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.

Path Uploads Your Entire Address Book to Its Servers

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated January 25, 2016

Blogger Arun Thampi accidentally discovered that Path uploads your entire address book to its servers. Path CEO quickly explained why the company chose to take this path (pun intended):

We actually think this is an important conversation and take this very seriously. We upload the address book to our servers in order to help the user find and connect to their friends and family on Path quickly and effeciently as well as to notify them when friends and family join Path. Nothing more.

We believe that this type of friend finding & matching is important to the industry and that it is important that users clearly understand it, so we proactively rolled out an opt-in for this on our Android client a few weeks ago and are rolling out the opt-in for this in 2.0.6 of our iOS Client, pending App Store approval.

The app that everybody loved a few months ago is now the app that everybody loves to hate. I'm sure it won't last long though. Path will fix "the glitch" and get praised by everyone for how quickly they came through. But that's only assuming MG Siegler or Gruber don't put them on the gallows first.

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20 Apps to Check Out This Week

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated January 27, 2019

On top of our daily Hot Deals, I'd like to create a new section on iDB where we'll feature 20 apps to check out every week.

No doubt that you'll already know about some of these apps, but hopefully we can introduce you to a bunch of other apps that you wouldn't have found without us.

Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, here are 20 applications worth checking out this week...

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Samsung Note: It’s Not a Phone, It’s Not a Tablet, It’s a Phablet!

Sébastien Page ∙ February 5, 2012

A few days ago, Samsung released a teaser for what they called the next big thing, in which they made fun of us poor Apple users. Today we found out what the next big thing is when Samsung showed off the Note, during the Super Bowl.

I was a bit confused while watching this. Is it a phone? Is it a tablet? It seems even Samsung isn't sure what the Note really is. Turns out the Note is a phone/tablet hybrid, with – I'm not kidding you – a stylus...

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Siri Would Do Anything For Doritos

Sébastien Page ∙ February 5, 2012

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We already know that Siri, hot girls and Doritos don't go well together. But do you know what happens when you tease Siri with Doritos? You might not want to know.

This video is one in a series of ads by Doritos that might air during the Super Bowl. I definitely liked the other ad better, but it's still pretty funny.

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Top 10 iOS News of the Week

Sébastien Page ∙ February 5, 2012

A new week is coming, but that doesn't mean you have to miss out on what happened last week. If you think you may have missed a few of the top stories from last week, don't sweat it, we've got you covered.

We've gathered the top 10 most popular stories from iDB last week for you to check out. As always, make sure that you're friends with us on Facebook, Google+, and that you are following us on Twitter...

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The One and Only Screen On My iPhone

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated February 5, 2018

When I wrote about my top 10 jailbreak tweaks last week, many of you were surprised not to see Springtomize 2 on the list. As I explained in the comments, Springtomize was not on the list because it hadn't been really optimized to work properly on the iPhone 4S, which ended up causing me a bunch of troubles.

But this is now behind us as Springtomize was updated yesterday. It is more stable, and even brings its insane level of customization to the iPad.

In association with some of my favorite tweaks like InfiniFolders and InfiniDock, I was able to use Springtomize to create my ideal home screen...

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This iPhone App Has a Secret Tethering Feature [Updated]

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated February 9, 2018

A few days ago, we told you about QuasiDisk, an app with a hidden tethering feature that sneaked into the App Store. The app was quickly pulled after being publicized on a gazillion blogs.

Today, we learned about yet another app that got through Apple's strict approval process, hiding a tethering Easter egg. The app is called iRandomizer Numbers. It's available in the App Store for $4.99...

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iBooks Author: the Content is Yours, the Format is Apple’s

Sébastien Page ∙ February 3, 2012

Apple updated the iBooks Author End User License Agreement (EULA) today to clarify who owns what when a book is published using the Mac application. TUAW gives a very clear explanation:

The change is an important one though, clarifying that Apple has rights over the format a book is in, not the content. If someone wants to charge a fee for an .ibooks formatted file, that document can only be sold or distributed through Apple, and that work will be subject to a separate agreement with Apple.

Basically, Apple owns the format, you own the content.

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Lucky Dude Buys a Brand New iPad 2 for $65 from a Goodwill Store

Sébastien Page ∙ February 3, 2012

If this isn't pure luck, then I don't know what it is.

Reddit user djrjr is a frequent shopper at his local Goodwill store. A few days ago, as he was browsing the store, he came across a brand new 32GB iPad 2 wifi in the box, selling for $65.

Confused about such a low price, he asked the manager to make sure everything was correct. The manager confirmed that this brand new iPad was indeed selling for the bargain price of $65...

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Apple 3G Devices Briefly Banned From German Online Store

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated May 16, 2016

I woke up this morning finding out that the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and 3G iPads had been banned from sales on Apple's online store in Germany, due to an injunction won by Motorola Mobility, following the company's first big legal victory against Apple in the country a couple months ago.

By the time I took a shower and got to my computer though, the ban had already been lifted. That was quick...

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