I was going to write something to diss the new iPhone 4S. But the legendary visionary behind the iPhone passed on, and I think we should take the moment, instead, to pay tribute to the man who has changed the face of computing, mobile communications, and media consumption in many ways. So this post got left in draft for a couple of days. But hey, life has to move on, and so many people have written about Steve’s passing, that I…
I was recently asked a simple question, but it turned out to be awfully difficult to answer: “What is the difference between iPhone and Android?” It was asked, quite obviously, by a lay person. First of all, the question is wrong. The iPhone is a specific type of phone, whereas Android refers to the software that runs on a variety of phones. The correct comparison would be between iOS and Android. It’s precisely because a lay person asked the question…
I’m often amused overhearing conversations between sales people and potential customers. Especially when it comes to selling IT or other tech products. So I eavesdropping at this SingTel dealer this afternoon. There was a Samsung Galaxy Tab demo unit on display (the reason I took notice and stopped by). A middle-aged lady customer was showing an interest in that Galaxy Tab, and the salesgirl was trying to answer her questions. So is this like the iPad? Oh yes, the salesgirl…
I was at M1 Shop yesterday, and noted at the service/repair counter, all the four customers being attended to at that time were all having problems with their iPhones. That included me (the wife’s iPhone was also having a hardware problem). I wasn’t quite monitoring the counter all the while, but I did notice other iPhones being attended to before our turn. So I’m just wondering, did M1 sell an overwhelming number of iPhones than any other brand of phones…
I was running a network workshop yesterday. During the break, I spotted someone with a HTC Desire phone. So, I thought to conduct an impromptu poll of Android and iPhone users. There were, surprisingly, 3 HTC Desire users, as well as 2 HTC Magics, and 1 Nexus One (me). Even more surprisingly, there was just 1 lone iPhone user. So it seems, Android outnumbered iPhone by a 6:1 ratio. How interesting. Notice, also, that all the Android phones where made…
So say crisis communication experts, Professor Matthew Seeger and Chris Lehane, quoted by mainstream Consumer Reports. The widespread complaints about the iPhone 4 antenna problems were confirmed in a lab experiment by Consumer Report, leading to their recommendation against the iPhone 4. The lab experiment, which involved connecting several iPhone 4 to simulated cell towers in a radio frequency isolation chamber, showed that signal levels fell as much as 20dB when the lower left corner of the phone was covered.
I just made a discovery, or perhaps shall I say, saw a relationship between the iPhone 4 signal loss problems, the way the phone is held, and multitasking. You’ve probably read about how the iPhone 4 encounters some problems with its cellular signal strength when held in a certain way. Steve Jobs answer was to simply not hold it that way. It seems that the iPhone 4 works better if held in the right hand. Well, I started to think…
iPad fever is passing, it’s now back to iPhone 4G. Guess what? The next generation iPhone 4G was “discovered”, then bought by Gizmodo’s parent company , Gawker Media, for $5000. It’s an expensive iPhone, but perhaps not that much considering the “news” value of this unannounced product. The new iPhone 4G looks to have a camera flash, a bigger lens for the back camera (and hence perhaps a higher resolution camera), a front-facing camera, and a higher resolution screen.
Steve Jobs just shared with the world what is coming with the latest iPhone OS version 4.0. In a media presentation lasting about 1 hour, a couple of the simply amazing features were demonstrated by Steve Jobs, Phil Schiller and Scott Forstall. Really amazing features like, ahem, being able to set a wallpaper for your home screen. Yes, for the first time ever, iPhone users will soon be able to customize the background of their home screen. I’m sure they…
M1 and StarHub have officially announced the launch of the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G S. Sales will commence on Wednesday 9 December 2009. The prices of the phones as well as the specially priced phone subscription plans have also been announced. Prices are remarkably different from those of SingTel. There is also some differentiation between M1 and StarHub.
