Expert Blogs
Launch Day Problems For the New iPhone 4?
By Steve Green, June 24, 2010
It may just be launch day media hype for the massive iPhone 4 release today, however some reports are starting to trickle in on what could be a significant issue with the phone's reception.
Owners are reporting that by holding the iPhone normally in the hand, the bars that indicate reception strength begin to quickly drop until the phone loses all reception. Conflicting information on whether the iPhone actually loses all reception or the indicator that shows reception is buggy. Some owners report that when they try to place calls after the signal drop, they were unable to do so. Others report that they could still make calls, and still other owners report no such problems exists with their iPhone 4 at all.
Get Contacts and Calendars on Your iPad the Easy Way
By Steve Green, June 15, 2010
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With all of the wireless products coming out these days, doesn’t it seem pretty old-school to have to fumble around with cables and synching with a desktop or laptop to get your data on a mobile device? The Palm Pre may have been a marketing flop, however it showed us a glimpse of the near future where we no longer have to link up to a PC to keep our contacts, calendars and such up to date and at the ready.
The last few updates to iTunes and even the Apple mobile OS’s have allowed for some synchronization with information sources other than iCal and Address Book, however it seems that for the time being, Apple wants us tethered to our PC’s with our mobile devices.
Apple Store Made Easy And Genius on the Go
By Steve Green, June 15, 2010
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Apple fans can take advantage of a new application from Apple, Inc. that allows you to shop online at Apple.com and even make reservations at your local Apple Store location.
Released today, the new application is a free download from the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices. Within moments, you can shop online for products and accessories via this fast and convenient interface without having to fire up your mobile browser. The interface is streamlined for mobile usage with a clean look and feel and a familiar App Store layout.
iPhone 4 Announced: Looks to Be the Best iPhone Ever
By Steve Green, June 7, 2010
Information is still coming in from the Worldwide Developers conference going on right now in San Francisco, however the new iPhone 4 has just been officially announced.
The changes are significant and this iPhone, being called 'iPhone 4', makes previous models look downright toy like.
Some of the more significant changes noted are:
Walmart Offers iPhone 3Gs For $97
By Steve Green, May 25, 2010
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If you have been waiting to get a new iPhone 3Gs, your patience has certainly paid off. Starting today, Walmart stores will begin selling the 16GB version of Apple's iPhone 3Gs for a new low price of $97 with a two year contract.
Considering that the same iPhone sold for $197 at Walmart until now, you may be asking why the iPhone's are being put on a fire sale. Considering past price drop patterns on Apple devices, this can only be signaling that the new iPhone can't be too far off from being released and Apple wants to clear its current inventories as fast as possible.
Ultimate Frankenstein: Android on an iPhone
By Steve Green, April 26, 2010
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Porting mobile operating systems from one device to another is nothing really new and has been going on for quite a while. Many websites are dedicated to this craft, however this newest update got my attention.
It seems that someone has gone so far as to install Google's Android operating system to an Apple iPhone 2G with fairly good success. The author claims that porting Android to an iPhone 3G is not far behind.
Hey iPad, Meet The Newton
By Steve Green, January 30, 2010
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A long, long time ago, a man named Steve Jobs created a company named Apple Computers. Apple eventually fired Steve. Apple then created The Newton. Then Steve took over Apple again. Steve killed the Newton. Fast forward in time, now Steve creates, iPad.
The Achille's Heel of the Android OS
By Steve Green, January 10, 2010
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When Apple created its “App Store” for the iPhone, it was a revolution that literally changed the Smartphone world overnight. Suddenly the competition found itself scrambling to make its own version of the App Store, create SDK’s and get programmers onboard to begin making applications for their own devices.
This creation created billions in new revenue for software makers and catapulted the iPhone into being the largest “must have” device on the planet. Almost overnight the perception of Smartphones changed into becoming something more of a laptop replacement than a phone.
What Google's "Nexus One" Means For Us
By Steve Green, January 4, 2010
The Last several months have seen an avalanche of new Smart Phones with brand new operating systems, incredibly sophisticated hardware crammed into ever shrinking form factors with wildly changing pricing schemes and carriers vying to be the first to have an exclusive on it.
The latest much hyped device is the "Nexus One" from Google which is scheduled to be launched tomorrow. This new Smart Phone has all of the press and Blogging world commenting how it may (or may not) be the next, "iPhone Killer" that the industry has been lusting for for the last three years.
