While the release of iOS 5 was a welcome one thanks to the inclusion of notifications, the popup alerts can be increasingly annoying. If you’re like me, you look at them with disdain, even more so as they pile up in Notifications Center. At some point, you’ve thought, is there a way to stop … [Read more...]
Travel apps are in no shortage in the App Store. Just recently we reviewed the popular Kayak app. Today we will look at a wonderfully made app for flight and airport information called Flight+. Traditionally, Flight+ for iPad has been $3.99 – but now a free version (with iAds) is available … [Read more...]
With iOS 5, Apple introduced a major update to how notifications are handled on the iPhone. If you are using an iPhone 4S or have upgraded your iPhone to iOS 5, then you’re likely familiar with the process of swiping down to reveal your notifications. This is a very powerful and useful section on … [Read more...]
Apple has included over 200 new features in iOS. A good number of those are fly beneath the radar type updates, so let’s focus on the key updates you’ll find with iOS 5 and how you can make the most of them right away. If you haven't installed iOS 5 just yet, be sure to check out our article on … [Read more...]
At today's big iPhone event, Apple also announced the availability of the hotly anticipated iOS 5. We've all been pretty aware of what's going on internally in this release, thanks to the long and widely discussed beta programs, but now we have an official date. Set your calendars folks, because … [Read more...]
When Apple showed off the new notification system in iOS 5, we were all incredibly happy about the overhaul, but at the same time wished that Apple would institute more widgets into the notification center, so we could see more than just stocks and weather. Luckily, as is ever the case, the … [Read more...]
At today's WWDC keynote, iOS 5 was officially shown off for the gathered crowds. As is often the case with keynote, first Apple started with some numbers. Scott Forstall, SVP of iOS got up and talked about the fact that there are 200 million iOS devices out there. In the first 14 months, they've … [Read more...]
This delves pretty far into rumor territory, but could prove to be interesting. Peter Hajas is a developer who crafted the MobileNotifier app for jailbreakers, a complete notification redesign. However, a couple of weeks ago he quit the community and moved to California to start a new job — and … [Read more...]
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Despite improvements throughout iOS over the years, the notification system continues to lag behind. Last year, Apple hired Rich Dellinger, who was reponsible for Palm's excellent webOS notifications. In webOS, you can act on a notification immediately, dismiss it or allow it to minimize which … [Read more...]
