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.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge costs more to build than iPhone 6

Sébastien Page ∙ April 14, 2015

Samsung is taking another hit in the battle for profit and market share, with a bill of materials for the new Galaxy S6 Edge pegged at about $290 for the 64GB version, as reported by Recode. For comparison, the more expensive iPhone 6 Plus money can buy only costs Apple $263 to build. Of course, this doesn't take into account cost of R&D, marketing, etc, but it still paints a dark picture for Samsung who's had a few rough quarters due to its mobile division bleeding profits. Spending more to build a device that will be sold for less doesn't seem like the best idea either.

Data usage tracking app DataMan comes to Apple Watch

Sébastien Page ∙ April 13, 2015

DataMan, my app of choice for tracking cellular data usage on iPhone, was just updated today to bring its simple interface to Apple Watch, allowing you to quickly have a look at your data usage directly from your wrist.

Tweaks of the week: Couria, Vex, Assistant+, and more

Sébastien Page ∙ April 12, 2015

Yet another interesting week in Cydia with a steady flow of new tweaks offering various levels of enhancements to your jailbroken iPhone. I think we'll all agree the big release of the week is Couria, a tweak offering Quick Compose and Quick Reply for Messages, but it definitely wasn't the only one worth your while. Take a peek below!

Roundup: iDB’s top stories of the week

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated October 19, 2018

Like every Sunday, we get to take a look at some of the most popular posts that were published on iDB during the week that just ended. Whether it is a news item, a new jailbreak tweak, a tutorial, or an app review, we sum it all up in one convenient place for you.

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Sprint launches free unlimited international roaming when traveling to select countries

Sébastien Page ∙ April 11, 2015

Taking a page from T-Mobile's Uncarrier book, Sprint announced on Friday that the company will offer free unlimited international roaming to customers traveling to specific countries.

First impressions: going hands-on with Apple Watch

Sébastien Page ∙ April 10, 2015

Apple opened up pre-orders for Apple Watch earlier this morning, and although these won't ship until April 24, the company has outfitted its store with hands on areas where you can try on Apple Watch, and get to have a feel for what it's like to hold the future on your wrist.

After making an appointment at my local Apple Store, I was able to try two different models, and play with one of the Apple Watches that were available for everybody to play with. These are my first impressions of Apple Watch after going hands on with a Stainless Steel with Leather Loop band, and a Space Gray aluminum with white sport band, as well as the various working units they had on display.

Apple reminds developers of upcoming 64-bit requirement for app updates

Sébastien Page ∙ April 8, 2015

As a reminder to developer, Apple published on its developer portal today that starting June 1, 2015, all app updates submitted to the App Store will have to include 64-bit support and be built with the iOS 8 SDK. While the move probably won't affect active developers who are already in compliance, smaller developer who haven't updated their apps for iOS 8 or 64-bit devices yet will have some catching up to do, and it's only good for us users.

Pharrell Williams shows off his Apple Watch on ‘The Voice’ and Instagram

Sébastien Page ∙ April 6, 2015

'The Voice' coach and all around hit maker Pharrell Williams was spotted tonight on the popular music singing competition sporting what appears to be a stainless steel Apple Watch with white fluoroelastomer sport band.

17 new jailbreak tweaks to check out today

Sébastien Page ∙ April 5, 2015

Another slow week in the jailbreak community, but an interesting one nonetheless. These past few days have seen the release of seventeen jailbreak tweaks, including some very solid ones, such as OneHandWizard. As always, we list all the new releases here so you don't have to scroll through Cydia to find the latest tweaks.

Reclaiming moments with Apple Watch

Sébastien Page ∙ April 5, 2015

In his secret history of the Apple Watch story, David Pierce concludes that the device might be able to help us reclaim small moments of our lives, something I've tried to explain several times in my posts about the best Apple Watch features Apple hasn’t told you about, and a day in the life of an Apple Watch user.

The top stories of the week on iDB