Apple offering up to $345 in store credit for your used iPhone 4S

If you're itching to get your hands on the new iPhone rumored to be coming next month but don't fancy shelling out a ton of money, Apple is willing to help you offset the cost through their Reuse and Recycling program. As of right now you can fetch up to $345 for a mint condition 64GB iPhone 4S.
Apple's program allows you to enter the model and condition of your iPhone in only a few short questions before giving you a final value. As of now, a 64GB iPhone 4S will get you the most cash but the other models are reasonably priced as well. A 32GB mint condition 4S will get you $330. The program doesn't seem to care what carrier or whether or not the phone is factory unlocked which is probably good news for most. While the values are higher for the iPhone 4S, Apple will also accept trade-ins on any Mac, iPhone, or iPad model. If you've got an iPhone 4, you'll take a bit of a hit as the highest value for a mint condition model is currently $185.
If you're okay with the value Apple gives you, you'll just have to wipe the phone and send in your iPhone complete with the power cord. After you've sent in your iPhone Apple will issue you an Apple Store gift card that you can put towards anything you'd like. For most of you, that'll probably be the new iPhone which iMore has heard should be announced and released this September.
If you're looking for an easy and reliable way to off your iPhone, this is probably the best route but it's worth noting that you can probably fetch much higher values on services such like Craigslist, eBay, or Gazelle.com. We've written guides in the past on how to sell your old iPhone for a good price that can help if you need to get top dollar for it before considering a new iPhone.

• How to sell your old iPhone before upgrading

If you're okay with Apple's pricing, check out the link below to get your gear appraised. Come this Fall, what color and capacity iPhone will you be opting for?
Source: Apple Reuse and Recycling Program

Apple Wants 8 Samsung Smartphones Banned In U.S

Hot on the heels of winning the landmark trial against Samsung, Apple has requested U.S sales ban of eight Samsung smartphones, which the jury had found to infringe on Apple's patents.

These are the eight Samsung smartphones that Apple wants banned in U.S:

1. Galaxy S 4G
2. Galaxy S2 (AT&T)
3. Galaxy S2 (Skyrocket)
4. Galaxy S2 (T-Mobile)
5. Galaxy S2 Epic 4G
6. Galaxy S Showcase
7. Droid Charge
8. Galaxy Prevail

Now that Apple has proved that these smartphones infringe on its patents, Apple will have to convince the court that it will be irreparably harmed if these handsets are not banned in the U.S.

 

Samsung has issued the following statement:

"We will take all necessary measures to ensure the availability of our products in the U.S. market."

The injunction hearing is currently scheduled for September 20th. [Apple Filing via The Verge]

Apple And Motorola Strike Licensing Deal In Germany

Google owned Motorola has agreed to license its standard essential patents to Apple in Germany, reports FOSS Patents.

Here's some background: Back in December, Motorola had won a preliminary injunction against Apple, banning the sale of 3G devices in Germany. It forced Apple to briefly remove all its 3G iOS devices from its online store in February.

However, Apple managed to get the injunction temporarily suspended by making a revised offer to Motorola for its standard-essential wireless patents. Apple had also filed a complaint with European Commission for violating FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) terms around its standard-essential wireless patents.

At that time, experts felt that it may not have any choice left but to accept Apple's offer as the court believes that the offer "from an antitrust point of view is now apparently too good to refuse".

It looks like the two companies have finally reached an agreement after more than six months. Florian Muller of FOSS Patent explains:

In a filing made late on Monday (August 27, 2012) with the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, the Google subsidiary has now confirmed the recent conclusion of a standard-essential patent license agreement with Apple. Under the agreement, Apple is now licensed to use some if not all of Motorola’s standard-essential patents in Germany, though the parties have not yet agreed on a FRAND royalty rate, which will ultimately have to be set by German courts unless they agree on a rate prior to its judicial determination.

Muller points out that this is a significant development:

it means that Motorola Mobility will have to rely on non-standard-essential patents in its efforts to gain leverage over Apple [..]

[..] Apple now knows what kind of offer it has to make to get a license to any other standard-essential Motorola patents without having to grant a license to Google (Motorola) to a single non-standard-essential Apple patent. Apple will be happy to pay FRAND royalties as long as it can pursue differentiation.

Prior to demanding 2.25% of iPhone sales, Motorola wanted access to all Apple patents, not just the standard-essential patents (SEP), Motorola wanted a cross-license to Apple's full patent portfolio in return for its SEP for 3G.

It again highlights that Google's decision to buy Motorola for a whopping $12.5 billion primarily for its patent portfolio and to protect the Android platform may not have been its smartest move.

Apple May Announce ‘AirPlay Direct’ at ‘iPhone 5′ Event

Will Allow Wireless Streaming Without Wi-Fi

 The Telegraph claims that Apple is planning to introduce the next generation AirPlay video and audio streaming technology in September.

Apple's AirPlay wireless protocol allows users to stream media content using Wi-Fi technology to AirPlay compatible devices like Apple TV from an iOS device or computer.According to Telegraph, the new AirPlay Technology dubbed 'AirPlay Direct' will allow streaming devices like the iPhone or iPad to directly stream content to a set of speakers or other devices without a Wi-Fi network. Sources familiar with the iPhone-maker’s plans said that Apple wants to improve the AirPlay wireless music streaming technology, which currently requires Airplay speakers and a WiFi network. The new version will require just speakers or a hifi and an iDevice; the iPhone, iPod or iPad would form its own network to allow a direct connection and music playback

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It has been rumors that Apple is planning to add Bluetooth 4.0 support to its AirPlay wireless protocol. The low power consumption of Bluetooth 4.0 makes it an excellent alternative to Wi-Fi especially for iOS devices.

Telegraph expects AirPlay Direct to be announced at the September 12 media event where Apple is widely expected to unveil the next generation iPhone.

[via Telegraph]

Video: LEAKED Apple iPhone 5 Promo (Parody)

The iPhone 5 is the best phone to take pictures of your food.

Written, directed and edited by Adam Sacks
Starring Avery Monsen
Shot by Matt Braunsdorf
Food photography by Helen Rosner http://neleh.org/

Apple Said To Plan Overhaul Of iPhone With Bigger Screen

Apple Inc. (AAPL) is preparing to overhaul the look of its iPhone, three people with knowledge of the plans said, refreshing the company’s top-selling product amid competition from rivals such as Samsung Electronics Co. (005930)

Apple, based in Cupertino, California, has placed orders from suppliers in Asia for screens that are bigger than the 3.5- inch size now on the smartphone, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans aren’t public. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had worked closely on the redesigned phone before his death in October, one person said. The design change will be Apple’s first for the iPhone since 2010, when it introduced the iPhone 4. Electronics makers, led by Samsung, are moving toward bigger screens, as consumers use handheld devices for a broader array of tasks, including watching video, playing games and browsing the Web.

Apple is girding against competition from rivals such as Samsung, which have made Google Inc. (GOOG)’s Android the most widely used smartphone software. Samsung regained the lead in smartphones in the first quarter using screens of many sizes.

A new iPhone could be released by October, analysts have predicted. Apple has been working on the new device since before the current iPhone 4S model was introduced last October, said one person with knowledge of the project. Jobs, who had gone on medical leave from Apple starting last January, played a key role in developing the phone, this person said.

Natalie Kerris, a spokeswoman for Apple, declined to comment.

Popular Product

The iPhone, introduced in 2007, is Apple’s most-popular product, accounting for 58 percent of its sales in the fiscal second quarter. The product, along with the 2010 debut of the iPad, has helped catapult Apple past Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) to be the world’s most valuable company. Since Jobs unveiled the iPhone, the company’s stock has risen more than fivefold.

Apple fell 2.9 percent to $530.12 at the close yesterday in New York. The shares have risen 31 percent this year.

The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week that Apple would be adding a 4-inch screen. The company is working with several screen makers on the new iPhone, including LG Display Co. (034220), Sharp Corp. (6753) and Japan Display Inc., the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the plans. Production could begin as early as next month, the report said.

Apple’s rivals have been introducing devices with bigger screens than the iPhone. Samsung sells at least 13 smartphones with screens ranging from 2.8 inches on the Replenish to 5.3 inches on the Galaxy Note. HTC Corp. (2498)’s One X has a 4.7-inch screen. Apple, which has always favored a limited number of models, offers only a 3.5-inch display on the iPhone.

Faster Wireless Network

Piper Jaffray Cos., Barclays Capital and Sterne Agee & Leach Inc. are among securities firms that have predicted Apple would introduce a new iPhone in the fall.

In addition to the larger screen, analysts including Gene Munster at Piper Jaffray have predicted the next iPhone will be compatible with the new wireless networks being built by carriers including AT&T Inc. (T) and Verizon Wireless. The new iPad released earlier this year works on those networks.

What’s unclear is whether the screen size change means the device will be bigger or the screen will take up more space on the front -- with the iPhone keeping the same general dimensions it has had since 2007. A 4-inch screen, measured diagonally, can fit on the face of the iPhone with the current dimensions.

Speculation that Apple is planning a new iPhone can lead to a drop in sales of current models. In the company’s fourth quarter, Apple reported sales and profit that missed analysts’ estimates as customers waited for the iPhone 4S to be introduced. In April, Apple predicted sales and profit in the current quarter would decline compared to last quarter.

Steve Jobs didn’t really like the Siri name. What about you?

Siri, a digital assistant exclusive to the iPhone 4S, is heavily featured in Apple’s advertising as it’s the handset’s key differentiator in the eye of public. For all the rage surrounding Siri, Apple’s late co-founder Steve Jobs didn’t really like her name to begin with. This comes from the mouth of Dag Kittlaus, the guy who made Siri and became a millionaire following a personal phone call from Steve Jobs.

“Siri” is Norwegian for “beautiful woman who leads you to victory.” A new report highlighted Kittlaus’s speech from last weekend in which he briefly reflected on how he came up with the Siri name and why Steve Jobs wasn’t a fan of his choice.

Yoni Heisler of NetworkWorld quotes Kittlaus on choosing the name of Siri:

I worked with a lady named Siri in Norway and wanted to name my daughter Siri and the domain was available. And also consumer companies need to focus on the fact that the name is easy to spell, is easy to say…

Previous news articles also asserted that Kittlaus named its startup after the famous Norwegian meteorologist and business woman Siri Kalvig, with whom he had worked during his tenure at Telenor, a Norwegian telecommunications company. At the time, Kalvig worked for meteorologist company Storm.

Kittlaus also recounted that Jobs didn’t like the Siri name so he had to persuade Apple’s chief executive quite consistently that “it’s a great name”. Jobs eventually relented because he couldn’t think of a better name himself so he “decided to stick with ‘Siri’”.

This bit on that life-changing phone call from Apple is also interesting:

Three weeks after we launched I got a call in the office from someone at Apple that said, “Scott Forstall wants to talk to you and he’s the head software guy.”

And I said sure…

Only it wasn’t Scott that called it was Steve. And Steve never announces where he’s gonna be and what he’s gonna do because there’s too much commotion around it. So he said, “Dag, this is Steve Jobs.”

And he wanted me to come over to his house the next day, and I did, and I spent 3 hours with him in front of his fireplace having this surreal conversation about the future.

And, you know, he talked about why Apple was going to win, and we talked about how Siri was doing. And he was very excited about the fact that.. you know, he was very interested in this area in general but, you know, they’re patient, they don’t jump on anything until they feel they can go after something new and he felt that we cracked it. So that was his attraction.

I ended up very lucky, timing wise. I got to work with him for a year before he got real sick. And he’s pretty incredible. The stories are true. All of the stories.

Eagle-eyed readers could point out that Steve Jobs initially disliked the iMac and iPod names as well. iDownloadBlog also reported last week that Jobs said ‘no’ to the new Apple TV interface five years ago.

In my Dag Kittlaus report over at 9to5Mac, I noted that the sale to Apple for an estimated $200 million turned him and and other co-founders into millionaires. It was sourced from Norwegian publication E24! which also quoted Kittlaus, a former Motorola executive, as saying that by 2013 Apple will produce a full-blown television set featuring Siri voice interface (hope it doesn’t look like this).

According to a recent survey, nearly 90 percent of iPhone 4S owners use Siri and roughly a third would love to see it featured on the Apple TV.

It’s worth mentioning that the machine-translated version of the Norwegian article had later been confirmed to me as accurate.

Remarkably, Kittlaus emailed me to express his disatisfaction over the article. He claimed to have never mentioned the Siri TV thing to the reporter. I removed that bit, though the original article still has it intact. Editors of the magazine and authors of the report wouldn’t return my phone calls seeking clarification.

After Apple snapped up their startup, Kittlaus and his team moved to Apple’s headquarters. Kittlaus left Apple eighteen months later and is now writing a futuristic techno-drama and developing new projects.

I would love to hear from you about the Siri name…

Did you like the sound of it when you first heard it mentioned in an Apple product?

iPad 3 Announcement Coming March 7

We have a news for Apple lovers, now we have news about iPad 3 announcement.

It’s been quite a busy Monday evening since our daily recap was put to bed, particularly for those waiting on the rumored iPad 3 next month. A rumor about the announcement date was quickly confirmed, followed by additional confirmation that the next iPad will come packing 4G LTE for AT&T and Verizon.

MacRumors has collected a volley of Monday night rumors about the next iPad, with iMore reporting that the announcement itself will be held on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 -- just a hair over three weeks from today. That date was just as quickly confirmed by Jim Dalrymple over at The Loop, who quoted the iMore post and replied with a simple “Yep.” Given Dalrymple’s own sources inside Apple, that’s probably all the confirmation one should need.

But the guessing game doesn’t end there! The iPad 3 has widely been rumored to come packing 4G LTE radios, which The Wall Street Journal is confirming with a report also published on Monday night.

“Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc. will sell a version of the coming iPad that runs on their newest fourth-generation wireless networks, according to people familiar with the matter, as the battle to cash in on big investments in mobile broadband heats up,” the report reads. “Apple Inc. appears to be planning to announce the latest version of its tablet computer in the first week of March, according to another person briefed on the matter. Whether other carriers will also sell the device couldn't be learned.”

The real question is how the next iPad will handle traditional 3G, given that LTE hasn’t gained any significant traction overseas to date. The report notes that a 4G LTE-equipped iPad would automatically switch to a “slower network technology” (presumably 3G or even EDGE, where available) when LTE isn’t available.

You probably already know the rest of the iPad 3 story: 2048x1536 Retina Display, quad-core A6 processor and likely beefed up GPU. Is that credit card in your wallet or purse getting warm yet…?

Retina Ready: Apple’s New Year’s Resolution?

In a few weeks, Apple will unveil the next generation iPad, John Packowski of AllThingsD confirms today. If history (and carrier code) is any indication, it should go on sale shortly after that. Maybe even just a few days later. And that’s interesting because it doesn’t give developers a lot of time to prepare. And they’ll want to prepare for the higher resolution “Retina” display that the device will pack.

The situation is similar to the Summer of 2010. That year at WWDC, Apple unveiled the iPhone 4, the first device to feature a Retina display. That conference took place on June 7. The iPhone 4 first went on sale on June 24 — two and a half weeks later. That timeframe allowed some developers to get their apps Retina-ready, but for many it took quite a bit longer. Again, this year, the window may be even more condensed.

But as Steve Jobs noted at the iPhone 4 unveiling, the Retina display made existing apps “look even better”. One reason for this is that the version of iOS that shipped with the device automatically rendered text to be optimized for the new display. Expect the same for the Retina iPad. But Jobs also noted that apps which updated to higher-resolution artwork would look “stunning”. “We suggest that you do that,” he said at the time.

And that will undoubtedly be the suggestion again. Luckily, because the Retina display iPad has been rumored for a long time and because many developers remember the initial Retina transition, some developers have jumped the gun and prepared the graphics in their iPad apps to be Retina-ready as well.

The first two iPads had a resolution of 1024 x 768 — which actually isn’t all that far from the Retina display iPhone resolution of 960 x 640. The new iPad will have a resolution of 2048 x 1536. Earlier this week, it was revealed that Apple was now requiring developers to submit Retina-level screenshots of their apps to the App Store (for new apps, at least). Some assumed this was related to the gradual fade out of the iPhone 3GS. But it may also be related to this new iPad. Because Apple allows the iPad to run iPhone/iPod touch apps with the option to scale them up 2x, non-Retina iPhone apps (480 × 320) will undoubtedly look pretty bad on the Retina iPad.

Given how many visually-focused apps there are for the iPad, some developers are worried how their apps will look on the new device. Apple, of course, isn’t talking yet. While there may be a handful of larger developers that will get an early peek at (or a heads up on) the Retina iPad, most will get to see the thing the same time the rest of us do — on stage in early March.

Some aren’t just worried about the iPad either. Rumors have been circulating for a few months that Apple may also be on the verge of launching high-resolution Mac displays. It’s looking increasingly likely that Apple will do a one-two high-resolution punch with high-res Macs (probably MacBook Pros or maybe even a new MacBook Air) and Retina iPads in the coming weeks.

Recent code changes in OS X with added HiDPI support suggest the former may be coming very soon.

If you think a 2048 x 1536 iPad sounds great, think about a 2880×1800 MacBook. Unlike resolution changes in the past, elements on the screen wouldn’t get smaller, they’d just get crisper. But to take advantage of all those pixels, Mac developers will also have their work cut out for them updating all the graphical elements in their apps.

My suggestion is that developers get ready. The future is looking crisp.

Access iOS 5′s Notification Center From Your Lock Screen With Bulletin

One of my favorite features about IntelliscreenX is the fact that you can access your notification center from your lock screen. I don’t use the popular tweak anymore, it was too much for me. And that’s really the only element I miss.

Since I dropped Intelliscreenx, I’ve been looking for a developer to come up with a standalone jailbreak tweak to enable lock screen notification center access. And finally, it’s here. Introducing Bulletin…

From developer Ma Jun comes Bulletin, a simple utility for enabling iOS 5′s notification center from your lock screen. This way you can access all of your useful notification center widgets without needing to unlock your device.

The tweak comes with a handful of options, accessible from the Settings application. You can turn lock screen notification center access off and on, and enable/disable window transparency.

For the most part, Bulletin works as advertised. I’ve noticed that the notification center sticks from time to time, but it’s nothing in comparison with the convenience of having access to my notification center widgets from my lock screen.

If you want to check out Bulletin, it’s available in the Cydia Store, BigBoss repo, for $0.99.

Have you tried out Bulletin yet?

Apple Makes it Mandatory For iPhone App Developers to Submit Retina Display Screenshots

Apple has notified developers of iOS Developer program to only upload images for Retina Display for their iPhone and iPod touch apps while submitting them to the App Store.

Prior to this, developers could upload images for Retina Display, but it was not a mandatory requirement.

Apple has issued the following notification:

Required iPhone & iPod touch Screenshot Upgrade for Retina Display

When you create or update your apps in iTunes Connect, you must upload screenshots that are high-resolution. We require your screenshots as high-resolution images so that your app is optimized for the Retina display.

The requirements for high-resolution images are 960 x 640, 960 x 600, 640 x 960, or 640 x 920 pixels. Images must be at least 72 dpi, in the RGB color space, and the file must be .jpeg, .jpg, .tif, .tiff, or .png. You can update your screenshot files at any time in iTunes Connect.

Developers need to meet this new requirement even when they submit an update for their existing apps. While this could well be a house-keeping exercise to ensure that the images in the App Store look good on iOS devices like iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S with Retina display, it has also led to speculation that iPhone 3GS may not be around much longer.

We don't agree. While we expect Apple to phase out iPhone 3GS when it launches the next generation iPhone, we don't think Apple will stop supporting iPhone 3GS so soon. Also screenshots are used in the App Store and has no bearing on the support for a particular device.

What do you think?

Google Chrome For iOS Isn’t Ruled Out

In case you haven't heard, Google just launched the Chrome browser for Android. It is free, in beta and available for all Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) devices.

Since Chrome has made the move to mobile devices, MG Siegler wonders about a similar version for iOS.

When he asked Google SVP from Chrome, Sundar Pichai, about Chrome for iOS, his reply was:

“It’s a tough question for us.”

His response isn't really hard to decrypt. Given Apple's strict policies of disallowing any code interpreters on the App Store, Google's engineers can't port their V8 JavaScript engine for iOS. The V8 engine is primarily responsible for the speed Chrome is famous for. Another possible limitation could be non availability of public APIs to enable GPU acceleration.

There is, however, a silver lining despite these problems. As Siegler notes, Chrome and Safari are both based on WebKit, the open source web browser engine. Both Apple and Google contribute code to the project. So even if, theoretically, Chrome for iOS ends up being just a wrapper around a UIWebView, Google does have a bunch of features that make it a killer for iOS devices especially for users who use Chrome on their desktop.

One such feature could be Sync. Chrome for Android implements sync really well, as per Siegler's description. In addition to data like bookmarks, saved passwords etc., Chrome syncs opened tabs across multiple devices. Apple, for all its efforts around simplifying the Cloud, has failed to provide any such mechanism. The nearest to this is, "Reading List," which isn't all that good.

Mozilla does provide a syncing solution for iOS called Firefox Home, but it's not that good.

Siegler adds:

It would be fantastic to get some of the Mobile Chrome UI elements on iOS. For one thing, the multi-tab experience is much better (and sort of Apple-like) [on Chrome for Andorid].

Google's revenues directly depend on searches, which in turn to some extent depends on its penetration of the mobile browser market. And although Android devices may have a larger marketshare, almost every report on web browsing released up till now concludes that iOS users spend a lot more time online than Android users. Google wouldn't want to let go of this lucrative share of users that surf the web a lot more than their counterparts.

Ironically, the Chrome browser is currently available only to 1 percent Android users who have an Ice Cream Sandwich device.

Siegler's impressions of the browser after a few days of usage are positive. Although he did notice a few kinks, Google's rapid update cycle would iron them out quickly.

We'd be thrilled to have Chrome on our iPhone and iPad. What about you?

[via MG Siegler's blog]

iPhone 4S Pushed Apple Store Sales Through the Roof Last Quarter

When Steve Jobs unveiled the first Apple Store back in 2001, critics laughed at him. Many believed that Jobs’ plan to open retail stores on prime real estate to spotlight Apple’s products would send the company into bankruptcy.

But as we all know, things didn’t quite play out that way. As with a majority of its other endeavors, Apple’s retail chain is the best, and most lucrative in the business. And thanks to the recent iPhone 4S launch, the best just got better…

Fortune passes on some interesting numbers from analyst Charlie Wolf regarding Apple Store sales during its monster $47 billion quarter. The three month period started in October, and ended December 31st of last year.

• Revenue per store: $17.08 million (up $5 million from 2010)
• Same store sales up 42.6% year over year
• Vistors per store up 15.3% year over year
• International sales: 58% of Apple’s worldwide total
• Stores at the end of the quarter: 361

The report mentions another interesting fact: Apple Stores average a staggering $8,133 in sales per square foot (store sales/store square footage). To put this number in perspective, Tiffany’s, a high-end jewelry store, brings in an average $2,974 per square foot. Wow.

As we’ve said before, Apple’s freakish quarter was the result of a number of things. Not only was it the holidays (including Black Friday), but there was also pent up consumer demand for Apple’s new iPhone — the iPhone 4S.

The true test will be if Apple can continue to churn out impressive results, without any of the above-mentioned factors. Seriously, how long can it keep posting these ridiculous numbers?

Halliburton to Switch Entire Company From BlackBerry to iOS This Year

Halliburton, based out of Houston, Texas, is one of the largest energy services companies in the world. It has operations in more than 70 countries and employs over 60,000 people.

Given that information, you can see why it’s such a big deal that the company has recently announced its intentions to ditch RIM’s BlackBerry platform in favor of the iPhone and iOS…

AppleInsider has learned that Halliburton plans to phase out thousands of employee BlackBerrys in favor of Apple’s popular handset. The news comes from an internal company newsletter that was sent out earlier this month.

“Over the next year, we will begin expanding the use of our mobile technology by transitioning from the BlackBerry (RIM) platform that we currently use to smartphone technology via the iPhone…”

…The move comes after “significant research” into both Apple’s mobile platform and Google’s Android operating system led Halliburton to “determine that the iOS platform offered the best capabilities, controls and security for application development.”

RIM, who at one time dominated the market, has seen much of its enterprise business slip away over the past 12 months. Many companies, like Halliburton, have dropped their BlackBerry devices for ones running Apple’s iOS.

With a new CEO at the helm, it’ll be interesting to see if RIM can make any kind of comeback. But one thing is for sure, it can’t afford to lose many more big name clients.

How to Monitor Data Usage in iPhone 4S

Monitoring your iPhone 4S data usage is necessary if you're not subscribed to an unlimited data plan. For example, if your carrier offers you a 1 GB data each month, you have to be able to know how much you have already consumed to avoid huge data usage excesses that might surprise you in your next bill. The ability to monitor of data usage is offered as a built-in feature in iPhone 4S and can be easily accessed in one easy step.

The Cellular Network Data Usage statistics in iPhone 4S shows the amount of Sent and Received data through your carrier's data network (3G or Edge).

Go to Settings > General > Usage > Cellular Usage. Under Cellular Network Data, you'll see Sent and Received data statistics. In the sample screen shot below, Sent data is 8.0 MB and Received is 64.1 MB. If you have a 1 GB data subscription, then that means you have 938.6 MB of data left for consumption until the end of your current phone bill cycle. Every time you connect to the Internet via 3G (or Edge) the statistics under Cellular Network Data Usage will get updated, and so you will always have a valid real-time data usage estimate to monitor. This statistics do not change when you use the Internet via Wi-Fi connection.

The Cellular Network Data statistics in iPhone 4S does not only let you keep track of your data usage for phone bill monitoring purposes. It also lets you get an estimate on how much data an app or "activity" consumes. For example if you use emails constantly in one day, then the increase in Cellular Network Data Usage will tell you how much data you consume on emailing. If you use Facebook app whole day, then monitoring the data usage increase will let you know how much data the Facebook app consumes. Lastly, you can select Reset Statistics at the bottom of the Cellular Usage panel to zero down the Cellular Network Data statistics. You might want to reset cellular data usage statistics for a fresh monitoring on your next phone bill cycle. Of course you can choose not to reset and the Cellular Network Data statistics will show your data usage for your present and previous bill cycle.

iPhone 4S Problem List

As you all knows iPhone 4S now available for almost 30 countries, peoples giving lots of love to iPhone 4S by buying in huge quantity. Very first day of Pre-Order iPhone 4S has been sold out with in 24 hours. And day by day it’s popularity increasing.

Well the iPhone 4S is different from other smart phone, there are lots of features which dose not have any smart phone, that is the reason people more attracting iPhone 4S. Then also some people have complaint about iPhone 4S which is related to it’s battery life and many things which are mention as following;

- Siri Security Flaw

- Siri Can not connect to Network

- Mute Button Relocation

- Short Battery Life

- Yellowgate

- iOS 5 Error 3200

- Calendar and personal information simply by speaking into it and activating Siri without a passcode

- Problem with iCloud Download & Upgrade

This all are the problem face by general iPhone 4S Users, we hope Apple will fix very soon all the above Problems and Bugs. If you have any problem with i[phone 4S and which is not mention in the above list then you can comment on the box we will add your problem letter.

iPhone 4S Shot of the Week: Brewed Coffee

iPhone 4S shot using the HDR (High Dynamic Range) camera feature and the Auto-Enhance photo editing tool.

What's your favorite coffee? This week's featured iPhone 4S shot is a couple of glass coffee pots. You can see my reflection on the glass surface of both pots. The photo was captured with the iPhone 4S HDR (High Dynamic Range) camera feature enabled and the resulting photo was applied with the Auto-Enhance photo editing tool. Both of these are built-in features of the iPhone 4S and they bring camera-phone photography to a whole a new level. The camera improvements in the iPhone 4S along with the built-in photo editing tools are two of its huge selling points. The iPhone 4S camera is probably the most powerful camera-in-a-phone in the market today.

How to Auto-Enhance Photos in iPhone 4S

One of the photo editing tools available in iPhone 4S is Auto-Enhance. This post-processing tool applies automatic adjustment on the brightness, contrast, and saturation (color) of captured photos. To enable Auto-Enhance, open a photo from the iPhone 4S Photos app, tap it once to bring out the top and bottom tool bars, and select Edit. Select the "magic wand" symbol from the bottom tool bar to apply Auto-Enhance, and hit Save. That's it, your photo should be enhanced instantly.

The Auto-Enhance photo editing tool in iPhone 4S automatically fixes the brightness, contrast, and saturation of a photo.

Washed-out raw iPhone 4S shot due to high natural brightness. This is the same (single) shot from above, only Auto-enhance is disabled in this photo.

When you apply Auto-Enhance, the "Auto-Enhance On" indicator appears on the lower left corner of the photo while on Edit. The cool thing about this feature is that you can undo or turn off the auto-enhancements anytime after you have applied it and even if you have already saved the edited photo. To turn off Auto-Enhance, just open the photo again, select Edit, and select the "magic wand" symbol. The "Auto-Enhance Off" indicator should appear on the now raw photo. The undo and redo of "Auto-Enhance" is limitless. You can apply and remove photo enhancements even when you have powered off , or reset your iPhone 4S. 

Bill Gates Sent a Letter to Steve Jobs Before He Passed

Bill Gates has told how he sent Steve Jobs a personal letter before his death, and explained how the pair’s complicated relationship worked.

During an interview with The Telegraph, the former Microsoft CEO spoke about Jobs and the relationship between the two during the Macintosh days and how the two became competitors after initially working on the same project.

Bill Gates also went on to describe Jobs as an “incredible genius“ and spoke about the Apple CEO’s work in increasing the Mac’s market share in the face of competition from Microsoft’s PC platform…

When telling The Telegraph of the letter he sent to Jobs, Gates said:

“I told Steve about how he should feel great about what he had done and the company he had built. I wrote about his kids, whom I had got to know…There was no peace to make. We were not at war. We made great products, and competition was always a positive thing. There was no [cause for] forgiveness.”

Following the death of Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder’s wife apparently called Gates to explain that the impending Walter Isaacson biography did not fully reflect the “mutual respect” the two tech giants had for each other.

During the lengthy interview, Gates also spoke of the “genius” that was Steve Jobs, though he also admitted that it was not unusual for the Apple man to pick fault with Gates and his work.

“Steve was an incredible genius who contributed immensely to the field I was in. We had periods, like the early Macintosh, when we had more people working on it than they did. And then we were competitors. The personal computers I worked on had a vastly higher [market] share than Apple until really the last five or six years, where Steve’s very good work on the Mac and on iPhones and iPads did extremely well. It’s quite an achievement, and we enjoyed each [other’s work]….He spent a lot of his time competing with me. There are lots of times when Steve said [critical] things about me. If you took the more harsh examples, you could get quite a litany.

The whole interview is an interesting one, and one well worth reading for anyone interested in the special relationship that Jobs and Gates clearly shared.

iPhone 4S Shot of the Week: Marc Ecko Lenox-Brigham Hi-Cut Shoes

The iPhone 4S shot this week is processed with the Hudson photo filter in Instagram. The subject: Marc Ecko Cut & Sew Lenox-Brigham Hi-cut shoes.

The subject of the iPhone 4S shot this week is my new pair of Marc Ecko Cut & Sew Lenox-Brigham off white hi-cut shoes. I had the photo uploaded at Instagram and processed with the Hudson filter. Instagram and iPhone 4S are made for each other. A great photo sharing app and a phone with an amazing 8 megapixel camera - really, what else can someone do but take shots all day?

Next week I plan to take a series of iPhone 4S shots outdoors. I don't think I've ever taken the iPhone 4S camera to a spin under sun. And now that I think about it, neither are these shoes. So "sun" + "camera" + "Marc Ecko Lenox-Brigham" = ? We'll see the answer next week.