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Speck CandyShell Flip for iPhone 4S review

Admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:59:21 +0000

There are gimmicks and then there are features, and to be honest I don’t know which category the Speck CandyShell Flip falls into.

Its claim to fame is its easy-to-deploy “flip” stand which doubles as an easy slide-in entry for the iPhone itself. But let’s start from the basics. The Flip is made of a sturdy, bright and glossy plastic that looks more like a toy than it feels. In the hand the iPhone is sturdy and secure, though I far prefer the feeling of the CandyShell Grip.

The “flip” itself consists of a rubber hinge constructed out of what seems like a single piece of plastic, or as close to it as you’ll likely find. While it works well in theory, when the iPhone is installed the bottom portion is never entirely even with the top; there hinge always seems on the verge of coming loose.

This is essentially the compromise: in order to facilitate quick entry and exit, and a flexible stand, Speck had to make some decisions. Make the hinge too tight and you risk losing that multi-placement flexibility.

When leaning on its bottom half, the iPhone is in a perfect position for watching movies and browsing web pages. Except that portrait mode is not ideal for the former activity, and we can’t think of many situations in which you’d want to have the phone stationary for the latter.

More importantly, the Flip is designed to allow the phone to sit in most standard iPhone docks without having to remove the case. This is indeed an important advantage of its competitors, as most dock users will attest to. The inside of the Flip is made with a gentle ribbed silicone that absorbs most moderate shocks, while the outer portion is a firm and precisely-milled plastic.

It also cannot be stressed enough how nice the back of the Flip looks. While I could do without the garish blue bezel (the case is also available in white-and-pink and all-black) the overall design is quite attractive. Not only is the easy entry and exit a huge plus, but it prevents the occasional scratches that come with cases that require you to wedge your phone into one side or another.

All the ports are freely accessible: Speck has wisely chosen not to close off the charging and headphone ports, though there are rubber nubs that take over for the metal power and volume buttons. The bezel extends a couple millimetres over the front glass, preventing surface-level scratches when the phone is dropped on its face. In exchange the case feels somewhat bulky, though not quite to the same extent as the Otterbox Commuter.

The Speck CandyShell Flip is available for .95 from the company’s website. It is also fully compatible with the iPhone 4.

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Apple iPhone 5 will be “cult classic” because it “was the last project that Steve Jobs was intimately involved with”

Admin — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:16:38 +0000

The rumour is that the new iPhone 4S received its name, the “S” portion, to remember the late Steve Jobs. Others believe it’s simply continues the tradition of a previous iPhone and symbolizes “Speed” due to the A5 dual core processor. In addition, it’s also heavily rumoured that this was the last iPhone that Jobs had a part in creating, making millions of customers flock to purchase it simply to remember him… but according some analysts it’s the next iPhone that will feature the Jobs golden touch.

The “iPhone 5″ is expected to be a be announced during their WWDC next Summer and will be a “complete redesign”, most likely with the bigger display, thinner and be LTE-capable. CNET is reporting their source says the “iPhone 5 was the “very large project that Steve dedicated all of his time to. He was not that involved in the 4S because his time was limited”. Finally, analyst Ashok Kumar from Rodman & Renshaw echos similar thoughts with a note to his clients that the iPhone 5 will be a “cult classic” because it “was the last project that Steve Jobs was intimately involved with from concept to final design. For that reason…this product will establish the high water mark for iPhone volumes”.

As for the new iPhone 4S, Apple should be coming out tomorrow with opening weekend sales results. Some are expecting the numbers to hit 4 million.

Source: CNET

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Terry Fox Run releases iPhone and Android app, embraces mobile donations

Admin — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:17:47 +0000

Terry Fox is deep into the hearts of Canadians and the annual Terry Fox Run is back on this year for the 31st time. Like always the goal is to generation donation to help fight Cancer but this time they are embracing mobile. The app is currently only available on iPhone and Android devices and there’s no word on a BlackBerry or Windows Phone 7 app in the future. Features include the ability to make mobile donations via PayPal, see your donation progress and share via Twitter and Facebook. The Terry Fox run is happening on September 18th.

Get the iPhone App here
Get the Android App here

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TS2R Wireless News: GestureTek Tech Bought, iPhone Update, Samsung Galaxy R & Family Locator

Admin — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:25:20 +0000

TS2R Wireless News from Wireless and Mobile News

Full news stories today include Google Chairman BlackBerry Bold user Eric Schmidt, Sprint’s CDMA push-to-talk, AT&T Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for 2011 smartphones, the release date for Verizon Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and a price for the LG Thrill 4G.

Here’s the news that’s too short to report:

Qualcomm buys GestureTek Tech- Qualcomm announced that it has acquired
certain assets from GestureTek, a developer of gesture recognition
technology. Gesture recognition technology will be integrated into Qualcomm’s current and next-generation Snapdragon processors.

iPhone iOS 4.3.5 Updated - Apple has release a security update for AT&T iPhone customers that “Fixes a security vulnerability with certificate validation.”

Samsung Galaxy R YouTubed - A video updlaoded today shows a new Samsung Galaxy Smarpthone the Samsung Galaxy R considered to be a mid-level smartphone with a 1GHz processor that is ultra slim and Samsung is going through the alphabet the last leaked Samsung Galaxy was the Samsung Galaxy Q with a 5.3″ touchscreen. See video below.

Verizon Family Locator - Summer is in full swing, and knowing where the kids are and where they
need to be over the busy vacation months is important to families.
Family Locator, a simple and secure service from Verizon Wireless,
allows parents to be informed in real-time about their kids’
whereabouts.

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iOS 5: Wireless syncing, Twitter integration, Notifications plus ability to edit pics from your iPhone

Admin — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:28:27 +0000

Apple WWDC 2011 conference is on right now and finally there is some talk about iOS and Scott Forstall is on stage. He stated that Apple has over 200 million iOS devices “and that makes iOS the #1 mobile operating system. With more than 44% of the market…” We’re guessing that is everything such as the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch.

-In regards to iPad number: sold 25 million iPads in the first 14months.
- In total there are 425,000 apps available, 90,000 on the iPad
- 14 billion apps have been downloaded from the App Store
- “iOS 5 is a major release”… 10 new features coming
- Notifications: “Notification Center”. Now you can get your notifications by simply swiping your finger down from the top of the iPhone (like the experience on Android)
- Twitter in iOS 5 is now fully integrated – in the apps our apps, within the camera and gallery and update the contact photos right from Twitter.
- Camera: They have added a lock screen shortcut feature plus editing pics from the iPhone
- Wireless syncing!! – Software updates are now over the air! (Finally!)
- “iMessage” (messaging client that supports iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch where you can send texts, photos, videos to your contacts contacts (kinda like BBM)
- iOS 5 is available today for devs but to the general public this fall. (iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4, iPad and iPad 2 and iPod Touch 3rd Gen)

Source: Thisismynext

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Curved glass coming to the next iPhone?

Admin — Mon, 23 May 2011 20:21:26 +0000

Fresh new iPhone rumours coming at you this morning. In addition to the larger edge-to-edge display that will possibly be coming to the next iPhone, Apple is apparently thinking about throwing curved glass on it too (like the the 4th generation iPod nano). DigiTimes reports that Apple is assisting manufacturers with the high up front [...]

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Report: iPhone 5 “launch is likely a very late 2011 or more likely a 2012 event”

Admin — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:15:43 +0000

More rumours of the iPhone 5 have surfaced today thanks to Avian Securities. They sent a note to their clients that based on their conversations with key component suppliers they believe the next generation iPhone will start production this September and that a “launch is likely a very late 2011 or more likely a 2012 [...]

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TS2R Wireless News: Motorola Xoom Xooming 2 Sprint? HTC Incredible S New Flavor, iPhone iOS 4.3 Battery Issues & Wireless Watch Japan

Admin — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 01:56:45 +0000

TS2R Wireless News from Wireless and Mobile News

Moto Xoom Xooming to Sprint? A Sprint version of the Motorola Xoom was leaked to the press. Specifications are expected to be the same as the well-reviewed Verizon Motorola Xoom, with many hoping that it will be Wi-Fi compatible. The Wi-Fi-only version of the Motorola Xoom was announced earlier this week.

HTC Incredible S New Flavor Strawberry or Cranberry? – Typically, smartphones usually come in licorice black, but finally high-end Android smartphones are starting to show some diversity. A Danish retailer shows an HTC Incredible S in red, which one blogger thought was strawberry. It looks a bit more cranberry to us but could also be cherry red. The color we would really like to see for any smartphone is our wimonewsberry, the color of the Wireless and Mobile News’ website with a hint of fuchsia.
The HTC Incredible S is expected to be called the Droid Incredible 2 in the United States. Specs for it include an 8MP
camera, 1.3MP front-facing camera, 4-inch touchscreen, 1GHz processor,
4GB storage onboard, and the battery is increased to 1450mAH. The Droid Incredible 2 appears on our list of top Android an’ Droid phones now and later.

iPhone Update to iOS 4.3 Drains Battery – Decreases of battery life as much as 20% have been reported by iPhone users who updated to iOS 4.3.

Wireless Watch Japan Still Open for Business - We were pleased to see that our friends at Wireless Watch Japan are still up and running in the face of great challenges. Editors wrote, “We are OK and continue to juggle increased personal and professional demands as result of the current crisis.” Wireless Watch Japan is the original, independent English news source on Japan’s mobile industry. We send them our good wishes and prayers.

Full news stories today include updates for Samsung Galaxy S (Samsung Epic 4G, Samsung Transform, and Samsung Galaxy Tab). AT&T is stopping unauthorized tethering, and Wirefly has a special deal on the HTC ThunderBolt.

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TS2R Wireless News: iPhone Hotspotted, Motorola Moblyngs, Windows Phone 7 Updates Update & HTC ThunderBolt Displays/Commercial

Admin — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 04:03:40 +0000

TS2R Wireless News for March 3, 2011

AT&T iPhone Mobile Hotspot Coming 3/11 – AT&T spokesman Seth Bloom confirmed that AT&T will offer the mobile hotspot feature in iOS 4.3 for iPhones when released March 11. It will require the DataPro 4GB/ tethering data plan.

Motorola Invests In Moblyng - Motorola Mobility Ventures has invested in cross-platform, HTML5-based games developer Moblyng. Moblyng games have been published for Android,
Facebook, iPhone and WebOS and have been downloaded more than 9
million times.

Windows Phone 7 Update for Samsung Rolls Out Again – Microsoft resumed the update of Windows Phone 7 for Samsung smartphones. The Microsoft engineering team pinpointed and fixed problems that were preventing
a small percentage of Windows Phones from installing the February
software patch. Microsoft apologized for the delay.

HTC ThunderBolt News – While no official announcement has been made by Verizon, in-store displays for the ThunderBolt by HTC have been reported. HTC has aired its own commercial for the HTC ThunderBolt that appeared on YouTube (video follows). Read the latest HTC ThunderBolt news.

Full wireless news today includes a look at the Motorola Xoom vs the iPad2, new Nielsen smartphone research, and a new postpaid tablet data plan for AT&T with a first month free offer.

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AT&T Answers Back to Verizon About iPhone Differences

Admin — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 07:47:08 +0000

As many reviewers pointed out in reviewing the iPhone 4 from Verizon, although the hardware is almost identical, the major difference is the networks. Reviewers also noted that on the Verizon 3G network you can’t use voice and 3G data at the same time.

AT&T’s answer to their take on the difference is seen in a new commercial. It shows a man in a conference room talking on the speaker phone and making a reservation at the same time. Apple’s official iPhone commercial shows two iPhones on the two networks doing the same functions to the tune of the Blue Danube.

The Verizon iPhone sold out for Verizon presale customers the day it went on sale. There will be some Verizon stores opening at midnight on February 10 for iPhone sales.

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