Tweet Andrew Munn, a former Google intern, has a great article on why Android will always be laggier than iOS. Here’s why Android can’t render its touch UI without lagging, according to Munn. In iOS, UI rendering processes occur with dedicated threads in real-time priority, halting other processes and focusing all attention on rendering the UI. . [...]
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Carrier IQ controversy, iPhone banned in Syria, and more in this week’s mobile news
Tweet German government looks into Apple’s use of Carrier IQ. iPhone battery issues continue to be a problem for users. iFixit releases transparent rear panel for iPhone 4S. Russia, Brazil, and several other countries getting the 4S on December 16th. Syria bans the iPhone in order to keep protesters from exposing violence. Don’t forget our [...]
Apple disabled settings shortcuts in iOS 5.1 beta
Tweet Thanks to the release of iOS 5, iPhone users found a tweak that allowed them to setup settings shortcuts for Bluetooth enabling and WiFi. This was all thanks to Safari allowing you to create a web shortcut to these settings. With the relase of iOS 5.1 beta Apple has disabled this feature so that [...]
iPhone causes scare on board an Australian flight
Tweet PC Mag is reporting that a flight crew had to extinguish a smoking, glowing iPhone on one of their flights. Regional Express said a passengers iPhone started emitting dense smoke and glowing red, which is generally cause for concern. It is not known if the iPhone is of the 4 or 4S variety. Some folks are [...]
Apple releases iOS 5.1 beta to developers
Tweet Apple has released a new build, referred to as 9B5117b, has been seeded for developers. This update is not available over-the-air as past developer builds have been. This release includes enhanced dictation support during text input, but only on supported devices. This leaves open the possibility that a the speech recognition portion of Siri [...]
Tribute to Steve Jobs, Black Friday app sales, and more in this week’s mobile news
Tweet The U.S. Patent office pays a nice tribute to Steve Jobs. According to Microsoft, Winodws phones have had Siri-like functionality for over a year. Big Fish Games trying to figure out why Apple suddenly removed their app allowing game subscriptions from the App Store. Here are some Black Friday app sales. And don’t forget [...]
Samsung mocks iPhone users in latest ad
Tweet Samsung has released a new advertisement showing off the Galaxy S II’s large screen and 4G capabilities. I love my iPhone but I think Samsung hit the stereotypical nail on the head with this one.
Apple finally gains control of porn related iPhone domain names
Tweet The owner of several porn related iPhone domain names has agreed to give the domain names to Apple after a complaint was filed. The seven domain names are: iphonecamforce.com iphonecam4s.com iphoneporn4s.com iphonesex4s.com iphonexxxforce.com iphone4s.com porn4iphones.com As of this posting the names are still pointing to porn sites so hopefully Apple will get the DNS [...]
How to Design Cool Looking Apps That Sell
Tweet The App Store Top 10 list…. that is one list you might sell your first-born child to be on, right? But those guys that made it to the list do not have special powers. Not at all. One of the secret weapons used by Top App Developers is…. Design. Why Developers Do not Make [...]
iPad 3 rumors, Amazon smart phones, and more in this week’s mobile news
Tweet Rumor has it the iPad 3 will be coming out in March, and will be a little bit thicker than the iPad to to accommodate the dual light bar system. Mobile carriers in the U.S. are having problems meeting demand for the iPhone 4S. Will Amazon release an iPhone competitor in 2012? Kids want iPhones, iPads, [...]
