Why You Shouldn't Buy the Verizon iPhone 4

If you are a Verizon customer and want an iPhone, by now you probably already know that it’s going to be available on Verizon in early February. I know many of you are going to get it, but personally, I would wait until later this year. That’s because Apple has released a new version of the iPhone every year, so there most likely will be a new version this year, too. If you get the Verizon iPhone 4 now, you’ll be stuck with it because of the contract. Lastly, the next generation iPhone on Verizon may be 4G. Also, don’t switch from an AT&T iPhone to a Verizon iPhone because of the hotspot feature. There have been many reports that the hotspot feature will come with along the iOS 4.3 update. Lastly, the Verizon iPhone acts like any other CDMA phone, meaning you cannot use data and phone at the same time

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iPhone 4/iPod Touch 4G/iPad Speed Test

This is a speed test between the iPhone 4, the iPod Touch 4G, and the iPad. They are all running iOS 4.2.1. In the end, the iPad usually came first, then the iPod Touch 4G, and lastly the iPhone 4.

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Skype Video Calling for iPhone

FaceTime for the iPhone 4, iPod touch, and Mac changed the way we communicate with each other on a daily basis. It revolutionized human relationships. Not only can you ask the person your on the phone with, how they are, but you can actually see how they really are feeling. The only negative thing about Facetime is that you have to own an Apple product with a front facing camera. 

Skype is a website that made free video calling between computers with a web cam. Their intention was Apple's exact intention with iChat. Well now iPhone 4 and iPod touch users can finally get in on the action. After a long and anticipating wait, Skype has finally announced free video calling on the iPhone 4/ iPod touch Skype app. So now, we can all take the basis of Facetime, and use it with anybody that owns a web cam and a Skype account. All you have to do is make a free Skype account, and download the free Skype app from the App store.

FaceTime for Mac Demo

Today's post is about FaceTime for the Mac. It was announced on October at Apple's "Back to the Mac" event. Facetime is a video chat client that used to be mobile only. So, only an iPhone 4 and an iPod Touch 4th generation could use the service. But Apple has brought it back to the mac. Unfortunately for the PC users out there, Apple hasn't made the PC FaceTime client quite yet. I predict they will in the future. So, on FaceTime for Mac you can make calls from Mac to another Mac, Mac to iPhone 4, or Mac to iPod touch 4 over Wi-Fi. I think it's a pretty solid video chat service, but I think it has a little ways to go before it reaches it's full potential. 

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iTunes Won't Back Up iPhone 4

iTunes 10 (or 9) may not be backing up your iPhone 4. A lot of people have this problem but they don't notice it until they have to restore their iPhone and all their data is lost. To see if you have this problem, connect your device and iTunes, right click on it, and see if there is an option to back up your iPhone. If there is, your fine. If not, close iTunes, open terminal, copy and past: [defaults write com.apple.iTunes DeviceBackupsDisabled -bool false] (without the brackets) and hit enter. Open iTunes with your device connected, right click on it and you will now see an option to back up.

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