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Windows Phone 7 Has A Camera Button Too
I guess dedicated camera shutter buttons are a bigger deal than it seems. Joe Belfiore remarked yesterday how flattered he felt about the iOS 5 taking cues from certain Windows Phone 7 features, and it seems that he has also tweeted about Windows Phone 7’s camera button, which apparently has been on all WP7 devices for the past 8 months.
As we all know iOS 5 has decided to update their native camera app by installing guide lines to help align photos, included some editing features and more importantly added a physical camera button by linking the shutter button to the volume up button on the phone. Granted probably not the most realistic shutter button feel one could expect but I guess it’s an improvement and it’s one of the features that many iOS users were hoping to see.
Judging from Joe Belfiore’s tweet, it does seem that the WP7’s camera button is more useful which allows for quicker photo snapping, while iOS requires users to double press the home button in the lock screen to access the camera mode. Hopefully in the future we will able to change the settings and allow direct access to the camera even without having to go through the lock screen first, but until then it does look like WP7 has the edge, for now.
Now here’s an iPhone 6S case that will certainly turn heads, especially when you take into consideration its name which is known as the OnePlus iPhone 6S case. That’s rather weird, don’t you think so? It will certainly take some getting used to before the name rolls off your tongue naturally. Well, we do know that The OnePlus iPhone 6S case can now be purchased for $19.99 a pop, and no, you do not need any kind of invite before you can snag one for yourself.
Each purchase will also be accompanied by an invitation to purchase a OnePlus X, just in case, you know, you would like to tread the Android waters. All in all, it comes in the kind of material as found on the OnePlus One and OnePlus X, which makes it a whole lot harder to lose grip of when you hold it – which is good!
If you are on the lookout for either the iPhone 6S or the iPhone 6S Plus, then here is news for you – chances are pretty high that you can pick up either one, or perhaps even both if you are feeling fat in the pocket, this coming September 18th. First of all, there was a leaked internal memo from Vodafone alongside Japanese site ITHome and German tech experts Macerkopf claiming that the new iPhones 6S models will roll out this coming September 18th in their respective countries
With Japan, Germany and the UK being tier one Apple launch countries, this means that those living in the mentioned countries will receive the iPhones at the same time as folks living over in the US – traditionally speaking, of course. There really isn’t that much time left to wait, as it is less than a month away, and I am quite sure that the time will pass by sooner than you think.
It looks like the folks over at Digitimes have come up with their own interpretation of things to come – that there will be no iPad Air 3 released, at least for this year. Digitimes has had their fair share of hits and misses in the past, so it would be best to take this rumor concerning the non-release of the iPad Air 3 in 2015 with a pinch of salt.
Digitimes also laid claim that the iPad mini 4 will not be as supercharged as some of the rumors that had been going around, as it will bring with it only small and incremental upgrades when compared to its predecessor, the iPad mini 3. This does not seem to bode well for fans of the compact tablet, taking into consideration how the iPad mini 3 itself was improved over its predecessor with a new Touch ID fingerprint reader.
Since Apple tends to roll out a new iPad in October, we will just have to sit tight and see whether this particular rumor has enough “legs” to run.