Apple has been quick to acknowledge the fact that in some devices, the users have to go through the trouble of bearing with a poor battery life. The error, the makers say, is due to a minor glitch in their new operating system- iOS 5. They have promised to release a software update to fix this problem. The number of users affected, however, remains small.
The next big event related to Apple on the calendar is scheduled for October 4th. This is allegedly the date for the unveiling of the iPhone 5 but for now it is only unofficial as Apple executives seem tongue tied about the rumors. However, the grapevine has it that the actual announcement will be made by Tim Cook who is going to conduct the entire event on that day. In addition to Mr. Cook, the event will be graced by the presence of Philip Schiller of the Worldwide Marketing department, Scott Forstall from the software department and Eddy Cue who has recently taken over the Internet Software and Services division.
There have been rumors speculation that the iPhone will soon be available for Sprint customers. The question then arises: will Sprint keep their unlimited data plans for iPhone users? Sources close to the situation says yes.
Not even two weeks have gone by since Comex released JailbreakMe 3.0 to jailbreak and iOS device running 4.3.3 and already Apple is releasing a fix. This is not really a surprise and it is actually more surprising that they did not have a fix sooner considering this update also fixes a very serious security hole.
World of Goo grabbed the world and didn’t let go back in 2008 when it was launched on WiiWare and for Steam on PC. It is also available on another iOS platform, the iPad, since December of last year. This April the game will be released for the iPhone iOS platform to allow gamers to take their blobs of connecting ‘goo’ wherever they go.
Good news for fans of the popular mobile device game, Angry Birds. A new instalment to the Angry Birds family has been added; Angry Birds Rio is now available on Android, iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and Mac computers.
The 3D portable is days away from North American release and excitement is rising. Despite the massive hype for the 3DS there has been a few across various message boards that have been wondering how well the games for said device will sell at their price point, which is no cheaper than $40 according to Gamepstop.
Two years ago, a programmer for Disney Animation Studios named Terence Worley wrote the code for an iPhone app named Quake Tech. Its purpose: to track and send signals of earthquakes with reliable data from the U.S geographical Surveys and other feeds.
This iTunes Store application now has a rating of 4.5/ 5 stars. Its advanced technology uses the embedded GPS to calculate the user’s distance from the epicenter of the earthquake. This information can then be shared on sites like Facebook and Twitter automatically from the app itself. This is done by syncing the app with the owner’s Facebook or Twitter account.
Rumors are rife that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. and Apple Inc. will be expanding their foundry ties, which is a possible blow for Samsung. According to sources, Apple and TSMC have quietly entered into a foundry relationship. It has been reported that the A5 dual-core processors that Apple uses for the iPad 2 will be made by TSMC on a foundry basis. It has been said that the 40nm processors of TSMC will be used by Apple for the A5 and the company will also possibly work with the manufacturer on 28-nm processors.
Today, Apple released the latest version of its iOS platform to developers used by the iPod Touch, the iPad and the iPhone, iOS 4.3. Various new features which have been introduced in this new edition include the ability to share the data connection of an iPhone 4 over WiFi as a WiFi hotspot, the double functionality of iPad’s side switch which can now be used to either mute the audio or lock the screen calibration to landscape or portrait views, new Nitro JavaScript engine for the Safari mobile browsing platform and AirPlay enhancements for iTunes Home Sharing.
It has always been Apple’s priority to increase the lure and hence the sales of its various products, the iPhone being at the front of the pack. They are now working towards reducing the price of the iPhone or coming up with new cheaper version of this immensely successful phone. However, recent reports suggesting that the company is planning a new smaller version of the iPhone seem to be baseless as inside sources briefed on Apple’s new plans told the reporters.
Apple’s iOS has been creating quite a buzz lately, and for all the wrong reasons. The new subscription policy essentially binds the applications on Apple’s iOS available on the iPhone, iTouch and iPad into a number of constraints that have not been received well by the creator companies. The terms include a 30% share of the application’s cost towards Apple, the creators cannot increase the cost of their apps for the Apple devices than those they charge everywhere else and the apps can’t even have direct links from the apps to the browser of the device to be able to handle subscriptions without including Apple into the process. And to give you an idea of just how restrictive Apple is about the process, it isn’t certain that the apps can even display a pop up message to ask users to subscribe from their PCs and then use the app.
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