Garage Band for the iPad has received an update. Amongst a few tweaks, another feature added is iPhone and iPod touch support. For those that already have purchased Garage Band on the iPad, you’ll now be able to download it to your iPhone as it is now a universal app.
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iPhone 4S Audio Echo Bug Found
November 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
We’ve heard quite a bit about the iPhone 4S having problems since launch. The main problem identified was the issue of the battery being killed quite quickly. Some users reportedly cannot get through the business day without having to plug in around 3pm. Now that the battery issue seems to have settled down a bit thanks to what appears to be a bug found in the time sync and locations settings, we now hear that the 4S also has an echo problem when using wired headsets.
iPhone 4S Arriving in Hong Kong and S.Korea on November 11 – Pre-Orders Start This Week
November 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Apple is about to launch the iPhone 4S in Hong Kong and South Korea. The latest generation smartphone will be released on November 11 with pre-orders beginning on November 4.
Native Gmail App for iPhone Coming Soon
November 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Google [GOOG] will soon launch a native Gmail app for the iPhone. The new app will allow users to interact with email on their device as an app rather than via the Safari mobile interface.
Three new iPhone 4S TV Ads Launch
October 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Apple [AAPL] has released three new iPhone 4S ads for TV in the US. The new ads show a few of the 4S key features such as Siri, iCloud and photos.
iPhone 4S Battery Life Possible Temporary Fix
October 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The iPhone 4S battery can be terrible for some. It has been widely reported online that a number of users are not getting to the end of the day (or even end of business hours) without having to recharge or let their new iPhone 4S battery die.
It appears to be more of a software issue than a hardware issue as a number of users have been testing switching off the location service for setting the the time zone. It appears that iOS 5 on the 4S has a problem with regularly checking what timezone a user is in and this repeat checking of the current location is using up a lot of battery power.
iPhone 4 Siri Port Now Working
October 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Since the launch of the iPhone 4S a handful of developers have been working on getting Siri ported on to other iOS 5 devices. Progress in the beginning wasn’t the best as only the GUI was ported over. One developer has now managed to successfully port Siri over to the iPhone 4 (and iPod touch) and get it talking to the servers at Apple.
Five Generations of iPhone Cameras Compared
October 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
If you want to know how the camera in the iPhone has changed since launching in 2007, take a look at the comparison shots below. What we see here are five generations of iPhone cameras which start at the original iPhone and then on to the iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4 and finally the new 4S. It’s quite amazing to see how Apple has managed to improve the quality as much as it has in just a few years.
Tremendous Demand for the AT&T iPhone 3GS
October 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The iPhone 3GS launched in various countries around the world in June 2009. Although the smartphone is over 2 years old now, AT&T has reported that it is seeing a tremendous demand for the device and that it has actually sold out because of the demand.
Verizon Sold 2 Million iPhone 4 Units Last Quarter
October 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The 3rd quarter 2011 results posted by Verizon show that the iPhone 4 has done particularly well. It was announced that they saw two million iPhone 4 smartphones sold within the 3 months of the quarter. Remember that this is the iPhone 4 and not the 4S we are speaking about here. Moving on to the iPhone 4S, specific numbers were not provided but it did comment that sales were extremely strong at launch and that they are still struggling to get more stock to satisfy demand.
iPhone 4S 16GB Model Estimated to Cost $188
October 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The iPhone 4S launched last week and within just a few days, 4 million of them were sold. As usual, iSuppli has decided to take a look at what components are used and then estimate the cost of building each device. The cost for each 16GB model was estimated to be $188 although this doesn’t include the build cost of $8 per item.
iPhone 4S Location Gets GLONASS Support Alongside GPS
October 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Looking over the specs page of the iPhone 4S you might have noticed that as well as supporting GPS, the new smartphone also has support for GLONASS. GLONASS (meaning GLObalnaya NAvigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema) is Russias answer to the US GPS system. The project started as far back as 1976 and is essentially a different system to track you around the globe. At the moment GLONASS isn’t active although the last satellite was sent in to space very recently.
