Sébastien Page

Sebastien is the Founder and Editor in Chief of iDB. Once a BlackBerry user, Sebastien instantly fell in love with the iPhone when it was first announced in 2007. Shortly after, he decided to start sharing his knowledge of the iPhone and its nascent ecosystem, which led to the creation of this blog. Sebastien currently owns 14 iPhones, 4 iPads, a MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, a MacBook Air, 2 Apple Watches, 3 Apple TVs, countless HomePods and AirTags as well as a few pairs of AirPods.

The iDownloadBlog top news stories of the week – August 18, 2013 edition

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated April 25, 2017

Like every Sunday, we bring you the stories that were the most popular on iDB during this past week. Whether it is a news piece, an editorial, a tutorial, a new jailbreak tweak, or an accessory review, we sum it all up in one convenient place.

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GIVEAWAY: get a free app and the chance to win one of three $100 iTunes gift cards Apple seeds iOS 7 beta 6 with fix for iTunes in the Cloud issue Apple to unveil new iPhone at September 10th event iCloud Beta revamped with iOS 7 style design, here’s your gallery Four simple ways to back up your iPhone photos The best alarm clock apps for iPhone Preview: Reminisce There’s more to Apple’s rumored budget iPhone than just the price Joint iPhone 5S, 5C launch could be the most successful in Apple’s history New iPhone to feature sapphire-covered convex Home button with fingerprint sensor? New report reiterates ’5C’ name for budget iPhone, calls for a gold 5S colorway 2013 iPhone Photography Awards: you won’t believe your eyes Wallpapers of last week: vivid fresh retina fruit 15 apps that look great on iOS 7 Plants vs. Zombies 2 now available for download Apps of the Week: Notability, Carrot Alarm, Flip, Plants vs Zombies 2 and more

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We should write AT&T a check for $1 billion

Sébastien Page ∙ August 16, 2013

You know what we should do to stop them from complaining? We should write AT&T a check for $1 billion and if the deal doesn’t work out, they can keep the money. Let’s give them the $1 billion [Apple had $5 billion in cash at the time] and shut them the hell up.

Steve Jobs, talking to telecommunication consultant Raj Aggarwal about how he was annoyed that AT&T was spending too much time worrying about the risks of the deal he was negotiating with them before the first iPhone came out...

Get a free app and the chance to win one of three $100 iTunes gift cards

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated February 12, 2018

If there is one thing we love at iDB is to reward our readers with some awesome giveaways. We run those on a regular basis, and from time to time, we have one big giveaway that is sure to go down in iDB history. Today, we are announcing one of these.

We partnered with our friends at Big Fish Games to not only give you a free copy of their hit game Fairway Solitaire, but we also give you a chance to win one of three $100 iTunes gift card...

The iDownloadBlog top news stories of the week – August 11, 2013 edition

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated April 24, 2017

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Apple seeds iOS 7 beta 5 to developers: this is what’s new 10 new features in iOS 7 beta 5 [Video] A closer look at Frequent Locations in iOS 7 Poll finds most users actually prefer the look of iOS 7 over iOS 6 ‘VideoPane’ brings true video multitasking to iOS Aplo: a minimalistic theme with depth Preview: iRealSMS beta with iOS 7 inspired QuickReply Biometric expert breaks down how an iPhone fingerprint sensor could work What a 12.9-inch iPad looks like next to an iPad 4, MacBook Air Wallpapers of last week: flat pastels honoring Steve Jobs Apps of the week: MixBit, Aero, Gleamer, and more 15 apps that look great on iOS 7

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The iDownloadBlog top news stories of the week – August 4, 2013 edition

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated April 25, 2017

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Apple releases iOS 7 beta 4: this is what’s new iOS 7 Beta 4 offers screenshot detection API Hidden code in iOS 7 seemingly confirms iPhone with built-in fingerprint sensor Apple may post three more iOS 7 betas before Golden Master seed in September New jailbreak tweak FaceHalt brings Samsung’s Smart Pause feature to iOS devices BuddyLock: an incredibly detailed Lock screen launcher Control Unlocker: unlock your iPhone old school style The horrible state of Android fragmentation Samsung caught cheating in Galaxy S4 benchmarks BlackBerry Messenger beta for iOS and Android invites rolling out Last week's wallpapers: pastel purity perfect for iOS 7 How to create stop motion animations with your iPhone and Google+ Auto Awesome feature Apps of the week: Swipes, Pivvot, Splyce, and more…

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Google to replace AT&T as Starbucks Wi-Fi provider

Sébastien Page ∙ July 31, 2013

Starbucks drinkers will be glad to learn that Google will soon replace AT&T as the coffee chain's preferred partner to power the Wi-Fi network of its 7,000+ US stores. Additionally, Google Fiber access, where available, will be provided as well.

According to a post over at the official Google blog:

That’s why we’re teaming up with Starbucks to bring faster, free WiFi connections to all 7,000 company-operated Starbucks stores in the United States over the next 18 months. When your local Starbucks WiFi network goes Google, you’ll be able to surf the web at speeds up to 10x faster than before. If you’re in a Google Fiber city, we’re hoping to get you a connection that’s up to 100x faster.

How great is that?

The iDownloadBlog top news stories of the week

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated April 25, 2017

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Dev Center is back! New in iOS 7: smart ‘send from’ in Mail Apple makes its blockbuster Fall kind of official Beat Jony Ive at his own game using this interactive iOS 7 design tool Rumor: Apple to discontinue iPhone 5 alongside budget, 5S launch Plastic iPhone shell compared to 3GS, iPod touch in new hi-res video ‘UnthreadedJB’ untethered jailbreak released for CDMA iPhone 4 on iOS 5.1 New Nexus 7 vs iPad mini comparison [Video] Over 700 million phones could be vulnerable to SIM card flaw Would you pay again for iOS 7 versions of apps you already own? Instagram users hacked by smoothie spammer Apps of the week: djay 2, Iron Force, rithm, and more Wallpapers of last week: flat toned and brilliant wallpapers

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How Samsung is beating Apple in China

Sébastien Page ∙ July 27, 2013

Reuters:

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook believes that "over the arc of time" China is a huge opportunity for his pathbreaking company. But time looks to be on the side of rival Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, which has been around far longer and penetrated much deeper into the world's most populous country.

Some great insights in this article where the authors break down how Samsung is outdoing Apple in China. In shorts, it all comes down to the different strategy Samsung adopted in China: multiple devices with low to high prices, creating "perceived innovation", a large retail presence, and maintaining good relationships with carriers.

Apple’s latest major acquisition: Apple

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated April 18, 2016

Philip Elmer-DeWitt, writing for Fortune:

Last quarter, Apple finally made a major acquisition. And what did it buy?

It bought Apple.

By my calculation, the company spent $16 billion last quarter ($4 billion in cash, $12 billion through the so-called accelerated share repurchase program) to purchase 36 million of its own shares at an average price of just over $444.

For that amount, Apple could have bought three Nokias or three BlackBerrys...

The iDownloadBlog top news stories of the week – July 21, 2013 edition

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated April 25, 2017

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Apple seeds iOS 7 beta 3 to developers: this is what’s new p0sixninja’s ‘openjailbreak’ website now up and running iOS 7 smooths out iPhone apps on non-Retina iPads Top iOS apps go free ahead of App Store’s 5th anniversary New hack claims to enable free hotspot tethering, no jailbreak required Wallpapers of the Week: beautiful naturescapes by Solefield Preview: ayra Instabot takes your Instagram experience to a new level Will the iPhone get its own Mac Pro moment? Google shows off new Google Maps features, coming soon to iOS Extend your iPhoneography creativity with Color Moves in Photoshop Touch Apps of the week: WunderMap, Instabot, Pure for Flickr, and more…

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Extend your iPhoneography creativity with Color Moves in Photoshop Touch

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated January 18, 2018

Welcome back to iDB's lessons in iPhone photography. If you remember the last lesson, I hinted that we could be taking a deeper dive into some post processing techniques. Specifically, that deeper dive will be looking at RGB color moves using Photoshop Touch.

I'm sure you are asking, what is an RGB color move and why would you want to do it? All the color information your iPhone records is composed of Red, Green and Blue (RGB) data. The idea of a color move is to brighten or darken the various RGB values in your images to expand your creative post processing. Maybe you want to make an image more red or blue. Maybe you want to create your own Instagram-like filter that is uniquely yours. In this quick lesson, you will learn how to do just that...

The iDownloadBlog top news stories of the week – July 7, 2013 edition

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated April 25, 2017

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10 great iOS 7-ready wallpapers for iPhone 5 Apple caught testing offline Dictation for iOS 7 p0sixninja reveals plans for ‘openjailbreak’ MuscleNerd: no A5+ bootrom exploit iOS 7 hints at growing interest in Apple pre-release software How to add a screen fade animation when sleeping or waking your device Apple enforcing iOS 7 beta gag-order on retail employees What would it take for you to upgrade from your iPhone 5? Rumor: Foxconn has started shipping budget iPhone for Fall release FireCore releases aTV Flash (black) 2.3 with Apple TV 5.3 compatibility and more BlackBerry death watch begins ticking after touch screen fiasco The best apps to stream music This week’s apps: LIMBO, Contra Evolution, Clocked, and more…

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