Server Outage at Apple: Siri Apology
The servers that Apple receives and processes Siri commands was down for many iPhone 4S users across the US on Thursday afternoon. Users began talking about this outage around 2PM Eastern Time on Twitter. Not everyone has been receiving problems. The problems seem to lie within the carrier. When users ask Siri a question or [...]
Dark Meadow: Surprisingly Good for an iOS Game
While it’s true that most iOS games are “pick-up-and-play” games, the device is set up to be capable of running “intimate experiences.” With support for headphones and a beautiful backlight on the device, simply turn your lights out and pick up Dark Meadow. Dark Meadow is a game that is pretty well-designed, especially for a [...]
Sprint Plans for 30 Million iPhones
Over the next four years, Sprint will be receiving 30.5 million iPhones. Surely they are expecting quite a success with the device. Sprint hasn’t had a profitable year since 2006. While they will lose money in the beginning of this iPhone deal, they hope to gain it back by selling the ever-so-popular iPhone. Sprint has [...]
iOS Game Tiny Heroes
In Tiny Heroes, you’re armed with the simple task of protecting treasure. You must keep it safe from others. Throughout the campaign, you will defend multiple castles, each with their own layout. Heroes always come from the left, so you’ll have to lay traps to keep them from getting in and out with the treasure. [...]
iPhone Users are Gamers
Remember the good ole days of playing Brickbreaker with your Blackberry? How many hours in a month did you play? That was back when Blackberry’s were considered good phones. I may be being biased, but I don’t consider them true contenders to the Android and iOS smartphones. That aside, it has been studied by Nielsen [...]
Apple Updates Easier Soon
Sometimes updates can be a little bit annoying. If it’s the iOS, you are required to sync your device to iTunes and then you will be able to update. For the Mac OSx, you still have to open iTunes, where the update will be available. Soon, however, Apple has suggested that over-the-air (OTA) updates will [...]
Stem Stumper: Adapted for Visually Impaired
So, everyone knows that there are many games that one can download for the iPhone via the App Store. And yes, it is true that many of them are not free. However, some of them are quality games that can entertain someone for hours. And honestly, putting hours of work and thousands of lines of [...]
Security Implications of Jailbreaking your iPhone
A while back, Trend Micro published an article I thought was interesting. I wish I saw it earlier. It talks about the security issues you open yourself to when you jailbreak your iPhone. They say that apps on Cydia aren’t monitored for security and could potentially open you up to issues. This is true, but [...]
Parrot AR Drone is mindnumbingly awesome
This might be old news, but I haven’t seen it really until now. Parrot has released a flight simulator for iPhone and Android, but the cool thing is, it has an actual aircraft you can fly. Check it out. If you can’t say that’s one of the coolest things ever, what are you doing here? [...]
Best Summary of the iPhone 4 issues ever
There’s not much that really needs to be said here, just watch the video: