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App Central Pre-Show Buzz

Michael — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:43:22 +0000

There’s a lot packed into the first show, but these are my three favourite segments in Episode 1:

Amber appears to rip-off a BestBuy using the 18 pockets of the Women’s ScotteVest
Kris plays a video game that doesn’t use video. Wait, what?
I learn how to tie a tie using a HOWTO app… and it doesn’t go very well

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Radio interviews

Roger, Darren & Marilyn on Toronto’s 104.5 CHUM FM

JJ & Melanie on Toronto’s FLOW 93.5 FM

Brent Loucks on Saskatoon’s NewsTalk 650

Great Quotes

In what appears to be a TV first…

David Silverberg, Digital Journal

Considering the fact that there’s hundreds and thousands of apps for devices like the iPhone or Android phones, a little bit of guidance when it comes to what’s the best download can’t really hurt.

Maurice Cacho, GeekTown.ca

Hey, wouldn’t “App Quest” have been a better name? Oh well, too late now.

Bill Harris, Toronto Sun

It’s a fun and adventurous look at the world of apps. You name it, there’s an app for it. We like to think apps are the key for us to explore the world.

Kris Abel to CTV.ca

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iPhone’s Dirty Little Secrets

Michael — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:00:07 +0000

Before I snagged a black 32GB iPhone 3GS (thanks, Craig, Keith, Mary — and Wifey!) I poured over articles posted on the Internet, including a great tweet from a HAINSWORTH.COM reader on tips for typing on the touch screen keyboard. What I did not find, however, were the warnings about some of iPhone’s most significant shortcomings. Here they are. (more…)

HAINSWORTH.COM now iPhone Friendly

Michael — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:21:00 +0000

75 years of content is now formatted for iPhone. Editor in Chief still mooching off others to enjoy the experience.

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Your Editor in Chief may not own an iPhone (yet, thanks to a screw-up with my account at Rogers Wireless) but if you do, HAINSWORTH.COM will automagically recognize you’re surfing the site from your wizbang gizmo using the Safari web browser and reformat everything to accommodate a more Cupertino-like experience.

The red circles with numbers next to the dates indicate the number of comments our 4.5M viewers have made to each article.

And at the bottom of each page there’s an option to turn off the iPhone experience to view the whole site as the gods and nature intended.

Oh, and this works for other smartphones, too. If any other exist.

App Store Subscriptions Mean More Expensive (Hopefully Better) iPhone Apps

Michael — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:45:40 +0000

Interesting point about the iPhone OS needing higher quality applications to ensure it’s long-term viability.

Sources

Gizmodo.comApp Store Subscriptions Mean More Expensive (Hopefully Better) iPhone Apps

Apple iPhone 3GS Camera Comparison

Michael — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:29:07 +0000

When Apple confirmed it’s latest iPhone would sport an auto-focus 3MP camera, I was thrilled: finally I could jump onboard the iPhone bandwagon and leave my Sony Ericsson k790a behind. I take a tonne of photos of my baby girl, and want a cameraphone I can rely on to reasonably document her world. I’ve since had a chance to put the camera to a real world test: a quick snap using both cameras under the same lighting conditions. Thanks to CTV technology reporter Kris Abel and hand model Lois Lee for the help.

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iPhone 3G Ass

Michael — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:02:49 +0000

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Source: Joy of Tech

Rogers Wireless to offer iPhone 3GS June 19th: The “S” stands for “sold!”

Michael — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:57:50 +0000

It was always about the camera. The iPhone 3G and its first generation couldn’t hold a candle to the camera on my Sony Ericsson K790a. The lack of a proper xenon flash is a big disappointment, but truth be told: I found the flash washed out the image most of the time anyway, so it was usually off.

Interesting to note what the rumour mill accurately churned out. HAINSWORTH.COM readers accurately predicted the likelyhood that the majority of the rumours reported here would be true.

HAINSWORTH.COM Editor in Chief Michael Hainsworth's votes are highlighted in bold. Visitors were asked to select all the rumours they believed were accurate, as reported on HAINSWORTH.COM. Click poll to read the original rumour report.

The Apple online demo video ends with “The fastest iPhone yet.” And you know what that means: another model in a year. I’m sure by then the video recording will be high definition, there will be a proper flash, and maybe even a dedicated camera button. A forward-facing camera for video calls was one of the rumours too far-out that HAINSWORTH.COM didn’t bother to report it — and wisely so, it seems. But surely the next generation will support this, too.

iPhone 3GS in Canada announced via Twitter: http://twitter.com/keithmcarthur

Rogers Wireless in Canada announced the June 19th availability of the iPhone 3GS via Twitter.

The 16GB iPhone 3GS will retail for $199 with a 3 year voice and data plan while the model HAINSWORTH.COM will be going with is the 32GB for $299. Here’s hoping my existing contract and 6GB $30/mo that I’m using for my EDGE-based phone will be honoured.

Further, if you’re a Rogers Wireless customer and don’t qualify for a subsidized upgrade, you can buy the thing outright, although the price wasn’t tweeted as part of the report.

Source: Keith McArthur, Rogers Wireless via Twitter

POLL CLOSED: iPhone Rumour Reality Check

Michael — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:11:19 +0000

The countdown to the June 8th World Wide Developers Conference has begun. The rumours are flying fast and furious about the next generation iPhone being released at the Apple geekfest. You can catch up here. Do you believe the rumours? Add your US$0.02 to the mix. ~~Check all that apply~~:

The poll is now closed. Here’s a comparison between what you predicted and what actually happened:

iPhone has “most satisfied” users: study

Michael — Sat, 02 May 2009 01:26:18 +0000

JD Power finds the battery is the smartphone user’s only complaint, while dumbphone users want GPS, aren’t as likely to cut their landlines.

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It’s easy to argue the study was stacked in Apple’s favour. Ease of operation and physical design were the heaviest weighted questions within the survey (each responsible for 30% of the total score). Apple’s score of 791 out of 1,000 may not be much of a surprise, then. What’s also not a surprise is Apple ranked very poorly in the battery life department. The iPhone 3G even offers an option to switch to a lower-power (and slower data speed) EDGE mode to conserve the juice. (more…)

Apple’s next iPhone (Update 5 – 3 versions of version 3, including China-specific w/CDMA)

Michael — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:19:11 +0000

China Times is reporting Apple is preparing for three variations.

One is expected to be a higher end model to the existing iPhone 3G. But not every corner of the Earth can communicate at 7.2Mbps, so an EDGE version (described as 2.75G) geared towards those who aren’t able to get high speed — or need the data charges associated with wirelessly surfing the Internet at the same speed as your desktop.

So what about the third? A China-specific CDMA-version to capitalize on one of the fastest growing (and only growing) economies in the world. Getting into China would be a big coup for Apple: particularly since Research in Motion has been trying to claw its way into China Mobile’s space for more than a year — with very little success. China Mobile has it’s own Blackberry called… get this: the Redberry.

Full coverage here…

Source: China Times, Google Translation