With a huge market share, it is obvious that Apple’s iPhone just keeps on getting more and more popular. This article will look at their latest model in the range released a couple of months ago, entitled the iPhone 4.

Let’s take a look at some of the improvements made on the iphone. First of all, the video quality has drastically increased. You can now actually record video in full HD quality, which is great if you enjoy recording video and then replaying it on your computer or maybe putting it on YouTube.

Second of all, the announcement of Apple’s FaceTime is another great addition. This technology allows you to have free video calling from your phone by using a WiFi connection. The only downside is that both users have to be using an iPhone 4 and both users have to be connected to WiFi at the time. If it supported 3G connection, this would probably be more useful.

Thirdly, the display has also increased. The resolution has now doubled, giving you a much crisper screen and you can definitely tell the difference by comparing the new iPhone 4 with an old iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS. Both text and images look better and it makes browsing the internet a lot better experience for the user.

However, the big question is, is the iPhone 4 really worth the huge costs? In the United Kingdom, to buy this phone without a contract, a 16GB model costs a staggering £499 with the 32GB model costing £599. This is much higher than most other competitors which makes it quite difficult to choose to buy this new phone, especially since the price of the iPhone 4 is higher than the old cost of the 3GS. I’m not quite sure why Apple did this but it was a very bad decision.

In my opinion, I wouldn’t pay this amount for a phone, simply because it is just a phone after all. Apple can add as many features as they want but I don’t believe people should have to pay £500 for a phone. On the other hand, the phone is still of a great quality. If I really wanted one, I could easily get a free iphone 4 with not much work.

Hi,

Well today I have finally purchased a new phone. Previously using an iPhone 3G which I’ve had since a few weeks before the iPhone 3GS announcement last year, I have now purchased a nice HTC WildFire phone.

It’s currently on contract with T-Mobile UK for £20 a month with 400 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited internet (Which has a fair usage policy of 3GB of transfer per month) which isn’t bad at all in terms of pricing. Now all I’ve got to do is cancel my 30 day phone contract with O2, what fun.

The phone itself is actually very good. It looks quite nice and operates a lot differently to the iPhone. I was getting bored of the iPhone’s boring menus and the touch screen started to get quite annoying after a while too and I wasn’t keen on paying for the iPhone 4 with it’s huge costs and antenna problems. I did consider getting a free iPhone 4 but decided it was not worth the hassle.

This was the first time I had used a Google Android phone too, I was very impressed. There are a huge amount of different applications pre-installed and the general look of it was quite sleek. The Android Market isn’t bad either, but there isn’t as much variety in the applications as there is on the iPhone’s App Store.

Perhaps the biggest problem with the HTC WildFire phone is the internet browser on it. It works fine but the internet just doesn’t look good on it. When you browse a website, everything looks quite pixelated and isn’t good at all, although manageable. Other than that, the internet is quick and definitely usable.

I really love the Google Maps application on the HTC WildFire, too. It can get the current location and directions speedily and does a good job, and can even operate like a satellite navigation system as it provides directions as you’re driving along. Great job done by Google on this one.

In conclusion, the HTC WildFire is a great phone and I’m glad to be using it!

Hi,

Just thought I’d make some new updates about my blog, JakeRuston.co.uk.

First of all, the site has had a new design. Personally, I thought the old one looked a bit old and therefore managed to find another WordPress theme. I’m hoping that you like this theme more than the other one, I certainly do.

Also, keeping up with the comments is getting very challenging. A lot of comments are still in the comment queue unanswered so I apologise for that. However, I seem to be getting an awful lot of comments basically saying the same thing – “This plugin doesn’t work because it gives an error regarding curl_init()”. I will be releasing an update to stop this unhelpful error, but still, THE PLUGIN WILL NOT WORK FOR YOU. This is because this error only shows up if you don’t have cURL enabled when this plugin relies on cURL. If you wish to stop this problem, simply contact your host to enable it. 99% of people saying this in the comments are using XAMPP to test their site on their local computer. From what I can see, XAMPP does not enable cURL by default and that’s why people are experiencing problems.

I hope this will help some people, as well as stop me having to respond to the same types of comments over and over again.

Thanks,
Jake.

Yesterday, Apple announced their latest addition to the iPhone family – The iPhone 4. They’ve changed the whole design of it and added a great range of new features to the device. Let’s take a look at some of them.

Perhaps the most obvious change from the iPhone 3GS is the whole outer design. Instead of the curved back, it’s now a very flat surface covered by a layer glass, similar to the front. The buttons on the side have also been changed. A front-facing camera has been added and on the back of it, the original camera has been increased to 5 megapixels as well as adding an LED flash. Overall, the iPhone 4 is 24% thinner than the iPhone 3GS which is quite nice, especially when they’ve also managed to increase the battery life of it.

The best new feature, in my opinion, for the iPhone 4 is what is called “FaceTime”. This allows you to enter a video call with any other iPhone 4 user by simply making a phone call. At the moment, the data is sent over WiFi so users must be connected to WiFi, but Apple did say in the keynote that in 2011 the iPhone 4 should be able to support more options which is great news. If this works as advertised, this could work very well in Apple’s favour.

Another great feature about the iPhone 4 is that you can now record video in 720p HD quality! The quality is much, much better than what it was from the 3GS. Another addition, though, is the launch of a new app from Apple – called iMovie for iPhone. It’s a good idea in practice. It’s quite basic but it does the job and it is quite helpful in some cases, but the functionality and variety is somewhat limited, as you would expect when editing video on a phone.

The final key feature of the iPhone 4 we’ll look at is the new retina display. Basically, this is Apple’s way of saying that they’re increasing the resolution of the iPhone by 4 without making the screen any bigger. The benefit of doing this is that images and text are much clearer with this new display, which means that when you’re looking at images or video, you should expect to see it in a higher quality than on the original iPhone displays.

In conclusion, Apple have made a large variety of changes to their iPhone – Only a few of them are major changes, though. If you’re currently using an iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS, you may want to consider upgrading to the new iPhone 4 – There are some pretty neat changes in this release. If you currently aren’t the owner of an iPhone yet, now is definitely the time to invest in one.

Currently I have a Macbook Pro and also have an iMac on order – I’m a big fan on Macs. But I do know that choosing the right Mac for you can be difficult. This article should help to make the decision easier for you.

The first thing you need to think about is whether you want a laptop or a desktop computer. This depends on what you require in terms of portability. For example, if you’re going to be bringing your computer around quite a lot, it’s best to buy a laptop. If it’s going to be kept in one place all of the time, getting a desktop computer is probably the best option (As you will get more power from a desktop computer). Of course Apple are doing their best to put as much power into their laptops as possible.

Now the second thing to look at is your budget of course. The price of Apple’s computers vary quite a lot – Varying from around £500 to several thousands of pounds. If you have a lot of money to spend, you’re likely to get a more powerful computer that is much quicker. You can still get a decent computer with a small budget, though. I would recommend trying to invest as much money as possible into one of Apple’s computers as they should last you for many years to come unlike other computers.

The third thing to look at is what you’ll be using your Mac for. For example, if you’re only going to be using your Mac for basic activities such as browsing the internet and checking e-mails, then a less-powerful Mac may be the correct option for you. If, on the other hand, you’re going to complete more complex, memory-intensive tasks on your Mac such as video editing, then you’re really going to need to look at more powerful Macs. If you think that you’re going to need more power in future, it’s probably best to pay more now and buy the more powerful Mac to save you having to buy a whole new Mac in the future.

To help you out even further, below I will provide you information on which Mac you should buy depending on different circumstances.

Mac Mini
Desktop computer
Low budget
Not very powerful – Basic tasks only
Small, sleek computer
Price in USD: $599

iMac
Desktop computer
Reasonable budget
Fairly Powerful
All-In-One computer
Price in USD: $1199

Mac Pro
Desktop computer
High budget
Very powerful!
Price in USD: $2499

MacBook
Laptop computer
Reasonable budget
Reasonably powerful
Sleek design
Price in USD: $999

MacBook Pro
Laptop computer
Reasonable budget
Powerful
Great design, great display
Price in USD: $1199

MacBook Air
Laptop computer
Rather high budget
Not very powerful
Very slim design!
Price in USD: $1499

In conclusion, I hope this guide has helped you to decide which Mac computer you should buy. It all depends on whether you want a laptop or desktop, your budget and what sort of tasks you wish to complete on your new Mac computer.