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iOS 6 Times Larger Than Android in Internet Browsing, Even Linux

Posted September 3, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

image thumb19 iOS 6 Times Larger Than Android in Internet Browsing, Even Linux

Apple grabs another position and this time it’s the iOS that has become the third most popular platform on the Internet. Google has a big mountain for the Android platform to climb as the iOS is nearly 6 times as big as the Android. Surely the popularity of the iOS has grown and with every other release and update it continues to become stronger. Oh and did I mention it has crawled past Linux too?

The popularity doesn’t surprise me at all given that the iOS deserves it by all means. What does surprise me is the fact that it powers only 3 products, the iPhone, iPod Touch and the iPad, which leaves it quite a limited number of options when it comes to hardware. The Android on the other hand has the HTC, Motorola and Samsung, all releasing Android based mobiles in bulk, so much that there is not a month when there is no new upcoming Android phone.

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Speed Test: iPhone 3G Running On iOS 4 And iOS 4.1

Posted September 3, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

image thumb18 Speed Test: iPhone 3G Running On iOS 4 And iOS 4.1

Performance is a top priority for any device and Apple has proven it beats many when it comes to the smartphone arena with its iPhone. I hate to say it being an Android fan but that’s the truth in many cases. Both the hardware and the software play an equally important role when it comes to the overall performance of the device. Apple released the iOS 4.1 with promises from Steve Jobs that the latest version would resolve many issues, primarily for the iPhone 3G users running on the iOS4.

Putting the software part to test, Lifehacker [thanks] shared a video on performance of the the iPhone 3G on the iOS 4 and the iOS 4.1 comparison. The video doesn’t really show a massive difference in performance but it some cases the difference is significant, especially when loading the maps. On others, like Photos, browsing on Safari, the speed difference is marginal and not really that great to make you drool over update. The winning feature with the iOS 4.1 is definitely going to be the fixes for other issues that many iPhone 3G users have complained about.

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Another Feather In Apple’s Cap: App Store Heads Past 250,000 Apps

Posted August 28, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

image thumb142 Another Feather In Apple’s Cap: App Store Heads Past 250,000 Apps

It doesn’t surprise me to tell that the App Store has surpassed 250,000 apps in a little over 25 months since its launch. Those apps come from over 50,300 publishers/developers and are available for your iPod Touch, iPhone and the iPad. So I guess this one is going to be an essential part of the next week music event from Apple which might also include the announcement of the fourth generation of the iPod Touch.

Coming back to the topic. Those apps include both free and paid ones ranging across a wide variety of categories. The lions’ share of this goes to Books that have 17% share, followed by games [14%] and entertainment [11%]. That’s quite high given that the over 70 % of the apps are paid compared to over 60% apps on Google’s Android Market being free.

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Transform Your iPhone Into A Professional Camera With These 2 Lenses

Posted August 27, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

image thumb138 Transform Your iPhone Into A Professional Camera With These 2 Lenses

We all love taking photos and the advent of powerful smartphones, with equally powerful and high quality cameras has made each one of us a photographer. But there is a lot left desired. I mean it isn’t a dedicated high quality camera and that is because the camera phone lens doesn’t give you all that functionality; the fish eye, wide angle or the macro function for an extreme closeup. Worry not, there is something to lift this up as Photojojo shares with us detachable Camera phone Lens.

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Could This iPhone User Snatch The Fastest Texter Title From Samsung?

Posted August 25, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

image thumb129 Could This iPhone User Snatch The Fastest Texter Title From Samsung?

There are very few things I hate in this world and somehow, Samsung is in the list. The very design of the device is gruesome, lousy and somehow these devices don’t give you that feel of a smartphone. This is exactly why reading about Brian Sweet unofficially breaking the fastest text messaging record on the iPhone4.

The record, was previously held by Samsung for writing the following phrase:

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Google Mobile Gets An Update: Adds Push Notifications To Gmail And Calendar On iPhone

Posted August 23, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

image thumb118 Google Mobile Gets An Update: Adds Push Notifications To Gmail And Calendar On iPhone

Google has just tweaked its Google Mobile App for the iOS with the addition of Push notifications for both the Google Calendar and the Gmail. With this, users will be able to set configurations on their iPhone to turn notifications on.

Upon receiving updates or notifications for the email and a popup alerts for your Calendar, users will be prompted on the Google Apps. The push notifications, especially for the Gmail aren’t new and have been available for almost a year now. But that required a lot of work; setting your Google account with one on Exchange ActiveSync. Even that was kept limited as users could only integrate one Google account per ActiveSync, but with the coming of the iOS, this has changed considerably and push notifications might just make a life bit easier for Gmail lovers.

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Jailbroken iPhones Get a Fix For Login Issues With Facebook App v3.2.2

Posted August 23, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

image thumb116 Jailbroken iPhones Get a Fix For Login Issues With Facebook App v3.2.2

Facebook only recently introduced Facebook Places, partnering with all major players in the location based social networking arena like Gowalla, Foursquare, etc. They also released the new Facebook App [version 3.1.1] for the iPhone loaded with Places, but I guess it has been buggy. Yesterday Robert Scoble talked about the new feature from Facebook; Tag anywhere. Which actually had him tagged on places where he had never been, added with login issues.

Today, however the social network released version 3.2.2 for the application with fixes for the login issues. The new version is available on the App Store with the Update button on your iPhone. Other than, owing to the huge number of complains and requests from users, Facebook has also specifically mentioned that the app is only available for the users in the US. Though if you are outside the US you will still see the tab, but hitting it would only display a message stating it’s not available in your region [Non-US].

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Apple Set To Police Jailbroken iPhones, iPad With New Patents

Posted August 22, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

image thumb115 Apple Set To Police Jailbroken iPhones, iPad With New Patents

So you thought Apple would actually digest if Jailbreaking went legal on its devices like the iPhone and the iPad? At least I thought that, especially with the easy how to jailbreak with JailbreakMe and numerous other ways. We are already aware that Apple pulls off all warranty on devices that are hacked, today it took its fight against jailbreaking by filing a patent that covers numerous methods to identify and disable any malicious use. Is Apple trying to be renegade and take actions against what the US government as legalized?

The idea is primarily to protect the users’ personal and sensitive data like credit card numbers, passwords, etc on the device. Upon finding that the device is stolen, the data is sent to servers at Apple and removed from the storage. Other than that, the patent would also keep a check on the removal of a device’s SIM, unauthorized usage, hacking, etc. Upon discovering such acts, would prompt Apple to request carriers to suspend services on the devices and shut down the device itself.

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How To Make Your iPhone Look Like BlackBerry [aka Ugly]

Posted August 20, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

image thumb107 How To Make Your iPhone Look Like BlackBerry [aka Ugly]

I admire smart thinking and innovation but at times it just makes something look queer. Altamash Jiwani went in a similar direction and though I admire his imagination, if it is ever to become a reality, the iPhone will perhaps be the ugliest device ever.

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Update: Facebook App For iPhone Gets v3.2.1, Facebook Places Comes To Those in US

Posted August 19, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

image thumb98 Update: Facebook App For iPhone Gets v3.2.1, Facebook Places Comes To Those in US

Facebook users with the iPhone have got themselves an update for the Facebook App. The new version 3.2.1 of the app is more about bug fixes and nothing really notable. So if you happen to use Facebook on your iPhone click the update button and let us know if you spot something.

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