Tag: iPhone 4S
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Siri proxy hack adds custom commands including Wi-Fi thermostat control
Once the folks at Applidium had cracked the Siri protocol, it was only a matter of time before the first mods, exploits and hacks started to leak out. Because Siri relies on Apple’s servers to deliver results, the limitations on what it can and can’t do are entirely controlled at the server end. However, with the…
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RIM BlackBerry 7 smartphones see sales dip leading up to Christmas
iPhone 4S and service problems blamed for dwindling figures
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“One line of code” prevents Siri voice command for iPhone 4S from coming to Android
A single line of coding prevents Siri – the exclusive iPhone voice command system (or virtual Jeeves as I like to refer to it) – from being used on Android gadgets, claims a French developer research website. Applidium say that they’ve striped down Siri to find that the Cupertino co.’s claims that the software will…
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iPhone 4S Owners Reporting SIM Card Issues
Not long after Apple released an update to their iOS software that addressed the problem with poor battery performance, it seems that some users are starting to experience another extremely frustrating problem with their iPhone where it stops recognising the SIM card. There is currently a thread on the Apple support forums where owners are…
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Apple App Store set for Christmas shut down
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There will be no App-y Christmas for iOS developers this year, as Apple has announced that its staff will be shutting up shop with the ‘famous‘ App Store going un-manned over the festive period. What this means is that the devs will be unable to add new iPhone, iPod or iPad apps to the library…
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Apple iPhone / iPad screen to size up / down in 2012?
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Recently it was suggested by an ‘inside source’ (as always) that the Apple range of products will receive a full reboot in 2012, with iPad 3 screens shipping from Taiwanese suppliers as soon as December. Today more hushed tones have been heard which could suggest that the talk of a refresh of the popular gadgets…
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German company reveals Nano-SIM – Smaller than the Micro-SIM
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A German firm, initially a supplier of banknotes and paper for the security industry has revealed that it plans to undercut the 15mm x 12mm x .0.76mm Micro-SIM currently used in the popular the Apple iPhone 4S and in future Nokia and Motorola smartphones by producing the Nano-SIM. Munich-based Giesecke & Devrient, which in recent…
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Apple iOS 5.0.1 update not fixing battery issues for all users
Apple recently acknowledged that some users were reporting degraded battery performance with the new iOS 5 update, and soon promised to release an update to resolve the problem. However, it would seem that this new update is not fixing the problem for everyone. After announcing the 5.0.1 update, it was tested and confirmed that it…
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No Siri for iPhone 4 – More proof that Apple is done with 4th gen gadget?
After reporting yesterday that Canadian network TELUS will not be restocking its original iPhone 4 16GB model after the current supply is depleted, an outspoken blogger at Apple has said that voice command software Siri will not become available on last season’s iPhone 4 – thus further backing the idea that fifth generation iPhone 4S…
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Fifth Gen iPhone 4S to become standard – Apple to retire iPhone 4 when stocks are depleted?
Is Apple set to stop making or supplying its iPhone 4, after recently launching the upgraded iPhone 4S? Canadian network TELUS has pulled future stocks of the smartphone’s 16GB original black version as of December 3rd – leading the tech community to ask the question of is it time for the previous model to be…
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Discovered iOS bug allows Apple iPhone to be attacked by malicious apps
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A security analyst has caused controversy after discovering a bug within Apple’s iOS software which reportedly leaves popular gadgets such as iPhone, iPod and iPad open to malicious attacks from certain apps which have made their way onto the app store. Third-party software submissions to the App Store are strictly monitored and this is…
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iPhone 4S camera: Panorama mode hidden in iOS SDK
Apple hides a top feature within the iPhone’s camera, ready for unveiling at a later date