iPad By Davis: “Starbucks to add Passbook support to its app by the end of the month” plus 10 more
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- Starbucks to add Passbook support to its app by the end of the month
- iPhone 5 video camera review
- iMore Editors' Choice for September 23, 2012
- Want a Logitech Ultrathin BT keyboard for your iPad for only $39? Get it NOW!
- Editor's desk: No podcast tonight, we're upgrading the forums!
- Best apps to show off your new iPhone 5
- TripAdvisor for iPad Updated – Lovely Redesigned Main Screen
- iPhone 5 vs iPhone 4S vs iPad 3 vs Android: Benchmark shootout
- iPhone 5 vs iPhone 4S: Camera shootout
- Weekend iPad Wallpapers: Apple Logos
- How to fix battery life issues with iOS 6 or iPhone 5
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Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:53 AM PDT
 If you have updated to iOS 6 and were hoping to find a raft of apps that used Apple's new Passbook app then you were in for a bit of a disappointment. As ever with apps that rely on third parties to populate them, it takes time when they are first released. Thankfully, Starbucks is going to have its app updated to support passbook by the end of this month, the news comes from Starbucks official Twitter account.Updated to iOS 6? Our Passbook update is coming at the end of this month! 00111010 00101001Passbook is a brand new, built-in app for iOS 6 designed to serve as a one-stop repository for all the tickets, coupons, gift cards, and other vouchers provided by third-party App Store apps. There are already a few apps that support Passbook in the App Store like Cineplex, Target and Ticketmaster. Adding Starbucks to that list should give Passbook a good boost and a bit of exposure too. Of course you don't need to have an app to get tickets, coupons, gift cards and vouchers into Passbook. Passes are JSON files with bundles resources that can be presented to you in apps, or as links on the web or in email messages. Hopefully it won't be too much longer until we can dump all of those store loyalty cards, gift cards and paper tickets that we are forever losing. Have you used any Passbook features yet? Do you think it is going to be an important feature of iOS 6? Source: Starbucks 
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Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:48 PM PDT
The iPhone 5 is not only equipped with an iSight camera that takes great 8 megapixel, f2.4 pictures, but also records incredible 1080p HD video as well. The FaceTime camera has also been improved and will finally record 720p HD video. Of all the improvements to video recording with the iPhone 5, however, the ability to take photos while simultaneously shooting video is definitely the cherry on top. To see examples of the iPhone 5's cameras in action, check out the video above! Then follow along after the break for my full review of the iPhone 5 video cameras. Video recording with the iPhone 5 One of the noticeable changes you'll see when recording video with the iPhone 5 is that the UI has been adjusted to take advantage of the screen's 16:9 aspect ratio. The video you're recording will completely fill the screen and all your controls will appear as transparent buttons so that you can see everything that's being recorded. While recording video, there are only 3 items on the screen, the record button, the elapsed time, and a new button for taking pictures. Simultaneously recording video and taking photos with the iPhone 5One of the special features of the iPhone 5 is the ability to take photos while simultaneously shooting 1080p HD video. To do so, simply tap the camera icon while recording video. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the camera shutter was very fast even when recording video at the same time. As is demonstrated in the video, it's super easy to rapidly take photos while recording video.Sound too good to be true? Well, there is a minor catch. The resolution of the photos you take while recording video will be less than those taken in photo mode. Specifically, photos taken with the still camera are 2048x1536px (4:3 ratio), but the photos captured while recording video are at 1920x1080px (16:9 ratio). Personally, I have opted out of recording video in the past because I didn't want to miss out on a great photo, but now that I can take photos while recording video, that'll never happen again. I'm not concerned with the loss of resolution because the photos I'll be taking while recording video are meant for memories and sharing online, so 1920px wide is good enough. I'd rather have lower-resolution photos while recording video than no photos while recording video. Front facing camera quality of the iPhone 5Although the main iSight camera on the iPhone 5 didn't receive any big upgrades in quality, the front-facing camera has greatly improved. For the first time, the iPhone's FaceTime camera now records in 720p HD video. It's definitely not as good as the rear-facing iSight camera, but compared to it's predecessor, the new FaceTime camera does a phenomenal job. In the past, I've just recorded myself with the rear-facing camera even though I couldn't see myself just because I hated the poor quality of the front-facing camera. Not anymore. If I need to record myself talking to the camera, I'll use the front-facing camera from here on out.Low-light video recording with the iPhone 5A big weakness of every iPhone's video camera has been the quality of video that was recorded in low-light scenarios. Unfortunately, but as expected, this continues to be a weakness with the iPhone 5. Although special situations, like the clip of the burning candle, can produce stunning results, everyday poor indoor lighting will result in low-quality, grainy videos. You can still capture memories, but the quality won't be anything to brag about.The bottom lineThe iPhone 5 may not have received a huge boost in quality over the iPhone 4S, but since the iPhone 4S does a great job at recording 1080p HD video, that's ok. The beauty is that the same great quality is delivered in a much thinner package. Additionally, the larger screen with a 16:9 aspect ratio improves upon the video recording experience. Although the rear-facing iSight camera didn't receive significant improvements over the iPhone 4S, including in low-light, there's no denying that the front-facing FaceTime camera on the iPhone 5 blows the iPhone 4S away. Of all the changes, however, my absolute favorite is the ability to take photos while recording video.The iPhone 5 is simply the best portable video camera I've ever owned. 
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Posted: 23 Sep 2012 06:15 PM PDT
 Every week, the editors at iMore carefully select some of our favorite, most useful, most extraordinary apps, accessories, gadgets, and websites. This week's selections include a fun golfing game for the iPad, an old favorite Twitter app on the iPhone 5, an alternative to YouTube, and an app for finding wallpapers for your iPhone 5. Wonderputt for iPad - SimonSage So you didn't get an iPhone 5. That's fine, you still have your trusty iPad, right? Well, this really great mini-putt game came out last week called Wonderputt. It crams a whole 18 holes onto the same single screen, but as you'll quickly discover the course's surreal landscape continually shifts in bizarre and imaginative new ways. The controls are dead simple. All you have to do is drag a line behind your ball, with the length determining strength, and your finger's relative position altering the angle. Players are scored in traditional golfy fashion, with par, birdies, eagles, and the whole shebang. Scores are shared to online leaderboards on Game Center, and meticulous stats are saved on your how many shots you take and how long you take. There are collectibles hidden throughout the course, which are sure to bring you back for more. The graphics are Retina-ready and extremely well-done, and the soft sountrack will make you continually feel like you're in outer space. Overall, Wonderputt is a charming, sharp, otherworldly experience. Definitely try it out.
Tweetbot for iPhone - Chris Oldroyd This week, my pick is one that has been chosen before but I want to make it this weeks pick as it has just has received a new update that makes it extra awesome. Yes, Tweetbot now supports the iPhone 5 and its larger 4-inch screen and this apps shows you why that extra screen real estate is so important. Tweetbot is quite simply the most elegant and functional Twitter app available for iPhone in my opionion and it is a real pleasure to use it. It makes me smile each and every time I hear the well chosen sounds and use the screen switching gestures; it is so intuitive. Tweetbot handles multiple timelines, smart gestures, push notifications, mute filters and much more. The Tweetbot developers were right on the ball with updating Tweetbot and had iOS 6 and iPhone 5 support built into the app the day before iOS 6 launched and well in advance of the iPhone 5 release. Looking at this awesome app on the iPhone 5 big screen is so much nicer now, that screen was made for apps like this. If you use Twitter and want an app that works better than any other and also makes you happy using it, make sure you get Tweetbot. Its my most used and favourite app on my iPhone 5!
Jasmine - Bla1ze With the release of iOS 6 we saw Apple and YouTube sever ties and take out the YouTube.app. Google has made their official YouTube app available for download but for those of you out there who don't really like that one, there is a new option out there. Jasmine is now available for download and it looks rather fabulous. It's minimalistic in looks and big on function. All the things you'd expect from YouTube are built in such as comments, favourites, playlists and more but you also get the added benefit themes and filtering for notorious spam channels and such. Overall, it's pretty awesome and way better than the Google version plus, it's ready for the iPhone 5. With Jasmine installed, I've now uninstalled the official Google YouTube app.
Retina Wallpapers & Backgrounds - Leanna LofteOne of the first things I wanted to do once I had my beautiful new iPhone 5 in my hands was go on a hunt for the perfect wallpaper for my home screen. Most of the wallpaper apps out there don't yet offer support for the iPhone 5, but Retina Wallpapers & Backgrounds does! Retina Wallpapers & Backgrounds lets you sort wallpapers by category, download them to your Camera Roll, mark as favorites, and includes a lot of wallpapers for free. If you have an iPhone 5, check this one out!
Reeder - Ally Kazmucha Reeder has always been one of my favorite RSS apps whether I'm reading news on my iPhone or my iPad. Now that it's already ready for the iPhone 5, the experience is better than ever. I love that I can see see more content when in portrait mode than before which means less scrolling. While there aren't any new changes to Reeder per say, it's still a great app and is even more enjoyable to use on the iPhone 5. Even if you have an older iPhone or an iPad, Reeder is a must have if you read a lot of news feeds from your iOS device.
Your choice?Now that we've chosen our favorites for the week, we want to hear yours! Did you pick up a killer app, accessory, or game this week? Let us know in the comments below!
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Posted: 23 Sep 2012 06:13 PM PDT
 The utterly awesome Logitech Ultrathin Bluetooth Keyboard, Cover & Stand for iPad 2 & 3 w/ Metallic Frame & Instant On/Off is on sale RIGHT NOW for only $39.99! That's over $100 off the regular price. If you want one, stop reading now and go buy, buy, buy! There's less than 3 hours left on the sale -- this is not a drill
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Posted: 23 Sep 2012 05:04 PM PDT
 The bad news is, no iMore show Sunday edition podcast tonight. I have to finish our iPhone 5 review, and it's crunch time. The good news is, we're upgrading the iMore Forums! Forums, Mark IV The Mobile Nations Network gave the Android Central Forums a huge makeover a couple of weeks ago, and now it's iMore's turn. What exactly will you be getting? I'm glad you asked:
So apologies for the dust, thanks for the patience, we'll get the construction over with as soon as possible. In the mean time, go ENTER TO WN A FREE iPHONE, and then come back and keep reading... Meanwhile on iOS 6 and iPhone 5... Like I said at the top, I'm heads down on the iPhone 5 review right now, but we've already posted our massive iOS 6 review and we keep adding to it, including an iOS 6 in 6 minutes video recap, so bookmark that sucker and check back soon. We've also started posting sections of our iPhone 5 review, namely Leanna's amazing camera review, photo shootout, photo gallery, and App Store picks, Alli's benchmarks, Georgia's battery life tips, Kevin's watch comparison, and Simon's game picks. (I threw a few snapshots in there as well.) Check 'em out, and see you on the flip side! 
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Posted: 23 Sep 2012 04:34 PM PDT
 After picking up your brand new iPhone 5, you probably immediately noticed that many of your favorite apps didn't take advantage of the iPhone 5's nice big screen. While this is a disappointment, don't fret, because a countless number of apps are being updated daily with optimizations for the new screen. But in the meantime, take a look at some of our favorite iPhone apps that have offered support for the new iPhone 5 since its release. Tweetbot Tweetbot has been one of our favorite Twitter apps since its release, and the already awesome experience is better than ever on the iPhone 5's bigger screen. Since the iPhone 5 has a taller screen, you are able to see at least one additional tweet making the entire Twitter experience with Tweetbot extra enjoyable and inviting.
 Pinterest is a gorgeous app, but on the smaller screen of the previous iPhone models, the UI felt a little cramped. Well, Pinterest has definitely benefited from a taller, vs wider, screen. It's a joy to scroll though all the pins and view the gorgeous photos on the iPhone 5's vibrant display. You can also quickly scroll down your feeds without a single hiccup. If you're a recovering Pinterest addict, you may just have a relapse once you experience the Pinterest app on your new iPhone 5.
 Flipboard for iPhone is your own personal magazine featuring the articles and social feeds you care about most. On the iPhone 5, this magazine is just stunning. First of all, each page now displays six full squares, and second -- they're gorgeous. Since Flipboard is a very image-heavy app, the extra vibrance and contrast in the iPhone 5's screen really makes Flipboard look amazing. Your friends will be in total awe when they see Flipboard on your new iPhone 5.
Weather 2x Any app that provides information will definitely benefit from the iPhone 5's larger screen and Weather 2x is no exception, especially since it's paired with beautiful imagery. Weather 2x is seriously one of the most beautiful weather apps I've ever laid my eyes on. It displays basic weather information over a beautiful photograph and with a simple tap, you can see even more. Sliding the screen up will reveal a 5 day forecast, sliding to the left will reveal an hourly forecast, and sliding to the right will let you choose the location. Beautiful app -- for real.
 Pocket is a very popular "read later" service that lets you save articles that you find on the web, social networks, apps, and more. On the iPhone, Pocket displays your available articles in a list with a thumbnail featuring the articles' main image. Everything about Pocket benefits from the iPhone 5' taller screen. The list is longer, the photos are more beautiful, and more of each article can be read at once.
Agenda Calendar Agenda Calendar has been my favorite calendar app on the iPhone for quite some time now and my love for it has only grown with the iPhone 5. With the taller screen, I can now see my entire work week at once when in the week view. When adding an event with the keyboard in use, I can still see plenty information on the the remaining portion of the screen. If you've ever considered ditching Apple's built-in Calendar app, definitely take a look at Agenda.
iBooks iBooks is a great app for showing off your new iPhone 5 not only because you can read more of your books at once, but because iBooks has always been notorious for being a bit laggy and lacking in the performance department. On the iPhone 5, iBooks shows off the speed of the new A6 chip. Your books load onto your bookshelf must quicker and you can quickly flip through pages without skipping a beat.
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iPhoto We've already mentioned several times that the iPhone 5's display is phenomenal for photos, but it doesn't hurt to say it again. When you take photos with your iPhone 5, you will be dying to edit them to perfection to share them with the world -- that's where iPhoto comes in. iPhoto is an excellent photo editing app for the iPhone that is robust, yet easy to use. And since it's optimized for the iPhone 5's larger screen, you'll be able to see more of your photo at once while you edit. This is always a plus.
iMovie The iPhone 5 has a larger display, a display with a 16:9 aspect ratio to be exact. What a coincidence, that's the standard ratio for HD movies! Not only is watching videos on your iPhone a wonderful experience, but so is editing them. Since Apple optimized iMovie for the iPhone 5's larger screen, the editing tools take up a smaller percentage of the screen letting you see more of the movie you're creating.
Launch Center Pro The Home screen isn't the only thing that benefits from the iPhone 5's extra row of icons -- Launch Center Pro does as well. While the Home screen lets add another 4 apps, Launch Center Pro lets you add an extra row of actions. That means everything from launching your password manager right into a search for the oft-used login, or adding something right into your favorite task manager, or texting that someone special, or just toggling your screen brightness no longer have to fight as viciously as they used to for screen real-estate. Now 15 of them can get along just fine, all at once, all on the same screen. It's 1/5th more action for your iPhone 5.
Your favorite iPhone 5 apps?There's just a small list of some our favorite lists on the iPhone 5, now tell us yours!
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Posted: 23 Sep 2012 01:49 PM PDT
 TripAdvisor, the superb travel guide and planner app for iPad and iPhone, has had a recent update, to Version 6.5. The most notable thing about this update is a beautiful refresh of the app's home screen and a simplified UI that is elegant and effective. Here's the change list for this new version: - A redesigned home screen for iPad users featuring a new way to navigate through the app, set against a backdrop of five breathtaking destinations from around the world.The 5 home screen backdrop images really are stunning, and hopefully more will be added, or these will be rotated, soon – so that there are even more to choose from. The interface now features a ticker top navigation bar and large popovers for all the app's main sections (Hotels, Restaurants, Flights etc). TripAdvisor was a recent pick for Best Free iPad App of the Week, and this latest update just made it even better. Here's an App Store link for TripAdvisor; it's still a free app and is a universal app designed for both iPad and iPhone. © patrickj for iPad Insight, 2012. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: iPad Apps  | ||
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Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:03 AM PDT
 For some, simply knowing that the new iPhone 5 is twice as fast as the last iPhone is enough. But some of us want numbers. We want to know how much faster. Sure, Apple typically brings experience to a spec fight, but it's the specs that drive the experience. It's the engine in the meticulously appointed car. It's the stats behind the championship team. It's the science behind the art. So with that in mind we ran the iPhone 5 through a whole battery of benchmarks, and to give it some context we put it up head to head, device to device against the iPhone 4S, iPad 3, and added in scores for the Samsung Galaxy S3 and a sampling of other, competing phones like the HTC One X, the Nokia Lumia 900, and the BlackBerry 10 Developer Alpha. Benchmarking environmentPulling a device out of the box and running benchmarks is fine, but it doesn't necessarily give real world results. Odds are the first thing you'll do is load up your iPhone 5 with the usual suspects - apps, games, contacts, calendars, reminders, music, video, etc..So for this test I restored an iCloud backup to my iPhone 5 that's already on my iPad 3 and iPhone 4S so they're both loaded with tons of the same data. It seems a little more practical than comparing it straight out of the box. All devices were also running the iOS 6 public release candidate. As a preface, the only thing I did before performing any of these benchmarks was close out all apps from the multitasking tray. At the time either the benchmarking app was the only thing running or Safari in order to obtain the benchmarks. The Android, Windows Phone, and Blackberry 10 results were not performed by us. They are averages from each respective benchmarking site or verified data from on of our cross-platform sites - Android Central, wpcentral, or Crackberry. Geekbench The iPhone 4S uses an Apple A5 system-on-a-chip (SoC), which combines a dual-core ARM Cortex A9 processor clocked at 800MHz with a dual-core PowerVR SGX543MP2 graphics chip and 512MB of RAM. The iPad 3 ups the game with an A5X SoC with the same CPU clocked at 1GHz, a quad-core PowerVR SGX543MP4 graphics chip, and 1GB of RAM. For the iPhone 5, instead of licensing the next-generation ARM design, the A15, Apple custom-built their own Apple A6 SoC based on the ARM instruction set. It's a dual-core ARMv7 processor reportedly clocked around 1.25GHz along with a triple-core SGX 543MP3 and 1GHz of RAM. To put all this into perspective, we performed a hard reboot on each device, killed all running apps, and then ran tests using Geekbench 2 for iOS. Now Geekbench isn't a great comparison tool -- writing something that tests CocoaTouch apps on iOS, JVM apps on Google, and other platforms in a consistent way is nearly impossible. How fast Infinity Blade 2 launches, or the App Store loads up its interface, or the camera takes to shoot a picture is a better indicator of day-to-day performance. However, it's the tool we have and the number everyone always asks for, so we're running it.
iPhone 5 The iPhone 5 scored between 1500 and 1650 each time we ran the rest. The average of 5 consecutive tests was 1615. iPhone 4S After 5 consecutive tests, the average was around 635. That puts the iPhone 4S far lower on the Geekbench scale than the iPhone 5. iPad 3 Our average result on Geekbench for the iPad 3 was around 750 after 5 consecutive tests. The A5X processor obviously performs significantly better than the iPhone 4S' standard A5 but when it comes to the A6, the iPhone 5 wins each and every time. Other devicesIf you're wondering how the iPhone 5 stacks up against other devices that have been benchmarked using Geekbench, here are some reference numbers for popular Android devices.
Sunspider Sunspider measures Javascript performance in the web browser. It includes real-world situations like encryption and text manipulation and measures response time in milliseconds for each test. After running each test 5 times, Sunspider gives an average number of time (in milliseconds). Like Geekbench, Sunspider can be a mixed bag. Some browsers include hacks designed just to do better on Sunspider. How fast iMore or the New York Times or Facebook loads on your phone is much better indicator. But again, it's a number people want to hear, so hear it it. Lower numbers are better. iPhone 5 I ran Sunspider on my iPhone 5 three times and each time I ended up around the 915 to 920 ms mark. While running the test I had no other app open on the device other than the native Safari browser. iPhone 4S Just like the iPhone 5, we ran the rest three times on the iPhone 4S will nothing open but Safari and after another hard reboot. All three tests resulted in a time of around 1800 ms. When it comes to rendering Javascript, it's quite obvious the iPhone 5 can process it almost twice as fast as the iPhone 4S can. iPad 3 The iPad 3 faired better than the iPhone 4S with an average score of around 1450 ms. It isn't a huge difference when it comes to rendering Javascript and probably not one that many users would even notice. When compared to the iPhone 5, however, the A5X chipset can't hold its own against the A6. It's obvious the iPhone 5 is an all around faster device when it comes to system and rendering benchmarks. Other devicesHere's some average benchmarks for other popular devices on the market and how they score with Sunspider on average. Remember, the lower the number the better.
HTML5Test.com HTML5Test.com measures how well a browser supports and renders HTML5 content. While it isn't as in-depth as tests like Sunspider and Geekbench, it's still worth taking a look at if only to see how much companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and RIM prioritize HTML5 compliance. iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, & iPad 3 Considering the iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, and iPad 3 all run the same version of iOS and support the same native Safari browser within it, all three devices scored a total of 360 points plus 9 bonus points. HTML5Test.com uses a 500 point scale. Other devices Here's how a couple other devices stacked up when it came to HTML5 compatibility and support.
The bottom lineNumbers are just numbers. Specs are just specs. They're part of the conversation, but they're not the only parts. Many Android phones seem to dwarf the iPhone when it comes to raw numbers and specs, but when real software runs on real hardware in the real world, almost all phone on all platform are doing amazingly well these days.Android has a huge advantage in that new handsets hit the market far more often, and there's always a bigger, better Android flagship device on the horizon. Apple updates the iPhone about once a year. The month that a new iPhone is released, it will be a top contender for most powerful smartphone in the world. As the months go by, however, Samsung or HTC or someone else might easily put out an even more powerful monster. Apple's advantage is in having that one phone a year, and in integrating the software and hardware together in such a way as its performance isn't merely about specs. Right now Apple gets to enjoy a moment on top of the spec mountain, but it will likely be fleeting. What Apple does with those specs won't be, not with iOS 6, iOS 6.1, and other software versions to come. 
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Posted: 23 Sep 2012 09:50 AM PDT
 One of the anticipated features of the iPhone 5 was its new camera. Now, even though Apple didn't boast too much about how much better the camera is, they did say it has a new sensor with better HDR and low-light capabilities. They also managed to cram all of that glass into a body that's 18% thinner than the previous iPhone. Lenses like depth, so getting even the same quality out of a camera 18% thinner is an impressive feat of engineering. Despite all this, many people, myself included, were still expecting noticeable improvements to the iPhone 5's camera and in my review of the iPhone 5's camera, I repeatedly mentioned that the colors and vibrancy of the photos were a huge improvement over the iPhone 4S -- but was I right? If you follow my iPhone photography column, you know I take a lot of photos with my iPhone. A lot. When I was performing my tests by taking identical photos with the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S, I was consistently wowed by the improvements of the iPhone 5 over the iPhone 4S. Occasionally, I'd take photos that didn't have much of a difference, but for the most part, the iPhone 5 blew the iPhone 4S out of the water. Then I started preparing this article. Photo after photo proved me wrong. Sure, there are differences between the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S photos, but very minor differences. Do the iPhone 5 photos have better color? Yes. Are the iPhone 5 photos more vibrant? Yes. Will the average untrained eye be able to tell the difference if shown the photos immediately after each other but not side-by-side? No. In fact, many people may not even be able to tell the difference between photos that are side-by-side. This really bothered me. I was so convinced that the iPhone 5's camera was far superior to the iPhone 4S. Then I remembered this bit from Apple's website regarding the iPhone 5's display: Colors get a boost, too, with color saturation that's 44 percent greater than before. So with iPhone 5, the games you play, the words you read, the images you see, and the apps you love look and feel incredibly vivid and lifelike.So it's not that the iPhone 5 takes much better photos, it's that the iPhone 5 has a much better display. Here's a photo that shows the iPhone 4S display on the left and the iPhone 5 display on the right.  Incredible! (The photo displayed on the screens was taken with an iPhone 4S.) General photography: iPhone 5 vs iPhone 4SNow, let's finally take a look at some side-by-side comparisons of photos taken with the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 cameras. For each comparison, the photo on the left was taken with an iPhone 4S and the photo on the right was taken with an iPhone 5.           HDR photography: iPhone 5 vs iPhone 4S HDR was one of the areas that I was expecting some improvement since Apple claimed better HDR capability, but in the photos I took during my tests, like the one above, the differences were hardly noticeable. Low light photography: iPhone 5 vs iPhone 4S     Something that really stands out to me with these low-light photos is that the iPhone 4S photos are much warmer. I tend to prefer warmer tones, but not in this case. The iPhone 5 photos look more realistic to me, particularly with the candle. In the photo of the candle taken with the iPhone 4S, you can barely even tell that it's green, but the iPhone 5 shows that off very well. So it seems that the iPhone 5's camera does a better job at preserving colors in low-light scenarios. Front-facing cameras: iPhone 5 vs iPhone 4SThese next photos were taken with the front-facing cameras of the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5. It may be hard to tell in the smaller versions displayed above, but the quality of the iPhone 5's front-facing camera is actually much better than the iPhone 4S. You can also see the difference in the colors produced by the two cameras in the ocean and sky. Panorama photography: iPhone 5 vs iPhone 4SNow let's take a look at a couple panorama photos. This first one was taken with the iPhone 4S. And here's the iPhone 5's version of the same pano.  Lastly, here's one more panorama comparison. The first one was taken with an iPhone 4S and the second one was taken with an iPhone 5.   In the photos above, you can see that the iPhone 4S camera did catch some lens flare, but I can't say for certain that the angle of the camera to the sun was exactly the same for each pano. So it's very possible that the flare is due to user error. The bottom lineAs you can see, there isn't that big of a difference between the cameras on the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5. There is improvements to the iPhone 5's camera, but if you were wondering if you should upgrade because of the camera, the answer is definitely no. However, if you want a thinner phone that still takes great photos, if you want a better screen that gives a more accurate representation of your photos, if you want the ability to take photos while shooting video, then taken together, the answer could very well change to yes. In fact, if taking and enjoying photos with your iPhone is one of your primary passions -- if you consider yourself an "iPhoneographer" -- the display alone is worth the upgrade to the iPhone 5.
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Posted: 23 Sep 2012 08:32 AM PDT
 This weekend's iPad wallpaper picks are an old favorite theme of mine – Apple logos. There are just so many nicely designed iPad wallpapers featuring Apple logos out there, and a handful of them are among those I have kept around the longest and used the most often on my iPads' home screens. I really enjoy the 3D slanted Apple logo shown above on a shiny metallic grid. (...) Read the rest of Weekend iPad Wallpapers: Apple Logos (88 words) © patrickj for iPad Insight, 2012. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: iPad wallpapers  | ||
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Posted: 23 Sep 2012 08:12 AM PDT
 Every time Apple releases a new version of iOS or a new iPhone, it seems battery life becomes an issue. On the positive side, that also means we're getting really good at troubleshooting it and helping everyone get back to good battery life. If your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad on iOS 6 suddenly losing charge far too fast, or if your brand new iPhone 5 is draining before your eyes, here are some things you can try. First: Are you using it more?The first thing you need to do is make sure you simply aren't using your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad more than you used to. I know it sounds silly, but when you have new features like Flyover or turn-by-turn navigation to play with, or when you have a brand new iPhone you just can't put down, your battery might be draining because you're using it a lot more. With iOS 6 there are more notifications, location features, and other battery consuming features than ever before, and the iPhone 5 has a bigger screen and an LTE radio to really put the drain on.Before you do anything drastic, put your device down for a minute make sure you're not the battery drain cause, because that's the easier thing to fix. Second: Is there a problem with the OS or the device?If, in general, your battery life is consistently short and you're basically just watching the indicator drain down before your eyes, here are some things to try, in order of how easy they are to do.
Third: Are you plugging it in?Like our friend Phil Nickinson from Android Central always says, don't be ashamed to plug in your device! If you're using your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad a lot, plug it in to recharge whenever you can. At home, at work, in the car, there are plenty of opportunities to top up your battery.Sure, it's a bit trickier with the iPhone 5, since it uses the new Lightning connector and that means you need new cables, and/or you old cables need pricy new adapters, but if you work on the road or in an office, the price is easily worth it. Fourth: Have you turned off what you aren't using?Anything running on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad uses up the battery. So if you've tried everything else and it turns out you're just using your device more than the battery will allow for the length of time you need to use it, you'll need to make some hard choices. You'll need to stop using some of the features you don't really need in order to keep using the ones you do. The more you turn off, the longer your batter will last -- but of course the less you'll be able to do. It's a balancing act but one that can help you squeeze out a little extra juice when you really need it.
How to get more help with your iOS 6 or iPhone 5 battery lifeBe sure to let us know how what you're seeing with your iPhone 5 and iOS 6 battery life, and if any of these tips, or any other tips, help you improve it, make sure to tell us!
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