iOS 5 requires a little more setup than previous versions, given the addition of iMessage and iCloud. This setup is simple where one iTunes account maps to one user, however, families often share accounts to reduce the cost of purchasing apps on every device. This can sometimes lead to a bit of confusion. Case in point, I started an iMessage conversation with a friend I was meeting to watch Monday Night Football. What I did not realize is that his iMessage account was configured for his wive’s iPhone, not his own.
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If you are one of the lucky few that have purchased and HP TouchPad in hopes to install a Windows 8 Arm build or a custom ported version of Android, then today is your lucky day. CyanogenMod 7.1 has a version of Gingerbread built for the HP slate. This CyanogenMod is an Alpha build it does support multiboot, ten-point multitouch, WiFi, camera and video chat, but there is limited support for GPU acceleration, app compatibility, and power consumption is not optimized. This will only get better over the coming weeks. See video after break
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The Ultimate Ears 100 is a quality headset for phone calls or music that costs under $15. If you are a bargain shopper, only buying phones at Amazon Wireless for 1 penny, then the Ultimate Ears 100 is a great deal. This is a noise isolation headset that is compatible with any device that has a 3.5 mm headset jack.
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I have several friends that love their BlackBerry smartphones so I lent one a BlackBerry PlayBook to test out. I reset my device and turned it over with no instructions other than ‘tell me what you think’. During my friends evaluation I provided just a little guidance about general technology and things to try, but, overall she has been rocking my BlackBerry PlayBook for 5 weeks and this is what she thinks.
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Today Apple’s CEO Tim Cook announced the next generation iPhone, sadly the iPhone 4S. Similar the the incremental increase from iPhone 3 to iPhone 3GS, the iPhone 4S is a minor update. It looks just like the iPhone 4, but has an A5 Chip which is the same processor running the iPad 2. The device will have dual core processor and dual core graphics. The big announcement is the device is a World Phone which means business users on Verizon can travel with their iPhone.
iOS 5 is packed with many new features that come allows it to better compete with Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone. Things like voice dictation anywhere (Android), Quick Camera access (Windows Phone), iMessage (BlackBerry). Apple has made adjustments to the antenna for switching between the Antenna’s which highlights the issues they originally had with the iPhone.
You can download iOS 5 on October 12th for iPod Touch (3rd and 4th Gen), iPad 1 and 2, and iPhone 3GS/4.
iPhone 4S, 16GB $199, 32GB $299, and 64GB $399 with a 2 year contract. Pre-Order on October 7th, Available on October 14th.
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HeyTell is a cross platform voice chat application. It is a hybrid between Skype and SMS which allows you to have SMS like conversations but using the voice vs text. Essentially, HeyTell is a modern day walkie talkie service. HeyTell does not use a username an password, rather you provide your contact details and it creates a signature for you on the network from this device. The challenge is you cannot have a single HeyTell account on multiple devices like you can with competitive solution like TalkBox.
With the announcement of the iPhone 5 only a day away here is how you can switch your HeyTell from one iOS device to another or from Android to iOS.
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You don’t need to be and audiophile to enjoy luxurious sounds of the Bowers and Wilkins C5 headphones. The B&W C5 is a noise-isolating in-ear headset built with controlling iOS devices in mind. The inline remote and mic allow you to answer calls, change songs, adjust volume, or just enjoy the concert in your ears. The C5 produces amazing audio quality that uses noise isolation technology vs noise cancellation which can degrade audio quality. I have used Bowers and Wilkins speakers in my home theatre setup for years and have no question as to the audio or construction quality and the B & W C5 lives up to that historical quality.
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