iOS 6 was launched a few days back and while feedback overall is positive, its Apple-made Maps app has received a lot of negative feedback. Users dislike the distinct lack of transit directions, inaccurate data, lack of points of interest especially when compared with Google Maps on iOS 5 and especially with the even stronger Maps app on Android smartphones.
When Apple announced its very own Maps app for iOS 6, featuring turn-by-turn navigation and sumptuous 3D maps, companies behind some of the biggest sat-nav apps must have been quite concerned about future business. As it turns out, now is a pretty good time for said companies to plug their map-centric software, since the iOS Maps offering by Apple hasn’t been particularly popular, to put it mildly.
For a while it looked liked Facebook's new commitment to mobile strategy had come to a rather abrupt end after updating their own iOS mobile app into a true native experience. It isn't really a secret that the world's largest social network is also now the proud owner of what is possibly the world's most popular image sharing app, Instagram. Mark Zuckerberg's company acquired Instagram in a cash plus stock deal, and although the takeover resulted in a rather large update with some great new features, users have been left behind for iPhone 5 support.
Although the blogosphere has been dominated almost entirely with reports and coverage of Apple's iPhone 5, it's important to remember that the Cupertino company's sixth flagship device is just one of many new and exciting smartphones releasing this Fall. The Windows Phone 8 platform will be hoping to make a significant impression on a market dominated by iOS and Android, and in terms of Windows Phone 8 handsets, the Nokia Lumia 920 is the pick of the bunch.
I am pretty sure we have all been in the position of going from one house to another, or from the house to the office and attempting to join a wireless network only to find out that no-one can remember the security password. Although it may fall under the category of being a first-world-problem, it is actually rather infuriating to have a wireless network dangled in front of your face knowing that you don't have the security credentials to get access to it.
The Galaxy Note looked like it didn't belong in either the smartphone or tablet category when Samsung released it last year, but somewhat surprisingly, the niche product has found its own category as a "phablet," and it's a category with a pretty significant following. Then again, if you want a smartphone with a mahussive display, the Note is one of the only ones available in excess of 5-inches, and if the iPhone 5, with it's marginal screen enlargement, hasn't taken your fancy, you'll probably have had your eyes peeled for the Galaxy Note II for a long while now.
The iPhone 5 arrived last Friday, and already in excess of five million consumers have snapped the device up, but contrary to how most electronic gadget vendors handle things, the full user guide wasn't packaged with the smartphone, but released online some hours later along with a user guide for those diving into iOS 6.
For those Android lovers out there who were big fans of the original Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone, then be prepared for that joy to come around once again as it looks like Samsung could be close to officially unveil the next-generation Nexus handset. A new set of images have started emerging today that show the model number of the camera used as GT-I9260, a number that we have seen on a number of occasions in the past and that has been repeatedly linked with the new Galaxy Nexus II.
From its internal hardware, software to its design, and camera, we’ve covered just about every possible aspect of the iPhone 5 here at Redmond Pie. One aspect that hasn’t been covered in more technical detail is its display. We know that it’s 4-inch tall, has a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio, a resolution of 1136 x 640 and a corresponding pixel density of 326 pixels per inch, but we weren’t sure just how much of an improvement it is when it comes down to visual quality and fidelity, until now that is.
Although some users are reporting a few issues with Apple's new iPhone 5 smartphone, the first weekend sales figures seem to indicate that users have taken the device to their hearts, with Apple looking likely to have yet another commercially successful piece of kit on their hands. The official press release also made it known that users have snapped up the opportunity to download and install iOS 6 more than one hundred million times, since it went officially live last week.
