iPad Vs the iPhone: Why I Don’t Need Both--Yet

One of the biggest misconceptions about the Apple iPad is that it is essentially a larger iPhone or iPod Touch (I’ve also heard the term “iPhone on steroids” thrown around). This is simply not true: The iPad and iPhone are completely different beasts when it comes to hardware, software, and what you can do on each device. That said, the two devices do can perform a lot of the same functions: Both allow you to play games, browse the Web, send e-mail, watch videos, and listen to music.

So if you’re already an iPhone owner, do you need the iPad too? The answer depends on how you currently use your iPhone--and on what you want out of the iPad. Think of it this way: If you’ve ever found yourself wanting more from your iPhone, you might consider investing in an iPad. Do you watch a lot of videos on your iPhone? If so, you’ve probably wished that the display were larger. Are you a gamer? iPad games blow iPhone games out of the water.

My conclusion: I’m an iPhone 3GS owner. And at the moment, I’m not rushing to the store to buy an iPad--though I'm open to changing my mind. But don’t let my indecisiveness sway you. Consider these factors.

Price: Deep Pockets Required
For obvious reasons, the iPad is a much bigger investment than the iPhone 3GS. Pricing depends on the amount of storage the iPad includes, and on whether it has support for 3G networks. An iPad equipped only with Wi-Fi connectivity costs $500 (16GB), $600 (32GB), or $700 (64GB). The Wi-Fi-plus-3G version, available later this month, will cost $130 more at each size--$630 (16GB), $730 (32GB), and $830 (64GB). Of course, if you get the 3G version, you’ll also have to pay for a data plan--either $15 a month for 250MB of data, or $30 a month for unlimited data.
By comparison, the iPhone 3G is $100 while the newer and faster iPhone 3GS starts at $200 (with a two-year contract). Unlimited 3G data plans for the iPhone cost $30 as well on top of your voice and text rates. Call me cheap, but the thought of paying for two separate data plans makes me shudder.
Be prepared to shell out a lot of money for content, too: My PCWorld colleagues who picked up iPads today have already put significant dents in their wallets by purchasing apps, which range in price from free to $20--a bit more expensive than the equivalent iPhone apps, typically. And if you plan on scooping up books through Apple’s iBooks Store, expect to pay around $12 to $15 (though there are a few cheaper titles, as well as free iBooks). As an avid reader and a fan of ridiculous iPhone games, I don’t think I’d be able to support my habit on the iPad.

Hefty Hardware
Another thing to consider is how you’re going to tote the 9.6-by-7.5-by-0.5-inch-thick iPad around. Unless you invest in a pair of iPants, you can’t exactly toss it in your pocket. And I’m not a fan of hauling a lot of stuff around on my person, so the iPhone is a better match for me. Though 1.5 pounds doesn’t seem like much weight, I think carrying the iPad around all day might take a toll on my shoulders. Also a protective case is a must: Do not throw this thing unprotected into your backpack among your other junk. The display can crack and the back scratches easily. Don’t believe me? Check out our iPad Stress Test video. I’m constantly dropping my iPhone, so I’m afraid of how I’d handle the iPad.
On the upside, the iPad’s multimedia features trump the iPhone’s. Obviously, watching videos is superior on the iPad’s 9.7-inch display. And have you ever tried listening to music via your iPhone’s external speakers? Music sounds weak and slightly tinny--definitely not ideal for an audiophile like me. I was pleasantly surprised by the iPad’s speakers, however. My music sounded loud and the quality was pretty clean.
Also, while I’m satisfied with Web browsing on the iPhone, it's a pleasure to be able to comfortably view a full page on the iPad.

Native Applications: Better on the iPad
The iPhone and the iPad have many of the same core native apps (the iPhone runs iPhone OS 3.1, while the iPad runs iPhone OS 3.2), but a few of the iPad’s have been optimized to take advantage of the bigger screen. The e-mail application, for example, in landscape mode shows recent messages and a search bar at the left, and displays the selected message at the right--a useful layout that simply isn’t possible on the iPhone's smaller screen. The Photo Viewer is equally cool: The app lets you preview many more images, more easily than on the iPhone. There are also more ways of viewing your images on the iPad, including some cool slideshow options. I also love the way the contacts application resembles a physical address book.

Cooler Apps
No question, apps optimized for the iPad look incredible. Hardcore gamers in particular will be impressed. But as more of a casual gamer, I’m okay with playing my (much smaller) games on my iPhone. The same goes for other applications. I tweet a couple of times a day and am fine with Tweetdeck on my iPhone. But frequent Twitter users might get a lot more out of Tweetdeck on the iPad: You can tweet from multiple accounts, easily geolocate tweets via a built-in map, and view many more of your friends’ updates at once.
Though I appreciate all that the iPad can do, I’m pretty satisfied with my iPhone 3GS and I won’t be rushing over to the Apple Store any time soon. I’ve only spent a day with the iPad, though, so my opinion might change--especially as more cool apps roll out.

Iphone 5 Best Deals

Is Walmart's no-contract, $45-a-month iPhone 5 really the best deal out there?

The retailer's dirt cheap monthly plan could save you hundreds, but there might be another great option for you, if you're flexible

      

  

   

If you like having extra cash, consider getting your new iPhone from Walmart or Sprint.

   

This week Walmart sucker-punched the mobile industry when it announced that it would start selling iPhones for a ridiculous deal using Straight Talk, a no-contract carrier: $45 a month for unlimited talk, text, and data. Or you can pay $60 a month to add unlimited international calls to select countries.

That sound you hear is AT&T and Verizon trying to get their wind back.

You'll have to pay the full unsubsidized price for a phone up front — $449 for the iPhone 4 and $649 for the iPhone 5 — but you'll wind up saving a huge chunk of change in the long run. After two years, an iPhone 5 would cost a buyer $1,729 total, while the same plan from AT&T would cost $3,550. That's $1,821 in savings over two years.

But is it really the best deal out there? Frederick E. Allen at Forbes breaks down another, cheaper option for people who don't need to have the iPhone 5. 

Sprint Nextel's Virgin Mobile offers the iPhone 4 for $349.99 ($100 less than Walmart) and the iPhone 4S for $449.99 with a great plan in its own right. You'll get:

1. Unlimited data
2. Unlimited texts
3. Options for voice minutes: 300 a month for $35; 1,200 for $45; or unlimited minutes for $55

If you're not a big talker (sorry Mom), you can get the 300-minute plan and pay just $1,189 over two years. That saves you $340 compared to Walmart's cheapest deal with the iPhone 4.

Of course, your phone will be a full two generations behind and won't come with high-speed LTE (increasingly the standard). But these no-contract deals are worth taking a hard look at if your contract's almost up and you like having hundreds of extra dollars to line your pockets with.

Hidden Garden

Take a journey in this beautiful hidden object adventure game. Relax and enjoy the gorgeous scenery.Amazon Appstore for Android click and get it for FREE.

Check out this !!

20 Tips And Tricks To Get The Most Out Of Your New iPhone

iPhones are great at doing basic things like making phone calls, sending text messages, and checking emails.But did you know that they can do so much more to automate our lives and make tasks easier?

If you got a new iPhone for the holidays, here are some essential tips and tricks to get you started.

By the way, most of these tricks will also work on your new iPad too!

If you have an iPhone 5, know how to turn LTE off to save battery.

This tip will save some battery life when you're in a pinch.
Start by going to settings, next head to general, and finally tap cellular. The second option is a toggle for "Enable LTE." When you need to save some battery and can spare internet speed, switch this option off.

 

 

Lock your phone's screen orientation

To lock your screen orientation, double tap the home button and swipe to the right. You'll see a gray circle opposite the rewind button.
Tap that one time and a lock will appear. Now when you turn your phone sideways the orientation will stay put.

 

 

Set an alphanumeric passcode

Setting an alpha numeric password can add an extra layer of protection to your phone. 
To enable, first head to Settings.
Next, tap general, navigate to the middle of the page, and select passcode lock.
Turn "Simple Passcode" off and you will be prompted to enter your alpha numeric password.

 

 

Tweet a photo directly from your Camera Roll

Head to your camera roll and select a photo. In the bottom left hand corner you'll see an arrow icon. Tap that and a menu will come up.
Choose "Twitter" in the middle row and a menu will come up with the photo attached in the top right corner.
Type your tweet, tap Send, and you're done.

 

 

Make the iPod app stop playing music after a set amount of time

This tip is handy if you ever fall asleep listening to music. 
After you've selected a song in the Music app, head to the the clock app.
Select the timer option in the bottom right hand corner and set a specific time.
Below the time, there is an option that says, "When Timer Ends ..." tap that.
At the very bottom of the list is an option for "Stop Playing." Select this and when the timer is up it will stop the iPod from playing.

Automatically download new apps directly on your iPhone

This is a handy feature if you have a lot of Apple devices. You can make it so that apps and music automatically download on all your devices.
Head to settings and navigate to the middle of the page. After that select the "Store" option.
Once inside under "Automatic Downloads" switch on the options for Music, Apps, or both.

 

 

Change the font in your Notes app

If you're tired of the note app's marker font, you can quickly change it.
Start by going to Settings, then navigate to Notes.
In this menu you can easily switch between three fonts.

 

 

While in Apple's Mail app you can just pull down from the top to check for new messages.

 

 

Speaking of Mail...

If you want to get back to a draft quickly, touch and hold the Compose button to switch to your last saved draft.

Add PDFs from Safari to your iBooks or other apps. From a Mail message or a web page, touch and hold the PDF icon or link, then select “Open in iBooks.”

 

 

Speed up your phone by selecting what Spotlight indexes.

Spotlight is a useful tool for finding stuff on your phone, but if you've set it to search your entire phone for every single item present then it can take some time.
Have it only search items you care about by starting at Settings, then select General, and finally choose Spotlight search.
You can select what your phone indexes and speed up the interface.

 

 

 Change your phone's name, directly on your device

You couldn't do this in previous versions, but iOS 5 introduced the ability to change your phone's name directly on the device. Before you had to do this through iTunes.
Changing your phone's name can give it personality. (SAI editor Jay Yarow calls his "Tumor Toy." We dare you to do better.)
You have to dig a little to get to this one. Start by going to Settings. Next head to General, and then About.
At the top of the page you'll see your iPhone's name—tap it and you can change it to whatever you like.

 

 

View websites in full screen...

This ones easy...while browsing a web site in Safari, turn your iPhone to the side (landscape) and tap the full-screen icon (arrows coming together in the bottom right) and you can view a website without distraction.

 

 

Create a custom vibration

Creating a custom vibration can let you know who is calling or texting you without having to look at the phone.
You can make a vibration as long or short as you like.
To do this one, head to Settings, then tap "Sounds" at the bottom of the page. You'll be able to select custom vibration or record your own. 

 

 

Enable Private Browsing for Safari

Make sure that your browsing stays private by turning this option on.
Start in settings, next head to Safari, and in the middle of the page switch Private Browsing on.

 

 

Use the Emoji keyboard to give your email or texts some flair.

To enable Emoji first head to the settings app. Tap general, scroll down and tap keyboard, from there you'll see another option a bit down the page, and you'll see "Keyboards," tap that.
From there you'll want to select, "Add new keyboard," once inside that menu you'll scroll down until you see "Emoji".
Select Emoji. Leave out of settings by pressing the home button and head to a text, note, or new email message.
Start typing and you'll see a globe icon in the bottom left corner tap that once to toggle between the alpha-numeric keyboard and the Emoji keyboard. 

 

 

Take advantage of iOS 6's 'Do Not Disturb' feature.

Right inside the settings menu is one of Apple's latest iPhone features, "Do Not Disturb." You can switch this on at night or when you do not want to be bothered by your phone. 
Right below Do Not Disturb is an option for Notifications. 
The Notifications menu will allow you to tweak Do Not Disturb allowing it to turn off at a certain time or who you can receive calls from.
Optional settings for Do Not Disturb:

• Scheduled: Automatically enable Do Not Disturb between the hours you specify.
• Allow Calls From: Allow calls from everyone, no one, your favorites, or specific contact groups.
• Repeated Calls: If someone calls you twice within three minutes, the call will not be silenced.

 

Take a screenshot of your screen

TiP

Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button, then press the Home button. Your screen flashes and the picture appears in your Camera Roll.

 

 

 

 Use Siri discreetly...

In case you don't want to yell out your question to Siri and have her broadcast it back to you try this trick:
Head to settings, next general, then Siri.
The last option in the list will be "Raise to Speak." Switch that on and the next time you raise your phone to your ear Siri will activate.

 

 

 

 Use Siri to set location-based reminders

This tip comes straight from Apple: 
You probably know Siri can be used to set a reminder, like saying "Siri, remind me to call mom at 4pm today." But did you know you can set location-based reminders on your iPhone 4S? Say "Remind me to call mom when I leave here" or "Remind me to call mom when I get home" and you'll be notified accordingly.

iPhone 4 vs iPhone 5

September 12, 2012 Apple presented new iPhone 5. What will delight us the new iPhone? This comparison between Apple iPhone models iPhone 4 (4s) vs iPhone 5. The main difference iPhone 4 vs iPhone 5 become: larger screen, FaceTime camera, Nano-SIM card, processor speed and new iOS 6. Let's compare the smartphones features in detail.
Dimensions iPhone 4 vs iPhone 5

IPhone 5 dimensions: Height: 123.8mm, Width: 58.6mm, Depth: 7.6mm, Weight: 112grams;
IPhone 4s dimensions: Height: 115.2 mm, Width: 58.6mm, Depth: 9.3mm, Weight: 140 grams;
IPhone 4 dimensions: Height: 115.2mm, Width: 58.6mm, Depth: 9.3mm, Weight: 137 grams;
iPhone 5 has a 4 inches screen size vs 3.5 inches iPhone 4 and 4s screens; therefore the height of iPhone 5 more than height of iPhone 4 (4s). IPhone 5 has a resolution 1136x640 vs 960x640 iPhone4’s resolution of Retina display. Even so, the new iPhone 5 lighter and thinner than its predecessors!
Cellular and Wireless

iPhone 5 have appeared HSPA+, DC-HSDPA standards, Wi-Fi 802.11n on 2.4GHz and 5GHz, GLONASS support vs iPhone 4, where there was no support. All other basic wireless characteristics of all iPhones models are identical.
Chipset

IPhone 5 has A6 chip vs A5 iPhone 4S chip and iPhone 4 with A4.
iPhone 5 camera & video VS iPhone 4 (4s):

iSight Camera of iPhone5 is no different from 4s, but differ from iPhone4: 8 megapixel with Face detection, Hybrid IR filter and panorama VS 5 megapixels iPhone 4’s camers. The FaceTime camera of new iPhone has become a new 1.2 megapixel photos and 720p HD video VS iPhone 4s VGA-camera.
Other iPhone 4 and 4s features vs features of iPhone 5

Spite of the fact that the new device is lighter and faster of iPhone 4s, iPhone 5 has an improved battery. IPhone 5 Battery life Up to 8 hours on 3G, 10 hours on Wi-Fi and 225 hours on standby time VS 6h 3G browsing, 9h Wi-Fi and 200h stand by. Another good improvement was headphones. The sound is better and cleaner. The sound is better, and more comfortable iPhone 5 earphones with storage and travel case.
iPhone 4 VS iPhone 5 price

And the main question: how much is iPhone 5? iPhone 5 is available in three versions. iPhone 5 price 16GB from $199, 32GB from $299 and 64GB - $399. IPhone 4s price is $99 and it available with 16GB memory. iPhone 4 you can get FREE with wireless carrier contract.

It is important to remember: iPhone 5 has nano-SIM card and not compatible with previous micro-SIM cards. USB-connectors are also incompatible, but you can buy an original 30-pin to lightning connection adapter in the Apple Store.