Hey, remember that madcap time last year when
iPhone alarms didn't work on January 1st or 2nd? Still having the same issue this year? Well, you
might want to think about updating. We're seeing a flood of reports from users whose alarm clocks are not working again this year, but from what we're able to tell that's because the affected users haven't updated their devices past iOS 4.2.1. If that includes you, dear reader, now would be a great time to tether yourself and click your way through whatever iTunes recommends. There's a
whole new major version out there waiting for you! That said, if you're still enjoying your iPhone 3G, we're sorry to say 4.2.1 is as high as you can go on the iOS food chain. Maybe 2012 is a good year for a new phone?
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
PSA: iPhone alarm clock not working again? Time to update originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 01 Jan 2012 11:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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This isn't the iPhone 5. No matter how badly you wanted something slim, sleek and wedge-shaped, this isn't it. If you went ahead and got your hopes up ahead of Apple's "
Let's Talk iPhone" event, hopefully you've gotten over the pangs of discontent by now, because this device pictured front and center is the iPhone 4S. It's a new spin on an old phone that will shock none, but give it half a chance, and it will still impress.
The iPhone 4S comes with a faster processor, a better camera, a smarter virtual assistant and twice the storage of its predecessor -- if you don't mind paying for it. Like the
iPhone 3GS did before to the 3G, the 4S bumps the
iPhone 4 down to second-class status, leaving those Apple fans who
must have the best aspiring to own its decidedly familiar exterior. Apple says this is the most amazing iPhone ever. Is it? Yes, of course it is, but read on to see whether it's really worth an upgrade.
Continue reading iPhone 4S review
iPhone 4S review originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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With competition like the
Samsung Galaxy S II showing us just how thin a phone can be, the
iPhone 4 isn't quite looking as svelte as it once did. How's an Apple-loving gadget fiend supposed to stay faithful in a time like this? Why, by holding their handset next to something much,
much thicker. Enter the "iPhone 4," which actually isn't a phone, rather a powered fan that serves to keep you cool, not connected. As you can see after the break, the Home button won't kick you out of an app, instead kicking that ducted air-mover into high gear, and while you won't find it in your local Apple Store, stumble across one of these plastic bricks in Shenzhen and it'll only cost you $10 or so to take it home. Small price to keep your handset feeling good about itself --
until September, anyway.
[Thanks, Chris]
Continue reading Keepin' it real fake: the iPhone 4 has a fan in China (video)
Keepin' it real fake: the iPhone 4 has a fan in China (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apple has just pushed a new version of iOS, 4.3.4, and it looks to have "fixed" the
PDF exploit that has been so notoriously exploited of late. In a summary of what's changed, Apple indicates that a fix has been applied that will prevent "arbitrary code execution" when viewing a "maliciously crafted PDF" -- business speak for "we broke your jailbreak, son." At this point we're not seeing any other updates or improvements but, really, now that you can view those malicious PDFs without fear on your iPhone or iPad 2, what more do you need?
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Apple releases iOS 4.3.4, sends you back to jail, does not offer $200 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Ready for a newly refined recipe for the next flavor of
iOS? After dropping
iOS 5 beta 2 on us on June 24th, Apple has now unleashed beta 3, meaning those with sensitive taste buds (and developer accounts) can start sniffing and sussing out what's changed. Of note seem to be a bevy of toggles controlling location services in detail, while there's also a new switch for voice roaming in settings. From what we're seeing not a lot has changed visually anywhere outside of the gears icon, but don't let that stop you from grabbing this savory download.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
iOS 5 beta 3 comes out of the oven, brings new fixes and toggles to the table originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The rare albino iPhone 4 has been spotted numerous times in the wild, skulking through the trees in the
magical United Kingdom, cavorting across the mysterious lands of
Vietnam, and most recently standing in formation in
Belgium. Now it's coming somewhere rather less exotic: the Apple Store. Apple has finally announced it will release the white iPhone 4 tomorrow around the world. Here in the US it'll come in both AT&T and Verizon flavors, warming the hearts and minds of those who like a little less pigment on their handsets. Other than a proximity sensor tweak nothing else has changed on the device, and so the pricing remains the same: $199 on contract for the 16GB model, $299 for 32GB. Sadly, though, your contract also remains the same, and we're pretty sure really wanting a new phone to match your earbuds isn't grounds for avoiding an ETF.
Continue reading White iPhone 4 releases tomorrow, finally
White iPhone 4 releases tomorrow, finally originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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See that up there? That could be your next
iPhone -- or it could be a tear-shaped dream. It's a mock-up of what is said to be the iPhone 5, according to anonymous sources quoted by Joshua Topolsky. A continuation of the concepts laid out in our post-CES
look at what's next for Apple, the design here is said to be thin, metal-backed, tapered, and sporting a 3.7-inch display with the same 960 x 640 resolution in the iPhone 4's retina display -- resulting in a slight drop from that phone's vaunted 326ppi density. The home button is quite obviously enlarged, possibly adding some thumbable gestures into the mix. Internals are said to include a "swipable" area, possibly meaning NFC, along with a
Qualcomm Gobi chipset with support for CDMA and GSM, so this could be the one phone to rule all the carriers. Or, it might wind up only ever having domain over a single .PSD file. To us, well, it looks a little
too thin to be packing all that and a bag of antennas as suggested and, with all the weight at the top, we can see this things flying out of hands left and right. But, we're certainly willing to be surprised. Place your bets in comments below.
Could the iPhone 5 look like a beveled iPod touch? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Apr 2011 19:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Chubby
DIY iPad cases aside, there aren't too many options if you want to bring video wirelessly from a mobile device to a wall-mountable TV. The Moov from Olion is one of the few, but sadly it doesn't really exist just yet. Don't be thrown off by a name shared with a
windshield-mounted GPS, this is a battery-packing case for iPhones. Slot one in and you get instant, wireless streaming of data to a
WHDI-compatible receiver. Video resolution is fair at 1,024 x 768 while latency is said to be less than 1ms at up to 30-feet in range. That's quick enough to get your
Need for Speed on, as shown after the break, while the internal battery is said to provide enough juice for three hours of video streaming. Olion doesn't have a shipment date or price in mind right now, still searching for partners of the manufacturing kind. If you have the requisite means of production maybe this could be a match made in silicon -- and in love.
[Thanks, Aviram]
Continue reading Olion's Moov caught on video beaming an iPhone to a TV using a little WHDI and a lot of magic
Olion's Moov caught on video beaming an iPhone to a TV using a little WHDI and a lot of magic originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The two year contract is a blessing and a curse, but looking at these updated prices from
AT&T we're thinking those upgrading early and doing so to a
one year contract are quite simply doomed. AT&T has upped the price on all early-upgrade one year commitment smartphones by a whopping $150. That's painful, but the iPhone is, at least, getting off a little easier. It's jumping by a relatively meager $50, meaning a new 32GB iPhone 4 will cost you $549 vs the previous $449. Or you could, you know, just suck it up for another 12 months.
AT&T bumps early-upgrade prices for all smartphones, reminds that patience is a virtue originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Helmet cam aficionado? Contour's
ContourGPS currently has the greatest range of connectivity options, and one of those options, Bluetooth, is finally good for something. The company has just flipped the switch and deployed its Viewfinder app that we
last saw at CES, which allows iOS devices to pull live video from the camera, even if it's still stuck to the side of your head and covered in mud. Users can also tweak camera settings in real-time, which is a huge step forward over the previous process that required tethering the cam and booting up some software. However, there is a catch: to use the device you have to install a little card, called a ConnectView, into your camera. This sucker will set you back $29.99, though we're told the upcoming Android release of the app will be able to do without. Unfortunately, that version won't be along until an unfortunately vague "Spring," but the iOS flavor is a free download right now in the App Store.
Continue reading Contour launches Viewfinder App, lets your iPhone talk to your ContourGPS (video)
Contour launches Viewfinder App, lets your iPhone talk to your ContourGPS (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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As you read this (assuming you're reading this sometime before March 20th) zillions of music, movie, and tech mavens and moguls have descended on Austin, Texas for
SXSW. We made a run through the city just before festivities kicked off, stopping by to check out the Car2Go carsharing service that launched last summer and that, as of March 19th, will expand its coverage area to include 52 square miles worth of the heart of Texas. We took one of the company's customized
Smart Fortwos for a ride and also test drove the new
iPad app that makes finding cars as easy as pie. Pie, as it turns out, is also quite easy to find in Austin.
Continue reading Car2go test drive: RFID, GPS, and mobile apps make for a smarter Smart
Car2go test drive: RFID, GPS, and mobile apps make for a smarter Smart originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Ever wish life was like a movie, that theme songs went to highlight your every dramatic action? This
patent application from Cupertino isn't quite like that, but it's close, basically creating dynamic music videos for your friends when they call. It describes a means of stitching together video and audio sequences of the caller and dynamically composting them to create a beautiful little ditty celebrating your BFF -- or your mother in law, as it were. Such sequences are to be generated by so-called "seed" songs or videos, content that can either be stored directly on the recipient's phone or pulled from Genius data stored in the ether. There's potential here for great stuff, but we already dread a future where data comes from browsing habits and instead of cool tunes and video sequences we're served jingles and McDonald's commercials.
Apple patent application for 'Dynamically Generated Ring Tones' could make magical videos of your friends originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 02:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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You know your product name is clever when not one but two companies go for it. Such is the name "Peel." This offering we're talking about is not the sort that
turns an iPod into an iPhone, rather it's the kind that turns an iPhone into a universal remote -- though it'll work with all the other
iOS devices too. It's a combination app and hardware that we've been tracking
since last year, and now it's up for order. The iOS app talks to a goofy shaped IR blaster, called the Fruit, which costs $99. The combination turns your mobile device into a
Harmony-hunting universal remote, but a smarter one that not only knows how to turn on your TV but also how to tune it to the latest episode of
Glee, apparently, since every promo shot seems to feature some bit of gleekery. The app is free now and the Fruit is up for purchase -- though it's currently showing as back ordered. Let's hope it doesn't spoil.
Peel universal remote adapter for iOS now available, $99 buys you expensive Fruit originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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