iOS 4.2 beta 1 printing on iPhone 4 walkthrough [Video]
by Justin Horn on Sep 15th, 2010 @ 5:20 pmRELATED POST Hack to get AirPrint back in OS X 10.6.5
UPDATE If you want to see 3 more pictures of my girlfriend (pictured in this walkthrough) from an old 3GS launch article click here, she’s the one in the When Will Apple tshirt of course.
A walkthrough of printing from iOS devices, which Apple has named AirPrint.
View a photo and tap the bottom left arrow icon to bring up the action menu.
Tap select printer to search the network for available printers.
Currently my HP Photosmart plus isn’t directly compatible, but using the new Snow Leopard sharing feature it was able to find it. If I turn sharing off on my MacBook, the printer then disappears showing “No Printers Found”.
After selecting the printer, just tap print and you’re done.
The finish product! Yes, that photo paper is old and I need to dust of my printer.
UPDATE I guess the photo paper wasn’t that bad, just put it in on the wrong side and that’s why all the ink rubbed off on my hand. Ooops!
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No magic hardware fix coming, Apple to continue providing free bumpers after September 30th?
by Justin Horn on Sep 10th, 2010 @ 5:57 pmToday Apple reiterated the iPhone 4 case program was coming to an end:
We now know that the iPhone 4 antenna attenuation issue is even smaller than we originally thought. A small percentage of iPhone 4 users need a case, and we want to continue providing them a Bumper case for free. For everyone else, we are discontinuing the free case program on all iPhone 4s sold after September 30, 2010. We are also returning to our normal returns policy for all iPhone 4s sold after September 30. Users experiencing antenna issues should call AppleCare to request a free Bumper case.
The “iPhone 4 case program” which allows iPhone 4 owners, through the use of a special iPhone app, to order a free bumper or third party case is clearly coming to an end September 30th. Although the program is ending, if I’m reading that last line correctly, users that purchase an iPhone 4 after September 30th will still be able to request a free bumper to fix their antenna issues by calling AppleCare. The previous policy, posted by Boy Genius, was quite different:
We ARE NOT appeasing customers with free bumpers – DON’T promise a free bumper to customers.
I assume Apple has changed their policy as a cheap way to keep the story from flaring up again. I admit, it seems the majority of users don’t notice the issue, but for the group of post September 30th iPhone 4 buyers that do, Apple can keep them quiet with a free bumper.
I always doubted Apple would fix the iPhone 4 antenna issue with a production line tweak. Even if they could, can you imagine the backlash from all the iPhone 4 owners that have the issue? Giving away a free case to “help general mobile phone attenuation issues” is one thing, but for Apple to fix the issue would be admitting there was one.
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Confirmed: iOS 4.1 HDR photos iPhone 4 only
by Justin Horn on Sep 8th, 2010 @ 1:19 pmAs seen in official iOS 4.1 the release notes:
High dynamic range (HDR) photos on iPhone 4
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Kindle and iPad screen, under the microscrope
by Justin Horn on Aug 16th, 2010 @ 3:30 pm
iPad (left) vs Kindle (right) at 26x
Keith from BIT-101 compared the iPad, Kindle, Newsprint, and magazine all under the microscope for our viewing pleasure. You can really see the difference in pixel based LCDs vs the electronic paper display of the Kindle, which tries to mimic real paper. Remember this is compared to the standard screen, not the new retina display seen on the iPhone 4. Check out the BIT-101 link for all the photos, some at 375x!
(via iClarified)
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John Gruber on the Verizon iPhone: Yes.
by Justin Horn on Aug 11th, 2010 @ 7:19 pmIf there are going to be millions of CDMA iPhones in January, we’re going to start hearing about signs of production.
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But I do know that engineering-wise, the wheels are turning on N92, the CDMA variant of the iPhone 4. It’s certainly not in production yet, and hasn’t reached DVT status (device verification test — like Gray Powell’s infamous stolen unit), but it is, a few little birdies claim, at EVT (engineering verification test). That’s one step below DVT, which is one step below production. So it’s right about where you’d think it would be if it were scheduled to go on sale in January. The CDMA iPhone is no longer a cold storage, keep-it-alive-just-in-case-we-need-it project.
Gruber takes the CDMA chip orders, mixes that in with a few of his little birdies, and he has himself a solid argument. I’ve been on the side saying it won’t happen, at least not until LTE. I argued Apple would stick to making one phone per year, to keep cost down, in my post Economy of Scale. I thought, why would they go to all the trouble to make a special phone just to support Verizon? Maybe, as Gruber suggest, they’re not just making it for Verizon, but Sprint and lots of other CDMA markets throughout the world. Also, not sure if it’s technically feasible, but what about a single iPhone that supports CDMA and GSM networks. If either of these is true, this argument holds no water.
What about other issues, like a CDMA iPhone owner wondering why they can’t talk on the phone and look up movie times like they just saw in that commercial? With this one iPhone per year model so entrenched in everyone’s mind, it will be hard for people to understand why the Verizon iPhone works differently than the AT&T iPhone. I’m not sure of other noticeable GSM/CDMA differences, so this could be a non-issue.
I offer a third argument, Verizon and Apple themselves. I ignored this before because I was so caught up with technical side of it, but I think this is the strongest reason for no Verizon iPhone. We know how stubborn Apple has been with the iPhone control already, letting AT&T know who is running the show. The issue here is Verizon is just as stubborn and powerful. Great example of this is Verizon, not the handset manufactures, owns the Droid name. Gruber joked today on The Talk Show: Episode 3, that a Verizon iPhone deal could fall apart because Apple says no to the Verizon logo on the back of the iPhone…it’s funny because it could be true. Also, don’t forget that Verizon has publicly bashed the iPhone with their Droid Does campaign and have very strong ties to Google (net neutrality anyone?). Remember this is the “the summer of Droid”.
Gruber goes on to point out:
The key bit: “At the critical juncture […], when they should have gone for market share, they went for profits.” I think this encapsulates Jobs’s philosophy since taking over Apple in 1997. Take the high end of the market first, establish a brand and presence, then steadily start to expand.
If they’re at that juncture with the iPhone now, expansion means CDMA. And in the U.S., it means Verizon.
I agree that Apple wants to expand the iPhone to more markets and now is a great time. The iPhone has a well established name and filled out most of the must have features (still waiting on a better notification system). The timing, CDMA chip orders, and especially Gruber’s little birdies have now convinced me that the N92 CDMA compatible iPhone is just around the corner. To be clear, I would love nothing more than a Verizon iPhone to help spread the load to more towers, but ask me whether I think we’re going to see it happen and I still have to say no.
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Here are all the cases available in iPhone 4 free case program
by Justin Horn on Jul 23rd, 2010 @ 9:39 amThe iPhone 4 case program just went live and here are the lucky third party companies that got in: Incase, Belkin, Griffin, and Speck.
Here is the full list of cases available:
- Apple Black Bumper
- Incase Snap Case – Smoke
- Incase Snap Case – Clear
- Belkin Shield Micra – Clear
- Griffin Motif – Diamonds/Smoke
- Griffin Reveal Etch – Black/Black Graphite
- Speck Fitted Case – Black Tartan
- Speck PixelSkin HD – Black
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