Apple’s iPhone 4S is here, having just hit retailers in seven countries this Friday. So how is it? Well, read on to discover my initial impressions, as someone who’s making the leap from the lowly iPhone 3GS, which is now two generations old. Read More »
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Chris Brandrick
Bio:A blogger for both The Apple Blog and PCWorld, Chris is also the Editor of UK videogaming website, Gamebrit.com. In his spare time he creates and designs websites and plays videogames. Connect with him on Twitter: @chrisbrandrick
Recent Posts
Despite appearances to the contrary, the new Newsstand app in iOS 5 can in fact be stored away in a folder with some easy trickery, and without the need to jailbreak.Very useful if you don’t use it and don’t want it cluttering up your home screen. Read More »
Despite the fact that the next iPhone hasn’t yet been officially announced, that hasn’t stopped one retailer from beginning to accept preorders for the mystery device. German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom confirmed that customers will be able to reserve Apple’s next iPhone as of Monday. Read More »
A new version of popular Twitter client Tweetie is finally here, launching today alongside Apple’s new Mac App Store. The updated application comes with a new, more official, name: Twitter for Mac. So, are the various changes to this highly popular application worth getting excited about? Read More »
Likely you’ve heard the “big” news. The Beatles back-catalogue of music is now finally available to download from iTunes. But why wasn’t it there to begin with, and why’d it take so long for it to get there? Apple and the Beatles share a prickly history. Read More »
According to the report from Mexican technology site CamelMX, Marco Quatorze, an executive with the Mexican carrier Telcel, claims the iPhone 4′s antenna design may see manufacturing revisions — revisions which would aim to fix the widely reported signal attenuation issue. Read More »
Apple’s App Store now offers a selection of over 250,000 apps — a record reached in just a little over two years since the App Store first opened its digital doors. Further insight revealed that the average price of a paid application is now $2.67. Read More »
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Ever since Apple announced the date for their upcoming media event a few short days ago, rumors have been circulating regarding what the event could have in store. One rumor seems to have gained a little traction: a redesigned, square iPod. Apple holds a music-based media … Read More »
The iPhone 4 can record video in glorious 720p HD. Unfortunately, when you use the built-in Send to YouTube function, that same video gets compressed to 320p. A new app sets out to remedy that problem, and does so both simply and for free. Read More »
Social discovery engine StumbleUpon has released a new iPhone application, bringing the product’s web functionality to mobile devices.For those of you unaware, StumbleUpon, which was established in 2001, is a service which allows its users to browse the web in a casual and possibly addictive way. Read More »
Apple has introduced a new Try Before You Buy section to the ever popular App Store. However, it’s not something that you should get yourself too excited about — the new section only highlights the free and lite applications already available within the store. Read More »
An ongoing digital strategy by the European Union (EU) could force Apple into allowing Adobe’s Flash to run on the iPhone. The incomplete plans outlined by the EU, known as the Digital Agenda, aim to redefine how antitrust rules are practiced. Read More »
Apple has announced that the white iPhone 4 has been delayed once more, with a product launch not now expected until sometime later this year. The factory making the white model is apparently having problems achieving the “perfect combination of paint thickness and opacity”. Read More »
Skype has updated its iPhone application, making it compatible with iOS 4. The free communication app, which was originally released back in March of 2009, can now be run in the background thanks to iOS 4 multitasking capabilities. And 3G service charges have also been scrapped. Read More »
Last week saw the arrival of Firefox on the iPhone, but not as we know it. Mozilla’s new app, known as Firefox Home, is not strictly a browser — instead it brings your desktop browsing session direct to your iPhone. Read More »
The iPhone 4 will finally be available in white — with shipments of the white model on track for late July. Jobs noted that once on sale, the white model would only be available in limited quantities, with production slowly ramping up as time goes on. Read More »
The latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS 4, has been with us for a number of weeks now, but did you know that one new addition to the OS is the ability to lock your phone with any password of your choice? Read More »
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