Category: iPhone / iPad / iOS

Scout By TeleNav #1 Navigation Application In Apple App Store

Mar. 19 Apple, Featured, GPS-Navigation, iPhone / iPad / iOS no comments

Scout

Scout, the turn-by-turn navigation solution from TeleNav has landed in the #1 spot in the Navigation Category in the Apple App Store. Also, as we speak right now is climbing it’s way up the charts in “Top” free applications sitting at the #4 spot.

If you’re an iPhone user and unaware of Scout, here’s the chance to get familiar. The free version of Scout provides voice-guided, turn-by-turn navigation along with personalized GPS navigation that gives you information that is needed in a fewer clicks.

Scout also comes with:

  • My Dashboard – Get home faster with personalized commute times
  • My Places – Save and share the places you love
  • My Search – Find it faster as Scout learns your friends, favorites and recent places
  • My ETA – Let your family and friends know when you’re going to get there by sharing your ETA
  • Traffic – Avoid traffic without distractions
  • Nearby – Discover things to do near you, including restaurants, food, cheap gas, music and movies with one tap. Discover and plan ahead online at www.scout.me and sync your favorites between the website and the app.

Now stop playing around with other navigation applications and download Scout for iPhone now. You can follow this link to download the app. Scout is also available on Android!

Man Loses iPad On Plane – Woman Using It Sparks Internet Manhunt

Mar. 18 Featured, iPhone / iPad / iOS 1 comment

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Allen Engstrom did what many people accidental do, he left his iPad out for someone else to find. Anyone who loses an electronic device knows there is not much you can do other than beat yourself up over it and go purchase a new one. Engstrom left his iPad on a flight from Phoenix to Denver last month. Upon realizing his mistake he wrote the iPad off and moved on.

A month later Engstrom’s son was playing with his phone and asked who the women in the pictures was. To everyones surprise his iPad was updating his Photo Stream with the new users self-portraits. Read more

Nano SIM Cards For iPhone 5 Now Available On Solavei

Mar. 06 Featured, iPhone / iPad / iOS, T-Mobile no comments

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Solavei is an affordable contract free mobile service provider has announced the availability of nano SIM cards that are compatible with Apple’s iPhone 5.

Solavei has only been available since September of last year and since launch the company has focused mainly on Android devices. It’s nice to see the company open to Apple as the iPhone 5 is a very popular phone.

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“We created Solavei to make commerce less expensive for our members while allowing the flexibility to use the mobile phone they love,” said Ryan Wuerch, founder and CEO of Solavei. “Solavei is the first company to create an economic linkage between mobile service, social commerce, and social sharing. We believe it’s important to give our members great value for unlimited mobile service while using their favorite mobile phone and enable them to earn recurring monthly income for sharing Solavei with their friends and family.”

Solavei runs on the T-Mobile network and T-Mobile is in the process of re-farming their network to allow 3G /4G speeds to the iPhone. In many cases you will only be getting slower EDGE service until this update is completed.

Solavei’s nano SIM card will cost you $9 and for $49 a month you can have unlimited voice, text and data. They also offer a program of referring people to lower your bill and put cash in your pocket.

 

iPhone 5S Could Arrive In August

Mar. 06 Apple, Featured, iPhone / iPad / iOS, Leaks/ Rumors no comments

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When it comes to Apple releasing new devices the company is usually on point with sticking to their production cycle. According to rumors Apple is looking to release the iPhone 5S this summer, in the August time frame.

With the iPhone 5S it’s said to have the same design as the iPhone 5, but with a better processor and improved camera. That isn’t shocking considering Apple’s history of S devices.

There is also talk about an April launch for the next generation iPads. There hasn’t been much talk about either the iPad 5 or iPad Mini 2, other than back panel leaks.

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14 Million iOS 6 Devices Have Been Jailbroken

Mar. 04 Apple, iPhone / iPad / iOS, Jaibreak iOS Comments Off

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It’s been a month since the iOS 6 jailbreak was released and within that time 14 million iOS devices have been reported running the Evasi0n jailbreak. A total of 23 million iOS devices running all versions of jailbreaks have accessed Cydia in the past month.

Jay Freeman, who goes by @Saurik on Twitter is the guy who runs the Cydia App Store confirmed these numbers in a series of tweets.

We reported last week that Apple is about to push an iOS update to version 6.1.3 and will stop signing code for 6.1.2. If you haven’t upgraded to version 6.1.2 and wait to keep your jailbreak now is the time to do it. I don’t anticipate another untethered jailbreak until the major iOS update drops later this year.

 

Hop Back Into Time With The TimeHop App

Mar. 04 Apple, Applications, iPhone / iPad / iOS Comments Off

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What if there was a way you could look at old pictures, Facebook posts, tweets, and places you’ve been to all in one app?

Timehop for iPhone allows you to just do that. With Timehop you’re able to look back at what you were doing on todays date going back as far as your online history allows. The app pulls data from Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Instagram and Flickr.

Timehop Social Networking

Timehop is very easy to use, you just connect to social networks you use and the app does the rest from there. For example, if you posted a year ago today to your Facebook and tweeted a picture, Timehop will pull your post and tweets of just that day for you to see.

If you want to share what you did years ago you’re able to do that too. You can share via SMS, email, Twitter or Facebook. You can even post it to Timehop so your Timehop friends can enjoy the memories.

To see what your friends have shared you tap on the icon that resembles two people and that will take you to your friends feed. There you can like or comment on their shared posts.

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When it comes to using Twitter, if you tweet heavily you’ll need to take some extra steps for in order for Timehop to be able to grab all your tweets from pervious years. You can follow this link to see how to do it.

As a user of Timehop, it’s interesting to see what you have done in years past, pictures I have taken and even places I’ve been. The app has pretty much become a part of my morning ritual. Wake up, check my emails / messages and brush my teeth while looking over Timehop.

Timehop is only available for iOS, but if you don’t have an iPhone you can head to their website and give it a try via email. To download Timehop just follow this link, to give it a whirl. To access via email go to www.timehop.com.

Amazon Cloud Player Version 2.0 Optimized For iPad

Mar. 04 Applications, iPhone / iPad / iOS Comments Off

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Amazon has updated their Amazon Cloud Player to version 2.0 for iOS users. The new version has been redesigned to be compatible with Apple’s iPad and iPad Mini. The update also brings a new interface for users and adds a new setting that allows you to configure the size of the cache that is used for storing your music locally.

If you’re not familiar with Amazon Cloud Player, users are able to upload their music to a cloud service and stream it directly to their iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. Cloud Player even scans your music library, searches for matches in the Amazon library and upgrades your files to a high quality copies much like Apple’s iTunes Match.

The free version of Amazon Cloud Player allows users can import up to 250 songs for free. Music purchased from Amazon does not count in the 250 song limit. If your library is bigger than that you’ll need to purchase a premium account, which is $25 a year and allows your library to contain up to 250,000 songs.

 

Apple iOS 6 Jailbreak Window Is Closing

Feb. 27 Apple, Featured, iPhone / iPad / iOS, Jaibreak iOS 1 comment

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Apple will soon be releasing iOS 6.1.3 which once again will prevent the ability to jailbrak your iOS device. If you have been putting off upgrading to 6.1.2, we are moving into the last days of being able to do so before Apple closes this window of opportunity. Unlike jailbreaks of the past you are not able to install an older OS version once a new version is released. This means that once 6.1.3 is released if you ever have to do a restore you will go back to being un-jailbroken and will stay that way until a new jailbreak method is discovered.

You can download the latest jailbreak that covers all current iOS 6 versions via this link..

 

Facebook Update For iPhone Allows Free Phone Calls In U.S. And Canada

Feb. 22 Apple, Applications, Featured, iPhone / iPad / iOS Comments Off

Facebook Calls

Facebook for iPhone received an update today that added the features from the standalone Facebook messenger app. If you have a U.S. or Canada based Facebook account you can make free phone calls to your Facebook friends from the message screen. In addition a new button design allows for easier liking, commenting and sharing posts in the news feed.

Facebook Button

To make a Facebook call, simply tap on a friends name in the chat menu, tap the information button and another screen will appear allowing you the option to make a call if the other party is available

 

Scout For iPhone Adds Location Sharing

Feb. 21 Applications, Featured, GPS-Navigation, iPhone / iPad / iOS, Video Comments Off

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Scout for iPhone users, just keeps getting better as an update to the app has been released that allows users to share their location with family and friends and also send turn-by-turn navigation.

If you want to share your location you can with a tap on your iPhone screen. You can choose to share via text message, e-mail or Facebook.

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The best part about sharing your location with family or friends is that they don’t have to have the Scout app. The shared location has a link to Scout’s HTML5 browser-based turn by turn navigation. As long as the person you are sending the location data to has a smartphone with iOS, Android or Windows Phones they can fully interact

“We’re always on the go – whether it’s our morning drive to work, taking our kids on an adventure for the weekend, or going out with our friends,” said Dariusz Paczuski, general manager of Scout at Telenav. Being able to easily discover local bands and venues, share them with our friends, tell our friends that we’re on our way, and know when they’ll arrive, are great examples of how we’re focused on making Scout even more helpful and more personal for each of our users.”

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The update will also allow for you to share your ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) by sending out a text message through the app when you set your route. Scout even takes into account real-time traffic data.

TeleNav also updated their Scout.me homepage so that it is easier for users to search, save and share venues with family or friends. When saving favorites to your Scout.me account they will also save on your Scout app for you to access later.

If you don’t have Scout, check out the video below to see how it works and you can follow this link to the App Store to download the app and check it out yourself.

iPhone 5 Top In Device Sales

Feb. 20 Apple, Featured, iPhone / iPad / iOS, Samsung Comments Off

Strategy Analytics

Apple’s iPhone 5 is the world’s best selling smartphone model according to Strategy Analytics. They reported that Apple shipped an estimated 27.4 million units which represents a 13% share of all smartphones. This surpassed Samsung’s Galaxy S III which shipped 15.4 million units.

Apple was also able to outsell the Galaxy S III with the iPhone 4S shipping 17.4 million units. Taking 8% smartphone shares globally.

The iPhone was able to account for 1 in every 5 smartphones sold which is remarkable for its premium price and shear numbers of low cost competitors.

The Galaxy S III series peaked and is now on the decline with sales. We should see Samsung announcing the Galaxy S I’V very soon.

 

Image Of Apple’s A7 Processor Leaked

Feb. 18 Apple, Featured, iPhone / iPad / iOS, Leaks, Leaks/ Rumors Comments Off

Apple A7 Processor

We know Apple is always working on multiple new devices. Right now, it is most likely the iPhone 5S if they follow their normal release cycle. With rumors running crazy about the next iPhone we are of course now seeing “leaked” images. Above is a leaked picture of what’s said to be the iPhone’s new A7 processor.

I the image you can see the motherboard of the next iPhone and it does seem similar to the current iPhone 5 in size. You can see that in the image below provided by iFixit.com.

iFixit iPhone 5 Motherboard

Rumored specifications on the iPhone 5S:

  • 4-inch display
  • A7 quad-core CPU (clocked at 1.2 GHz)
  • PowerVR SGX554MP4 CPU (same as iPad 4)
  • iOS 7
  • 2 GB of RAM

Just like any other rumor or leaked picture that surface; we’ll have to wait to see if the information stands correct. Until then you have what’s said to be Apple’s A7 processor to hold you over.

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