Apple released a new beta of the iOS 5 operating system to developers recently, potentially offering fixes to several issues on both iPhone and iPad. The update, iOS 5.0.1, allegedly offers improved battery life for devices, something which Apple promised with the release of iOS 5. However, several devices have exhibited unusually fast battery drainage [...]
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Apple to fix iOS battery, security issues
Posted: 8th November 2011 by Matthew in Tech BlogTags: ios, ipad, iphone, update
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UPDATED: Think twice before iOS 5 update
Posted: 13th October 2011 by Matthew in Tech BlogTags: Apple, ios, ipad, iphone, location-based, multi-touch, reminders
UPDATE: After a huge outrage by iPad 1 users over Apple’s claim for multi-touch gestures on iPad, Apple this morning updated their website to day “Multi-touch gestures for iPad 2″. Apple’s support forums have been flooded with complaints. Thanks, Apple. If you’re thinking of running out to download the iOS 5 update for your iPhone [...]
The family dinner this past weekend at my parents’ place in Brady turned into an all-out nerd-fest. Labor Day weekend provides opportunities for travel, for relaxation, and for cookouts. It just so happened that it provided an opportunity for nerds to come together at the Hinman household. When I bought my iPad last year, my [...]
The death of the non-iPad tablet; long live iPad
Posted: 22nd August 2011 by Matthew in Tech BlogTags: Apple, HP, ipad, iphone, Tablet
Get them while you can. Hewlett-Packard’s attempt to create a tablet in competition with Apple’s iPad has failed, with HP now selling the TouchPad for just $99. Retailers like Best Buy and others slashed the $500 price tag and most stores have sold out already. With such a big player in the computer hardware market [...]
Science fiction becomes science fact
Posted: 10th August 2011 by Matthew in Tech BlogTags: ipad, iphone, star trek
When Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was airing on television in the mid-90′s, the show portrayed handheld touch-screen devices with powerful computing ability and graphical user interfaces. In reality during 1990′s the best technology we had was Windows 3.1 and a Pentium processor. The ’2G’ mobile phones of the time were just starting to become [...]