Blog on iPod and iPhone

In 1951, Sir Hugh Beaver, managing director of Guinness Breweries, was involved in a drunken argument about which of Europe’s many game birds could fly the fastest. Unable to settle the argument even after consulting a well-stocked library, he commissioned a new reference book that would be filled with the sort of facts that people [...]

Market research group NPD is reporting some good news for Apple ahead of the January 24 earnings call. The three models of the iPhone that are currently for sale — the iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS — accounted for 43 percent of US smartphone sales in October and November. Android phones saw a [...]

That anniversary edition of Grand Theft Auto 3 for iOS has been dated: You’ll be able to rejoin the streets of Liberty City on your iPad and iPhone next week, on December 15. Rockstar will be releasing the game for both iOS and Android, and you can see a picture of the game’s touchscreen controls [...]

NPD’s latest Mobile Phone Track service shows that Apple’s iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS outsold other Android phones on the market in the US for the third calendar quarter of 2011 — the same situation as results for the previous quarter. The iPhone 4 held the top spot, with Apple’s two-year-old iPhone 3GS holding the [...]

In 2010, the iOS 4 update all but crippled the iPhone 3G. A subsequent update fixed most of the issues, but as is inevitable in a persistently litigious culture, California resident Bianca Wofford filed a lawsuit against Apple claiming “Apple knowingly and intentionally released what it called a system software ‘upgrade’ that, in fact, made [...]

Consumer Reports recommended the newest Apple iPhone on Tuesday, the first time that the magazine has done so for an iPhone in almost two years when it gave thumbs up to the iPhone 3GS in 2009. The main reason for the recommendation? The iPhone 4S does not suffer from the reception issue that plagued its [...]

Yes, the iPhone 4S is pretty darned good for a smartphone camera, but people are getting a bit too misty-eyed over the quality. We’ve been flooded with well-meaning comparison images, some pitting the iPhone against some high-end still and video cameras from companies like Nikon and Canon. Today, the makers of the great little Camera+ [...]

I love Siri. You love Siri. We all love Siri — and we want it on our iPhones 4 and 3GS, not just on the 4S. Numerous iOS hobbyists including limneos, Gojohnnyboi, and iH8sn0w have been hard at work trying to bring Siri over from the 4S to other platforms. After weeks of work — [...]

SMEStorage announced that it has updated the version of it’s Cloud File Manager for iPhone and iPad to version 2.19, available in the App Store now. Version 2.19 of iSMEStorage adds on device file encryption by taking advantage of iOS’s native ability to encrypt files on device for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPod touch [...]

Since the iPhone 4S features the same A5 processor as the iPad 2, owners of Apple’s current-gen tablet have wondered if it’s possible that Siri, Apple’s new voice assistant, might be offered on the iPad 2. While my colleague Erica Sadun’s answer to that is “Don’t hold your breath,” I only agree with her up [...]