Here, in case you've been wondering why Apple shipped buggy iOS Maps... Come on, you knew this was coming. I'd bet my shirt that Conan O'Brien will be next to diss Apple's crappy maps. Can you say Mapgate?
And here comes Mapgate
Year: 2012
The iPhone 5 camera’s low-light ability is pretty amazing
At first glance, it may appear that your photos look the same when taken with either the iPhone 5 or the iPhone 4S. It may even lead you to believe that there is no difference at all between the two cameras.
But try taking a photo in a low-light situation, and one thing becomes readily apparent; the iPhone 5 is far superior when it comes to snapping photos in low-light. Take a look inside, as we compare the iPhone 4S with the iPhone 5's low-light photo taking capabilities...
T-Mobile’s iPhone-friendly 42 Mbps HSPA+ coming to Las Vegas on Monday
T-Mobile USA, the nation's fourth-largest carrier and the sole major U.S. telco without Apple's iPhone, announced at the GigaOm Mobilize conference that it will be rolling out its iPhone-compatible HSPA+ network in Las Vegas on Monday, September 24, 2012.
The carrier's HSPA+ network runs in the much more common 1900MHz spectrum, allowing unlocked iPhone owners to finally access the fastest 3G network in the country, T-Mobile's dual-carrier HSPA+...
Lightning Connector chip policies against third-party alternatives
Apple apparently has gone to great length and expense to ensure consumers purchase only its version of the Lightning connector. The connector, which debuted with the iPhone 5, includes a chip which serves to prevent third-party alternatives, according to a report.
The authentication chip is located between the cable's V+ contact and power pin, according to Double Helix Cables, which took the new cable apart, sharing its results with AppleInsider. Because the chip appears only in Apple's Lightening cable, third-party alternatives offered by places like Alibaba.com won't work, the company claims...
The Verizon iPhone 5 is GSM unlocked, tested with AT&T
I can confirm that the Verizon iPhone 5 is indeed GSM unlocked. Even though I bought an iPhone 5 from Verizon under contract, I was able to cut down my AT&T Micro SIM, and use it in my Verizon iPhone 5 to pick up an AT&T signal. By doing so, I was able to hop onto AT&T's HPSA+ network, or "4G" as they so ridiculously name it.
AT&T's so-called 4G speeds are nothing like true LTE speeds, but they are a bit better than typical 3G speeds. But the big news here isn't about speed. The big news here is that we have confirmed that you can use a Verizon iPhone 5 on AT&T or T-Mobile, freely, even if you're a brand new customer under contract.
Starbucks to update its iOS app for Passbook by month’s end
Been wondering when you would be able to take your shiny new iPhone into a Starbucks and use Passbook to pay for your grande skinny vanilla latte? Well, wonder no more.
We've just spied a Twitter update from the company itself in which we learn that an iOS 6 compatible version of the app, complete with Passbook support, will be with us by the end of the month!
What's more, Starbucks even added a little bit of geekery to proceedings by signing off with a spot of binary code, just for the lolz...
Limited manpower blamed for crappy Apple Maps
In case you haven't already known this yet, the Apple-designed iOS 6 Maps app is off to a slow start amid reports of inaccurate data sets, missing or incorrect places, lack of built-in transit data and lacking navigational features in general. Simply put, Apple Maps have a long way to go before taking Google Maps head on.
According to one cartography expert, much of the woes with Apple Maps could be traced back to Apple's lack of qualified engineers and spatial data teams. The company should also look into acquiring major mapping data providers and be more active in crowdsourcing via a dedicated service to allow people to more easily improve the quality of data, akin to TomTom's MapShare service...
NYPD: Register your iPhone and we’ll track it down faster
There is nothing worse than having your property stolen, whether that be an iPhone, an iPad or anything else. Getting it back may not repair all the damage, but it certainly goes some way to helping.
If you went to New York's 5th Avenue flagship Apple Store, then you may have seen some of the cities finest, the NYPD, suggesting that new iPhone owners register their latest purchases with them. The reason? To help get hardware back to the rightful owners should the need arise.
In a day and age where Find My iPhone has already proven to be hugely popular in helping to retrieve stolen property, there's no reason not to add another string to your iPhone-retrieving bow...
Thanks to unibody design, the iPhone 5 is likely the most durable iPhone yet
Just hours after the iPhone 5 went on sale, electronics wizard have pry opened Apple's brand spanking new phone and analyzed its innards. It's now time for a drop test. As evident in a clip by iFixYouri, the iPhone 5 has significantly more scratch resistant front glass. Matter of fact, you could say that the iPhone 5 is one durable phone as it outperformed all other previous phones...
The Lightning connector is really, really tiny
Until you get it in your hands, it's hard to imagine just how tiny Apple's new Lightning connector really is. You might be thinking it's on USB Mini levels, but it's even smaller than that.
The press shots usually show an up close photo of the Lightning connector, which is just enough to skew perceptions of its size. In this video inside, I compare the Lightning connector to a plethora of other connectors and items we're all familiar with: USB, USB Micro, USB Mini, Thunderbolt, 30-pin connector, a penny, and more.
If you're at all interested in Apple's new connector, then you don't want to miss this...
O2 employee hunted over $240,000 worth of stolen iPhone 5
Today may be the big day for many awaiting Apple's iPhone 5, but buyers at one of UK carrier's O2 stores were left disappointed after £150,000 (around $240,000) worth of iPhone 5 were stolen before they could be handed out to eager purchasers.
The O2 store, located in London, had 252 brand new iPhone 5 handsets go missing around 1:30am, with the authorities hunting a man in connection with the theft.
A 23 year-old O2 worker is believed to be the man behind the disappearing iPhones, with cash from the store's safe also missing, according to reports...
Sprint nearly sold out of the iPhone 5
Oh my! The iPhone 5 has officially gone on sale this morning at 8am in the United States and eight oversea markets and already U.S. carrier Sprint has burned through its initial allotment of devices. The company just reported it sold out of the iPhone 5 at many of its retail stores on East Coast, just hours after the device went on sale. The stores will remain "seriously constrained" until Sprint receives additional devices from Apple...