Achieving goals isn’t just about making lists on your iPhone or entering items in your iPad task app. It’s about breaking things up into manageable chunks that challenge and empower us rather than setting us up for failure. Georgia and Rene go over goal setting. This is ZENandTECH!
John Gruber of Daring Fireball has put up an interesting post debating marketshare vs. profit-share numbers in the good old Android vs. iPhone feud. He comes to the reasonable conclusion that the criteria for defining “winning” can vary, and that not all are equally valid. To wit — money is the way you keep score in business.
If we count all the money in Apple’s pockets from iOS devices vs. all the money in Google’s pockets from Android devices (and throw in ODMs like HTC, Samsung, and Motorola for good measure), Apple’s clearly winning. Heck, if we count the amount of customer satisfaction, the amount of iPhones sold vs. any other handset,, etc. you can find any number of reasons to rationalize the iPhone as winning.
And that’s fine. But I’d argue it’s wrong. Apple isn’t winning.
Apple’s already won.
Apple and the iPhone won years ago, when Google hit the brakes on their BlackBerry and Windows Mobile Standard competitor and began cloning the iPhone, when RIM and Microsoft stumbled their way towards Storm and QNX, and Windows Phone, when Palm went webOS, and Nokia burned their platform.
The smartphone now looks, feels, and acts nothing like it did before the iPhone, and that’s because of the iPhone. Reviews now compare, contrast, and dub “killer” every new hero phone on the market to only one thing, and that’s because the iPhone redefined the market.
And in tablets, the enormity of the victory is even more ridiculous. 18 months after launch it still has not a single rival. No one is breathing down the iPad’s neck. No one is even breathing in the same hemisphere.
Whatever happens in the future, whether Android becomes the Windows of mobile, whether Rim or Microsoft surge back to the top spot, whether Apple trips and falls and one day becomes a shadow of its current success, Apple has set the standard and shaped the industry.
Every time a finger pinches or swipes a big capacitive touch screen, every time the modern web is functionally rendered, every time an app is easily purchased from a built-in store on any device, it concedes that the battle now can only be fought for the next generation.
Because for this generation, Apple has already won.
Coda: We live in a world where the flagship front-facing QWERTY BlackBerry has a capacitive touch screen, where Microsoft has a functional mobile web browser, and where every platform has an app store — and Android has several. If you don’t think that’s because Apple won this generation, you’re nuts.
Are you jailbreaker eager to test a theme or jailbreak app and need to know how to find your Cydia account number? Chances are if you’ve ever downloaded or purchased an app or tweak from Cydia, you have one. In case you ever need to know where it is and how to find it, we’ve got you covered!
Simply make note of this number and give it to any developer you’re testing for. This will allow them to give you access to paid apps so you can simply install them without having to pay first. This is very similar to how official App Store developers utilize your UDID number. Once the developer adds your Cydia account number you’ll be all set to start testing their jailbreak apps. Just make sure you add their repository as well if you don’t already have it.
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Georgia, Seth, and Rene discuss iPad as product line, anti-leak locks, iTunes Match re-opens, iCloud Backup and Restore, Verizon iPad 2 commercial, Tim Cook’s charity, Flash blinks, and Tabs banned. This iPad Live!
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MacRumors got wind of research note from — wait for it — an analyst named Ming-Chi Kuo who claims Apple is sending the gold master (GM) build of iOS 5 to manufacturers for assembly of iPhone 5 sometime between September 23 to 30.
However, Kuo actually seems to be referring to the rumored N94 update of iPhone 4 (sometimes referred to as iPhone 4S. He provides the following details:
So either Apple is doing an amazing job keeping a redesigned iPhone 5 under wraps, or iPhone 5 (iPhone 4S) won’t be a major redesign (which is what TiPb heard a long time ago.)
If the next iPhone isn’t a radical redesign, will you be any less likely to get it?
![iPatch brings glowing Apple logo to iPhone! [Mod]](http://cdn.tipb.com/images/stories//2011/09/IMG_1651-500x373.jpg "iPatch brings glowing Apple logo to iPhone! [Mod]")
Ohellsyeah! iPatch, an iPhone repair company in the UK, has released a super sweet mod that brings a glowing Apple log to your iPhone. Yes, you ready that right. Glowing. Apple. Logo.
Chris and Andy, the guys behind iPatch, expect the mod to retail for under £100, and a turnaround time of less than an hour. They claim the iPhone remains fully functional, with the rear glass appearing completely original with no visible alterations. The logo lights up whenever the iPhone’s screen is on.
No word yet on what this might do to battery life, but like we keep saying on the podcasts, if Apple adds this to iPhone 5, they’ll sell a billion of them.
Magic Painter is a drawing app that includes 11 different abstract brushes. The art that you will create is fascinating, modern, and unique – and you don’t even have to be an artist for it to look good!
I do not have the artistic ability to create beautiful paintings, but Magic Painter makes me feel like I don’t suck! In fact, painting with Magic Painter is rather relaxing.
Magic Painter is an amazing app that takes you to enjoy with the fascinating drawing.In an easy way, those eleven wonderful paint-brushes, tens of color make your imagination expansed unlimitedly. With one single brush style or varieties, color choosing and background changing,to create excited modern art. Anywhere, anytime, touch is magic!
Magic Painter is available on the iPhone and iPad for $2.99.
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Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has been talking to AppleInsider and in
Kuo believes that the iOS 5 gold master will be sent out between September 23 and September 30 to assemblers to be installed on new hardware.
His other piece of information is Apple will build 30 million “iPhone 5″ units this year, it’ll have 512MB RAM, and other than a slightly tweaked antennae, it’ll look identical to the iPhone 4.
The N94 model he’s claiming will look just like the iPhone 4 except having a tweaked antenna to avoid the whole antennagate thing again.
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I really think that if Apple doesn’t redesign the next iPhone at all, there will be a substantial number of disappointed people.
The Otterbox Defender for the iPhone 4 offers serious protection and we’re giving away two of them in our Get Social contest! There are two ways to enter, both on Facebook and Twitter. We’d encourage you to enter both and double your chances.
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The OtterBox Defender Series for the AT&T iPhone 4 offers rugged protection for your smartphone. The OtterBox Defender Series case will help keep your phone protected from drops, bumps, dust and shock.
All features, keys and ports are accessible through the case, providing you with a unique, interactive safeguard. Included with this case is a holster style swivel belt clip.
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iPhone and iPod touch Made Simple are a series of training videos geared to getting you and your business up to speed with Apple’s mobile iOS devices as quickly and easily as possible.
I provided tech editing services for Made Simple Learning on their last few books and they definitely have a talent for explaining gadgets in a clear and understandable way. If you’re rolling out iPhone to your small business or enterprise and want to get familiar fast, check out the link below for full video index, availability, and licensing options.
Made Simple Learning have generously offered the TiPb Nation 4 FREE workstation licenses ($125 value). All you have to do to enter is leave a comment in our Business and Enterprise Forum telling us what you’d like to see in future iPhone or iPad training programs. So hurry up and ENTER NOW!
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Every day, TiPb gets flooded with announcements for new and updated iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps and games. So every day we pick just a few of the most interesting, the most notable, and simply the most awesome to share with you!
Idea Mix: Do you need to increase your creativity mindset? Are you struggling to find that spark? With Idea Mix you will be able to boost your creativity by following little creative challenges every day. [Free for iPhone - App Store link]
Lab Solitaire: A beautiful, photo-realistic version of the FreeCell solitaire card game. [$0.99 for iPad - App Store link]
jPuzzle: Turns your photos and pictures into an exciting, fun and easy to use Jigsaw Puzzle. [$0.99 for iPhone - App Store link]
Jane’s Hotel 2: Family Hero: Restore your family chain of hotels in this sequel to the famous strategy game. After building her own hotel business, Jane is ready to buy back her family’s chain of once glorious hotels. [Free for iPhone - App Store link]
Guitar Pro: An easy tablatures writing tool. Now with File-export to PDF format! [$7.99 for iPhone and iPad - App Store link]
Any other big app or game releases or updates today?
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AT&T has
AT&T claims that since T-Mobile is so much smaller and not a threat to AT&T, that absorbing them is not anticompetitive. They believe the Justice Department doesn’t understand the market, and that since T-Mobile is currently losing subscribers, their current owners — Deutsche Telekom — don’t want to invest in updating infrastructure.
Three members of the House Energy and Commerce committee — Representatives Fred Upton of Michigan, Greg Walden of Oregon and Joe Barton of Texas — all think that blocking the merger would stifle job creation. Now, I’m not a politician nor an economist, but don’t major mergers generally result in significant job losses due to redundant positions within the new system?
mSeven Software has updated their mSecure – Password Manager to 3.0 to include Dropbox support, groups, and sharing via Email, SMS and clipboard.
If you do not yet use a password manager, I recommend checking this out. Don’t be like my mom and use password retrieval via the “forgot my password” links as a technique for using secure passwords.
mSecure for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch offers a convenient and secure solution for storing and syncing your important information.
The update includes:
mSecure – Password Manager is available on the iPhone and iPad for $6.99.
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For today only, the TiPb Store has the Marware Eco-Flip for iPad on sale for only $9.95 — that’s a whopping 78% off. That’s stunning executive styling in eco friendly leather — Get it before it’s gone!
Hell, I’d buy one if I saw it in the store — it’s more subtle than a traditional flask, after all. Though it might raise some questions about why I have two iPhones…
Okay Dhanai, let’s get this up on KickStarter, and see what we can do!
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In the game, you build your own ship, recruit your crew, research new technologies, meet alien races, battle or make piece, and just generally do your best Picard impression as you roam around the galaxy being amazing.
Now that it’s funded, the game is pegged to come out this winter. Nice!
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TNT has just released an iPad optimized version of its TNT app bringing with it full length TV episodes and movies.
Get complete access to your favorite TNT shows wherever and whenever you want. Check out episode guides, watch clips and behind-the-scenes videos, set schedule reminders and even watch full episodes of The Closer, Falling Skies, Rizzoli & Isles and more after authenticating through your television provider. Every life needs a little drama–now, you can take it with you wherever you go, for free.
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