Tag Archives: iphone

Why Signal Strength Isn’t Very Useful

Posted on July 15th, 2010 by Ian G. Clifton

There’s been a lot of talk about how signal strength and its representation by bars on cellphones, especially due to the iPhone 4 having a significant problem with attenuation when held the “wrong” way. I’ve also seen a lot of … Continue reading →

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The Dreaded F-word

Posted on June 9th, 2010 by Ian G. Clifton

I have seen an increasing number of articles on the dreaded “F-word.” No, not the word, the big one, the queen-mother of dirty words, the F-dash-dash-dash word. I’m referring to “fragmentation.” Site after site claims that fragmentation is killing the … Continue reading →

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The New Apple iPhone 4

Posted on June 7th, 2010 by Ian G. Clifton

The iPhone 4 has been officially announced, and it is largely what most people expected after Gizmodo published info about a prototype they obtained. The single biggest improvement is the screen. It’s now 960×640, which is exactly twice as many … Continue reading →

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Apple iPhone OS 4

Posted on April 8th, 2010 by Ian G. Clifton

“We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours.” That’s a quote from Steve Jobs about their lawsuit against HTC (i.e., against Android, really), but I think it applies pretty well to iPhone … Continue reading →

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The Reality Of Mobile Multitasking

Posted on March 10th, 2010 by Ian G. Clifton

One of the big features of Android commonly touted as being a key difference between it and the iPhone is “multitasking.” Android users commonly say how obviously necessary this is in any modern computing device, while iPhone users don’t see … Continue reading →

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