Tag Archives: iphone
Mapping it all out
Anyone who is tech-savvy enough to read this blog has undoubtedly heard about the “Apple Maps debacle”. The press has written lots and lots about it – some justified, most over-simplified link bait, as follows: Apple hates Google ‘cuz they copied … Continue reading
Sprint LTE sightings in Austin
LTE service has been randomly popping up on my iPhone 5 in the North Austin area these past couple of days. Note that Sprint LTE has not yet launched in town. It only lasts for a few minutes, and the speeds … Continue reading
Google is not making any friends
From Counternotions: For over a decade, Microsoft — the monopolist of its era — treated its customers on Macs as second-class. Its Office suite never achieved parity with its Windows sibling, even when the differences were not dictated by platform … Continue reading
iPhone 5
I debated long and hard whether to upgrade to the iPhone 5 or not. Three minutes later I decided to upgrade. I will attempt to write something coherent about it that is different from all the hundreds of reviews out … Continue reading
Samsung vs Apple
The Samsung vs Apple trial opened today. Apple is accusing Samsung of “slavishly copying” its designs, specifically for the iPhone and the iPad. Samsung is a gigantic company that can put together impressive high-technology products like almost no other company … Continue reading
iOS 6.0 feature request
In 2007 I posted a long list of “seemingly obvious” missing software features on the iPhone, which ran what was then known as OS X Mobile and today Apple calls iOS. Since then, most were either implemented (video, VoIP, games, … Continue reading
Font size bookmarklets
Last night I was reading some online documentation on Safari on my iPad and was annoyed by the small font size. On most web sites, the text is formatted in narrow columns and you just double tap to zoom in perfectly. … Continue reading
