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iPhone 4S now available for pre-order
The iPhone 4S is available for pre-order right now via the Apple Store website. At the time of writing this, the shipping time is 1-2 weeks so the question is… pre-order and wait for it to be delivered, or risk another potentially shambolic retail launch on the 11th? What are you going to do? Share in the comments.
UPDATE: As pointed out by a lot of readers, Telecom’s website briefly showed an ‘iPhone’ link this morning, and then went away again. See screen shot below. There is speculation that this could mean Telecom are getting it, but it could just as easily mean that Telecom are going to offer some ‘bring your iPhone to XT’ deals like it has in the past.…
Read MoreiOS 5 – Backing up and restoring from iCloud
With iOS 5 just around the corner we thought we would take a detailed look at one of the main new features and get you all ready for the release. One of the key new features in iOS 5 is over the air (OTA) backups and restores to the new iCloud. But how does it work? What get’s backed up and what doesn’t? Carry on reading to find out.…
Read MoreQuick first look: iCloud versions of iWork for iOS
Apple really are hard at work at the moment. Mac OS X Lion, iOS 5 and of course iCloud. With iCloud.com going live in beta form today Apple also saw fit to release beta versions of the iWork suite (Pages, Keynote and Numbers) for iOS to developers. Keep reading for a quick first look at the updated apps.…
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Apple Posts Official MobileMe to iCloud Transition FAQ page
We recently posted some of our thoughts concerns on the upcoming transition from MobileMe to iCloud. Our main concern was that after the 2011 WWDC keynote where Apple announced the new iCloud service they did not give any detail or clarification on how the transition would work and what services would become extinct.
We are assuming that Apple read our post and urgently felt the need to update the good people of New Zealand and today they have posted an official MobileMe to iCloud transition FAQ page. So what’s staying and what’s going? Carry on reading to find out.…
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Apple Releases iOS 5 Beta 2
Slightly later than the usual 2 week beta cycle, Apple just a few minutes ago released iOS 5 beta 2 to developers. Despite rumors, this is a regular download and not the first over the air software update some were expecting. We are downloading this at the moment and will of course bring you anything new and noteworthy. If you are a developer head on over to the dev center now and get your download going, oh and don’t forget to let us know your findings in the comments.…
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Hands on with iOS 5 beta… Part 6: Some not so talked about features.
Next up on our first taste of iOS 5 in the form of beta 1 is a few not so talked about features that for the most part slipped under the radar at the WWDC Keynote. With allegedly over 200 new features in iOS 5 it’s going to be hard to cover them all but in our next look at iOS 5 beta 1 we have picked out a few for your viewing pleasure. Carry on reading to take a look.…
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Posted in All, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch
iPad 2 Quick Hands On
America. Land of hope, Land of opportunity, and land of the iPad 2. The latter of these 3 is in extremely short supply at the moment. With online orders now showing a 4 to 5 week delivery time and retail stores, including Apple’s flagship stores, reportedly sold out we are considering ourselves very lucky right now as our iPad 2 was delivered on Thursday. We will be doing an in depth review closer to or around the NZ launch but for now hit the read more for a quick look and our initial thoughts.…
Read MoreiTunes Home Sharing to iOS 4.3 Devices
One of the little gems found in this weeks GM seed of iOS 4.3 and iTunes 10.2 is the ability to share your entire iTunes library to any iOS device on your local network. This is a welcome feature indeed, but how does it work and how does it perform? Carry on reading to find out.…
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iPad as sole means of mobile communication: is it possible?
A question I get asked a lot and I’m sure some of you will have been asked, too, is “why do you need an iPhone and an iPad?” The honest answer (although rarely admitted) is you don’t need both… you just want them both.
Recently I have been considering saying goodbye to my iPhone 4 and once released later this year using a 64gb WiFi 3G iPad 2 as my sole means of communication. No this is not an early April fools’ and yes, you did read that correctly: goodbye, iPhone 4.
I realise the stage I have chosen to propose ditching the iPhone 4 on could have been better. Proposing this to iPhone enthusiasts on an iPhone blog isn’t going to be an easy sell but before you judge me and shout blasphemy carry on reading to find out why.
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iOS SDK 4.3 beta for iPhone, iPad, iPod and Apple TV out now
Hot off the heels of the release of the Verizon iPhone and it’s 4.2.5 firmware Apple have released the beta for iOS 4.3.
If you’re a registered iOS developer head on over to the developer centre and start you’re downloads. Keep reading to see what’s in store.…
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TIP: Enable iOS AirPrint for ALL networked printers in Mac OS X… and then some
For no apparent reason, Apple pulled the support for the highly anticipated (and hyped) iOS feature AirPrint in the final build of Mac OS X 10.6.5. The feature was set to allow any iOS device running 4.2 to print wirelessly to any networked printer on a Mac running 10.6.5. Consequently, the only printers you can print to are a handful of (natively enabled) HP printers. For anybody interested the list of those HP printers can be found here.
For the rest of us who are not willing to buy a new printer just for this feature we are going to take a look at a pretty much 1-click solution to enable AirPrint on ALL networked printers… and a little more. Carry on reading for the full run-down.…
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How does $600 for bringing your iPhone to XT sound?
Telecom let New Zealanders know by way of a tweet this morning that that due to popular demand the offer of a $600 account credit to bring your iPhone to XT offer has returned.…
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Posted in All, iPhone, Telecom XT
Ask iPhonewzealand: How much will FaceTime cost to use over 3G?
FaceTime, FaceTime, FaceTime! Unless you have just moved to Earth from outer space you will know that this is Apple’s new video calling service. Compatible FaceTime devices thus far are the iPhone 4, the iPod touch 4th Gen and (as of last week) any Mac with a camera running Snow Leopard.
Aside from the odd launch hiccup and Mac security bug which has now been fixed, we at iPhonewzealand could not be more impressed with FaceTime. The only downside is talking to people with FaceTime uses data, but how much does it use? and what is a call going to cost you to make or receive? Carry on reading to find out.…
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iPad users rejoice… Official VLC iPad app is here.
Well what have we here?, A few short hours ago Apple approved the official VLC iPad app which was submitted around a week ago.
With the relaxation of the Apple approval process the team from the famous open source VLC project and French App makers Applidium threw caution to the wind and submitted an iPad specific version of VLC player to the App store. The now approved app is ready to go, but how does it perform and does it live up its big brother desktop clients VERY high expectations? Carry on reading to find out.…
Read MoreGame Center… It is almost time!
Game Center – I’d get used to hearing those 2 words as this is undoubtedly one of the biggest new features of the Apple iOS operating system. We have seen snippets of Game Center floating in the 4.0 BETA’s and a few other places but now it looks like Apple have flicked the switch and we are almost good to go. Carry on reading for the Game Center update.…
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CineXplayer – Anybody for native AVI playback on their iPad?
99.999999% of downloaded movies and TV shows are AVI’s. It’s just the way of the world. If you want to watch any AVI’s on your iPad you need go through the pain staking process of converting to an iTunes MP4 / MOV format. That all ended this week with the release of CineXplayer, the first AVI player app to be approved by Apple. Think playing AVI’s is only for jailbroken iDevices? Think again, continue reading for the full low down on this much needed and long overdue app.
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App Review: TradeMe for iPhone… Sort of
It’s a mystery up there with how the pyramids were built, is there life in outer space and WTF happened on iPhone 4 launch day in New Zealand. But one of the biggest mysteries of all is: why is there no official TradeMe app? TradeMe have hinted that an app may be on the cards but nothing more. Not only is there no official TradeMe app but they will also not grant developers full API access. The latest developer who has not been put off by this and decided have a crack at giving NZ iPhone users a TradeMe app is Roar Apps and their new iPhone TradeMe app iTradeNZ. Hit the read more to find out how the app fairs up.…
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