[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120913_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Apple finally announced the iPhone 5 on Wednesday and it looks like a winner to me. It’s thinner than the iPhone 4S, at 7.6 millimeters and lighter too, weighing 112 grams. It has a four inch screen, which is half an inch bigger than any previous iPhone Continue Reading →

iPhone 5 – Just the Facts

iPhone 5
Apple still thinks you’re too stupid to change the battery in an iPhone. But, other than that, judging only by specifications – not the actual performance of the iDevice – the iPhone 5 looks like a winner. Apple says the battery life will be longer for the iPhone 5 than for the iPhone 4S. The Continue Reading →
Fight Club
As the plethora of recent posts attest, Apple has indeed launched the iPhone 5, the next generation in its five-year-old iPhone family tree. But is it the best smartphone money can buy? For kicks and giggles, we’ve pitted the specs of Tim Cook’s darling against those found in the top Android and Windows Phone devices Continue Reading →
Haters Gonna Hate
Last year, when Apple introduced the iPhone 4s — a visual clone of the 16-month-old iPhone 4 — a lot of people yawned. “Brilliant” pundits were quick to criticize . It was more of the same, not very new and would surely herald the end of Apple’s leadership in the smartphone market. Sure, it had Continue Reading →
iPhone 5
Apple’s iPhone 5 event is finally behind us, and the company’s next-generation smartphone is probably just over a week away from becoming the fastest-selling iPhone yet. Now that the new iPhone is official, the phone’s key specs are confirmed: it will feature a 4-inch display, a new processor and a fresh new design that is Continue Reading →
iPhone 5
With the iPhone 5 expected to sport 4G LTE tech, one analyst wonders whether Apple will have dealt with all of the “compromises” that CEO Tim Cook mentioned as an LTE deal-breaker last year. It is “unlikely” that Apple will be able to deliver LTE sans compromises for its next iPhone, said Will Strauss, principal Continue Reading →