Category Archives: Smartphone News

News items and product information for smart phones and mobile communication

Q. What is a Retina Display?

“Retina” is Apple’s marketing name for a high resolution LCD display for smartphones (iPhone), tablets (iPad), media players (iPod Touch) and future products such as computer monitors and iMacs. What does “Retina” mean? The term Retina refers to the assumption … Continue reading

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Apple ‘New iPad’ and LTE coverage in Canada

The new iPad introduced by Apple on March 7 2012 is the first Apple product to support higher speed “4G-LTE” cellular data networks.  Although there has been no formal definition of 4G as a standard, the wireless companies have jumped … Continue reading

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iPad + Wireless + portable storage = Wi-Drive

One criticism of Apple’s popular iOS devices (iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch) is that they don’t have Secure Digital flash memory card slots. This means that to back up the data from an iOS device or to access additional data … Continue reading

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iPhone for blind users: CBC Radio feature

Interesting audio article from CBC Radio : Spark on iPhone accessibilty for blind users www.cbc.ca/spark/2011/04/repeat-of-spark-125-may-1-4-2011/ using the VoiceOver feature from Apple support.apple.com/kb/HT3598 Nora Young interviews Austin Seraphin, who says what makes it work is the tight integration between the iOS, … Continue reading

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