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- Best selling iPhone 5 accessories
- Hands on with the iPhone 5 on the new EE 4G LTE network in the UK
- Pad & Quill prepares taller Little Pocket Book for iPhone 5
- After failing to merge with AT&T, T-Mobile USA now in talks to acquire MetroPCS
- Nikon slaps Android on a camera and it doesn't stick. (Or, why there's no iCamera yet.)
- Purported iPad mini parts caught on camera
- Microsoft might be making their own iPhone competitor. Again.
- New York Times flirts with HTML5 web app for iPad
- The importance of multiple backups for iPhone, iPod, and iPad
- Deal of the Day: 51% off the Ballistic Shell Gel (SG) Series Case for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4
- Duo Games teams up with Gameloft to launch iPad and iPhone Bluetooth controller
- Felix for App.net for iPhone review
- How do you like the iPhone 5 headset jack on the bottom?
- Samsung sues Apple over iPhone 5
- Notification Center: The ultimate guide
- Everything Everywhere branding goes live in the UK, still waiting on iPhone 5....
- Apple announces conference call date for Q4 2012 earnings
Best selling iPhone 5 accessories Posted: 02 Oct 2012 04:14 PM PDT Now that you've had your brand new iPhone 5 for a while, you may be itching to deck it out in all the latest accessories. Well you're in luck, the [iMore store[(http://store.imore.com/) has been stocking up on the very best iPhone 5 accessories. Carefully selected by our expert product pickers (they've been accessorizing since the Visor -- seriously!), each and every one will help you protect, extend, power, enjoy, and get more out of your iPhone 5 than ever before. Better still, every order placed through the iMore store not only comes with free shipping on U.S. orders over $50 and faster, affordable shipping internationally, it helps support all the other iMore content you know and love! We'll be reviewing all of these accessories, and more, over the next couple of weeks but in the meantime, check out our favorites, and get your new iPhone 5 all decked out! BodyGuardz Armor Carbon Fiber Full Body for iPhone 5If you're not just worried about scratches and scuffs on your iPhone 5, but want to give the back a change from anodized aluminum to carbon-fiber, BodyGuardz has you covered -- literally! It's a strong PVC film, brilliantly textured, and adds almost no bulk. Comes in black, white, and (shipping soon) red.
Seidio ACTIVE Case for iPhone 5The iPhone 5 is gorgeous, but if you lead an active lifestyle, you're going to need a case that can keep up with you. Enter the Seidio ACTIVE Case for iPhone 5. It's two layers for double the protection and it comes in black, royal blue, garnet red, amethyst (purple), glossy white, and sage (green), and you can even get it with an optional holster.
SGP GLAS.t Premium Tempered Glass Screen Protector for iPhone 5If you want a screen protector but you don't want film, the SGP GLAS.t Premium Tempered Glass Screen Protector for iPhone 5 gives you almost the same feel as a naked iPhone, but with much more protection.
Griffin PowerJolt Dual Universal Micro 1 Amp for iPhone 5The iPhone 5 comes with a new Lightning connector, which means you can pretty much kiss all your old cables goodbye. And since Apple hasn't been exactly quick to ship the adapters, a lot of us are stuck saving power on the go. Not so with the Griffin PowerJolt Dual Universal Micro 1 Amp for iPhone 5. Just plug a Lightning cable or two into the adapter, plug the adapter into your car, and you and your closest friends and family members can keep fully charged during a commute or on a road trip.
SGP kuel H12 Stylus Pen for iPhone 5A bigger screen means more room for a stylus, and that's certainly true with the iPhone 5. Whether you're taking notes, playing games, or drawing something great, the SGP kuel H12 Stylus Pen for iPhone 5 is a good multifunction stylus to take with you where ever your iPhone goes.
Your best iPhone 5 accessory?Have you gone shopping for your brand new iPhone 5 yet? Do you plan to? What's at the top of your shopping list? |
Hands on with the iPhone 5 on the new EE 4G LTE network in the UK Posted: 02 Oct 2012 04:03 PM PDT I was lucky enough to get invited to a little get-together this week to test out EE's -- formerly Everything Everywhere, the parent company of Orange and T-Mobile -- LTE 4G speeds on a selection of devices, including the iPhone 5. As you will see from the video the data speeds are pretty impressive, both upload and download, and a real step in the right direction for the UK smartphone market. Out of all the media that attended the event today I am told I managed to get the highest download speed which was just over 42mbps. Most UK households don't even have home broadband that fast! EE announced their LTE 4G network just a couple of weeks ago but we still do not have a date when it will actually go live (although they have said it wil be within weeks). When that happens, EE will be well positioned in terms of the competitive landscape. They'll be the first UK carrier able to offer an LTE iPhone 5, but also the only one. If I was going to take out a new contract and wanted the best data speeds in Great Britain, it is pretty obvious that EE would get my business. EE's LTE 4G network is currently being tested in in London, Birmingham, Cardiff and Bristol. By Christmas, EE says some 20 million subscribers in 16 UK cities will be covered by its network and by the end of 2014 EE aim to provide 4G services to 98% of the UK. Would you consider changing networks for a a faster data connection? We would love to hear your thoughts in the comments. |
Pad & Quill prepares taller Little Pocket Book for iPhone 5 Posted: 02 Oct 2012 02:25 PM PDT Good things come in small packages, like the Pad & Quill book cases. But with the new 16:9, 4-inch iPhone 5, they'll also need to come in slightly taller packages. And that's just what's coming our way with the Little Pocket Book for iPhone 5. According to Mr. Pad & Quill:
They certainly look it. They're also available for pre-order now via the link below. Source: Pad & Quill |
After failing to merge with AT&T, T-Mobile USA now in talks to acquire MetroPCS Posted: 02 Oct 2012 02:07 PM PDT MetroPCS is in talks with Deutsche Telekom to merge with T-Mobile USA. While no agreement has been reached, the two companies are in ongoing discussions. This acquisition would add a potential 9 million subscribers to T-Mobile USA's user base. In a press release, the Dallas-based MetroPCS stated that they are in ongoing discussions to merge with the beleaguered fourth-place carrier:
Acquiring MetroPCS would be of great material benefit to Deutsche Telekom. T-Mobile USA has struggled for years against Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint for subscribers. Last year, AT&T attempted to acquire T-Mobile, but withdrew their acquisition bid after the US government raised serious antitrust concerns. The acquisition of MetroPCS would shore up subscriber numbers for T-Mobile. Additionally, MetroPCS already has an active LTE network, which would greatly supplement T-Mobile's own efforts, set to begin their rollout in early 2013. Unlike T-Mobile's failed merger attempts with AT&T, joining forces with Metro PCS wouldn't give T-Mobile the one other thing they're still sorely lacking -- the iPhone, though it could better position them to try and strike a deal with Apple in the future. Until then, merger or no merger, when it comes to T-Mobile it'll remain bring-your-own- iPhone. Source: PR Newswire |
Nikon slaps Android on a camera and it doesn't stick. (Or, why there's no iCamera yet.) Posted: 02 Oct 2012 01:35 PM PDT Apple keeps improving the camera in the iPhone on a roughly yearly schedule, but given some comments from Steve Jobs on revolutionizing photography, there have been rumors of... something more. Nikon has just explored one avenue of more-ness, namely slapping Android on a point and shoot to see if it would stick. And it doesn't, at least according to Phil Nickinson of Android Central who took a look at the brand new Coolpix S800c:
Truly great product people -- the ones who know what the market wants before the market itself, and how to make technology accessible to hundreds of millions of mainstream customers -- are incredibly, stupefyingly rare. They're snipers. Carefully lining up single shots and taking them, and then taking out a market with them. More common are the shotgunners who pack their shells with anything and everything they can find around them and then blast away hoping to hit the market before the poor, terrified market can jump to safety behind a dumpster. The Coolpix S800c from Nikon seems decidedly the latter, and Phil absolutely nails why. Phones may have cameras but cameras are not phones nor should they be running phone software -- especially overly complex phone software. Nikon appears to have made a smartcamera just to make a smartcamera, and not crafted something to really change the camera space or improve the camera experience. Hopefully Nikon will try again, and do it better. And maybe Canon will license Android or something else and take their shot too. But they'll need to drop their shotguns and pick up fully scoped rifles to do it. Revolution rides on a single, perfectly timed bullet. Not on the back of buckshot. If Apple is still working on photography beyond the iPhone, it won't be with iOS slapped on a point-and-shoot. For more, check out Android Central's complete coverage of the Nikon Coolpix S800c: |
Purported iPad mini parts caught on camera Posted: 02 Oct 2012 12:19 PM PDT With the iPad mini still set for unveiling this month, part leaks are likely to happen. Apple seems better able to guard against new products slipping out than updates, but the supply chain is big and long and there's just too many companies and people involved to keep everything behind locked vaults anymore. All that to preamble these pictures, which UkrainianiPhone sent our way, along with these highlights:
Now one of the shots does appear to be an original Kindle display rather than the display we expect to see on an iPad mini -- namely a scaled down iPad display -- but otherwise everything seems to be where you'd expect it to be. As UkrainiPhone also points out, if accurate, Apple's anodized aluminum process will also be brought over from the iPhone 5 to the iPad mini. So yes, Darth Vader-black and Storm Trooper white might not only come in 4-inches, but 7.85-inches this holiday season. Nothing is official until Apple shows it off on stage, but if you're aching for a potential peak behind the October event curtain, hit the link bellow for a couple more pics. Source: UkrainianiPhone |
Microsoft might be making their own iPhone competitor. Again. Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:48 AM PDT Despite Steve Jobs teasing Bill Gates about the benefits of software lovers wanting to make their own hardware, and Gates rage-laughingly retorting with PC market share numbers, Microsoft has often flirted with the integrated device model. From Xbox to Zune, Kin to Surface, they've done their fair share of melding atoms to bits. And according to Daniel Rubino over at WPCentral they may be ready to do it with phones. Again.
Daniel has several theories on why Microsoft might be doing this, including strategic angles like Google with Nexus, and between Nokia, HTC, and other Windows Phone partners. Microsoft has been successful with the integrated model with the Xbox, but not with the Zune or their original integrated phone, the Kin. They'll be trying again with tablets this fall and the Surface. I'm not sure how this changes their story, though. Right now, carriers have to sell the iPhone because it's what the mainstream market wants. Carriers also want to sell Android because it lets them do what they want. Microsoft and Windows Phone offer neither massive consumer adoption nor open carrier configurability, and a first party Windows Phone doesn't seem to move that needle much in either direction. Still, I like Microsoft being gutsy and taking risks. And on that note, if Microsoft does this and they don't call it Xphone and have a Halo Special Edition on the shelf on day one, the lot of them should be fired. Source: WPCentral |
New York Times flirts with HTML5 web app for iPad Posted: 02 Oct 2012 09:07 AM PDT The New York Times has released an experimental HTML5 web app designed for the iPad. The app is available to those with access to either the tablet-only or all digital offerings from the Times. The New York Times web app provides the same news content as the native app, while at the same time offering some unique features, such as trending section to show the most popular stories, the Times Wire, which continually updates with new stories, and the ability for readers to browse the app as they would the newspaper. Interestingly, it appears that it needs to be accessed exclusively from an iPad, not being viewable from a desktop browser. In a statement, a Times spokesperson gave the reason for making the web app:
The New York Times isn't the the first newspaper to go the HTML5 route. The Financial Times created a web app and pulled its native app from the App Store after Apple implemented new subscription rules in iOS 4. The move gave the Financial Times more control over their platform and cut Apple out of any subscription revenue and the New York Times may be looking for similar control, though they have not removed their native app from the App Store at this time. To install the New York Times web app, which is noted as being experimental, go to app.nytimes.com on an iPad and add it to your home screen. Are you a New York Times subscriber? What do you think of the new web app? Source: Businesswire |
The importance of multiple backups for iPhone, iPod, and iPad Posted: 02 Oct 2012 08:27 AM PDT iOS 6 was the first full iOS update offered over-the-air (OTA) using Apple's bit-differential, update-in-place iCloud system. That should make for faster, more convenient updates for current devices, and easier migrations to new devices. But the thing is, when pushing around billions of bits, things can and will go wrong. Storage has errors, power and connectivity fails at the worst times possible, and files get corrupted. We've gotten reports from a few readers who are having trouble with backups at the moment, so it's worth going over the key strategy again -- local, online, and redundant. The more important your data -- photos of your children, documents for work, art and science you've willed into being -- the better you need to back it up. And that means at least one or two local copies as well as copies in the cloud. Sure, convenience is king, and that's why iCloud is so important -- it does everything for you with absolutely no time or effort on your part. But you get out what you put in, so once in a while plug into iTunes and hit the backup button as well. Heck, if your iPhone or iPad is your life, plug into something like PhoneView and do a second backup as well. Keep the iTunes copy in the default folder, put the PhoneView archive in Dropbox. The more important your data, the better you need to take care of it. Apple absolutely has to make sure the technology works, but making the best use possible of that technology it is our responsibility. How to backup your iPhone, iPod, or iPad with iCloudIf you're logged into iCloud and have given it permission, iCloud will automatically back up your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad whenever you plug it into a power source and it is connected to a Wi-Fi network. iCloud backup requires power so it doesn't run the battery down while backing up, and it requires Wi-Fi because of the potentially large amount of data it will transfer. If you're not sure if you've properly set up iCloud or not, here's how to check: How to manually trigger an iCloud backupIf you need to replace or restore your phone, or you know you'll be traveling for a while and want to make sure the backup is done before you go, you can initiate a manual backup.
Depending on the speed of your Wi-Fi connection and how much you have to backup, it could take a while to complete. When it's done iCloud backup will be up to date. How to backup your iPhone, iPod, or iPad with iTunes
How to manually backup data using PhoneView
You can also backup specific files and apps at a granular level. The bottom lineYour data is valuable. You data might well be invaluable. At the very least, let iCloud do its thing every night and once and a while plug into iTunes and do a manual backup just in case. At most, come up with a robust backup strategy that you know you'll be able to stick to. That way, if something bad happens, you won't be panicking. You'll know just how to recover as much as possible. Ally Kazmucha contributed large sections of this article |
Deal of the Day: 51% off the Ballistic Shell Gel (SG) Series Case for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 Posted: 02 Oct 2012 07:21 AM PDT Today Only: Buy the Ballistic Shell Gel (SG) Series Case for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 and save $17.99!The Ballistic SG Series case offers three layers of solid protection. A soft TPU helps to absorb the shock of drops while an impact resistant polycarbonate shell wraps around the skin. The silicone ballistic corners help ensure that all impact points are safe from damage. Comes in black, red, pink and white. List Price: |
Duo Games teams up with Gameloft to launch iPad and iPhone Bluetooth controller Posted: 02 Oct 2012 12:52 AM PDT Duo Games has teamed up with well-known iOS games developer Gameloft to launch a game controller to enable a more console like gaming experience on the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. The new controller, which is known as the Duo Gamer will connect to your device via Bluetooth and comes with two analogue sticks, a D-Pad and six buttons.
The Duo Gamer is compatible with iPad 1, iPad 2, new iPad, iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch (5th generation), and iPod touch (4th generation). It costs $79.99 and will be available from October 5th at Apple.com, Amazon.com and and Target. It is currently compatible with Gameloft's Asphalt 7, Modern Combat 3, Fallen Nation, Order & Chaos Online, Brothers in Arms 2 and N.O.V.A. 3 – Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance. There is no question that the Duo Gamer is a really nice accessory and one that I would be extremely interested in getting hold of. The problem is that the only games that it supports are games from Gameloft. That is a pretty major flaw with the Duo Gamer and the main reason why other game controllers have never become mainstream. Without support for all games, you are severely limiting your market and there will just not be enough interest to make it a success. Getting every developer to support your game controller is impossible for a third party to manage; only Apple has the ability to do this by including it in the iOS SDK. Until that happens, game controllers are always going to be a niche product. Source: Duo Games |
Felix for App.net for iPhone review Posted: 02 Oct 2012 12:29 AM PDT Felix is an iPhone client for the Twitter-like social network called App.net. There may not be very many iPhone apps available for the service, yet, but even with little competition, the folks at tigerbears have done a beautifully phenomenal job with Felix. Felix features five main tabs: My Stream, Mentions, new post, Global, and Dashboard. Each post that appears in My Stream and Mentions displays the user's avatar, username, and buttons to reply, repost, and mark as favorite. The default for the reply button is to reply to everyone mentioned in the post, but if you want to only reply to the poster, tap and hold the reply button to get the option to "reply" or "reply all". Similarly, tapping the recycle icon will repost with the method you've chosen in the app's settings, but tapping and holding will give the choice to "repost" or "repost with comment". My favorite gesture on the My Stream and Mentions tabs is that swiping to the left on a post will open up its conversation. If you want to save the conversation for later reference, just tap the star at the top of the page. The middle tab that looks like a signal is where you go to post to App.net. As soon as you tap it, the post creation screen will slide in. It super fast and easy. The Global tab will show posts by all App.net users. Your Dashboard is where you go to access your profile and settings. The animations on the Dashboard (and profile pages) are really fun. At the top of the screen you'll see your cover image, profile picture, and name, but as you scroll down, these three elements collapse into one bar with a smaller version of your profile pic and your name displayed over a very skinny section of your cover image. In Settings, you can enable push notifications, change the default repost style, login to the droplr, CloudApp, Pocket, Instapaper, and Readability, and more. The good
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The bottom lineFelix is a beautiful App.net client for the iPhone. It's fully-featured with a gorgeous UI, intuitive gestures, support for other media and read-later services, and push notifications that have a very nice sound. I have downloaded a few different App.net clients on the iPhone, but I keep coming back to Felix. Do you use App.net? If so, make sure you follow the iMore and Mobile Nations crew (I'm @llofte) and include a link to your @name in the comments below! $4.99 - Download now |
How do you like the iPhone 5 headset jack on the bottom? Posted: 01 Oct 2012 09:57 PM PDT With the iPhone 5 Apple has moved our trusty 3.5 mm headset jack from where it's always previously been at the top of the device, to a new location at the bottom. What do you think? Was this a good move on Apple's part? If you're wearing a headset, does it make it easier to put your iPhone in your pocket, or harder to leave it on a dock? Or do you not use or simply not care where Apple puts the headset jack on the iPhone? Vote in the poll and tell me your thoughts in comments! |
Samsung sues Apple over iPhone 5 Posted: 01 Oct 2012 09:17 PM PDT Samsung today has filed suit against Apple and the iPhone 5. Not, it's not because Samsung is worried they won't be able to copy "aluminium" fast enough, it's because they feel Apple is violating their (presumably LTE?) patents. Sakthi Prasad et al. from Reteurs have what little word there is at this point:
Which patents specifically Samsung is suing over has yet to be disclosed, as is whether or not they're FRAND patents -- which are supposed to be licensed in a fair, reasonable, and non-descriminating manner, but have increasingly been used counter Apple's proprietary patent suits -- or whether this is simply a case of Apple not paying Samsung what they're due, or Apple believing they're covered by a manufacturer's license and Samsung begging to differ. Lots of variables, even more arguments. Samsung recently lost a billion dollar verdict to Apple in US courts when the jury found Samsung had willfully violated Apple's patents and trade dress. That was only one case among many being waged globally between Apple and Samsung, the two largest rivals in mobile, who also remain among the largest manufacturing partners as well. No doubt there'll be more as this winds its way through the courts. Meanwhile, no one is coming to your house and taking your iPhone, or your LTE, away. Source: Reuters |
Notification Center: The ultimate guide Posted: 01 Oct 2012 07:22 PM PDT Everything you need to know about setting up and using Lock screen, Notification Center, and banner or popup alerts, including the new Do Not Disturb modeNotification Center is Apple's attempt to bring order and sanity to the myriad alarms, alerts, messages, calls, announcements, and challenges that flood our iPhones, iPods, and iPads every day. With Notification Center, you can choose on an app-by-app basis between unobtrusive banners, un-ignorable popups, and between beeps, buzzes, or nothing at all. You can badge your icons so you know how many items you have pending, and you can have everything listed for you right on your Lock screen, so you know about it immediately, or whenever you're ready. When too many notifications become interruptions, you can set a timer or flip a switch and silence it all for as little or as long as you want. Also note, we'll be updating this guide regularly as Apple introduces more iMessage features, so make sure you bookmark this page and check back frequently!
How to find, access, and clear Lock screen, Notification Center, banner, and popup notificationsiOS notifications can appear on your Lock screen, on the pull-down Notification Center shade, or as banners or popup alerts while you're using your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. All of the variations show the icon of the app issuing the notification to the left, and a brief except of the alert content to the right, but all three work in different ways. Here's how to find your each type of notification, act on them, dismiss them, or clear them out. How to set up and use Notification Center's Do Not Disturb modeWhile Notification Center is a great tool for receiving alerts on your iPhone and iPad, some times notification turns into interruption. That's where the new iOS 6 Do Not Disturb feature comes in. It allows your iPhone or iPad to continue to collect notifications without beeping, buzzing, or lighting up the lock screen. Whether you're in a meeting or want a peaceful night's sleep, Do Not Disturb can give you it.
How to disable Notification Center banners, popups, badges, and soundsIf Do Not Disturb simply isn't enough, if you find yourself using it so much you start wondering if you should even have Notifications enabled, or if you want some on and others off, you can also choose to do just that. Notification Center also lets you do just that to banners, popups, badges, and sounds on an app-by-app basis, so you get to decide what's important enough to get your attention. That's right, serenity -- and sanity! -- can be yours again in just a few simple steps.
How to enable, disable, and configure the Weather, Stocks, and Sharing widgets in Notification CenterIf the default content isn't what you want, you can easily change the Weather and Stock widgets to show just exactly what you want. If you don't need them, or the Sharing widget, you can remove any or all of them, add them back later, or simply change their positions within Notification Center.
How to sort and organize alerts in Notification Center on iPhone and iPadThe whole point of Notification Center is to make it easier to view alerts and stay up to date on the tasks that matter the most to you. By default, Notification Center will add app alerts in the order in which the app was installed. You can take control of notification handling on your iPhone or iPad, however, and organizing alerts and notifications in a way that makes the most sense to you.
How to quickly update your Twitter and Facebook status from Notification CenterWith iOS 6 you can send a tweet to Twitter or post to Facebook right from Notification Center and the Sharing Widgets Twitter and Facebook buttons.
How to get more help with Notification CenterIf you need more help setting up, using, or trouble-shooting Notification Center on iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, or Mac, head on over to our iOS forum and ask away! |
Everything Everywhere branding goes live in the UK, still waiting on iPhone 5.... Posted: 01 Oct 2012 05:33 PM PDT The last couple of weeks have been noteworthy for EE (Everything Everywhere) in the UK. Combining Orange and T-Mobile, the company first announced its new EE branding at the launch of its 4G LTE network, and shortly thereafter it was plastered up on the big iPhone 5 event map for the whole world to see. And now it's going up on local shops as well. Being the only UK carrier with an LTE iPhone 5 is going to be a big deal, and it looks like Everything Everywhere is going to make sure they're ready. Local stores are rebranding, and I noticed that the sign above my local shop already been updated with the stacked yellow circles proclaiming it as EE. Smartphone geeks will know what to expect when we see the EE logo, but we suspect many members of the public probably won't have a clue. We should have some more EE news for you later in the week, but in the meantime, anyone planning on switching when the EE iPhone 5 goes live on LTE? |
Apple announces conference call date for Q4 2012 earnings Posted: 01 Oct 2012 05:15 PM PDT Apple has announced that they will be holding their financial results conference call for Q4 on Thursday, October 25 at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET. This will be the first earnings call with the iPhone 5 sales numbers in them. The iPhone 5 sold 5 million units in its first weekend. It was on sale for a little over a week before the end of the quarter, so it will be interesting to see how much total sales are influenced by such a small window. iMore will be live-blogging the call, so be sure to tune in. Apple will also be live streaming the audio of the call for those who care to listen in. Source: Apple |
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