AppleInsider has discovered two new Apple patents that were published this week.
The first one titled Haptic Input Device reveals Apple’s is exploring building haptic sylus for touchscreen devices like the iPhone and the iPad.
IBM Bans Siri at Work Due to Privacy Concerns
Posted by iPhoneHacks on May 23, 2012 | Comments (8)
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This is quite bizarre. Wired reports that IBM has banned Siri at work due to privacy concerns.
If you have bought Apple’s new iPhone 4S then you probably know by now that Siri - iPhone 4S’ intelligent personal assistant needs an active internet connection for it to work. That’s because when you ask Siri to do something, the voice data is sent to Apple’s data centers where your request is processed and the results are sent back to your iPhone 4S.
Sprint Raises Data Pricing For Mobile Hotspot Tethering
Posted by Nikhil on May 23, 2012 | Comments (22)
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Sprint Nextel, the third largest major U.S. carrier, has tweaked the data pricing for its mobile hotspot tethering options in an attempt to lure new customers into using their mobile devices as wireless hotspots.
Sprint has killed its 5GB mobile hotspot plan and has started offering two new, more expensive (cost per GB) plans from May 18th.
Developers Not Too Worried About 4-Inch iPhone
Posted by Rounak on May 21, 2012 | Comments (24)
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With a 4-inch iPhone (probably) dropping by this October, Apple has a big task ahead of itself — keeping the complexity involved during the design and development process of an app to the bare minimum.
The consensus is that, if Apple does release a 4 inch iPhone, it’ll most likely switch to an aspect ratio of 9:5 from the current 3:2, keeping the width the same. (There are of course a variety of other options as well.)
iPhone Charger Teardown Reveals Interesting Details
Posted by iPhoneHacks on May 21, 2012 | Comments (18)
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Ever wondered why Apple’s iPhone charger costs $29?
Kevin Shirriff wanted to find out, so he disassembled iPhone’s charger and has provided some interesting information about it.
Warning Message in iOS 5.1.1 Hints at FaceTime Over 3G
Posted by Rounak on May 20, 2012 | Comments (5)
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FaceTime, since its inception almost two years ago, has always remained a Wi-Fi only feature, owing to carriers’ fears of data heavy video calls clogging their already clogged data networks or probably potential loss of revenues like iMessage.
RIM And Motorola Propose Revised Nano-SIM Design to Compromise With Apple
Posted by Rounak on May 19, 2012 | Comments (8)
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Over the past few months, phone manufacturers and carriers have been working with standard governing bodies to draft the design of the Nano-SIM card, the successor to the currently used micro-SIM cards in iPhones and iPads.
During the designing process, there was a stand off amongst Apple and a joint group of Nokia, Motorola and RIM over the design of the SIM. Apple even offered to license the patents involved in its design royalty free to reduce the opposition to the design.
4-Inch iPhone: Possible Scenarios
Posted by Rounak on May 19, 2012 | Comments (14)
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Chatter about an iPhone with a larger screen has been going on since the pre-iPhone 4S days, but this time around these claims have been backed by reliable sources like The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and John Gruber.
Apple has always held pride in the fact that iOS is easy to develop for, and that it isn’t fragmented like Android. Even when it upgraded to Retina displays, it made sure that the number of pixels in the new screens were a whole number multiple of the previous screen resolution.
Apple Patent Looks to Improve Performance of Speakerphones For iPhone And iPad
Posted by iPhoneHacks on May 18, 2012 | Comments (7)
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According to a patent published yesterday by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Apple is looking to improve the performance of the speakerphones for iOS devices.
The patent reveals that Apple may change the position of the speakerphones (which are currently at the bottom, next to the dock connector) to improve its performance, even when the iPhone or iPad is docked.
Verizon Clarifies Stance on Grandfathered Unlimited Data Plans
Posted by Nikhil on May 18, 2012 | Comments (4)
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Yesterday, we reported that Verizon is planning to end grandfathered unlimited data plans when customers switch to 4G LTE smartphones.
Verizon issued a clarification to the New York Times today regarding the changes noting that the loss of the grandfathered unlimited data plans will be limited to customers upgrading to subsidized handsets.
