Tag Archives: iOS

iOS UZER #32: Ring Ring Ring Ring BananaTunes

4 May

This week on iOS UZER:

iPhone 5 design rumors, courtesy of Josh Topolsky @ This Is My Next.

Geniuses don’t know how iOS multitasking works.

New game uses Javascript engine.

iPhone 6 rumors.

Android VS iPhone marketshare.

Apps:

FastEver Snap, BananaTunes

…and as always deconstructing the week’s iOS news cycle.

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iOS UZER #30: NFC: Will it Dominate?

14 Apr

Reggie KongThis week on iOS UZER we discuss a top 12 list of the best user interfaces this year and the list includes some of our favorite apps from the iOS ecosystem. The iPhone 5 rumors just won’t stop these days and there’s more chatter this week about the potential NFC capabilities of the next iPhone. Google appears to be having a change of heart on how open it really is with the newest releases of Android. We talk about the evolving looks of Reggie Fils-Aime the President of Nintendo of America. Does Nintendo have the mojo to compete with the iPhone in the mobile gaming arena?

Our Apps this week are GV Mobile+ (again), and Time Warners latest cable app.

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iOS UZER #26: Scoping Out the Competition

17 Feb

This week on iOS UZER we mainly talk about the competition. Specifically we have a long chat about WebOS and HP’s new products the Pre 3, Veer, and TouchPad. We also discuss the idea of the iPhone Nano, a potentially smaller iPhone. Have you ever wanted to run an Android app on your iPhone? We discuss an upcoming jailbreak application to do this called Alien Dalvik.

App Time: Google Translate

Pick of the Week: Monter iBeats by Dre.

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iOS UZER #23: Girl Scout Tracking

27 Jan

This week on iOS UZER we discuss some interesting recent events in the iOS world including:

– The data plan pricing for the Verizon iPhone.

– The new multitasking multitouch gestures found in iOS 4.3 beta for the iPad.  Buttonless iPad anyone?

– Also numerous and varied off-topic conversations.

App picks of the week include AirView, Handoff and Girl Scout Cookie Locator.

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iOS UZER APP SCORE: Screens for iOS

24 Jan

4 out of 5

EDOVIA (www.edovia.com)
$19.99 (Universal)  iTunes Link

DESCRIPTION
Easy to setup remote access to your Windows, OS X or Linux computer.

YAYS
No need to configure your router in setting up VNC server.
Intuitive gestures and zooming make working on a small screen more usable.
Very reliable & speedy connection, even over 3G.

NAYS
Nearly 20 dollars.  A bit cheaper than other solutions, but still pricey.
Top & bottom toolbars take up too much real estate on iPhone version.

ELEGANCE VS UTILITY
Well thought out UI with a high range of utility for remote access control freaks.

More on Screens in iOS UZER Podcast # 22.

iOS UZER #22: Verizon iPhone with MultiTouch Fingers

13 Jan

This week we finally discuss the real Verizon iPhone! We also have a short talk about what we think a potential iPad 2 could be and if the future includes docking out mobile devices to turn them into desktops.

App Picks this week include: Infinity Blade, Screens, and Awesome Note for iPad.

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iOS UZER Podcast #15: Google Googles Comes to the Block

20 Oct

This week on the show we talk about Yahoo messenger, Google Goggles for the iPhone with Noogle Noggles, Google Voice- Boxcar hacks for iPhone, Calvetica updates and more.

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iOS UZER #14: A Social Network for Pokémon

28 Sep

Another week goes on and we’re here still here letting you know all the relevant things going on in the iOS universe. Some topics from this weeks most awesome show include: iAds market share and developers love for iAds, Facebook pushing random friends check-ins, 23% of iPhone users would switch to Verizon if it was available, Microsoft could be making iPad apps, we debate whether Android is really open or not, Apple raking in all the mobile profits, & paying with your iPhone courtesy of Visa.

Our app picks for the week include Nike+ GPS, TWiT Powered by MediaFly, & GV Mobile+.

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iOS UZER #12: The Highest Dynamic Range

10 Sep

This week on iOS UZER we talk about the newly released iOS 4.1 update and all the goodies it includes: HDR Photos, Game Center, AVCRP Bluetooth protocols, and all the little things going on in the latest and greatest version of iOS. We also chat about the new Twitter for iPad application and what we think of its polarizing new interface. Mike also waxes about how he can not get third party apps to play audio through his cars USB connection and he also gives us a tip about streaming audio through Safari.

All that and more on this weeks episode of iOS UZER!

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iOS UZER Podcast #11: They Don’t Even Know What “Syncing” Is

5 Sep

On this week’s show Mike and Reece give their impressions on Apple’s new iPod lineup and the new Apple TV. Also we take a look at exposé on the iPad with multifl0w and Helvetical for iPhone.

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