Month: June 2013

I recently ran into this problem, and an easy fix was found here! Basically, just use some nice CSS like class=’selected’. I thought there’d be a straight up PHP way to highlight the results, but CSS/HTML isn’t too hard to implement.

I just ran a Sunspider benchmark for an iPhone 5 with iOS 7 and the results are below for both Safari and Chrome.

As you can see, Safari on iOS 7 is about 5X faster than chrome for javascript, but this is mostly due to the fact that Apple cripples Chrome by forcing it to use a webview.

By Brian Roizen

Everything looks new and fresh in the iOS 7 beta. Here are some screenshots to show how the new UI and design looks!

Starting with the homescreen, the signal bars are replaced with circles. Also apparent is the more modern looking font and flat icons.Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and you have quick settings (something I had on my jailbroken iPhone 3GS in 2010) Finally!

The messages app for iOS 7 looks beautiful and modern with a fluid like interface for scrolling.

The weather app is just like Yahoo’s weather app for iOS, but with different backgrounds. This isn’t a bad thing as yahoo’s app is one of the best weather apps.

The new iOS 7 mail app looks great! Will it beat gmail?

Siri looks more useful than ever in iOS 7

The new multitasking pane shows all the apps you have open, and to close apps you can simply swipe up. This is a beautiful UI gem taken straight from Palm’s WebOS and more recently used by Chrome for iOS.

Want to install iOS 7 on your iPhone 5 or 4S? Read this quick guide.

By <a href=”https://plus.google.com/116162036529120103602?rel=author”>Brian Roizen</a>

Want the latest and greatest iOS that won’t make it into the hands of the masses for a few more months? You’ve come to the right place! First, you must be a member of the iOS developer program ($99/year) to download the beta SDK.

1. First download the iOS 7 beta https://developer.apple.com/devcenter/ios/index.action (make sure you get the right version for your phone depending on if you have ATT or Verizon)

2. Make sure you backup your iPhone files by going to iTunes (just click Backup now)

3. After downloading the ios_7_beta__iphone_5_model_a1428__11a4372q.dmg file, double click on it and extract the .ipsw file to your desktop

4. In iTunes, hold down the option and click on “Restore iPhone…”

5. iTunes will now take care of the rest of the iOS beta installation process! The last thing you should do is click “Restore from this backup” when prompted to keep all your old apps

Troubleshooting

If you get the error “This device is not registered as part of the iphone developer program”, don’t fret, you just have to go to the iOS provisioning portal and add your UDID.

By Brian Roizen

I had the idea to make a phone case that also functioned as a wallet. Turns out this product already exists in the Incipio Stowaway. For only $15-$18 (depending on the color), you can get an elegant phone case that looks just like a normal case, but also has room for 3 credit cards AND a bill. This essentially means you no longer have to carry around a wallet! I highly recommend the Incipio Stowaway.

See a video of how easy it is to use the Stowaway:

By Brian Roizen