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We will continue to dig deeper, and we will undoubtedly find more issues.

[From Stephen Trew] Tim Cook's letter to employees on its approach to the NYT article. "“We will continue to dig deeper, and we will undoubtedly find more issues. What we will not do — and never have done — is stand still or turn a blind eye to problems in our supply chain. On this you have my word.”"

Palm head Jon Rubinstein

[From Stephen Trew] Interesting interview with onetime Palm head Jon Rubinstein "On the heels of the news of his departure from HP Friday, Apple veteran and onetime Palm head Jon Rubinstein spoke with AllThingsD about the move and the fate of Palm’s webOS. Why leave Hewlett-Packard now? A few months before we shipped the TouchPad, I told Todd Bradley (executive vice president of HP’s Personal Systems Group) that once we shipped I wanted to move on. And he asked me to stay for a while in an advisory role and to help out with the transition to webOS and brainstorming about the directions of PSG, so I told him I’d stick around. And I did. And now there’s a path for webOS and PSG has its path and it’s time for me to move on. This has been in the works for quite some time."

Island living with my iPhone

I'm living on a remote island this week with no broadband, just GPRS on my iPhone. Sometimes it's nice to get away from technology but at the same time not being with broadband Internet can be a struggle. I'll report on my findings throughout the week. For the next week PalmAddicts will be very much a personal blog of my mobile usage and how I'm coping with being on a remote island off the united kingdom with my iPhone. The location I'm on is windswept to say the least. I have electricity and a nice house; a beach to myself and views out to sea from my bedroom, see the below photograph and you'll see what I'm facing :-) not having broadband is strange but I'm sure I'll get used to it. In the meantime I have my iPhone, I've checked the weather forecast, I have games loaded on my iPhone and I hope to go dolphin spotting tomorrow, naturally out to sea. I'm posting this entry from my iPhone and I can check my email [don't expect speedy responses], twitter and Facebook so it's not as if I don't have any communication plus I can make phone calls so I'm not completely isolated. I'll update PA with my thoughts and experiences over the coming days, in the meantime I hope that you enjoy your weekend.

Tonight's sunset taken with my iPhone 4S

As I mentioned having my iPhone camera comes in handy including this wonderful sunset I was fortunate enough to experience tonight.

Can you help?

[From Adria] If you can help Adria then email apssw2@gmail.com "Hi, I look on a regular basis on the net for any software for my iphone that is palm software or like it. I love parts of the iphone, mostly frills, but the productivity end of it is extremely poor compared with my palm. The treo had a superior phone grouping system, and calendar. Messaging is probably equal or close enough. What can I do? "

Windows Phone 7.5

[From Hans] Windows Phone 7.5 gets multiple Google Calendar sync, additional Gmail features, read about the features. "Google's improved how its calendar and email services interact with Windows Phones running the Mango update. Users can now cram up to 25 different calendars into the Metro OS's built-in calendar app. The setup's not exactly seamless; you need to navigate your Windows Phone to the Google Sync page, login and check the boxes found there. While testing on our phones, although one device was able to immediately sync, the other couldn't pick up on our multiple calendars. We had to delete and re-assign our Google account to the phone in order to get it working. :

Apple Estimated to Retake Title of World's Largest Smartphone Vendor

[From Stephen Trew] Apple Estimated to Retake Title of World's Largest Smartphone Vendor. "Research firm Strategy Analytics today announced its estimates of the global smartphone market for the fourth quarter of 2011, finding that Apple narrowly squeezed by Samsung to retake the title of world's largest smartphone vendor as measured by unit shipments."

Tim Cook responds to claims of factory worker mistreatment

[From Stephen Trew] If Steve Jobs were alive he was have declared war on the NYT now. Their apps would have been pulled from the App store. "Tim Cook responds to claims of factory worker mistreatment: “We care about every worker in our supply chain” — This morning, The New York Times published a lengthy report with details about the harsh conditions of working in the factories of an Apple parts supplier or Apple product manufacturer." Read in full.

Evernote

I love Evernote it's one of my most used apps and allows me to store notes and have them synchronised with my iPhone, iPad and Macbook's. It took me a while to start using it but now that I am usurping I don't think I can foresee a time that I won't be using it. Very useful. Also available for iOS and Android and I also think for Blackberry too.

CrackBerry's Interview with RIM's new CEO

CrackBerry's Interview with RIM's new CEO Thorsten Heins makes for an interesting listen. "Just as the news became public Sunday night that Thorsten Heins was named the new CEO of Research In Motion, I received a phone call from him letting me know personally that he won the leadership race and it wouldn't be CrackBerry Kevin and a Ham Sandwich at the reigns of RIM in 2012. It was a classy gesture and a clear signal that RIM moving forward will be more engaged with its user community."

Motorola targets iPhone 4S and iCloud in new lawsuit

Another day and another court case, "The patent wars rages on in the smartphone and tablet markets and the latest salvo comes from none other than Motorola Mobility, which is currently in the process of being acquired by Google. On Wednesday, the company filed yet another patent lawsuit against Apple, seeking an injunction against the iPhone 4S and iCloud. The patents involve technologies related to wireless antennae, software, data filtering and messaging."

 

Thieves swapping stolen iPhones for cash.

[From Danny M] Thieves swapping stolen iPhones for cash. "Apple has created a customer service system that helps iPhone thieves make money on the swag they have stolen, it has been claimed. The company's customer service plan means any phone under warranty can be serviced, as it is the phone that is tied to the warranty rather than the owner."

Motorola pulling in big numbers

[From Hans] Motorola pulling in big numbers. Motorola's just announced it's fourth-quarter and year-end earnings, and we're getting a pretty clear picture of what sold -- and what didn't -- in 2011. Here's the breakdown:
For all of 2011, Motorola sold 18.7 million smartphones and 1 million tablets (Motorola Xoom, Xyboard/Xoom 2)
For the final three months of the year, Motorola sold 5.3 million smartphones and 200,000 tablets.

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Apple's iPhone believed to account for record 8% of global mobile phone market

[From Hans] iPhone made up 8.3 percent of the worldwide mobile phone market. "The latest research from Strategy Analytics pegged Apple as the "star performer" among mobile phone makers last quarter. The company's sales of 37 million iPhone accounted for a highest-ever 8 percent market share, according to the firm. For all of 2011, Apple's 93 million iPhone units gave it a 6 percent share of the worldwide handset market. "Apple’s growth was fueled by intense demand for its refreshed iPhone 4S, as well as the availability of three generations of iPhones at a variety of price points at operators like AT&T in the United States," said Associate Director Alex Spektor. "

Samsung making a lot of money

Samsung just made $42 billion on sales in the Q4 2011. "It might not be making as much money as the competition in Cupertino, but that doesn't mean Samsung isn't raking in cash at an astonishing clip. We reported earnings estimates a few weeks ago, but now it's official that the firm posted a 5.3 trillion won ($4.7 billion) operating profit in Q4 2011. That represents over a 2 trillion won ($1.8 billion) increase year over year. In all, it pulled in 47.3 trillion won ($42 billion) in sales, thanks in no small part to the over 300 million phones Sammy sold last year. " 

AT&T Wags Finger at 'Unlimited' Data Users

[From Hans] Interesting to note, thanks to Hans for the heads up. "I'm not on the run yet. But I've been warned. AT&T doesn't like what I'm doing. The mobile carrier sent me an email out of the blue last week. Apparently I had reached a milestone: I'm in the top 5% of the carrier's heaviest data users."

Google+ Invades Earth

[From Stephen Trew] A new version of Google Earth is available today. "Google+ is taking over the Earth — well, Google Earth, anyway. The search giant rolled out the latest version of Google Earth today, and while it boasts much improved graphics, the big enhancement to take note of is its integration with the company’s Google+ social networking and identity service."

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Taking photographs with my iPhone 4S

I love having my iPhone on hand to take snapshots and this awesome cloud display grabbed my attention.

Nokia Sells a Million Windows Phones, but Symbian Dropping Faster Than Expected

[From Stephen Trew] The mobile space moves so fast. It is amazing to see Nokia struggle so quickly. "The key financial question for Nokia is whether it can ramp up its Windows Phone business faster than its existing Symbian sales tail off."

Real Bonding With Family Around the TV Via Skype

[From Stephen Trew] Looks like TVs of 2012 will set the trend for sofa conferencing. "As you read these words, millions of people are conducting video chats using the popular Skype service, now owned by Microsoft. Most of these calls are low-resolution encounters between two individuals, conducted over personal computers."

2012 BlackBerry roadmap

[From Hans] The roadmap for the Blackberry isn't looking good. "We've heard some rumors about what RIM had in store for its beleaguered BlackBerry brand, but we're just now seeing some evidence to support those claims. The fine folks over at BGR have gotten their hands on what appears to be a copy of the company's 2012 roadmap, as well as a handful of slides detailing some upcoming products. It looks like an HSPA+ equipped PlayBook is in the works, packing both NFC and a 1.5GHz CPU for good measure, as well as a pile of Curves aimed at the entry-level market. "

How I've been using my iPhone 4S

So how have I been using my iPhone today well basically I will call checked my email, twitter, Facebook and then checked Flipboard which is, I would say my favourite app because it allows me to check social fees and my favourite website in a user interface that is graphically pleasing. I've also had a quick game of angry birds and also Farkle which is a fun game that is a combination of both skill and luck. I've also used Google maps to track a route for a journey that I'm taking tomorrow which will take me to any islands where I can only drive onto it when that tide is out so I'm going to be living remelts for a week. As you can imagine that is going to take a lot of planning. Actually I've used notes to plan a itinerary of what I need to take and I've also used trip boss to help me organise my week away. So these are the tasks that I have signed my iPhone to help me with today and naturally it's only 3 o'clock in the afternoon so there is more than my iPhone will be helping me. 

Almost 60% tablets in the US are iPads.

Almost 60% of all tablet sales are the iPad. "Releasing figures based on worldwide shipments of tablets during the fourth quarter of 2011, Strategy Analytics shared that 26.8 million tablets were shipped during the quarter, a 150% increase over the same period the year prior." Read in full: http://www.idownloadblog.com/2012/01/26/ipad-58-of-tabs-in-q4/

TripBoss is excellent

If your planning trips then TripBoss is essential. Believe me, I know because I use it myself :-) "Trip Boss™ travel manager modules help you manage all your travel data. Manage the whole travel experience, for Business and Personal, International and Domestic travel, to achieve the ultimate in travel data synergy. Highly configurable and flexible, this award-winning app has been completely updated, with beautiful and compelling graphics, user interface, and includes all the latest mobile goodies, such as get-location, real-time currency rates, and photo receipts." TripBoss is available from the US iTunes Store / UK & European iTunes Store

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Nine Out of 10 iPhone Buyers Are Picking the 4S

[From Stephen Trew] That is one popular phone "Apple sold some 37 million iPhones in its most recent quarter. Turns out most of them were the iPhone 4S. Though Apple declined to break down iPhone sales by model when it reported first-quarter earnings earlier this week, a recent study by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) does just that. And it finds the iPhone 4S to be the most popular model of the device, by far. "

Microsoft Paying $250 Million Quarterly Platform Support Payment To Nokia

[From Eric] Microsoft paid Nokia quite a lot of money for support according to WMPoweruser. "From the financial quarter results released by Nokia today, a surprising thing to me was revealed. As part of the broad strategic aggrement with Microsoft, Nokia will receive platform support payment from Microsoft every quarter. For example, last quarter Microsoft paid $250 million to Nokia for supporting Windows Phones. Even though Microsoft pays Nokia for support, Nokia will continue to pay Windows Phone licensing fees to Microsoft."

Apple Has Paid Roughly $4 Billion to App Store Developers

[From Hans] This is mega money. "Apple announced having paid over $1 billion to developers in June of 2010 after two years of the App Store sales involving over five billion downloads. This number than jumped to $2.5 billion and more than doubled in both size and pace in just one year. After the launch of the iPhone 4S, Apple ended up selling 250 million iOS devices and the App Store had grown to a total of 18 billion downloads, paying out over $3 billion to developers. The Cupertino giant has no reached $700,000 in payments to developers in just this past quarter, pushing its cumulative payouts to developers above $4 billion. "

Lingual allows you to translate words via Siri

As I mentioned below this is absolutely awesome it's a Siri extension called Lingual and what this does is translates any spoken words into a number of languages, in fact over 30 languages. Again your iPhone needs to have been jailbroken, but give it a try and see if it is of use to you. I know for me it will be. As I mentioned below you obtain via Cydia.

Translate Text and Phrases to Over 30 Languages Using Siri

I cannot wait to start using Lingual, a Siri translation app that looks awesome. Again I can't wait to try it. "And the Siri tweaks just keep rolling in. Lingual is one of the first 3rd party extensions for the awesome AssistantExtensions tweak that we covered earlier. It allows you to translate phrases or text into a variety of languages from the comforts of the Siri interface, and it’s awesome for language learners and travelers."

Bookviser – A Metro style FREE eBook Reader

[From Eric] If you have a Windows Phone and want to read ebooks then WMPoweruser points us to a metro style FREE eBook Reader called Bookviser. "My name is Alex Gontcharov. I’d like to draw your attention to my new app Bookviser – FREE eBook Reader for WP7. While building it I focused on usability, smooth effects, comfort of reading and Metro UI guidelines. In Bookviser I’ve implemented 3 ways of getting books for your phone:"

Shinnorie Custom Cases

These are cool cases the Shinnorie Custom Cases and they are reviewed over at the-gadgeteer. "Shinnorie makes a line of gadget cases that have caught my eye before. I’ve told you before about their customizable cases for phones, iPad, and small leather card cases. I was selected to give a some of their cases a closer look. I requested three cases from their Ringo series; one for the iPad, one for my phone, and one card case. As soon as I received them, Shinnorie suspended their customization program. "

Bill Gates on his last visit to Steve Jobs

[From Stephen Trew] Bill Gates on his last visit to Steve Jobs. "Yahoo has posted segments from a interview ABC News' Bill Weir conducted recently with Bill Gates. — In one of the segments, Gates talks about his visit with Steve Jobs at Jobs' home before he died, in which the two tech titans reminisced for hours."

HTC Mozart? Windows Phone Update, 7.10.8107.79! Unlocked Now!

[From Peter Murphy] Interesting editorial over at Peters Kitchen - HTC Mozart? Windows Phone Update, 7.10.8107.79! Unlocked Now! "There was a point where Microsoft, recently detailed, how it would not be detailing as closely, the state of Windows Phone updates. The post on the Windows Phone Blog, was an announcement of the latest maintenance release for Windows Phone 7, There are also a few changes on the way for the blog and website. As we continue our growth, we won’t be individually detailing country, model, and carrier details on the Where’s My Phone Update? site any longer."

Belfry brings Stocks and Weather, other native iPhone apps to jailbroken iPads

[From Hans] Now this is pretty cool, your stock iPhone apps on the iPad. "Rounding out the honeymoon period with that freshly jailbroken iPad 2? Well now we have some new apps for you to play with, and you may already be acquainted. iOS hacker Ryan Petrich's most recent project, dubbed Belfry, lets you install stock iPhone apps that are otherwise absent from both versions of Apple's tablet including Clock, Voice Memos, Stocks, Calculator, Compass and Weather."

Still loving my Siri hands free

By the way I'm still loving Handsfree Control, it's a great app on my iPhone, allowing me to naturally use Siri hands free and with minimal battery drainage.

Sireet, tweet from Siri

Hans just emailed this one through; it's called Sireet, it's for jailbroken iPhone devices and it allows you to use Siri to tweet. Search in Cydia.

Open webOS 1.0 announced

category: Sammy posting via my iPhone 4S 

From Stephen Trew - I hope this might be picked up by some hardware manufactures and we'll see some great WebOS phones again. "HP has gone into detail today on exactly when and how developers will be getting access to webOS code. The company expects the entire open sourcing process to be complete by September, while Enyo, the application framework that debuted on the TouchPad and underpins webOS 3.0, is available as of today along with related developer tools. When open sourcing is complete, the finished product will be known as Open webOS 1.0." Read in full: http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/25/2732672/open-webos-10-announced

Tracy and Matt Blog reviews the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

Tracy and Matt Blog reviews the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. "At the end of 2011 Google introduced their third Nexus phone and second collaboration with Samsung. Making headlines this device has proved to be one of the important phones of the year and yet another contender to know the iPhone from the mantle. Has Google and Samsung hit a home run or is this their a lacklustre hardware attempt to unleash the latest version of Google's mobile phone platform, Android. " Read in full: http://www.tracyandmatt.co.uk/blogs/index.php/samsung-galaxy-nexus-review

A comprehensive review of the Nokia Lumia 710

From Eric Mann. A comprehensive review of the Nokia Lumia 710 at Toms Hardware, now I've not read this but it's well written and Eric Mann sent it through to me on email so take a read. Read in full: http://m.tomshardware.com/reviews/nokia-lumia-710-phone-t-mobile,3109.html

May at PalmDiscovery provides us with free mp3 downloads

May at PalmDiscovery has this week provided us with free iTunes downloads. "It’s Tuesday again! Time for iTunes Tuesday offering some FREE downloads from iTunes USA! Here’s this week’s Palm Discovery’s iTunes Tuesday with FREE downloads from iTunes USA:Chairlift, Porcelain Raft, Bhi Bhiman, Ana Tijoux plus free sneak previews and full episodes of True Legend, WARRIOR, The River, In Time and much more!" Read in full: http://palmdiscovery.com/

Ice Cream Sandwich leaks for International Motorola RAZR

Do you have an international Motorola RAZR? There is a leaked Ice Cream Sandwich update for you. "The leaked build, which has surfaced over on fansite DroidRZR.com, shows firmware built just a week ago on Jan. 17, which exhibits characteristics of both Blur and stock ICS. For example, Motorola's icons are used for the dialer and people app, but other apps, like the launcher, are untouched by the manufacturer's UI layer. Naturally, since this is pre-release firmware, there's no guarantee things will stay this way when ICS eventually rolls out officially...." Read in full: http://m.androidcentral.com/ice-cream-sandwich-international-motorola-razr-leaks