Tag Archives: iOS

Feb 14 2012

iPad 3… Coming Soon?

I have it on good authority that there will be an iPad 3 announcement on March 7.
(Read as: A website has reported about another website and someone has ‘heard from a friend’ so I’ll post that too!)

iPad

There have been the usual trickle of photos from within Apple’s supply chain of various parts and pieces. Some have even gone as far as playing Lego with the pieces and fitting together to try to see what it will look like… It will look the same.

Apparantly a millimetre thicker to add a slither of battery life but essentially, it will look the same as the iPad 2. The suggested A6 processor could stay as a dual-core but rumours suggest this could be increased (along with some added RAM) to a quad-core BEAST!

That is what will turn me. Nevermind the possibility of a ‘Retina Display’ with a Higher-than-High-Def resolution. Who knows? Well, Tim Cook probably does… As will the rest of the world within three weeks!

Jan 24 2012

Sherlock – Ringtones (iPhone)

So it’s been a good couple of weeks since the epic finale to the second series of Sherlock.

I’ve created these ringtones to give everyone a little fix.

The one I call ‘Violin Riff’ is my favourite but there’s also the main theme music too.

Sherlock Theme Music (Right-click to download, click to listen)

Sherlock Violin Riff (Right-click to download, click to listen)

Simply add to iTunes, sync your iPhone and enjoy!

EDIT: By popular demand, I’ve created a new one with Irene Adler’s moan from The Woman. You can get it here – The Woman

Jan 7 2012

WorldCard Mobile iOS [Review]

So there are a plethora of apps available for iOS which allow some sort of ‘Smart Scanning’ and I’ve used things like Evernote in the past for saving business cards, or taking quick snapshots of receipts and invoices but after using WorldCard Mobile for the last few weeks, I’ve gotta say it’s the app which I find works best.

WorldCard Mobile (developed by PenPower Tech) is one of the smartest and easiest business card reader/scanner I’ve ever used. You simply take a photo of the card and that’s it. WCM will recognise each part of the card, separate the fields and export into your Address Book.

As you can see above, once you scan a card you can specify parts that may have been missed. I’ve only experienced the app missing information on my own dodgy card! Using a professional card as below, it recognises every field and imports it perfectly! There’s even some image-stabilisation being used in the background because each snap I took was crystal clear and was read in a matter of seconds.

As well as being exported into your Address Book, each card is saved in the WorldCard Mobile app, the image and the exported information!

So if you meet a lot of new people or always find your pockets filling with business cards, then I’d suggest getting this app so you can record information with ease and not have to sit adding people’s contact information into your Address Book manually.

You’d expect there’d be more to write about this but it works so well, it really is that simple!!

WorldCard Mobile is available now for iOS (£4.99 UK / $6.99 US) and various other flavours including hardware at WorldCard.

Nov 22 2011

Re-Downloading Media in iTunes

Through various recent changes, both in iOS for iPhones and the such but also in the iTunes Music Store, you are now able to re-download your past purchases in iTunes!

You can also download straight from your iOS device but today I’ll be concentrating on using iTunes.

Purchased

You’ll notice some new items on your iTunes home page. iTunes Match isn’t available in the UK just yet, so that’ll be covered at a later date.

For now, just select ‘Purchased’ and this will take you to a new section of iTunes where you can re-download everything you’ve ever purchased.

Music History

You can select to look at all your previous purchases, or just what isn’t currently on your computer. This is great if you’ve had to delete media or lost music over the years, I’ve lost plenty of tracks here and there and iTunes will filter out what you’ve already got and show you what isn’t there!

Download

Once you’ve gone through your Music, you can also re-download any apps you may have purchased. Or indeed Books from the iBook Store. If you’re lucky enough to have a US iTunes Store, you can also download TV shows!

TV Shows

Oct 4 2011

iPhone 4S – Everything You Need To Know

So unless you’ve been sleeping or living in a TARDIS recently, you’ll know that Apple have just finished announcing iPhone 4S. Outside the same, inside all different.

iPhone 4S

 

Now that Apple’s website is back online, you can watch some video and look at pretty pictures and see how great the iPhone 4S is going to be, but you came here for the lowdown. So here it is.

Essentially, if you have an iPhone 4, I’d say stick with it. If you have a 3G or 3GS (or heaven forbid a classic 2G!) then it’s worth the upgrade. Simples.
If you have an iPhone 4 and you use it a lot then I would recommend the 4S. It’s harder, better, faster and stronger. Here’s why:

  • A5 dual core processor. The same that’s used in iPad 2 making iPhone’s performance and graphics twice as fast!
  • 8MP Camera.  It ain’t about the MP, it’s about the quality. The sensor captures 60% more pixels for sharper and brighter images.
  • HD Video. Not the HD you’re used to. Full 1080p recorded with live image stabilisation to create stunning video.
  • Smart Twin Antenna’s. No more dropped calls and it doesn’t matter how you hold it.
  • Siri the Smart Assistant. Taking voice recognition to a new level allowing you to dictate messages and emails, discuss your calendar and create/change appointments and it literally answers you back. You have to see it to believe it.
  • Airplay Mirroring. Not just video out, wireless to your Apple TV you can stream everything on your iPhone. Video, web pages and more importantly, games. A wireless controller streaming your games to your TV in HD.
  • Find My Friend. OK, this is a general iOS 5 thing but this is gonna be awesome. Your friends share their location for brief periods of time and you can check in to see where they are. Perfect if you’re meeting up with friends on a night out or at a festival!!
The release date in the US and the UK is Friday October 14th at 8am. There are no prices confirmed for the UK networks as of yet but I’m sure they’ll follow in the next couple of days. The US prices are $199, $299 and $399 with a two-year contract for the 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models respectively. The 3GS will now be free with a contract and the 8GB 4 will be reduced to $99.
Apple have hinted at prices for the iPhone 4S in the UK starting at £499 but whether this is with a contract or not, I don’t know.
iPhone 4S Price
I could go on all night and talk about the pros and cons and whether you should get one if you already have an iPhone or if you’re a new user. There are 9 variations of iPhone available now. So the world is your oyster. Go and get one and have a play… iDid.