GigaOM have just published data from TV ad analysis firm Ace Metrix that names Apple’s iPhone 4S ad that featured Santa using Siri as the most effective TV spot of the festive season. Apple’s Santa commercial was rated highest according to viewer reactions, beating out rivals including Nintendo and Coca-Cola. All commercials were rated on [...]
According to a new research note by Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, Apple’s sales growth in 2012 is likely to be driven by two next-generation devices – the iPhone 5 and the iPad 3. The earnings estimates in the report are based on the mid-year release of an iPhone 5, as well as forecasts for [...]
Apple have just released a new Christmas-inspired iPhone 4S commercial that features Santa using the voice-assistant Siri to get directions, check local weather details – even search for the email with the “naughty or nice” list. The iPhone 4S advertisement ends with a message from Mrs. Klaus asking Santa to go “easy on the cookies” [...]
According to CEO Lowell McAdam, Verizon wants to offer a single data plan for every device you own by next year. “I think in 2012 we will see it,” McAdam explained duringthe UBS Global Media and Communications Conference, according to AllThingsDigital. “We’ve been working on this for a couple of years, frankly.” Every major wireless [...]
Back in July, Google began revamping the design of its search engine for both Android and iOS. The updates added a less cluttered layout larger touch targets to make searching faster and easier. Many were less than impressed with the layout, but hopefully the changes that Google have implemented for its image database will result [...]
A few months ago, Facebook announced a newfound partnership with Microsoft and Skype that brought Skype video calling to their official website. According to a new report, it looks like video calling is coming to iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. According to iPhoneItalia, Facebook has begun the testing of a new version of its Facebook [...]
Earlier in the week, Apple began seeding the first iOS 5.1 beta to developers with a reported fix for the known battery life issues with the iPhone 4S. While Apple maintain that the battery problems stem from the software, not the hardware, many users have noted that the minor update (iOS 5.0.1) which was released [...]
Carrier IQ, the iPhone data logging software built into iOS that caused a firestorm earlier in the year with breach-of-privacy concerns, has been confirmed by Apple as still existing in iOS 5. According to the company, Carrier IQ will be be completely removed in a future update. We stopped supporting CarrierIQ with iOS 5 in [...]
A new kit from iFixit allows you to repair your broken or damaged iPhone 4S glass back, with a transparent replacement available for $29.95 from the company. Depending on the age of your iPhone, you may also need to purchase a Pentalobe P2 screwdriver which is available in the iFixit “liberation kit“. The kit’s feature [...]
Changewave, a market research firm, has just released the results of a November survey of ~200 iPhone 4S owners. The survey found that 96% of respondents were ‘very satisfied’ or ‘somewhat satisfied’ with the iPhone 4S. In comparison, the iPhone 4 achieved a satisfaction rate of 93% in 2010. As would be expected, Siri and [...]
Apple pulled the iTether app from iTunes on Tuesday because it placed too great a burden on the wireless carriers’ networks, according to the app’s creators. Tether, which created iTether, wrote on its blog that Apple called the company around 12PM on Tuesday. While Apple pointed out that the app placed too much stress on [...]
Apple began seeding iOS 5.1 beta to developers today and embedded within the code are a number of references to future Apple products – including the iPhone 5. Apple have used a standard product number for each iPhone, with the original iPhone dubbed “iPhone 1, 1″, the 3G “iPhone 1, 2″ and so forth. The [...]
Apple has begun seeding the latest iOS 5 beta to developers – iOS 5.1 and XCode 4.3. iOS SDK 5.1 provides support for developing iOS applications and includes the complete set of Xcode tools, compilers, and frameworks for creating applications for iOS and Mac OS X. These tools include the Xcode IDE and the Instruments [...]
Despite Apple flat-out stating that Siri will not be coming to older devices, enterprising developers have proven that the technology works on the iPhone 4, 3GS and iPad. Now, iDownloadBlog is reporting that a new app called Siri0us is available for jailbroken iPhones that allows Siri-like voice dictation for those users who do not own [...]
According to a report posted by Macotakara, Hitachi and Sony have started shipping 4-inch displays for the iPhone 5; According to Asian source, Hitachi Displays, Ltd. and Sony Mobile Display Corporation started to ship 4-inch LCD for new iOS device and LCD for iPad 3. Earlier reports have hinted at a 4-inch display for the [...]
