Tag Archives: iPhone
2degrees spending $100M to expand its network
In a report from NBR 2degrees have confirmed that they are to spend $100M over the next two years expanding their network, however they haven’t confirmed exactly where or when. But what does this mean for you? Keep reading for more……
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Kiwi App Review: Domino’s Pizza app emerges fresh from the oven
Mmmmm, pizza! There’s nothing quite like it to slay a raging hunger, and there’s nothing more convenient than ordering it from home and having it delivered to your door. Until now, trying to place such an order on an iPhone or iPad has been a frustrating experience due mainly to an unhealthy reliance on Adobe Flash. Pizza Hut’s website is built entirely on Flash and visiting it from an iPhone or iPad results in nothing but a blank screen – not even a courtesy ‘Sorry, we do not currently support your device’ message. Domino’s Pizza’s website does have an HTML version of their online ordering service, however it’s clunky and slow. Luckily the company have just launched their iPhone ordering app here in NZ, so if you’re hungry to learn more stick with me and we’ll take a look.…
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For the love of God, don’t use your iPhone on Air New Zealand’s new Airbus flights
There’s a reason your iPhone has an ‘airplane mode’: to protect yourself from this kind of nonsense. According to a story in The Herald today, Vodafone and Air New Zealand have announced a new service which will allow passengers on domestic flights using the new black Airbus A320′s to use their mobile phones on-board, in-flight. The cost for data, though, is a whopping $20 per MB. …
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Technical Drawing iPhone Wallpaper: you keep asking for it so here it is
Some of you have seen the cool wallpaper that both Steve and I use for our iPhones and we keep getting asked (both on the site and via email) where did we get it from and how can you get it. Well originally we got it from long time reader Camtab when he posted a comment with it in.
It came in blue and that was cool, but one day I decided I liked the wallpaper but was bored of the blue so fired up Photoshop and now I have a range of colours to choose from. Keep reading for the links to the wallpapers and a .zip with them all in.…
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iOS 4.3 Personal Hotspot… is it any good?
As you may or may not have read, iOS 4.3 comes with a new feature called “Personal Hotspot” which, simply put, creates a personal wi-fi hotspot for you to use anywhere you have your iPhone. It also replaces/updates the Tethering option. ‘Tethering” is no longer available per se, instead it now all comes under the one umbrella.
The question is, is it any good? The short answer is “Yes”, medium answer, “Yes, it is awesome” but keep reading for the long version, my reasons why and the downlow on what you need to do to get it working.…
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Quick Tip: Add Apple Logo to iOS Folders
This is just a quick cool tip on adding the Apple symbol to folders on your iOS4 device, so click the read more to find out how!…
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Parliamentary Services finally trialling access to iPhones and iPads
After initially banning the use of iOS devices in parliament due to somewhat questionable logic, it would seem that the Parliamentary Service have finally seen sense and is now carrying out a trial allowing access to iPhones and iPads according to a report on stuff.co.nz this morning.…
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What is this letter ‘Q’ in the corner of my iPhone’s phone app?
Today I noticed this strange, half of a letter ‘Q’ in the upper left-hand corner of my iPhone 4. It only appears when I’m in the phone app, but it appears on every page of it. It has me completely bamboozled. Having googled it, I can find one other blog where this has been documented but there are no clear answers as to what it is or why it happens. Anyone else had this? Hit the comments! (More screenshots after the break).…
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VoBack and TradeMe remove Apple branded replacement covers
Remember those awesome backs we posted about earlier this month? Of course you do and many of you scooped them up, but unfortunately due to licensing voBack and TradeMe have removed any replacement backs with the Apple logo on the back. …
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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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Why you shouldn’t get too excited about the rumoured CDMA iPhone announcement
In case you haven’t heard, it’s widely believed that Verizon is set to announce this coming Wednesday (NZT) that they are to offer the iPhone, breaking the monopoly that AT&T have enjoyed on the device in the US since the launch of the original model in 2006. Since Verizon is a CDMA network, many of you still hanging on to Telecom’s old network (which was also CDMA) may well be thinking, “so does this mean that I can use a Verizon iPhone on Telecom?” Well, unfortunately the answer is “no” and here’s why.…
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VoBack replacement iPhone 4 backs, available right here in New Zealand
Back in December we posted a quick look at a silver back that Dan had bought for his iPhone 4. It caused quite a stir as the back is unexpectedly easy to replace and the ability to customise is certainly appealing – from the comments we can see that quite a few of you went off and bought one. We were then contacted by a Christchurch-based company called VoBack who offer similar backs, and they were kind enough to supply us with some samples. Let’s take a look at how the iPhone 4 can be transformed with a bit of colour and texture!…
Read MoreReview: Westpac Web-App
Recently the Westpac website has been updated to include a link to a new mobile (iOS device) site that is very well optimised for said devices. It has a very sleek interface and is really easy to use. If you bank with Westpac or are keen to see how another bank is doing it, keep reading to get a preview of this new site!…
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iPhone 5 to have Micro-USB charging?
What would be the most annoying feature of a new iPhone 5? a new form factor? or perhaps a pink-only colour range? Well for owners of many third party accessories it could well be the introduction of a micro-USB charging connector if the European Commission have anything to do with it. What’s all this you ask? Continue reading to find out why……
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iPhone alarm now working again as predicted
For those of you blighted by the iPhone’s second alarm failure, you can breathe a sigh of relief… for now. I just tried a non-repeating alarm and as per the predictions from 9to5 Mac, this is now working again. What made the alarm fail for the first two days of the year is somewhat of a mystery right now, but we’ve contacted Apple for comment and will let you know if we receive a response. Interestingly, this doesn’t seem to be restricted to just the iPhone: I set my iMac to boot-up at 6am every morning via System Preferences, however this didn’t work on the 1st or 2nd either, but did today so it would seem that this glitch goes deeper than just iOS.
One thing is for certain: Apple need to sort this out. It’s astounding to me that with all the innovation and powerful, game-changing features built into iOS, the real core features of a smartphone such as alarms and calendar entries continue to either evade Cupertino’s mastery or appear to be unimportant to them. Bugs that cause alarms to go off early or not at all and birthdays to appear a day late in calendars are all things that, given the maturity of iOS, need to be stamped out right now.…
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iPhone alarm not working yet again?!?… welcome to 2011
It would seem many of you that had an alarm set for this morning found themselves still sleeping when they should have been awoken by the wonderful sound of Marimba (though I’m not sure who wants to set an alarm for New Years Day) and it would therefore appear that the Great iPhone Alarm Debacle has reared it’s ugly head again but this time with a slight difference.…
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Replacement metal iPhone 4 back looks awesome… easy to install and won’t void your warranty
Something we don’t really write about here at iPhonewzealand is modification to your iPhone, whether that be of the Jailbreak or hardware kind. However this modification doesn’t void your warranty and for a very low price can really make your iPhone 4 stand out from the crowd. Keep reading to see our look at the metal replacement back for the iPhone 4 including a short installation video (it’s short cause it doesn’t take long to do).…
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