Apple is expected to release the iPad Mini on Tuesday October 23rd, in San Jose, California. The tablet is be available on November 16th. Apple has sent out invitations for October 23rd. According to PC Tablet, the invitation entitles "We've got a little more to show you"
The iPad Mini will feature the 7.85 inch screen and an A5 processor. It
will however not feature the Retina Display which is featured in the
full size iPad.The expected price is between $249 or $350 the 8GB version. Other memory
configurations available will be 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB. Apparently the
tried and tested A5 processor with a 512MB RAM will power the iPad Mini.
The 8GB iPad Mini will be a Wi-Fi-only only model whereas the top of
the layer 64GB will reportedly be a cellular version with 4G LTE, it
will set you back by $650.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Thursday, October 18, 2012
iPhones and Marketing Data Collected!
Is Apple using data from iPhone users for Marketing?
The new iOS 6 software uses data for Advertising purposes. Many of us are unaware of this option. I am almost certain that many of us are too excited to set up our new iPhone and we accept the terms and conditions in the start up screen without carefully reading what are these terms and conditions and as usual we will press "i agree" and this takes us to the home screen of the iPhone we have long been waiting for. By accepting these conditions, we are authorizing Apple to use our data for Advertizing purposes.
The good news is that there is an option to turn off this setting. However, it is harder to find. Below are the navigation planes to get to this setting.
Setting --- General --- About --- Advertising! Here is the option to turn off "Limit Ad Tracking"
After getting to the "about" screen, scroll all the way to the bottom to find advertising.
The new iOS 6 software uses data for Advertising purposes. Many of us are unaware of this option. I am almost certain that many of us are too excited to set up our new iPhone and we accept the terms and conditions in the start up screen without carefully reading what are these terms and conditions and as usual we will press "i agree" and this takes us to the home screen of the iPhone we have long been waiting for. By accepting these conditions, we are authorizing Apple to use our data for Advertizing purposes.
The good news is that there is an option to turn off this setting. However, it is harder to find. Below are the navigation planes to get to this setting.
After getting to the "about" screen, scroll all the way to the bottom to find advertising.
Friday, October 5, 2012
Saving iPhone 5 Battery Life!
The new generation iPhone 5 was shipped with iOS 6 software. Below is a known way to save the battery life by over 60%. Although my phone is fully charged, within 7 hours of no usuage my iPhone 5 battery dies. After exploring all the featues in settings, found the reason what this happened.
Using the new iOS 6 software, location services is now under privacy. Within location services, towards the bottom of the screen it will say system services. This is where all the hidden features are running constantly, hence it requires a lot of battery life.
Settings --- Privacy --- Location Services --- System Services! (Turn off the services that are not needed)
Since 4G LTE service is not widely available for all carriers the phone constantly searches for LTE network hence this kills the battery life faster. As a Sprint carrier, i turn off the LTE setting since it is not available for Sprint.
It is common for the battery life to die faster when their is limited service since the phone contantly searches for improved network. Since LTE is not widely available, the iPhone 5 searches for LTE network. In an attempt to search for improved network it uses more battery life.
Using the new iOS 6 software, location services is now under privacy. Within location services, towards the bottom of the screen it will say system services. This is where all the hidden features are running constantly, hence it requires a lot of battery life.
Settings --- Privacy --- Location Services --- System Services! (Turn off the services that are not needed)
Since 4G LTE service is not widely available for all carriers the phone constantly searches for LTE network hence this kills the battery life faster. As a Sprint carrier, i turn off the LTE setting since it is not available for Sprint.
It is common for the battery life to die faster when their is limited service since the phone contantly searches for improved network. Since LTE is not widely available, the iPhone 5 searches for LTE network. In an attempt to search for improved network it uses more battery life.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Peeling Paint on Black iPhone 5
The black iPhone 5 paint peeps off easily and it looks horrible. The
back of the phone is coated with a aluminum material hence, the paint
peeps off easily as opposed to the black iPhone 4S & 5!
The white iPhone 5 is much neater than black. The back of the white iPhone 5 looks like the same material used to make Apple mac book computers. The back looks silver coated and the paint on the white does not peep like the BLACK iPhone 5.
The paint used to coat the iPhone 5 peels off easier than the iPhone 4S and earlier generations of iPhone. Within the first hour of owning my black iPhone 5, the back of the phone scratched because i put it in my pocket and i had my keys in my pocket. The best bet is to get a case since dust leaves scratches on the phone because the iPhone 5 is much easier to get scratched.
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