Earlier this month, some persistent rumors have surfaced pointing to Apple's move to make a version of the iPhone available in the Verizon Wireless' network. The move is mainly a response to the growing threat posed by Android, the Google smartphone heavily promoted by Verizon Wireless and which took over the iPhone in the last quarter, as the best selling phone in the market.
Apple plans to begin mass producing the new iPhone by the end of the year, and it would be released in the first quarter of 2011, according to the Wall Street Journal. The phone would resemble the iPhone 4 currently sold by AT&T, but would be based on an alternative wireless technology used by Verizon, still according to the Journal.
For more, see WSJ.com
Showing posts with label iPhone 4. Show all posts
Showing posts with label iPhone 4. Show all posts
Friday, October 22, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Family Tracker app for iPhone allows to keep track of iPhone users.
The new Apple iPhone 4 has been making the news lately because of problems with its antenna resulting in dropped calls and frustration from users. But that did not stop apps developers to go full speed ahead and produce apps suited to the new phone. One of those apps is the Family Tracker that when installed on the phone, and turned on, allows to the person in need to know all the times the whereabouts of the actual phone's user, to be able to do just that.
The app runs unseemly in the background and checks on the phone location via its GPS and uploads the findings to the Family Tracker's servers. From there, the person who signs up for the service-generally the with with the need to track the user-, can log in to the service's Web site or from their own iPhone to have an idea to where the phone is actually located. It goes without saying that the person being tracked has to give his or her consent and be willing to keep the service running in the background for it to wrk.
The app has even a "ping" function that allow for push notification which is a way for the person doing the tracking, to send a request to the phone user through the the service and receive his or her GPS location if they choose to acknowledge the request. That added feature is important since it can work on older iPhones.
Citing some users, AppScout, said that the app is dogged by bugs and is slow to display updates.It goes without saying that the person being tracked has to give his or her consent and be willing to keep the service running in the background for it to wrk.
It sells for $5.99 and is available for download at the iTunes store.
For more, see AppScout.com
The app runs unseemly in the background and checks on the phone location via its GPS and uploads the findings to the Family Tracker's servers. From there, the person who signs up for the service-generally the with with the need to track the user-, can log in to the service's Web site or from their own iPhone to have an idea to where the phone is actually located. It goes without saying that the person being tracked has to give his or her consent and be willing to keep the service running in the background for it to wrk.
The app has even a "ping" function that allow for push notification which is a way for the person doing the tracking, to send a request to the phone user through the the service and receive his or her GPS location if they choose to acknowledge the request. That added feature is important since it can work on older iPhones.
Citing some users, AppScout, said that the app is dogged by bugs and is slow to display updates.It goes without saying that the person being tracked has to give his or her consent and be willing to keep the service running in the background for it to wrk.
It sells for $5.99 and is available for download at the iTunes store.
For more, see AppScout.com
Friday, June 25, 2010
iPhone 4 new antenna is designed to improve calls quality.
The new iPhone 4 slated to go on sale June 24, is much improved in one area: signal strength and reliability. The big improvement is the consequence of a design change with the phone antenna wrapped around the frame instead of being buried under the shell.
With the new design, iPhone owners should experiment less dropped calls at a better quality according to the Wall Street Journal.
For more, see WSJ.com
With the new design, iPhone owners should experiment less dropped calls at a better quality according to the Wall Street Journal.
For more, see WSJ.com
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
iPhone 4 enveilled to the public for the first time.
Weeks after the the lost iPhone's saga and the mini drama that enfolded, Apple finally unveiled the new iPhone called iPhone 4, yesterday. From the exterior, the new phone is thinner than the previous one thanks to its stainless frame that serves also as an antenna.
One of the phone striking new features are its two cameras, including a front-facing one that allows video chats thanks to the FaceTime video chat utility. It gives you a full-screen view of your caller and puts your head in a little thumbnail on the same screen. The new iPhone 4 has a bigger battery that allows for seven hours of talk time.
One of the phone striking new features are its two cameras, including a front-facing one that allows video chats thanks to the FaceTime video chat utility. It gives you a full-screen view of your caller and puts your head in a little thumbnail on the same screen. The new iPhone 4 has a bigger battery that allows for seven hours of talk time.
Another thing that spurs excitement, is the fact that the operating system dubbed iOS 4, allows users to run more than one application at a time.
The iPhone 4 will go on sale June 24 in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany and Japan. In the U.S., it will cost $199 with a two years contract with AT&T which remained as the exclusive carrier for the iPhone. Another hundred dollars would provides an iPhone model with additional storage.
For more, see WSJ.com
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