Amit Chowdhry | November 11, 2011 | 427 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Apple Inc., Apple iOS

The Apple iOS 5.0.1 update was released today, but a lot of people are still complaining that their iPhones are still having battery life issues. Below are some of the complaints that was picked up from discussions at the Apple forum:

Amit Chowdhry | May 5, 2011 | 567 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under Apple iOS, Verizon Wireless

Generally when you want to update iOS on your iPad or iPhone, you have to download the update through iTunes and plug in your hardware to your computer through USB. Verizon Wireless does not want you to go through that kind of hassle any more.

Amit Chowdhry | March 21, 2011 | 649 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Apple iOS, Google, Google TV

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has released a Google TV remote application on iOS. Now you can control Google TV with your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. The iOS application can control regular TV functions and Google TV search/navigation features. The app also supports voice search and DVR access. You can download it from here: [iTunes Link]
Amit Chowdhry | March 9, 2011 | 794 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Apple Inc., Apple iOS, Apple iOS 4.3

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has released iOS 4.3. The operating system was announced on the same day as the iPad 2 event this past week. It was expected to be updated for consumers on March 11, but Apple decided to give it to us early on.

Amit Chowdhry | March 2, 2011 | 1,139 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Apple Inc., Apple iOS, Apple iOS 4.3

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has announced some of the new features that will be built into iOS 4.3. The new features include an increase in Safari performance using a Nitro JavaScript engine. There is also iTunes home sharing, AirPlay improvements, and mute/rotation lock preference for iPad switch. The iPhone 4 will also have a personal hotspot option. [Engadget]
Amit Chowdhry | December 14, 2010 | 673 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Apple App Store, Apple iOS, Apple iPad, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod Touch, Google Voice, iPhone

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has announced that Google Voice now works on the iPod Touch and the iPad. Even though you cannot use the iPad or iPod Touch as a phone, you can use it for initiating a call with your phone. This feature is called Click2Call.
To get started, click on the “Call” button on the Google Voice application. Then select which phones you want to ring. Google Voice will call all of them. Below is a list of some of the other improvements made on the app:
- When you enable Push Notifications, we will automatically disable Text forwarding for you, so you won’t receive multiple notifications.
- Want some quiet time? You can send all callers straight to voicemail by turning on Do not disturb in the Settings tab.
- We made it easier for you to place calls from the address book by adding a dedicated Contacts button to the Dialer tab.
- Sending text messages is now more streamlined since you don’t need to press the OK button anymore.
[Google Voice Blog]
Amit Chowdhry | December 14, 2010 | 1,668 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under Android, Apple iOS, BlackBerry, Google Android, Microsoft Windows Phone 7, Millenial Media, Research In Motion, RIM

Millenial Media has released some numbers about the market share break-down between iOS, Android, RIM, Windows, and Symbian. Millenial is basing this on the ads that they distribute. Millenial’s ads reach about 63 million of the 77 million mobile web users in the U.S.

Amit Chowdhry | December 2, 2010 | 732 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Apple Game Center, Apple Inc., Apple iOS

The Apple Game Center application that connects iOS games to a global scoreboard and has other social elements has changed their terms of service. The ToS was modified to allow Apple to push your real name through Game Center. Above is a screenshot of what it looks like.
