Latest iPhone and iOS talk

Hi everyone

Well it is a very busy time in the tech world with new releases and new updates. The biggest of course is the release of the iPhone 5, a release which a lot of people deem to be an anti climax.

There has not been an enormous change in design as in the past number changes. The new model is longer, thinner and much lighter, but has maintained the same width, apple states the reason for this is to retain ease of use with your fingers and thumbs.

The display is still the high quality retina display that was introduced in the 4s, but now will fit a an extra row of icons on top. The front facing camera has been upgraded, while the rear camera remains the same as the last model, but benefits from improvements to the software via iOS 6. The biggest improvement is the speed of the phone due to a processor upgrade, and from all reports this is a major improvement

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The iPhone now comes with LTE, LTE enables the phone to link to the 4G network when it is available, and connect with much faster speeds. One feature that the phone did not come with, is NFC (near field communication). NFC allows you to use your phone to swipe at locations, this feature can use this to check in, pay, or whatever the check in patch/sensor is programmed to do. This is a very strange move by apple, not to include this in its latest offering, as all of its competitors have this feature, as will the soon to be released Windows 8 phone with its flagship phone the Nokia Lumia.

A major change has been made to the connectivity of the iPhone 5 with a new style plug in the bottom, it has gone from a the old 30pin plug to a new proprietary "lightning adapter" 8 pin plug. There is an adapter available for the old plug to the new (one comes with the phone), but it isn't cheap at just a tad over $30. The adapter is not compatible in all situations however, for instance it does not work in the BMW motor vehicle, also don't be tricked into "cheap" adapters as it is thought that the adapter actually needs a chip in it to work correctly, hence the price tag.

The iOS 6 upgrade is copping a lot of flack due to a change from Google maps to apple maps, with apple maps reported to be falling well short of the mark. Below is a link to all the features of the new operating system, how to use them, it also contains instructions on how to go back to using Google maps on your iPhone 5

http://howto.cnet.com/ios-6-complete-guide/?ttag=gpwl

I would suggest carefully reading through this story and deciding if the upgrade to iOS 6 is warranted by you if you are currently using an earlier model of the iPhone, particularly if you are using an iPhone 4 or earlier that does not use Siri, and will not benefit from the improvements made to Siri's capabilities.

Till next time, Remember, always think before you click when you are online