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Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tether releases 'jailbreak free' iPhone tethering HTML5 app Summary: Jailbreak free tethering … but at a price. The iTether app might be long gone from the Apple App Store, but the company behind it is back, and this time with an HTML5 app that offers the same features. Tether announced today a new web app and service that allows user to tether a 3G-enabled iPhone or iPad to any wireless device using a ad-hoc connection. “It was clear from our initial ap.. 더보기
Apple could be working on two processors for iPad 3 Summary: iOS 5.1 beta code contains references to two processors. Apple is working on an enhanced A5 processor and a completely new A6 processor for the upcoming iPad 3, according to information gleaned by 9to5Mac. There’s been a log of speculation in the media about whether Apple is revamping the A5 processor for the iPad 3 (rumor has it that it will be called the A5X) or working on a completel.. 더보기
iPad power user tips for writers Summary: Become a better content creator on your iPad. I do a lot of writing on my iPad, and find it to be an amazing tool for content creation (this post was written on my iPad). However, some people seem to find it less than ideal, but I think that the reason for this is that they’re not making smart use of their iPad, rather than the iPad not being suited to content creation. Knowledge is pow.. 더보기
Apple could be working on two processors for iPad 3 Summary: iOS 5.1 beta code contains references to two processors. Apple is working on an enhanced A5 processor and a completely new A6 processor for the upcoming iPad 3, according to information gleaned by 9to5Mac. There’s been a log of speculation in the media about whether Apple is revamping the A5 processor for the iPad 3 (rumor has it that it will be called the A5X) or working on a completel.. 더보기
Is Apple preparing to revamp the iPad 3/iPhone 5 dock connector? Summary: Rumors say Apple is preparing to replace the current dock connector with a smaller ‘micro dock.’ According to a story over on iMore, Apple is preparing to drop the traditional dock connector currently found on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod and replace it with a smaller ‘micro dock.’ The idea is that the current dock is a pretty big piece of kit, taking up valuable space inside devices such.. 더보기
The iPhone security model is broken ... can it be fixed? Summary: User data is the new gold rush, and it’s so easy to find and mine. I like my iPhone. A lot. But I’ve not gotten to the point where I feel that the security model that Apple chose to implement in iOS is broken, and it’s hard to see how it can be fixed in any useful or meaningful way. How is the security model broken? Well, it’s broken because the apps you install onto your iDevices are c.. 더보기
Android now paying the price for iOS similarities Summary: Jobs wanted to destroy Android, and it seems that things haven’t changed under Tim Cook’s leadership. “I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple’s $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong. I’m going to destroy Android, because it’s a stolen product. I’m willing to go thermonuclear war on this.” This is what Steve Jobs thought of Android, a.. 더보기
iPhone commands better resale value than Android or Blackberry If you’re the sort of person who sells your old handset, then the iPhone might be the best choice for you. According to data by Priceonomics, the iPhone holds its value over time better than Android or Blackberry handsets. Priceonomics examined all iPhone model, along with 70 most popular Androids and 30 most popular BlackBerry models. Each was split into five different categories (newly release.. 더보기
Android now paying the price for iOS similarities “I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple’s $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong. I’m going to destroy Android, because it’s a stolen product. I’m willing to go thermonuclear war on this.” This is what Steve Jobs thought of Android, as recounted in Walter Isaacson’s biography of the late Apple CEO. Since these words were uttered, Apple has bee.. 더보기
Ultrabooks will be overshadowed by the MacBook Air First-generation Windows-based ultrabooks are not going to enjoy the same level of success as Apple’s MacBook Air and will not become “meaningful enough” to push notebook PC growth until at least 2013, claims J. P. Morgan analyst Mike Moskowitz. Moskowitz calls ultrabooks “just more of the same in PCs” and believes that the buyers will much prefer to spend money on Apple’s MacBook Air. “It seems.. 더보기
Android vs. iOS - It's a two-horse race, and the lead horse is in trouble Recent smartphone acquirers are increasingly choosing iOS over Android. The smartphone market is now a two-horse race between Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS platforms. But there are signs that the lead horse is in trouble. New data by Nielsen is showing that recent smartphone acquirers are more likely to choose iOS devices over Android. Here’s the data: Recent smartphone acquirers (those who h.. 더보기
Android in Space! Summary: Flying robots in space .. all made possible by a Samsung Nexus S. This isn’t new, but it bubbled up to the surface today so I thought I’d share it with you. I know a lot of you already think that the Android mobile platform is out of this world, but the geniuses at NASA are taking this a step further and developing ‘helper robots’ powered by the Android OS. NASA calls these robots SPHER.. 더보기
Dell undecided on whether to put Android or Windows 8 on late-2012 consumer tablets Summary: ‘Choice’ is the key word. Here’s the biggest indication yet as to how unconvinced OEMs are when it comes to Windows 8’s suitability for tablets - PC giant Dell is still undecided as to whether it wants to use Windows 8 on its consumer tablets or Android. Speaking with Reuters, Dell chief commercial officer Steve Felice says that the OEM giant learned from the mistakes its rivals such as.. 더보기