device. Giving better - much better performance but also doing it at a much lower clock speed and power draw. Is that not innovation at its best.

0018 - iPhone A7 Chip Benchmarks: Forget the Specs, It Blows Everything Away

Other Benchmark tests were done by Gizmodo - and Yup the 5S kicked butt and took names.

In the Geekbench browser scores - the 5S was the best with a higher is better score of 2538, Second place was the S4 - EU supped up version with 2077 and 3rd was the S4 - US version with a snapdragon processor with a score of 1797. HTC One came in 4th at 1717. And the iPhone 5 came in at 1278. So yes - the 5S was 2X he speed of the 5 and faster than all its comp by a big margin.

Another test for Graphics and again the 5S kicked all others butt.

So that is it in a nutshell - the iPhone 5S right now is the king of the hill by a wide margin for Smartphone performance results.

Now bench mark tests are one thing - but how it performs in the real world is key test - and I can say having played with my 5S for the past week - it is amazingly fast - going from a 4S to a 5S - is just a great experience. Everything is quick and snappy. There are no lags. Not that the 4S was bad or laggy or really an issue - it is just that the 5S is really fast. Just like the benchmark tests indicated.

I was leaning toward a new iPad mini this year - but given how nice the 5S with the A7 performs - I am thinking now I will just go with the 5th gen iPad - assuming it comes with an A7x Processor. More on that in the next few episodes. Lets stick to iPhones for now.

A New iPhone 5s Teardown Reveals Just How Little Apple Pays For Each Handset -- AppAdvice

Each year after the tear down - someone or someones go out and figure out how much it costs to make the iPhone and then show shockingly how this is much less than what you pay for said iPhone.

First off - the aggregate cost from the BOM - does not take into account costs for design / development and testing - or more importantly - Assembly / Shipping / Packaging and Marketing.

Put simply even if you could buy all the components for an iPhone 5S at the $200 price they estimate - there is no way for you to assemble your own iPhone.

So what the BOM total is - is well irrelevant. Just like talk about how a $200 adder for the iPhone 64GB version vs the 16 GB is much to high vs the extra cost for the storage.

http://www.tuaw.com/2013/09/11/on-apple-the-new-iphones-and-points-made-and-missed/

Ok - some of my thoughts on the iPhone 5S - Wow - It is soooo much faster than my 4S and the pictures are much much better - and the 3X zoom on the video is great. I joked about Slo-mo Being an over used feature in indie porn - but really it is a great feature for Sports coaches. I was using it this weekend for shooting video for my kids Football team I am the coach of - shhhh - don't tell the league we are not supposed to shoot video on the field. But I did and was going over one of the videos and I saw something in Slo-mo I totally missed live - And that was one player I thought broke up a play was not the one it was another player that came in first reaching for a flag and caused the runner to fall down - but in real time it looked like it was the second player that made the play. So there - you can have some nice real world use - and I sent the video to Max's parents to show them the great play their son made.

Thanks to Stephen W for the heads up on this next one.

Which is a mid to longer sizes blog post from TUAW titled On Apple - the new iPhones and points made and missed - which is a very good post and worth a read. But I will pull the one quote I really liked and agree with 100% and that is quote The bottom line here, and one people miss all the time, is that Apple designs products for people. Not pundits or analysts or even day traders. As Tron "fights for the users," so does Apple. unquote

KUDOS TUAW for that line and for the great post which was written by Victor Agreda Jr.

I really do think that sums this all up and what I said in the past - With Apple - we the user are the customer - not the pundits - not wall street - and definitely not the advertisers - as is the case with that robot OS. And as long as apple remains focused on us the users - I believe that the will continue to garner the lions share of Smartphone and iPad profits. And that means more cool features and devices in the future.

But for now I whole heartedly recommend the iPhone 5S for anyone currently using an iPhone 4S or earlier. Actually if you have an iPhone 4 or early no matter how you are using it - I 100% think you should upgrade. If you have an iPhone 4S - and don't take pictures or shoot video - and really just use it for dare I say Phone calls and email - and the occasional game of Candy Crush - then sure stick with the iPhone 4S - but if you use it to take photos - shot video - and run lots of apps and to create anything - images - music or more - then definitely upgrade to the 5S.

For those with an iPhone 5 - that is a harder call for me to recommend. If your iPhone 5 is your only camera and you have young kids or have your first child on the way - Oh yeah upgrade - if you can afford to. But for most iPhone 5 owners - I think you are best to stay the course and wait for next years iPhone 6 or iPhone 2014 or what ever it will be called.

Now if you have an none - iPhone - and well you are listening to this show - you probably were already thinking or planning of upgrading to an iPhone from your Android or windows phone - and YES absolutely it is an upgrade - as mentioned in the benchmark tests earlier - so for anyone outside the iOS ecosystem - 100% you should switch over. I think you will be very happy with the performance and feel of the iPhone 5S.

First iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C drop test videosAmongTech

The Folks at Android Authority once again got an iPhone on launch day and dropped it on to the stone pavement - and guess what - when you drop an iPhone on the glass surface from 5 feet up on to a stone surface - something is going to break or shatter and it ain't the stone - it is of course the glass.

That is not a shocker or it should not be. The 5S did actually hold up very well when dropped on its back or side. Same with the 5c. But again the point is if you are clumsy - get a case. If run around all day and are always on the go - get a case. And also look at getting a Squaretrade warranty.

So whether you get an new 5S or 5C - you want to protect them if they break - you can put all kinds of crazy cases on them - or if you get the Gold iPhone you will likely go around el natural - Naked as in no case on. Excuse me sir is that the new iPhone 5S - Why yes - yes it is - I mean that is why you get gold - or why I wanted to get gold. And if you do around with a naked iPhone and still want protection - look no further than Sqauretrade for your warranty. Unlike Apple Care Plus - Squaretrade covers you even when your are jailbroken - Big kudos to Squaretrade for that. I often get questions about some specifics of square trade and I pass those along for answers - one recent question was Quote What happens with our Squaretrade warranty when an iPhone is replaced by Apple ? What happens when the phone is stolen and we get a new one ? unquote. The answer back from square trade on this was quote We cover multiple replacements by Apple and we even waive the deductible when you go to the genius bar for a replacement. We do not cover stolen devices but we will refund the unused portion of your warranty so you can use that to help pay for a new one. unquote.

If you go to the url - square trade dot com / tii - you can get your iPhone warranty for just $94 - even if it shows at $124 - just click through and as a tii listener your will see the $30 discount when you click forward.

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

Oh and for the record I have had 4 different iPhones leading up to getting the 5S - and of those 4 I have had 3 broken screens while the devices were under two years old. Including one break when it was in a protective case an I stepped on the iPhone while it was in the pocket of my shorts on the bathroom floor. And One fell out of my lap on a southwest Airlines flight and the glass hit the bolt sticking up from the floor holding the seat down in front of me. iPhones break - Squaretrade helps cover the repair.

Yes - I am getting a Squaretrade warranty for my 5S.

Squaretrade dot com slash t i i for your $30 discount on your warranty.

0017 - iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c Arrive at Alaska Communications Oct. 1 - WSJ.com

We mentioned supply of the 5S was going to be constrained for a while likely until the end of 2013 if not longer. Well to help increase demand soon rather than later - it looks like Regional carriers Such as Alaska Communications, Bluegrass Cellular, Appalacian Wireless, C Spire, Cellcom, GCI, MTA, Nex-Tech Wireless, NTELOS, and Strata will be getting both the 5C and 5S sooner rather than later - with October 1st being the launch dates for those carriers - that is 11 days after the big 4 in the US. Also Canadian regional carriers - MTS and Sasktel will also be getting the 5C and 5S on October 1st. Note last year the iPhone 5 hit those carriers 7 days after the launch on Sep 28th. So it is a little pushed out this year but not much.

Apple: New iPhone Not Storing Fingerprints, Doesn’t Like Sweat - Digits - WSJ

Ok with the 5S - one of the biggest and most talked about good and bad new feature is the finger print scanner. Lets first talk about the good.

It works really well - I never used a lock code on my iPhone except for a few times at a conference or traveling - and even then most of the times I did not use one - as I just found it a pain to re-enter my code all the time - as I am constantly locking and unlocking the screen. With the 5S and touch ID - it is simply amazing how quick and easy it is to unlock it.

It does take about 30 seconds to go through setting up a finger print - and I will recommend as the primary user you set up just your thumb prints - and you do both thumbs.

Hi Rob,

When setting up Touch ID, include your spouse/partner's fingerprint also ... just in case.

Regards,

Dave B

Palm Springs, CA

Thanks Dave - Yup I recommend that as well - Good to have one other person with access - plus not setting them up makes them wonder what you are hiding.

When doing the finger print set up - the instructions can be a little confusing - at one point it tells you in big letter touch the sensor - then in big letters lift up and then touch and then lift and then touch and then lift - and then touch - and on that last touch in smaller letters it say touch and lift multiple times. Make sure to get all around your thumb. Why I only recommend your thumbs we will get to in a few minutes.

To set up a finger print go to - Settings - then General - then - Passcode & Fingerprint.

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Hi Gary thanks for the call - BUTTT let me tell you one really good reason NOT to use one finger for all 5 finger prints. Yes - it gets your false negatives close to zero - but you know what it is pretty darn good already - but the reason not to use one finger 5 times has to do with iTunes purchases - if you go to purchase something - how do you know which of the five profiles it is picking - which means you only have a 20% chance of it thinking it is the correct finger print for iTunes. If you want to double or triple up on the finger you use most to unlock it - go for it - but don't do all five profiles for one finger. And only do one profile for the finger print you are going to user for iTunes store unlock.

Which I believe will be the first one listed in your list of finger prints. And which you need to turn on right from the same screen where you go to set up finger prints.

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iPhone 5s fingerprint reader has a timed safeguard, dislikes sweaty digits

Some of the other features around Touch ID many do not seem to understand are there.

1. If you reboot your iOS device - you must enter you security code. You can not use touch ID after a re-boot.

2. If you have not unlocked your iPhone in the last 48 hours - you will need to use your passcode.

3. If you get successive failed finger print scans - you will need to use your passcode.

So Apple has put in place some good real world safe guards to help make touch ID even more secure - on top of its already great ease and speed of use for daily access when you are locking and unlocking all day long.

Apple did warn that excessively sweater fingers can/ will be an issue. So if you are out for a jog on a hot humid day and you can't get a dry finger print - you can still use the passcode to get access.

I bring all this up because - as quick as That someone showed how to hack Touch ID.

0019 - CCC | Chaos Computer Club breaks Apple TouchID

The Chaos Computer club in Germany showed how they could take a very high res photo of a finger print from a glass surface and then create a fake finger print that can unlock touch ID.

Some have reported this is an easy hack - IT IS NOT. This was done by one of the worlds foremost experts on this type of thing. Does this mean your ex or soon to be ex could not hire a professional to do the same thing - sadly no - they if they have the money could.

Here is the process involved.

Quote First, the residual fingerprint from the phone is either photographed or scanned with a flatbed scanner at 2400 dpi. Then the image is converted to black & white, inverted and mirrored. This image is then printed onto transparent sheet at 1200 dpi. To create the mold, the mask is then used to expose the fingerprint structure on photosensitive PC Board material. The PCB material is then developed, etched and cleaned. After this process, the mold is ready. A thin coat of graphite spray is applied to ensure an improved capacitive response. This also makes it easier to remove the fake fingerprint. Finally a thin film of white wood glue is smeared into the mold. After the glue cures the new fake fingerprint is ready for use. unquote

Yes - they are talking about acid etching PC Board material - this is not something anyone Joe would know how to do. Again a professional determined can do this. You average thief - NO.

Now getting a clean re-usable finger print is not quite as easy as some link bait and fan-droid sites may make it out to be. And if you really want it to be secure - just use your pinkies to unlock your iPhone. I mean go a head and pick up your iPhone and start using it - how many times does your pinky hit the screen - for me it is ZERO. NEVER NADA. But this is where you need to pick between convenience and hyper security.

I will say this - even though Touch ID has been shown it can be hacked - the probability of someone lifting a clean finger print off your iPhone and it being the correct finger and them being able to etch a copy and then unlock it with in 5 attempts - we are talking a really really low chance of this happening. The guys that showed this working - set up the glass to be clean except for the one pristine finger print they placed on the glass - this was an ideal set up. And even then - they had issues and had to update their method to get it to work. And they knew that the finger print they had would unlock the iPhone.

And with all this talk about Touch ID being hacked lets not forget the most important thing - Touch ID - while not 100% secure - is a lot lot lot better than what I had for security before - which was Nothing. And which over 50% of smartphone owners use - which is nothing.

A good analogy on this is - How many people lock their front door to their house? How about your back and side doors? Really Why? Anyone determined to get into your house - will get in. A locked door will not keep out a professional - but you lock your doors - because you feel it will keep some people out of your house. And Touch ID is like that. Only much more secure than your house.

Plus I am sure someone will come out with a screen film to place on your iPhone 5S screen that distorts finger prints such that you can not take photos of them to use in this spoof. And just make sure you use a case that is not good for Finger prints as well - some sort of cloth or course leather material.

At the end of the day - Apple has presented a simply - quick and accurate way to use your finger print to unlock your iPhone. It is not 100% full proof - but for most people it is more then enough security to keep their content safe and it is much much better than what people used before which is nothing.

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http://kotaku.com/lock-your-new-iphone-with-nipples-apparently-1360743607

I did have some asking if Apple could or why did Apple not put in double authentication. Both Finger print and passcode. At first I thought - yeah - that would make it secure so even if someone did create a spoofed finger print from a non-smudged miracle finger print. They would still need to put in a passcode. And here is where I had an issue with that. Now you need two keys to get in - the finger print AND the passcode - not OR - but AND - and AND can be an issue - IF your finger print is hot and sweaty and you try a few times and it fails 5 times - then what? or your finger get burned or injured and don't work - then what?

Seems then you need to have a third passcode that if your finger print fails - you need to enter it. And it just seems to start getting convoluted. I don't know maybe Apple goes with a finger print and then 4 digit pass code - and if your finger print does not work after 5 attempts you need to enter a longer 8 digit passcode and then the smaller 4 digit passcode - but what if you forget the longer code. Just starts to get away from being what it was meant to be - a featured tech you don't even think about using - it just works and the tech gets out of your way.

One last note on Touch ID - it does not just have to be your Finger print you use - it has been shown to unlock with Toes, A cats paw, a dogs paw, a Nipple and even a mans Penis. So if your really want to make it secure well use your Pinky finger print and leave these other gimmicks where they belong - on Youtube as videos showing how low you will go to push something against the touch ID sensor.

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PLAY VOICE MAIL - JODI_fdbk_internal_specs

Rob,

Just one thing I noticed upon installing IOS 7 on my iPad 4th gen. The weather app is now there. Never was before.

It's more verbose than previous versions as well which may be a mixed blessing.

Kevin Barry

Hi Rob,

Regarding iOS 7:

Did the MAIL app lose the ability to parse search by search fields "From," "To," "Subject," and "All?", did I miss something?

Regards,

Brent

Chicago, IL

Yup - sure looks that way - now you can search in all mailboxes or just the current one. That seems to replace search by From or To or subject or All. Now it is just All and either in all mailboxes or just the current one.

Hi Rob,

In 283 you said that you had to swipe right to delete an email in ios 6 and left in ios 7. Actually, in ios 6 you could swipe left or right. For those of us who did it correctly in ios 6 (left), there is no change.

Regards,

Don,

Hi Don - thanks for the email - and Yes you are correct - amazingly over all the time I uses iOS 6 - I never swiped left to delete - it was always swipe to the right.

Hi rob, the iphone 5s has a gorgeous 4 inch retina display. Why do people think a bigger screen would be better if it makes the phone more cumbersome to use in your hand. I think apple has done a beautiful job with the new iphone 5s and will continue to innovate in the future. I do agree with the user who has problems reading in bed that a bigger screen would help but will apple make a bigger screen i don't know but if they do will it be over 5 inches probably not. As for me i am perfectly content with the 4 inch screen.

Per the user who had problems with reading in bed they should try making the font bolder or bigger.

Also apple will only change the screen size if it will enhance the users experience. If they think that a 4.3 inch display will benefit me then i am willing to try it.

Regards,

Nathan

Yup - that is how I feel - right now I can get my thumb any where on the screen in one handed operation. Any bigger or much bigger and it becomes something you need two hands for - and that is what in my mind the iPad mini is for. But I will say moving up from the 4S to the 5S - that extra amount of screen size did make a bigger difference positively then I thought it would. Again for me the current size of the 5S seems perfect for one hand use.

Hi Rob,

What does the crescent moon on the status bar mean under iOS 7?

Regards,

Steven in Houston.

Hi Steven - it means you had Do Not Disturb turned on.

Shhhhh

Hi Rob,

I've been using iOS 7 for about a week now, and overall I really like it, but there are a few things that I'm missing, and I'm hoping they're hidden somewhere.

First I really liked the "speak" feature. When you selected text, one of the options that used to come up, next to the "cut", "copy" and "paste" features, was a "speak" feature that read out loud what was selected. I really liked this, but I can't find it now.

The other is that I can't seem to add attachments to emails. Am I crazy? This was something you used to be able to do right?

Another thing I can't figure out is the background update for apps, how do I turn this off on cellular? I don't want to use up my data, so I dis-allowed App Store using cellular data at all, but now I can't search for or download any apps if I'm not in wifi. Is there a better way to do this?

Thanks,

Jessi

Hi Jessi,

I am still seeing the speak option in iOS 7 - I see it in the email App, Safari and the notes app.

Where are you not seeing it?

Per Attachments - no - you could from an open document - email it out - but you could not select attachments to add to an email

Per turning off cellular data for app downloads.

Settings --> iTunes & App store --> Scroll to bottom turn off - Use Cellular Data

Hey Rob,

I have a question for those of us that use iOS devices in a corporate environment. What Ports are used in iTunes Radio? We are using iPads in our work environment, but the devices have gone off and accepted the download and our users went ahead and accepted the update. Now we have hundreds of users whom are now discovering and starting to stream iTunes Radio. I'd like to just get this blocked at the firewall for company issued devices.

Regards,

-Francisco

Hi Francisco - I will through that one out to the audience - any IT people that can help - 206-666-6364 - that's 206-moon-dog or send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com.

hey rob

My favorite new feature in iOS 7 is in the Mail app.

I have 3 different exchange accounts and I've just discovered that you can enable an "unread" folder which just displays all of your unread email regardless of email account.

this saves me a huge amount of time as I don't need to scroll and scroll and scroll to locate the unread emails buried beneath thousands of read ones.

to enable:

start mail

make sure you are in the mailbox view (not emails)

tap edit in the top left

tap to place a tick next to unread

tap done in the top left

that's it!

you can also untick options that you might not use (I never used VIP or flags) and rearrange the order of your mailboxes here.

Regards,

dEx

Nice Tip Dex - I actually just set my Wifes up for that option - and she likes it. Much easier than scrolling through looking for any un-reads you might have missed.

Hi Rob,

All the whining about Apple's lack of innovation is making me think the audience needs to be educated some more... I think this is how innovation works at Apple.

How do people do with our phones?

1. They take a lot of pictures. Innovation: Better camera sensor, true tone flash, image stabilization.

2. They lose their phones a lot. Innovation: Disable find my iPhone to restore + TouchID.

3. They actually use our phones. Innovation: Longer battery life.

4. They listen to music a lot. Innovation: iTunes radio and TouchID for easy buying.

5. They play games and other intensive applications: 64-bit, 2x faster than prior iPhone, M7 motion co-processor

That is innovation that is completely centered around what users do with their iPhones!

I do agree that a bigger screen would be nice primarily for reading but other than that it is clear Apple is in the forefront of useful innovation rather than feature creep.

Best regards,

Sergio

PLAY VOICEMAIL - JODY_part2_fdbk

Hi Rob,

I have two of these:

http://store.apple.com/xc/product/MD824ZM/A

One for the 30pin car charger and FM transmitter (iTrip) that I have for my car that has no aux/USB/30pin for iPhone music.

And another for use with a 6-feet USB/30pin cable I use to charge my phone on my nightstand.

I would not recommend the Lightning AV adapter as the initial reviews for it have been pretty bad due to the use of on cable processing that degrades the quality of the videos from your iPhone.

Thanks.

James Ang

Palo Alto, California

Hi Rob,

I was interested in the cable you mentioned on ep 283 and went to the website and clicked on the link but landed on a "Page not Found" page. Thought you'd want to know.

Regards,

Stephanie F

Henderson, NV

Hi Steph the company pulled the product from their site right after I released the episode. I contacted them about this and here is what they said.

Quote Hi Rob,

First, thank you for including CrossLink in your podcast. I regret to inform you that as of right now we have pulled the product from our website due to some compatibility concerns with the new iOS 7 update. There was an error that would automatically prompt when connected to the phone, so we are working to resolve the issue. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Regards,

Mara

unquote.

If and when they get this back up I will let you know - as I was planning on buying a couple for myself as well.

0021 - Tips How can I just reject an incoming call in iOS7…

One question I saw of Google Plus was how do you decline a call in iOS 7 from the lock screen. As now in iOS 7 from the lock screen the option to decline is no longer showing - it does show if you iPhone is unlocked and you are using it. But not when locked.

Well you have two options - one is to hit the Power button twice at the top of the phone - that works as a decline.

Or you can tap on Remind me option - then select 1 hour. DO NOT repeat DO NOT select remind you when you leave or when you get home. Those too options turn on location services and drain your battery. Just select remind in 1 hour.

Or just double tap the Power button at the top.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVpfdYYy1Dg

Ok so maybe iOS 7.0.2 did not fix all bugs - There is another one that was found in iOS 7.0.2 and it is one that gives access to your phone.

He has provided the following instructions on how to reproduce the bug:

1. Make a phone call (with Siri / Voice Control).

2. Click the FaceTime button.

3. When the FaceTime App appears, click the Sleep button.

4. Unlock the iPhone.

5. Answer and End the FaceTime call at the other end.

6. Wait a few seconds.

7. Done. You are now in the phone app.

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.

Also to Squaretrade for your iPhone warranty - just $94 for a two year warranty - you save $30 by going to square trade dot com slash t i i

And finally thanks to Candy Crush for sponsoring this show - on your iPhone go to - todayinios dot com slash candy

If you want to know when new episodes go up - look at the Tii app - not just the best way to consume the show - but also a great way to get a push message when a new episode goes live or there is other iOS breaking news. Just $2.99 in the app store - it helps you get the most out of the show and it helps support the show at the same time - plus it makes it really easy to email or call the show with your feedback. Again just search for Tii in the iTunes app store. And I will do my best to send out a push if I get any info of importance on launch day.

Next episode will likely be mid week of the October 7th - probably around the 9th or 10th. I will be at LA Podfest this coming weekend October 4th to 6th - which is in LA - If you are going please say hi at the event. It should be good event - if you are in the LA area and were not planning on going - and really like Comedy podcasts - you should look into it - go to lapodfest dot com for more info - some of the biggest comedy podcasters will be doing live shows at the event. And well I will be there - not doing comedy - but rather talking tech and business with regards to podcasting. lapodfest dot com for more info see some of you in LA. The rest I will talk to you again somewhere around October 9th or 10th. Maybe earlier if Apple has any breaking news before then.

And that folks is going to do it for us today. Well actually not really - After the outro and music - stick around for some additional Listener feedback. No comments from me - but please send in your comments about their comments.

OUTRO

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Fri, 27 September 2013

iOS 7.0.2 Bug found - Force Quit Apps will come back.

Thanks to Listener Ryan F for finding this bug in iOS 7.0.2

When you force quit out of apps and then reboot the apps come back from the dead. Sometimes.

I was able to replicated this about once ever 3 times I tried.

Category:breaking news -- posted at: 5:44pm EST

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Fri, 20 September 2013

iPhone 5S and 5C launch day reports

The pic above is from the Apple store in Leawood KS.

9:00 AM CT

I have my Space Grey 5s 64 gb iPhone. It was not my first or second choice - but it was my third.

Based on the feed back below - that seems to be many peoples feelings - at least the ones of us lucky enough to get an iPhone 5S today. Right now based on the initial feedback it seems today's launch went very very poorly. You don't want people waiting in line for 3, 4, 10 or more hours walking away with out their first choice.

Leawood KS - Apple Store - No Gold 5S, Limited stock of Silver 5S and none at 64 GB, No Sprint iPhones.

Orlando - AT&T - Only Space Grey 5S

Glendale WI - Apple Store - No Gold 5S

Springfield MO - AT&T - only Space Grey 5S 64GB

Minneapolis MN - Apple Store - Only Space Grey 5S

Palisades Mall NY - Apple Store - Only Space Grey 5S - 16/32 GB only

Clifton NJ - AT&T - Only Space Grey 5S

Paris France - Bouygues Telecom - Only Space Grey 5S

Michigan - Apple Store - No Verizon 5S - just 2 Gold 5S over all

Saddle Creek - Apple Store - Only Space Grey 5S

3:53 AM CT

Reports from thos that ordered on line were 1. There was no pick up option - so you need to be in line if you want to get an iPhone 5S today. and 2. Those that their orders did not go through until 30 minutes or more after orders started are reporting October 10th delivery dates.

2:00 AM CT

I arived in line at 1:30 AM - I was 26th in line.

Apple employees already warned the line there will be very limited stock of the iPhone 5S - especially the Gold version.

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Wed, 18 September 2013

Tii - iTem 0283 - This Week iOS 7, iPhone 5S and 5C

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor - Audible - Audiblepodcast.com/tii

Apple - iOS 7 Feature Availability for countries

Download All Of The New iOS 7 Wallpapers Here

Walt Mossberg - iPhone 5S review

David Pogue - iPhone 5S review

Engadget iPhone 5S review

USA Today - iPhone 5S review

Jim Dalrymple - iPhone 5S review

iPhone 5S Twice As Fast As iPhone 5 in Graphics Benchmark Tests

iPhone 5S STILL starts at 16GB for $199

Apple: iPhone 5S Supply May Be an Issue, Say Cantor, Jefferies

Carrier Sources Say iPhone 5s Inventory on Friday Will Be "Grotesquely

Why It'll Be Almost Impossible to Get iPhone 5s You Want at Release

iPhone 5s China Launch Off to a Great Start as Stock Sells Out

iPhone 5S Pre-Orders Keep Consumers Awake and Cranky

New iPhones Discounted at Walmart. iPhone 5S $189

New Sprint Customers Can Knock $100 Off iPhone 5S or 5C

Should you purchase the iPhone 5s and 5c on AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile or Verizon?

How to Get the iPhone 5S on September 20th

AT&T to Offer iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c on Friday, Sept. 20

The Last USB Sync Cable You May Ever Need

Changing the Date and Time of Photos in iPhoto

PhotoPresenter | TUAW

iPhone 5S To Get Sapphire Crystal Home Button With Fingerprint Sensor

Apple TV Software Refresh Coming September 18

One Huge Reason to Not Switch to Android or Windows

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Direct download: tii_0283.mp3
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Wed, 18 September 2013

iOS Artwork - iTem 0283 and Episode Transcript

Hi_Rob,

With the forthcoming release of the iPhone 5S in gold I thought it would be appropriate for Tii to have a gold version as well. So I snagged your photo with a screenshot from your Tii web page and touched it up a bit using DrawCast. I then added the Tii Solid Gold text using DoodleBuddy. Finally, I turned it gold using PhotoSketch.

Regards,

Dr. John M

Gilbert, AZ

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Transcript for Episode 283

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HI Rob,

Apple just posted last night a list of features for iOS 7 each country gets http://www.apple.com/ios/feature-availability/ too many to list in an email or spreadsheet.

Regards,

Thomas

Tuscaloosa AL

Thanks Thomas - and they are not talking every feature - but they talking about many features from these categories - Maps, Siri, Dictation, iTunes Store and App Store. look for the link in the show notes titled - Apple - iOS 7 Feature Availability for countries - some features are available for all - others - like Siri - Movie Showtimes are just available in Canada, the UK and the US. But if you are outside the US, Canada and the UK - which seem to be getting all or almost all features - you may to take a look at that page.

Ok - First thing - Per updating to iOS 7 I recommend to Wait a week. Wait until my episode next week to hear how it is going. Don't be the first to do it. When there are issues with an update - they usually happen in the first couple of days. Ok - that all said - I know most will not listen - so lets go over how to update.

If you are a jail breaker - you can not upgrade right from the Jailbreak - or usually you can not - so you will need to remove the jailbreak first and then update. You will want to move around some apps - especially if you have 5 icons in the dock or in rows. Get them back to 4 columns.

With regards to updating to iOS 7 - make sure you update iTunes to 11.1 if you are doing the update via your computer - Check your updates for this - yes you need to update to iTunes 11.1 - or at least you did for the GM made avail to devs last week if you want to upgrade from a computer - it is also likely you will be able to update right from the app.

Also Before you update to iOS 7 - I recommend the following steps to get your iOS device ready to update to iOS 7.

Step 1 - back up your iOS device to your computer and your computer to some other device and or service. Or back up your iOS device to iCloud.

Step 2 - would be Force quit out of every open app.

Step 3 - Go to Settings App - Then General - Then Reset - Then Reset Network settings.

This will do a full reboot of your iOS device.

Once it comes back on - go to Wifi - and reselect your wifi hot spot - and re-enter the password if needed.

Step 4 - Do the update to iOS 7.

When you do an update like this - with all apps shut down - maybe it is just my imagination - but it really does seem like updates go better.

Ok - at this point you are updated to iOS 7 - and you can start checking out some of the new features / changes.

And speaking of Changes to iOS 7 - here are some you need to know of.

1. I just mentioned force quitting apps - in iOS 7 it is done differently - You still double tap on the home button - but now you will see a preview of the open app above the icon for that app - you simply flick the app towards the top of the screen - and that will force quit the app.

2. Search on your iOS 7 device is different. Now to get to the search screen i.e. Spotlight - you can do it from any home screen by pulling down on that screen from about a half inch from the top. This will then give you the search bar.

3. Deleting emails - Previously in the mail app - you swiped to the right. In iOS 7 - you swipe to the left and then you can choose trash to delete or more. And more includes the option to move that email to a folder, reply, forward, flag, mark as read, and move to junk. Swiping to the left - See who said Apple was could not innovate anymore.

4. Taking photos - In iOS 6 and earlier - when you tapped on the shutter icon - it did not take the photo until you lifted your finger off the icon. Now in iOS 7 - your can tap and hold and it will take multiple pictures for as long as you hold down. This is not burst mode - unless you have the iPhone 5S - for all other iOS devices - you can tap and hold and get multiple photos at about one a second or about 11 to 12 in 10 seconds. Definitely not burst mode as some reported. Now mind you that is with an iPhone 4. With my 4S running iOS 6.1.2 - I was able to snap 21 pictures in 10 secs on average. 2 a sec is not bad - but not the 10 a sec you get with the 5S and real burst mode. Will be interesting to see what performance the 4S gets when I eventually update it to iOS 7.

5. in iOS 7 there is the option in the settings App - and then Cellular - to turn on and off the use of cellular data. so now you can see all your apps requesting cellular data so you can now turn off any you don't feel need to be communicating via the web. This is a really nice new feature for those with metered plans - as it shows you how much cellular data each app is using up - and gives you the chance to turn off any cellular data hogs.

6. Another nice new feature in iOS 7 - has to do with mail. You can now mark all messages in an inbox as read. In the mail app tap onto the email account - and in the inbox tap the edit button in the upper right corner. Then at the bottom right tap the mark all button - you get a pop up where you can then choose either Flag or Mark as read or cancel. Sadly this does not work for searching for a bunch of emails and marking them all read. Oh well.

7. for accessibility - in the Physical & Motor section - there is a new sub-section called switch control. One thing you can do with this new option is set up your iPhone where it cycles through the different buttons or icons on your screen

- and you can then tap anywhere on the screen to select or open that icon that was selected - this is a nice add for anyone having limited motor ability. On New iOS devices - iPhone 5 and new iPad and iPad mini - you are also getting the option to control selecting an icon or button by turning your head left or right. So it tracks your heads movement. You can even have it where turning you head one way is like tapping the home button and turning the other way is selecting an iCon or button. You can also now assign Switch Control to a triple home button push.

8. Activation Lock - which is one of the key reasons to update to iOS 7 - it is activated automatically when Find My iPhone is enabled. Which it is turned on under iCloud in the Settings app. Activation Lock requires you to enter your Apple ID and password to turn off Find My iPhone, or sign out of iCloud, or to erase the device, or to reactivate the device after an erase.

These 8 features are some of the key new features I felt are going to be used by most. There are many other new features - Please let me know which new features I did not mention you are using the most. 206-666-6364 - that's 206-moon-dog or send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com

And again - just because you can update right away to iOS 7 - does not mean you should - let the Apple servers deal with all the stress from everyone else - and give it a week or two before you update. The only exception to that would be if you live somewhere where Apple picking / stealing is wide spread - in that case update early and get the new security features turned on. And as an FYI - by the time you hear this iOS 7 should be available to most of the world.

Hi Rob,

Listeners might like this for iOS 7 Wallpapers and Ringtones. Yes they can get on the 18th. But many like me won't update till the iOS 7 Jailbreak.

Regards,

Chris in london

Thanks Chris - he is talking about there being both new Wallpapers and ringtones / alarm tones in iOS 7. Which there are now some new default tones. Such as for the following

Ringtone is now this -

Text Tone is now this -

Calendar Alerts and Reminder Alerts - which are both now this -

So those are some of the new tones you will be hearing as defaults in iOS 7 - which you know is what most of us will leave them at.

http://www.macmixing.com/download-all-of-the-new-ios-7-wallpapers-here/

0014 - A New Touch for iPhone - Walt Mossberg - Personal Technology - AllThingsD

Ok - Apples special buddies got their iPhones early and they have had their embargos lifted - so they can now give their reviews. This is the normal group of reviewers. Like last year I will give the last comments from their posts plus one or two other comments - and this way you don't have to spend to much time or any time reading their reviews. The ones I have are - uncle Walt at Allthings D and the WSJ, David No She is just a friend Pogue from the NY Times, Engadget Myriam Thankfully I don't work for Gizmodo Joire, Ed Baig from USA today, Jim Flavor savor Dalrymple from the Loop. And in that order we go.

Uncle Walt closed with the following:

Quote Overall, however, the new iPhone 5s is a delight. Its hardware and software make it the best smartphone on the market. Unquote. A couple of key points from his review - 1. Touch ID works and it works really well - it is not a gimmick. 2. Pictures we slightly sharper then on the iPhone 5 and low-light pictures were much less washed out by the flash. 3. His one disappointment was not with the iPhone 5S hardware - but with iOS 7 and that Apple still is not allowing 3rd party keyboards - read swype to be installed. And that is a definite legit complaint - and not one I can remotely defend or would want to for that mater.

0014 - In Arrival of 2 iPhones, 3 Lessons - NYTimes.com

Next up is Davide Pogue from the NY Times. He ended his article with quote Apple still believes in superb design and tremendous polish. The iPhone is no longer the only smartphone that will keep you delighted for the length of your two-year contract — but it’s still among the few that will unquote

Some other key points from his article: 1. Low light pictures are much better on the 5S vs the 5. And the new flash really works as advertised. Flash pictures look quote much much better unquote. 2. Touch ID is really convenient and works every time. Haters to this can quote go jump off a pier unquote. 3. Downside is that the New update is basically evolutionary not revolutionary - but I think at this point anyone looking for Revolutionary changes in the iPhone line this year or really probably any year going forward will be greatly disappointed.

0014 - iPhone 5s review

Next is the review from Myriam Joire at Engadget. The last thing from the review which was the most in-depth was quote The 5s is a solid effort from Apple, but its true worth is yet to be determined. If developers come up with clever ways of using the 64-bit support, iOS 7 and M7 coprocessor to their advantage, the 5s has the potential of being the best off-year flagship phone the company has made. If not, a lot of people might just wait it out another year. unquote

Some of the key points from this very long review - which really was as long as all the other combined - are 1. The most underrated improvement is the Improvement to LTE. There are now 4 different SKU each designed for a different regions and operators. The SKU - A1453 supports an amazing 13 LTE bands in addition to other wireless standards like DC-HSPA, quad-band GSM / Edge and even quad-bad CDMA / EVDO rev A/B. And they point out this phone could technically work on all four major US LTE networks. Sadly this version in the US will only be sold locked on Sprint. The unlocked version in the US will be the A1533 - which is also the one you will get at AT&T. And it too will also work on all LTE networks for the 4 major carriers in the US. The A1457 is focused on Europe and the A1530 is meant for Asia. If you are buying an unlocked iPhone 5S or 5C - do your homework. 2. Per the finger print scanner - It was not perfect - when their fingers were sweaty it did not work - but you can still get access in that case by entering your passcode. So basically it is fingerprint for you for quick access or passcode when fingerprints are not working - sweaty or dirty fingers. It will also work with toes - as they said that was a fun fact. But there are users of smartphones that lost the use of their hands - and for them - they can also get the use of the touch ID scanner. One downside there was not an option to require both a fingerprint and a passcode. My guess - iOS 7.1 that will be added - as I wondered about that as well. I mean one reason to be on the iOS platform is because you have security concerns - given all the security and malware issues on Android - and if you are really interested in security it makes sense those people would want double security.

3. They did testing that indicated on board RAM is still at just 1GB for the 5S. Again this one was the most detailed of the reviews - look for the one titled - Engadget iPhone 5S review.

New iPhones and iOS 7 team up for winning combo

Next up is Eddy Baig from USA Today. His final thoughts in the review were quote I can strongly recommend either new iPhone but especially the 5s. But with iOS 7 dressing up your current device, you may not have to upgrade right away. unquote

Some of the key points in Edwards post are - 1. He was a little disappointed Apple stuck with the 4 inch display. Ummm was he really thinking it was going to be anything else - Earth to Edwardo - Hello Edwardo - time to come back down. 2. Many of the new features on the camera side have been available on the Android side - but the True Tone flash is unique. And while he got some great photos with the flash - it does take a little longer to take the photos while waiting for the phone to figure out the correct settings for the flash based on the surrounding light.

3. Ed stats Touch ID is not a gimmick - but rather something very useful for unlocking your iPhone. Seems to be a common theme among the reviewers - seems they were all looking at it as being a gimmick or remember the gimmick of a finger print scanner on the Moto Artrix of yesteryear.

0014 - Review: iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s

And finally Jim Dalrymples review of the iPhone 5S where he ends it with quote The iPhone 5s is a brilliant phone with some great new features that help you in work and play. The fingerprint sensor, camera, and improved speed and architecture, make the 5s my favorite iPhone to date. unquote

Some other key points. 1. Again with Touch ID - Jim went into the review of the unit wondering if it would be good enough to actually make it useful and the answer after testing it is quote unequivocally yes unquote. So 5 for 5 on the finger print scanner. Jim even mentioned the finger print scanner is very very quick - much quicker then typing in a passcode. Although Jim and a couple of other reviewers did mention one downside - and that is you get so used to using Touch ID to unlock your phone - when using any other phone - you instinctively touch the home button to unlock it - and then get that whannnt whannnt waaa moment when you realize those other devices don't work that way. Not a bad thing for the 5S - just means if you use multiple device - it will get a little frustrating with the other devices.

Jim Also did a review of the iPhone 5C - so if you are one of THOSE people thinking about the 5C - you may want to look for his review of it in the show notes for Ep 283 over at today in iOS dot com.

iPhone 5S Twice As Fast As iPhone 5 in Graphics Benchmark Tests - IBTimes UK

Ok so while I glossed over some of those reviews to get to the heart of their reviews - I want to now talk about the new iPhone 5S in a little more detail and see how this ranks as an upgrade vs past upgrades.

First here are the things that are new / updated with the 5S. The biggie - the A7 - 64 Bit Processor. We do not know yet the amount of Ram in the device - the iPhone 5 had 1GB - so we know it is at leasts that much. There is 120 fps - slo-mo video recording, Video out is still at 1080p. Battery life goes from 8 hrs of talk time to 10 hrs - a nice 25% jump. The iPhone 5S is available on NTT Docomo - as a major new carrier. The Camera went from 8MP to 8MP - but the pixels at 1.5 microns - which is 15% larger than past pixels. The Flash is another major upgrade with the True Tone flash - from one of the worst flashes to the best.

The Camera for Photos gets Auto Image Stabiliziation. There is also Burst mode - where you can take 10 photos a sec - vs the 2 per sec of the 4S. For Video recording there is now 3X zoom, There is improved Video stabilization. Another big addition is the Touch ID finger print scanner. There is the M7 Motion Processor and finally there is improved LTA to support many many more bands.

In all the 5S is a major update - when you grade it as I have in the past to the other updates. Actually I did a scale of 1, 2 or 3 for minor, mid and major additions or updates. For example the A7 64 Bit processor gets a +3 - but Improved video stabilization just a +1, and Burst Mode a +2. Using this scoring method - in the past the iPhone 4 received a score of +30, The 4S a score of +29, the 5 just a score of +25, and the new iPhone 5S - has a score of +29. And that is with out knowing about the RAM upgrade or anything else iFixit finds when they tear one apart. If you have the Tii app - check the extras - Hopefully I remembered to add in the image as a PDF for this episode.

So again this is a major over all update when you look at all the new features and compare it to past updates. Last year - I said the iPhone 5 was not as big an update as the 4S was and if you had a 4S no reason to upgrade and it was even questionable if you had an iPhone 4. But this year I am saying - if you still have the 4S or iPhone 4 or earlier - then yes - you definitely want to upgrade. Per upgrading from an iPhone 5 to 5S - that really comes down to one question - how big of a photog are you? As much of the new updates / features revolve around the Camera. So based on what I have read and seen with regards to the iPhone 5S - I would say anyone with an iPhone 4S or earlier should upgrade - and anyone with an iPhone 5 - that is really into photos or shooting video - should also upgrade. Remember - if you do upgrade from an iPhone 5 - you will likely have to pay full price - but then make sure you get your old iPhone 5 carrier unlocked so that you can sell it for a nice price and likely make up much of the unsubsidized price.

I would love to hear back from you on your experience with the new iPhone 5S and 5C - let me know which version you got - 5S 64 GB Gold or 5C Pink 16 GB or anything in between. Let me know the carrier you are on - and if you do a speed test - what type of data speeds you are getting - that was one thing not mentioned in any of the reviews. Please give your opinions - do you have buyers remorse or are you tickled Pink - or Gold or Space Grey. 206 -666- 6364 - that's 206-moon-dog. or record and send in your feed back to today in iOS at gmail dot com.

http://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/1m4am0/

iphone_5s_still_starts_at_16gb_for_199_w_contract/

I do want to point out I am not overly happy with Apples choice for Storage options for the 5S.

What I think Apple should have done - was the 5C - $99 - 32 GB of storage. Just one option.

Then offer the 5S - 32 / 64 / 128 GB of storage for $199 / 299 / 399

To me that would have made more sense - with an s at the beginning - but I am guessing it was about saving Cents with a C at the beginning that caused Appel to go with their current offering. Oh well - It will not stop be from Getting the iPhone 5S - 64 GB version and I am guessing Apple knew it would not stop most going with the offerings they did go with. Maybe next year they will go to the higher storage - when they add 4K video recording. Ok - probably need to drop that wish until at least Jan - or not.

I want to thank today's sponsor which is Audible. If you go to audible podcast dot com forward slash t i i - you can get a free audio book of your choosing.

Audible is the internets leading provider of audio books - with over 150,000 titles to choose from. So no matter what your tastes - Audible has some Audio goodness for your ears.

And if you go to the url audiblepodcast.com/tii - you can get a free audio book download to keep even if you cancel the service and pay nothing. This episode I have a listener recommendation.

Hi Rob.

Last week I recommended the Destiny of the Doctor series in honor of the 50th anniversary of the show

This week I recommend Billy Crystal's "Still Foolin' Em". The audio book available thru Audible has many chapters recorded "live" as Billy Crystal read parts of the book at one of his shows. The audience reaction adds to the pleasure of listening to the book.

Regards,

Jim C

Thanks Jim.

I also have a couple of recommendations - Both of which relate to Apple - First is Inside Apple how America's most admired and secretive company really works. It is almost 7 hours - The other one is Digital Wars - Apple, google, Microsoft and the battle for the internet. That one runs a little over 11 hours. But hey if none of those are your thing - no worries - Audible has you covered - with over 150,000 titles and every genre covered and if you wanted to get one of the stories mentioned or you could do so on us by going to audible podcast dot com / tii - thats audible podcast dot com / T i i to sign up for the Audible service and to get your free audio book download - offer good to just those in the US and Canada. Thanks Audible for sponsoring the show. And folks - please send in any audible book recommendations you have.

http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2013/09/13/apple-iphone-5s-supply-may-be-an-issue-say-cantor-jefferies/

Hi Rob,

Did the people putting down the new Iphones watch the same presentation that I did ?????

Hmmmm let's see .......

5[S]

-Revamp operating system

-64 bit

-Advanced camera w/advanced flash

-Finger Print Scanner!!

-twice the speed

-new colors

Can't wait to upgrade from 4S

-and-

5[C]; wait until you touch it. When ipad mini was announced I said big deal, until I picked it up, and now I own and love it. Thanks for listening.

Regards,

Dave O

Ok - Lets get back to talking about the new iPhones and availability - and first up Warning Warning - looks like the 5S may be in short supply for the near future - this according to Anal-ist - Peter Misek - oh wait never mind - As that is Speculative Fiction Writer Peter Misek - who is about as accurate Michael Dell when it comes to all things Apple. Seems he is saying the iPhone 5S is having issues with the home button and will be greatly limited on the supply side - again - Don't you believe it. Misek - should just shorten his last name to Mis - as that really explains how he does on rumors and speculation. However Brian White - now at Cantor Fitzgerald - speculates the iPhone 5S will be in short supply because Apple did not choose to allow it to be pre-ordered.

Because you know when you are supply constrained - the last thing you would want is an orderly way to let customers order early and distribute the product just to locations that need the devices. Much better if you are capacity constrained to just send out products to stores willy nilly and hope you matched up your limited inventory with locations that have the most demand.

Ok - and I should add - since that report broke - there have been others saying Apple will be severely limited in supply. One source told all things D - iPhone 5S inventory on Friday will be grotesquely low. With All-things-D suggesting you will have to work for it if you want one on Friday.

Others are suggesting because of so many different versions - there are 4 different SKU's based on LTE and other Cellular standards, Each of those has 3 different colors and each color has 3 different storage options. Over all that means there are now 36 different versions of the 5S - and for the 5C - there are 5 colors and 2 storage options for a total of 40 different versions. Ok in the US that means there are half that amount - 18 and 20 versions for the 5S and 5C respectively that need to be at which ever store you are looking to buy from. And if said store is not an Apple store - you are likely not going to get your exact option. Even at the Apple store - how many of each version they stock is clearly unknown. But when local Verizon stores opened last year for the iPhone 5 launch - typical inventory was about 50 units per store. That does not bode well for a launch of two phones with 38 different varieties among them. Yup if you are near an Apple store that is the place to go to wait in line - everywhere else it will be a crap shoot to see if they have the specific version you are looking for.

Into the email bag.

Hey Rob,

Found out two tidbits of information. First, target will not carry the 64 gig version of the iPhone 5S. Secondly, the apple store has a limit on the number of iPhones each guest can purchase on launch day, However that limit is two per guest. So, if you have a spouse that needs to be at work while you stand in line at the Apple store, you can both still get iPhones on launch day.

Bonus tidbit: If you are looking to purchase a 16 gig or 32 gig iPhone 5S, target is taking preorders.

Hope that helps someone. Have a great day!

Regards,

David M

Thanks David. So folks if you are the type that must get the exact option you want - you have one of two choices for this Friday - Order on line starting at 12:01 AM PT - or get in line at an Apple store and get in line Early Friday morning - as the Apple stores will be opening at 8:00 AM local time to start selling in the US.

As mentioned on the last show initially the iPhone 5S and 5C will be available in the

US, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore and the UK!

In Japan that does include NTT DocoMo

While I don't really believe anything Peter Misek says - even closing your eyes and throwing a dart at a dart board will result in a hit every so often. Plus my guess is if there is a supply constraint - it is likely over the A7 64 Bit Processor and not the finger print scanner. But that is a guess. Really depends on if the manufacturer of the A7 is Samsung or TSMC - if it is the later - which it seems likely it is - that would mean some sort of learning curve / yield issues from their new 20 nm production and for handling an iPhone launch.

iPhone 5s China Launch Off to a Great Start as Stock Sells Out - Touch Reviews

Some other indications that there may be an inventory issue for the 5S at least - is that the iPhone 5S stocked out in its pre-order really quickly - almost instantly. The only version left after the initial pre-order was the 16 GB Space Grey version. And it sounds like that may have sold out a few hours after pre-orders started.

So again - it may be hard to get an iPhone 5S early on.

http://www.gottabemobile.com/2013/09/12/iphone-5s-pre-orders-keep-consumers-awake-cranky/

Last week Apple had pre-orders for the iPhone 5C starting at 12:01 AM PT on the 13th and You know what would suck worse then having to stay up to 12:01 AM PT to pre-order the iPhone 5C if you are on the east coast - Well it would be Staying up to 12:01 AM PT on Friday the 13th to order the 5S and not realizing it was not going to available to order until Friday the 20th. Doooohhh. Seems that happened to a few people. So yeah - if you were one that stayed up last week on the 13th - well you needed to pay better attention to what I say on the show. Any way - Friday the 20th at 12:01 AM PT - is when the iPhone 5S will go on sale on line. And it also sounds like that is the time on-line orders for Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-mobile will also take place.

By the way if you are going to upgrade your iPhone and wait in line - make sure you back up our iPhone prior to leaving to go to the iPhone store. This way if you want to use that back up to get your new iPhone set up - it is really easy.

New iPhones Discounted at Walmart. iPhone 5S $189 & Pre-Order the iPhone 5C only $79 | Walmart Coupons and Price Match Deals

Interestingly - Walmart is already discounting the 5C and 5S a little - guess they are trying to get in some foot traffic - Walmart is offering the 16 gig 5C at $79 - a $20 discount. And will sell the 16 gig 5S for $189 - a $10 discount - if you get a two year contract that is. No pre-ordering of the 5S. Need to go to the store on the 20th to get at that price.

New Sprint Customers Can Knock $100 Off iPhone 5S or 5C

And if you want to take $100 off your new iPhone in the US - you can get it at Sprint - You save the $100 - if you are a new customer to Sprint. So you must be moving a number over to them for that discount. Check your local Sprint store for additional details.

Should you purchase the iPhone 5s and 5c on AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile or Verizon? Here’s the math - The Next Web

I know a lot of people in the past and currently are asking which is the right carrier for them. And that is a subjective answer based on where your live and if your travel. If you are looking for the cheapest offerings - T-Mobile would be the lowest cost - Then Sprint - followed by both AT&T and Verizon. For example the two year cost for the 5S 16 GB at T-mobile is $649 for the phone upfront and $50 a month - or a total of $1,849. For Sprint it is $199 for the phone upfront and $70 a month = $1,879 - now if you move to Sprint - take $100 off - and then they move into first place. For AT&T and Verizon - it is $199 upfront and $80 a month for a total of $2,119 for two years. There are some other details for each - so that is a big picture look for close to the same type offerings. But at the end of the day - you should look at which carrier works best where you spend your most time. And if you travel - where you typically travel to. All over the US - then Verizon is the best answer. But specific cities - then it gets more muted.

Hi Rob

Thanks for your very informative show. I'm an avid listener. I wonder

if you have any insight into whether the 5S with Verizon will be able

to do talk and data at the same time. With the 5 I was somewhat

disappointed when I switched to Verizon and found you couldn't

multitask on LTE. I understand it is just a matter of adding an extra

chip. Do you think Apple has done that this go around?

Thanks

Mitch

Winston-Salem

Ah - that other data point when figuring out where to get your iPhone - and to answer your question - Nope - not on Verizon or Sprint. AT&T will still of course support Talk and Data as will T-mobile So keep that in mind when picking a carrier.

http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/11/iphone-5s-and-5c-will-not-allow-simultaneous-data-and-voice-on-verizon-or-sprint/

How to Get the iPhone 5S on September 20th

Ok - so lets go over a few tips to help make sure you can get your iPhone 5S on the 20th. IF you are going to the store - make sure you have your ID with you - does not hurt to also bring your current phone bill.

If you are buying on line at 12:01 AM PT - be online before that. Don't panic if things start to slow down on-line - especially if you are online and start trying to order right at 12:01 AM PT. Of course have all your account info - your payment info and your last 4 of the social security number for the person who the account is for on hand.

And the best way to order on line - at least according to Apple is via the Apple store app on an iOS device. Make sure you have you Apple store ID and password entered into the App. And make sure you shipping address is entered and your pick up address as well.

Have the app ready to go well in advance of 12:01 AM PT.

Note it may be possible to order on line at 12:01 AM PT for a pickup at the local Apple Store - I have read conflicting stories about if Apple would allow this or if all Online store sales are for shipping only. My suggestion - is to check out that option if you are waiting on line. In the past people that ordered on line the night before - got a different and shorter line the next morning at the app store.

If you are going to wait on line - bring a chair and depending where you live a blanket and make sure your current phone is charged up and ready to go. Expect to be in line for many hours.

If you think you will show up at 7:30 AM and get in and get out - you are going to be sadly mistaken. If you need to be at work at 9:00 AM - well first it sucks to be you on Friday - and two you better be on line or on the way there oh about now. If now is late Thursday evening. Point is Apple did not do pre-orders for the 5S - and that is different than past years - and some may have forgotten what the lines can be like.

So if you want to make sure you get the version you want and have it in your hands on Friday - then getting in line at an Apple store early - pre- 3:00 AM is going to be paramount - and again - make sure you check out the online ordering process to see if you can order on line for pick up. Nice to know when you are waiting in line your phone is ready for you at that store at 8:00 AM when the doors open.

Hi Rob,

I have now watched the Apple keynote of the September 10th announcement of the iPhone 5c and 5s and listened to your post announcement podcast. My initial impressions are "Bravo Apple." Once again, Apple is bringing forward a new phone, the 5S, with significantly better performance and significantly improved technology. As for me, the faster speed and the improved camera on the iPhone 5S are what I look forward to most. The enhanced security features are a bonus. I have a 4S that I have been completely satisfied with for the past two years, but I will be among the first in line for the new 5S.

I really do not understand the grumbling from some of your audience. As for me, I want Apple to keep the phone small. I want to do everything with one hand or by talking. The day that I need two hands to operate a phone is the day that I find another manufacturer. I say, keep it small and keep it fast.

America's bankruptcy courts are replete with companies that could not decide what they wanted to be and tried to be everything to everyone. From my perspective, the Apple leadership knows exactly what they want Apple to be and are staying true to their vision, designing and building cutting edge devices that make life better and are a delight to use.

Aloha,

Will B.

Honolulu

http://www.idamericany.com/crosslink.html

Thanks to Chris in London for the heads up on this next one - which is something you will want to look into if you are upgrading from an iPhone 4S or earlier to a 5C or 5S. And plan to keep your old device. It is a USB Sync cable that on one end is the standard USB connector you plug into your computer or charger. And on the other end a not so normal connector that has three connections - On one side the the old 30 pin dock connector. on another side if the new Lightening connector and the last side is the micro USB connector. And it is just $18 - and it comes in a bunch of different colors. Look for the link in the show notes titled - The Last USB Sync Cable You May Ever Need - And yes they do say it will sync and charge any iOS device be it 30 pin or lightening - so it is not just for charging.

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Hey Rob,

Just listening to the latest episode and there's a caller named Ed that did the Apple trade-in and got a new iPhone 5 for his wife. I know you may have already thought of this and he as well, but if he's within 30 days since today is after September 10 he may be able still to return that iPhone and get his wife the new iPhone at no cost as well. Just a thought.

Regards,

Joe J

Hi Rob,

Five fingerprints can be stored on the device to unlock the iPhone but only one can be associated with your iTunes account so your kids will be able to unlock your phone, but will be prevented from buying apps, videos and music, which could save you from some very expensive bills. Your fingerprint data is only stored on your phone and it isn't sent over the internet or stored on Apple's servers, which should help keep prying eyes away from it and your data secure.

Regards,

Carson F in England

Hi Rob,

I'm currently on iOS 7 beta 6, do I have to downgrade to iOS 6 when the gold master is released next week?

Regards,

Craig S

Nope - You should be able to upgrade to the GM - but you may have to do it from your computer and not over the air.

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Hi Rob,

One of your listeners said Apple did not allow changing of dates and times on photos.

That isn't the case.

I had trouble with some pictures being out if sync due to slight differences in the time settings of the phones.

I changed the time settings using Aperture but you can do it with iPhoto too.

Please see attached link for method. This does a time shift for any set of pictures you choose to slot them where they belong.

You can look at the proper set of pictures and figure out the time shift necessary.

Essentially it is doing a batch change to the pictures. Then when you do a re-sort by date the pics should align properly.

It does take some effort but less than designing a presentation or iMovie.

Link below

http://www.basics4mac.com/article.php/change_time_date

Fraser

http://www.tuaw.com/2013/09/11/photopresenter-gets-your-ios-photos-on-the-big-screen/

Rob,

Here may be the answer to presenting photos in the order you want.. For last weeks listener.

Chris in london

And what Chris is talking about is an article at TUAW about an app called PhotoPresenter - one word. And it helps get your iOS photos on to your Apple TV. And it does allow for you to put the photos up there in any order. Again that is PhotoPresenter - one word and it is $0.99 in the app store.

Rob,

First off forgive me because I love the show and I'm pointing this out in a good natured ribbing way.

Im listening to episode 268. 20:10 into the episode you mention a rumor about a certain home button that you laughingly dismiss. Not really worth a how wrong were they but a bit humorous none the less.

- Scott o.

Merritt island, FL

Hi Scott - thanks for pointing that out - Yup - missed that one. Here is what I said on that episode

quote From the way out in left field category comes the rumor on the next gen iPhones home button. Seems some sources in Taiwan were talking to Technews website - and they said the next iPhone could come with a Sapphire crystal capacitive touch home button that would incorporate a new fingerprint sensor. Ummm Yeah. unquote

Well guess next time http://technews.tw gives us a rumor from the supply chain - we need to take it a wee bit more seriously.

Apple TV Software Refresh Coming September 18 - Peter Kafka - Media - AllThingsD

An Apple TV refresh may be coming some time today - the 18th - so you will want to check your Apple TV for any updates. It is possible and likely by the time you hear this the update is available and ready to install.

http://gizmodo.com/one-huge-reason-to-not-switch-to-android-or-windows-1301382833

Thanks to Fabio E for this next one.

quote By NextWorth's count, the iPhone 4S and Samsung Galaxy S 2—the two premiere phones you'd be replacing in this two-year contract cycle on Android or iOS—are separated by a wide margin. The 4S retains more than a third of its original MSRP ($197 as of 8/29), while the S2 is down at 13 percent of its original value, which is well ahead of all other Android handsets from that generation. Meanwhile, you could have sold your old iPhone 5 for a healthy 36 percent of its initial value, as opposed to just 26 percent for the Galaxy S3. These are expensive products, which means those are big gaps, and again, the Samsung phones are the clear leaders of the non-iPhone pack. Everyone else fares much worse. The HTC One, a basically brand new and awesome phone according to all the Android fan bois, It only gets you $104 right now. unquote

Ouch that HTC One off contract is a $700 phone.

Yes one thing the Android Fan bois never want to talk about is resale value - because well I guess it just hurts too much for them to talk about it.

Here is another interesting bunch of stats. Android 4.3 - was released at the end of July. 5 weeks later - the total % of Android devices running Android 4.3 - was according to Google - less than 0.1%. Less than 0.1% - Sorry had to say that twice - not for effect - ok for effect. Still that is an amazingly low number. To put that in perspective. On Wednesday June 12th - already - 0.22% of iPhones were running iOS 7 Beta 1 according to Chitika's data. Which is really impressive when you think of how many devices that works out to. Which is about 450,000 iOS devices running the Beta in just 48 hours. So 5 weeks is less than 0.1% for a released Android OS - the latest and greatest. And 48 hours for a beta - on the iOS side gets you 0.22%. 48 hours from when this episode goes up - there will be well over 22% and probably well over 33% penetration of iOS 7. And in 5 weeks that number will be pushing north of 66%.

Resale value and access to the latest and greatest version of the OS right away - are two big draws for me as an iOS user.

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Hello Rob,

I noticed that within the past week the battery life of my iPhone 3GS (running 6.1.3) was severely degraded.

I also noticed the Location Services arrow appearing in the upper right corner when I hadn't used any apps that had access to Location Services.

This arrow would immediately reappear even after I closed all apps, did a complete shutdown and restart.

By going back into Settings-->Privacy-->Location Services, I was able to trace the problem to the new release of the Flickr app (v.2.20.1134) which just came out Aug 29th.

Apparently the app turns on location services IMMEDIATELY - even when the app has not been launched or used yet - which in my case was causing quite a bit of battery loss.

By turning location services OFF only for the Flickr app my phone's battery performance has returned to normal.

I have reported this as a bug to the Flickr folks

but I also thought you and the rest of the TII community might like to check this out if you are a Flickr-using iPhoneographer with a battery performance problem.

regards,

Jeff

Springfield IL

Hi Rob,

You mentioned on the last show that over 50% of smart phones sales between 3.5inch-4inch screen belongs to Apple. While this stat may be true, in my opinion it's not really saying much as most top tier competitor phones are mostly over 4 inches.

Maybe you're content with a 4 inch screen, I'm not. I want the screen to be wider as well as a little bit longer but mainly widen some more than what it currently is on the iPhone 5.

You can't deny that the Samsung galaxy S4 screen isn't a nice screen size for any football related activities this season :)

For you to say if we want something on our screens to appear bigger to simply hold the phone closer to our faces is exact reminiscent of Steve telling us we were holding our iPhone 4's wrong back in 2010. That's crazy talk!

Most of the people I come across with all want bigger screens, Rob. All of em. Even Donald Trump ;)

Regards,

•Gino

Bronx NY

P.S it isn't any innovation to increase a screen size, I agree with you 100% with that statement.

Hi Gino,

What I said was in the US - over 50% of all sales of Smartphones in the last 6 months to 4 main carriers - were iPhones and that means that over 50% were 3.5" or 4".

So again over 50% of ALL smartphone sales in the US on the 4 major carriers were 4" or smaller.

For watching video - The screen size of 4" vs 5" is 100% irrelevant - It is like saying a 1080p HD TV at 60" is looks bigger than a 42" 1080p HD TV - while giving no reference to where you are sitting.

When it comes to watching video - it really is all about how close you are holding the device. But a Galaxy S4 3 feet away will seem much smaller than an iPhone 4 1.5 feet away.

And no ALL of em do not want bigger screens. Again most people in the US at least are buying a 4" or smaller screen.

I will agree that some % of those buying the 4" screen - are doing so only because that is all Apple is making available - and do actually want a bigger screen size. It will be interesting to see what happens next year if Apple does release a larger screen - what % of buyers will go big and what % will stay with the current size. I would have to believe Apple has done market surveys on this and has some feel for that answer.

Hi Rob,

People who are complaining about the iPhone 5S's apparent lack of innovation are missing the point rather completely.

First, there are two major types of smart phone consumer: those who only want the functions we now consider to be standard: a phone with a browser, camera, calendar, maps and music player - and those who are interested in the varied functionality available with apps (like me - I have 350 of them).

The iPhone 5S - like the 4S - shows that Apple sees their future wedded to the app market (and since they are getting 30% of the app revenue, that sounds pretty smart). The new technology in the 5S - the 64-bit A7 and the motion coprocessor show that Apple is thinking forward to 2016 at the very least. This is the technology that will enable another quantum jump in both app capability and user experience. The problem is that, as with the 4S, that jump in technology is hidden from the casual user, and much of its promise won't be seen for another year or two.

That being said, I see a lot of people with Androids who are only looking at them for their standard features, and the larger screen is a very big selling point with them, particularly for photos and video. Even if the images aren't as good, they look much more impressive on a big screen. Of course the size of the phone starts to become a problem, which is why I see more women with big screen phones than men, since they can keep them in their purses.

I want a bigger screened iPhone, both for photos and for better web browsing; the trouble is that I don't want a bigger phone. But it seems to me that there is still a lot of wasted space on the front of an iPhone - and I would be more than willing to accept a phone that is 1/4" wider. Some smart engineering to make a full-face screen and an additional 1/4" would make the iPhone 6 an obvious leap forward in the eyes of all smart phone consumers.

Regards,

John K

Hi Rob,

I have a jailbroken Verizon iPhone 5 32gb that I got on launch day last year. I have AppleCare+, and I'd like to upgrade to the 5s, though I am not yet up for a subsidized phone through my carrier. My iphone has many dings on the chamfers, and a small chip in the screen- I don't use a case.

My initial plan was to use my AppleCare and trade in for a brand new 5 (which would have a better resale value because of the condition) and sell that to finance the upgrade. Now that the 5 is discontinued I wonder if I wait for a little while before I turn in my phone if Apple might run out of the 5 and agree to replace it with a 5s outright, or perhaps with a little extra cash.

The problem with waiting to turn in my phone is that after next Wednesday the new phone will come with iOS 7 and I won't be able to jailbreak it- which will lower the value on the resale market.

What do you think I should do to get the most money out of my 5? Do you know how apple has handled AppleCare replacements with discontinued phones in the past (I'm thinking of the 3GS)?

How much do you think jailbreaking adds to the value of an iPhone?

Thanks!

Michael from Seattle

Hi Michael - I believe there is a deductible from Apple Care. See how much that is - what will your out of pocket be for that? Then realize that if you get a new device it will not be able to be jailbroken - so that means you need to figure out the difference in price for a brand new iPhone 5 minus your deductible if any vs a chipped iPhone 5 which is jailbroken. Take a look on Ebay to see what they are going for in both situations.

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Hey!

I wanted to respond to a listener that had mentioned about a way to control how much time your child plays on their device.

There's and app called ParentKit and does just that!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/parentkit/id600618138?mt=8

Thanks for a great podcast!

-Bud VK

Hi Bud thanks for the heads up on ParentKit. Link in the show notes for Ep 283.

If you want to hear some more talk about iOS and Apple - I interviewed Ken Ray from Mac OS Ken for Podcast411 - ep 227 - you can get that episode at podcast411 dot com - or by searching for podcast411 in iTunes or the podcasts app. That should be up on Thursday with any luck and gives you something extra to listen to when on Line waiting for your iPhone.

And as always if you are waiting on line somewhere - send me emails and reports from the lines. Let me know where you are waiting - when you got there and how many others in line at that time and roughly how many in line at 8:00 AM. And also let me know if you were able to get the version of iPhone you wanted and what that was. I love to play the reports from the lines on the show. Send that in via email or make a recording from line and email that in or of course call into the show - those are the best - 206-666-6364 - 206-moon-dog.

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 that folks is going to do it for us today. Well actually not really - After the outro and music - stick around for a bunch of Listener feedback. No comments from me - but please send in your comments about their comments.

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Wed, 11 September 2013

Tii - iTem 0282 - iPhone 5C and 5S Announced

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Apple updates iLife for iOS apps

Xbox Music Arrives On iPhone Before iTunes Radio

Find My Phone tracks stolen car with 5yo child inside

Lines Begin To Form Outside Key Apple Store As New iPhones Set To Arrive

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iOS Artwork - iTem 0282 and Episode Transcript

Hello_Rob,

I created this artwork with the App Drawing Box.

Regards,

Rob S

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Transcript for Episode 282

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Before we get into the coverage of September 10th event - I want to go over the new news since the last episode - which is not much since it was just on the 7th for the last episode - and I want to go over some listener feedback - not with regards to the Sep 10th event - and then we will get into all that Apple announced and did not announce and follow that with feedback about the Sep 10th event. And for new listeners - I want to welcome you to the show and invite you to contribute some feedback - 206-666-6364 - that's 206-moon-dog - or you can record and send in your feedback to today in iOS at gmail dot com - you can also send in text email questions - but then you know you are making me work by having to read your email and usually mispronounce the name of the town your are from. But really however you want to send in feedback - it is all greatly appreciated - just that you know voicemail message are slightly more appreciated.

http://www.tuaw.com/2013/09/03/apple-updates-ilife-for-ios-apps/

Per the news thanks to Tash for the heads up on this first item.

Which is about Apple iOS App that need updating - as in the iLife app - iPhone, iMovie and Garageband - If you use any of these on your iOS device you will want to upgrade. Actually I would recommend you keep up on your updates as there will be many many different apps updating - now that iOS 7 is right around the corner. From now and until iOS 7 comes out - I would suggest once a day when you are on wifi - to check for updates and perform said updates.

And that leads us to what to do when iOS 7 is released. First - make sure you back up your iOS device to your computer or iCloud. If backed up to your computer - also back up your computer. If you are on a mac - fire up time machine and do a back up. Never hurts to be overly safe on these things.

Ok - Assuming your have backed up your iOS device to your computer and your computer to some other device and or service.

Now you can get your iOS device ready for to update.

Step 2 - would be Force quit out of every open app.

Step 3 - Go to Settings App - Then General - Then Reset - Then Reset Network settings.

This will do a full reboot of your iOS device.

Once it comes back on - go to Wifi - and reselect your wifi hot spot - and re-enter the password if needed.

Step 4 - Do the update.

When you do an update like this - will all apps shut down - maybe it is just my imagination - but it really does seem like updates go better. I know in the past when others had issues - I did not.

So again follow those steps before updating to iOS 7.

Next episode we will talk a little more about iOS 7 - and go over those steps again.

Please note if you are jailbroken and want to keep the jailbreak - do not upgrade or try to upgrade to iOS 7. You will need to wait.

Xbox Music Arrives On iPhone Before iTunes Radio - Technology News - redOrbit

Here is a piece that likely slipped under a lot of radars - It is about a new App for iOS released by Microsoft - it is the Xbox Music app. This is a paid music subscription service similar to Spotify. So for those of you that were hoping Apple would release a spotify clone - but instead got iTunes Radio - and just don't like the lack of specific song control - and don't want to go with Spotify - now you can shows Xbox Music. One downside for Xbox Music vs Spotify - is there is no offline mode for Xbox Music - like there is with Spotify. That is for no at least as it seems that feature will be added in the future according to MS.

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Hi Rob,

On Ep 281, a caller asked how to avoid tolls in Apple Maps. Apple Maps does tell you when a route has tolls, but does not always provide alternatives without tolls, and neither does Google Maps.

Waze does. For instance, I live next to the end of a bridge across the San Francisco Bay, and when I select a location on the other side and my home and tap "Routes", it shows me two short routes going over the bridge, clearly marked "TOLL", and an alternate route going 50 miles around the Bay, in case I have more gas than cash.

I probably don't need to remind you that Waze is free and a very popular app, with 4 1/2 stars and over 4000 reviews in the app store, and which has been providing turn-by-turn directions longer than Apple or Google

Regards,

John H

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Hi Rob,

A caller on your latest podcast mentioned the speaker on her iPhone 4S had died. I too have a 4S and about a month ago my speaker started sounding distorted and them quit. About a week later it began to play again (quiet and distorted) for a few hours then quit again. I took it to a local repair shop and they fixed the issue, and said that they haven't ever really seen the speaker die on one before. Just wanted to let her know she isn't the only person to have this issue. Thank you for the great show!!!

Corey

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Hi Rob,

Just a quick follow up to my original email. I received my replacement phone from Verizon 2 days after I called them, I'm assuming it is a refurbished device but that's ok, it's absolutely beautiful. A quick backup of my old phone to my iTunes account, and then approximately 35 minutes to send all the data to the new replacement phone, and everything works perfect. Having replaced 3 different phones when I was on the Android platform several years ago literally had me feeling anxious about doing it with my iPhone, however, It could not have gone smoother.

Regards,

Shannon H in Fountain Hills.

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Hi Rob,

The listener asking about hardrives in ep 0281.

He wants something like a Western Digital My Book Live.

It runs from a LAN port in your router. All files can be seen on every pc/iOS device on that router via LAN or WiFi.

Also all the files can be accessed remotely via cellular/wifi from the iOS app.

I have the 3TB version and I can stream movies/play mp3/view photos anywhere in the world on my iOS devices providing I have a Internet connection.

The advantage of the LAN set up for the hardrive is that it works independently from your pc so the pc doesn't have to be turned on to access the hardrive compared to a USB hardrive.

Brilliant piece of kit and highly recommended.

Regards,

Ryu, Sheffield, England

Hello Rob,

I wanted your opinion maybe you could answer it in your next podcast or an email Leo is not recommending people download the new iOS 7 with an iPhone 4 or 4S he stated the processor may not be able to handle it do you think there will be a problem with downloading it on an iPhone 4 or 4 S ?

Regards Steve

Hi Steve,

I have been running iOS 7 on an iPhone 4 and it works fine for me.

Not sure what or why Leo is saying that. But then if you watched the Twit.tv coverage of the iPhone event you probably realized rather quickly Leo is not really up on the iPhone anymore. And what was the deal with having Scott Borne on there - talk about a worthless guest. He brought nothing to the coverage. Yes lets bring on someone that admits to not using an iPhone any more and is on Windows phone to talk about the new iPhone. So not only is Leo out of touch with the iPhone - so is one of the two guests he brought on. Hey no hate mail - I am not dogging Leo here - Scott Borne - Yup dogging him - it is just that Leo has moved to Android and his knowledge on iOS is not what it once was. That all said - back to your question.

Again for my iPhone 4 with iOS 7 Beta is working fine.

The only people I am recommend not upgrade are those needing to jailbreak. But from what I have hears and seen - And device officially supported for iOS 7 - should work fine - just make sure to do the upgrade steps I mentioned earlier in the show.

http://9to5mac.com/2013/09/10/find-my-phone-tracks-stolen-car-with-5yo-child-inside-it-allowing-police-to-intercept/

Thanks to Elsie for the heads up on this next one.

Which is a story about Find My iPhone that well shows the power of the apple eco-system very clearly. An iPhone user with a lot less common sense then most - Was at a store that he quickly ran into - back in the car was his 5 year old son. Who was soon joined by a car thief that made off with the car and the 5 year old in the back seat. Now obviously he will be hearing from his wife about this for well ever. And we can joke about this because also in his car was his iPhone. When the father realized what happened - he pulled out his iPad - because you know he thought enough to take that out of the car with him - but the kid - yeah who would want to steal him. Anyway on his iPad he pulled up find my iPhone and found and tracked his iPhone while calling police I am assuming on someone else's phone and letting them know real time where said car thief was with his car / phone and son. 15 Minutes later Police stopped the stollen vehicle and re-united the un-harmed child to the now Celebate Father. So once again the day is saved thanks to find my iPhone and the Apple Ecosystem.

Lines Begin To Form Outside Key Apple Store As New iPhones Set To Arrive -- AppAdvice

Prior to the Sep 10th event lines started forming at the Apple store in NY - Are these die hard fans - nope these are just marketers - that know if you get in line early - crazy early - you get your 15 minutes of fame - even if it means camping out for over 20,000 minutes to get that 15 minutes of fame.

What they are hawking - who cares. More about line waiting later in the episode.

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Best title I saw before the September 10th event was - quote What Hasn’t Leaked About the Next iPhone Is the Only Thing That Matters unquote.

What is it that we do not know about - what is it that was not leaked. It all comes down to What does Tim Cook say.

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So what did tim cook say - Well first off Apples September Event was held at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino. Tim Cook started by talking about the iTunes Festival event going on right now - which if you have Apple TV or an iOS device you can catch some nice music events.

Tim said that the free tickets of the Music events in London had 20 Million people requesting tickets and then joked it is like the demand on launch weekend for one of their devices.

Tim said that next month Apple will ship the 700 Millionth iOS Device.

Basically the First 15 to 20 minutes the normal recap of items - including another rehash of iOS 7 rather quickly.

The only thing of interest about iOS is when it will be available which is Sept 18th. So sometime on the 18th you should see iOS 7 available for download. This is for all the devices we previously said it would be available for - iPhone4 and latter, iPad 2 and later, iPod touch 5th gen, and iPad Mini

Tim came back and talked about was some of their premium apps. Keynote, iPhoto , iMovie, Pages, and Numbers - and that they will now all be free for all new iOS devices. So if you purchase a new iOS device any time after September 1st - you will be able to get those apps for free - more info on that in a future episode.

Tim then introduced the iPhone section - saying the iPhone 5 was being replaced by two new Designs. And they were killing off the iPhone 5.

Then Phil took the stage.

The iPhone 5C as expected was then announced - with 5 colors as expected. Blue, Yellow, Green, Pink and White.

Phil joked about the iPhone 5C and some photos we might have seen on the web.

Internal Steel-re-enforced inside - that also serves as the antennas. So it should in theory get good reception.

4" screen.

A6 Processor - same camera as the iPhone 5. So really the 5C is the iPhone 5 in plastic. And it has more LTE bands available then the iPhone 5. Or as Apple said quote More LTE Bands than any other smartphone in the World. unquote

Pricing for the 5C is $99 for 16GB

$199 for 32GB On contract.

No Off contract pricing given in the event - But $99 on Contract works out to $549 off contract pricing - which has been confirmed. and $649 off contract for the 32 gb version.

Yeah - no one is going to be saying the C in 5C stands for Cheap now. Costly - maybe - Cheap - nope.

Pre-order the 5C on Sep 13th - Delivery starts on the 20th.

The also have these $29 cases with all these holes in them for the 5C - don't get them unless you like dirt getting caught in your cases.

I have had a case sent to me in the past on the show I did not review that had lots of holes - and it was not something I talked about - because you know if you don't have something nice to say don't say anything. And I found it annoying all the dirt / lint getting in there.

12:34PM

Next to the iPhone 5S

Three Colors - Silver, Gold and Space Grey.

A7 Chip - 64 Bit. First 64 Bit chip for a smartphone - any smartphone. iOS 7 supports both 64 and 32 bit apps. With a native 64 bit kernel and libraries and drivers.

Up to 2X as fast as the A6. Not the 34% we heard rumored from Clayton Morris. Graphics 2X faster than iPhone 5 as well. And the CPU performance is 40x more powerful than the original iPhone and the iPhone 3G for that matter. On the graphics side performance has increased 56x since the original iPhone and 3G iPhone.

They showed a demo of infinity blade 3 and will be launched in the app store when the iPhone 5S hits the market.

The Phil intro'd a New Chip in the iPhone -The M7 - Motion chip or as they call it a Motion co-processor - Continuously measures motion data from the Accelerometer, gyroscope and Compass with out having to wake up the A7 processor.

On the Battery life front - 3G talk time = 10 hours - that is up from the 8 hours for the iPhone 5. That is a 25% increase.

Next was the New Camera.

A 15% larger active sensor area vs iPhone 5 and a Larger f/2.2 aperture.

And rather than try to get smaller pixels to get up the pixel count - they went with bigger pixels - which Apple says gets you a better picture - so this is still an 8 MP camera - it is just that the pixels are bigger in the sensors. Pixels are 1.5 micron - which is bigger than the iPhone 5 and bigger than competitors phones.

Lots of new behind the scenes features on the camera - including taking multiple photos when you snap a photo and then choosing the best one for you.

There is a new flash they are calling the True Tone Flash

Dual LED's that the camera looks at the surroundings and then adjusts the color of the flash to match that of the environment so the pictures look like what you were actually seeing. Apple says this is a the first time this has been done not just on a phone but on any camera.

They showed some examples - and lets just say - nokia can take that zombie commercial and retire it now. I have said before one of the biggest weaknesses of the iPhone cameras has been the flash - now Apple had made it one of its biggest strengths. Will be interesting to see how this works in the real world.

Auto Image Stabilization.

Burst mode - take ten photos in a short period of time - about 1 sec. This will be nice in football or other sport events for your kids.

And as mentioned in the past Slow Motion video. 120 fps Video at 720p. Forgot that rumor on the bingo card. ooopppss. Well this looks really good. And you can pick what part of the video you want to be slow mo.

The Third big feature on the iPhone 5S is Security - hence the S in the name.

Apple found about half of users do not set up a pass code on their device and Apple said they or I should say - we should set one up - as I am one that does not password protect my phone - except for when I travel.

As expected they introduced a fingerprint sensor in home button. Appel is calling it - "Touch ID"

Setting up is easy and you can use multiple fingerprints. And you can hit it in 360 degrees - so if you have your device in Landscape mode - it will read your finger print just as well if you are in portrait mode. So no worrying about matching up your finger in a specific orientation.

You can use your finger to unlock your device and also to do iTunes store purchases.

Per your biometric data -

"It's never available to other software." It's never uploaded to Apple's servers or backed up to iCloud."

Now I am not sure what Apples means by it is never available to other software - do they mean software other than Apples software - because they showed a person using their finger print to get make a purchase on iTunes.

They did say you don't actually press the home button to get it scanned - you just place your finger on the home button to scan. So Kids if you want to make an iTunes store purchase - wait until dad falls asleep on the coach watching football some weekend - and then gently place his finger on the home button and wahla - you just authorized a purchase.

Per cutting off peoples digits when you steal and iPhone - well you will need to cut off all of them - as you can use any finger your want.

Starts at 16 GB at $199, 32 GB at $299, 64 GB $399

Available Sept 20th. No Pre-Order for the 5S. Yes that means Apple wants you waiting in line.

Initially it will be available in

US, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore and the UK!

In Japan that does include NTT DocoMo

the iPhone 5C and 5S will be available in 100 Countries and over 270 Carriers by Dec 2013.

iPhone 4S stays in the line up - it will be the free offering for an on contract phone and will be an 8GB version.

The also had a new case for the 5S - which is a nice leather case. Multi colors - It will cost $39. It looks much nicer than the $29 cases for the 5C. The colors for the 5S case are Brown, Beige, Black, Yellow, Blue and Red.

0036 - Apple - iPhone - Compare Models

Apple Did put up some specs on their site to help us out when comparing models.

On the Cellular and Wireless side. The 5C and 5S are identical. Same 3G and 4G specs. Same Wifi specs.

The also both have the same screen - which is the same as on the iPhone 5.

The iSight Camera for the 5S - is where you get separation between the 5S and 5C. The 5C basically has the same camera as the iPhone 5. Where as the 5S - has all the new bells and whistles mentioned earlier.

On the Video recording side - the 5S has the slo-mo video recording. It has the improved True Tone Flash you can use. It has what Apple is calling Improved Video stabilization.

And one item they did not mention in the presentation - 3X zoom on the Video Recording - FINALLY.

The FaceTime Camera - Is the same in the 5S and 5C which is the same as in the iPhone 5.

Ok so now that we now many of the specs and what was announced - how did we do on the Bingo card.

Well not nearly as good as I thought. Only one bingo. The ones that were on the card - the 5S, A7 Processor for the 5S, 5S same size as the 5 and the 5C - for that one bingo from upper left to lower right. Other ones on the sheet we had - Dual LED Flash for 5S, New iPhones Avil Sep 20th, Multi Color 5C's, Improved Low Light Photos for 5S. Improved LTE, Gold and Graphite 5S's - Well they are calling Graphite Silver. And the Finger Print Scanner for the 5S.

That means there were a bunch that did not happen. One interesting one - the iPhone 4, 4S and 5 Killed off. That one we had rumors of the 4 and 4S being killed off and then all three. But no rumors about the 4S staying active and the 4 and 5 being killed only. There was of course no 128 GB version announced - not yet. No new apple TV, No NFC - which surprised a bunch of people - Leo Laporte was not happy. The iWatch was not announced. Talk time was only 10 hrs for 3G - not the 12 Hrs being rumored. The 5C is costing significantly more than $400 off contract. at $549. The Rear camera was not a 12 MP camera on the 5S. Wifi 802.11 AC was not included - that's what I get for changing my mind on that one -should have stayed with my first decision and not included it on the sheet. China Mobile was not announced. And there was no talk about 4K Video recording or play back. Oh well I knew that was a long shot at best. The only one left unanswered is the amount of RAM - I am guessing it will be 2GB - since the A7 if a 64 GB chip. We shall see when iFix it gets ahold of one on the 20th.

Ok - now lets get into your feedback about the Apple event and what was launched.

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I don't like to talk unfavorably about listeners calling into the show but Simply put that is Crazy talk. Saying you want Tim Cook out at Apple just completely relegates your argument to the level of a caller to coast to coast talking about alien abductions and illuminati conspiracies. Apple is the biggest tech company in the world - they make the lion share of Profits from Smartphones and even a bigger share of Profits from Tablets. The most important thing for Apple is their supply chain - and no Executive in the world has a better understanding of supply chain dynamics than Tim Cook - Yet Tim has to go? Why - because they did not build a phone with a bigger screen - A bigger screen is not - repeat not innovation - it is easier to build a device with a bigger screen. And if you want what you are looking at to look bigger - hold it closer to your face. And when you look in the US for the past 6 months - at the carriers with subsidies - what you find is well over 50% of smartphone sales went to iPhones - at 3.5" and 4" - seems many - if not most people are happy using their other hand for anything other than holding their smartphone. The facts Say something a lot different than what you suggest - and again calling for Tim Cooks head - well you to put it nicely is simply crazy talk.

Hi Rob, you've mentioned on previous shows that the rumor-mills spoil any surprises and leaves us feeling unimpressed. I see your point and have tried to look at this Sept 10th event and the iPhone 5S release with fairness. This is a very significant S-update for iPhone in many ways, and am impressed on many levels, especially with the camera/flash upgrade. Apple is still the clear leader in innovation, no doubt. But I was truly hoping for a real NFC/digital wallet solution that some rumor sites were suggesting. That is one frontier that I hope Apple conquers first (along with TV and wearables). Although I am now off contract and able to upgrade, I'll be staying with my 4S until a hopefully newly designed iPhone 6 with slightly bigger screen (and a digital wallet solution) is released in 12 months. For some reason I am not in love with the iPhone 5/5S hardware design. On what I will "buy" from today's event... iOS 7!

Paul from Bend, OR

Hi Rob,

As expected the crowd of people who scoured the web for info on the new iPhones over the last year leaving no stone unturned are now disappointed that there were no "surprises". The same thing happened to me when I snooped and found the wrapped Christmas presents in my moms closet at 6 years old.

The people saying that this isn't a big enough upgrade from the 5 should remember who this phone is marketed to : the iphone customers whose contracts are up for renewal! The iPhone 4S owners have themselves a very nice upgrade.

Love the show Rob

-Scott O.

Merritt island, Florida

Hi Rob

there is no pre order for the 5S I know you just sent out the push.

Regards,

Ken

Hi Ken and others that pointed that out - sorry about that I tried to follow up as quickly as possible that the 5S will not have pre-orders - via push. Part of the issue of following someone else's live blog - is they got it wrong. And I sent it with out fact checking.

Hi Rob,

I'm a little disappointed by today's announcement. Maybe its because I only saw the live blogs and not the actual presentation, but there wasn't much to get excited about. The 5C is basically the same iPhone 5 that I have but with a plastic back and slightly better battery. The best part of the 5C is that you can get it in 32 Gig instead of just 16 Gig so there is a reason to choose it over the 5S if you don't care about the faster speed and better camera.

The 5S is an incremental improvement but nothing that really stands out. I do like the better camera and flash but I'm not sure what to think about the fingerprint sensor. One thing that really jumps out at me is all of the cases that will need to be redesigned to even work with this phone. It will be difficult to design a waterproof case that can activate the fingerprint sensor so no more Lifeproof case. Maybe it will work since it is a capacitive sensor but it will take some redesign. Even the different shape of the flash means that many cases that fit the iPhone 5 won't fit the iPhone 5S, to say nothing about the 5C.

I'm apparently no the only one who thinks that way. Apple's stock took an initial nose dive but has recovered a little bit now.

Myron U

Hi Rob,

Now I see why no Live Event Feed watched some streaming UStream coverage. And now site restored watched the 5S Video.

Some nice features. The A7, M7, Touch ID explained. No NFC but use to make App purchases. Siri can do more. No more iPhone 5. Pricing seems fine. But we pay more in Europe. About half as much again on top

No sneak peaks. No one more thing. No Pro pricing… no iPad Mini news. Guess all thats coming for the October Event.

Overall, seems 5C the one they want to promote. 5S a stepping stone to iPhone 6

Rate 2 Stars out of 5. Not much of a Wow.

Regards,

Chris

Hey Rob,

So I have a question, If I got the iPhone 5 last year on the release date and signed a 2 year contract, will I be able to get the iPhone 5s this year with the 2 year contract discount on the release date. Please lemme know ASAP.

P.S this is what att sent me when I called the *639#

You are eligible for an upgrade with a partial discount off of the full retail price today. You may be eligible for an upgrade on 09/15/2014 or AT&T Next which lets you upgrade to a new device every year on 09/15/2014.

Regards,

Matt

Hi Matt,

If you want the discounted price - $199/ $299 / $399 - then you need to wait until 9/15/14

Right now you might get a little bit of a discount - but not much. Maybe $200 off. So Pricing is likely going to be

$449 / $549 / $649 For you.

Folks on AT&T if you want to check your status - call on your phone Star 639 Pound - and you will get back a text showing when you can upgrade with the full discount. Which for me was back in June.

Hi Rob,

I was really hoping they would at least come out with 128 GB version but it seems that what they came out with was incremental and not really worth upgrading.

Regards,

David V

Sent from my iPhone 4S

Hi Rob,

I love my apple products. I couldn't go back to the cheaper stuff even if I wanted to. With that said I find myself being envious of the things the cheap androids can do and of course their screen size. I often have to debate with friends and tell then why I think the iPhone is better. Sometimes I feel like johovas witness, trying to convince atheists why my way is better. Meanwhile looking at the awesome things they get to do in envy.

Why isn't our screen bigger yet? I know that sounds like a broken record. I know that's what all the android fans will point out when putting the iPhone down. However I am a hard core apple fan. I listen to podcasts about iPhones so you know it's true! I was truly hoping that this would be the year for a larger iPhone. The 5s looks nice. Love the fingerprint idea but I just feel we are getting ignored as consumers. They know we want the larger screen. I have seen online that they are filing patents for larger screens. Why wait till now? A larger iPhone with ios7 would be a galaxy killer.

I am excited for ios7.

Regards,

Rob stone

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A larger screen is very over rated - you want a bigger screen hold it closer. At least again in the US as mentioned - in the last 4 to 6 months - at carriers where phones are subsidized - the iPhones out sold all Android phones combined. And clearly kicked the Galaxy lines butt.

Hi Rob,

I really was hoping the 5c would be cheaper off contract. Will the price point be low enough to help sell phones in emerging markets, China, etc? That being said, it looks to be a solid offering. The 5s looks great as well. I like the camera update on this. No 1080p Slo-mo??

Will be getting this next April when my contract is up.

Regards,

- Dan

Dan - I am guessing there may be a third and cheaper phone in the works for BRIC nations - because the 5C is definitely not the answer for BRIC nations with regards to addressing the mid-tier price points. Which at $549 it does not do. Actually the 8GB 4S at $449 is still to high for the BRIC mid-teir price market. So maybe when/if Apple announces a deal China Mobile they will also introduce a lower cost version of the iPhone. But absolutely nothing changed with regards to addressing the BRIC nations with the Sep 10th announcements.

Hi Rob,

Just adding my two cents to the many emails you’ll probably be sifting through these next couple of days with the new iPhone release.

What strikes me most after checking out the 5c and 5s models is how when stepping back and considering the evolution of the iPhone line along with smartphones, the 4s still feels like the device that for its time in relation to the rest of the market upon its release was the most impactful. The iPhone 5, 5c and 5s have felt like a combination of incremental improvements, refinements and bug fixes to software and hardware. Whereas the 4s really had the air of a real breakthrough in specs compared to the for and its other peer phones. While not underwhelmed with todays’ new models per say, I can’t say that these new phones gave me that immediate impression of “wow” either. This could too be the new reality with so many leaks coming out than before where it’s impossible to keep any secrets under wraps.

Then again, maybe Apple does know how good the 4s was and is since they’re still going to manufacture it and kill off the 5 instead. Kind of odd considering that one would figure that they would prefer to get rid of all 30 pin connector devices.

So much for the 5c being a budget phone… I don’t know about others, but I’m sure not moved to drop $550.00 or $650.00 for a plastic casing device with cartoonish colors when the 4s will still be available at probably a pretty good price and more appropriate business oriented coloring. The tradeoff in specs isn’t that drastic either if you’re talking about a difference of $200.00 or $300.00 for an off contract 4s compared to a 5c if you don’t want to commit for two years.

All in all, today just felt like a weird iPhone day.

Regards,

Cris

Hi Rob,

I just watched the video of the sep 10th event and I am anxious to get my hands on the new gold 64GB model. I thought the improvements were mediocre like you predicted, but I'm due for a phone.

No mention of new iPad or Apple TV. Anxious to listen to your review later.

Laurie B

Hey Rob,

I was wondering what the new iphone fingerprint scanner means for most of the case makers out there like Lifeproof for example. do you think that will hurt their sales?

Regards,

~Bud VK

Yup.

Hey Rob,

I finally saw the keynote and I'm buying 2 64 gb slate iPhone 5s'! I've been ready for my upgrades since May and I was waiting for this moment.

I wonder how difficult they will be to order? Will the systems work this time? Especially with so many countries rolling out at once.

Also, 9/20 is my birthday!

Regards,

Kevin K

Metuchen, NJ

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Per the Pre-Order - Thanks to Thomas for checking from Last year - the Pre-Orders were available basically at 12:01 AM PT. So expect that to be the case again this year - if you plan on Pre-order the 5C or order the 5S - they likely will be available at 12:01 AM PT on the 13th and 20th respectively.

Hi Rob,

Why do you think Apple is not having a Pre-order option for the 5S

Regards,

Kevin

Hi Kevin - Plain and simple it looks like they are just trying to get you into an Apple store and get you to wait in line.

That is smart on their part. As I mentioned a few times recently - I was hoping Apple would release on the 13th with no pre-order so people had to wait in line again.

Last year Apple got slammed for the lines being to short. And the lines were short for one key reason - Apple made it way to easy to order on line.

The Negative reporting about short Lines at the Apple store was basically the start of the Apple stock decline. If you look back you will see the peak of Apple stock was right on Launch day last year or the Monday after. Then the negative press just started steam rolling saying Apple lost their mojo.

This year there will be lines a plenty at every Apple store. And lots of opportunities for local press to send a truck and camera crew to the Apple store to cover the launch. That is a lot of local and national press covering the iPhone launch with lots of long lines. That is what apple needs right now - a nice Perception boost. I know for sure I will be one of those in line waiting for my new iPhone 5S. Now to figure out if I want Gold / silver or What ever they are calling black.

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For those that are looking to watch the video of the 5C / 5S announcements - look for the link in the show notes for Ep 282 at today in iOS - look for the one titled - Apple Events.

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Quick request from listeners - that have an iPhone 5 and had upgraded from an earlier iPhone. What if any adapters have you purchased and found you use the most. Did you get USB to Lightening or Micro USB to Lightening or some other adapter. Give us a call - 206-666-6364 - that's 206-moon-dog - or send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com . Let new buyers of the 5S most of whom have not owned a lightning port device - let them / us know what adapters have you found were worth the money - and which never get used.

Hi Rob, I have an iPhone 5 and want to know if there's is an app that will change its notification behaviour based on my location.

By that I mean, to have notifications be more subtle when I'm at work and return to regular tones whenever I'm at home. Currently I simply use the on/off mute button.

If you or your audience know of a solution it would be of great help.

Thanx

@CarnivalVincy

Toronto. Canada.

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Hi Rob,

I have an ongoing feud with a good friend who has a Samsung Galazy 3. I am a diehard Apple fan and all of my products are apple. After listening to her complaining about my tiny screen, I decided to do some research. As far as I can see, the Galaxy outshines the IPhone in every way except the drop test. You are the expert. Say it isn't so.

Regards,

Shawna W

Hi Shawna - Have them look at the features of the 5S - specifically the camera - which offers much better options than the S4. And now Finger print scanning. You friend will likely mention the big screen and the hands free swipe gestures. Well guess what the hands free swipe gestures are only needed because the darn thing is too bing to work with one hand - so if you have one hand occupied they realized you needed a way to set down your S4 and swipe over it. With the iPhone you don't need swipe above gestures - you can actually just use one hand to do everything. Look most of what Android fan boys and girls call innovation is nothing more than a bigger screen and gimmicks. And a bigger screen is not repeat not innovation. Getting a camera flash that sense the surroundings and then adjust the color of the flash to match - or adding a finger print scanner to the home button - that is innovation. What apple ads to the iPhones are features people want - not that they need because of other issues with the phone.

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Sun, 8 September 2013

Tii - iTem 0281 - This Should Brighten Everyones Day

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor - Audible

Apple sends invites for September event:

Apple To Host Special Event Sept. 10

Apple may differentiate 'iPhone 5S' fingerprint scanning home button with silver ring

iPhone 5S release date: Decoding Apple's enigmatic invite

September 2013 Apple Event Rumor Bingo

Why There Won't Be Any Surprises at Next Week's iPhone Event

Apple to livestream California’s iPhone event in Tokyo, Berlin and Beijing

DoCoMo to offer Apple's iPhone: Nikkei

Apple to Pay up to $280 Credit for Used iPhones - Digits - WSJ

Apple's Shrewdly Radical iPhone Trade-In Program

You can trade in your old iPhone at Apple stores starting today

What happens to used iPhone prices before and after an Apple event?

How Big Is Apple's China Mobile iPhone Opportunity?

The iPhone will reportedly be sold by Japan's largest carrier, NTT Docomo, this fall

Apple's iPhone grows to 43% share among US smartphones

Apple FaceTime fix may not be working out for some unhappy users

Apple Hits Back At Report Alleging Long Hours And Low Pay In Chinese iPhone 5C Factory

Walmart reduces the prices of iPhone 5

CIVC warns Apple over ‘Champagne’ iPhone

iPhone 5C Pictured with Color Matched Packaging

iPhone 5S Gold - YouTube

Leaked iPhone 5S Home Button Confirmed to Include Fingerprint Scanner

New Photo of Alleged iPhone 5S Home Button Flex Cable Could Point to Fingerprint Sensor

iPhone with 6-inch display tipped for testing at Apple

China Telecom reveals iPhone 5S and 5C are coming to China early

IPhone coming Sept. 20? Verizon reportedly blocks employee vacations

Apple Sourcing Components for 17-Watt Power Supply

Apple Rumors: iPhone 6 early 2014

New iPad 5 Parts Leaked - YouTube

The Science of the Apple Rumor Mill

Samsung finally unpacks Galaxy Gear smartwatch

Samsung hopes to restore confidence with its concerned investors at strategy meeting

Samsung's Galaxy Gear smartwatch coming Sept. 25 - Sep. 4, 2013

Microsoft to Buy Nokia's Device Business in Deal Worth $7.17 Billion

Android Operating Systems Worry the FBI

First case of Android Trojan spreading via mobile botnets discovered

Meet Circle — Kickstarter

Authorities seize hundreds of counterfeit Apple products in Maryland mall

Sugar Glider Xtreme

Introducing the iPhone 5S - YouTube

When Games Pretend to Be Games They Aren't

Busted! McCain plays iPhone poker during Syria hearings

Newly Discovered Apple Patent Reveals How iPhone Fingerprint Scanner Will Work

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

10,000 mandarin Chineese

DoubleShout Photo

Disk And Memory Space

Remember the Oil

PhotoSync

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Sat, 7 September 2013

iOS Artwork - iTem 0281 and Episode Transcript

Greetings_Rob,

With the opening kickoff of the NFL season at hand, it seemed appropriate for Tii to have a helmet. So I used my iPad to snag a screenshot of the KC Chiefs helmet and used the free DrawCast app to remove the Chiefs logo. A quick swipe of my finger via the DoodleBuddy app to tag the helmet with Tii branding and Vella! Tii is ready to tee it up!

Regards,

Dr. John M

Gilbert, AZ

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Transcript for Episode 281

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0009 - Apple sends invites for September event: iPhone 5S on deck, what we know so far | ZDNet

As expected and I think predicted way back in July on this show Apple sent out invites on Tuesday Sept 3rd to the next Apple event - which will be on Sept 10th - as also widely believed. So nothing shocking with the invite. I actually think it would have been much more shocking had it not happened when it did.

So we can now say it is official - Septembers special events torch has been firmly passed from the iPod line to the iPhone line. Well ok - it was passed last year - but still. now we can say it.

0009 - Apple To Host Special Event Sept. 10 With Invite Hinting At Colorful New iPhones - Forbes

Lets go to the email bag on this.

Hi Rob,

I know there is always special meaning behind the pictures in Apple's announcements. Many tech sites are saying their latest announcement resembles the default wallpaper in iOS 7, which will be released soon, and likely that same day.

Some say that it may be an indicator of the iPhone 5s being available in more than the standard two colors, or even the iPhone 5c being available at all.

One thing that nobody seems to have picked up on, though, is that to me the picture looks like that of a screen in landscape mode, but it has an aspect ratio that is wrong for the iPhone 5. The aspect ratio is the same as an iPad so could they be hinting at new models? Since the logo is in landscape mode, I thought about the MacBook Pro, but they aren't using that photo anywhere else for Mavericks.

Let the speculation begin, it will make sense on Tuesday.

Myron U

Hi Myron - I think the message is write in the text.

"This should brighten everyone's day."

As in a brighter flash for pictures.

Or maybe it means their is a new screen that is more readable in bright sunlight.

And if you look closely at the image and the bubbles what about the "S" you can draw between the bubbles to the right of the Apple logo - clearly that means something too? Right?

Hey and why are there only two Green, two yellow, two red, two dark blue and two orange circles - but there are 4 White, 4 purple and 4 light blue ones and why is there just one Violet and one Lime Green circles - what does that mean?

Hmmm

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/09/06/apple-may-differentiate-iphone-5s-fingerprint-scanning-home-button-with-silver-ring

And well Thanks John for the heads up on this next one.

Which is about a silver ring around the home button of the 5S - which hey don't a few of those bubbles on the invite look like that. Actually Yes - Yes they do - and 4 of them to be precise - so there are exactly 4 circles in the invite that look like the silver ring being rumored for the 5S - and there are rumored to be 4 iPhone 5S's - Black, White, Gold and Gun Metal Gray. Interesting coincidence - or an Apple easter egg in the invite. I am thinking easter egg.

And lets not miss that if you flip the image - the white bubble on the left - which would then be on the right - clearly is a C - as in iPhone 5C.

Hey Folks - I would have had this episode out a couple of days ago - if I had not gotten so caught up looking for the hidden meanings in the invite.

But you know what at the end of the day there is only one thing we can say for sure - On Tuesday at 10:00 AM PT - Apple will hold an event - that will most likely validate many rumors we are confident about and kill off any from Digitimes.

0013 - September 2013 Apple Event Rumor Bingo

To the email bag.

Hi Rob,

I Just listened to the show in the car on the way to work.

I hope you are wrong with regard to /ac in the new iPhone. My hopes are pinned on the fact that the 2013 Airs have it as well as Apple’s new router. Still, I suspect it depends on whether chips exist that can do all the different wifi standards and take up no more room. I don’t know if that’s yet true or not. I have an Asus router that supports a/c purchased back in December and I’d like to use it fully.

Keep up the great work. Counting down the days till I can relegate my 4s to backup and travel phone.

Kevin

You know what Kevin - you convinced me to add in Wifi 802.11 AC to the Bingo card. I know I said no - But you know what I think I was wrong to say no. So it is on the bingo card - which I put out on Sept 5th - go to Today in iOS dot com to see the bingo card for the Sept 2013 rumors. And per past requests - I list them all in text at the bottom of the post - so they are voice over friendly.

But here are the ones I think are most likely slam dunks to be announced on Tuesday.

A 5S, An A7 processor for the 5S, 5S same size as the 5, A 5C. That gets us bingo from top left to bottom right.

Then from Bottom left to top Right. A finger Print Scanner for 5S, a 12 MB read camera for 5s - may even be 13 MP. NFC for 5S and a 128 GB version for 5S.

Then

Dual LEC Flash 5S, Multi color 5C's, Gold and Graphite 5S's and China Mobile added as a carrier.

Next group that is not a slam dunk but likely.

Improved low light photos - 5S, 12 hr 3G talk time for 5S, 2GB RAM 5S and Improved LTE 5S - actually for 5C to on that last one.

Plus New iPhones avail on Sept 20th and a New Apple TV announced.

Then the ones that fall in the 50/50 region.

iPhone 4, 4S & 5 all killed off, 5C costs <$400, and Wifi 802.11.AC.

And then the outliers I would be happy to see - but don't think they are likely.

iWatch announced, 4k Video Recording for 5S, and 4K Video out for 5S. Granted those last two were only on there because they are my rumors and not that anyone else has said them. So again I would be happy - actually very happy to see them - but considering no one else is predicting it - I think I might be a little out in front of the curve on those.

I think in the past 2 bingos on the card was the most we had - I think this year we have a legit chance for 3 or more.

0014 - Why There Won't Be Any Surprises at Next Week's iPhone Event | Mac|Life

Which kind of leads us into this next article titled - Why there won't be any surprises at next weeks iPhone event over at Mac Life dot com. Which basically is about how the rumor mill has gotten to the point where we are no longer surprised at Apple events. And well that means for those of us following apple for years and apple events in particular - those days of the one more thing or big surprise - well they are over. The Big reveal at Apple events is no more. It is almost like watching a movie that ends and leaves you asking that's it as you shake your head and walk towards the exit sign. You know like Promethus or Sucker Punch or the Abyss. So it is likely after Tuesdays event those looking to be surprised - wanting to be surprised - needing to be surprised - will be well anything but surprised and that will lead to some PED - Post Event Depression - which will be followed by Blog posts about how Apple has lost the magic.

So I say don't go into the event looking for any surprises - go into the event looking for confirmation on the details we think we know and how apples plans to integrate and use those new features.

That said - for the next episode - I would like to get your feedback. The next episode I am going to get out late in the evening of September 10th real late. But in time for the east coast drive time. What I would like is your thoughts from the event.

I will of course give my color and look for feedback on inter webs. But I really want your feedback for that episode. 206-666-6364 - thats 206-moon-dog or email it to today in iOS at gmail dot com - and please let me know if you plan to purchase anything announced on Tuesday.

Apple to livestream California’s iPhone event in Tokyo, Berlin and Beijing

One thing that is a little different this time around - is that Apple has confirmed it will be holding stand alone press conferences in China, Tokyo and Berlin shortly after the San Fran event. These are supposed to be video replay's for the earlier events. And it is rumored that the China and Tokyo events will be used to talk locally about the launch of the iPhone on China Mobile and NTT DoCoMo - which are the largest carriers in China and Japan respectively. So it is possible in one day Apple will add 2 of the biggest carriers in the world that do not yet have the iPhone. With China Mobile also being the biggest in the world period.

If true - this should help the iPhone with regards to Globally market share. We shall see.

0010 - Apple to Pay up to $280 Credit for Used iPhones - Digits - WSJ

The Long rumored Apple Trade in Program has finally kicked off. And well it is not all that exciting. This is at US retail stores and it is their Reuse and recycling program. Which is where you bring in your old iPhone and Apple gives you credit towards a new iPhone. To get credit you have to show said old iPhone still works by powering it on. How much you will get will depend on which version of the iPhone you have. To find out - bring your iPhone to Apple and see what they will give you. Then if you accept that amount - you will get credit towards another iPhone - that you can purchase as long as you get it on a carrier plan before leaving the store.

As you might expect - Gazelle and others like them will be offering more - as they need to compete. So if you want top dollar - get a prices from Gazelle and Next worth - first and then go to Apple and see what they offer. Or better yet sell it on Craigslist after you get the Apple quote - again meet at the parking lot of your local police station for your own safety - if you go the craigslist route.

And if you do decide to go through Apple - remember you will want to wait until after the new iPhone is launched before doing this - because anyone buying an iPhone 5 right now - yeah - what are you doing listening to this show? Just Sayin.

Now while it may sound like I am down playing Apples buy back program - that is one because I never sell my old iPhones - they are like family to me. And two - If I did - I would sell it on my own. That said - I would guess the majority of Apple owners - fall in the category - where they want Apple to do it all for them. And feel much more comfortable giving up a few bucks for the ease of going to an Apple store plus the trust of going to an Apple store with their old device and walking out right then with their new device. So I do think over all this program will be successful - it is just not something I would recommend to anyone trying to get the most out of their iOS device - especially if you have more time than money. I am going to guess quite a few iPhone 4S owners will be taking advantage of this offering.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57600276-37/what-happens-to-used-iphone-prices-before-and-after-an-apple-event-chart/

Thanks to John M for this next one - which is a link to a chart about what happens to iPhone prices offered from Gazelle 30 days prior to an apple announcement an 30 day post the Apple Announcement.

Interestingly - the iPhone 4S - had a much better resell value than the iPhone 4. And also better than the iPhone 5. well at least where they predicted for the iphone5. But the lesson learned - is back in August when I said if you wanted to sell your old iPhone then was the time - well - then was the time and if you did not do it then - you better do it prior to the event on Tuesday - as after the event the values drop a bunch. If you looked at 30 days before and 30 days after the event - the iPhone 4S dropped about $90 in value, and the iPhone 4 dropped about $120 dollars.

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PLAY VOICEMAIL - Answr_iclean_JB

Rob, regarding the question you got about using the iPad mini as a phone: I do this via theTalkatone App. I set up a Google Voice account and then tied it to my Talkatone App. I went into the in-App purchase portion of the Talkatone and purchased a premium account for $20 a year. It allows me to make calls just as with my regular iPhone. It works great!

Regards

Sterling

Hi Rob:

Although I do make an occasional call with my iPad mini using talkatone, I did use my iPod Touch for 2 years like a wifi iPhone. It worked out great for me. I actually wish I had stuck with that arrangement instead of getting an iPhone 5. My best arrangement was to subscribe to Skype for $3/mo for making calls. For text messages I used Pinger for free texting. Pinger gives you a phone number for free. You can receive calls for free with your Pinger number. I seriously considered a iPad mini as a phone. After experiencing my iPad mini for the last 6 months I definitely liked using and the feel of an iPod Touch for phone calls. I do the majority of my testing with family and friends using my iPad mini as oppose to the iPhone.

Regards,

Jim N

East Lansing

Hi Rob,

To help answer the caller on ep. 280 about using an iPad mini as a cell phone. I plan to do the same thing once my iPhone 5 contract is up. I plan to use the app Talkatone with Google voice for voice service. It will do voice and text, but texting isn't as fluid as iMessage.

I use the Google voice app for texting. I've been using this app long before iMessage was available to save money on a texting plan.

One of the downsides that I can think of is that you'll need to use some type of headset. Either wired or Bluetooth.

As for use at the gym, I would recommend a "bombproof" case with Bluetooth headset.

Moving over to an iPad mini or iPad maxi with cellular, could save you money each month. I currently pay $68 for 450 minutes of voice and unlimited data (I have grandfathered data) and pay as I use text. But with iMessage, my non iMessage text at most is 10 a month.

For the iPad data plan through AT&T, it's $30 for 3GB of data and $10 for each GB after. So in theory, you could cut your cellular phone bill in half by using the iPad maxi or iPad mini with cellular.

I like the Talkatone app. It's free to use with ads and it only supports the use of one google voice number. The in app purchase $1.99 for 1 month, $10.99 for 6 months and $19.99 annually removes the ads and allows multiple Google voice accounts.

Regards,,

Tim

Sacramento, CA

PLAY VOICE MAIL - Dan_Answr_slipstick

Rob,

Thoughts on guys with birthdays wrong date. Seems long ago issue with either his computer or device having the wrong date or time. Either in settings or from actual location or time. I seem to remember the issue with Location settings. Perhaps the solution is going to say Google Maps and having search his location. Whereby it will now set his time and location correctly. Then sync his Birthdays correctly. Try that.

I too like the idea of 80211.ac introduced sooner than later and the introduction of Gigabit Chip setsFor faster operation for AirDrop and better Battery power consumption in idle.

Regards,

Chris in London

Hi Rob,

For the issue mentioned by user with the birthdate off by one day error. Have him check time zones on all devices and dates.

Regards,

Jeff

Hi Rob:

A few years ago, I had a similar problem to the caller with Birthdays and Full Day Events showing up 1 day early on the iPhone. I solved the problem by getting my online services, Microsoft Outlook, and iPhone all on the same time zone setting.

Kind Regards

Brad

PLAY VOICEMAIL - KAREN_Birthdate_issue

Hi Rob,

On ep 280 one of your listeners asked for a camera app that would allow you to take pictures with both cameras at this time I have used the app dblcam - D B L C A M It does exactly what they're looking for.

Regards,

Paul K

Also from Paul H - he points out a few other apps that will do this.

phoTWO - P H O T W O - one word.

Double Camera - two words

DoubleSnap - one word

CamON - C A M O N

Double Photo Fun

DoubleShot Photo

and

DuoCam - D U O C A M

Thanks Paul's

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28:22.656

How Big Is Apple's China Mobile iPhone Opportunity? - John Paczkowski - Mobile - AllThingsD

So how big of an Add would China Mobile and NTT Docomo be for Apple with regards to subscriber base.

Well right now with 280 carriers partners in more than 100 countries that carry the iPhone - Apples has access to close to 4 Billion Subscribers - according to John P at All things D. Which seems high. But ok - we will go with it. Considering there are 4 Billion people in the world and not all have cellphones - that seems to cover most of the market - I mean how more is out there?

Well China Mobile has about 700 Million Subscribers and NTT Docomo - had over 60 Million subscribers as of March 2012 and as of August 2013 - over 15 Million using LTE.

So with those two carriers - Apple would increase their addressable subscriber base by almost 20%. Which would be great is all 700 million China Mobile subscribers were addressable - Most however are on cheap feature phones with neither the resources or desire to upgrade to even a cheap Android phone. I am guessing quite a good percentage of the 4 Billion subscribers of the 280 aforementioned carries also fall in that category as well. So if you cut that in half to 2 Billion potential current subscribers - and drop China Mobile down to about 200 Million - you are now really looking at increasing Apples addressable market base by about 13% - which really is quite good when you are talking about adding just 2 carriers to a group of 280.

And remember when the iPhone enters a carrier it is not at today - it has a double effect on market share - as not only does Apple pick up Market share - it also takes it away from Android. And in China - If Apple gets in place the same deal for access too the App store it gets with all other carriers - it is an even bigger win - as most Android smartphone - read basically all Android smartphones in China do not access the Google Play store.

And where I was going with all this - yes I was going somewhere - is that for those developers out there - these pick ups by Apple relate in even more users to sell apps to and even more reasons to stay with Apple first for development of Apps. Dang that was a long way to go for that. In summary - Adding China Mobile and NTT Docomo is a good thing for iOS devs. Note to self learn definition of Pithy.

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/09/02/apples-iphone-grows-to-43-share-among-us-smartphones

Yo Rob,

Great international and domestic data for you.

Dr. John M

Gilbert, AZ

And John is talking about the latest report out from Kantar WorldPannel which goes over Market share for Mobile OS's in the US and globally for Smartphone Sales for the 3 months ending in July.

In the US - The iPhone captured 43.4% of Smartphone sales - up about 8% from the year early period. Android dropped about 8% from the year early period down to 51.1%. And again - this is the 3 month period Ending in July - where no new iPhone was launched since September - and there were New Android galore including the Galaxy S4. Still iOS and Android combined for 94.4% of the US market - leaving scraps for Blackberry, Windows Phone and Symbian to fight over. Oh in the Fight for the bronze metal it does appear that Windows Phone is winning that with 3.5% vs 1.2% for Blackberry - ouch.

Globally - well the iPhone 5C can't get here quick enough and by Here I mean China Mobile and other carriers in BRIC countries.

http://www.tuaw.com/2013/09/02/apple-facetime-fix-not-working-out-for-many-unhappy-users/

Hi Rob,

I rarely use FaceTime but when I have, it was always "spotty" in connectivity. So I can't say that I noticed a problem of late. Perhaps your audience can share their experience.

Dr. John M

Gilbert, AZ

And John is referring to the article titled - Apple FaceTime Fix may not be working out for some unhappy users - via TUAW. This comes back to Patent trolls - The folks that I say are simply a waste of human existence. This time it is per the Patent troll - VirnetX - which one a case against Apple and FaceTime. Seems Apple had to reconfigure how FaceTime works to get around the Patent - and that jerry rigging - well you guessed it - means not as clean an enduser experience. Again I can't say enough bad things about Patent trolls especially this one - and I can't wait for the US legal system to wake up and do something about these leaches of society. They not only make the things we buy more expensive - they also now make them less usable - Thanks - Thanks a whole Fracking lot VirnetX - I wish upon you many a kidney stones and inflamed hemorrhoids and oh yeah Erectile disfunction and IBS. Yup that should do it for now. Oh and all the things wished upon by the guys with the french accents at the top of the castle wall in Search for the holly grail - yeah what they said too.

Apple Hits Back At Report Alleging Long Hours And Low Pay In Chinese iPhone 5C Factory - Yahoo! Finance

China Labor Watch released a report about working conditions in one of Apples suppliers Jabil Wuxi - and this time - Apples said enough is enough - and is fighting back - claiming the claims by the CLW are basically CRAP. Ok - that is not exactly what Apple said - but I am sure it is what they wanted to say. Instead Apple said Quote As part of our extensive Supplier Responsibility program, Apple has conducted 14 comprehensive audits at Jabil facilities since 2008, including three audits of Jabil Wuxi in the past 36 months. We take any concerns about our suppliers very seriously, and our team of experts is on-site at Jabil Wuxi to look into the new claims about conditions there. Jabil has a proactive auditing program of their own and they have an excellent track record of meeting Apple's high standards. unquote.

Jabil - in this case is not an Asian based company - it is actually headquartered now in Florida - and is a company I used to do work with - and visit a few of their plants in the past - including their Florida headquarters. They actually do quite a bit of assembly work in the US for military electronics. That said - they had this to say.

Quote We are troubled by recent allegations related to excessive overtime, unpaid overtime, and working conditions at our Wuxi, China site. An audit team is en route to Wuxi to thoroughly investigate these claims. While we are aware of the desire of many employees to work overtime, our goal is to regulate overtime to achieve a consistently high level of compliance with Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) standards. Other allegations, such 10-minute unpaid meeting times, were surfaced during Austermann’s audit in August and corrective action was begun. unquote

I bring up the point that Jabil is US based - and a lot is being made of employees in China being limited to 60 hours of work in a week - why because some in the US think it is wrong for those in China to work more than that - even if they want to.

Because you know in the US - we have those same rules - Right. Well actually umm no. Here is what the US department of Labor has to say. Quote There is no limit in the Act on the number of hours employees aged 16 and older may work in any workweek. unquote.

You heard that right in the US if you are 16 and working a factory job and want to do a double shift every day and work 80 hours in a week - the US government says go for it.

US human rights groups however feel the rules in the US should be ignored when putting their values on others outside the US.

But I guess those working in the coal mines in China - yeah those people we really don't care how many hours they work or the working conditions. My point is this - the press makes a big deal about the workers in China with some of the best working conditions in China - and who want to work more hours to make more money to send home to their families - but some in the US elite media put some wholier than thou standards out there - when if they really looked at the situation - they would see Apple has done more than any company in the world to help the workers in China - and I am glad Apple took a stronger stand this time. Soap Box I do now step down.

Walmart reduces the prices of iPad 4, iPad 2, iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S - Mobile PC - iTech Post

OK - lots of posts and reports about lower priced iPhone 5 at Walmart and elsewhere - heck you would be hard pressed to find an iPhone 5 with 16 GB at the $199 price - that said - don't buy the iPhone 5 - wait and get the 5S.

Thanks to all sending in reports of lower priced iPhone 5's

CIVC warns Apple over ‘Champagne’ iPhone

You know the reports that said that the gold iPhone might be called Champagne - and not gold - well not so fast says CIVC - which stands for Comite inter professional du Vind de Champagne - Seems they are ready to fight Apple in a legally battle if Apple tries to use the word Champagne to describe the color of the iPhone. Which hey if there is even a chance of a lawsuit with regards to Apple these days you can almost lock it in as a done deal - so looks like the Gold iPhone will be called Champagne - if history is any indicator on how things have playing out at Apple.

About all I will say on said lawsuit if it happens - is yup . I hate all these lawsuit stories.

iPhone 5C Pictured with Color Matched Packaging [u]

Lots and lots of new pictures the past week with iPhone 5C's in their packages.

Essentially nothing new from the images - just more validation on what we already expect to be announced on Tuesday. Multicolored iPhone 5C's with plastic backs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6_FZOm6Cv8

Thanks to nathan for the link to the gold iPhone 5S video - which is from Detroit Bork and it shows the case for the iPhone 5S in gold color. So if you can't wait until tuesday to see the gold iPhone 5S - you can got the link titled - iPhone 5S gold - Youtube in the show notes for ep 281 at today in iOS dot com.

What will you learn from it - Nothing you don't likely already now - but it just drives home that on Tuesday there is likely going to be a gold iPhone 5S announced.

Leaked iPhone 5S Home Button Confirmed to Include Fingerprint Scanner | MacTrast

Last Episode one of the listeners mentioned and I also pondered that there have not been any pictures of the front of the iPhone 5S and the finger print scanner. Well still no pictures of the Front of the iPhone 5S - but there were a bunch this past week of what is supposed to be the 5S's finger print scanner / home button. Seems a similar picture was up on iMore back in Mid august - so there was something out there before - but again - it was not the front of the iPhone 5S - it was just the alleged internal components.

What it does look like from the latest pics is that the iPhone 5S - will still have a physical click - so you can still push down on the button. And it may not be convex as originally rumored.

http://www.macrumors.com/2013/09/03/new-photo-of-alleged-iphone-5s-home-button-flex-cable-could-point-to-fingerprint-sensor-support/

Thanks to Chris in London and all others that sent in links to the home button / finger print scanner assembly pics.

http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-with-6-inch-display-tipped-for-testing-at-apple-05296664/

Can someone tell me why the WSJ piece about Apple testing out iPhones with larger screens sizes is such big news. The story reports that Apple is testing 4.8 to 6 inch screens for iPhones. Ummm - Ok - So what - I am sure Apple tests many many different sizes. Testing / playing with / tinkering with in the lab - is not really news. I would be shocked to hear Apple was not testing out lots of sizes. And past other rummors / reports - have said Apple was testing larger screens for both the iPhone and iPad - as well as smaller screens. Again Reports of Apple testing different screen sizes are not news - they are at best common sense. News would be Appel has never tested any sizes other than 3.5 inches and 4 inches for the iPhone - that would be news. And when I just said that - did it not sound crazy - I mean it felt crazy when I said Apple has never tested any size screens other then 3.5 Inches and 4 Inches for the iPhone - not once - not ever - Yup still feels crazy to say it - so again - To me it is not news that Apple is testing larger screen sizes. As we saw from the Apple V samsung trial exhibits - Apple does lots of different testing with prototypes of all shapes and sizes. and most never see the light of day. So sorry folks don't let this get your hopes up for a larger iPhone - not this year - not at least for 12 more months.

http://www.techinasia.com/breaking-china-telecom-reveals-iphone-5s-5c-real-coming-china/

It looks like one of the carriers in China - China Telecom - may have confirmed the iPhone 5S and 5C names - as if we really needed any more confirmation - when someone with a China Telecom Weibo account sent the following message quote China has been chosen as [the/a]* first country where the iPhone 5S/5C will be shipped! Weibo preorder time! If you want to be one of the people who gets a handset on day one, click: . Those who successfully preorder will also enjoy a high-end gift bag. (Because the iPhone products haven’t actually shipped yet, detailed numbers and actual shipping information [may change]. unquote.

Nothing really shocking about this if true - I think the 5S and 5C are slam dunks.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-iphone-sept-20-verizon-no-vacation-20130830,0,6571590.story

And speaking of slam dunks - More evidence of a September 20th launch of the iPhone comes from supposed black outs for vacation on September 20th by AT&T and Verizon employees. So yeah now when you take the alleged vacation black outs of T-mobile / AT&T and Verizon and overlay them - looks like all hands will be on deck for September 20th.

0033 - Apple Sourcing Components for 17-Watt Power Supply, Speculation Focuses on Rumored 13-Inch iPad - Mac Rumors

Lets talk October or beyond rumor - seems there is word that Apple is sourcing a 17 Watt Power Supply - and why is that significant you ask. Well the Mac Book Air is a 45 Watt supply - and the iPad Maxi 4th Gen is a 12 Watt power supply. The 3rd gen iPad Maxi was a 10 W power supply. So what would Apple need a 17 Watt power supply for? Well if Apple wanted to do a 13 Inch iPad - then a 17 Watt Power supply seems to be just what the doctor would order. Or at least some electrical engineer in Cupertino.

This could be nothing or it could back up the past rumors about a larger iPad. So far the lack of any larger iPads surfacing mean it is very very unlikely we would see a larger iPad any time in 2013 - but something to think about come late November when the rumor mill starts back up in force.

BINGO CARD - Apple Rumors: iPhone 6 early 2014, iWatch release 2013, $250 iPad Mini

Speaking of rumors for 2014 products here are a few more you may hear about.

iOS may be getting 3D gestures - this one is based on an Apple Patent - I always am very leery about Apple Patents and future features - it seems if Apple plans to use a feature in a patent - they have already implemented it prior to the patent being made public. This does not mean never - but again past history does not bode well for this rumor.

iPad Mini Retina is slated for early 2014 - according to a few different rumors - I find it not so likely - I think it is more about hopeful wishing or those that just think a retina iPad mini is needed more than it is. I would be surprised if we see an iPad Mini with a retina display anytime in the next 12 months.

And then there is the iPhone 6 rumor with a larger screen for mid 2014 launch. Is it possible and even likely that the iPhone 6 will have a larger screen - Yeah - sure - is it likely it will be mid 2014 - i.e. June - nah - I think the iPhones yearly refresh is now in the September time frame - just like the iPods used to refresh in early fall each year when that was Apples bread and butter - so to do the iPhones now and likely for the foreseeable future.

New iPad 5 Parts Leaked! (First Look + Comparison) - YouTube

Now if we want to talk a little about October products - what we are likely going to see is an iPad Maxi 5th gen - which looks more like an over sized iPad Mini - i.e. - same screen size as all other bigger iPads - but with a narrower bezel on the side - so essentially like you photo shopped the iPad mini to stretch the screen to the size of the iPad 4th gen.

If you want to see how the 5th and 4th gen compare - there is a video titled - New iPad 5 parts leaked - youtube - in the show notes for ep 281 at today in iOS dot com. Thanks to all that sent that one in.

The Science of the Apple Rumor Mill - Rebecca Greenfield - The Atlantic Wire

Interesting article from The Atlantic wire titled The science of the Apple rumor Mill - and it basically goes over that rumors come from two source with regards to apple product - either from someone at Apple or someone in Apples supply chain. And that basically today that really means the Apple supply chain - once you drop out the accidental left in a bar type goofs. They mention Tim Cooks - vow to double down on Secrecy on products. But essentially apple and Tim cook can only control what Apple owns and operates. And when you have such a vast supply chain as Apple does - and you limit overtime - well some people are going to do what they need to do to make a few extra bucks to send home - and there in comes the opportunities for those running rumor sites and youtube channels - they are paying for pictures.

Add in the ubiquitous nature of phones with cameras and you can see how it is basically impossible at this point to stop leaks in the supply chain. There is motive and there is opportunity and the is means. Not a good combo for mr cook and his doubling down on secrecy. All it really means is that those inside apple that should get access to prototypes are probably not getting access or the access they need to fully vet products. Of course the article did miss the 3rd source of rumors - the rumor mongers making up the rumors - i.e. - Digitimes, BGR, this is my next, and others - that just guess and say it is from a source familiar with the matter. or unnamed source. I guess at the end of the day I just hope Apples doubling down of security on their own folks does not get in their way of properly vetting new apple gear.

http://www.zdnet.com/samsung-finally-unpacks-galaxy-gear-smartwatch-by-the-numbers-7000020240/?s_cid=e589&ttag=e589

So Samsung as expected this week unveiled their smartwatch - and well based on what they unveiled - it is now clear that Samsung did not pick this week to show up apple - they picked this week to be shown up by apple.

If they unveiled this on a slow new week - ouch - they would have been flogged in the bored tech press. Well maybe not - since lately the google fanbois think Sammy can do no wrong - but still looking at their timing it seems pretty clear they hoped to be ignored - how else do you explain what they launched - which only works with a small number of devices - as in two.

Which leads us to this email.

Hi Rob,

You tweeted

quote Samsung timed their smartphone watch announce not to upstage apple but in hopes of being upstaged by Apple. Yikes it is bad.unquote

Where is your Proof? It's a crazy assertion .

John T

Ah speaking of Samsung / Android fanbois - aren't they so cute. You just want to squeeze them.

John - lets look at this disaster of a smart watch.

First up it just syncs with the Note 3 and Note 10.1 - eventually if it will likely support the S4 and S3 - if they get updates for Android to 4.3 for each carrier - who then puts their spin on the updates. Still all the devices it syncs with are large screen devices.

They added in a Video camera on the wrist band? So that means no changing of the bands. And who is going to be using that video camera?

Lets talk battery life - less than a full day. Yikes.

And size - the thing is huge. Ok for guys wrists - but even there it looks big - for women this is not going to be something they pick for any fashion reasons. If you are women and you shave your legs - this is probably not the smart watch for you.

There are 70+ apps available at launch with more coming soon they say. Lots more - except you can only put 10 on the watch at any one time. Yes constantly having to remove some apps and add others depending on what you are doing that day - Yummmy - Fun.

It does seems like Samsung Engineers sat around a white board and wrote down everything they could think of to cram into a smart watch - and then built this. Which is not a good thing. Because at the end of the day the $300 sales price of this is well crazy. For $29 more you can get an iPad mini that does much much more. Or for $150 less you can get a pebble that works with your phone and the battery lasts for days.

Reports so far are the UI is lagging - and that may just be because they are still working on the OS. Or it could be because it is laggy.

Either way - it just seems very big, very expensive and very complicated - for a device that really what most people just want is a device that lets them know who is calling, what texts or emails they just got and what those messages said - and oh yeah - what time it is.

I am not saying the Sammy Gear can't give that - but it gives so much more - with so much shorter battery life and for such an expensive price - it just does not seem like it was well thought out - and for this price and use case - it really looks like a bad option for pretty much everyone.

At the end of the day - I think this shows what happens when Samsung tries to design something they did not slavishly copy from Apple. Just Sayin

Samsung hopes to restore confidence with its concerned investors at strategy meeting

Into the email bag we go on the Gear.

hey Rob,

Hope alll is well. Have you seen the smart watch by Samsung? It really looks ugly and I'm not just saying that because I'm an avid apple fan. I guess they should have waited for Apple's iWatch to launched first so that they could have copied it to the T. Looking forward to a new episode soon.

Stephen M.

A shocker from Microsoft - they are buying Nokia's phone business - Ok - Shocker as in 1 and 1 is two. As in Ex- Microsoft Executive became CEO of Nokia that would be Mr Elop - and now the phone business and Mr Elop - are coming to MS - with Mr Elop being the likely successor to Mr Balmer.

I think if you go back and find the episode I talked about Elop heading up Nokia - you will hear I mentioned about this very likelihood. So yeah nothing shocking here.

I am sure the whole process of breaking off the phone business and moving under MS will go off with out a hitch and it will not distract anyone from either side of the acquisition. Because you know that is how all acquisitions go.

Wonder how long before MS also goes after Blackberry. I mean why the heck not - if you are going to in for a penny go in for a pound - at least then there is no more fighting for 3rd place - just sayin. Note to self - start looking around for some good how wrong were they elop quotes.

Hi Rob,

I don't recall how I discovered your podcast. Before I started listening (and now on your Tii app), I was considering possible changing from my iPhone to an Android someday (not soon, but maybe someday). Never going to happen now. Thanks for all the wonderful information, it is so educational. Fantastic show!!

Cheers,

Earl in Auburn, CA

Hi Earl - thanks for that email - I hope your don't mind I sent it to Apple and said - hey what does it take to get on the invite list for Apple events.

First case of Android Trojan spreading via mobile botnets discovered | ZDNet

And speaking of reasons not to go to android - and that is Kaspersky labs is reporting that the Obad.a Trojan - they previously reported on May as the most sophisticated mobile trojan to date back then - which we also mentioned on the show - yeah - well it seems it is even more sophisticated and advanced then they thought. After studying it these past few months they found that quote the Malware owners have developed a technique which we have never encountered before. For the first time malware is being distributed using botnets that were created using completely different mobile malware. unquote.

See and here all along I was telling you all devs are developing for iOS first - clearly that is not the case - there is a whole group of devs that seem very dedicated to the Android platform - sadly for Android users this is the malicious developers - but still developers non-the-less - so Android Fan-bois - next time I say Devs don't develop for Android first - you remind me what I said on Ep 281.

Ok - so essentially what this is so important according to Kaspersky - is now Malware can quickly be spread on the Android side via MMS messages. Not just by downloading Apps from bogus Apps stores. Ah nice to see it brought to the masses.

So Kaspersky labs finishes up the article saying essentially as long as you upgrade to Android 4.3 you should be ok. Which as of September 1st according to Google was about less than 0.1% of all Android users. Ouch.

And now you know why the US government back at the end of July warned about the issues with Android.

57:03.062

PLAY VOICEMAIL - Chris_answr_CPU

Hey Rob.

This goes out to the question about an app for car maintenance. I use the "remember the oil app"

You can plug in car repairs as you go, from oil changes to gear oil and others.

I have used this app for approximately 3 months now. It has helped me keep track of my mileage and my needed repairs..

I can't remember I there was a cost to the app or not .. If there was it was well worth it..

Chris

I don't think you covered this yet in your podcast.

I'm torn between keeping my IOS 6 jailbreak and upgrading when the new IOS 7 is officially released. Although many of the tweaks I have are now built into the new version, I find it difficult to have to give up these:

- Smartwatch+ for Pebble (The Smartwatch Pro on the App Store is not the same).

- Orientation lock on iPhone

- f.lux for nighttime viewing

- five columns and five in dock

- WiFi Analyzer

I don't believe you've mentioned IOS 7 jailbreak yet. Is that because the links I see are fake? Or, are they not wanting to jump the gun about which exploit they will use so that Apple won't plug up the hole?

Thanks,

Mike in Oakland

Hay Rob,

I have had a couple of apps in iOS 7 beta that I have launched ask quote app name would like to access the Microphone unquote. Why would a game need to connect to my Microphone. Here are some screen shots.

Regards,

Don't use my name

Well DUMN - It looks like from the screen shots you are using an iPad - and I think these devs are doing a trick to see if you have a new or old iPad - as the original iPad did not have a microphone. So I think they are looking for the microphone so they can make sure the app is running on a fast enough device. I am not condoning what they are doing - just at why they might be doing this that is not evil. We had something like this mentioned recently with regards to asking for the front facing camera. Maybe these devs felt asking for the microphone was less creepy then asking for the front camera.

Per the Caller a few episodes back that asked about getting 15,000 photos off his 64 GB 4S and on to his PC he had this to say per listener feedback.

Hi Rob,

The app called PhotoSync that was mentioned on your show a couple of weeks back it worked like a charm.

I was able to transfer via wifi... over 15,000 pics on my 4s to my PC in about 2 hrs.

Thanks so much!

Regards,

Rel

So thanks to those that recommend PhotoSync.

PLAY VOICEMAIL - AppleTV_thoughts_JB_illegal_DB

01:03:02.425

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/304157069/meet-circle

Thanks to those that sent in this next one - which is a kickstarter project that is DOA - It is the Meet Circle - no not m e a t as in dead meat - but m e e t circle. This one has a goal of 250,00 - shame on you. And has raised so far $30,000. It has until Sep 20th at 1:15 PM ET to get funded and well it is dead meat.

What is Meet Circle - that it matters - but it is a device that helps family balance their lives by managing how much time devices get on line. It adjust filter settings based on device - so if you 5 year old uses the iPad 1st gen - it gets one set of filters - but if Dad uses the 3rd gen - then well Keith and the Girl get through just fine.

Quote - Circle is not a router. It is a smart network device that “talks” wirelessly with your router and each household device continuously to filter and manage content based on the settings you desire. unquote

I think this project has some really nice features and as a parent I would love to have it - but the goal they set is as I said - shame on them. Maybe they will get some VC funds for this - but really with such a small percentage of their goal raised - I think this one is dare I say it a 3rd time - Dead meat.

But hey if you want an idea on what to develop over at indie go go and can do it for 30k - go look at the Kickstarter project called meet circle - with meet spelled M E E T.

Thanks to Chris in London for the heads up on this one.

http://www.tuaw.com/2013/08/29/authorities-seize-hundreds-of-counterfeit-apple-products-in-marl/

Thanks to Tim and others for this next one. It is about a bunch of counterfeit apple products getting seized not in China or some foreign country or even some back alley in NY - but rather in a mall in Maryland. Essentially it was a bunch of conversion kits for making iPhones a different color - problem was many of the parts had apple logos on them - and that well is not a good thing - at least not for the person that purchased that inventory and now is looking at legal bills.

So for anyone thinking of bring over components from china and reselling them be careful.

https://itunes.apple.com/app/id652817470?ls=1&mt=8

PLAY DEV REVIEW - Today in iOS Sugar Glider

1:06:45.125

PLAY VOICEMAIL - Steve_Jobs_Movie_thoughts

Hi Rob,

I was wondering if there was an app that auto sends emails to VIP members when they email you and you are unable to respond because you are at work etc.....

Please let me know thanks

Regards,

Jonah

Hey Rob

Do you or any one know if there is a way to avoid tolls in apple maps or set any type of "avoidances"?

Regards,

Richard M

PLAY VOICEMAIL - Fred_quest_finding_app_order

01:10:59.152

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sIWez9HAbA&feature=player_embedded#t=70

PLAY Audio - Introducing the iPhone 5S

When Games Pretend to Be Games They Aren't | Overthinking It

Any Candy Crush addicts out there. There is a great post titled - When games pretend to be games they aren't. And what it is is post about Candy crush and how - when you start paying for power ups and other items - the game actually gets harder. And if you get stuck at a level - if you go away and come back some time later - the goals for that level may go down. In other words - they rig the game to keep you playing if you don't pay for power ups - and make it harder if you do pay for power ups so that you will pay for more power ups. Some of this is alleged - others they say they observed. Again if you are a candy crush addict - this is a post worth checking out.

Hence why I have no quams at all - about changing the time ahead 3 hours to get more lives right away. Hey if they don't want to fix that easter egg - I am going to use it. If I was playing that game and on level 130 - that is.

Busted! McCain plays iPhone poker during Syria hearings — MSNBC

Speaking of games you should not be playing - How about when you are sitting in a senate meeting going over the pros and cons of going to war with a country that has no qualms of gassing its own people. You would think in such a debate if you were a US senator - playing Poker on your iPhone would well not be a good thing - and hey guess what 99 senators not named John McCain would agree with you - ahhh - but that 100th Senator - oh well at least Senator McCain was not sexting during the hearings.

1:15:00.367

PLAY VOICEMAIL - Scott_quest_save_photos

Hi Rob!

I was wondering if you know how to stop iMovie from zooming in on my photos. I like to make stop motion animation and this hinders me from actually making that type of movie. I have an iPad and an iPhone and they both do the same thing

Regards,

Jonah R

Hi Rob.

I had an issue with my iPhone 4S yesterday and had to call Verizon for a replacement, just wanted to know if you'd heard of this before. My speaker sounds distorted and broken, with all sounds including music and podcasts, when I called Verizon they said it was a known issue. I had never heard this before so I was just curious if you had, thanks for your time, have a great day.

Shannon H in Fountain Hills AZ

Here is an email string I had recently with a listener.

Hi Rob,

Would it be safe to think an iPhone 5 case would work for the 5s ?

Regards,

Mike

I responded,

Hi Mike,

Define "safe"

Is it likely that the iPhone 5S case will work with the 5S - YES.

However - the 5S will likely have a dual flash - so if your opening on the case for the 5 is very small for the flash - that could be an issue.

I have seen a few that get really close to the flash on the 5. However I think most will be ok.

And he responded

Hi Rob,

Thanks for the answer - I was just starting to review cases (look at them) I've been loyal to Speck - the fact that nothing has been announced for new cases has sparked my interest. I'm a 4s user right now for the last two years, looking forward to the new release.

*** Possible something for your show

My credit card was comprimised - thus causing me to contact AT&T to update my payment - the customer service person then opened the flood gate - how pleased are you with our service, I advised her that when I'm not home my service is great -

I've been fighting for a free tower for home use with no success. - to push the conversation into a positive note, I asked if I was able to update my 2 iPhones to the new 5s - With a bubbly voice the answer was YES!, Great my response -

It seems to me that when I updated my phones two years ago, I paid some type of update fee, she said yes you did $36 per phone - and I responded that I didn't want to do that again - she used that empathetic sales training stating that since you do not have quality service at home - and no resolve to a free tower at home - I will now remove the upgrade fee from your next purchase. WOW $72 saved.

Not to develop a wave of complaints to individuals carriers - something your listeners may want to investigate for being loyal customers - who could enjoy some savings.

Kind regards.

Mike

PLAY VOICEMAIL - Seigart_quest_coverage

One last item and thanks to all that sent this one in.

I know I usually say when you hear about an Apple patent for something that is not already announced it most likely will never be announced - I think this next one clearly is an exception to that rule. It is about a very recently discovered Apple Patent for a fingerprint scanner in a home button. Now I guess we could say that by the time this one was discovered there were already leaked photos of the home button assembly - so I guess from some perspective - this one really is not an exception to the rule - as well the home button scanner was already consider pretty much a slam dunk -prior to this patent being found. Per the patent - it talks about a capacitive ring around the button / scanner to tell when a finger is over it - so you can rest your finger above the home button and get scanned without your know actually pressing the home button - which on iOS devices means quitting out of the app you are trying to get scanned into for. There is also other talk in the patent about NFC with the sensor. But rather than speculate any more about what is in that patent - lets just wait until Tuesday and find out for sure.

Finally - 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 that folks is going to do it for us today.

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Thu, 5 September 2013

September 2013 Apple Event Rumor Bingo

Above is a Bingo Card with many of the Rumors being thrown around for the next Gen iPhone (5S) and possibly lower cost iPhone (5C) and what may also be announced at the September 10th Event. These are not my predictions - just a listing of some of the rumors I think have even a remote possibility.

We will go over this Bingo Card on Ep 281 which will be out late this week and then again on Ep 282 which will cover what was announced at the Special event.

For those using voice over - below is the full list in Text - starting from the upper left going to the right and then dropping down and going left to right and repeating to the end:

iPhone 4, 4S & 5 killed off

Dual LED Flash (5S)

New iPhones availabile September 20th

128 GB Version (5S)

New Apple TV

A7 Processor (5S)

Multi Color 5C's

Near Field Communication (NFC) (5S)

iWatch

Improved Low Light Photos (5S)

12 Hours 3G Talk Time (5S)

Free

2 GB RAM (5S)

Improved LTE (5S)

5C Cost less than $400

12 MP Rear Camera (5S)

Gold & Graphite 5S's

5S same size as 5

Wifi 802.11.AC (5S)

Finger Print Scanner (5S)

4K Video Recording (5S)

China Mobile Gets the iPhone

4K Video Out (5S)

Category:breaking news -- posted at: 1:25am EST

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Thu, 29 August 2013

Tii - iTem 0280 - Yeah I like it A lot

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Steve Ballmer's Mixed Legacy - WSJ.com

If Steve Ballmer Ran Apple

IPad’s China Market Share Plunges as Domestic Tablet Makers Gain

Does Your iPhone Use As Much Electricity As A Fridge? (No Way!) | CleanTechnica

Tii - Today in iOS App

iPhone Owners More Loyal to Their Brand Than Android Owners

Apple iPhone's Personal Assistant Siri Has a Favorite College Football Team

Apple readies for iTunes Festival with dedicated Apple TV channel

Apple TV Adds Disney and Vevo

Apple TV Updated With Disney, Weather

Apple Said to Start IPhone Trade-In Program in Stores - Bloomberg

Apple Preps iPhone Trade-In Program

Apple’s iPhone ‘Reuse and Recycle’ trade-in program detailed

'Gunmetal Gray' iPhone 5S?

iPhone 5S-Graphite-Leaked Photos

New leaked photo shows graphite colored iPhone 5S

iPhone 5S A7 Chip Said to be 31% Faster

iPhone 5S Rumored To Come With Motion Tracking Feature

Apple's cheaper and not so cheap iPhone explained

iPhone 5c Rumor Roundup: Everything We Think We Know

Stunning High Resolution Images of iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C Parts

iPhone 5S and 5C Expected to Launch in Japan on September 20

iPhone 5S Release Date: More Rumors Tease iPhone 5S Release Date

T-Mobile Scheduling Employee Blackout Dates For September 20th

Nuance spills the beans on September 10 iOS 7 launch date

Rumor: Apple's 'iPhone 5S,' '5C' to see Chinese release Nov. 28

DHS Says Android a Primary Target for Malware Attacks

Millions of Android users vulnerable to security threats, say feds

Gamasutra: Yann Seznec's Blog

Sound Band - Kickstarter

Tuls — Kickstarter

Apple releases updated ‘Find My iPhone’ app with iOS 7 icons

Podcasts Apps

Grammar Pop HD for iPad on the iTunes App Store

Fact or fiction: Nine iPhone and iPad battery-saving techniques tested

iPhone thieves pose in their pants at beach

Apps Mentioned in this Episdoe:

Tii

SessionBand

Photoshop Touch

Cyto's Puzzle Adventure

Check Me Out - iPad

Taboo Game

10,000 Mandarin Chinese

Direct download: tii_0280.mp3
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Thu, 29 August 2013

iOS Artwork - iTem 0280 and Episode Transcript

Hi_Rob.

Here is a 24k gold iPhone photo - I used the App Photoshop Touch. to Add the text .

Regards, Chris in london

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Transcript for Episode 280

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Steve Ballmer's Mixed Legacy - WSJ.com

Some sad news in the tech world - seems we are loosing another CEO named Steve. This time it is Steve Balmer - and he is being kicked to the curb at Microsoft. I think it is fitting to mention Balmer up front - because I will really miss his always entertaining quotes. The one quote that Steve Balmer however will always be remembered for is the one where he laughs at the iPhone back in Jan 2007. A clip of that starts off Tii - with Steve Balmer being the "I like it a lot" speaker at the beginning of every Tii all the way back to April 2007. Actually if you ever heard the promo for this show - it is an edited version of that interview. I like my version better. If you search for item space 0000 - in the tii app episode list you can listen to that promo.

So Steve Balmer - you or at least your quotes will be missed on this show in the years to come.

http://stratechery.com/2013/if-steve-ballmer-ran-apple/

Speaking of which there is a post out there titled - If Steve Ballmer Ran Apple - and it starts - quote Bear with me, I know my premise is ridiculous. Imagine Steve Ballmer was right now the CEO of Apple,...unquote - and at that point I threw up a little in my throat - Someone please get me a crowbar I have a mental image I need to pry out of my head. Ughhh - What a horrible thought - honestly I could not bear to read the rest of the article - But if someone else has a stronger stomach and worst short and long term memory - please let me know what it said. Personally I think Tim Cook is the right person in charge of Apple. I am not saying he is better than Steve Jobs - I am not an idiot - no one is better than Steve was - but sadly - Steve Jobs is no longer with us - and for those that are with us - I think Tim is the right person for the CEO position at Apple - because of his Supply chain experience - Apples key strengths have been one figuring out which way the market was moving before others - and then being able to lock down the supply chain needed to support mass adoption of their products - that is not an easy task - and Apples management of the supply chain when the MP3 market took off - was key in keeping competition many steps behind Apple. So I will say this about the only thing more frightening than Steve Balmer as CEO of Apple may by Ron Johnson as CEO. Just sayin. But I don't loose any sleep with Tim Cook in the CEO position. And considering my entire 401 k is wrapped up in Apple stock that should say a lot.

0015 - IPad’s China Market Share Plunges as Domestic Tablet Makers Gain - Businessweek

A lot was made in the past week plus about Apples market share of Chinas' Tablet market. Seems that a bunch of domestic chinese companies have been flooding the market with low low cost feature poor android tablets. Most of the articles focused on Apple have just 28% of the market down from 49% a year earlier. What most don't mention is the market share for any other companies. Samsung is second in China at 11%, Lenovo was third at 8%, And then it rolls off a cliff an no one beyond that has more than 1%. So you are looking at well over 50 different manufacturers with less than 1% each. But some how most of the articles seemed to slip in a quote Shaun Rein managing director of China Market Research group where he said quote Apple has lost its luster in China in the past six months and is no longer the must-have product in any category unquote. Or is it that Apple still whom is still the single largest seller of tablets - is being surrounded by a sea of cheap crappy tablets. And since they have not released a new device in almost a year - there is just less buzz.

Even if the IDC numbers mentioned above are true - remember - it is actually a shipment number - not a sold number - and Apples share of the sold market will be higher.

I guess where I was going with this - is all these articles look at is market share of units shipped - and not market share of units sold - or more importantly market share of profits made in this market.

I would assume if Apple could keep capturing 85 to 90% of the Tablet markets profits - they would be fine with what ever Market share numbers IDC pins on them for units shipped.

http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/27/does-your-iphone-use-as-much-electricity-as-a-fridge/

There was one story that made the rounds last week - and it was about comparing the amount of electricity an iphone uses vs a refrigerator - claiming the iPhone uses more - or so it was re-reported by many. Umm - No. Ummm Not even close. First the source story was not just about the iPhone vs the fridge as it was re-reported by many. It was about all the electricity needed to build the iphone, and that the iPhone uses and that is needed to support the servers supplying it data - vs that needed for the Fridge. Sadly this story comes from someone discredited with a similar story from around 2000. And Really I have given this story more time than I should have - it is just that many sent in links to it and asking for my thoughts. And well I have only one link to put up and that is from Jonathan Koomey at Cleantechnica.com - whom I believe did the only really good post on this - not just calling out the originator of this story as a discredited attention grabber - but also going point by point why this time this story make no more sense than what he was discredited for in the past. Look for the link in the shownotes for ep 280 at today in iOS dot com - titled. Does Your iPhone Use As Much Electricity As A Fridge? (No Way!) | CleanTechnica - and then you will know the rest of the story.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tii-today-in-ios-app/id318848957?mt=8

Hey, Rob,

Mike from Richmond, VA here. I had a couple of things I wanted to share with you.

First, I had no issues with the latest Tii app update on my iPhone 5 running iOS 7 beta 6.

Second, I found a cool feature in beta 6 in the messages app. When you're in a conversation, you can left swipe (and hold) to view a time stamp for each message.

Thanks,

Michael O

Hi Michael - thanks for the tip for iOS 7 Beta 6 - and thanks for feedback on the Tii App - and thanks to everyone else that sent in feedback - as you might have guessed - since there were two updates in about a week - one of them had some bugs. That would be the first one. But the main reason for the updates was to get them ready for iOS 7. One thing we wanted to do was make sure when iOS 7 launches the Tii App is already working with it as expected. So if you have beta 6 or later of iOS 7 - and the Tii app - please put it through its paces. Check all the great extra features - like the link list that is with each episode - call the show - email the show - download for Airplane mode play back. And more. If you don't have the Tii App - it is just $2.99 in the app store - get push messages and more - The Tii App is the best way to listen to this show. One of the other new additions in the Tii App is better VoiceOver compatibility - especially on the iPad version for the bottom buttons. Thanks to all that sent in feedback on that one.

http://allthingsd.com/20130823/iphone

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Hi Rob,

I hope you are doing great. Just showing this article if you haven't seen it already. By the way I'm not sure if I'm the only one in my country Belize who listens to your show cause everyone I told never heard of your podcast but I'm spreading the word though. I'm avid fan of Apple due to their quality products and its seems that my Apple 'Vibes' is infectious 90% of my friends have Iphones and or ipads/Macs and I keep getting more friends to switch LOL. Looking forward to a new episode as always.Take care love the show.

Regards,

Stephen M in Belize

Hi Stephen, I see looking at my stats I have a few listeners in Belize - between 4 and 8 for any specific episode. Not sure how many of those other listeners you are responsible for - but thank you very much for promoting to the show to your fellow countrymen. And thanks for the heads up to the article at all things D - Which is another in a loooong line of articles / surveys / common sense - about how iPhone owners are more loyal than Android owners. This time is a report from CIRP - which stands for Consumer Intelligence Research Partners. Which looked at 4 quarters of smartphone platform loyalty survey's collected from July 2012 to June 2013. during that period 81% of iPhone users that purchased another smartphone purchased another iPhone. Vs just 68 percent of Android users buying another Android smartphone. Also from the data - nearly three times as many Android owners switched to the iPhone - as iPhone users that switched to Android. Reminds me of a word problem - If Bucket A leaks at a rate of 3x per month and bucket I leaks at a rate of x per month And if Bucket A starts with 30x in it and Bucket I has 20x volume in it - how assuming all leaks end up in the other bucket - how long before Bucket I passes Bucket A in volume.

Or put another way - when the Smartphone Market does reach saturation - it will be the amount leaking from the other buckets that fuel growth.

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Rob,

In episode 279, a caller asked about an app for keeping track of classes. I use iStudiez (Universal) and Grades 2 (iPhone). They are excellent.

Thanks,

Lou Valencia

Hi Rob,

Per those interested in an iPhone with a wrist strap - I have used the Elan Passport wallet for iPhone - from Griffin with great success for all my iPhones.

Regards,

Charles L in Hawaii.

Apple iPhone's Personal Assistant Siri Has a Favorite College Football Team | Bleacher Report

In the Easter Eggs in Siri category comes one about Asking Siri who her favorite College football team is. And what she says is I always like to root for the underdog. I guess that makes me a fan of Oregon State right now. OSU by the way is 25th in the polls. So siri is rooting for whom ever is 25th in the college football polls and then shows you the top 25 poll. Siri will also answer that question for Mens and Womens College Basketball. But not for Baseball, Soccer, Lacross, Fencing, Voleyball, Bowling, Rowing, wrestling, water polo nor badminton. Seems only Mens Football and Men's and Womens Basketball peak her fancy on the college side. She will also answer the question for the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and MLS.

Speaking of Siri Easter Eggs - there is another one showing Apple Engineers have a sense of humor. Say to Siri - Okay Glass - which is the commend you would use for Google Glass - and she responds with one of at least 6 different canned one liners. Such as Stop trying to strap me to your forehead Rob it won't work. Or I'm not Glass and I'm just fine with that or I think that glass is half empty Rob, or Glass? I think you got the wrong assistant or Just so you know I don't do anything when you blink at me Rob, or Very Funny Rob. I mean not funny ha-ha but funny. Thanks to Steven for also sending in all those responses - so I did not have to write them all down. If anyone gets anything different when they say Okay Glass - please let us know.

Hey if you want to check out another classic Siri easter egg - say Beam me up - and see some of the different responses Siri gives you. My favorite is sorry captain your tri-corder is in airplane mode.

http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/apple-readies-for-itunes-festival/

Thanks to John for the heads up on this next one - which is an Apple TV report. And it has to do with a new app you will find on Apple TV - it is for the upcoming iTunes Festival which will run through out the month of September. This is a free offering. So this is 30 days of concerts from 60 different artists. Including Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake and even Sir Elton John plus well of course 56 other artists.

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/08/27/apple-tv-adds-disney-vevo-apps/

Tuesday August 27th Saw Apple TV receiving some new apps that included apps for the Disney channel, Disney XD, the Weather Channel, the music-video service Vevo and the Smithsonian.

Per previous apps, such as HBO Go, the Disney apps require customers to verify their cable or satellite subscriptions before they can watch anything.

Nice to See Apple getting more and more content into Apple TV. I know the Disney Channel has been on Roku for some time now - as my kids watch it - so they will be happy to see it on Apple TV now as well.

If you have an Apple TV - next time you check it you should see the new Apps - if not check your software - you may be over due for an update.

Hi Rob,

If you haven't checked yet.

Disney Channel, Disney XD are only currently available if you are a AT&T

U-Verse, Charter, Comcast XFINITY, Cox, Midcontinent Communications, Optimum

or Verizon FiOS. Not currently available for DirecTV or Dish subscribers.

There are no subscribers restrictions for The Weather Channel, Smithsonian

or Vevo channels.

One issue I have found is with the Smithsonian Channel; it doesn't have the

resume feature like the other Apps do, so if you are watching the Star Trek

featurette and you need to jump out for a long period (like go to sleep) and

you want to pick up where you let off, fast forwarding is you only option

with this app.

Regards,

Thomas

Tuscaloosa AL

Thanks thomas for the feedback. When you look at what Apple has been adding over the past year to Apple TV - it is almost as if they are building their own Cable TV network. Still a bummer some of it requires log in creds and that only some carriers count - like for me sure west is not one of the approved providers that will let me get access to the Disney Channel and Disney XD - yet - they both work fine on my Roku - hmmmm.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-06/apple-said-to-start-trade-in-program-to-boost-new-models.html

Quote - Bloomberg is reporting that Apple is to start an iPhone trade-in program this month aimed at getting users to upgrade at apple stores unquote - that from a report back in early June - Ummm no. But now this same story is being re-hashed - and again this is happening with in a month.

Apple Preps iPhone Trade-In Program - John Paczkowski - News - AllThingsD

Depending on who you read the trade in program may start as early as this weekend at Apple stores.

9 to 5 mac is reporting it will be on August 30th - and AllThingsD says they indipendtly confirm the 9to5 report.

So this weekend Apple should be starting their trade in program - which really now is not the best time for users to take them up on this. Because as I understand it - you need to then get a new iPhone. And you don't want a new iPhone now - you want a new iPhone in mid to late September.

According to 9to5 mac - You must upgrade to a new iPhone on the spot and have it activate on the spot.

My recommendation still stands - if you are looking to sell your current iPhone - do it now - before the bottom falls out on what you can get - once the new iPhone is announced.

Once this plan is actually launched we will go over all the specifics. But for now - don't be going out and using this service with the new iPhone right around the corner.

http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/gunmetal-gray-iphone-5s-another-rumor-emerges-from-japan

One new Rumor on the iPhone 5S side - is that the new 5S will come not in 2 colors black or white. Or 3 colors - Gold being the 3rd - but now that it will come in 4 colors - with the 4th being Gunmetal Gray or if you are a pacifist - Graphite Gray.

Pictures are starting to pop up of this. In the last few days initial pictures were of one sim tray - which quickly moved to pictures of the stand alone gray 5S - to pictures of the Gold and Gray next to each other.

So If you wanted a new 5S - and wanted the world to know yours was new - but Gold was just to well Gold for you - then Gunmetal Gray may be your cup of tea.

iPhone 5S A7 Chip Said to be 31% Faster | TechnoBuffalo

On the rumor front for the 5S - one thing pretty much expected is that the new processor would be the A7 - considering last years was the A6 and the A5 before it and the A4 before that.

But now comes word that the A7 will be 31% faster. This comes from Clayton Morris or at least seems to track back to Clayton. His tweet was quote Sources are telling me the new iPhone's A7 chip is running at about 31% faster than A6. I’m hearing it’s very fast. unquote.

First 31% faster is not really very fast as he puts it when you consider apple promoted the A6 as over 100% faster than the A5 - which was also over 100% faster than the A4. However maybe the 31% faster is just in reference to the clock speed - but actual performance may be again over 100% faster.

I just don't see Apple getting up on stage and bragging about 31% faster. It has also been rumored the A7 could have 4 cores on the CPU side - and that combined with a 31% increase in clock speed could easily get you to 100% faster / more powerful processor.

Clayton however was not done - on twitter he also said. quote I’ve also heard there’s a separate chip devoted to motion tracking. Should be an interesting camera upgrade. unquote

Which means had gestures could be coming - like we have seen already for the Galaxy S4. If true will be interesting to see how Apple differentiates it motion tracking features from that of its comp.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57599251-37/apples-cheaper-and-not-so-cheap-iphone-explained-faq/

Into the email bag.

Hi Rob - Is the compass sensor something they are likely to take out of a cheaper iPhone?

Regards,

-Dan

I don't think so - The iPhone 5C - should spec wise look pretty identical to the iPhone 4S - except for the multi colored plastic case - bigger screen and lightening port - but yeah other than that - the same as the specs for the 4S - which means - an 8 MP camera, Siri, 802.11 b/g/n - bluetooth 4.0, 1080p HD video recording, a gyroscope, Video recording Stabilization, and yes the compass. I would be shocked if the compass was not in there.

Per the colors the iPhone 5C will come in - it seems - White, Green, Yellow, Blue, and Red are the top 5 most seen colors. There was also some shots of a black one - but I believe the photos of the black one were actually fakes - and nothing more than cases for the iPhone 5 - that look like the rumored 5C. At this point I would not bet on black.

ADD RECORDING

But overall I think the 5C will be very close to the specs of the 4S - which it is basically replacing in the lineup. Please don't think of the 5C as a cheap phone - it is not a cheap or budget phone. This is just a lower priced iPhone. Right now the iPhone 4 - which is the lowest cost iPhone runs $450 off-contract.

The 5C will be somewhere between $300 and $450 dollars.

I would guess really in the $349 to $399 range. But if I had to pick a specific price - I would go with $349.

Now it is very possible the 5C released in the US might be - $399 - with all the specs of the 4S. And the one in China and India and Russia and Brazil - the BRIC nations - might be a different version - with a few features removed - and that might be the $349 version.

iPhone 5S and 5C Expected to Launch in Japan on September 20 - Mac Rumors

The real big question is When will the iPhone 5S and 5C be available.

Reports from Japan are that Softbank and KDDI will both get the new 5S and 5C and both will go on sale on September 20th.

And Ok - So I am officially now giving up on my pipe dream that the iPhone 5S would be announced on Sept 10th and released on Friday the 13th. I mean I still think it will be announced on the 10th. But now more and more evidence is starting to come in that the 20th of September will be the release date - T-mobile is now supposedly blacking out vacation for that weekend. Oh well - I really hoped Apple was going to do put more emphasis on people waiting in line to get buzz about that going again - but seems they are following last years schedule step for step. So with both T-Mobile report and the KDDI / Softbank report - it seems more and more like September 20th it is.

0034 - Nuance spills the beans on September 10 iOS 7 launch date

Thanks to DR for the heads up on this next one - which is just more back up on the Sept 10th announce date - this comes from Nuance - and they said in a post to their devs that iOS 7 Gold Master would be available on Sept 10th. Nuance is the company behind Siri. So you know they have a little bit of in with Apple - of course it could just be them reading the blogs - but that seems odd to say that publicly - and add to the fact they took down that message as well.

Rumor: Apple's 'iPhone 5S,' '5C' to see Chinese release Nov. 28

One rumor out there with regards to the 5S and 5C that is not per a sept release has to do with a Nov 28th release in china that is.

According to China's First Financial Daily - the new iPhones need to get through government approvals in China - hence the 2 month+ delay of launch in China.

However - Gray market iPhone 5S's and 5C's will be available on Sept 20th - if you know where to look and have the cash.

DHS Says Android a Primary Target for Malware Attacks - John Paczkowski - Mobile - AllThingsD

Some of you thought I would enjoy this next article - And I can't imagine why you would think that. It is about the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI and a survey they conducted showed that the majority of Malware targeting mobile Operating systems in 2012 was intended for Android. Android was targeted 79% of the time. Symbian 19% of the time, iOS was targeted just 0.7% and Windows Phone and Blackberry were targeted 0.3% of the time. And that was in 2012 - and we all know in 2013 - Malware infestation in Android has rapidly expanded and accelerated in 2013. And 44% of Android users are still using a version of Android that is most at risk.

In a nut shell they found Android an insecure platform - especially anything older than Android 3.0.

And again - why did you think I would enjoy that story?

http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/YannSeznec/20130820/198453/

Gentlemen_Or_how_our_most_successful_game_is_also_our_least_profitable.php

Thanks to Kevin for the heads up on this next one. Which is about a dev who made Apps for iOS and Android - for sale on both platforms. And what he found was on the Android side - he sold 144 copies, Yet his app had over 50,000 copies pirated and installed. Yikes - think about that - 144 paying customer - 50,000 customers that paid nothing and stole the app. wow. Oh he had his app set up so he could see the number of installs. If you are wondering. Basically his app phones home when installed.

And you wonder why some devs don't even bother developing for Android.

By the way for those wondering he reported 1,114 copies sold on the iOS side.

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Hi Rob

Hello from sunny London UK.

Thought you may like to know of a potential minor tweak to beta6.

In messages when sending group text or iMessage, it shows the initials of each group member that responds on the left side next to the speech bubble.

regards

Roger

Hi Rob-

Regarding the AppleTV rumor you mentioned, you noted that 42 inches is the most common TV size sold. The more pertinent question is: "What is the most common TV size sold to those who would be in the market for an Apple TV."

I think we can agree, the average US TV buyer will not be on the market for an Apple TV, which will likely not be inexpensive.

By the stats, Apple consumers are better-educated and more financially well-off than average.

Jonathan

Dear rob,

September approaches and its been all but confirmed that the iPhone5s (or iPhone 7 as it will secretly be referred to by all of us true TII believers!) will contain the fingerprint sensor. Isn't it strange that we haven't seen one leaked home button part yet? By this time last year every bit of the iPhone5 was seen in a thousand "leaked pictures". Apple has always fared better maintaining secrecy on the software front- mostly due to the fact your average Cupertino employee can't be bribed with a brown bag full of yen- but I can't believe there hasn't been ONE leak.

Hoping I'm over thinking things,

Scott O

Merritt island,Florida

Hi Scott - I have wondered the same thing - It is possible that Apple has had a tighter control on that part of the iPhone 5S - as you note we have not seen one leaked photo of the home button or the front of the iPhone 5S at all. Tim did say he was doubling down on security. We shall see.

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41:30.734

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hybratech/sound-band-finally-a-headset-without-speakers/posts/580166?ref=email&show_token=8711e2910d4fa575

to My wife - spoiler alert - jump ahead 5 minutes. Funny - thing - remember on the last show I mentioned I was buying my wife the Soundband Head phones - and hoping they get hear by Christmas - well now I really need them hear before christmas - as she washed her wireless Bluetooth loop ear buds. And speaking of the Sound band - they sent an email saying since they hit one of their stretch goals - they are adding some features.

The will now include the 3.5mm jack to give a wired option to Sound Band and they are upgrading the chip package reducing power consumption. So some nice additional features - check out the Sound band in Kickstarter - you have until Friday the 13th at 9:14 PM ET to get in on this one.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1652966788/tuls-flat-tools-round-world

Hi Rob,

I did a search of the website and I don't think that you've featured this particular iPhone related Kickstarter yet. Looks interesting but because I use a Mophie Pro, I can't use it.

What really caught my eye is that they had a goal of $1500.00 and with Sep 10th at 7:48 AM ET being the cut off, they have 550 backers and pledges of over $29,000!

The project is called the Tuls

Regards,

-Kevin King

Metuchen, NJ

Hi Kevin thanks for the heads up on TULS spelled T U L S - because everyone forgets how to spell once they get on kickstarter.

And what it is are credit card sized tools made either of stainless steel or titanium. And how they relate to iOS is some of them can be used also as a stand for an iPhone and a wrap of the ear bud cords.

Pricing is $22 for a stainless steel Tuls and $33 for a Titanium one. There are other price breaks if you get more than one - and they have 4 different ones to choose from. Remember T U L S in kickstarter dot com.

Apple releases updated ‘Find My iPhone’ app with iOS 7 icons – MacDailyNews - Welcome Home

Apple got busy lately with some App updates. Find My iPhone was updated. It seems to be an update more about getting ready for iOS 7 then about adding features.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/podcasts/id525463029?mt=8

Also Right after the last episode Apple updated the Podcasts app to version 1.2.2 - up from 1.2.1. What's new - well bug fixes - and that is all that is listed as being new. I am not going to state the obvious a .x.x update is much to minor of an update to fix "ALLLLL" of the bugs in the podcasts app - just sayin.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/grammar-pop-hd/id666851934?mt=8

For all you grammar nerds or nazi's - Grammar Girl has a new Grammar Game App she just released - it is called Grammar Pop HD.

It is just a buck 99 in the app store. Just search for Grammar Pop HD - that would be two words and two letters.

45:07.312

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Hi Rob,

I have a gmail account and use Picasa for my pictures.

It now seems like I will have to join or open an account in Google+

to be able to use Picasa and see my pictures.

Do you or any of the listeners know of anyway to just use regular Google and use Picasa.

Thank You,

Dennis

Hello Rob

I know every year you like to play a game of bingo during Apple's product announcements. Each square representing a possible new feature in the new iPhone. This year we have been hearing a lot about IOS 7, the fingerprint scanner, the gold iPhone, the A7 Processor, 128 gb storage, the updated camera, NFC, etc. But I have yet to hear any news or blogs about a feature I believe has great merit, Its the new wireless protocol 802.11ac. I think it will show up in the new iPhone, iPad, iPad mini, iPod Touch, Apple TV and so on. And with that, I believe that this deserves a square on your bingo board.

Kevin

Bountiful, Utah

Hi Kevin - thanks for the feedback - but I think we are probably one year too early for 802.11.ac. The number of Access points are minimal. But more importantly it was not until June the Wifi Alliance even started certifications on the AC draft standard - it is likely the iPhone 5S - was already done and in testing in April or May at the latest.

And Ratification of the Draft for 802.11.ac is not expected until Feb 2014. So again I think you are at least one year too soon on that. Maybe it makes it on the bingo card for sept 2014. Sure there were some early ac Access points on the market in late 2012 - but with the standard not finished - I just don't see Apple putting AC into any iOS devices at this point.

Hi Rob,

I have heard about an app that can clean up old temp files and overwrite previously deleted files to ensure they cannot be recovered; it does this by writing over a the free space on your iOS device (effectively filling it) then deleting its own data.

It is called iClean. Do you know if this utility is safe to run on a jail broken phone?

Thanks,

Mike

Hi Rob,

Is there a tweak that'll let me see what my CPU is doing in a corner of my screen like on Android?

Michael C

50:44.590

Fact or fiction: Nine iPhone and iPad battery-saving techniques tested | Macworld

Mac World had a nice article titled Fact or Fiction - Nine iPhone and iPad battery-saving techniques tested.

1- Screen Brightness affects Battery life - duhhh - fact.

2. AirPlay streaming from my device to a tv will quickly drain my battery. Actually nope not true. Not compared to playing the video right on your device. See item 1 for why.

And well I will not go through the full list since well that would be plagiarism - I will say some are pretty common sense. Like number 8 - Airplane mode saves battery life - hmmm turning things off could increase battery life - who would have thunk. Any way it is always good to refresh on these items. Look for the link in the show notes. titled Fact or Fiction. for Ep 280 at today in iOS dot com.

iPhone thieves pose in their pants at beach unaware snaps are being beamed back to owner - Mirror Online

Ok one more news story and this comes from the dumber than dumb criminal department - these two guys lifted / stole / absconded a women's iPhone in the UK - they then went off on a nice little day trip to the beach - I guess to celebrate their new found ill-gotten gains. And they like other dumb criminals - start taking pictures of them selves - in their under ware at the beach. And we know this because - you guessed it the owner had photo stream enabled.

The owner of the phone said quote - I am guessing these gentlemen aren't quite aware of how iPhones work unquote - think.

Photos of said idiots were turned over to the police - and well justice is just around the corner for these gents.

Sadly however no more photos will be coming our way - as the owner has blocked use of the phone using find my iPhone.

52:38.501

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Hi Rob,

I'm looking for a camera app that can take photo from the front camera and from the back camera in the same picture, just like in the Samsung s4.

Maybe you or the Listeners can help me.

Thanks

Alon from Israel

Hi Rob,

I have the iPhone 5 running on iOS 6.1.4 and recently started backing my phone up to my computer instead of iCloud. Now I never had this problem with the cloud, but when I switched to my computer is when things started to get funky. I was away from my computer at a camp. My phone had about 40 notes, came back and only had 8, later that night the rest got deleted. My dad has had the same problem he has iPhone 4 iOS 6.1.4 backed up to our other Mac both running on OS X LION...questioned on what happened! Wanted to know if you know what is going on!

Regards,

The Figgmister

Hi Rob I have an iPod touch and love the apps and games available on the App Store.

But I also have an iPod Classic that plays awesome click wheel games. Where in the world did these click wheel games go? I was browsing the store in iTunes the other day and realized they weren't in there anymore. If you or your audience knows where I can get these games that would be greatly appreciated. Any way love your show keep up the good work.

Nathan

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

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Wed, 21 August 2013

Tii - iTem 0279 - iOS 7 Beta 6

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iOS 7 Dev Beta 6 info/Bug discussion

Android app malware rates jump 40 percent

Android under siege from 100,000-strong malware horde

"Jekyll" test attack sneaks through Apple App Store

The “Whos” And “Wheres” Of iOS Device Usage

Apple buys failed iPad TV discovery app Matcha.tv

Foxconn Profits Jump 41 Percent On The Back Of Strong iPhone Sales

Apple's Sept. 10 iPhone Launc Set to Disrupt Other Tech Events

iPhone 5S to Be Available in Gold with 128 GB Option? - Mac Rumors

Goldfinger: The Next iPhone | TechCrunch

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NFC could debut in next iPhone, even as Google pulls back - Computerworld

'iPhone 5C' expected to replace iPhone 5,

Apple said to be working with Corning, Foxconn and others to build iTV

Conmen who tried to pass off ice cubes as iPads rumbled when they MELTED

Canalys: 30 of the top 100 iPad apps in the US aren’t on Google Play

Samsung Smart Watch Coming In September

iString — Kickstarter

Wally Case — Kickstarter

Apple Third-Party USB Charger Takeback Program in 30 Countries

Syfy Now app streams full episodes to iOS today, Android next month

Apple Faces Hurdles Attracting First-Time Smartphone Buyers - Ina Fried

Roku Updates Its iOS App To Include Video Streaming From iPhone

More U.S. Households Use Roku vs. Apple TV

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Wed, 21 August 2013

iOS Artwork - iTem 0279 and Episode Transcript

Hi_Rob

Here's a photo of a windmill I took in Holland. Processed with the incredible Painteresque app and the text added with Photostudio.

Regards,

Kevin C

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Transcript for Episode 279

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Ummmm No - Per the BGR report that iOS 7 beta 6 would be out the week of August 19th - quote According to their sources unquote. Hello BGR face meet mr egg - mr egg meet BGR face.

Actually looking at the ispw file for the iPad - it was last updated on August 8th - so that is when beta 6 for the iPad 3rd gen at least was ready to go. And when did it launch - well on Thursday the 15th about 4 hours after BGR made the post saying it would be the week of August 19th. See here is what happened - 1 they have no source - they just say that to make for link bait. 2 - they figured when the 6th Beta did not launch on Wednesday - Apple likely based on past experience would not launch on Thursday or Friday - so the 6th beta which was expected last week or this week - must now be coming out this week. So they put together a schlock piece claimed their sources told them it would be next week - but did not say which day - specifically - and were hoping when this week came around they could say - see our source was right again. There is no source. They are just making crap up in my opinion. And it was nice to see the egg on their face last week. Not that I revel in such things. Because you know that would be kind of petty.

0010 - iOS 7 Dev Beta 6 info/Bug discussion (Now Available OTA) - iPhone, iPad, iPod Forums at iMore.com

Ok - now that I am done kicking BGR while they are down - which by the way is always the best time to kick someone. Lets get on with what is in iOS 7 Beta 6. First off it remained a nice over the air update. Well according to Apple this update fixes a Quote issue with iTunes in the cloud, where some purchases may download or play unexpected items unquote. So yes it is mostly a bug fix.

I could not find any new features in this version. And based on comments I saw from other devs - I decided to also update my Wife's iPad. So yes I was willing to risk life and limb for this version of the Beta. So far my wife is liking it - after I showed her how to delete emails that is. In iOS 6 for emails you swiped to the right. Now to delete you swipe to the left - and then can choose trash to delete or more. And more includes the option to move it to a folder, reply, forward, flag, mark as read, and move to junk. I guess swiping to the right to delete was sooo 2007.

Yes that is 180 degrees opposite of how you delete on iOS 6 and lower. Watch out for that one when iOS 7 launches.

One thing I am not sure I mentioned that I feel I should talk about here is where to change the flag for flagged emails to be an actual flag. Seems in the Johnny Ive Jihad to remove anything skeumorphic - now by default - a flagged email does not show a flag. My wife likes the flag more so then a different color dot. So to change it to a flag you need to go to settings then select mail, contacts, calendars and then select flag style and change it from color to shape - and then going forward flagged emails will show a flag next to them. Sure it is a minor thing - but sometime those minor things mean something to your significant other.

Ok - does anyone want to put a wager on who will have the first post after iOS 7 launches with the phrase Death by a 1000 paper cuts in title. Will it be ZDNet, Cnet, CNN, USAToday, TechCrunch, Gigaom or some other site.

Android app malware rates jump 40 percent | ZDNet

Seems there were some reports about malware this past week - first lets start with those reports that involve real world - bad guy malware affecting many users. And for this of course we are talking about android users - And there was another big jump in Malware out there for Android in the last quarter with a jump of over 40%. Kaspersky labs reports detecting 100,000 mobile malware variations. Yikes.

How Android malware criminals get the malware out there is by downloading a popular app and adding the code to those apps and then uploading the evil version into one of the many un-official Android app stores.

However that was not the big news in Malware this past week or at least not the news the tech press choose to follow - nope the big news was per the researchers at Georgia Tech - you might remember on the last episode I mentioned the researchers at Georgia Tech that said they had a way to insert malware into the App store - and I did not address that part of the issue in that episode - just the other one about the power charger - but this is not about the power charger - this other group at Georgia Tech showed how they snuck some malh-ware into the iTunes app store - but making a dr. Jekyll type app - that works one way when being reviewed and then changes and acts another way after it is approved. And well now those researchers have presented their findings and how they did it this past week in a story in the MIT Tech review. They said they had the app live in the iTunes app store in March for a few minutes before they turned it off themselves - but that was long enough for them to download it to their iOS device and have it attack their devices. Which they and it did. Apple has said they made some changes to iOS as result of their findings. But it is still not clear how much changes have been made and if they would stop someone else from pulling this off - someone else who might be far less ethical that is. For now this is just about researchers doing a live test - and not about any actual instances of real world attackers getting an app in to iTunes app store and getting users to download it.

And lets be realistic this is about theoretical ways to get Malware into iTunes - why is this not as big an issue as with Android - because on Android - Criminals take a popular app - say candy crush or something else popular that is free - and then add their code and then upload that in one of the many many 3rd party app stores. That method of distribution only works where you are installing the app - the original is not also present. Which with iTunes it would be. So while many in the Tech press make this out to be a major issue for iOS users - simply put it is not - and is not likely to ever be a major issue.

Do I think that some devious dev has put an app into the App store that behaves one way when being evaluated and a malicious way after approval - Sure it is possible - but it is not likely that said app is getting any traction. As again - for the malware to get on your device you must first want to download it. And that part of the puzzle so far is not the same on iOS side as the Android side.

So all iOS users breath deep - this not the issue some would want you to think it is. Android Users - ummm yeah - if you download anything out side of Google Play store or Amazon App store then you are all still pretty much fracked. Just sayin.

12:41.375

PLAY VOICE MAIL - Jon_AU_Answer_fuel_app_car

Hi Rob,

As mentioned on the podcast my favorite Car Mileage app with most features and export options is Trip Cubby. I think they offer a car maintenance app also.

Regards,

Paul H

Hi Rob,

I've found Gas Cubby to be a great app for

addressing all of the callers needs from Ep 278.

Regards,

Brian L

PLAY VOICEMAIL BRIAN_ANSWER_GAS_CUBBY

PLAY VOICE MAIL - Shanon Answer Car Maintenance

Hello Rob,

Per the best automotive app that iOS offers. I just bought a 2014 Kia Forte fully loaded and I already did the hours and hours of research for the best app. This just happens to be my first app review ever, and I am not sure how long is too long for your reviews - I hope this isn’t overkill. The app is called AutoCare ($1.99) and just to clarify I am in no way associated with any of the developers of this app, I am just an average user so there is no bias in this review. I attached my review as a PDF.

Regards,

Zach L.

Thanks Zach - And those with the Tii App - you can see the review in the extras for episode 279 - that is the little e on the episode screen in the lower right side - tap that and then select the PDF - which I will title - Autocare App Review

Again that is for any Tii App owners. For those interested it is a very detailed review - and well worth the time to check it out. Thanks Zach.

PLAY VOICE MAIL - Dave CA_ANSWER_CAR_APP_RoadTrip

18:03.004

Hi Rob,

I was just listening to show #278 and hear the guy looking for a

performance tracker app for bands. One that I found that fits my needs

"Bands In Town" it scans your library on your phone to find what you

like. You can also manually add artists. It also has links to purchase

tickets. Hope this helps....

Regards,

Kirk G

Hi Rob,

In addition to the Indiegogo project, there is the app & site

Bandsintown

Regards, Jonathan

ForeignFilmcast.com

Hi Rob,

Hey for the guy looking for an app for bands near you. An app I have works great! Called bandsintown

Regards,

The Figgmister

Hi Rob,

A listener asked for an app that showed local concerts of his favorite bands. I have been using iConcertCal for several years and find it a good resource. It can be setup to check your music library on your iPhone and filter local shows based on your current owned artists. Also, you can browse all shows by either date or specific venues near you.

Regards,

Charlie

Hi Rob,

iconcertcal does a really good job scanning your music collection and finding local concerts.

use it all the time

Regards,

Dennis C

PLAY VOICEMAIL - Bruce_ANSWER_APPS_TRACK_BANDS

The “Whos” And “Wheres” Of iOS Device Usage Explained | TechCrunch

Flurry analytics found they were in need of some link bait - so they looked closely at they demographic data for iPhone vs iPad users. They wanted to see what groups skewed more towards the iPhone vs more towards the iPad. For the iPad what they found was if your Mom has a dog she takes to work with her at the candle shop she owns - She also is likely taking an iPad - as Moms, Pet owners and small business owners skewed the most towards the iPad. But if your hot and single sister lives in the city and shops at good will - then she is likely taking her iPhone with her while trying to pop some tags. As Value shoppers, Singles and Hip Urban Lifestyle peeps are heavily skewed towards the iPhone. By the way your social studies teach that moonlights as a real estate agent and plays poker for cash with the other teachers - yeah - he is probably has both an iPad and an iPhone.

FYI - Flurry runs a data analytics API used by over 350,000 apps and the data was based on a random sampling of 44,295 iOS users on their network in May.

Apple buys failed iPad TV discovery app Matcha.tv | TabTimes

There was an App called Matcha.tv - which is a social TV startup - which actually shut down in May. So why are we talking about a failed startup / app. Well Apple just acquired the corpse. What the app did was to provide a comprehensive overview of everything that's available to watch via cable TV providers, Streaming video services - think Netflix, hulu and Amazon prime. And also digital video stores - i.e. iTunes and Amazon. The app would allow you to manage what you watched, get video recommendations from your friends and social network connections and the like.

Now what is not known is if the reason the app was killed in May - was at apples request - or if it was killed first and then Apple came in and acquired them.

Either way - it seems like an app / tech one would want for say a full on Apple TV - just sayin.

Or maybe someone at Matcha.tv had some picks of Someone in Apples management team with their shirt tucked in and this was payoff for the negatives.

0025 - Foxconn Profits Jump 41 Percent On The Back Of Strong iPhone Sales | Cult of Mac

Remember when Foxconn was reported to be suffering because of the massive slowdown in iPhone sales. Well the slow down never was real - just the figment of many Android fan boys. And now Foxconn is reporting profits jumped over 40% yr over yr and this was mostly do to strong sales of the iPhone line. Yeah so while the demise of the iPhone was greatly mis-reported - so to was the financial shape of FoxConn.

Apple's Sept. 10 iPhone Launc Set to Disrupt Other Tech Events - Ina Fried - Mobile - AllThingsD

We mentioned on the last episode that Tuesday the 10th will likely be the next Apple special event - at least according to Ina Fried at all things leaked by Apple - I mean All things D. And Ina followed up with some other events Apple will be stepping on the toes of if they do have an event on the 10th.

1. Is the intel dev forum - and I doubt Apple cares about that event.

2. Tech crunch disrupt - well actually last year Apple stepped on their toes - and they responded with a panel session to talk about the new iPhone - so if anything - Apple would like that PR.

3. Mobile Future Forward - now this is one I could see Apple wanting to totally eclipse - as it is per the name an event about the future of mobile - with speakers from Samsung, Microsoft, and Ericsson. Actually there are multiple speakers from Samsung. So yeah - definitely could see apple wanting to suck any air out of that event.

Hey Rob:

CNET is making it sound like a retina display on the Mini is a done deal... You've said not gonna happen... I'm skeptical... Is this a bunch of poo?

Keep up the great work - your last episode, 278 was one of my favorites... You were in rare form!

Regards,

Mari in Cleveland

Hi Mari,

What we know is that in the iOS 7 Beta - there is indication to a new iPad mini with the A6 processor - not the A6X which would be required for Retina.

Add to that the fact a Retina Mini would either weigh more or have a shorter battery life or both. Considering the iPad Mini is about being lighter with long battery life - I don't see a Retina iPad mini 2 coming out.

Not at least with a version without retina still being available.

But really - at this point I don't expect - nor have I expected a retina iPad Mini.

I will take code found in iOS 7 betas over "Un-named sources" any day.

So KGI Securities Anal-ist Ming-Chi Kuo is now saying the iPhone 5S will have a 128 GB option - this and a new version with a gold case - which we mentioned was also rumored by others on the last episode. His 128 GB prediction goes along with what I have been saying - 32 / 64 and 128 GB versions will be the options for the 5S - that to support the 4K video recording feature that for some reason I have convinced myself is coming.

0030 - Goldfinger: The Next iPhone | TechCrunch

And Lots and lots of talk about the gold iPhone 5S is popping up now. MG Sigler has a post on it - Rene Ritchie talks about it at iMore. And they talk about how they are hearing it from this source or that source - and how easy it will be to anodize it as gold - but I think what all the articles are missing is the real reason why Apple is doing a third color for the iPhone 5S. And that is the iPhone 5S - will look exactly like the iPhone 5. And if you are upgrading or buying the iPhone 5S - would you not want a way to say to the world - No - this is not last years iPhone 5 - this is the iPhone 5S. I mean - that is why I am going to get the gold version - Not that I am overtly vain - well not overtly. But more so - because I want people to stop me and say is that the new iPhone - and I can say - Yes - Yes it is - and hey do you listen to my podcast - well you should. So beyond the vanity - I am doing it for the PR value for the show - or so I tell myself. How are you going to justify getting the gold version?

By the way confirmation from All Things D on the gold color did get one thing wrong. iMore did NOT break this story. Macotakara did and they did so over two months before iMore re-reported on what Macotakara reported which actually was reported by many others before iMore and after Macotakara. I Just don't like that John P at All things D got that part of the story sooooo wrong.

Again the first real mention of a gold iPhone 5S comes MAKOTAKARA back in May. And the first pictures of any parts with gold color were on now where else dot fr back in early June. Those photos came from a post on Weibo in China. Point is there is no way All Things D should have given credit to iMore. John P at All things D tried to justify it in an email to me saying iMore was the first to confirm it. Ummm - no they did not confirm it - they just got an un-named source to say Yes all those photos you are seeing of Gold iPhones and parts - yeah thats real. But did we even need that from an un-names source - because picking between multiple photos from multiple sources or an un-named source - the photos from multiple sources are in my opinion much more of a validation.

John ended his email exchange with me saying quote Rob …

I’m entirely comfortable in my sourcing, and certain that we’ll see the device we’re discussing now in the months ahead. I wouldn’t have reported it otherwise.

unquote

Still - an un-named source is not confirmation - it is just more validity to a rumor. Confirmation comes from one source a public statement by Apple. Just Sayin.

Something occurred to me - Apple is Freakin brilliant - they hold back on NFC on past iPhones - so when Google introduces Google Wallet - guess what it flounders and struggles to get going. Google then makes comments about not supporting redemption of gift and loyalty cards and now it looks like Google may do away with all NFC support for Google wallet - and then in comes Apple introduces NFC for the iPhone - and instantly will make it work - while any confidence and excitement on the Android side has been dashed. Brilliant!!! - that is if Apple does NFC in the iPhone 5S and offers some sort of app to take advantage of that capability from Apple.

Nope not buying the other report from KGI Anal-ist Ming-Chi Kuo - who is saying the iPhone 5C would be in the $400 to $500 price range with out a subsidy. Actually what I really am not buying is that he say the iPhone 4S will then be the lowest cost iPhone in the $300 to $400 range. Nope - Not seeing that. Why would Apple at this point not kill off the iPhone 4 and 4S - and go with the 5C and 5S - and maybe the 5. Thus making all current iPhones at this point - 4 inches for screen size and sporting a lightning port. Just seems like that makes much more sense then selling the iPhone 4S in the $300 to $400 range - which is where I think the iPhone 5C will end up. Still on the fence about the life of the iPhone 5 - but I kinda am leaning to a two iPhone offering. the 5S and 5C - with the 5 going the way of the original iPhone - a short 1 year run.

We have a new rumor for the full on Apple TV and I have problem with the rumor. The problem I have with the latest rumor of the Apple full on TV is the sizes they are claiming - 55" and 60" and that is it.

NOPE - When / If Apple does a full on TV - it will start around 42" - Because guess what that is the size sold the most.

Other details from the rumor - it will not launch until the first half of 2014. And yup - even with it having a 4K display - which would come from LG display. with Gorilla glass from Corning over the top of the display.

Conmen who tried to pass off ice cubes as iPads rumbled when they MELTED - Mirror Online

From the You can't make this crap up category comes the story of some bumbling criminal masterminds. Seems these guys in the UK got the brilliant idea that if they could mail a package that supposedly has some iPads's in it to one another and insure the package - and then get the contents to disappear while in transit they could collect the insurance and make some money. They though what could they put in the package that would have weight - but then disappear - ICE ICE baby must have been the song in their head when the lightbulb went off - figuring the ICE would melt and when the package gets where it is going it - it would not weigh what it did when they had it weighed in for the shipment. Brilliant!!! they thought - what could go wrong. Well for starters - ICE in a package does not simply disappear - it melts and guess what water and paper - yeah not a good combo - and a couple hours after they dropped off the packed - the postal workers notice water coming out of it and watched and the packaging fell apart. Well you know except for the part with the guys name that it was going to and who insured it. In the end the two conmen did not get the insurance money but they did get 12 months of community service with 150 hours of unpaid work and were ordered to pay 500 pounds towards prosecution costs. Hey guys next time try dry ice. Or better yet - fill it with ants and leave a small whole for the ants to get out and don't pull the tab on the whole until you hand it over and put something in between the ants need to eat through to get out. So it buys you some time. Well you have 12 months to plan your next great caper.

There was a bunch of posts out there about a report from Canalys that showed 30 of the top 100 iPad apps in the US iTunes app store are not on Google play. Note - they looked at the top 50 free and top 50 paid apps. And as you may know the top 50 lists - are not top 50 all time - just the top 50 in the last week based on a combo of criteria based on new downloads and how often the apps were launched.

Now this title is somewhat slanted / skewed - because well 10 of those top 100 were from Apple. So the title could have also been

20 of the top 90 iPad apps not made by Apple in the US are not on google Play. And of the 70 that are - over 25% are not optimized for a Tablet. or spun another way 18 of the 70 that are on Android are not optimized for Tablets.

Granted one of the reasons you do get an iPad is for Apples Apps. And the ten Apple apps that made the top 50 are.

Podcasts

iBooks

Find my iPhone

iTunes U

Find My Friends

on the free side - in that order - and remember - the order has to do with how often they are used. So yes - People are listening to more podcasts then they reading iBooks.

On the Paid side the top Apple apps are -

Pages

iMovie

Garageband

Keynote

Numbers

iPhoto

And really - you need to include those apps - when looking at this - as 3 of them get you access to MS Office documents. And the other two are unique Apple Apps that have nothing really close to as good on the Android side.

So really for apps used by iPad owners - if they get a second tablet for the kids - they will find that tablet might be fine for Netflix, mine craft and Angry birds. But for any productive use of your time - working with Excel or Word docs - you are not going to find anything as good as Numbers and Pages. And Keynote is just so much better than Powerpoint - you are better off using Keynote on your iPad then Powerpoint on Windows 8 machine and forget about anything on an Android tablet.

Sadly they did not look at the apps from 101 to 1,000 - as that is where people find a couple of vital apps for their specific use. And it would be interesting to see what % of the next top 900 apps available on Android is and if they are available what % are optimized for Tablets. My guess is the numbers will look even worse for Android if you looked at that next group.

Honestly I started out researching this bit from the point of view the article was over blown and the differences are not that great for top apps - but when I looked at it more and did research and thought about it - really it is a big difference between the two. And that does once again explain the big difference in Tablet usage between iOS and Android tablets. Not only do people like using the iPad more - but all the apps they need are there for the iPad and they are optimized for the iPad.

Samsung Smart Watch Coming In September - Business Insider

Samsung is trying something completely new to them - something that will stretch their engineers to the point of breaking - what is it you ask - well Samsung is going to have their engineers design a product Apple has not announced. What I am talking about is the iWatch. Seems Samsung plans to announce their own Smart Watch in early September. How Sammy does with out Apple to slavishly copy from will be anyones guess. But likely the product will get buried by Apple news - as Apple will likely be sending out invites to the press around the same exact time as Sammy does their song and dance on their smart watch. Yeah - but with out Apple to copy - looks like they will be copying the Pebble.

39:12.077

PLAY VOICEMAIL Dan CA_Answer File Explorer

Hi Rob,

I've been using the Maxell AirStash. It's pretty straight forward, you load up your AirStash via usb or directly to the sd card from your computer (no wireless connection via computer) and access the files from the AirStash+ app on your iDevice. Airstash can use various sizes of sd memory cards (i use a 64 gb card), and it seems that they are staying on top of development as the current firmware beta allows for simultaneous connection to the AirStash and wifi internet connection. It's still in beta but shows that they're trying to improve the product.

If you're needing to pack a terrabyte of extra data this may not be for you. But if you're looking to double your current iPad or iPhone's storage this unit should do very nicely.

Regards,

Robert B

Hi Rob,

Does iOS have parental controls or apps that perform the level of control that the Kindle and soon Android tablets have in terms of ability to granularly approve app access and setting time limits on app usage? Of course the ability to have multiple accounts on a tablet would be essential.

If not, who do we talk to to get this functionality?

Thanks

Rob M

Hi Rob - Nope that feature you are talking about and is featured in a recent ad for the Fire - as a parent does seem like a nice feature - and one I wish Apple added - Where you can say in any day they can only play games for 30 minutes - but they can use educational apps for 2 hours or they can only watch netflix for 30 minutes and can use iBooks for 2 hours - or the like - that as a parent is a cool feature - and kudos to Amazon for adding that in. I don't think you will see that in Android overall - as I understand it that feature is something Amazon added to their skinning of Android - but I could be wrong. But for now you will not be seeing it on iOS either. Which means we as parents for the mean time will have to you know parent.

PLAY VOICE MAIL - Justin_PA_Answr_Photo_Transfer

Hi Rob,

In regard to David from 0278, connect the iPhone to the pc via USB cable. Open My Computer or Computer or File Explorer, depending on which version of Windows it is. You should see the iPhone listed. Click it to open, then drag & drop the photos and videos to a folder on the computer. No other software needed.

Regards,

Robert

Hi Rob,

Just heard the comment from a user about a program to pull photos off an iPhone using Windows. There are many different ways to do this and it depends on what you are doing.

I use Windows Photo Gallery, which is a free download from Microsoft, to download photos via USB under both Windows 7 and 8. I sync multiple devices, including my camera using that app. I highly recommend changing the default option to name photos by date taken + tag (or maybe even just date taken), rather than the default of the date imported plus tag. Otherwise you will get many, many duplicates because every photo and video will download to a new location every time you sync.

I also recommend pointing the directory to one that is managed by one of your cloud-based apps. I have my machine pointing to a photos directory under DropBox so each time I download photos they upload straight to my DropBox folder. That way I don't lose my photos if something happens to my computer.

Another option is to use iCloud and it will automatically download photos, however, I don't think iCloud downloads videos from your device.

Finally I suggest looking at cloud-based apps. For example, DropBox can be set to automatically upload all of your photos and videos from your camera roll to your DropBox account. It can work in the background and be set to only use wifi and not cellular. This will not only upload your entire camera roll to DropBox automatically, it will sync them to every computer you have signed into your DropBox account, whether is is Windows, Mac, Linux, etc.

Regards,

Myron U

Hi Rob,

As requested on the podcast this is my favorite app to transfer photos & videos wirelessly without iTunes sync to a PC. It is called PhotoSync one word. It is $1.99.

With over 60,000 photos on my iPhone it has been a lifesaver to transfer with multiple selection of a range of images and many transfer options to multiple devices and services with latest update.

Regards,

Paul H

Hi Rob,

In episode 278, I think there was a listener who asked about a solution to offload photos from an ipad. A possible solution is this innovative product which I bought before our summer vacation. It is the RavPower RP-WD01 with associated AirStor (free) app. The RP-WD01 is like a portable cloud with WiFi, a rechargeable battery (which you can use to charge your idevice via USB), SD slot and USB host interface. We used it to load movies from our USB video drive to iPads on a long plane flight, move movie files from camcorder SD to HDD, etc. There are other apps which can be used with the hardware for streaming, but we found it more efficient to fire up the RP-WD01, use AirStore to transfer an entire movie file to an iPad, then shut down the RP-WD01 and USB drive and watch the movie on the iPad.

The RP-WD01 is $45 on Amazon and a 1TB USB drive is currently $59 at Frys, so for a little over $100, you can have a 1TB portable cloud vs paying $50-100 for every 16GB of iPad storage.

Thanks for continuing to produce such a great podcast.

Jim

PLAY VOICE MAIL - JOE NY Answer _ Photo Sync

Justin, Robert, Myron, Paul, Jim and Joe - plus everyone else that sent in a response on this that did not get mentioned thanks for your feedback.

47:42.015

I mentioned the HOT Smart watch on the last episode and said if you were left handed and/or you wear your watch on your right arm - their speaker at the wrist would be pointed the wrong way - they did reply and say quote The watch has to be worn inverted screen and a setting in software will flip the display and touch. unquote

So they do have a software solution for using this on your right wrist for more info search for HOT Smart Watch at kickstarter.com

To my wife - jump forward 5 minutes to avoid a spoiler. Do it now. Really. Speaking of Kickstarter projects from Kickstarter - last week I mentioned the Sound Band - headset - that was the headsets that did not go in your ears but behind them. I showed this to my wife and she was I want them - As she hates earbuds in her ears as they always fall out. So I am now a backer of that project. Which means with a lot of luck I have a christmas present taken care of - If this is normal Kickstarter timing - it will likely be late in Jan or Feb - so with a little luck - I have a birthday or V-Day present for my wife.

Go back to Ep 278 for more info on the Sound Band - search for sound band - two words at kickstarter dot com. Yes - I know it was a little pricey at $135 - but getting a Present for your wife she will actually like - Well that is priceless.

Finally from last week - one more mention of Red Pitaya - no don't worry no talk about phase noise specs. Just that if you are looking to get one - they did say they will be contacting some Oscillator vendors about the option for a low phase noise oscillator to test / use with their system for improved performance - but I wanted to say if you want an introduction to someone at an oscillator vendor to get your own low phase noise Oscillator to use - just email and I will hook you up. OR at a min ask the Red Pitaya folks about getting a low phase noise source oscillator they did agree in email for advanced users that would be something that should be done.

Into the email bag.

Hi, Rob

I believe it was two show episodes ago that a listener wondered if Apple would ever make a wrist loop for the iPhone. I just happened to come across this very thing on Kickstarter. It is called the iString and the minimum pledge is for $12. It looks like a good product, but it needs many more backers to reach its funding goal. Here is the link:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/809324183/istring-add-on-the-safety-belt-for-iphone-4-4s-and?ref=users

Janeen

Hi Janeen - thanks for the heads up on the iString which is for the iPhone - and not for the iPad - oh come on - How can I not do that joke - Any way the iString does not look like it has any chance of getting funded. It has less than $2k raised toward a goal of $20k and they have only until August 31st at 5:37 AM ET to get the rest. Again not likely as they have less than 10% of their goal raised and not enough days left. But folks if you want a carrying strap for your iPhone check out iString at kickstarter dot com oh and you better tell a few hundred of your closest friends as well - as that is about the only chance this one has of getting funded.

Hi Rob,

Did you see this kickstarter project yet?

Minimal Leather Wallet + iPhone Protection = Wally Case

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1398285518/minimal-leather-wallet-iphone-protection-wally-cas

Aric B

Thanks Aric - this one is kind of in that gray area where it might get funded or it might not. They have a goal of 15k - and have raised just over 8k - and have 26 days to go. So in theory - they could and just barely should get funded. They offer a Black on Black version, a White and Black version and a White and Brown verson. And all three are priced at $40 - actually they only have 3 price options and they are all the same. $40 - kudos for keeping the goal low and the pricing options minimal.

Thanks to John M for this next one - which is a follow up to the story about Apple offering a buy back / exchange for 3rd part chargers in China. Well Apple has extended that 30 countries now. I will not read all - but if you are outside the US and have a 3rd party charger and want to exchange it for a legit Apple charger at a reduced rate - look for the link titled - Apple Third-Party USB Charger Takeback Program in 30 Countries in the show notes for episode 279 at today in ios dot com

Syfy Now app streams full episodes to iOS today, Android next month

Those of your that are fans of the SyFy channel will be happy to know they just updated their App to version 4.0 and are calling it SyFy Now - this app will let you see original SyFy programing directly on your iOS device - assuming you are a customer of Armstrong, AT&T U-verse, Cablevision's Optimum TV service, Charter, Comcasts Xfinity TV, Dish, Mediacom, Suddenlink, Verizons FiOS and Wide Open West. Yes this means Sharknado on your iOS device when and where you want it. And Defiance, and Being human and many of the other SyFy original programing.

Search for SyFy in the App store and look for the SyFy Now.

53:56.873

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Hi Rob,

I am a student in high school and we are getting iPads for school this year and I would like an app the I could use to organize my virtual assignments. Could you or your listeners give me an app?

Thanks,

Love the show!

Carson

Hi Rob

I upgrade next yr Jun 1st

And I wanted to know once i upgrade can i tell sprint I don't want another 2yr contract i would like to have a One yr Contract is that Possible.

Regards,

Sharde A

Hi Sharde,

If you upgrade and take their subsidy - in other words you only pay $199 / $299 / $399 for the new iPhone 5S for the 32 / 64 / 128 GB versions (if that is what they are).

What you are doing to get that lower subsidized price is agreeing to a 2 year contract.

If you don't want a 2 year agreement with your next iPhone - you will need to buy it un-subsidized. But at Sprint - I don't think that would reduce your monthly payment - it would just mean you don't have a two year agreement. And likely when the iPhone 5S first comes out - Sprint will not sell any unsubsidized iPhone 5S's - they did not when the iPhone 5 launched initially.

Hi rob,

My wife and I love the show.

My question Is how do you block a spam for phone call without jail breaking your phone. Other than using the do not disturb feature.

The best to you

Saleem

Hi Saleem,

Thanks for listening and the kind words.

To Answer your question - Wait for iOS 7 to come up in about 3 or 4 weeks - and then built into iOS 7 is the ability to block phone calls, text messages and iMessages from specific people.

Really no good way to do it in iOS 6 - without jailbreaking - but again the good news is iOS 7 will be here shortly and it will be easy to do once you upgrade.

Regards,

Rob W

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59:28.406

Apple Faces Hurdles Attracting First-Time Smartphone Buyers - Ina Fried - Mobile - AllThingsD

There was a post from Ina Freid titled - Apple faces hurdles attracting first time smartphone buyers - And basically the article tries to paint a picture that Apple is having a hard time getting new customers. Which is not what the data shows.

What it showed - for those in the US who previously owned a smartphone - Apple got basically 50% of those consumers. Samsung was in second at 29%, HTC 3rd at 9% and LG 4th at about 5%. Other was at 6%.

Ok - so far that sounds good. Apple with 50% of previous smartphone owners going with an iPhone.

For those that were first time buyers - Apple got about 35% vs Samsungs 30% and HTC's 8% and LG's 11% and other at 15%.

Still new Smartphone buyers I thought we were lead to believe were drying up in the US. And most users already have a smartphone in the US. Still 35% is not bad considering Apple does not have the low cost iPhone out there yet - and now when we talk new smartphone users - we are talking people with less income than that the average US consumer. That means lower cost carriers - and no subsidy. Hence the reason for the less than 50% mark for Apple. Which again at 35% is not bad - when we consider the lowest cost iPhone is a $200 discount of a two year old device - well at least until September 10th that is.

Will be interesting to see how those stats look in January for the 4th quarter of 2013.

Roku Updates Its iOS App To Include Video Streaming From iPhone, iPod Touch | Cult of Mac

For those of you / use with a Roku - They have recently updated their iOS App. What you can do now on the Roku 2, 3, new HD and Roku LT players and the Roku Streaming stick is play videos right from your iOS device to the Roku box. IE Airplay for Roku.

SOMETHING SEEMS FISHY

And I mention Roku because a company called Parks Associates released survey data that shows for US broadband households with a streaming video media device - that 37% primarily use a Roku vs 24% that use primarily use an Apple TV.

I find these result surprising to say the least - as the last time there was data provided on Streaming player sales - was way back in April by Frost and Sullivan and they said Apple TV lead the was with 56.1% of Streaming boxes vs just 21.5% for Roku. Ok I realize a lot can happen in 4 months - but someone here is clearly not right.

Ok actually there was that report at the end of May - where it had Apple TV at 71% of the sales and Roku at 27% and Boxee Box at 1%. That report was based on numbers reported by those three companies. Not survey's but reported numbers.

All I have to say is something seems fishy about the Parks Associates numbers. They are not anywhere close to the companies own numbers and the numbers from Frost and Sullivan. I did reach out via email to Parks Associates to get their feedback on why the numbers for their report are so different than past reports. At the time of this recording they had not replied - but if they do before the next episode - I will be sure to mention it then.

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Hi Rob,

I am a letter carrier for the USPS. I am wanting to get an iPhone but I have heard that it doesn't work in extreme temperatures or the battery doesn't function properly. I am outside almost 6 hours a day in 95 degrees and/or 10 degrees. Does the iPhone have problems performing in these temperatures as I have heard?

Regards, Mike A

Hi Mike,

The iPhone does not have an issue with temperature as much as having it sitting in the sun.

even on a cool day if it laying in the sun - depending on the angle of the sun - it can cause the temperature sensor to show it as over heating.

This happens to people put it on their dashboard and use GPS.

The sun actually causes it to over heat.

Keep it out of the sun and you should be ok.

Rob W

Hey rob,

Just an interesting observation :I was sitting out on the deck of my grandma's shore house the other day playing a summer mix. My iPhone was on the table, and I didn't realize in direct sunlight. The music stopped playing, and when I went over to check why, there was a temperature icon and the message : "iPhone needs to cool down before you can use it. "so I took it inside to a cool place, but thought it was neat apple would put that hardware inside and actually let the user know before frying their device.

Hope all the people and iPhone s stay cool for the remaining summer,

Chelsea

See it is all about perspective. Thanks Chelsea for that feedback.

Hi Rob,

Have you seen the movie bundles deal in the iTunes Store? There are some great deals on movies such as all 10 of the original Star Trek and Next Generation movies for $50 and the Die Hard series for $40 (it even includes the most recent movie).

Myron U

Thanks Myron - and remember folks - a Bad Star Trek movie is still much better then a good twilight movie. Just Sayin.

Hi Rob,

I would like to protect the portraits that I take with possibly a watermark. I would like to advertise by showing my portraits on the web. I fear that the images could be stolen or used in an unauthorized way. Do you or your listeners have any recommendations.

Regards,

Cindy Eisele,

Hi Cindy - I would suggest looking at the different episode artwork for Tii - each week someone sends in Artwork - they created on their iOS device and we mention the apps used. This week the app used to add text was Photostudio - but again - look through all the artwork for each episode - find one you like and listen to the first 2 minutes of that episode to find out the artwork used. There have been many mentioned about adding text to the picture. See that is the nice thing about this show - in the first 5 minutes of each episode - you have already received tips on apps to make artwork and been offered chances for promo codes - and found out a quote from someone that did not know what they were talking about - some other tech shows - the first 5 to 10 minutes is nothing but fluff about guests and sponsor mentions. Not that I would name any names. But I do value your time more so than some others seem to - just sayin.

And a big thanks to todays sponsor - WARBY PARKER -

If you wear glasses like me you know what a pain it is to get new glasses and how expensive it is - my last pair cost more than a 64 GB iPhone. Especially after the eyeglass store put on all their adders. But Warby Parker is not like that. First on the price side for prescription Glasses they are $95 or you can go titanium for $145. And that includes the UV coating and a very nice case. No up sells. And these are nice fashionable glasses.

go to Warby Parker dot com to get your 5 pairs of glasses to try on for free shipped right to you door. Then when you find a pair you like when you are checking out use the promo code T i i to get free 3 day shipping on the pair you purchase. Great Glasses, Great pricing, and a great cause. Warby Parker dot com.

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Wed, 14 August 2013

Tii - iTem 0278 - iOS 7 Beta 5

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor: Warby Parker - use Promo Code Tii for free shipping

Here’s What’s New in iOS 7 Beta 5

iPhone 5 iOS 7 Beta 5, browser and benchmark performances

Circle Sept. 10 on Your Calendar for Apple’s Big iPhone Event

iPhone 5S Release Date: September 20

Resale value of Apple's iPhone 4 increased 10% since April

President Obama vetoes ban on iPhone 4

President Obama Vetoes ITC Ban On iPhone

FOSS Patents: Obama Administration vetoes ITC import ban

Obama Administration’s Letter on Veto of iPhone, iPad Ban

iOS vs Android, Great Balls of Fire

Apple's App Store Still Number One in Revenue

furbo.org · App Updates for iOS 7

Apple, Inc. iPad is obliterating Samsung, Google's Android in tablet profits

Tablet Shipments Slow in the Second Quarter

Google Reveals 70 Million Android Tablets activated

Screen-Shot- Android Tablet Activations

How the iPhone Gets You Laid

iPhones are 3X more reliable than Samsung smartphones, FixYa says

Apple Launches Third-Party USB Charger 'Takeback Program'

Report: Apple has acquired Passif,

Apple CEO meets China Mobile head

Apple’s Next iPhone Could Include NFC

iPhone 5S gets glitzy?

iPhone 5S to have convex sapphire home button that doubles as a fingerprint reader

Rumor: New iPhones to debut as 'iPhone 5S' and 'iPhone 5C'

Apple iPhone 5C camera module: 8-megapixel camera like in iPhone 5?

iPhone 5C could be priced at $450 - $500

AMBER Alerts on your iPhone:

Asus kills its line of Windows RT tablets

Microsoft Surface Pro Gets Price Cut

Couple says app lets the iPhone communicate with ghosts

Red Pitaya — Kickstarter

soscharger

HOT Watch — Kickstarter

iBoreScope

Sound Band - Finally, a headset without speakers

Malicious Apple Store Gift Card Scam Emails Target Users with Malware

FileMaker Inc. Terminating Bento

Georgia Tech Uncovers iOS Security Weaknesses

Apple to fix iPhone bug

App Developer Magazine

Tech Blogs Start Noticing Media Bias - The Rush Limbaugh Show

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App

Garageband

Aviary

Calculator Spreadsheet

Talk Photo

Check Me Out - iPhone

Direct download: tii_0278.mp3
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Wed, 14 August 2013

iOS Artwork - iTem 0278 and Episode Transcript

Hi_Rob,

Here is some artwork I made by taking a picture of my living room carpet and then using the Aviary app on my iPod Touch! to add the text. You can find my tech blog at bengalreview.wordpress.com

Best regards,

Cal

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Transcript for Episode 278

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0010 - Here’s What’s New in iOS 7 Beta 5

On August 6th Apple updated the iOS 7 Beta to version 5. This included updates for all the iOS devices that will accept iOS 7 and updates to the Apple TV software. Beta 5 seems to be a lot more of crossing T's and Dotting i's with very little in the way of new features. Some of those updates include new icons in the settings app for items like Airplane mode, Wifi, bluetooth and the like. There is a new feature in Settings that lets you disable Control Center with in Apps - which is nice because some game apps do to how you interact - will cause control center to come up when you really just meant to slice some fruit in half or crush some candy. One other noted change is the start up screen will now match your iOS device. In other words a white iPhone will start up with a white background and a Black Apple in the middle and a Black iPhone will start up with a black background and a while Apple in the middle. Yup seems Apple is putting some more polish on the beta and that is good news as it means we are getting closer to a full launch of the Gold master to devs and by proxy closer to the public launch of iOS 7.

Rob,

I have a pet peeve with the new "pull-up" settings menu and I hope Apple will address it before Gold launch if you bring it up on your show. When you access the menu it has a lot of useful options available with the exception of a shortcut to the expanded main settings icon. I still find myself having to drill down through my icons to get to basic settings such as email and wifi networks, etc. Anything you could do to bring this to Apple's attention would be much appreciated. :-)

Thanks

Talmon M

http://allthingsd.com/20130810/circle-sept-10-on-your-calendar-for-apples-big-iphone-event/

On Episode 277 which was released on August 1st I said quote What Apple might do is on September 3rd - they could send out invites to a special event - that would be on Tuesday the 10th. Then on the 10th they would announce that iOS 7 would be available the next day on the 11th for download or maybe even later that day on the 10th. And then introduce the new iPhone or iPhones - and say they would be available on that Friday the 13th. unquote.

From All things D on August 11th 10 days after my quote they said quote Apple is expected to unveil its next iPhone at a special event on Sept. 10, sources toldAllThingsD unquote. This from Ina Fried at all things D - and if you are not familiar with all things D - that is where Apple goes to leak stuff. So it seems like the 10th it is for an announcement about the next iPhone or iPhones. There was no indication in the article when the actual release date would be. I am still guessing on September 13th. Granted every times in the past that Apple announced a new iPhone there was at least a 9 day window from announcement to launch. But what if this Year - Apple was determined to get Lines back out in front of Apple stores. And what if they wanted to pump up Apple store sales numbers. Maybe just Maybe Tim Cook is coming around to the perception game that Steve Played like no one else. What if Tim says that on Friday the 13th at Apple stores the iPhone 5S goes on sale - and we will take orders on line on the 11th for shipments that start going out on Monday 16th. That might get a few more people in Line for iPhones - and longer lines for iPhone means more press coverage and that makes anal-ists happy. We shall see - but if Apple does release per this schedule it may mean they are getting back into the perception game. And really considering how bad Apple has been beaten down by the tech press / bloggers the past year plus - well it is about time they fought back a little.

Resale value of Apple's iPhone 4 increased 10% since April, Galaxy S III dropped 27%

Some interesting stats coming out of the resale market for smartphones - the iPhone 4 since April has seen its value rise 10% on the resale market. Over that period the value of the iPhone 4S however dropped 11.85% and the iPhone 5 resale value dropped just 3.75%. This based on successful auctions on ebay.

Conversely looking at the Galaxy S3 over that period the value dropped 27.32% and the Note 2 - dropped 35.54%.

Nothing really shocking there - iOS devices have always held their value much longer and better than Android devices.

Now if you are someone that is looking to sell an iPhone 4, 4S or 5 - now is actually the time to do that. As by the end of the month there will be a big increase in people selling iPhones to get ready for the iPhone 5S - so that means from this point forward pricing will likely only decline and will do so big time on September 10th.

http://www.iphonehacks.com/2013/08/president-obama-vetoes-iphone-ipad-ban.html

Kudos to the Obama Administration for having the President Veto the ITC ruling that would have banned sales of the iPhone 4 and iPad 2 GSM versions at AT&T. This is something I harped on and said needed to be done and it is really great to see that the ITC ban was overturned - it would have set such a bad precedence it allowed to be enacted.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/connieguglielmo/2013/08/03/president-obama-vetoes-itc-ban-on-iphone-ipads-apple-happy-samsung-not/

Also Kudos to Connie Guglielmo from Forbes and Florian Muller of Foss Patents as being the only two with in the first 48 hours of the Veto that I read to report on the Obama Veto AND actually mention the support from Verizon and Bipartisian support in the US Senate. Most every day folks have no idea on what the background of this case was - Sadly they don't all listen to this podcast. So all they saw was President Obama vetoed something that helped apple and hurt samsung and saw it as a political decision - which it was not at all. This was a standard essential / FRAND issue - and one if not vetoed would have had dire long term effects on consumer. Sadly most reporting on this did not take the time to do proper background checking on this - like was done at Forbes and by Florian Mueller.

http://www.fosspatents.com/2013/08/obama-administration-vetoes-itc-import.html

From Florean Muellers article quote This is a victory for consumers and fair competition, and it also shows that Commissioner Dean Pinkert, one of the six leaders of the ITC, appropriately dissented from the majority decision, which was a total outlier with respect to injunctive relief over standard-essential patents unquote.

This was not at all about politics - as both sides of the isle had people with level heads saying this needed to be stopped / killed / vetoed. And it had people both friends and enemies agreeing this needed to be stopped / killed / vetoed. And at the end of the day - I believe the correct decision was made and long term - there are many many different legal articles that will now not fill up my email news feed. And after all is that not what it is all about - keeping my inbox and news feeds clear of all this legal clutter.

http://blog.shiftyjelly.com/2013/08/01/ios-vs-android-great-balls-of-fire/

I had a couple of people send in links to an article from ShiftyJelly - the company that makes the Pocket Casts App for iOS and Android.

And they were disputing what people like John Gruber and my self were saying about Android Development taking as many as 3x the developers to support vs iOS. They try to dispute John by saying they do develop for both and they don't see that issue.

Well the company I work for has developed more Apps than Shifty Jelly and we have developed our apps for iOS, Android, Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8. And we did not develop a few more - we developed a lot more.

I can tell you 100% - there is much much more time required to develop for AND support Android Apps.

Even though there are many times more installs on iOS than Android - we get more support tickets from Android.

Most of that is fragmentation related issues.

There just is no way you can test your app on all the android device before releasing a new version. That means you will have issue on some of the 11k + android devices out there. That is just a reality - unless you app is really really basic - if you develop for Android - you will have issues with some strange Android device or 2 or 100. It is just the way it is - and the more popular the app - the more likely you are to have your app downloaded to one of these outlier Android devices. So regardless of what it takes on the development side - if you stand behind your apps and offer support - you will see multiple times the support tickets on Android - that you see on iOS - in general - and that has to do with all the different versions of Android devices out there.

http://www.macrumors.com/2013/08/12/apples-app-store-still-number-one-in-revenue-despite-google-play-growth/

Another thing in General you will see with iOS apps is more revenue. A new Report from Distimo shows that Apple App store revenue still far exceeds that of Google Play revenue despite there being More Android devices and Android app downloads. Distimo Also looked at the top earning apps for Jul and Candy Crush leads in Generating the most revenue. It is estimate that Candy Crush earns about $800k per day in revenue - not to shabby. And speaking of Candy Crush - here is a little tip for you - if you run out of lives or get stuck on one of those Quests - where you can't do anything for 24 hours - and you don't want to contribute to that $800k in revenue by buying more lives. You can simply go into the Setting app and then to date and time - and then turn off auto time and move the clock up and you will get more lives - unlimited lives - as you just keep moving it forward.

Granted you will want to turn back on auto time when done playing. But if you are stuck on a tough level or at a quest - just change your time and just like that you are back trying to make cake pops. And don't think of that a cheating think of it as a hidden easter egg or Hacking or Exploiting a whole so freakin obvious - they should have known better but were too busy counting their cash to look at the code so you are obligated to take advantage of this now that you know.

Hi,

I am the IT Manager where I work and have just recently finished switching all of my mobile devices to iOS devices. It has made my life much easier as far as that department is concerned.

Regards,

Jeremy H

St. Louis MO

furbo.org · App Updates for iOS 7

Thanks to Stephen for the heads up on this next one.

Which talks about some survey's of devs for iOS. One of the questions was are you working on updating your current app for iOS 7 - of 575 valid responses - 545 developers indicated that they were working on an update for iOS 7 - that is a 95% adoption rate.

Of those they then were asked if their new version of the app would require iOS 7 or would work for both iOS 7 and iOS 6. Surprisingly just over half said their new version would be iOS 7 only and not support iOS 6. I find that very shocking actually. I am hoping some of the devs rethink things - while updating an app to iOS7 is no small task - cutting out support for iOS 6 seems short sited - given all the original iPads, and iPhone3GS's out there - that just can't upgrade to iOS 7.

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/08/03/apple-inc-ipad-is-obliterating-samsung-googles-android-in-tablet-profits

Another novel of a post from Dan Dilger at Apple Insider - this one it titled - Apple, Inc. iPad is obliterating Samsung, Google's Android in Tablet Profits. And well he says in great detail and specificity what I have been saying on the show in generality - which is Apple Makes the lion shares of Tablet profits. And at the end of the day Market share for units Shipped is completely meaningless - it is about who is make the mulla - the denero - the money. Essentially Dilger completely obliterates the Strategy Analytics report about Tablet Market share and shows that report is not just meaningless but very very misleading about what really matters - making some money - and not about stuffing the channel inventory.

http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS24253413

Another report after Stratedgy Analytics came out about Tablet Market share and this one came from IDC. and this one was used and requoted about 100's and 100's of times by Android Fanbois to chid the iPad and how it is doing. Except they did not really look at the numbers quite right. Seems if you looked at the IDC numbers and then looked at what Google reported - it seems like what IDC was saying is that 1 out of every 2 Android tablets shipped into the Channel inventory is sitting on shelf somewhere.

I contacted Tom at IDC with this very leading shall we call it email.

Hi Tom,

I hope you are well. Thanks again for the last time we spoke.

I have a couple of questions about your new report on Tablet Market share.

http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS24253413

From this report IDC is showing the iPad at 32.5% market share for last quarter.

This based on Android shipping 28.2 Million units.

Yet - from Google's own numbers of Activations:

http://www.androidheadlines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Screen-Shot-2013-07-24-at-12.10.42-PM-730x392.png

The absolute best you can get from their graph is 14 Million Android tablets activated last quarter.

Can you explain the difference in your numbers and that from what Google is reporting.

Additionally for windows Tablets you have 2 Million Windows tablets for the quarter. Yet from MS own 10K report we know at best there have been 1.6 Million Surface tablets sold as of October 2012. If we went with 500k Windows tablets plus 14 Mil Android tablets and 200k other. That would work out to a market share for the iPad of 49.8%.

Pleas let me know your thoughts on the above numbers and the differences from MS and Google vs your numbers.

Are you just reporting about that pushed in the sales channel - and not actually sold - meaning there would be some 14+ Mil Android tablets sitting on shelves.

Best regards,

Rob Walch

Today in iOS

And Tom was nice enough to call back - and in a nut shell - he said he felt yes there were a lot of Android tablets sitting in the sales channel - probably not the 50% I am suggesting - but a good amount.

We also talked about the disparity in numbers when it comes to usage reports - and he with no leading or pushing from me - also came to the conclusion - that most of the Android tablets are crap - and people that actually buy these cheap $100 or less tablets - quickly - very quickly stick them in a draw and never use them again. And the reason that iPad Tablet traffic is going up - is when someone gets an iPad - they keep using it. He said with very few exceptions most of the Android tablets are not something users want to use.

He did suggest that the Activation chart Google shows - is based on Tablets accessing the Google Play store - but my searching on that indicates that is not the case - when Google reported the Tablet activations for Tablets all time - that included any tablets - including Kindle Fires. And as of the end of Last quarter - there were just about 71 Million Android tablets activated all time - vs the 150+ million iPads - or more than 2x the iPads sold as Android Tablets activated.

Tom did agree to come on the show when he releases a future study at IDC. And a big Kudos to Tom for spending the time to talk about how they measure and more importantly what he really thinks is going on in this space competitively. Hint - iPad is winning.

http://www.androidheadlines.com/2013/07/google-reveals-70-million-android-tablets-activated-1-in-2-tablets-sold-runs-android.html

COVERED

You know those reports from Strategy Analytics and now IDC saying the iPad market share for last quarter was down around 30% - you well surprise surprise - it is all BS. Not shocking when we know that on the usage side the iPad continues to gain ground - if just in the US and Canada - but still not what one would expect for someone hemeraging market share as Fanbois would want you to believe - But how do we know that those two reports are BS - beyond you know actual results from usage. Because - that can be biased by the fact most Android tablets are crap. Well we are able to look at a graph provided by Google about quote Total Android Tablet Activations unquote - Not partial - but total - including Kindles and any other Android tablets - and from the graph what we see is last quarter there were just under 14 Million iPads activated world wide - and yes that includes many many of the Crap sub $100 android tablets. Vs Apples over 14 Million iPads. So we know for a fact last quarter Apple sold more Tablets than Android Activated. Ok granted - if you through in some Windows tablets that would push Apple below the 50% mark - which by the way - is what we see from the Canalysis report - where they have the iPad at 47% of the Tablet market. Which is probably pretty close to reality - and definitely not the fairy tale being told by Strategy Analitics nor IDC.

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Hi rob for the user with the problem with his wifi not working. download the ios 6.1.4 ispw file and plug his device in. Go to the summery section of his device in the iTunes window. Then Hold down the SHIFT key on your keyboard and click on Update

Keiin

iTunes simultaneously. Then select the ios 6.1.4 ispw file and click update and that should fix his problem. Love your show keep up the good work.

Nathan

Hi, Rob! :)

I was just wondering if you (or anyone) knows if it is possible to stream video from an iPhone to your TV without using Apple TV? I do have a WD TV Live unit that's a few years old, with which I could upload the videos to a flash drive and then run them through the WD unit, but I would like to be able to directly stream content from my iPhone or iPad using Wifi, if that is possible.

Thanks so much, and -- as always -- love the show!

- Tammy

St. Louis

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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2422843,00.asp

Under the category of link bait comes this next one from John C Dvorak - for his post titled quote - How the iPhone gets you laid unquote - and the essence of the article is if you whip out something in today's bar scene to show to the ladies - then guys what you whip out better not be 6 inches or 5 inches - nope it better be either 4 inches or 3 1/2 inches - and yes I am talking about it being an iPhone. Because showing off an S4 or a HTC 1 or Note - is the same as stamping Looser with a capital L on your forehead. Seems the Ladies only respect a man that can Facetime with them. Actually we talked about this a couple of years ago on the show - actually talked about it a few times in the past - and it is good to see that is still the case - go out with your iPhone if you are looking to hook up or spend that late night alone at the local greasey spoon reading tweets on your Android device from your buds that met Mrs Right - sent from their iPhones of course.

http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/22/iphones-are-3x-more-reliable-than-samsung-smartphones-fixya-says/

There was a report out from the site FixYa - that reported that iPhones were were the most reliable smartphones - They actually said the iPhone was 3 times more reliable than Samsung smartphones and 25 times more reliable than Motorola smartphones.

When I saw this report - which was re-reported a bunch of places I felt the claim while attractive for me and this show - seemed well a little questionable - and if you look at how they get the data - it is based on trouble tickets to their website - and the normalized for market share. Ummmm - No. I am guessing if iPhone users have issues - they will likely run to an Apple store or the apple forums not to FixYa - all this says is that for people visiting Fixya - Motorola smartphone users are 25 times more likely to report and issue compared to iPhone users. I am not saying that the iPhone is not more reliable than Samsung and Moto smartphones - I am pretty sure they are - but not 25 times more reliable or even likely 3 times more reliable. It just seems the data collection and assumptions used to get to the end results are too questionable in my mind to be valid - no matter how much I as an Apple Kool-aid drinker want it to be true.

What we really need to find this answer is to get the results back from a market where there are no Apple stores - and then see in the market the number of returns to the local Verizon, AT&T and Sprint stores - vs what they sold in the past. That is the only way to get a good number. And well that is not likely to happen either.

http://www.macrumors.com/2013/08/05/apple-launches-third-party-usb-charger-takeback-program/

Thanks to Tony V of Brooklyn - Yoo - for this next one. Which is about Apple Launching a 3rd party Charger take back program in China. Think of those gun buy back programs - or dirty needle exchanges - and that is what Apple was doing - saying - If you have a 3rd party charger - we don't care who it is from - if you are in China - bring us that 3rd party charger and we will responsibly recycle it and then allow you to purchase one of our legit charges for just $10. You do need to bring your iOS device with you as well - so one they know you have an iOS device and two they can make sure you get the right charger for said iOS device. Kudos to Apple for doing the right thing - the non-evil thing.

Report: Apple has acquired Passif, maker of low-energy chips

Apple does not acquire many companies so any time they do - you have to assume they had a specific reason or need for said acquisition. And of course they are not talking - so that leaves us to speculate and guess. Like with Apples very recent acquisition of the company Passif - which is a silicon Valley bases low energy chip maker. And what do their products do - well their chips are communication chips that use very little power and include a radio that works with low power consumption Blue tooth LE. This technology quote has its intended uses in wearable health-monitoring and fitness devices unquote. Can you say iWatch. Now you might say - well if Apple just acquired them now - it will be a couple of years before we see their tech in an Apple product - except will maybe per the point that Apple tried to buy Passif a few years earlier. So it is possible Apple after integrating their tech into an iWatch found it would be cheaper long term to just acquire them - then to pay for chips for each iWatch. I am still holding out hope against hope of a 2013 iWatch. Which if it happens may mask my pain and disappointment on how my hopes for a 2012 iWatch turned out. Yeah - Not so good. Yeah each time I saw iWatch - I hear Recardo Montabum saying from Hells Heart I stab at thee.

0028 - Apple CEO meets China Mobile head; carrier could join iPhone bandwagon

One of the biggest non-annoucements for 2013 in my opinion has been that Apple has not announced a deal with China Mobile. Early this month Tim Cook was back in China meeting with the head of China Mobile. Hopefully these meetings were about crossing T's and Dotting i's and not about the beginning of negotiations. Surprisingly neither company gave any details of the meeting - beyond saying yes they met - which well considering there are photos of them together - would be touch for either side to deny.

Maybe the iPhone 5C is the device that finally will bring iOS to China Mobile. I am sure Wall Street would be very excited given the iPhone dropped to 7th place in China for smartphone sales.

Hello Rob,

I went to my local Bell store, here in Quebec,Can. and asked if I could pre-order the new iPhone. He told me no. Because it will not be released for another full year. I was shocked at his answer.

I asked what was his source. He replied that he is also an Apple representative and he was told that by Apple.

Does that sound right to you?

Regards,

Bruce.

Hi Bruce,

Per your question.

Nope - your rep is full of what you would call in Quebec - Le Crap

NO ONE out side of a few at the top of Apple know when the next iPhone is coming - and sure as heck not a low level service rep.

No way - no how.

Sounds like he was either messing with you - or has a serious esteem issue.

Hi Rob,

Thanks and one more question.

Is it ok to buy a apple tv now or later in the fall?

Regards,

Bruce.

Hi Bruce again.

The update cycle on the Apple TV is a little longer.

Apple TV 1 - Jan 2007

Apple TV 2 - Sept 2010

Apple TV 3 - March 2012

It does seems like it is due for an update.

However there has not been any rumors about a pending update. None - Zip - Nada.

But since it is just $99 or $75 if you get it refurbished - If you are interested in it now - I would say get it now.

But don't be upset with me if in Sept or Oct there is a new Apple TV.

Apple’s Next iPhone Could Include a Feature Android Users Have Had for Years - AAPL, GOOG, NXPI - Foolish Blogging Network

As we mentioned earlier - September 10th looks like the date when the next iPhone or iPhones will be announced - lets assume for the moment one of the devices announced will be the iPhone 5S - as it seems to be called. Well what are some of the features - NFC - seems to be coming up more and more lately - especially as it relates to mobile payments - think Google Wallet - except practical, accepted and working on iPhones on any carrier.

Hi rob,

As you mentioned last episode, do you think the next iPhone (5s) home button will be with a wider because of the fingerprint scanner?

Love the show,

Alon from Israel

Well Alon - Another speculation about the iPhone 5S - is where the S might be related as in Sapphire - as in a convex Sapphire home button that is a finger print scanner - that is the latest rumor on how the finger print scanner is getting on the iPhone 5S.

So if this plays out the home button would be the same size roughly or exactly L vs width as the current home button - but it will be convex vs slightly concave.

The other rumor per the iPhone 5S is that there would be a 3rd color for the iPhone 5S - and that is gold. So you have a gold iPhone with Sapphire Home button and lens cover. Sounds like someone at Apple wants us to get our bling on. Maybe the S stands for Sugahhh - as in fine as.

0030 - Rumor: New iPhones to debut as 'iPhone 5S' and 'iPhone 5C'

Other rumors are saying that on September 10th it will not just be the iPhone 5S - that will make its debut - but also the iPhone 5C - lower cost iPhone will be introduced.

Apple iPhone 5C camera module: 8-megapixel camera like in iPhone 5?

So what will be in the iPhone 5C - seems that an 8 Mega Pixel camera similar but not the same as the iPhone 5's and iPhone 4's camera.

Rumors are also popping up from Uncle Gene that the iPhone 5C would not support siri. Maybe this is technical - maybe it is purely marketing - one it keeps the siri servers clear of the mass market - and two gives you a point of differentiation - that said - I think the 5C will have Siri.

Expected sales price for the 5C is $350 to $400 according to various rumors. I still think $300 to $349. We shall see.

iPhone 5C could be priced at $450 - $500

Now others are rumoring the starting price will be even higher - at the $450 to $500 range. That just seems to high for the entry level iPhone 5C. That $450 to $500 price comes from a source on Sina Weibo - which is essentially like saying a source on Twitter said Apple is going to …. Really does not mater how you finish that - it lost all cred for the source when you say it came from Twitter. Again I expect the lowest cost iPhone to be in the $300 to $349 price range.

http://www.imore.com/amber-alerts-your-

iphone-what-they-are-and-how-manage-them

Hi Rob,

There was this loud jarring sound coming from something in my room! I thought OMG, what is that, the carbon monoxide detector or something. It was an amber alert. Sounded like we're going to war or an emergency! I wonder if the other government alerts sound the same? :-). It was at 10:50 and dead quite in the room while I was in bead which added to the surprise

Regards,

Michael.

And Thanks to Michael for that email and link to a post about Amber alerts on your iPhone.

Yeah seems since recently there were a few Amber alerts sent out in various parts of the US - and those getting them have been asking about the alerts and if you can change the alert sound - and simple answer is ----- NO. While you can turn off Amber alerts and Emergency alerts as mentioned before on this show - what you can not do is change the alarm sound. Seems rather short sided on Apples part - if someone just can not stand the sound of the alerts - after 2 or 3 - They will be inclined to just turn off Amber Alerts. Better for Apple to allow custom alert tones - then to have a certain % of user just turn off all alerts.

Hi Rob,

Stick a fork in the Surface RT as well, it's done too.

Regards,

Dr. John M

Gilbert, AZ

http://m.computerworld.com/s/article/9241534/Asus_

kills_its_line_of_Windows_RT_tablets

And What Dr. John is talking about is that Asustek CEO Jerry Shen confirmed that Asus is killing its line of Windows RT tablets. Seems Microsoft is not the only one having a hard time selling Windows RT tablets.

Actually what the CEO of Asus said was quote - It's not only our opinion; the industry sentiment is also that Windows RT has not been successful, unquote. And just think that is a company with a good relationship with MS. ouch.

http://www.iphonefirmware.com/microsoft-surface-pro-gets-price-cut-limited-time-only-2/

I love the title of this next article - quote Microsoft Surface Pro Gets Price Cut [Limited Time Only] unquote. Because you know the limited time part just means - the price reduction now will get even bigger shortly. In this case it was a $100 price reduction - expect a bigger reduction for the surface Pro any day now. Just sayin

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/08/07/couple-says-app-lets-iphone-communicate-with-ghosts/2626795/

I saw this post titled - Couple says app lets the iphone communicate with ghosts - and I thought cool an app for communicating with the Windows RT tablets - but nope it was just about talking with the dead. Boring. Just sayin.

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http://www.fanaddict.com

Rob

Here is an evernote tip.

I often want to clip just the main article from a busy web page I'm reading on Safari for iOS and save it to Evernote. I can do that easily on my desktop, but there has never been an easy way to do it on my iPhone. Well, I just discovered one. Just click the grey Reader button in Safari URL bar. It trims away all the ads and extra links. Then send to yourself using your Evernote email address. Very quick and simple!

Regards,

Woody N

Thanks Woody for the Tip - for those that use Evernote and don't know what their evernote email address is - open the Evernote app on your iOS device. Tap on your Name in the upper left - you may need to pull down all the articles. Then scroll down to "evernote email address" and tap it. And there you will see your email address and the ability to copy to clipboard or add to contacts.

Hi Rob,

I came across a reference to a 12.9" iPad. Have you seen many rumors about this?

Being visually impaired, I would definitely buy such a beast. But, I would want it to have 128GB of Sorage.

Regards,

Steven (in Houston)

Hi Steven,

I believe 100% that Apple has tested and built proto-types at this size.

Actually I believe Apple has built iPads of many many different shapes and sizes for usability testing.

However - I don't believe the 12.9" size iPad is anything we will see any time soon.

Given the so far complete lack in any interest at all of Windows 8 tablets that are larger than 10" - I just don't see why Apple would release a larger device. I don't think there is enough mass demand for it.

That said - I would love the larger 12.9" tablet as well. Who knows Maybe in 4 or 5 years - as OS X and iOS continue to morph together it will make sense. For the larger tablet.

46:47.640

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/652945597/red-pitaya-open-instruments-for-everyone#

LOOK FOR REPLY FROM THEM. WATCH VIDEO.

Last episode I mentioned the Red Pitaya Project on kickstarter.

This is the one that is an oscilloscope board and a spectrum analyzer and more. I contacted them about the lack of a good low noise timing source i.e. a Quartz crystal oscillator. Here is their response.

Hi,

thank you for mentioning us on your podcast.

We are using 125MHz oscillator that was optimized price/performance wise and there is also possibility for external clock.

best regards, CRT

I did ask them exactly what it would support for an input - but no response yet. Hope to update them shortly. But I am still a little concerned if you plant to use this for good High Frequency work.

Here is an email I received from an listener.

Hi Rob,

I was excited to hear about the Red Pitaya kickstarter project. It certainly boasts an impressive list of features! I was especially interested in you mentioning this because this past weekend I JUST spent some time researching way to get oscope functionality cheaply for some electronics projects I'm working on.

The current pledge level to get a Red Pitaya is $360. If any of your listeners might be interested in a much cheaper iOS Oscope option now, I have a suggestion.

I found an iPad app called "Oscilloscope" for $10 in the App store. This app allows you to connect probes via a cheap ($30) USB audio interface, such as the Behringer UCA202 and the Apple Camera connection Kit ($30). The app is fairly robust allowing probing of 2 simultaneous channels, and also includes a function generator mode. Since the App is using the audio chain to input and output signals, the dynamic range of the app seems to be limited to within the audio spectrum (about 20Hz to 22kHz), so it would not be helpful for high frequency or high voltage circuits. But if you're just looking for a simple OScope/Function Generator on your iPad, you can get it now for a total of $70.

Here's the app developer's site:

http://www.oscilloscopeapp.com/

This may not be the highest functioning Oscope option available, but it does seem to be the best bang for the buck on the cheaper end of things. Great for hobbyists.

Thanks,

Matt

And here is my response back to Matt.

Hi Matt,

Thanks for the feedback - From what I can see so far from Red Pitaya - is it is not the best overall solution if you are going to be doing any highfrequency work - Say as a Ham operator - even though it has a spectrum analayzer as part of it - It seems their lack of a good quality timing source will deeply degrade performance at least for high end users.

For using it to trouble shoot your old stand up Arcade machine - it will be more than adequate - but so would the much cheaper solution you mentioned.

I am currently talking to the folks at Red Pitaya asking them why I am wrong in this assumption. We shall see what they say - but right now the Time source they are using appears to be sub-par for any high end uses and that will greatly affect the overall noise floor of their system.

They did however say you could hook up an external timing source - and I am getting more info on that.

Again thanks for your reply and findings.

Rob W

Yeah - so my guess is if you get this - and you have any serious work you will want to do - you will also need to get ahold of a good low phase noise 125 MHZ 5th OT TCXO from someone like Wenzel, Vectron or Bliley. Something with a noise floor down at least at -155 dbc. I am guessing what they are offering is something in the -115 to -120 dbc range. And yes now I am just showing off.

So expect to spend a few hundred dollars more for that good low phase noise Oscillator - and you know what even with a couple hundred dollars more added on - it would still be very cheap. Just a shame they did not think to include an option to get that as part of the kickstarter project.

Actually they responded with the following:

Hi Rob

Red Pitaya has a possibility to connect high class external clock, but for inital set of applications selected 7x5mm 125MHz CXO 3rd OT with 1ps of jitter (in 12k to 20Mhz range) gives a setisfying performance. Notice that this osc. can also be replaced with better 7x5mm oscillator.

regards Črt

http://www.soscharger.com/

One of the Kickstarter Projects I funded - and I don't fund many - is the SOS Charger - that is the emergency charger with the hand crank - that is great for those that going campaign or travel and find you are running out of battery life at trade shows and the like. Well if anyone wants to order one and did not get a chance when the Kickstarter project was open you can go to soscharger.com and order one now - while supplies last. Pricing is $44. Right now it is showing a September delivery date - wouldn't it be cool to have it delivered prior to me waiting in line for my iPhone 5S? I could use it when in lie to keep my iPhone and or iPad charged up.

Again go to soscharger.com if you are interested in this device.

0047 - HOT Watch:Complete Smart Watch w/Revolutionary Private Calls by HOT Smart Watch from PHTL — Kickstarter

For those that don't believe in the iWatch and think it is just a figment of my imagination or the imagination of some anal-ists - and for those that did not order a pebble or one of the many other smart watches that came since - now there is the Hot Watch - over at kickstarter dot com - and it has raised over 420 thousand dollars towards its goal of $150 thousand dollars. You have until September 7th to pledge for this one. Pricing on this one is $119 dollars for the basic version or $129 for the Silver or Gold finish. Delivery is listed as December 2013 - But think more along the lines of the NCAA final 4 if you are lucky - per how other smartphone watches have gone on Kickstarter.

So what is so special about this one that given all that came before it - it was still able to raise almost 1/2 a million dollars - well this one lets you turn you hand into a phone. Essentially there is a speaker on the bottom of the wrist that is directional up into your hand and you cup your hand and use it as your phone. Yeah we left handers are not going to like this one as it looks like it only works if worn on the left wrist as on the right wrist it will be projecting sound down towards your elbow and not your ear. If you are interested in smartphone watches and are not left handed - check out the video at Kickstarter search for Hot Watch two words.

http://ifazz.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=16_99&products_id=1687

Previously there was a few questions about a borescope that would work with your iOS device - I just heard about the iBorescope wireless borescope / endoscope for iOS devices. It is $203.75 from iFazz.com. If this is something you were interested in please look at the link in the show notes - titled - iBoreScope - over at www.todayinios.com for episode 278.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hybratech/sound-band-finally-a-headset-without-speakers

Thanks to Chelsea for the heads up on this next one. Which is the Sound Band - two words over at kickstarter dot com - which is well head phones better described as back of the ear phones. You put these on behind your ears - not over them or in them but behind them and that is how you hear. Yes - Neat - very neat. Goal on this WAS $175 k - which was a high goal - but since I am using past tense you probably figured out they are past their goal with over $340k raised. And you have until Friday the 13th of September at 9:14 PM ET to pledge to this one. How much will it set you back. Well that is the down side - $135 - which seems pretty pricey for wireless head phones even if they are behind the ear and not in it. But if you are someone that hates having your ear buds falling out - then maybe this is for you. Search for Sound band in kickstarter.

http://www.macrumors.com/2013/08/09/malicious-apple-store-gift-card-scam-emails-target-users-with-malware/

Thanks to Matt for the heads up on this next one. Which is about a malware scam targeting iTunes users with an email that says they are getting a $200 Apple store gift card. Ummm - Yeah - if you think that is happening and you click on the link - well my sympathy meter is not getting past 2 or 3. Obviously in this day and age - don't click on links in emails you are not sure where they came from or if they are promising you $200 gift cards. Too good to be true is often very bad for you.

0055 - FileMaker Inc. Terminating Bento

We have mentioned Bento numerous times on this show. And it looks like this time it is being mentioned sadly - Filemaker has decided to kill off Bento. Seems it will still be available for sale until September 30th if you have not purchased it - but Filemaker is basically saying that it is focusing more on the filemaker product line and thanks to the ease of creating iPad and iPhone solutions - that Bento is kinda of sorta not needed anymore.

If you are a Bento user - and want more info look for the link titled Filemaker Inc terminating Bento in the show notes for ep 278 over at today in iOS dot com.

58:46.687

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Hi rob I looking for a wireless hard drive that I can transfer video and pictures I take with my iPhone 5, and wireless streaming would be a plus.

I've been looking at the seagate wireless plus 1TB model, everything about this hard drive sounds good but I can't tell if it will transfer video from phone to drive , only thing that i could find out is its ability to stream video and transfer pictures, I've downloaded the app and played around with it but its kind of limited not having the drive to see how everything works together

I was wondering if any of you listeners have this product and if it will do what I'm wanting

Regards,

Kevin in Illinois

Hi Kevin - I will send out a request to anyone listening that has used the seagate or any other wireless drive with their iOS device to transfer Video and pictures - please let us know what you used and how it is working for you.

Hi Rob,

I have videos on my iPhone 4 (4.0 OS) that are too large to email or store on my laptop. I would like to transfer them to a flash drive without connecting to my computer. I saw an ad for an 8 GB photojojo iflash that appeared to be designed for this purpose. Are there better options? Is there a way to do the transfer without using more than 100 MB or so for any app needed? I have only about 150-220 MB free on my iPhone.

Regards,

Gail

gsevin@earthlink.net

Yikes Gail - sounds like you have a little to much on your iPhone 4 - and you need to get some files off ASAP. The 8GB version is I think $99 and it is for the iPhone with 30 pin connector. It should work how you want.

Per Kevin earlier - there is a $149 16 GB lightening version as well of the Photojojo - that will work with the iPhone 5 - but not sure if 16 GB will work for you as you mentioned looking at the 1 TB seagate drive.

http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/iflash-drive/

Hi Rob,

Per the question - would I be willing to pay for App upgrades.

Yes and no.

I'd like to have the option to just continue with the current version that would work for iOS 7 but was not optimized for it, but wouldn't mind paying for some of the apps I use quite a bit if they were fully optimized. I'd imagine that after I'd had iOS 7 for a while & gotten use to it I might like to start exploring old apps that were re-written, but I sure wouldn't pay for them again right away & would be upset if they just stopped working.

- Jessi D.

HI Rob,

As to whether I would be willing to pay for upgrades to apps I already own, it will depend on how often I use a given app, and what the new features are.

Your question prompts two from me.Is IOS 7 so different from the preceeding versions that you expect that we will begin to see apps written specificly for it that either won't run very well on earlier IOS versions, or not at all? Also, in your opinion, is IOS 7 that much better than the preceeding versions, or just different?

Thanks in advance for any opinions. thanks for your podcast.

Arnold S

Raleigh, NC

Hi rob, I will not I repeat will not make my customers,my friends, the people who support my passion of creating software. To have to pay for a product of high quality twice . My customers will receive the utmost treatment that they deserve. I strongly believe in the apple philosophy that every product should be made beautiful in every way this includes the service they are given and the quality of the product itself. No developer should charge any of his/her valued customer twice with out good reason or cause any customer strife. If any one truly values their consumers than they will put them first. I love your show keep up the good work.

Nathan

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Rob

Just saw this - maybe you did too.

http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=225501

It is from same GaTech team who demo'd an iOS malware injection via a USB charger. But this is more dangerous methinks.

Lau and Wang’s findings are summarized in the white paper: "Jekyll on iOS: When Benign Apps Become Evil,” to be presented at the 2013 USENIX Security Symposium August 14-16 in Washington, D.C.

Regards,

PaulG in Lawrenceville

http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/technology/security/apple-to-fix-iphone-bug-1.1556125#.UfqPoBbfaD8

Well Paul - A quick update on the malicious charger attack that could put malware on your iPhone when you connect your iOS device to said evil charger. Apple has said they will patch the exploit in their next update of iOS. So looks like this theoretical threat will be squashed in the real world rather shortly.

http://appdevelopermagazine.com/magazine/Aug13

I wrote an article that was in App Developer Magazine for their August 2013 issue - that dealt with Marketing communications advice for developers. You can find the digital magazine at Appdevelopermagazine dot com - This is a pay for magazine - but if you pay for it are already subscribed my article is on page 75 and it is titled - How not to promote your app to new media - and I go over a couple of classically bad emails I received from Devs that were just wrong in sooooo many ways - and I go over what those bad ways were and make some suggestions on what to do to better approach someone in new media to get them to mention your app.

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I had a listener by the name of chris asking for a good - legit - free way to unlock an old off contract iPhone 4S from Sprint so that it can be used on any carrier in the US. I am not looking for articles on this - unless you have specifically used that article to unlock your iPhone 4S off contract phone and then were able to get it working on T-mobile or someone else in the US. Please let us know exactly how you were able to get it unlocked - did Sprint do it for you?

As Chris said to me and I found looking up on this one - there is a lot of conflicted reports about how or if you can do this. So I am looking specifically for a response only if you have done this. Thanks

206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog or send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com.

Hi Rob,

Off a iPhone is there PC software you know of?

The phone is no longer used it is broke and not sync'd to iTunes

Please advise if u know of a possible way.

Thanks David D

Hi, Rob,

Listening to the show as I type

Think maybe the iPhone C. Maybe C for China being make for China Mobile. Not available in the US to start. But Perhaps not. Maybe for Color as you say.

Wishlist:

First Perhaps not iPhone 5S. But a move to iPhone Pro. Dropping the numbers. Being a cheaper standard iPhone 5C and a Pro model. Just saying.

Like to see induction charging, Gigabit data transfers. And Front facing or top and bottom Stereo Speakers as in the HTC One

All the rest you said. I think your right

Hope your checking my Mag. Plus 13,000 readers.

Chris

Hi rob, In the iphone 5s i would like to see a A7 chip with quad core processing. I would also like to see a microchip projector such as the one micro vision makes.any way love your show keep up the good work.

Nathan

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2013/08/02/

tech_blogs_start_noticing_media_bias

I found this next article interesting - as it talks about what I have been saying lately. The post title is quote tech blogs start noticing media bias unquote. From the article. quote I would venture to say that nine out of 10 bloggers writing high-tech hate Apple. Google, Android, and Samsung They're perfect, they can't do anything wrong, they're ideal, and everybody hates Apple. But Apple does have a small cadre of loyalists. unquote. He continues on quote the pro-Apple bloggers are looking at the way the pro-Samsung, Google, and Android bloggers write, and they're now starting to write about the media bias, and they're starting to write about the unfairness, and they don't understand it. I mean, they're chronicling how these pro-Samsung and Google, Android guys are faking data, faking news to make it look bad for Apple when it really isn't. unquote. Which again is what I was saying on the last episode - some of the Tech bloggers are starting to call out the Android Fanbois on their BS reporting and as I said I started to see the pendulum starting to swing back. Given the jump in stock price the pendulum might start picking up some momentum. Oh per the person I was quoting - that was Rush. Not sure if he is listening to this show or he just picked up on what I picked up on at the same time. Hey Rush if you are listening you have an open invite to come on and talk tech - sorry not politics allowed.

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IDC reports and Google confirms that over 50% of All Android Tablets are not selling.

How is that for a link bait / attention grabbing title?

But if you look at what IDC just reported and what Google has reported - it is a title that you can actually justify - even if it is meant tongue in cheek.

Let me explain how I came to that title. IDC reported that last quarter Android manufacturers shipped 28.2 Million tablets.

Google on the other hand when announcing the Nexus 7 (2) showed a chart of All time Android Tablet activations

The absolute best you can get out of that chart is 14 Million tablets activated last quarter. That means some 14.2 Million (greater than 50%) Android tablets were not activated - i.e. sold.

We could have also said Google confirms more iPads were sold last quarter than Android tablets. Again going with those numbers.

And if we look at IDC's numbers - for Windows tablets - they have 2 Million Windows tablets for the quarter. Yet from Microsoft's own 10K report we know at best there have been 1.6 Million Surface tablets sold as of October 2012. If we went with 500k Windows tablets last quarter plus 14 Mil Android tablets and 200k other. That would work out to a market share for the iPad of 49.8%.

This is a far cry from the Link bait - truth twisted headlines we are seeing on the Fandroid sites -

Here

and

Here

In this upside down world where everyone seems to be beating up Apple and misreporting stats from research firms. I found it really surprising that one of the best breakdown on the numbers per Tablet shipments / sales side, came from a post on an Android site. HERE

But again - one has to wonder what happened to those missing 14+ Million Android devices. Seems lots of shelf space is being taken up by all those unsold Android tablets.

To put into perspective how many unsold Android tablets there were last quarter - if you took all of them still in their boxes and laid them down end to end - they would stretch from New York city out past Salt Lake City. Just Sayin.

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Thu, 1 August 2013

Tii - iTem 0277 - iOS 7 Beta 4

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor: Warby Parker - use Promo Code Tii for free shipping

KansasFest - Apple II convention - July 23-28, 2013 - Kansas City, MO

Here’s What’s New in iOS 7 Beta 4

iOS 7 beta features: from iOS 7 beta 1 to iOS 7 beta 4

Verizon calls on Obama to veto coming iPhone ban by U.S. ITC

Strange Bedfellows Back Apple as iPhone 4 Ban Looms

Fact-Checking Apple's Earnings Claim On iPad Web Traffic - Forbes

AT&T Inc. (T) Management Discusses Q2 2013 Results

Sprint Nextel's CEO Discusses Q2 2013 Results

AT&T's Management Discusses Q2 2012 Results

The best and worst Apple analysts: Q3 2013 edition

Apple's $35.3B June quarter: What the analysts are saying

Surprise drop in iPad sales shows the market for Apple’s tablet has saturated

iPhone sales soar but lackluster earnings put pressure on Apple - San Jose Mercury News

Apple - 关于 Apple USB 电源适配器

Apple's Guidance Implies New iPhone in September

iPhone - Wikipedia

iPhone 5S Release Date Before September 28th Tipped By Apple

Apple’s upcoming A7 iPhone chip will have Samsung components

Biometric scanner code spotted in latest iOS 7 beta

Here's The Biggest Clue Yet That Apple's Next iPhone Will Have A Fingerprint Sensor

Apple has A6-based iPad mini without Retina display in the works

Alleged Budget iPhone Leak

Apple's 'plastic' iPhone mini confirmed in shocking Pegatron labor report

Plastic iPhone shell shows up again, goes side by side with current products

Bin full of ‘iPhone 5C’ packaging captured in China

iPhone 5C

Packaging labeled 'iPhone 5C' shows up in China

The iPhone 4 remains way more popular than any 3-year-old iPhone ever has

NFB of MA and Square, Inc. to Collaborate on Accessibility Enhancements

Android dominates the tablet market, with 67% of global shipments

iPad Web traffic share hits 84 percent, says ad network

iPhone gains, Android cools, and Apple wishes that the U.S. was the world

Samsung Electronics has not dethroned Apple, Inc in mobile profits

AnandTech | Looking at CPU/GPU Benchmark Optimizations in Galaxy S4

Samsung caught tampering with Galaxy S4 scores

IDC Refutes Google Claim that Nexus 7 Beat iPad in Japan

Android Fragmentation Report July 2013

Microsoft's Surface sales figures are in, and they're ABSOLUTELY HIDEOUS

Steve Ballmer admits Surface defeat

Red Pitaya: — Kickstarter

iblazr - Kickstarter

Apple Cuts Refurbished Apple TV Down To $75

Apple’s Support Document On How To Report iMessage Spam

Would you pay again for iOS 7 versions of apps you already own?

Researchers reveal how to hack an iPhone in 60 seconds | ZDNet

Assistive Touch – HANDY tips for just about anyone!

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Idol Forecast - iPhone

Tube Tracker

Dyslexia and the iPad - iBook

Calculator Spreadsheet

Direct download: tii_0277.mp3
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Thu, 1 August 2013

iOS Artwork - iTem 0277 and Episode Transcript

Hey_Rob,

I took this picture of the sky on a not to bright evening near my home with the app that i received from your show called check me out. I then made use of the in app settings to add the text and some effects to the photo.

Regards,

Kurtly from Saint Luci

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Transcript for Episode 277

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First up thanks to all of you - Tii has now been downloaded over 10 Million times - making it the most download iOS podcast of all time - well it already was - but now we hit a great milestone before anyone else covering this space. And that could not have happened with out you downloading and more importantly with out you contributing to the show. Per when that happened - it was on Monday July 29th at 8:30 AM Central Time US. Again thanks so much for all those that sent in guesses -I need to go through them and see who won and figure out what to send them - likely will be promo codes for upcoming apps. But will see if I can get something physical as well.

As I mentioned on the last episode - I was going to do a presentation on iOS to Kansas Fest - the Apple II conference here in Kansas City. Which again is something I have done each year since 2007. This year when I get there the person I deal with is all excited and say I don't know if you heard but Woz is here - as in Steve Wozniack. I got really excited - then I got really scared thinking I would be doing a presentation on Apple products to Woz - and I looked around and did not see him so I asked where he was - and the person said - Oh he is not here for your presentation he left to go to dinner - but he was here earlier and will be back all day tomorrow. So then I went from scared to sad. Whaaannt wannnnttt waaaahhh. Oh well - I still had a great time presenting there and look forward to doing so again. And now on with the show.

A little DIY tip for anyone that purchased or won the iRig MIC Cast Mic - If you get a tin of King Dog Energy Mints - The iRig Mic Cast Mic fits in the tin great - just cut out the foam to fit - and make a slot for you finger to pop up the 1/8" jack - you will know what I mean when you cut it out. But anyone I had an empty tin of King Dog Energy mints and realized it made a nice case for the iRig Mic. Yes 5 hour energy drinks and King Dog Energy Mints is how I am able to get out the show to you.

0010 - Here’s What’s New in iOS 7 Beta 4

Apple finally got their Developer site back up and running and that meant they were able to release iOS 7 Beta 4.

Which then leads us quickly to what is different or new.

The first thing you will see that is new - is on the lock screen - there is now an arrow head letting you know which way to slide to unlock. Previously it was not clear on which way to slide to open up the iPhone.

In the Camera App - the HDR on/off option has moved from right about the shutter button to the top center off the screen - this is a much better location.

In the Music App - Shuffle All feature is back.

In the Maps app - The ETA is now displayed under the car icon.

In the World clock tab for the clock app - it now shows how many hours ahead or behind another city is from your current time. Nice feature add.

Under Settings --> Mail, contacts and calendar - under the Contacts part - there is now a new option for Shortname - and this lets you turn on short names - which as it says Short names are sometimes used to fit more names on screen. only names using roman characters are affected.

Notifications center lets you swipe through notifications from Today, missed or all

Siri now allows you to ask more complicated questions. But why can't the Mets make it to the post season each year - given how much they spend - still Siri has no answer to.

Plus there are a bunch of cosmetic changes / clean ups where Apple is making buttons and text clearer and more defined. I guess you could say they are starting to cross the T's and Dot the i's so to speak. Which is good to see.

The biggest news about iOS 7 beta 4 we will get to later in the show when we get into the rumors part of the episode.

http://macdailynews.com/2013/07/25/verizon-calls-on-obama-to-veto-coming-iphone-ban-by-u-s-itc/

Previously I said the ITC decision to ban Apple's iPhone 4 and original iPad running on GSM networks was a huge mistake and terrible mistake and setting a horrible precedence being the Patents in question we Standards essential patents held by Samsung - which have traditionally fallen under FRAND rules - meaning they should be licensed Fair Reasonably and non-discrimintely. Which is clearly not what Samsung was doing in this case. And by the ITC making this decision there will be huge repercussions in the years to come.

And all would be bad for the consumers. Well to put in perspective how bad this decision is - Verizon's Head lawyer publicly asked President Obama to step in and Veto the decision. Mind you none of the devices in this case run on Verizon's network - it is all about iOS devices on AT&T's network. So yeah when the competitor of a company about to be affected asks the President for help - that pretty much sums up how bad a decision this was. Hopefully President Obama has some smart people around him to explain the dire effects not veto'g this decision will have.

http://www.cio-today.com/news/iPhone-4-Ban-Stirs-Strange-Bedfellows/story.xhtml?story_id=13100CVTNMM3

Oh and a little follow up - it is not just Verizon supporting Apple in telling the Obama administration to veto the FTC ruling - it is also Microsoft, Intel and Oracle. So yeah - many others even Apples oldest rival think this decision is Wack so to speak. Hey and even Jim Darymble from the Loop is jumping on this bandwagon asking or the President to sign this veto - remember - I said this needed to be killed as soon as it was announced. This is just a bad bad decision - and the only thing that could make it worse is for the President to do nothing. We shall see by the next episode what happened.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/eliseackerman/2013/07/24/fact-checking-apples-earnings-claim-on-ipad-web-traffic/

I saw this post and said – Wow – Forbes let this get published. Oh my.

It is a post where the author is claiming someone needs to fact check Apple Earning claim about Web traffic.

First it sounds like the author had not ever even heard of Chitika before – Yikes. They only have been reporting this stat for a couple of years. And Tim Cook has mentioned them multiple times before publicly. Not hearing of Chitika instantly says you are not in position to be writing anything about Apple or the Mobile space. Right or wrong - these guys have been reporting about mobile traffic for a few years plus.

Second She needs some basic Statistics training as she knocks the sample size Chitika used. It you actually looking at a sampling of data – where the data set is 100,000 users out of 10 Mil she mentioned – that gives you a +/- 0.4% confidence level. Seems pretty good to me.

Then she starts talking about iOS devices from Net Applications – to refute numbers from Chitika that were all about Tablets – The Chitika numbers were not about iOS over all vs Android over all – but rather just about Tablets – as in iPads vs the world.

And then finally she pulls in IDC numbers – which is all about “shipments” and nothing to do with webtraffic – you know actual use – which is What Tim Cook said – when it comes to use – maybe other people are shipping tablets and maybe those units that were shipped were actually purchased – but not many of those other tablets are actually having their users you know use them.

Someone needs to fact check this fact checker. Just Sayin.

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PLAY VOICEMAIL - WOODY NJ ANSWR BACKUP REMINDERS

Hi Rob,

In item 0276, a listener was having trouble with home sync on a PC with iTunes 11. I had this very problem. Turns out that iTunes 11 doesn't like ipv6 as it is implemented on windows. When I disabled ipv6 and rebooted, my problems with Home Sharing went away.

Regards,

Christopher W

Hi Rob,

I just listened to ESP 276 and the request of a softball coach wanting an app to send out notices to parents of team members. A lot of teachers are using Remind 101 to that very thing...I think it also does so without giving up your cell number. I hope this is what they were looking for.

Regards,

Anne

Hi Rob:

For the listener wanting to edit/autofill pdf's: PdfPen from Smile may "help". Not sure if they support the autofill requirement or not, but using TextExpander (also Smile, as I recall) may help "fill" that need.

For the listener with the need for more than 7 days of browsing history, the Google Chrome browser stores more than

7d. I use Chrome as my preferred browser on my phone and my history currently goes back to April 30th.

Regards,

Mike P.

Attleboro, MA.

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http://seekingalpha.com/article/1566022-at-t-inc-t-management-discusses-q2-2013-results-earnings-call-transcript?part=single

Lost last week with the apple quarterly numbers were the quarterly numbers from AT&T. They said they sold 6.8 Mil smartphones in the quarter and more iphones than y/y. but also they had record android % of shipments. They did not actually give out numbers. But they shipped 3.7 Mil iPhones last year. And Verizon shipped 3.8 Mil this year - My guess is that is pretty much what AT&T shipped - other wise they would have bragged about beating Verizon. That would put iPhones at about 56% of smartphone sales.

0021 - Sprint Nextel Corporation (S): Sprint Nextel's CEO Discusses Q2 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha

Sprint had their call yesterday July 30th. Sprint said they sold over 5 Mil smartphones in the quarter of which over 1.4 Mil were iPhones - With out a calculator that works out to 28% of Smartphone sales - which is the lowest Apple saw last quarter % wise of the 4 major carriers - and they were only on T-Mobile for half the quarter - just sayin. What is it about Sprint users that keeps the number of iPhones sold at such a low % of smartphones?

That said Sprint says they are ahead of their committed sales volumes to Apple. And Sprint also said 41% of the 1.4 Million iPhone customers were new to Sprint.

Sprint made mention of LTE and that they just fired up their 2,500 MHz bands to go with their 800 MHZ and 1,900 MHZ bands already - and just had their first tri-band LTE device launched. With the expectations of later in the year more tri-band LTE devices would be available. So mark that one down on the Bingo Card - Tri-Band LTE - for the iPhone 5S and maybe even for the 5C, Oh - 5C - guess I am getting ahead of myself - we will talk about that in a few minutes. Per the bands for LTE - 800 is band 26, 1900 MHZ is Band 25 and 2,500 MHZ is Band 41. For those keeping track at home currently on the Sprint LTE iPhone it supports bands 1,3, 5, 13, and 25. - or really just band 25 if on Sprint. Regardless of all that - it does sound like an LTE upgrade is coming with the iPhone 5S this year - as had been rumored and well needed.

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/07/24/apple-analysts-q3-2013-2/

I had mentioned previous that one Quote Professional unquote Anal-ist - Edward Parker - at Lazard that had a prediction of 23 Million iPhones last quarter - here is his comments after last weeks Conference call - per his Huge miss on the iPhone sales numbers. quote

Mostly as expected, mostly. "June quarter results were respectable, especially given growing fears of weakening end markets. September numbers are headed lower again, but there's been ample talk of this in the market including a growing consensus that F3Q is the last shoe to drop. Unfortunately, commentary on new products was anything but illuminating, meaning that investors will have to hold on a bit longer before getting a clear picture of what the next product cycle means for the model. We think valuation remains reasonable (10x F2014E EPS) on our essentially unchanged numbers and view current levels as a good entry point. unquote

Huh? Last show to drop - I mean I guess if you talking about your clients fleeing Lazzard faster than Rats off a sinking ship sure - but if your talking about Apple - well All I can say is And this guy is getting paid to do this why???? Because really the only ones that seems dumber than Mr Parker are those paying him. Just Sayin.

http://qz.com/107562/surprise-drop-in-ipad-sales-shows-the-market-for-apples-tablet-has-saturated/

On the last episode when going over the quarterly reports I said that most blogs would focus on the iPad sales number in the coming days / weeks. Well I looked at the first 24 posts about the quarterly call to come up on my news feed and what I found was 13 of the 24 posts had something negative about the iPad in the post of the title - with some being down right misleading such as Quote Apple's iPad Slips, and the Culprit May Be Price unquote from the Street dot com. or quote Surprise drop in iPad sales shows the market for Apple’s tablet has saturated unquote from Quartz. and quote Downturn in iPads promising for rivals of Apple: unquote from the ChinaPost.

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_23716018/lackluster-earnings-put-pressure-apple

But of all the articles I saw last week after the earnings call - by far the worst one belonged to the San Jose Mercury News - Titled - iPhone sales soar but lackluster earning put pressure on Apple. The essential gist / slant / BS of the article is time is running out on Apple if they don't pull another iPad or iPhone out of its hat this year - apple is doomed. A Company with 146 Billion in the bank - had a little bit more time than one quarter before they are doomed. A company that is making more than any other company in the US - and has 146 Billion in the bank and a supper loyal following. Yeah - that company is not on a 6 Month watch list - not at all - not even close. Some of the crap I read for you all - you don't realize the pain and well nausea I am saving you from.

Apple - 关于 Apple USB 电源适配器

Apple put up a page on their chinese site to show people how to tell if the charger they have is real or a fake. I guess this is great for anyone that already has one to check. But would this also not be exactly the info those making the knockoffs need to also build a better looking knockoff. Hmmmm - quite the quandary - a Damn'ed if you do - Damn'ed if you don't type Page. What I think would be a better way to tell people if the charger they are buying is a fake would also be to put up the prices for those retail. If you are paying 1/2 of that price - well then it is a fake. Of course then I guess the folks making the fakes could also raise their prices to match Apple stride for stride. Curses - those counterfeiters are always one step ahead. Here is a thought - with or with out the real charger - don't answer your phone soaking wet getting out the tub if it is plugged in. Yeah - that might help from getting you shocked.

Apple's Guidance Implies New iPhone in September - John Paczkowski - News - AllThingsD

One thing a few analysts and journalists picked up on from Last weeks Apple call - is that based on their guidance for this current quarter ending on September 28th - it looks like Apple would need to release a new iPhone during the quarter to hit said guidance. Apple gave a guidance of 34 to 37 Billion in Revenue with Gross Margins of 36 to 37 % for this current quarter. Well what did Apple do last year you asked - great question - Apple had 36 Billion in Revenue. And guess what - last Year Apple went from 35 Billion to 36 Billion quarter over quarter by yup releasing a new iPhone at the end of that quarter. So it seems this year if they want to hit anywhere close to the mid or top side of their guidance they need to yup - release a new iPhone before the quarter is over. Either that or release a new everything else.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone

So based on it appearing that Apple will release a new iPhone prior to September 28th - what date would it be. Already a few dates have popped up and sorta been squashed.

However Before we talk about potential dates lets look at what Apple did in the past as for the release date and where in the month it was released.

The original iPhone launched on June 29th 2007 - that was the 5th Friday of Month.

The 3G launched on July 11th 2008 the 2nd Friday of the Month

The 3GS launched on June 19th 2009 the 3rd Friday of the Month

The iPhone 4 launched on June 24th 2010 the 4th Thursday of the Month

The iPhone 4S launched on Oct 14, 2011 the 2nd Friday of the Month

The iPhone 5 launched on Sep 21, 2012 - the 3rd Friday of the Month

So what does this tell us - One simple thing - Apple has never launched an iPhone on the same day / weekend that it launched in the previous year or really any past years. Based on that - then My original thoughts of a September 20th launch would seem to be the one date it could not be.

However 5 of the past 6 iPhone launches have been on a Friday. So a Friday does seem likely to be picked again.

Based on Comments from Apple and outlook for the quarter for margins - as we said it seems likely the iPhone will be launching some time in this quarter - which end on Saturday September 28th. The 27th of September seems like it is really too close to the end of the quarter to make sense - so that leaves us with September 13th as the most likely date. What Apple might do is on September 3rd - they could send out invites to a special event - that would be on Tuesday the 10th. Then on the 10th they would announce that iOS 7 would be available the next day on the 11th for download or maybe even later that day on the 10th. And then introduce the new iPhone or iPhones - and say they would be available on that Friday the 13th. Again this is all wild speculation but still - I would not plan anything for any Friday in September at this point - if you plan on getting a new iPhone.

0033 - Apple’s upcoming A7 iPhone chip will have Samsung components, code inside iOS 7 reveals | 9to5Mac

As I mentioned early iOS 7 Beta 4 is out and from it we can start to see some specs on what might be coming in the iOS device pipeline. One discovery in the code is that the next iPhone will likely be on an A7 Processor and surprisingly it will still be made by Samsung.

Seems the current iPhone5 processor goes by s518950 in the code - that is the A6 - but there is some code referencing an s518960 in the code - and that looks to be the A7 again built by Samy.

With the iPhone 3GS - the S meant speed.

With the iPhone 4S - the S meant Siri or Steve - depending on who at apple is talking off the record.

With the iPhone 5S - the S will likely mean "Security" as in the finger print sensor. Well I guess S could also just mean Sensor.

Also widely reported this week was the folder biometricKitUI - found in the beta 4 software. And that seems to back up the long running rumor about their being a finger print scanner in the next iPhone. There was also mention in the code about a photo of a person holding an iPhone "while touching the home button with their thumb" and this is supposed to mean the finger print sensor will be in the home button.

Apple has A6-based iPad mini without Retina display in the works | 9to5Mac

One other thing we seem to have learned from the Beta 4 software is on the iPad Mini side - no Retina display - the display will stay the same for the iPad Mini - which is not surprising at all - and what I have been saying all year long - there is no need to upgrade to a retina display at this time. Keep the iPad Mini as light as possible and have it run for as long as possible - better battery life and unit weight are more important to iPad mini users than is a retina display - if the retina display means so much there is the iPad Maxi. This was discovered in the code by seeing that the iPad mini will have the A6 processor in the current iPhone 5 - so that mean a nice bump in speed for the iPad Mini - but also shows it will not be the Retina screen - as that would require the A6X processor not the A6.

http://blog.tactus.com/technology/exclusive-new-budget-iphone-leak/

One of the other things in the past week to come out was a video of what looks to be the lower cost iPhone - we mentioned these before - as pictures had been circulating recently about these plastic backed lower cost iPhones. Actually the first pictures of the Lower Cost iPhone originally surfaced at Tactus.com blog on April 18th. And this matches up to the Video from a few sources of this lower cost iPhone shell.

Now these videos look very convincing - clearly there are multiple units floating around. Ken Ray from Mac OS Ken and I talked this week - and we both were flummoxed about not just how these guys got the units to shoot the video - but Why them? These were all no name folks - the one video that got the biggest traction was from a guy called detroit borg. We don't mean to disparage him - but early in the video when comparing it to the iPhone 3GS - he calls the 3GS - short lived. Ummm - No - The 3GS launched in Mid June 2009 and stayed in service and for sale until September 20th 2012 - I hardly call 3 years and 3 plus months short lived. Actually it is the longest lived of any iPhone. So quite the opposite. In another video - the guy doing the video refers to the lightening port as a 30 pin connector - doohhh. Still why did they not end up in Rene Ritchies hands or someone at BGR or Gizmodo - why these guys? On that front it sounded fishy. Plus the colors if real - wow - they are to say the least a flash back to the 70's and late 60's - the green looks like what someone's grandma had in her bathroom - it is the ugly 70's lime green. The colors looked no smelled fishy as well.

But all that smell was washed away - when a supplier audit report of Pegatron was released and it in - the reports talks about assembly people putting a protective coating on the plastic back of an iPhone. Or to quote the report quote "Today’s work is to paste protective film on the iPhone’s plastic back cover to prevent it from being scratched on assembly lines. This iPhone model with a plastic cover will soon be released on the market by Apple," unquote I am guessing someone broke an NDA there. Ooooppss.

So yeah any doubts about there not being a lower cost iPhone this year are now all washed away - that said I was already at 99% for the release of a lower cost iPhone prior to that pegatron report.

Bin full of ‘iPhone 5C’ packaging captured in China, perhaps name of upcoming plastic iPhones? | 9to5Mac

Alright so now that we know a lower cost iPhone is coming what will it be called - I joked it would be the iPhone Air - but a recent photo which may or may not be photo shopped - is showing it as the iPhone 5C. Actually it is showing a bin of empty cartons with iPhone 5C on the side. The C could mean color - as in it will be the first iPhone with colorful cases. Others might say the C means Cheap - as in the lower cost version. Some will say it is the C in polyCarbonate - yeah that is a stretch when you have to make the p the o the l and the y silent to get to that C. And the Anti Apple crowd will say the C stands fro Cracked as in what happens to your screen at some point in the next two years.

For now lets go with iPhone 5C for the lower cost and iPhone 5S for the high end - 7th gen iPhone.

What we are likely to see this fall is one of two scenarios. In both the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S are gone from the line up.

In one scenario - there is the iPhone 5S - and the iPhone 5C. And that is it - the 5S would come in 32, 64 and 128 GB versions. The 5C might come in 8 GB and 16 GB versions - but likely just the 8GB version. It would be the free with a plan iPhone replacing the iPhone 4. And would likely retail for between $300 and $350 unsubsidized at T-mobile and the like.

The second scenario is the iPhone 5 - stays in the line up - as the $99 subsidized phone - with 16 GB only version. I am starting to think the first scenario is more likely - as Apple had indicated when it came to iPhone 4 vs 4S sales recently - most have been the iPhone 4 - which means people either wanted the best iPhone or the cheapest iPhone. So if that is how it is breaking - does not make sense to keep the iPhone 5 around - especially if they are making less on it anyway.

Per specs on the iPhone 5C - that is simple look at the specs for the iPhone 4S - and there you go - pretty much it will be the same specs as the 4S - but just 8 GB for storage. And it will be a plastic case. But same processor - same cameras - maybe - just maybe they go with the camera from the iPhone 4 - the 5 Mega Pixel vs the 8 MP in the 4S. but the rest is the 4S specs. Oh and it would be the 4" retina display of the 5 - not the 3.5 inch display in the 4S. And it would be the lightening display - so yeah - out side of the display and the camera and lightening port and the storage and the plastic back it would be just like the 4S - wow - kinds sounds a lot different when I say it like that. Hmmm. Ok - so not just like the 4S but more like the 4S than the 4. How does that sound.

Per the iPhone 5S - what do I think that will have for specs - will the A7 Processor - 2 GB of ram, a 12 Mega Pixel camera with dual LED flash for much better low light pictures. It will be able to record for slow motion play back at 1/2 x and 1/4 x playback speed - maybe even 1/8th playback. Again - This is going to just be such an over used feature by February you will hate the slow motion feature or at least your relatives will.

The 5S will have the finger print scanner - It will offer up improved and expanded LTE - as mentioned before - to cover all 3 bands for Sprint. And to cover many other bands globally. and it will come in 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB versions the added space will be needed to support my way out there prediction previously in that the 5S will offer up 4k video recording and support 4k video out. Hey Apple needs to really do something to jump the comp with this. As at this point it does not look like there will be NFC in the 5S - as there is no hints of anything to do with NFC in the beta code. Which could just mean they have done a good job keeping that code out while goofing with the other code that was released. And finally batter life will go from 8 hours of talk time to 12 hrs of talk time. Again if you take out the 4K video recording and NFC - well then there is definitely something else needed to make people want to get the iPhone 5S - so hopefully I am right about 4k Video being in and wrong about NFC not being in - as both added to the other specs would make for a nice device and a much nicer upgrade from the 5 then the 5 was from the 4S.

Come September we will see how crazy I just sounded.

Let me know what you think will be in the iPhone 5S or needs to be in the iPhone 5S to make you want to upgrade - Note - Removable battery - physical keyboard - SD card slot - will NEVER happen - so don't bother sending in those wish list items - so again send in your wish list items for the 5S to today in iOS at gmail dot com or call us at 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog. Will be interesting to see what items you think are needed that I did not mention.

https://nfb.org/nfb-ma-and-square-inc-collaborate-accessibility-enhancements-square-register-and-square-wallet

Hi Rob,

Please find a link to recent press release from the Nation Federation of the Blind NFB - titled - NFB of Mass and Square inc to collaborate on accessibility enhancements to square register and square wallet.

Please do what you can to cover this, and encourage product, service,

and app developers to incorporate accessibility in to their offerings.

Regards,

Mika

Hi Mika - thanks for the heads up on this PR. Which I put a link to in the show notes per the title mentioned. It is nice to see square working to help on the accessibility side - especially around money - which in the use since all bills are the same exact size - is as unfriendly to those that are blind as it could possibly be.

http://www.androidauthority.com/android-dominates-tablet-market-q2-2013-250502/

Hey Rob, I knew you would appreciate this spin. My favorite part is that the iPad mini has failed to gain traction. These guys are ridiculous.

Ben from productivitypad.blogspot.com

Hi Ben thanks for the link - yeah seen a bunch of those Articles about iPad MarkeT share from Phandroid sites. What none of these phandroid sites ever mention are Revenue share in the tablet market and never ever ever - do they mention Profit share in the Tablet market. Or Total Market share all time. Just Market share from Last quarter.

The reason they don't mention Profit share is Because well the only one selling tablets at a profit is Apple.

Yes - there are a boat load of Android tablets being SHIPPED. Many are sub $100 and even sub $50 in price. Android tablets are flooding retail shelfs around the world - Are they actually being purchased? - that is a big question mark. But we know at least in the US and Canada - they sure as heck are not being used - as Apple commanded 84% of tablet traffic last month.

But yup folks you will see lots and lots of articles about the 67% of Tablet shipments are Androids last quarter - it is ALL BS - and completely meaningless - it is just about a ton of low cost Crap tablets flooding the shelves of stores globally. Even Google has said they are very disappointed wth the quality of Android tablets out there. Hence why they keep updating their Nexus 7. It was Also Google that last week said to date there were 70 Mil Android tablets activated vs the 150+ Mil iPads. So yeah over all Market share is still dominated by Apple at 68% - and when you look at usage share at least in the US and Canada - it is 84% and growing - not dropping. So seems like a lot of people are activating an Android tablet then putting it back in the box and returning it to the store.

iPhone gains, Android cools, and Apple wishes that the U.S. was the world | VentureBeat

And speaking of Market Share numbers for a quarter - Last Quarter iPhone sales in the US - moved up in to 42.5% of US smartphones sales. Android dropped to 51.5% and Windows phone moved up to 4% of the US market. It is likely that either this quarter or definitely next - Apple will get up above the 50% mark for US smartphone sales - when the new iPhone or iPhones launch.

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/07/27/samsung-has-not-dethroned-apple-in-mobile-profits

A big hats off - kudos to Daniel Dilger at Apple Insider on the great article he wrote totally ripping to shreds the shlock report from Strategy Analytics that said Samsung was now leading apple in mobile profits - and as Daniel shows in great detail - that is not the case at all. Apple is still king of Mobile device profits - and I love at the end of the article - the outing he does of people from BGR, CNET, the Guardian, Forbes and even the Wallstreet journal that re-reported the crap put out by Strategy Analytics with out doing any fact checking. Seems everyone is in such a rush to report bad news about Apple knowing it will drive traffic - that they stopped fact checking or just look past obvious errors again all in the name of getting traffic to their site.

Daniel I raise my 5 hour energy drink in salute to you and the article you wrote. Link in the show notes titled - Samsung Electronics has not dethroned Apple, Inc. in mobile profits

Samsung caught tampering with Galaxy S4 scores - The Times of India

Thanks to Santosh and John M and a few others for the heads up on this next one. Which well let me quote one of the listeners. quote Where is the integrity these days? unquote - that from John M - And in reference to Samsung - yes the same samsung that slavishly copied the iPhone - and iPad. Yes that Samsung - whom we already knew they had a low moral compass to start with - well they showed how low it actually is with the S4 - see Samsung is juicing the S4 for bench tests that is. They actually have code in the S4 that looks to software slash signs it is being tested by some of the popular bench marking software and then runs the unit hot or to put it another way - when they see benchmarking software they turn the dial to 11. Whether it be the CPU or the GPU - you can't trust the results for any bench mark tests for the S4 - because they over optimized for those tests - and as such do not give real world comparisons. So any and all Benchmark tests that the iPhone 5S runs in September - and then is compared to the S4 - yeah take them with a big big grain of salt. Anandtech had a very nice and long and detailed break down on this - but simply put - they tried to pull an A-rod - and they just got caught - and any records or results for the S4 with regards to bench mark tests should be thrown out. Hats off to Anandtech for showing Samsung to be well exactly who we thought they were all along.

http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/idc-refutes-google-claim-that-nexus-7-beat-ipad-in-japan

And hats off also to IDC for slamming google on using a bogus report to say that the Nexus 7 outsold the iPad in Japan - when said report was clearly flawed - in that it did not count sales from Two big carriers - KDDI and Softbank - nor the 7 Apple stores in Japan nor did it count any of the Online sales from Apple.com in Japan. Yeah - so like IDC said a very flawed report - so flawed in fact - that IDC had the iPad at an over 2.2 to 1 sales ratio to the Nexus 7 in Japan. That Google would say when it was announcing the Nexus 7 v2 - that the original Nexus 7 outsold Japan is well baffling - according to IDC - because this report was so bad and so flawed. If you are going to cherry pick stats - at least cherry pick ones that are not total BS. You know a simple google of the BCN survey they used would have shown them it was BS - just sayin.

Android Fragmentation Report July 2013 - OpenSignal

One more item - to bang on Android about - sorry- you guys sent in a ton of Anti-Android stuff this week - and well rightly so. But this next one is from the site Opensignal.com - and they do app development work for iOS and Android and have apps on both. What they found looking at their data was than this year to date they have seen 11,868 different android devices use their app - that is not 11,868 different users - no that number is over 680,000 just used for this report - So this is about 11,868 different Android Models / devices. Like the S4 or S3 or Note or… 11,868 different Android devices to try and support as a Dev has to be a bloody nightmare. That number is up from 3,997 for all of 2012. So it is not just bad - it has gotten way way worse this year. Hey Android devs you got to love that hockey stick yeah???

They also showed all the different screen sizes they had to do deal with which looked to be another bloody nightmare on the android side. No you know why the BBS recently said they have 3X more devs that are needed to support their Android apps then are needed to support their iOS apps.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/30/microsoft_surface_sales_disaster/

Ok - I don't want to sound like I just pick on Android because they sell a lot - I also pick on MS and well they definitely don't As this listener wrote in to say.

Hi Rob,

I particularly love the line from Steve balmer Quote “We built a few more devices than we could sell. unquote - when talking about the Surface tablets.

Regards,

Tim, WI

Microsoft Reported on July 30th in their 10K report - the total revenue from Surface tablets for all of their fiscal year 2013. That means for the entire time the Surface tablets have been for sale. And that number was 853 Million Dollars - that is less than the $900 Mil writedown they announced. And given that the average Surface price is or I should say was in the $600 to $700 range - that means they sold less than 1.5 Million surface tablets since Oct 2012 when the RT went on sale and Feb when the Surface pro went on sale. During that period Apple sold in the 50 Million unit range. So yeah to say MS sold fewer units than planned is a big understatement by Mr Balmer.

And I should add - that 67% market share for Android tablets - that came from Strategy Analytics. Yes the same aforementioned Strategy analeptics that had their head handed to them over their shlocky reporting on Profits in mobile - well I mention them again because for Windows tablets in that report they had 2.3 Million Windows tablets shipping last quarter - considering - MS said they only shipped about 1.5 Mil since October - it seems not very likely all Windows Tablets shipments were 2.3 mil last quarter. Seems Strategy Analytics - is pulling numbers from their nether regions.

52.29.702

Hey Rob,

I got an email this morning about the update to iOS 7 Beta 4 and figured I'd have to do the drill again, but then got pleasantly surprised with the notification for over the air update.

And it worked without a hitch.

Regards,

John P

Hi John - yup - it was nice to see the over the air update for iOS 7 - and not needing to do the full update - that is a nice sign the update is moving closer to Gold master.

Hi Rob. Thanks for all your efforts and great podcast! I reported a bug with Apple in IOS 6. They seem to think they have fixed it, but I have no way to test it for them. Could you or one of your listeners help me out? Here is the summary of my bug:

Summary: Previous to IOS 6 double clicking the headphone button would go forward a chapter and triple clicking would go back while playing audio books (and podcasts with M4a and chapter marks). Now it skips to the next file or previous file. The same happens when using USB connected accessories to go back and forward.

Steps to Reproduce: Play an audio book with chapters. Double click the button on the headphones.

Expected Results: The next chapter begins to play

Actual Results: The next file begins to play

Regards,

Dave B

Rob,

I recently lost my wifi connection with my iPhone 4S. Not only did I lose connection but in fact the wifi option is greyed out in settings. After attempting many of the suggested fixes to no avail I discovered that the only fix is getting a new phone. I don't know if you or anyone in the listening audience has found something that works.

Regards,

Mason

US Army

And yes Mason tried the rebooting - the restoring - he is running iOS 6.1.3 - and is not jailbroken - if anyone else had this issue with iOS 6.1.3 - with Wifi dying - and you were able to get a solution - that did not involve a new phone - please let us know what you did.

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

Thanks

0045 - Red Pitaya: Open instruments for everyone by Red Pitaya — Kickstarter

Ok - lets get into some kickstarter projects. First up is the project Red Pitaya - two words - pitaya spelled p i t a y a - and what this is a Board that connects to your iOS device that combined with their app - turns your iOS device into an oscilloscope or a spectrum analyzer or signal generator or a frequency response analyzer or a PID Controller. Pricing on this starts now at $359 with the unit shipping in December. For $379 - you get one with the micro SD 2gb card with the Red Pitays applications already flashed and ready to run + power supply.

They have hit their goal of $50,000 - so if you pelage for this you will be charged for it - and hopefully you will get it as well. Most people might think $359 is expensive - but an oscilloscope alone will set you back $5k and a spectrum analyzer $15k.

The one thing I did not see in their diagram or assembly was a good low noise 10 MHz quartz crystal oscillator - so I am going to guess performance will suffer in this - don't expect to do any good alan variance measurements. That said - it does look interesting - if any EE's Hams or DIY's get this - let me know how it works out for you.

Actually I did send them an email asking about the timing source - This one I would recommend on holding off for a little bit on until they answer the email. Since the project has until Sep 20th before it ends and the early birds are already gone - no real need to purchase it today or even next week. I will let you know what type of reply if any I get on the next show.

iblazr - the LED flash for smartphones and tablets. by iblazr lab — Kickstarter

This next Kickstarter project is called - iBlazr - spelled - i b l a z r - and what it is is a LED flash for smartphones and tablets. It plugs into the head phone jack. and will run you $39 and up -depending on the version you want. They have raised over $48k towards their goal of $58k and have until September 3rd at 4:00 PM ET to get the other $9+ k - which it looks like they should do pretty easily. But what is interesting about this flash - is that it has its own built in battery which you charge via USB with the flexible charger that comes with the device. It is a four LED flash - and their picture examples look interesting. They showing it shipping in December - obviously if you are going to get the iPhone 5S - this probably is not for you -but if you have the iPhone 5 or lower - and don't want to upgrade now or can't upgrade or if you have an iPad mini you use for photos - this might be a nice addition or present. Being this is kickstarter - think more toward Valentines day then Christmas - just saying.

Again this is called iBlazr - i b l a z r and it is at kickstarter dot com.

Thanks to Tash for the heads up on this next one. Which is about the Apple TV of all things. And that Apple has some refurbished Apple TV's marked down to $75. So if you were looking at that abomination known as Chromecast because of price - put that $35 toward an Apple TV - which is sooooo much more useful than the Chromecast - really - go and read the reviews. It is not what you think it is - and it definitely is not an Apple TV. And yes this is the Apple TV - 3rd gen - 1080p version.

Rob,

For iOS 7 what I would like to see is When developing an email, pressing and holding down the . It would be nice if .gov, and .mil be added to the list when the . Is held to provide additional options

Kind regards

Mike S

Hi Rob,

I've never received any iSpam but FYI just in case...

Here are instructions on how to report said spam messages to Apple.

Regards,

John M - Gibert AZ

Thanks John - and neither have I - but if anyone is quote seeing unwanted iMessages (spam) in Messages app, you can report those to Apple.

To report unwanted iMessage messages to Apple, please send an email with the following details to: imessage.spam@icloud.com

Include a screenshot of the message you have received.

Include the full email address or phone number you received the unwanted message from.

Include the date and time that you received the message.

unquote.

Or in iOS 7 - just block their spamish butt with the new block option.

Hello Rob,

Here is a Possible a subject you might like to cover.

Regards,

Mike

And what he is talking about is a post on iDownloadblog - which asks would you pay again for iOS 7 versions of apps you already own.

Essentially this comes down to the fact that iOS 7 is so different from iOS 6 in look and feel - many developers will choose to re-write their apps to make them more iOS 7ish in fit finish and feel. This will be a lot of work for the devs more so than past updates. So how do you think you would feel about having to pay again to get an app that is rebuilt from the ground up to iOS 7?

My guess is it will depend on the app - if it is one I am currently using a lot - then I might pay to get the new version - oh ok - I might send an email to the dev asking for a new promo code - but if I did pay for apps I would have paid for any I would be willing to send emails out to for a new version. But that would be for utility and productivity apps - for Games apps - no way.

I am guessing this will be a topic of greater debate as we get closer to the likely September launch of iOS 7.

Let me know your thoughts - 206-666-6364 - thats 206 - moon - dog or email your thoughts to today in iOS at gmail dot com.

If you are dev - also let me know what your plans are - are you going to fork you app at iOS 7 and make a new version requiring a new purchase - or will you make a new version optimized for iOS 7 which is just a free upgrade. I want to hear from both devs and users on this one.

Researchers reveal how to hack an iPhone in 60 seconds | ZDNet

In the past we mentioned how some hackers at Georgia tech figured out how to put malware on your iOS device - just using a malicious charger. Well they gave their demonstration at Black hat this weekend and showed the malicious charger to those in attendance. It involved an open source beagle board with costs about $125. The then plugged in an iPhone - and while it was charging - when a passcode was entered on the iPhone that triggered it to put in the malware - they showed it replacing the Facebook app with a malware version of Facebook - that went right in the same spot as the original app - so from the users perspective you could not tell anything had been done. They say this hack works on all iOS devices up to and including those running iOS 7 betas. They have made apple aware of this issue - so expect a security update to iOS 6 in the near future - plus some changes to iOS 7 before it is released. Expect more on this story in a future episode of Today in iOS and many other blogs posts on the inter webs.

Hi Rob

My mother-in-law recently had a massive stroke and has lost the ability to speak. I am hopping that the listeners can help with an application that we can use to help us communicate with her. She has the use of her left hand. I am look forward to the suggestion.

Regards,

Lawrence

Hi Lawrence sorry to hear about your mother in law. If anyone has some suggestions for Lawrence please let us know.

There are some accessibility features built into iOS for those with restricted mobility I would suggest you check out. Look for the blog post titled - Assistive touch - in the show notes for Tii ep 277 at today in iOS dot com. I am thinking you will want to go with an iPad - as it has more of the gesture controls. But again anyone that has experience with using an iOS device for someone with restricted mobility - please let us know what you suggest.

And a big thanks to todays sponsor - WARBY PARKER - go to Warby Parker dot com to get your 5 pairs of glasses to try on for free shipped right to you door. Then when you find a pair you like when you are checking out use the promo code T i i to get free 3 day shipping on the pair you purchase. Great Glasses, Great pricing, and a great cause. Warby Parker dot com.

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Tue, 23 July 2013

Tii - iTem 0276 - Apple Q2 2013 Results

Apple Q2 2013 - Quarterly Report Summary:

Rev = $35.3 Billion (vs $35 Billion a year ago quarter and $43.6 Billion last quarter)

Total Cash = $146.6 Billion (up $1.9 Billion for the quarter from $144.7 Billion)

Last Quarter Sales:

iPhones Sold = 31.2 Mil (vs 26 Mil a year ago quarter and 37.4 Mil last quarter)

iPads Sold = 14.6 Mil (vs 17 Mil a year ago quarter and 19.5 Mil last quarter)

iPod Touches Sold = Not given as usual but over half of the 4.6 Mil iPods sold

All iPod's Sold = 4.6 Mil (vs 6.8 Mil a year ago quarter and 5.6 Mil last quarter)

Misc Notes:

iPhone Sales up 51% in US yr/yr

iPhone Sales up 56% in Japan yr/yr

84% of Tablet traffic is currently coming from an iPad.

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor: Warby Parker - use Promo Code Tii for free shipping

Apple Discloses Its Developer Center Was Hacked - AllThingsD

Government Officials Bring in Security Experts to Test iOS 7's Activation Lock Feature

Microsoft, Google not doing enough on phone thefts

Apple's IPhone Outsells the IPod in Half the Time

Apple buys 2 startups "HopStop and Locationary" to improve its mobile maps

Here’s all the evidence that Apple is making an actual TV

Plastic iPhone and iPhone 5 comparison shots leaked

AT&T's adds 'Next' plan to allow phone, tablet trade-ins after one year

AndroRAT signals commercialization of mobile malware

New Surface RT Ad Compares Microsoft Tablet With iPad

myType — Kickstarter

Pebble Smart Watch - Best Buy

Chrome update for iOS features tighter Google apps integration

Apple's iPhone accounted for 51% of all smartphone activations at Verizon in Q2

Verizon Communications' CEO Discusses Q2 2013 Results

How many iPads did Apple sell last quarter?

Apple - Press Info - FY 13 Third Quarter Results Conference Call

This is what a bad quarter for Apple looks like

Apple’s quarterly report likely to illuminate challenges facing company

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Idol Forecast - iPhone

Idol Forecast - iPad

Tube Tracker

Dyslexia and the iPad - iBook

Flickr Uploadr - Mac App

BulkR - Mac App

Flickring

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Tue, 23 July 2013

iOS Artwork - iTem 0276 and Episode Transcript

Hey_Rob

I took this photo using the camera from my iPod Touch 5th gen and put text on it with overgram. It's the apple IIe.

Regards

Daniel

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Transcript for Episode 276

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Most of this episode is being recorded on Monday night - so that once Apple announces their quarterly results I can just record that part and put up the episode. Which means the part about Apples quarterly results will be at the end of the episode and some items leading up to that will be speculation that is proven wrong by the end of the episode. I also want to throw a quick shout out to any of the KFest listeners - as Wednesday the 24th I will be doing my iOS presentation to KFest - which is the oldest and now only Apple II developers conferences. Luckily for me they have that conference here in Kansas city and it is the one time a year I get to commune with my old 8 bit roots. Ok again at the end of this episode I will have the Apple quarterly results and my thoughts there of. And now on with the news. Well actually first is an email.

Hello Rob, have you seen the app "xRec" from the appstore? It lets you record your iPhone screen without Jailbreak similarly to the way DisplayRecorder does. Its 1.99$ and probably will get pulled from the appstore.

thanks, regards

Saleem from Montreal

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xrec/id670777247?mt=8

Hi Saleem - thanks for the heads up - I have not tested this - but from the description it does look like a display recorder clone. It just was approved on the 20th. And likely will be pulled from the store by the time Episode 277 comes out - so if you are a dev or anyone else looking for a way to do a screen cast recording on your iOS device and don't want to or can't jailbreak - then check out xRec - before it is pulled that is assuming it is not pulled yet - and the name of the app is spelled - X R E C - Also make sure to read the reviews before you purchase this - as it seems this one had the red bar up top indicating it is recording when you use it.

http://allthingsd.com/20130721/apple-developer-center-was-hacked-site-remains-down

-while-company-overhauls-security/?reflink=ATD_yahoo_ticker

Under the category - Dooohhh - comes news that Apples Dev Center was hacked last week

- so if you were wondering why it was down - that is why. Apple said quote

Last Thursday, an intruder attempted to secure personal information of our

registered developers from our developer website. Sensitive personal

information was encrypted and cannot be accessed, however, we have

not been able to rule out the possibility that some developers’ names,

mailing addresses, and/or email addresses may have been accessed.

In the spirit of transparency, we want to inform you of the issue.

unquote

Yeah no sensitive personal info of devs was accessed - maybe just names, mailing addresses and email addresses - so you know nothing to worry about - unless you know you consider those items sensitive personal info.

Most likely if that info was accessed - what the hackers would likely do is launch a phishing attack next at developers from their quote nonsensitive personal info unquote. So just make sure if you are a dev and you get an email seeming to come from apple - don't trust it and don't click on any links - manually go to the dev center to log in. Do not repeat do not trust any links sent to you from emails that looking they came from Apple.

Government Officials Bring in Security Experts to

Test iOS 7's Activation Lock Feature - Mac Rumors

Last Week law enforcement Chiefs from San Francisco and NY City met with Apple and Samsung to test their theft deterrent solutions. With Apple this is the iOS 7 new feature for Activation Lock.

Initial rhetoric from the City officials went like this.

Quote While we are appreciative of the efforts made by Apple and Samsung to improve security of the devices they sell, we are not going to take them at their word,Today we will assess the solutions they are proposing and see if they stand up to the tactics commonly employed by thieves."

UnQuote - This via a joint statement from both lead officials. Both Have said they felt Activation lock is an inadequate theft deterrent and have pushed apple to put in a kill switch that permanently kills the phone. Here is the issue - Why kill the phone permanently if all you need to do is kill it for a period of time until you get it back. And the hassle of people killing phones in their coach. Not the best path to go down.

That said Both the City officials - Gascon and Schneiderman - made a big to do about getting together on Thursday of last week to test out the Apple theft deterrent features. Saying they would report the results. And then once they tested the iPhones - they said basically - umm never mind - we will report at a later date. Seems to me if they were so vocal about it not being adequate - and then did real life testing - they would be quick to pound their chest and say - see we told you we were right. But that is not what happened last week. So I am guessing what happened is they could not get around iOS 7's activation lock - and did not want to eat crow after being so vocal leading up to the event about needing a quote kill switch unquote. They did however give some nice parting shots at Google and Microsoft by saying that neither seem to be getting the message about smartphone thefts.

Again I think the biggest addition to iOS 7 is activation lock - and that if Apple has done it right - it will greatly help reduce the amount of apple picking going on - as it will be available to every iOS device running iOS 7. Which quickly will be most iOS devices. By the way Samsungs solution cost their users $30 a year as part of an annual subscription. So yeah - most people will not be getting that. Not that most Android users update their software anyway. Just sayin.

And now I would like to talk about this weeks sponsor - Which is once again Warby Parker. If you wear glasses like me you know what a pain it is to get new glasses and how expensive it is - my last pair cost more than a 64 GB iPhone. Especially after the eyeglass store put on all their adders. But Warby Parker is not like that. First on the price side for prescription Glasses they are $95 or you can go titanium for $145. And that includes the UV coating and a very nice case. No up sells. And these are nice fashionable glasses.

How the process works is you go to warbyparker dot com and you pick out 5 pairs of glasses you want to try on Or as they call it their Home Try on - and they ship the 5 pair out to you at no cost. You try them on for a few days and pick out the pair you like best and send them all back - shipping is covered both ways. Then once you pick the pair you like best you go online enter your prescription and place the order. At that point for Tii listeners - you put in the promo code T I I for free 3 day shipping on the final pair. And that is it. It really was an easy process. My Warby Parker glasses are my day in day out glasses - So they are not just an advertiser they are who I got my primary pair of glasses from. You can see them on me in my picture on the banner for Warby parker up at today in iOS dot com or in the album artwork for ep 260.

You can go right now on your iOS device to WarbyParker.com and pick your 5 pairs and get them sent to you to try on at no cost to you. But lets say after you try on the 5 pairs you and your significant other can't agree on THE pair - simple send them back and pick out another 5 pairs and repeat

- still at no cost for the try ons. They have a lot of great styles and the site is really easy to see the different styles and colors. And for iOS users that are starting to trombone on your iPhone - they also have a monocle - so you can use that as a reading glass to see the small font on your iPhone screen. Just sayin. Plus you know nothing says cool like a monocle. Except maybe knowing that when you buy a pair of glasses with Warby Parker here is the absolute best part - they give a pair to a 3rd world charity. So in summary. You shop hassle free and get days to try on your 5 pairs at your home to pick the ones you really like best - you pay 1/3rd to 1/5th what you normally pay for glasses and by buying a pair you are helping out someone in a 3rd world country to get a pair of glasses as well. Win Win and Win. Again remember when you do buy a pair use promo code T i i at the check out for your purchased pair to get free 3 day shipping. Thanks Warby Parker for sponsoring this show.

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PLAY VoiceMail - Levi_AudioBooks_itunes & Levi_FV_headphone_extension

Hi Rob,

Per the caller asking about Reminder back ups.

Toodledo has an option automatically sync reminders to Toodledo.

Regards,

John M

Hi Rob,

For Kerry in episode 275 - try HABU.

It's does it own analysis and creates playlist based on multiple moods

categorisation or to use their words mood centric playlists.

Regards

Lenny, Chester. U.K.

John and Lenny - thanks for your help.

Hey Rob,

I am a developer and love the new iOS7 feature for auto fill in a

safari. Filling out simple contact info such as name, phone, address is a breeze.

I wanted to know if you or your audience know of an application that would allow you to auto fill a PDF file with the same

information. For example I receive a form at least once a day on PDF that requires my contact info. It would be awesome if an app could pull the form in and "auto fill" it with my information knowing where all the applicable fields where on the document.

Thank you for the help,

Regards,

Jeff B

Hi Jeff - I do not know of an App for autofilling a PDF doc - not sure if there is such an app for iOS devices - but maybe someone listening knows of such an app - if so please send an email to today in iOS At gmail dot com and let us know.

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Apple's IPhone Outsells the IPod in Half the Time - Businessweek

Some time in this past quarter - Apple hit a mile stone - in that they sold more iPhones all time then they have iPod's all time.

Now when it comes to revenue - the iPhone blew away the iPods a while ago. But in unit sales - It was just this past quarter where the iPhone passed the iPod in sales. There are now over 380 Million iPhones and over 380 million iPod's that have been sold all time.

Apple buys 2 startups "HopStop and Locationary" to improve its mobile maps | City @ Click

Apple in its quest to create the better Map app has acquired two Mapping services - HopStop and then also Locationary. HopStop gives users door-to-door transit, walking, biking and taxi directions in over 300 cites worldwide. Locationary well according to their site does the following - quote create a neutral platform that distributors could use to broadcast data, and their subscribers could use to blend data from multiple sources into the highest quality composites. unquote

ummm Yeah. But somehow that is related to maps - and it is being reported as an acquisition to help Apple Maps.

Following up a little more on the tragic story of the Chinese woman that was electrocuted when answering her phone after just getting out of a bath. It does now look like their was a 3rd party charger involved. Which is what I said was likely the case on the last episode. Nothing official yet from apple on this situation.

Here’s all the evidence that Apple is making an actual TV

—and the remote will likely be your hand - Quartz

Over on the site Quartz - the have an article looking at all the evidence out there to support Apple making a full on TV. Some this comes from the rumor of Apple reportedly buying the Israeli company PrimeSense - which created the motion sensing tech first used in the Microsoft kinect. This they figure would be used to allow you to make gestures to change channels and control the TV over all. They state that Apple would not be looking to ad this tech after market to TV's as tacking this onto TV's does not seem very apple - but rather having the TV built with the text does. Add to that Apps and you have some reasons they claim Apple will do a TV.

No mention of 4K video support - which I am still sticking to that an Apple TV will have support for.

Plastic iPhone and iPhone 5 comparison shots leaked - SlashGear

More and more pictures are starting to roll out about a plastic lower cost iPhone. Some photos show multiple colors - or per Slash gear - there are multiple photos of a pastel Green case for a low cost iPhone up against a released iPhone 5. It looks like the screen size will remain the same. Actually it looks like it is a pretty good match up size wise with the iPhone 5 - and does not appear to simply be a case made to fit and iPhone 5. It does look to be its own stand alone unit and not just a case for an iPhone 5. I think what I find most surprising is that if this is the lower cost iPhone - that it is or appears to be the same screen size. I would have thought it would be cheaper to design and manufacture the lower cost iPhone if it was a little bigger on the screen size but with the same resolution - or a lower pixel density - depending on your perspective. But so far there have not been any photo leaks to suggest that - just a plastic version of the iPhone 5 with the same basic dimensions.

AT&T's adds 'Next' plan to allow phone, tablet trade-ins after one year • The Register

Hello Rob,

With AT&T and Verizon following in T-mobile's footsteps for the yearly upgrade plans, are you going to be joining that plan and have the latest iPhone every year??

Regards,

Sebastian

Ummm No. Here is why not. One I am eligible for an upgrade now - so when the iPhone 5S comes out in the next couple of months - I can get it at the subsidized price. Which for me will be much cheaper than the AT&T Next plan. Plus if I want to pay full price then I want a cheaper monthly rate for the plan. Which is what I would get if I went with T-Mobile. What I see from AT&T and Verizon - does not make sense or cents for me at least. Plus I like to hold on to my old devices - which in this plan you must turn in the old devices. So yeah - I will not be signing up for any plan that requires me to turn in my old iPhone - they become friends and almost a part of the family - I just can't discard them like that.

http://gcn.com/blogs/cybereye/2013/07/androrat-mobile-malware.aspx

?s=gcntech_220713

Great news for Android developers - Just when they thought all the best SDK's were iOS first or iOS only - they are given a shining beacon of hope with the a new Binder Kit that is being advertised as the first ever Android Remote Access Tool App binder & Builder - and this one is just for Android. This Dev Kit will allow unskilled users to easily package up apps. Quote ...This tool... is lowering the bar for people entering the... space unquote. Said Vikram Thakur who continued quote But it is only one piece of the puzzle - the user still has to figure out how to monetize it unquote. Which yeah all sounds standard for any devs - but having a tool kit that lowers the barrier to entry usually means you have a lot more entries - and more competition to monetize said Apps. Oh and did we mention - this is all about building Malware - Yeah this kit is being advertised in the hacker underground markets. And it allows the entry level hackers to take legit apps - add some malware and repackage them so they look still like legit apps. And the malware in this case does the normal Android malware stuff - allowing the criminals to remotely monitor the android device, make phone calls, send SMS messages, access GPS info, use the camera and microphone and access stored files. You know nothing to serious or anything. Just all good fun and games on the android side. Ironically - Mr Thakur from Symatec ends the article by saying quote “If somebody is offering you a free version of an app that you would have to pay for somewhere else, think twice,” T. Nothing is free.” To bad Samsung, HTC and Sony didn't head that warning before getting into bed with Android. Just Sayin

New Surface RT Ad Compares Microsoft Tablet With iPad

- John Paczkowski - News - AllThingsD

So MS Just wrote off $900 Million dollars for unsold inventory of their Surface RT and what do they do next - well release a commercial slamming the iPad of course which both the Ad and the write down come after they slashed and burned the price of the RT Tablet a week earlier. I mean really why would anyone buy the RT tablet at $349 - when you can get the iPad Mini for less. Of course with MS writing off the inventory - maybe people should just wait for an HP move - where MS drops the price to $100. I mean how long can it be for the true slash and burn pricing. Or Maybe they could have a special - Spend $100 on a Surftace RT Tablet keyboard and you get one free Surface RT tablet.

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Hi Rob,

Per the listener asking about the app needing a front facing camera.

Unfortunately, if a developer wants to support iOS 4.3+ but restrict iPad 1 users from installing the build (usually for performance reasons), the only way to do that is to use the UIDeviceRequiredCapabilities key in the Application's Info.plist file to require the front facing camera. iPad1 does not have a front facing camera so it will not allow the build to be installed.

This is exactly the approach taken by Apple when iPhoto for iOS was released. It's a terrible hack but necessary in this case. I've used the approach with a number of applications with no problems, however these apps did use the camera so the I agree that it does seems a bit less creepy.

Regards,

Eric

Hi Eric - thanks for that answer and also to Andris and others that sent in similar responses. I guess one should never blame on Malice which can easily be explained by Incompetence.

Hi Rob,

Can you discuss why some apps require location services to be turned

on when it appears the app does not need them. Examples include some

apps that store files/pics (Photo Safe Pro), amongst others I have

seen.

Regards, John S

Hi John - Photo apps I can see needing location info - since one way to sort photos Is by where they were taken. So that makes sense. Some other apps however - like game apps - that are free - need location info for the Ad serving networks that supply them revenue to support that app so it is free for you to use. So my feeling is that if an app is free and it asks you for Location info - it is likely for the Ad networks they are working with - and that well is how they are able to make it free to you - so don't be offended or worried when a free app asks for you location.

Hi rob I found this in ios 7 beta three. If you put a panorama shot as your wallpaper on the lock screen. Move your iPhone as you would taking a panorama shot and the wallpaper will move the shot with you.

Anyway thought it was interesting love your show keep up the good work.

Nathan

Hey Rob,

Just happened upon a neat AppleTV trick. With the latest update, you can use AirPlay which, for me, means that I can listen to the audio over my stereo system (using AirPort Express) rather than through my weak TV speakers. This adjustment can be made in Settings by clicking AirPlay. But there is another, easier way: when playing music or a video on AppleTV all you need to do is hold down the Select button (the silver one in the center of the remote). This will give you a context sensitive menu that will include the item "Speakers" so you can change AirPlay without having to leave the song or movie.

Thanks for everything I learn on your show,

Jeff in Burbank

PLAY VOICEMAIL - App_Review_dev_game_amiga

37:23.719

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mytype/

mytypetm-pocketable-bluetooth-keyboard-for-phones?ref=live

This week we have a kickstarter project called MyType - which as the name might indicate is a keyboard. And yes a bluetooth keyboard you can use with your iOS device. This project had a very Rob approves goal of just $10,000 and they hit that and then some with over $75,000 raised and then some. What is unique about this keyboard compared to others out there is this keyboard is flexible and folds in half so you can put it in your pocket. Making this keyboard very portable. And it looks to have a good tactile feedback from the keys. The size of the keyboard when closed is 6.8" x 3.6" x 0.35" - to put that in perspective the iPad mini is 7.87" x 5.3" x 0.28". So it is smaller than the iPad mini Length and width wise and just slightly thicker.

Pricing on this is $59 and they will be shipping in October. Well actually early shipping is for September - which are all sold out. So if you are looking for a nice Christmas present for your significant other - this is a good one. You have until August 1st at 11:59 PM ET to get in on this. Over at kickstarter dot com Search for Mytype - one word - spelled M Y T Y P E .

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Pebble+-+Smart+Watch+for+Select+

Apple%26%23174%3B+and+Android+Devices+-+Black/9713809.p;jsessionid=73E86A02DD10DAD429FFB3E3AA3CBE5A.bbolsp-app01-145?id=1219034546379&skuId=9713809&st=Pebble&cp=1&lp=1

So the Pebble smartwatch is now at Best buy - for $149.99 - Which kind of pissed off a few Pebble Kickstarter funders as not all the funders have received their Pebble watches. Seems like Pebble should have made sure to ship out and fill all Kickstarter orders before starting to ship to Bestbuy - Just sayin.

Guess that will make it easier for some to jump ship to the iWatch when Apple releases it.

Hi Rob,

Finally got my pebble! It has a "Kickstarter Edition" label on the back which is kinda cool and currently I'm sportin my "Apple eats Android" watch face which I generated on www.watchface-generator.de/

So far I love it. Can't wait to see what new apps and features are in the pebble's future.

Regards,

Dave T

0058 - Chrome update for iOS features tighter Google apps integration

| Internet & Media - CNET News

Thanks to all that sent in info on this next one - which is that both Google Maps and Chrome Apps for iOS had major updates launched last week. One of the updates for Chrome is tighter integration with Google Maps and other Google Apps. Part of the big Google Maps app update is finally native support or universal support for iPads. There are also many other minor changes to both. If you are an active user of the google ecosystem - then the updates to Chrome in particular will be good news for you as you can set in the preferences to open up links with google apps such as the Google Maps App, Google+ and Youtube instead of via the Chrome browser.

Rob,

I haven't seen this in the news but there was a note about a recent update to the Google Maps app.

I'm an iOS developer and just at the beginning of last week I was looking at how to incorporate Google StreetView into an iOS app. I found it very frustrating that, in my opinion, the one important differentiator of Google Maps from Apple Maps was not available in the Google Maps SDK for iOS. I even posted to StackOverflow about it.

Then in the latest release, which was published July 17th, they added Streetview to google maps SDK for iOS.

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/ios/

Regards,

Sincerely,

Del

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Hey Rob!

FYI... I was just in Michael's (arts & crafts store) and they had $25 iTunes gift cards on sale for $20 (20% off!) No limit on the number you can purchase. I always stock up when I find a sale & thought maybe other listeners might like to know. It's a "back to school" promo, but I'm not sure if this is just in my area or nationwide. Sale runs through 7/27.

Thanks again for all you do for the iOS community!

Missi

Bellbrook, OH

Missi thanks for the heads up - and also thanks to Jim M - that spotted $25 iTunes Gift cards for sale at Bed Bath and Beyond - which has the sale running through July 25th.

Hi rob,

I just wondering, do you think that sometime in the future, apple will change the icon to a live icon like the windows 8 live tiles?

I wish they will...

Thanks,

Alon from Israel

Hi Alon - Apple kinda of has a live iCon in iOS 7 as the second hand is moving on the clock app. But will they allow something like that for a 3rd party app - probably not any time soon.

Hi Rob:

Follow-up on my previous photo upload to Flickr:

Pro

1. I have loaded thousands of photos thus far.

2. Memory usage on Flickr is trivial. Great feeling to see all that space.

3. In addition to iPhoto, I've found and use "Flickr Uploadr", a free Mac app (from the Flickr 'Tools' website). This latter application permits increased photo filing features.

4. If you have to download many photos at once, a Mac app called "Bulkr" works very well. It is free with limits. To unlock the app, there is a onetime fee. The free version is good enough for me.

5. On the iOS side, Flickring is a great app. No problems with the app so far, uploading and downloading. The developer has produced other apps I've used and knew that their work is high quality. The app is $2.99 and NOT universal. You'll have to pay for the iPad and iPhone versions.

Con

1. The Flickr Plugin for iPhoto sometimes displays a scary popup window stating that your previously uploaded album has been removed from Flickr. I would see this message when beginning to upload the next album. There were times when the album was deleted from Flickr and others when it wasn't. I don't know why the plugin reacted like this, but the solution is to upload all your photos and verify that they do reside on Flickr, before deleting them form your PC. Of Course, have the photos backed up somewhere else as well.

2. When the iPhoto plugin showed that weird behavior I described above, I began a search for another upload app and found Flickr Uploadr. The only problem I've encountered here is that the app sometimes deletes images from the queue that it failed to upload. Therefore, you must attempt to reload the images by beginning the process again, including the entering of photo meta data. This only happened once. Again, don't delete images unless backed up and uploads verified.

6. Flickr produces it's own (free) iOS app, but it is optimized for the iPhone (will work on iPad with resolution compromises). The user experience is significantly better if you use Flickring.

Tony V

Brooklyn, NY

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Hi Rob,

The App Video in Video is perfect for all my needs. A Huge thanks to all those who helped with the suggestion.

Regards,

Daniel.

Hey Rob, so you have any thoughts on when the next iPod touch will be released? Do you think they'll make any updates to the hardware, or just drop the pricing on the current models?

-Mike from Orlando

Hi Rob,

I would like to see in the next IPhone is a wrist strap like that on the iPod touch 4th generation. Because the IPhone has become the most used camera in the world, it would make sense to me that one could put this strap on so one would not drop it while snapping a photo, especially while taking a picture while leaning over the end of boat for example. Thanks for listening.

Dave From New Jersey

Hi Rob,

I have an iPhone 5 and an iPad mini. The safari history only goes back 7 days.

I would like to keep the history for much longer than that. It's frustrating to loose the history as I surf on short brakes and the the like. I know I can book mark by he way.

Do you know of a way I can keep the history. My phone is not jail broken so that is not an option.

Thanks for the podcast I listen to them in my truck driving around the UK

Yours

Mike.

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/07/18/

apples-iphone-accounted-for-51-of-all-smartphone-activations-at-verizon-in-q2

Last Quarter Verizon activated 7.5 Mil smartphones of which 51% were iPhones. Of the 7.5 Mil smartphones activated 5.4 Mil were LTE. Meaning only 2.1 Mil were 3G. That means worst case of the 3.8 Mil iphones sold - 1.7 Mil were iPhone 5's. But sadly no other info was given - it looks as if the iPhone 5 was again about 50% of the iPhoneS sold vs the 4 and 4S.

But lets not loose sight of the fact that 51% of smartphones activated last quarter at Verizon were iPhones AND how really impressive that is when you think that the iPhone 5 was on average 7 1/2 months old - vs the newly launched Galaxy S4. So not only did the iPhone kick the S4's butt - it kicked the collective butts of every other smartphone Verizon sells combined. That includes Windows Phones, Androids and Blackberry's.

Apple - Press Info - FY 13 Third Quarter Results Conference Call

From the last episode I made these predications quote I will venture to say Apple will have sold 28.5 Million iPhones in the last quarter. For iPads - I think we will see about 16.75 Mil iPads sold last quarter. unquote. So how did I do or more importantly how did Apple do last quarter?

Well on the iPhone side much better then most predicted - Apple sold 31.2 Million iPhones last quarter vs 26 Million the year ago quarter and 37.4 Mil last quarter. So definitely good news on the iPhone side and much higher then my optimistic prediction. Actually it was better then all the Anal-ists save one - Matt Lew of the Braeburn Group had a guess of 32 Million iPhones sold - so he was closest to the mark. Next closest was 30 Million by a few people.

On top of that Apple reduced channel inventory by 600,000 units - so year over year the increase was even more than the 26 to 31.2 mil numbers indicate. In the US iPhone sales were up 51% yr/yr and they were up 56% in Japan yr/yr.

On the iPad side they were lower than my prediction coming in at 14.6 Million iPad's sold vs 17 mil the year ago - when the iPad 3rd gen was launched and 19.5 Mil in the last quarter. So I guess 14.6 mil kind of should have been expected given the newest iPad mini shipped in November and there has not been anything new - and there was no launch - but still a bit of disappointing news there and I am sure what most of the blogs will focus on in the days and weeks to come.

On the Anal-ist side - William Power at Baird was the closest with a guess of 14.49 Million iPads sold. He actually was pretty close on iPhones with 29.02 Mil - that put him 4th on the iPhone list. Well done Mr. Power.

One thing Apple pointed out is that for the iPad there was a drop in Inventory of 700k units in the quarter vs an increase in channel inventory the year before quarter when the iPad 3rd gen. launched - so the drop from 17 to 14.6 was not nearly that great and again there was no new product launched this year. Tim Cook mentioned Web traffic stats just released for Tablets where the iPads have 84% of all Tablet traffic. And that is an increase over the quarter - so regardless of what is being shipped and maybe sold by the other guys - the end users don't seem to be doing a very basic thing with those other tablets per surfing the web.

iPod sales dropped again as expected to 4.6 Million units - down from 6.8 Mil in the year ago quarter and 5.6 Mil last quarter. % of iPod touches not given as is usual.

Cash on hand is now at 146.6 Billion up 1.9 Billion for the Quarter from 144.7 Billion. However during the quarter Apple did distribute 18.8 Billion in the way of Dividends and Stock buy backs - and had a net cash flow of $7.8 Billion. If the numbers don't add up - that is because Apple issued bonds (i.e. borrowed money) to do the stock buy backs - rather than repatriate the cash from over seas.

Over all revenue for the last quarter was 35.3 Billion dollars that is up slightly year over year from $35.0 Billion - and most analysts were expecting a drop there year over year.

To put Revenue in perspective for Apple v Google v Microsoft.

In Calendar year 2013 - Google has generated 28.1 Billion, Microsoft has generate 39.7 Billion. That is all year for each company for all product lines. By comparison - the iPhone line alone for 2013 has generated 41.1 Billion dollars. Yes the iPhone line alone for 2013 - two quarters with no new product launches - the iPhone line generated more revenue then all of Microsoft and all of Google - actually it generated over 46% more revenue than all of Google for the year. And then when you look at all of Apple Revenue for the year is 78.9 Billion Dollars. That is more than Google and Microsoft combined. So when you read posts about Apple having a dismal quarter - keep it in perspective.

Tim Cook was asked about up coming products and he said - We have a busy fall more details in October - now not sure if that means no new products until October - or that the next time they will get the gang all together for a quarterly conference call will be october - when he will give more details. Oh Damn you king of double speak. Why can't you give us one good piece of info to go by.

Apple Q2 2013 - Quarterly Report Summary:

Rev = $35.3 Billion (vs $35 Billion a year ago quarter and $43.6 Billion last quarter)

Total Cash = $146.6 Billion (up $1.9 Billion for the quarter from $144.7 Billion)

Last Quarter Sales:

iPhones Sold = 31.2 Mil (vs 26 Mil a year ago quarter and 37.4 Mil last quarter)

iPads Sold = 14.6 Mil (vs 17 Mil a year ago quarter and 19.5 Mil last quarter)

iPod Touches Sold = Not given as usual but over half of the 4.6 Mil iPods sold

All iPod's Sold = 4.6 Mil (vs 6.8 Mil a year ago quarter and 5.6 Mil last quarter)

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Mon, 15 July 2013

Tii - iTem 0275 - iOS 7 Beta 3

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Free App to celebrate 5 years of the iTunes app store

iOS 7 beta 3 download scheduled for July 8th

iOS 7 beta 3 shows improved “2x” mode on non-Retina iPads

iPhone 5S Will Reportedly Feature High-End Slow-Motion Video

The next iPhone’s cool-factor: a slow-motion camera?

iOS 7 Beta 3 Tidbits: New App Download Animation

Video in Video

iPhone Tops T-Mobile USA Sales

Apple Inc. - Conference call

How many iPhones did Apple sell last quarter?

Ouch! Apple Tops Customer Satisfaction Surveys in Korea

Carrier update "ATT 14.2" on iPhone 4S

Apple applies for 'iWatch' trademark in Japan

Release Date For iPhone 5S Predicted For September 20

Rumor: Apple Buys Taiwan Fab to Build Its Own Chips

New iPhone App That Could Replace Contraceptive Pill

Google's Alfred to shut down on July 19

BBC News - 'Master key' to Android phones uncovered

Sorry, Android Users: Snapchat Doesn't Delete Your Photos

Robbery suspect leaves own phone at scene of iPhone thefts

Microsoft Cuts Surface Tablet Prices Amid Weak Demand

TurtleCell - Kickstarter

Poppy — Kickstarter

Goji Smart Lock | Indiegogo

Scanadu Scout, the first Medical Tricorder | Indiegogo

Bluelounge - Kii

Nomad

Electric scooter shares info via iPhone dock

85 best iPad apps for designers | iPad

How to Enable Hotspot Tethering On iOS 6 & 7 (No Jailbreak Required)

Viewmatic

Who says Apple's iPhone 5 is the 'most-hated smartphone'?

STM Velo Padded Laptop Shoulder Bag

How to Do Control-F on an iPad - Snapguide

Family claims iPhone killed daughter - Xinhua

Apple iPhone charger teardown

Tiny, cheap, and dangerous: Inside a (fake) iPhone charger

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Direct download: tii_0275.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:25pm EST

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Mon, 15 July 2013

iOS Artwork - iTem 0275 and Episode Transcript

Hi_Rob

Attached the iPhone dial pad with your contact number displayed along with the corresponding digits tagged by the TII logo, I used PhotoForge2 to crop the Tii logo and LINE Camera to add the text and the cropped Tii logo's.

Regards

Richard

Sunny South-Africa

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Transcript for Episode 275

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https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewFeature?cc=us&id=660896396&enlh=1.821.82.8&mt=8&ls=1

Apple as part of their way to celebrate the 5 years of the App store is offering some apps for free. Which if you have the Tii App you should have received a push on. Per the Free Apps they include - Barefoot World Atlas, Badland, Day One, Infinity Blade II, and more. Free for you from Apple for a very limited time. Look for the link titled Free App to celebrate 5 years of the iTunes app store in the show note for ep 275 over at today in iOS dot com.

iOS 7 beta 3 download scheduled for July 8th | BGR

First a How wrong was I segment - I said on the last show the Beta 3 of iOS 7 would be out on Monday the 15th - not Monday the 8th like BGR was saying - and well I was wrong and BGR was right. I still don't believe they have an inside source - because the ISPW file for Beta 3 was not completed until July 6th. Still They were right I was wrong. Lets see what they say for Beta 4.

O'Grady's PowerPage » iOS 7 beta 3 shows improved “2x” mode on non-Retina iPads

Ok - So now that Beta 3 is out - which again came out on the 8th - what is new or different. First - In Safari - remember my complaint about when in the combined Search and URL box - that for the keyboard if you wanted to type say Tii.libsyn.com - you would have to type t i i @123 period ABC l i b s y n .com button. That there was no longer a period button on the keyboard for safari when typing in a URL - well that has been updated and there is now a period button - what is gone is the .com button kinda - what you do is tap and hold the period button and then you get .com along with .net .edu .org and .us that is of course if you have US in your international settings but if you have say the UK set for your international settings - then tapping and holding the period will give you .uk .co.uk .com .ie .edu .org .eu and .net Another new feature I have not seen mentioned is when in Safari - it now shows you thumbnails of other sites you have visited in a grid when you go into the URL / Search box. So essentially it is a show top sites feature for iOS's safari.

Other new features include larger status bar items on the lock screen, The Calendar App in monthly view now shows a small grey dot for the days you have something scheduled, Folders are looking a little lighter or more transparent. There appears to be a new font in Settings, Music App, The Weather App and I am sure others. And there are other UI fluff enhancements. Basically it was mostly about being more stable and closer to prime time.

Another reported change in Beta 3 is for non-retina iPads - that would be the iPad 2 and iPad mini - where iPhone only apps will now use the iPhones retina images in 2X mode rather than the lower res 480 x 320 images - and it automatically puts the apps into 2x mode. I think it was Chris in London that wrote in about RetinaPad in the past - which is a jailbreak app that does the same thing.

And The podcasts App is finally working in Beta 3.

http://www.redmondpie.com/iphone-5s-will-reportedly-feature-high-end-slow-motion-video-recording-at-120-frames-per-second/

Thanks to Jason for the heads up on this next one about Beta 3 - and something found in the code that could mean something for a future iPhone. Seems - That hidden in the code reportedly called Mogul - that allows video recording up to 120 FPS - which many are speculating means the next iPhone will be able to record at a higher rate so you can play back in slow motion. Which if true will soon become the most over used video effect for the money shot in Amateur porn ever - just sayin.

However I am still sticking with my theory that the next iPhone will allow for 4K video recording - which also fits in with the 120 fps rumor.

http://www.macrumors.com/2013/07/08/ios-7-beta-3-tidbits-new-app-download-animation-thicker-fonts-safari-improvements/

Hi Rob,

Small tip on iOS 7. When you ask Siri to set a timer, now you will see it counting down on the lock screen as well

Regards

Saviour

Hi Rob thought this was interesting if you have a dynamic lock screen wall paper on ios 7 beta you can use the parellex and the dynamics will move.

Regards,

Nathan

Hi Rob,

iOS 7 beta 3 is stable. No more shutting down apps at anytime.

Regards,

Kevin K

Hi Kevin - If it has Beta in its name all bets are off. Is beta 3 more stable than beta 2 - Well to me it appears to be - does it mean per your question apps are not randomly shutting down. Nope - Even the native calendar app is shutting down on me randomly. My advice is if you need to ask that question best to wait until it is gold master. And to put this in perspective - I have not put iOS 7 beta 3 on my Wife's iPad yet - because I fear the reaction I would get at this point with apps crashing. Again it appears better than beta 2 - but I am waiting until beta 4 to load it on my wife's iPad 3rd gen. And if you need your iOS device for Work - I still recommend you wait.

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PLAY VOICEMAIL - JAVIER_MUSIC_LOWERING

Hi Rob,

Regarding the listener who wanted suggestions for avoiding drop-outs in his music from app and SMS notifications. The question reminded me that this bothered me too, and it prompted me to turn on "Do not disturb" on the phone. That seemed to have worked for me. I drove home listening to podcasts and when I got there I noticed I had an SMS from my wife waiting for me on the screen. As an aside, she is in my Favorite list in contacts and I have enabled disturbing by favorites in Do Not Disturb, but I guess it only applies to phone calls, not other notifications. That's a feature for me.

So, to summarize: Works for me, hope it works for him.

Best regards,

Nick

Hi Rob,

For sending messages to solicit votes for attending an event, simply use the calendar app and meeting invitations. In Ep. 274, someone was looking for a way to do this via text messages. I use this with google calendar sync. Responses come back in email, but you can see who accepted/rejected/ said maybe.

There is also a free app called 'ComeOn!' that assists in sending invitations in various formats and appears to aggregate those responses for you. I have not tried it personally.

Regards,

TroyK

Topeka

Hi Rob!

I am responding to DZ from New Zealand about an app for his baseball coaching. Unfortutunately, I don't have an app he could use, but I have some ideas of how to work around it.

1. He could use Evite. Yes, it wouldn't be texting, but it does allow everyone to respond and he can tally folks. It is an app as well, so he could access on his phone.

2. The reminders app... If he creates a "new list" in the app, he could list all the kids names. As they respond "yes", he can check the box and it moves to complete. Then he'll know how many are in complete are a "yes" and those not checked are a no or no response.

Hope that helps!

Thanks!

David

Dear Rob. In your podcast number 274, another listener (the football coach) was looking for an app to allow him to record names and if the parents have responded to his calls.

For things like that, you could use Numbers. They even have a template similar to that, and you could just change a column of cells to multiple choice, and fill in the data.

Hope it helped,

Dan

Hi Rob,

Per the guy looking for the 3.5 mm cable Have him go to monoprice.com they have all kinds of cables at the best prices.

Regards,

David Springfield MO

Hi Rob,

For the person from Tii Item 274 who wanted a headphone adapter to extend through the Lenmar Battery case, Mophie has a great one on their website. It is rugged and works perfectly.

http://www.mophie.com/Headphone-Adapter-for-juice-pack-p/8070_audio-adpter-ip5-blk.htm

It costs $9.95. It is called the Mophie Juice Pack Headphone Adapter.

I have one that came with my Mophie Juice Pack Air case for my iPhone 5. Love it.

Frank M

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19:52.437

Hi Rob,

On Item 0274 a listener, Daniel C., asked about a good video editor for doing PIP style videos.

I was shocked to find that I can help with this!

Tell Daniel to try an app called Video in Video by Flambé.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/video-in-video/id529040898?mt=8

It is free with a $1.99 pro upgrade and it works very well. I have used it for a couple of projects at work showing a wide shot of an operation with a close up detail shot inset with very good results.

Glad I could help!

Regards,

Mike K.

Barboursville, WV

Thanks to Dean in Ft Worth TX and Steve for also recommending this app. So Daniel - looks like Video in Video - 3 words is the way to go for your Picture in Picture needs via iOS. Let us know how that works out for you.

iPhone Tops T-Mobile USA's Smartphone Sales as Carrier Expansion Drives Growth for Apple - Mac Rumors

Research firm Kantar Worldpanel recently released a report covering the March to May period for smartphone sales in the US and they found that the iPhone increased its market shares by 3.5 points coming in now at 41.9% - vs the same period in 2012. Android increased 0.1 points to 52%. Blackberry plummeted from 4.6% in 2012 to 0.7% in 2013. Windows increased from 3.7% to 4.6% - showing Windows Phone 8 is likely going to be the 3rd place OS world wide and in the US for the foreseeable future. Blackberry with just 0.7% is basically at the point where they just need to turn off the lights and waterloo and call it a day. More interesting from the report - than even the death of Blackberry is that for the March to May period - the iPhone 5 was the single best selling smartphone at T-mobile despite it only be available for half of that 3 month period. Looks like from their calculations the iPhone 5 pulled in 31% of the sales share for the whole 3month window even though again it was just available for half the time frame. Interesting that the iPhone seems to already be more successful at T-mobile - than the iPhone is at Sprint. Actually when the next iPhone launches in the fall - it looks like only Sprint will show a less than 50% market share of Smartphone sales for Q4 for 2013.

http://investor.apple.com/

Apple announced that the Next quarterly conference call will be Tuesday the 23rd at 2:00 PM PT. 5:00 PM ET. Which is perfect for me - as On Wednesday the 24th - I am doing what has become my yearly briefing on the world of iOS to K Fest - the worlds only remaining Apple 2 conference and again the only place I feel like a tech newbe.

In anticipation for that conference call Philip Elmer Dewitt at Fortune - has pulled together some predictions from Anal-ists on how many iPhones Apple sold last quarter. This ranges from a low of 23 Million from Edward Parker a quote professional analyst unquote at Lazard to a high of 32 Million from Matt Lew and indie anal-ist from The Braeburn group. The average estimate from the 28 Wall street pros and 17 indies is 27.15 Mil. For perspective - last year Apple sold 26 Mil. The previous quarter Apple sold 37.4 Mil vs 37 Mil the year ago quarter. So far for iPhone sales - there has not be a year over year quarterly decline in sales. So for Edward Parker to predict 23 mil - when Apple did 26 Mil last year most likely means Mr Parker is either smoking something illegal or has a short position on Apple. Since I will not likely have another show up until after Apple does the numbers - I will venture to say Apple will have sold 28.5 Million iPhones in the last quarter. For iPads - I think we will see about 16.75 Mil iPads sold last quarter.

Again we will get specific answers to these question at 2:00 PM PT on Tuesday the 23rd.

Ouch! Apple Tops Customer Satisfaction Surveys in Korea | Wall St. Cheat Sheet

A couple of consumer satisfaction reports from Korea came out recently - and one thing they had in common was That - Apple Kicked the butts of Samsung and LG. Actually for one report it was the third year in a row where Apple had topped the customer satisfaction reports.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5133730?start=0&tstart=0

Hi Rob,

I got my first Amber Alert on my iPhone today since AT&T added that feature. It is definitely not something you will mistake for anything else. It comes in as a loud noise that is a bit like an alarm clock and is loud enough that everybody around you will hear it. With the number of iPhones in our office, if an Amber Alert comes in during the day, people might mistake it for a fire alarm!

Unfortunately with an alert that loud, I think a lot of people with just turn it off. Looking in settings I don't see a way to change the sound that plays.

Regards,

Myron U

Hi Myron - I also could not find a way to change the sound - but I have yet to get an alert. If anyone figures out how to change the alert sound for the Government Alerts let me know.

Hi Rob,

I recently got a second carrier update, 14.2. I have done some internet searching, but have found no definitive answer as to what this update did. Do you, in your infinite knowledge (and connections), know what this did?

Thanks,

Tim in Atlanta

Hi Tim - seems most people are confused on this one as the info on what it did / does is pretty scarce. Some report it removes the option for Tethering for anyone not signed up for a tethering plan. However I did not find that to be the case - As in the Settings app - under General then Cellular - Set up Personal Hotspot option is still there. I saw others say it speeds up LTE or T-Mobile devices as well. Some said they lost the emergency alerts they gained in the previous update. However again for me that was not the case as Government alerts are still there in the Settings app under Notifications all the way at