Category Archives: iPhone
World Changers
The Czar and family have recently joined the millions of iPhone users. In short, the Царица’s old push-button cell phone was becoming too difficult to do more than rare text message. Recently, her school district’s teachers have begun to text … Continue reading →
#hashtagfever
#ILikeObamacare #DinnerwithBarack #ObamaCaresAboutMe #gen44 These are twitter hashtags created by various and sundry tendrils of those who wish to re-elect President Obama. These hashtags, and many before them were contrived attempts to drive the conversation on twitter. Fortunately, the conservative … Continue reading →
Siri…can you hear me…
Dr. J. has not gotten his iPhone 4S yet. Due to his preexisting contract with Sprint, he can’t officially order it until 11/1/11, but after using his powers of persuasion with the manager of the local Sprint store, he was … Continue reading →
Mailbag – Interoffice Memo Edition
Dr. J. found this an inter-office mail envelope with Polish sausage grease, blood (human, type AB+) and encephalic fluid stains on his desk this morning, meaning that it could only come from The Czar: Date: August 24th, 2011 A.D. (ed. … Continue reading →
In which Dr. J. loses his iPhone
Gentle readers, Dr. J. lost his iPhone last Thursday. Given that it was an AT&T iPhone 3G, it was old, slow and with spotty coverage, especially at work. New Atlantis Ivory Tower Medical Center has a deal with Sprint, anyway, … Continue reading →
iPhone iSadness?
I’ve mentioned this before and pointed out that while Apple is a very innovative company and does user interfaces really well, the closed nature of their business model is damaging to their success. Henry Blodget over at the Business Insider … Continue reading →
Maybe he shouldn’t have…
…made the statement against us becoming “a nation of bloggers.” Steve Jobs and Apple are now facing a number of lawsuits based on violations of the Federal Communications Act, defect in design, product liability related to negligence and breach of … Continue reading →
You’re Holding It Wrong
So the ‘net is all a-buzz about the new iPhone4. AT&T stores are swamped this morning (seriously, I saw a line outside one as I drove into the office) as rumors circulate that new shipments of the phones have arrived. … Continue reading →
Why GorT invented the Nexus Googlephone
Not in the LEAST safe for work. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →We told you it was coming
Given the enormous strain that the iPhone has put on the AT&T data service (see previous posts for some hinting of this…it happens when you travel time like I do), the CEO of AT&T’s mobile division, Ralph de la Vega … Continue reading →
Two-fer Tuesday!
It’s been a while since I delved into a technical topic (aside from today’s earlier global warming post) and since I pounded on Apple. Let me say that I’m an equal opportunity critic and Microsoft and Google have both been … Continue reading →
Can you hear me now?
Another wrinkle has arisen in the Apple and AT&T iPhone realm. It turns out that neither Apple nor AT&T have seemed to forecast the success of the iPhone that well. There are approximately 9 Million iPhone users on the AT&T … Continue reading →
iNsecure iPhone?
Looks like the much touted 3G iPhone encryption isn’t “all that.” Wired magazine is carrying an article where the passcode and the backup encryption system can be bypassed in about two minutes. From there, the internal hard drive is fully … Continue reading →
For the record
The Notorious ŒV’s iPhone is a 2G phone running OS 2.0.2. And it works well. Heck, I’m posting this from it. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Maybe this will fix it…
It appears that Apple is struggling to fix the 3G issues with the iPhone. (Hat tip to engadget for the details) Version 2.0.2 of the iPhone software would help the reception, dropped calls, etc. plaguing the version 2.0 3G users. … Continue reading →