Thursday, April 3, 2014

iphone 6\ 10 Things You Didn’t Know Your iPhone Could Do

Sure, you make calls, send email, check Facebook, take photos, browse the Web and play games on your iPhone. But did you know you could shake it to undo mistakes, or look up what airplanes are flying overhead? How about correcting Siri’s poor pronunciation? Here are 10 hidden features of the iPhone that are not only fun, but functional, too.

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Monday, March 24, 2014

ios 7 siri new voice Siri comes to iOS 7 with new voices, new look and new features

iPhone 7 SiriThe next version of mobile operating system, Apple will not only give a much needed facelift to the interface of its popular voice assistant, but will also feature a number of interesting improvements between today we will look at two: their new natural voices (male and female versions) and theability to learn how to correctly pronounce a name in case of error.   Starting with the new voices, these are initially available only in English, French and German but considering that OS X already have the excellent voices of Diego and Monica anticipate that the other languages ​​should not take too long to get the same treatment. Concerned voices sound pretty good although the jokes that Siri itself is not ready to participate in the American Idol program (one day adventure to dream). Do not believe me? Forward video … The function itself will come from the first time our country is to learn to pronounce correctly the complicated names (or not so). Siri now invites us to teach you how to pronounce a certain name in case you find problems to understand, and we can always correct when saying something wrong style “That’s not how it is pronounced [name]“. In my tests I found that at least in Spanish is not always easy to cause this response from Siri, although more direct order as “Speak [name]” does work smoothly. We look to see how Siri continues to evolve during the betas until the final release of iOS 7 after summer. One of the coolest features of Apple’s iPhone is Siri, a built-in digital assistant. Ask it anything and you will be guaranteed an informative response to your question. Here are 
then.    Appointment Scheduling Siri can offer alternative times and dates if there are clashes in your calendar. It can read your calendar to you, letting you know what meetings you have today. 

 Reminders Forgetting anything is a thing of the past with Siri. It uses the iOS 5 reminder app to automatically create reminders for almost anything. Need drycleaning picked up? Flowers for your mother? Siri has it sorted. It can even remind you with audio.  E-mail In a hurry? Tell Siri you need to send an e-mail and you’ll be able to send and dictate one on the go. Perfect if you’re running late. Texting You can tell Siri to text any message to anyone. Looking for your friends at the movie theater? Lost at the game? Tell Siri.    Weather Ask Siri for the weather and you’ll automatically get a 5-day forecast for your area. That’s pretty cool, but ask if it will be hot or cold tomorrow and Siri will tell you bring sunglasses or a sweater in a friendly, conversational style.  Directions You’ll never get lost with Siri. Ask Siri and you’ll get a Google Map with directions to your destination, in addition to alternate routes.   iCloud Siri can sync almost anything to iCloud, letting you access contacts, for instance, on your iPad or Macbook.  Stocks Siri can get any stock quote and let you know how it’s doing.   Contacts Siri knows all your contacts, even by their first name, and you can ask it to give any info you need.    Delete Alarms Say “delete all alarms” and Siri will clear all your alarms, letting you sleep in. Speak Symbols Siri can speak a range of symbols, from percent and dollar signs to caret and 

Thursday, March 20, 2014

iphone 7 New look: Animations and flat graphics create a sense of space

New look: Animations and flat graphics create a sense of space



The iOS 7 user interface overhaul is a striking departure from past aesthetics, and one that has garnered a fair share of press, but a complete rebuilding of system animations is equally impactful despite going largely unnoticed.

Starting with the Lock Screen, there are already a multitude of changed elements, including the "slide to unlock" bar, which no longer exists. User still need to "slide" or swipe right to unlock the iPhone, but the animation has been modified to move an entire layer of the screen instead of just a small slider. The Lock Screen also fades in from black when the iPhone wakes up, which is a nice touch.

Notification Center, which is now accessible from the Lock Screen as a system settings option, slides down as it did in iOS 6. The translucent panel that pops into view has some added physics, however, as it "thuds" to the bottom of the screen, bouncing back as if rebounding from a fall.

Swiping up from the opposite end of the screen brings the new Control Center into view, with the window gliding to just below the clock before slightly retracting in a very "rubber-bandy" movement. This panel, also accessible from anywhere in the OS, doesn't rely on magnitudes of motion, meaning it bounces back the same degree, no matter how fast or slow the swipe.

iphone 7 iBeacons: Enhancing app location awareness through Bluetooth

Acting as ibeacon, a user with an iOS 7 device in hand could trigger events around them, allowing them to, for example, turn on lights and unlock and open doors simply by signaling the user's proximity to devices listening for it via Bluetooth Low Energy.

The BLE specification also supports the concept of device leashing, which could, for example, enable a peripheral like a watchband to communicate its location to a configured smartphone. The specification also supports peripheral push notifications, which Apple supports in new APIs in both OS X Mavericks and iOS 7.

iOS 7's iBeacons can be used by app developers to do things like build an interactive tour of a museum, where the user's attention is directed to specific exhibits as they walk freely within the building.

In more general terms, the feature can also be used enable indoor navigation similar to GPS in settings such as an airport or underground subway station where GPS signals aren't available, or specifically to enhance navigational accessibility for the blind or users with other impairments.

iphone 7 Mail: New gesture support and reworked UI

Although not as striking a change as some other first party apps in iOS 7, Apple's makeover of mail offers a number of usability changes that are welcome improvements over its predecessor, including gesture controls and a cleaner layout.

Mail in iOS 7 continues Apple's theme of an uncluttered look with maximum usability, made effective by a predominantly white background behind thin black text. Popping out from the monochrome design are blue circles demarcating unread messages, and orange circles or flags for flagged content.

Starting from the Account Setup page in iOS 7 Settings, things are already a bit different. For the first time, users have a way to easily add multiple "From" addresses to one IMAP or POP account, instead of listing out each one in a single text field. With the new system, users can also choose a default account from which emails are sent directly from the Settings menu.

Additionally, iOS 7 now lets users choose whether to send a deleted IMAP or POP account message to the "Archive" folder. Previously, only iCloud supported archiving, though attached Gmail accounts had a similar method that would send messages to the "All Mail" tab in Mail.