Category: iOS 6

The 150 Best Apps Around

I’ve done lists of 5, lists of 10, 15, even 25, but never before have I ever done such a list as the one I’m presenting today. 150 great apps make up this comprehensive list. Out of hundreds and hundreds and hundreds more of apps I’ve used, these are the 150 apps that have staying power on my phone. The list has to be...

Tim Cook Says Sorry about Maps Sucking

Apple’s CEO Tim Cook did something truly original. He apologized. It’s not just Apple that doesn’t usually apologize. CEOs in general these days fail to take responsibility.  I think it’s a real class act for Tim Cook to set a new example and apologize for the “frustration [maps] has caused our customers”. Tim went as far as recommending temporarily using third party apps including...

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...

iOS 6 is…boooring!

I’d like to say that iOS 6 is revolutionary, but unless you have an iphone 4S, new ipad or ipod touch, or iphone 5, it’s not. For the iphone 4, it seems to have lost more than it gained.  Some nice new features include the updated stores, and Do Not Disturb which handily controls your calls, sound and privacy. Speaking of privacy, there is now...

Apple Removes Youtube App in IOS 6

Sad but not surprising. Ever since IOS first launched there has been a Youtube app. I’ve used the app to keep up on the news, monitor my Youtube videos, and I’ve killed hours watching viral videos while waiting for things. Thanks to Android, and Apple’s crappy relationship with Google, Apple has cut out the Youtube app from IOS 6. It was expected eventually along...