Flexibits is one of our favorite developers because they create productive utility apps that not only look good, but are fun to use: Fantastical and Cardhop. That's what Fantastical is: yes it's a calendar app, but it looks gorgeous on both macOS and iOS, and their natural language parser is top-notch, making it a breeze to add appointments and reminders. $4 - Download Now Cardhop is their newer app, and once again, it started on the Mac as both a contacts manager and connection launcher. It's now available on iOS, changing how we manage our contacts and address book on-the-go. Because let's face it: while Apple's default app solutions do work, they definitely are far from perfect, and Flexibits improves on them in nearly every way. Design If you've used Cardhop on macOS (and if you haven't, you should check out Rene's great overview to see why it's so good), then the design and user interface of the iOS version will look familiar from the get-go. Cardhop on iOS features four main … [Read more...] about Cardhop for iOS: Contact management done right on iPhone and iPad
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Hey Apple, what happens on iPhones doesn’t stay there, and your ‘clever’ CES ad is promoting a dangerous illusion (AAPL, GOOGL, FB)
Troy Wolverton, provided by Published 4:10 pm PST, Monday, January 7, 2019 Getty Apple has a big — and misleading — ad on display in Las Vegas during this year's CES convention. The ad states, "What happens on your iPhone, stays on your iPhone." The ad is literally untrue; much of what users do on their iPhones and the data they generate doesn't stay on their devices. IPhones leak data to wireless carriers, websites, app developers — and to Apple's own servers and services. Apple benefits directly and indirectly from the information that can be gleaned off of users' iPhones. Give me a break, Apple. That's a cute ad you have in Las Vegas for the CES tech convention. "What happens on your iPhone, stays on your iPhone" is both a good dig at your rivals and a clever restating of Sin City's popular catch phrase. But it's literally a lie. What happens on customers' iPhones doesn't stay on them — and you know it. All kinds of data leaks off of iPhones, … [Read more...] about Hey Apple, what happens on iPhones doesn’t stay there, and your ‘clever’ CES ad is promoting a dangerous illusion (AAPL, GOOGL, FB)
Hey Apple, what happens on iPhones doesn’t stay there, and your ‘clever’ CES ad is promoting a dangerous illusion
caption Apple’s misleading ad on display in Las Vegas during this year’s CES convention. source Getty Apple has a big – and misleading – ad on display in Las Vegas during this year’s CES convention. The ad states, “What happens on your iPhone, stays on your iPhone.” The ad is literally untrue; much of what users do on their iPhones and the data they generate doesn’t stay on their devices. IPhones leak data to wireless carriers, websites, app developers – and to Apple’s own servers and services. Apple benefits directly and indirectly from the information that can be gleaned off of users’ iPhones. Give me a break, Apple. That’s a cute ad you have in Las Vegas for the CES tech convention. “What happens on your iPhone, stays on your iPhone” is both a good dig at your rivals and a clever restating of Sin City’s popular catch phrase. But it’s literally a lie. … [Read more...] about Hey Apple, what happens on iPhones doesn’t stay there, and your ‘clever’ CES ad is promoting a dangerous illusion
How to use Notification Center on iPhone and iPad
So, you just got a buzz or a ping on your iPhone, but when you grab it to see what the noise was all about, it just disappears from your lock screen because that dang Touch ID now works so lightning fast that you can't read it before you unlock your screen. Not to worry. Notification Center is always there, whether your screen is asleep or awake and whether your iPhone is locked or unlocked. Here's how to use it. How to access Lock screen notifications on your iPhone and iPad The Lock screen is the screen you see when you first wake up your iPhone, whether it's by pressing the Sleep/Wake button or by lifting your iPhone to wake it up. It's also where your notifications pop up. So, even if you're sitting on the couch and your iPhone is on the coffee table, your screen will wake up just long enough to show you a text message, email notification, weather alert, or other notification. You have complete control over what apps send you notifications. You can disable them entirely, select … [Read more...] about How to use Notification Center on iPhone and iPad
iOS 12.1 with Group FaceTime, new emoji, dual-SIM out now on iPhones and iPads
Apple's iOS 12.1 update arrives today iPhones and iPads, the same day the company announced its newest iPads and Macs. With iOS 12.1 you'll be able to video chat with up to 32 of your closest friends using Apple's Group FaceTime."iOS 12 is off to an unbelievable start," Apple CEO Tim Cook said onstage at his company's press event in Brooklyn, adding that the new operating system is already running on 60 percent of iOS devices.Group FaceTime automatically detects who's talking and makes the image of that person bigger. Participants who aren't active will appear at the bottom of the screen until they speak, and if you want to see any particular participant's video larger, you can tap it to bring it to the front. Group FaceTime is integrated into the Messages app, which lets you start a group call from within a group iMessage Chat. Now playing: Watch this: New MacBook Air, 2018 iPad Pro and our other Apple event... 6:07 Along with iOS 12.1 letting you … [Read more...] about iOS 12.1 with Group FaceTime, new emoji, dual-SIM out now on iPhones and iPads