Following this morning's release of iOS 7.0.4, we've been getting many questions regarding the safety of updating to the latest software version for those who are hoping to be able to jailbreak their device one day.
The good news is that it is completely safe to update to iOS 7.0.4 as it will not hinder your chances to jailbreak, should we ever get a jailbreak for iOS 7...
Bloomberg published an article today about Samsung's plans to release a device with a display that wraps around the edges. Why would you need such a feature, you may ask? As Van Baker, director of research at Gartner, explains, it's all about throwing a bunch of s#@& against the wall and see what sticks.
Curved screens may be a technology in search of a problem to solve, said Gartner’s Baker. Samsung may provide a test case because they have shown a willingness to release products into the market to see if they gain favor with customers, he said.
“There are enough companies out there that are very fond of throwing whatever hardware they can out into the market, just to see if anybody will bite,” he said.
Of course, Samsung will sell this to us as true innovation.
By definition, innovation is the application of better solutions that meet new requirements, inarticulated needs, or existing market needs. Innovation must solve an existing problem, not just be a demonstration of what can technically be done.
Just because you can do it doesn't mean you should do it. But Samsung likes to prove it can be first. Not first at creating a new innovative product. Just first at creating a product.
Filter apps can be found by the truckload in the App Store, and while some of them really stand out for the effects they offer or by their usability, others sometimes go unnoticed. Earlier today, I found out about baseCam, yet another camera app that brings real time video and photo filters to your iPhoneography.
After playing around with it for a few minutes, I have to say that I really enjoy its elegant and simple UI, as well as a few of the live filters it offers. The app description touts 25 unusual filters/effects, and I must say there are a few of them I really like, specifically the Dots, Pixelate, Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue ones...
According to market survey, Apple has a slightly bigger market share for iPhone in Japan than it does in the US, as the WSJ reports:
Even before that, the iPhone was Japan's best-selling smartphone, with a 37% market share in the six months ended Sept. 30, according to Tokyo's MM Research Institute. That's comparable to the iPhone's 36% share in the U.S. in the third quarter, according to Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.
The market share in Japan is also expected to grow a bit due to the fact that carrier NTT DoCoMo started offering the iPhone for the first time in late September.
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Tim Cook: new product categories coming in 2014 iPad Air reviews are in… Fantastical 2 for iOS 7 is out with new design and features How to add iOS 7 slide to unlock functionality to older firmwares How to get rid of the blur effects in iOS 7 How to access the list view in iOS 7 Calendar app Flip flopping: how Jeff decided to get an iPad Air Rumor: five inch iPhone 6 will be first phablet optimized for one-handed use iPhone 5s beats Nokia Lumia 1020 in camera shootout FAA greenlights use of gadgets during nearly all phases of flight Facebook previews new-look Messenger with phone number integration Incredimail becomes Molto, now available on iPhone Meet the ChargeKey, one of the smallest Lightning cables we’ve ever seen How to edit beautiful Fall photos with your iPhone Best apps for downloading YouTube videos to your iPhone or iPad Wallpapers of last week: iPhone 5c tributes Apps of the week: Fantastical 2, Anomaly 2, Molto, and more…Of course, don't forget to listen to the latest episode of our podcast, Let's Talk Jailbreak:
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You know how they say that sometimes more is less. Some also say that specs don't really matter anymore. Well, it all comes true in a camera shootout carried out by the folks at Laptop Mag between the Nokia Lumia 1020, and the iPhone 5s. For those who are still keeping track of specs out there, let's note that the Lumia 1020 comes with a whopping 41MP camera. Apparently that wasn't enough to beat the iPhone 5s 8MP camera though...
The iPhone 5s conclusively beat the Nokia Lumia 1020 in our photo face-off, taking seven out of 10 rounds–and tying one. Even after updating the Lumia 1020′s camera software, which reduced issues with the blue color cast on many images, colors were still more accurate on the iPhone. Apple’s device also excelled when delivering detail and contrast.
An interesting tidbit of information coming from analytics platform Distimo about the App Store most popular category – Games – and how much that category generates in terms of revenue.
Looking at the Top 400 Overall Grossing, 48% of all apps in the Top Overall were games and those apps generated 92% of the revenue for Google Play in September 2013. For the Apple App Stores (average of iPhone and iPad), 52% of the apps in the Top Overall were games and these apps generated 79% of the revenue.
In short, half of the apps in the Top Grossing charts of the App Store generate 79% of total revenue. Note that these apps do not generate 79% of the total App Store revenue. They generate 79% of Top Grossing charts revenue.
When it comes to third party calendar applications, very few names other than Fantastical come to mind. In a few years, the app has become a staple for anyone looking to improve the way they create, edit, and view calendar events on iOS or on Mac OS X.
Although I was a late adopter of Fantastical for iPhone, the app quickly became one of my essential applications. Not only it allows you to create events in a very efficient and intuitive way, but it also displays those events in a beautiful manner, greatly improving the stock experience provided by Apple.
Along with Tweetbot, Fantastical was one my most anticipated app updates for iOS 7, and I am happy to report today that Fantastical 2 is now available in the App Store, with a brand new iOS 7 look and many new features...
iOS is no stranger to Daylight Saving Times bugs. It could actually be considered a recurring things as we've seen several occurrences of Apple's operating system not properly adjusting to time changes in the past, most notably back in 2010 and twice in 2011.
After all this time, you'd think Apple would have figured out how to properly adjust such a basic feature, but apparently they haven't. Some French users are reporting today that although the time has adjusted correctly to the country's DST change, there is still a little bug visible in the Calendar app...
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Apple launches iPad Air, the lightest iPad ever Apple unveils new iPad mini with Retina display, A7 processor Everything you need to know about the iPad event iOS 7.0.3 is out with iCloud Keychain, iMessage fixes and more Yes, it’s safe for jailbreak hopefuls to update to iOS 7.0.3 Animation in iOS 7.0.3 can be drastically reduced for those with motion sickness iPad Air vs iPad mini with Retina display tech specs Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston is the voice behind new iPad Air ad Free OS X Mavericks update now available in the Mac App Store How to use Frequent Locations and Next Destination features in iOS 7 How to speed up animations in iOS 7 and make your device feel blazing fast How to get rid of the blur effects in iOS 7 Watch this guy recreate the iOS 7 Home screen in Microsoft Word Tweetbot 3 is out with all-new design for iOS 7 Samsung fined $340,000 over faking negative web comments about competition 7 tips for taking landscape photos with the iPhone Wallpapers of last week: the water lily iPad Air wallpaper for iPhone and iPad Our favorite Halloween apps and games Apps of the week: Dead Trigger 2, Tweetbot 3, Tick, and more…Of course, don't forget to listen to the latest episode of our podcast, Let's Talk Jailbreak:
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Learn how to reduce blur and transparency effects on your iPhone or iPad to improve your device’s visual clarity.
Apparently, the iOS parallax effects and animations can literally make people sick. If that doesn't happen to you, don't discount this as just a phony report. This is real for some people, although I have yet to meet any of them. Apple listened to the complaints from users who were experiencing various degrees of motion sickness while using iOS and drastically increased the motion reduction feature that was already present before iOS 7.0.3.
As it turns out, not only will this feature reduce the motion of the user interface, but it will also make your iOS device feel like it's blazing fast.