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To find out if an app is optimized for an iPhone 5 (made to work with the tall screen) without having to buy it, go to the App Store and find an app. Scroll all the way to the bottom and look at the section that says "Requires". If it is optimized for iPhone 5, it will say, "Optimized for iPhone 5". Otherwise, it won't mention it. I hope this helps.
The optimization is mentioned
No optimization is mentioned, thus meaning that this app is NOT optimized for iPhone 5
I recently reviewed the iPhone 5 at an Apple Store. It's the most amazing iPhone ever!
At First Glance:
When you first see the phone, it looks somewhat different. It comes in two colors. The black color looks sleeker. The white color looks like a jewel. Last I checked, people like jewels. The texture of the back side feels nice to just feel. It doesn't even feel taller. Just lighter. Crazy light. How does that work? It's magic.
Camera:
This camera is amazing! The camera lens is made out of sapphire crystal. When you use it, you can take up to five shots in one second. Just compare it with a 4S. It's faster than already fast. Panorama pictures are also amazing! They are so pretty. And it's so easy to make one.
Performance:
With the brand new A6 chip and LTE networking, the new iPhone is very fast from downloading an app to talking to Siri. What else is there to say? It's fast and powerful.
iOS 6:
iOS 6 comes with many new features. iPhone 5 takes advantage of all of them. Hands down, my absolute favorite iOS 6 feature has to be Passbook. If you're looking to fill your virtual wallet, try the Starbucks app or the Target app and sign up for Mobile Coupons. Also, Siri is very accuate even in a noisy Apple Store. For Maps, I know about the flaws and Apple is working hard to fix them. Otherwise, I think the Apple Maps app is great. I love the new "Tap to Resume Navigation" feature.
Lightning Connector:
Although the Lightning connector is hard to test out the reversibility feature because of the docking system (Sure Apple! Why not make a dock only for Apple Stores and their resellers?), I did try it and it was functional and a great feature.
All in all, the iPhone 5 is the most amazing iPhone yet. From it's look to it's features, I highly recommend this as your next phone. Because of that, I give it five out of five geek glasses for a great camera, speed, OS, and other great features…
...for the AT&T model. For the Verizon and Sprint models, I give them four and a half out of five geek glasses because of the carrier limitations like the inability to use data while on a call.
Also, Apple released some ads for the iPhone 5. Check them out!
We're almost there! The iPhone 5! Get ready people! 8:00 (PDT) is when the glass doors open. You're looking at a heck of a line. I hope to do a review after school! Probably after 3 pm.
P.S. The iOS review takes a long time to write. I hope to have it out by the end of the weekend.
When the iPhone 5 was announced, there was one thing that was missing. And no, it's not an iPhone Loop or Near Field Communication feature, or NFC. Although I think that would cool, that's not what's missing. There is no dock. And it's official, because Apple's own Phil Schiller (Senior Vice President of Marketing) sent an email about it.
Schiller wrote:
We do not plan on making a dock for the iPhone 5. Most people who use docks use them with speaker or clock systems.
He signed the email with, "Sent from my iPhone 5".
A few days ago, I looked deep in Apple's website and found a screenshot of the iCloud settings in iOS 6. What I found is a setting showing Passbook using iCloud. Does this exchange passes over the cloud? Probably. However, Passbook is not compatible with the iPad. Meaning, that you can't exchange passes with the tablet. That leaves you with the iPod Touch. Unless you have two iPhones using the same iCloud account.
What do you think? Leave your ideas, questions, comments, or whatever you want (within reason) in the comments below.
Apple has already sold out on pre-sale orders for the iPhone 5. In only an hour, Apple sold out and now the expected delivery time is 2-3 weeks. If you want the iPhone ASAP, you're going to have to camp out in front of your local Apple Store and get it on September 21st.
Yes, it happened. The iPhone 5 has been announced! The new iPhone shows many new features. Some more surprising than others.
The iPhone now has a much taller screen. Apps that are not updated for the new display will be letterboxed seamlessly. You won't even notice. The home screen now consists of five rows of apps. It's 18% thinner, 20% lighter, and 12% less volume.
The new iPhone now has LTE, or Long Term Evolution, connectivity. LTE has been known to be even somewhat faster than Wi-Fi. Although, the new technology in the iPhone 5 comes with a faster Wi-Fi experience as well.
In addition, the new iPhone comes with the new Apple designed A6 chip which gives 8 hours LTE internet browsing time, 8 hours talk time, and 10 hours of video.
Apple also announced new ear phones dubbed, EarPods. These new headphones are made to fit perfectly in your ear.
In the camera department, the iPhone 5 has a new Panorama mode that can take pictures up to 240° and up to 28 megapixels. There are also 40% faster photo captures, 1080p HD video, and the front camera makes a huge jump from VGA quality to 720p HD FaceTime calls and 1.8 megapixel photos.
With the new Lightning connector (which somewhat looks like the ThunderBolt adapter for the Mac), there's no wrong way to plug in your iPhone to the charger. And it's easier to plug it in.
iPhone 5 also comes with iOS 6, the newest operating system for the iOS lineup, which will be released September 19th. iOS 6 introduces new features for Siri, including compatibility with the New iPad and the 5th Generation iPod Touch. Maps will be remodeled in Apple's new design. Passbook will also be released with the update.
The iPhone 5 will be available (if you can manage to get to the front of the line before they sell out) September 21st and available for pre-sale September 14th.
Apple's website is hiding something new. It's not on the home page. It's not on the site map. It's a last minute search change. Simply go to the search part of Apple's site and search "iPhone-5". Be sure to type the dash. You will find the future sites of the iPhone 5. This also confirmed the name "iPhone 5". Remember, don't Google iPhone-5, just search it on Apple's website.
If you've seen the decoration for Apple's iPhone 5 event, at first glance, there's nothing really hinting at any new products.
However, thanks to Mac Rumors, we found out that with a little perspective, you might see something much more. Take another look at the picture above. Then, take a look at the picture below.
What you're looking at, is a skewed version of the image above provided again by Mac Rumors. But, even like this, you might not be able to see what the picture is hiding.
Ah ha! The picture is hiding many stretched iPhone app icons. Now, what does this tell us? It could be used to represent a taller iPhone by stretching out the icons. We can't know for sure. And that's it for our image analysis. Be sure to check out my coverage of the iPhone 5 coming Wednesday after school (hopefully around 3:00 PDT).
Apple has recently announced the sale that gives you App Store credit for buying an iPad or Mac for school is ending September 21. That is the same date the iPhone 5 is expected to be released. This tells us that the iPhone 5 will probably be released on that date. After all, the date that is already expected came from a reliable source, iMore.
Today, Apple has announced that the company will be holding an event on the 12th. You know what this means. The iPhone 5! Take a look at the invitation below.
Notice that the number 12 leaves a reflection that creates the illusion of a five. Very clever Apple. This probably means the name of the phone will be iPhone 5. And that I was wrong. Now all we can do is wait for the day.
The iPhone 5 has many secrets. Some are obvious. Others aren't. Last year, the iPhone 4S brought amazing pictures and the voice assistant that can kick off WWDC 2012, Siri. But what's next? Here are some rumors.
My personal theory is the name might not be iPhone 5 at all. It may follow in iPad's footsteps and be called the new iPhone.
Also, the date September 12th may not be the date for the smartphone's unveiling. It could also be September 4th. This new date has been recently rumored. This event is also expected to showoff the iPad Mini as well. Mark your calendars!
If you take a look at the picture that's supposedly the iPhone 5 below, you will see a familiar shape. However, if you look at what's different, you will find several changes.
The front camera is above the receiver instead of next to it.
The body is taller.
The headphone jack is at the bottom instead of the top (just like the iPod Touch except on the left side instead of the right side).
There are different speakers (much more like the iPad).
There is a new dock connector.
What does this all mean? Apple could be trying this new docking system with all Apple products. However, they haven't changed the connector ever from what I know. In addition, the camera is above the receiver. This may help align your image with the camera feed. Also, the taller screen could mean a similar interface of an iPad running an iPhone app. Take a look at this video from Mac Rumors of how your apps could look on the iPhone 5.
Keep in mind that these are just rumors. Be sure to post your questions, tips, opinions, rumors, or whatever you want in the comments below!
Okay. I'll be perfectly honest with you. I think a 7" iPad is just wrong. No offense to the people who want one but I feel that that is so Droid of Apple. If you guys want a smaller iPad, just get an iPod Touch or iPhone. And my nerd/geek friends agree. And apparently Steve Jobs agreed too. However, he eventually gave in and was won over by the arguments. But this is really unnecessary for the iPad. Also, for the people who want a bigger iPhone/iPod Touch, just get an iPad. It's simple logic. For the people who want a bigger iPhone but still want it handheld, I think you can just use the accessibility features, zoom and large text. It's simple and it keeps your text as big you want. If you look at the XL series from Nintendo (DSi XL, 3DS XL), they can barely fit in your pocket and can be easily broken or injuries can occur. What do you guys think? +1 this post if you think there shouldn't be any large iPhone or small iPad. Also, try our new poll widget and vote what you think Apple should do.
Be sure to post your questions, tips, opinions, rumors, or whatever you want in the comments below!
