5 Great Business Apps for iPhone IOS By Maria Rainier, guest Contributor The IPhone and its IOS platform is still the king when it comes to shear number of apps available for download. As a result there are far too many applications to count. More and more small and medium size business professionals are switching to IOS from BlackBerry because of it’s unique infrastructure of different apps. Here are 5 apps great for business. 1. ITerminal ITerminal is an application … [Read more...]
WWDC 2011: Recap of Announcements
June 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Apple held the WWDC event at San Francisco a couple of days ago which we all know by now. But what do these announcements mean to us? Well, firstly the announcement of Mac OS X Lion. Though it’s not as major as the announcement of iOS 5, it is something that nobody can disregard. Macbooks and iMacs are widely used all over the globe, so this basically means good news for them. With Mac OS X (10.7), Apple has tweaked the trackpad and gesture controls a bit. New features like two finger … [Read more...]
Survey Indicates That Android Is Still On Top In Terms Of Market Share
June 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Ever since Android stepped into the scene, other platforms (BlackBerry especially) have been having a hard time. But what could be the reason for that? Well, in my opinion it’s the open sourced nature of Android that has brought it where it is today. On the other hand there is Apple, which has a different set of customers with slightly different mindsets. The iPhone was launched in 2007 with much grandeur by Apple. Back then the iPhone was one of a kind, now with the emergence of Android, we get … [Read more...]
Google Search for iOS Revamped
May 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Google apparently has updated or rather slightly revamped the iOS interface of the Google Search Engine. Though it doesn't seem completely new or out of the ordinary, this is defintely a welcome addition. It seems like they have tried to make it like the desktop version of the Google website. This basically brings a new layout to the iOS version of the browser with improved categories like news, searches, images and places. Interestingly, when the drop down icon is pressed, a user is now able to … [Read more...]
Apple Sues 17 Year Old Boy For Selling “Stolen Parts” of The White iPhone 4
May 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Apple has had issues with most companies regarding copyright violations and what not. In fact an ex employee had to even go behind the bars for revealing trade secrets. Well, now a 17 year old boy from China, with the ambition to make quick money, is in the picture. Apparently, this boy got access to stolen parts of the white iPhone 4 back in November, when the white iPhone 4 was expected to launch. He then set up a website named whiteiphone4now.com where he sold the parts for a hefty sum, more … [Read more...]
Updated Apple Store App To Go Live Tomorrow
May 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Apple has now updated the official Apple Store App for iPhone. Apple has updated the Apple Store to Apple Store 2.0 which brings some changes to the layout and functionality of the app. Moreover it is being speculated that the new iPhone app for the store will allow users to custom order Macs. This means that you would be able to pick your own Mac with your choice of hardware. Users will be given the liberty to choose the processor, hard drive and so on. This app would also offer everything … [Read more...]
iPhone 4 and iOS App Store Set Various Guinness World Records
May 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Apple's iPhone 4 has just made its way into the Guinness Book of World Records 2011 Gamer Edition. According to Guinness, the iPhone 4 was the fastest selling portable gaming system in history. We're not surprised to be honest. The iOS AppStore too has received recognition for being the most popular application marketplace. Guinness said in an official statement - "For comparison, the PSP shifted 200,000 units on its launch date in 2005, and the DS took a week to move 500,000 consoles in … [Read more...]
Google Launches “News Near You” on Google News for Cellphones
May 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Google has launched a news service which provides news to users based on their location. This service makes use of Gulp! and provides you with substantial news about a particular location. Google carefully examines the story to provide users with news about their current location. And yes, this makes use of location tracking. But users can opt not to be tracked from a page that appears the first time you start using the service. But if you choose otherwise, Google will add a new bar at the … [Read more...]
Carriers Should Store User Location Data: Government
May 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Location tracking allegations were thrashed on Apple and later on Google. As a result both the companies were scheduled to appear before a senate on the 10th of May. The Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jason Weinstein attending a senate hearing called by Al Franken said that it was in the government's interest that the carriers kept track of user locations and stated that this should continue for the next two years. This is what he had to say - "When this information is not stored, it may be … [Read more...]
White iPhone 4 Thicker Than the Black Version
April 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The launch of the white iPhone 4 seemed like a pretty good one. Most considered it to be exactly the same as its black variant with the white color of course. What they didn't know though, was that there was a technical flaw quietly waiting for us. Apparently the white iPhone 4 is a bit thicker than its black sibling. We know it doesn't make much of a difference but still it matters a whole lot if a user wants to attach his own case or an iPhone bumper perhaps. And if the case is a bit tight(as … [Read more...]