Author Archives: AliciaB
Opinion: 3 things Apple needs to fix in the iTunes Store
Ah yes, Apple does so many things well. The iCloud integration between iDevices works well. Photostream works well. iPhoto, Garageband and Keynote for iOS work well. Find my Phone works well. I could fill a few pages with lists of things Apple does well. What does not work well in …
A Samsung vs Apple Argument
I have been an Apple follower and believer for many, many years. But when it actually comes to evangelizing about Apple I am usually one of the coolest cats on the block. I never preach to friends or acquaintances about Apple’s products’ attributes. I simply use my devices, others see …
Why WhatsApp Messenger is better than iMessage
When Apple announced plans to create their own messenger app, I got really excited. Then we learned the details and my excitement quickly dissipated. This was not going to be as groundbreaking as I and many others had hoped. And now, having had the chance to use it alongside WhatsApp, …
Migrating from MobileMe to iCloud – I lived to tell the tale
We Apple early adopters are a strange folk. We are willing to brave the weather to stand in line in the wee hours of the morning to get one of the first new iPhones. We opt to monitor Apple’s website every second of the launch day to be able to …
Apple updates iPod nano and iPod touch
In the run-up to today’s “Let’s talk iPhone” things were not boding well for Apple little mighty media player in the blogosphere. Noting Apple’s reticence to refresh the iPod family as regularly as they used to and citing declining overall sales, tech pundits were already writing its epitaph, …
iOS5 updates Find my iPhone with Find my Friends
Today’s announcements at Apple’s “Let’s talk iPhone” included a new iteration of Find my iPhone now including Find my Friends, a pretty neat evolutionary step in location awareness and sharing. This is a great idea in principle and in practice. You can locate those who have opted to share location …
Impressions of Apple’s first post-Steve Event
(picture courtesy Endgagdet liveblog) Without a doubt, there was much hype and expectation leading up to today’s “Let’s talk iPhone” event. It would be the first post-Steve product launch, a first for new CEO Tim Cook, in addition to bringing the long-awaited launch of iOS5, iCloud and the new …
At last – Quora releases app for iPhone
Quora – one of my favourite places on the web – has finally released a native iPhone app today. Quora is a question-and -answer online database that is coolly ingenious. You can ask a question on any topic and people, usually very knowledgeable people, will answer it. What makes …
Camera+ for iPhone updated to 2.2.3
My fave all-in-one iPhone camera app Camera+ has just received an update (2.2.3) which is mention-worthy for its unique update notes. As expected the updated app solves crashing issues caused, and I quote: “by Facebook diverging from their API specification… oh, Zuckerberg “ and introduces “compatability with that upcoming OS …
Traveling in the age of iPhone & iPad
(image source) I recently had the chance to make 2 trips to former Eastern European cities. I went to Warsaw on business and to Budapest for a short vacation. Both experiences really made me realize how my needs when traveling have radically evolved in the past few years. Allow me …
Instagram for iPhone updated (1.6.5)
An update to the popular photo sharing app Instagram just hit the App store (link) promising improved stability and speed and adding a radial tilt shift tool in addition to the existing linear grids.