Category: iphone 5

Maps Gives Me a 14,000 mile Detour

Whoops! Why does Apple think I’m in England? Apple’s Maps has been trying to give me directions, except for the fact that the results happen to require driving through England. I’m in the New York Metro Area by the way. So that would be a…let’s see…14,000 mile detour. Not quite perfect. That would be the nice way to describe Apple’s maps. The Satellite images...

iPhone 5 Review: Day 2 First Impressions

There’s an iphone 5 in my family (actually two). This meant that I got some demo time with it yesterday asI helped my family set them up. If I were to sum up the iphone 5 in one word, I would say “Zippy”. The 4G and improved processor make the iphone 5 incredibly fast compared to past models. Web pages load in seconds, and...

iphone 5 Finger Print Unlock Rumor

I just wanted to write about a rumor I’ve been hearing lately. Somehow a rumor about the iphone 5 being unlockable by finger print has spread. I’m here telling you that the rumor is false. But that doesn’t mean you can’t necessarily. If you dream of using the creases in your pointer finger to unlock your device, there is an option (or several). You can...

One of the Longest Blackberry Users Preorders iphone

Today I’m happy to report that my dad has preordered the iphone 5. What’s so significant about this? My dad has been using a blackberry since 1999 when he used a pre-release version of the 850 as a business tester. So, it took a while, but my dad has preordered one. By the end of 2012 my family will have shifted from 4 blackberry/...

So the Leak Was Real… iphone 5 leaked 4 Months Early!

In May, a photo purported to show the iphone 5. Surprisingly it actually did, and they were the exact same. Apple loosening their lips? You can look at the photos I’ve taken below for comparison. What is happening to Apple’s formerly tight lipped security? In the era of Jobs there would have been a massive cover-up, investigation, law suit, police involved and so much...