We were all exited about what the new iPhone 5 would be. A lot of rumours were right and some others are still in the field of what would never happen with an iPhone. A lot of people were disappointed about the new iPhone 5 because they expected some more innovation. On the other hand, some people literally have no idea about what they are buying or what do they have already, look at this funny video!
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If you want other people to test your app before releasing it in the app store, you can use the Ad-Hoc distribution system. It’s not well documented but it’s very easy to setup. Your beta testers and clients will be very happy because from now on they can just download the app from a link without the pain of connecting to iTunes, neither dealing with the app store. They can download the app directly from their devices.
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It’s quite a long time since I started using instagram on the iPhone. I really love this app and the concept behind it, but I still don’t understand, why it lacks of some very simple improvements that would make it better. No big stuff, just small tiny changes that would change the experience of using this nice social app.
Photography with the iPhone relays on two important pillars: the Photographer and the Applications. Taking pictures with an iPhone could be fun or painful. To enjoy the possibilities that this device brings to us, first we need to understand what photography with an iPhone means, and then, we can download the apps that fit our needs.
There are tons of photography apps for the iPhone. I didn’t have time to check all of them. From all the apps that I tried, these are the ones that actually I cannot live without.
Let’s put this clear. The camera in the iPhone is a crap! There is no doubt about that. And because of that, iPhone photography is getting more and more popular.
It’s all about effort. Humans feels better when they reach some point after some effort and suffering. Effort implies some kind of sufferance and this adds some value to the final result.
Usually the most admirable and incredible creations have been accomplished with the poorest and the most primitive tools. Just look at the huge art master pieces of the past. The artist didn’t have the resources, neither the technology. But after dedication and effort the final result lasted forever.
Two weeks ago I got my first iPhone. I have to admit that I was a little bit reluctant to buy it, just because I thought that it would have almost no particular advantage compared to other phones I used here in Japan. Actually Japanese phones are really useful for many daily life tasks related to local services here, but if you are not a user of those services, the phone becomes just a voice and an email communication tool with poor internet capabilities.
I had a traditional phone from Softbank. It was a really cheap phone. I wanted something cheap because I already knew that I won’t use many of the services this mobile offered me, like TV integrated in the phone (I don’t watch TV, I prefer to download the content that I want), use the phone as a rechargeable card to pay the train, at convenient stores and many options I really never use.
So after bringing my phone a couple of times to get repaired (don’t buy the cheapest one at the end it’s a headache) I decided to buy something that will not only let me communicate but meta-communicate, I mean, twitter, facebook, full internet access, install applications, music, videos, everything! Well after thinking about it, many people suggested me to buy one of those enormous phones provided by AU or Docomo with thousands of functionalities, but again, I didn’t find what I was really looking for. I wanted to be social, to get really connected to a community and to get localized anywhere. I wanted a Web2.0 mobile device, get social!!
So first let’s start this personal review, with the disadvantages of the iPhone:
, 3GJuice Black 2.0
, Giessbach External Backup
or iPod and iPhone Battery Backup
. There are also covers: “Portable Power Station”
that protect it and give and extra charge as well. The advantages and why finally I love this phone!
These are the reasons that actually make me never regret the decision to take an iPhone. I was really exceptic to this but after one week using it; I cannot live without a device like this. I know that many of the advantages that I cited exist from vendors like Nokia and many others but in Japan the mobile market is a little bit closed to their own products. It was hard to find something different from the local companies. Fortunately iPhone is breaking that wall a little bit and hopefully it will help to change the monochromatic face of the actual mobile market.