T-Mobile Still Not Getting The iPhone This Fall

On September 27, 2011, in iPad, by admin

Android dominates T-Mobiles network as 90 percent of smartphones sold run Googles mobile OS. However, that doesnt mean they wouldnt enjoy a little iOS love.
T-Mobile Chief Marketing Officer Cole Brodman while speaking at the GigaOM Mobilize conference confirmed again that T-Mobile would not be joining the iPhone party during the iPhone 5 launch this fall. Sprint is rumored to be getting the iPhone and Brodman made it known that it isn’t T-Mobile’s fault they don’t sell the iPhone.
Wed love to have the iPhone whenever Apple makes that available, Brodman said. The ball is in Apples court.
T-Mobiles parent company Deutsch Telekom AG blamed T-Mobiles poor performance as the reason behind the carrier not selling the iPhone. The number of subscribers abandoning the network to own the iPhone has hurt growth, but with smartphones making up 75 percent of the phones on T-Mobiles network there must be at least a marginal market for the iPhone.
With Apple holding out on T-Mobile Brodman when asked about the performance of other smartphone platforms that he is hopeful for a BlackBerry comeback next year.
Brodman should probably place his hope somewhere else, like the Mayans 2012 Doomsday prediction.

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Finally, a DSLR Mount for the iPhone

On July 11, 2011, in iPad, by admin

Photojojo, purveyors of a wide array of camera accessories, has just announced The iPhone SLR Mount. This accessory will let you mount either a Canon (EF-mount) or Nikon (F-mount) DSLR lenses onto an iPhone 4 and should be available starting in mid-August. This gives you an unprecedented amount of control over your iPhone images. You can now take complex photographs instead of relying on image editing apps that simulate unusual focusing and faux filters.
Using the iPhone SLR Mount gives you the ability to create unique photographs with varying degrees of depth-of-field exposures and also lets you focus your shots manually. Telephoto, wide angle, macro, or your fixed-fifty lenses all attach to this mount giving you a full range of lenses at your iPhone lovin’ fingertips.
You do lose about 1 to 2 f-stops when using the adapter, so unless you compensate for this, your pictures may turn out a little on the dark side. Its also important to note that traditional SLRs have mirrors inside of them that flip the image as its being captured, so youll have to manually flip your images using an image editor after you take your shots. This is a small price to pay for using high-end glass with an iPhone.
The adapter itself is made up of three parts, an iPhone 4 case, a UV filter, and the SLR lens adapter. Of course youll have to provide your own camera lenses. The iPhone recently became the most used camera on Flickr, surpassing DSLRs and traditional point-and-shoot cameras as well. The camera is no longer a lavish accessory for high-end cell phones anymore, but has become standard equipment. Although The iPhone SLF Mount is a bit pricey at $249, for some photographers, it will undoubtedly become an invaluable tool in their camera bag.

Source: Photojojo

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MIT researchers have developed a device that uses LCD screens to test for cataracts, the leading cause of blindes in the world.
The snap-on eyepiece the researchers developed can effectively be attached to any small LCD screen, and “projects time-dependent patterns onto the fovea.” Because a cataract eye refracts light before it reaches the retina, they are able to measure and compare a good light path with a bad light path, and even estimate the cataracts size, postion, density and scattering profile using the accompanying software.
This seems infinitely simpler than the standard cataract test patients receive when they go to an optometrist. You know the drill, dialating eyedrops, keep your eye open as long as possible while the blue light tube thing is stuck as close as possible so it can check density, and then go blind because your forgot your sunglasses and refuse to wear the ridiculously cheap ones the office gives you.
It seems the attachment, and the software obtains more information than the traditional procedure. A good example of another highly portable, extremely affordable, and intuitive solution to a problem, made possible by advancements in technology. I wonder how optometrists and other eye specialists will feel about the expensive and extensive testing needed to detect cataracts becoming obsolete?

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From a business standpoint it just makes sense. That’s the logic behind Citadel Securities analyst Shing Yin’s estimate that the next-gen iPhone will call Sprint home before the end of 2011. With AT&T and Verizon now sharing the carrier stage in the US, Apple is likely profoundly interested in expanding to the nation’s third-largest wireless provider.
Sprint, which – like Verizon – runs the CDMA network, can easily be added to Apple’s domestic carrier list – a move that stands to benefit all parties (except, maybe, AT&T and Verizon). We believe Sprint could capture more than its fair share of iPhone sales,” Yin writes, “especially if it gets the new model at the same time as AT&T and Verizon.
The insightful Citadel Securities analyst believes the iPhone carrier expansion to Sprint is “increasingly likely,” especially considering that with the inauguration of Verizon Communications tiered pricing for data tomorrow. “Sprint will be the sole remaining national carrier with an unlimited data plan offering, something desirable to Apple.”
All told, a Sprint iPhone could be a relatively stronger seller than the Verizon iPhone, Yin speculates. “With lower prices on plans, a Sprint iPhone could offer an attractive proposition for more price-conscious users (a demographic that we think is increasingly important to Apple following the rise of Android), a report from Barron’s noted.
Source: Barron’s

 

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How To: Run iPad Apps on an iPhone

On April 23, 2011, in iPad, by admin
Click the image to open in full size.You can put this in the “why would you want to do that, oh well it’s cool to say I can” bucket. ModMyi.com user ismoothproject has built an Apple Script app which will take iPad-only apps you’ve purchased (still requires a purchase – this isn’t warez, folks) and allow them to be launched on an iPhone, as well as transfer them to your iPhone wirelessly. It requires a jailbroken iPhone, as it sends the .app file via SFTP (requires OpenSSH be installed on your device). Not all apps work, as they’re not really meant to be on that device obviously, but like I said – this is more just “oh, weird, why not?”

This isn’t entirely new – in May of last year we posted info on how to port the (then iPad only) Netflix.app to your iPhone. This user’s method is essentially the same, and can be done manually as well. All he does is change the app’s permissions to 755, as well as the binary. Then toss the .app in your iPhone’s /Applications folder, and respring. Voila, iPad app on your iPhone, working kinda sorta.

If you have a need to do this, and do not want to do the manual method, you can use ismoothproject’s instructions:

1. Download iTelePad2Pod Here.

2. Unzip iTelePad2Pod.zip

3. Move the iTelePad2Pod folder to the /Applications Folder on your Mac.

4. Go to the moved iTelePad2Pod folder (/Applications/iTelePad2Pod) and open the iTelePad2Pod application.(/Applications/iTelePad2Pod/iTelePad2Pod.app)

5. Follow instructions in the app.

He’s also got a YouTube video:

 

 

 

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