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Very good article about Apple and IOS
Thanks

Maybe it's the new trend. Worked for other companies.

Maybe it's the new trend. Worked for other companies.

"not to try to hi-jack this thread or anything but I'd really like to see a standalone amazon video app for Android and Apple phones/tablets"

There is already one for the iPad.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/amazon-instant-video/id545519333?mt=8

The dialer no longer allows special characters that are part or USSD codes. see patch:
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Contacts/+/39948dc7e34dc2041b801058dada28fedb80c388%5E!/#F0

now, everyone can still rant about how long it will take for owners to receive an updated version of Android (if ever).

and before anyone starts the iOS vs Android bantering. No, iOS does not have this particular flaw:
"Specifically, if a URL contains the * or # characters, the Phone application does not attempt to dial the corresponding phone number."
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#featuredarticles/iPhoneURLScheme_Reference/Articles/PhoneLinks.html

At least they are looking into it : http://www.apple.com/supplierresponsibility/

Seems that 10" tablets with resolutions over HD are doing just fine ... seems there's a market for those resolutions too.

"The Retina display on the new iPad features a 2048-by-1536" - http://www.apple.com/ipad/features/
http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/19/new-ipad-sales/

Only the recent crop of premium Android devices support these features. I have a shiny new 2.x Android device which only supports application-level encryption through third-party apps. I'm pretty new to Android, but it's important not to mislead people on this.

The same is true of iOS. You need the new stuff to have these features. I would argue that features like remote wipe, manditory encryption and whitelisting apps is much easier in iOS 5 than on Android, although I haven't looked at iOS 6 yet though.

It's not hard to find this information: http://www.apple.com/iphone/business/integration/

iOS and iPhone hardware have supported the features you mentioned for a long time. However, only in iOS 4.x have all the features been accurately reported.

Here you go. Hope you're capable of reading.

http://www.apple.com/iphone/business/integration/

Only the recent crop of premium Android devices support these features. I have a shiny new 2.x Android device which only supports application-level encryption through third-party apps. I'm pretty new to Android, but it's important not to mislead people on this.

The same is true of iOS. You need the new stuff to have these features. I would argue that features like remote wipe, manditory encryption and whitelisting apps is much easier in iOS 5 than on Android, although I haven't looked at iOS 6 yet though.

It's not hard to find this information: http://www.apple.com/iphone/business/integration/

Apple produced a whole mapping app from scratch,...

Who cares? The thing is almost junk. I say this because no body would expect a company of Apple's stature to spit out alpha quality software like this. Heck, iOS users are [almost] in revolt over this. Maybe you'll say whatever we're seeing is a feature of some sort.

...including data that mostly works well, and has a cleaner view on maps...

Really? Then why do we have discussions like these, on Apple's own site? How much of Aplpe's "koolaid" have you had so far?

Apple produced a whole mapping app from scratch,...

Who cares? The thing is almost junk. I say this because no body would expect a company of Apple's stature to spit out alpha quality software like this. Heck, iOS users are [almost] in revolt over this. Maybe you'll say whatever we're seeing is a feature of some sort.

...including data that mostly works well, and has a cleaner view on maps...

Really? Then why do we have discussions like these, on Apple's own site? How much of Aplpe's "koolaid" have you had so far?

As an OSM contributor myself, I agree that a few misplaced points of interest are not so incredibly bad as internet trolls say it is. Sure it's not great but as long as there is a committed team working on the data, the kinks will be sorted out rather quickly. Apple should've stayed with OSM data for countries with good OSM coverage instead of licensing (broken?) data from TomTom.

What you are wrong about, though, is the claim that Apple Maps is the first with 3D maps. Google Maps has a very similar feature since quite a while. Check out the first screenshot: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-earth/id293622097

Making it not possible to use Google Maps, when in fact the Apple app sucks balls and the Google App is pretty awesome is what the problem is.

Google Earth is on the App Store since ages: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-earth/id293622097
You can go online and install it right now.

So as for Google maps, why hasn't Google released a stand alone app yet?

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-earth/id293622097
Has been there since ages.

Go to maps.google.com in the Safari browser.

At this point it's not Apple's choice to be able to use the old map app - the license with Google is expiring so Apple cannot keep providing that app.

There's no reason to think Apple would block a Google written map app considering there are scores of other map applications in the App Store - including the Bing app (which includes Bing maps).

Allowing their users to choose which map program they want to use, instead of forcing them to be pawns in Apple's war on Google.

Erm: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-earth/id293622097?mt=8

Speaking of which Verizon's network is not GSM. So are these iPhones dual-network or what?

Yes:

CDMA model A1429*: CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1900, 2100 MHz); UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5, 13, 25)

http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html

They just don't work on all LTE bands.

The CDMA phone, however, is more of a global device. It supports the same three LTE bands as the non-U.S. GSM phone, as well as the two main bands used by U.S. carriers Verizon and Sprint. Another benefit to the CDMA phone is that it supports GSM/EDGE radio frequencies, while the GSM phones do not support CDMA frequencies. Unfortunately, that GSM support is limited to international use for stateside customers. What is oddly missing from all three phones is LTE support for a large portion of Western Europe, which uses LTE Band 7.

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/09/iphone5-lte-model/

And:

CDMA model A1429*: CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1900, 2100 MHz); UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5, 13, 25)

http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html

I actually looked into that the other day but I guess I missed that portion. Sorry for adding to the confusion...

Yep, the upgrade isn't mandatory. Also, the Google Maps website seems to work fine on iOS 6, so you're not really losing it. However, the website will never perform as well as a native app so hopefully Google will have one for us soon.

IOS 6 isn't supported on all hardware though (ie the ipad 1):
http://www.apple.com/ios/whats-new/ (scroll to the bottom for what it will work on)

I still have my ipad 1 and have not had any need to upgrade to an ipad 2 or 3 as it does everything I need it to do not to mention that I can use it as a phone with iphoneit which doesn't work on the later ipads.

Apple has already made iPhones compatible with hearing aids and appears to be looking to refine it with "made for iPhone" aids.

This sounds like a "Proto" version of Apple's "Passbook" app that launched today, alongside iOS6. Not the security part, but flight boarding passes, and expanded beyond travel for movie theater tickets, gift cards and what not.

http://www.apple.com/ios/whats-new/#passbook

I'm not seeing a secret apple conspiracy plan, and even if there was one, they decided against NFC and went with Passbook.

Don't forget throwing in the Zune and Xbox 360 UIs in for good measure. Complete with mystery meat navigation wait I have to hover off to the right to get bar to pop up to do stuff. How intuitive is that you can't even see it.

Safari does that too on inactive tabs, you have to hover over it to find the 'close' button.

first, every heard of iAd?
http://advertising.apple.com/

it's apple's mobile advertising solution. if you think they don't use personal information taken from mobile devices to target ads, then i have a bridge to sell you.

second, maybe someone should explain to you how google "sells your information to others". they allow ads to be targeted based on your personal information garnered through your use of google services. an advertisers says "show this ad to gay males 25-40 who like hula dancing", and google serves up the ad to you if you fit the bill. they don't bundle up your data in a CSV file and hand it over to the advertiser ... because, if nothing else, they aren't going to give away or even sell their core asset - your information. your information is at the core of their multi-billion dollar business.

if you are still worried, i have a hole in north dakota where you can hide, and anyway, apple is surely doing the same thing through their iAd service.

Direct link to download HD version (quicktime)
http://trailers.apple.com/movies/wb/thehobbit1/hobbit-tlr1-3mm4_h1080p.mov

Also, Hobbiton is 37km's that way from my house [[points]] but of course when I went to visit they hadn't started on the Hobbit yet.
We got a discount and a tour of the farm with the owner. Best quote: "You wouldn't pay NZ$60 to go and see some bloke's paddock"

You'll know there's real trouble when they actually start censoring comments, instead of just allowing users to mod them. The day that Natalie Portman sex jokes, a racist comment claiming Apple is being run by "a bunch of niggers," or a good old-fashioned flamefest is replaced on /. with a bunch of "This post was removed due to Dice content standards violations" boilerplate is the day a lot of us leave Slashdot for good. Here's to hoping that day never comes.

"Niggers" run Apple? Oh boy, there's a new one. Stupid racism aside, had they seen the Executive Profiles page? http://www.apple.com/pr/bios/

Yeah, that's worked well for Android handsets, most of which can't be upgraded, or if lucky maybe once! Versus "evil closed Apple!" who on the 19th will be releasing iOS 6, including for the 3+ year old iPhone 3GS. And Apple actually has done a fair amount of open source (including WebKit and the OS X kernel): http://opensource.apple.com/

Yes

It would seem your definition of latest and greatest differs from mine given the Post Date: February 12, 2009. Fairly sure Safari on Windows has been canned.

Yes

It would seem your definition of latest and greatest differs from mine given the Post Date: February 12, 2009. Fairly sure Safari on Windows has been canned.

Yes

I look forward to be being able to upgrade my iPhone 4S and iPad 3 to iOS 6 for "free" and later upgrading to iOS 7 next year again for "free".

Excellent choice of weasel words "being able to" as we all know your 4S hasn't got long to go, and as soon as the next ipad comes out, you will also flock to that. That's what gets me with apple fanatics; the tech is so great that they can't wait to replace it... Makes no sense to me, good technology in my opinion is hard to replace.

Weasel words? Is that the best you've got? Really? The iPhone came out a year ago and given than the iPhone 3GS is upgradable to iOS 6.x, it stands a good chance that even the iPhone 4 will be upgradable to iOS 7 next year when it comes out and the iPhone 4S will be as well as a virtual certainty given the history of past upgrades. The iPhone 4S has an A5 chip. Given that the iPad 2 will receive the iOS 6 upgrade, it is likely that the Retina iPad will also receive the iOS 7.x upgrade next year. The only weaselling I see is from you. Go back to wikipedia editing with your "weasel words" troll.

See: http://www.apple.com/ios/whats-new/ at the bottom, the recently discontinued 3GS will still get the iOS 6.x upgrade as will the iPad 2.

Um, more like blue shirts, no?

I think you are thinking of their manufacturing license. Their hardware development license is no bid deal. http://mfi.apple.com/faqs.html They require individuals to manufacturer via. a big company but no such requirement for development.

As for lawyers executing an NDA that can required by states. For example in NJ there are fairly strong protections regarding agreements signed by an individual without council. I agree with you that means they want an enforceable NDA.

My Galaxy Tab has that connector, too. Bu there is a nice little adapter Samsung sells that plugs into it to provide a USB host connector.

You mean, a bit like the nice little adaptor that Apple sells that plugs into the iPad to provide a USB host socket. To be fair, the OS doesnt support general external memory at all, so it's main purpose is loading photos from cameras, but it does work with some USB devices such as keyboards. Of course, Apple will now have to produce a new version of this...

Every phone I have ever bought has come with a new cable. Come to think of it, every USB device I have ever bought has come with a new cable. Any device that didn't would be subject to whiney reviews saying "they were too cheap to supply a cable".

Apple could quite easily dispense with all the criticism if only they were prepared to make an adapter from Lightning to USB. But they'll never do that because they have to keep everything proprietary.

By the way, there is a much bigger issue with migrating from iOS devices to Android than the connectors as I found out when I wanted to buy my first smart phone. I wanted to buy an Android phone because I had an iPad and an iPod Touch I wanted to compare the interfaces and also experiment with developing for Android, but then I realised that I would have to buy all my apps all over again, so I bought an iPhone. The software is a much bigger lock in than than any wire.

You won't find a mDP port on a Samsung laptop. Apple has a termination clause in the license for mDP: "if you at any time during the term of this Implementation License commence an action for patent infringement against Apple."

https://developer.apple.com/softwarelicensing/agreements/pdf/MiniDisplayPortImpLicense.pdf

They offer a cable for sale, not included in the box, and it still means you can't use an Apple charger to charge any other device,

Why does an Apple USB Power Adapter plus a USB Standard A to Micro-USB B cable not allow you to charge other devices that accept power from a Micro-USB B-Plug?

which is the whole point of the standard.

Well, half the point of the standard - the other half is allowing standard chargers to charge an Apple device.

Someone posted some interesting points in the linked article, I've pasted it here. ( Don't shoot the messenger who is an android fan.) Discuss... *** “Apple has reneged on that commitment to the European Commission to change to micro-USB”. This is simply false. Undertaking 4.2.1 states that “if a manufacturer makes available an Adaptor from the Micro-USB connector of a Common EPS to a specific non-Micro-USB socket in the Mobile Phone, it shall constitute compliance”. —http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise...

Here's a URL for the MoU that replaces "..." with something actually useful, and is an actual link to boot - http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/_getdocument.cfm?doc_id=5274.

Annex II futher states that “An EPS provided with a detachable cable shall be equipped with a USB Standard-A receptacle. Above requirement also applies to detachable cables used as adaptor i.e. where the Micro-B is replaced by a proprietary plug” —http:// ec.europa.eu/enterprise...

Here's a URL for Annex II that replaces "..." with something actually useful, and is an actual link to boot - http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/_getdocument.cfm?doc_id=5272.

Apple’s decision not to use a Micro-USB connector is in keeping with the agreement, as they also offer a Micro-USB to Lightning adaptor. Their charger also appears to be a common EPS,

Section 2 "DC Plug Connector Specification" of Annex II says "Standard detachable cable assembly, supplied for use with the EPS, shall have Standard-A and Micro-B plugs...". Does Apple provide such a cable standard with the Apple USB Power Adapter? If not, maybe they can still squeak past

4.3 Undertake, subject to the satisfactory completion of the work described in article 4.1, to ensure that each EPS equipped with a Micro-USB connector placed by them on the market for use with Mobile Phones is a Common EPS.
For the avoidance of doubt, this MoU does not preclude the supply of an EPS which has a specific non-Micro-USB connector provided the Mobile Phone with which it is intended to be used can also be charged with a Common EPS under Article 4.2.

in the MoU by not placing any external power supplies equipped with a Micro-USB connector on the market and ensuring that the iPhone 5 can be charged with a Common EPS (which it can, with the Lightning-to-Micro-USB adapter).

If you read the linked-to page about the agreement, you'll see that the title is "One charger for all - Frequently asked questions", emphasis mine. The first FAQ, "What's the issue?", says:

Incompatibility of chargers for mobile phones is a major environmental problem and an inconvenience for users across the European Union. Currently, specific chargers are sold together with specific mobile phones. A user who wants to change his/her mobile phone usually acquires a new charger and disposes of the current one, even if it is in perfect condition. This unnecessarily generates considerable amounts of electronic waste.

and the second FAQ, "What is the solution envisaged?", says:

Harmonising mobile phone chargers will bring significant economic and environmental benefits. Following a request from the European Commission and in close co-operation with the Commission services, major producers of mobile phones have agreed in a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) to harmonise chargers for data-enabled mobile phones sold in the EU. The industry commits to the provision of compatible chargers on the basis of the Micro-USB connector. Once the commitment becomes effective, it will be possible to charge compatible data-enabled mobile phones from any common charger.

The astute reader will note that a certain word that begins with "c" and ends with "harger" appears quite frequently in those items. This was not about "mobile phone accessories" in general, it was about a particular accessory, namely the charger, so "they have junked earlier iPhone accessories, forced a new industry in Apple-only accessories to arise" is 100% irrelevant to the MoU.

As for the charging part - the only part relevant to the "promise to the EC" - TFMoU explicitly says that "[making] available an Adaptor from the Micro-USB connector of a Common EPS to a specific non-Micro-USB socket in the Mobile Phone" is sufficient to ensure compliance. Perhaps Apple phones sold within the EU should ship with that adaptor, rather than selling it as an add-on, but that's another matter.

Now, TFMoU also says that the Signatories:

4.3 Undertake, subject to the satisfactory completion of the work described in article 4.1, to ensure that each EPS equipped with a Micro-USB connector placed by them on the market for use with Mobile Phones is a Common EPS.

where an "EPS" is an external power supply and

2.4 A ‘Common EPS’ is an EPS which meets the requirements of the specifications and standards which will be developed under article 4.1 and as may be revised under article 4.5.
The specifications are expected to include:

2.4.1 A Micro-USB B-Plug attached via a cable which delivers power to the device being charged.

so if, for example, the Apple USB Power Adapter sold in one EU country doesn't provide "a Micro-USB B-Plug attached via a cable which delivers power to the device being charged", then they're not conforming to that part of TFMoU. At least from the picture, it offers what appears to be a USB 2.0 Group 7 - Standard “A” Receptacle, rather than a "USB 2.0 Group 7 – Micro-USB B-Plug", so, unless it includes a cable that plugs into the Standard A-Receptacle and has a Micro-USB B-Plug, they aren't complying - and the Apple page says they include an "Apple Dock Connector to USB Cable", which plugs into the Standard A-Receptacle but has an Old Fashioned 30-Pin Apple Dock Connector, so no go.

So maybe the title should be changed to "Apple USB Power Adapter Scorns Standard Promise To European Commission", as the iPhone 5 does something that TFMoU considers OK.

If you read the linked-to page about the agreement, you'll see that the title is "One charger for all - Frequently asked questions", emphasis mine. The first FAQ, "What's the issue?", says:

Incompatibility of chargers for mobile phones is a major environmental problem and an inconvenience for users across the European Union. Currently, specific chargers are sold together with specific mobile phones. A user who wants to change his/her mobile phone usually acquires a new charger and disposes of the current one, even if it is in perfect condition. This unnecessarily generates considerable amounts of electronic waste.

and the second FAQ, "What is the solution envisaged?", says:

Harmonising mobile phone chargers will bring significant economic and environmental benefits. Following a request from the European Commission and in close co-operation with the Commission services, major producers of mobile phones have agreed in a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) to harmonise chargers for data-enabled mobile phones sold in the EU. The industry commits to the provision of compatible chargers on the basis of the Micro-USB connector. Once the commitment becomes effective, it will be possible to charge compatible data-enabled mobile phones from any common charger.

The astute reader will note that a certain word that begins with "c" and ends with "harger" appears quite frequently in those items. This was not about "mobile phone accessories" in general, it was about a particular accessory, namely the charger, so "they have junked earlier iPhone accessories, forced a new industry in Apple-only accessories to arise" is 100% irrelevant to the MoU.

As for the charging part - the only part relevant to the "promise to the EC" - TFMoU explicitly says that "[making] available an Adaptor from the Micro-USB connector of a Common EPS to a specific non-Micro-USB socket in the Mobile Phone" is sufficient to ensure compliance. Perhaps Apple phones sold within the EU should ship with that adaptor, rather than selling it as an add-on, but that's another matter.

Now, TFMoU also says that the Signatories:

4.3 Undertake, subject to the satisfactory completion of the work described in article 4.1, to ensure that each EPS equipped with a Micro-USB connector placed by them on the market for use with Mobile Phones is a Common EPS.

where an "EPS" is an external power supply and

2.4 A ‘Common EPS’ is an EPS which meets the requirements of the specifications and standards which will be developed under article 4.1 and as may be revised under article 4.5.
The specifications are expected to include:

2.4.1 A Micro-USB B-Plug attached via a cable which delivers power to the device being charged.

so if, for example, the Apple USB Power Adapter sold in one EU country doesn't provide "a Micro-USB B-Plug attached via a cable which delivers power to the device being charged", then they're not conforming to that part of TFMoU. At least from the picture, it offers what appears to be a USB 2.0 Group 7 - Standard “A” Receptacle, rather than a "USB 2.0 Group 7 – Micro-USB B-Plug", so, unless it includes a cable that plugs into the Standard A-Receptacle and has a Micro-USB B-Plug, they aren't complying - and the Apple page says they include an "Apple Dock Connector to USB Cable", which plugs into the Standard A-Receptacle but has an Old Fashioned 30-Pin Apple Dock Connector, so no go.

So maybe the title should be changed to "Apple USB Power Adapter Scorns Standard Promise To European Commission", as the iPhone 5 does something that TFMoU considers OK.

LOL, am I reading this correctly? Let me paraphrase:

Compliance is using a standard, rather than proprietary, adapter*

*Note: Instead of one standard adapter, using two proprietary adapters to emulate a single standard adapter, shall constitute compliance.

If you read the June 5, 2009 Memorandum of Understanding regarding Harmonisation of a Charging Capability for Mobile Phones, you see that:

...the Signatories:

...

4.2 Undertake, subject to the satisfactory completion of the activities described in article 4.1, including successful standardisation as required, to ensure their Mobile Phones are capable of being charged at the Preferred Charging Rate by any EPS meeting the requirements of a Common EPS.

So "compliance" means "[ensuring] that [your] Mobile Phones are capable of being charged at the Preferred Charging Rate by any EPS meeting the requirements of a Common EPS.", where "EPS" is "external power supply" and

2.4 A ‘Common EPS’ is an EPS which meets the requirements of the specifications and standards which will be developed under article 4.1 and as may be revised under article 4.5.
The specifications are expected to include:

2.4.1 A Micro-USB B-Plug attached via a cable which delivers power to the device being charged.

So this means that if you have a power supply that has a Micro-USB B-Plug, it should be possible to use the B-Plug to charge the phone. It doesn't say that the phone must have a B-Plug receptacle built into it; in fact, it explicitly says, in the section to which you're responding, that one way to accomplish this is to have an adapter that plugs into the phone and accepts a B-Plug.

So, no, this doesn't "[use] two proprietary adapters to emulate a single standard adapter". It uses an adapter to plug into a proprietary connector and offer a standard socket, allowing you to charge an iPhone 5 with any external power supply that has a Micro-USB B-Plug.

I think the EC could argue that Apple should bundle that adapter with all phones sold in the EU, although the MoU just says that Apple has to "make available" the adapter to comply.

And, no, the MoU wasn't so broad as to be "aimed at reducing electronic waste resulting from mobile phone accessories." It was aimed at reducing electronic waste from a particular mobile phone accessory, namely the charger.

It's a bit hard to take your concluding rant seriously when you're clearly confusing Thunderbolt (née Light Peak), which has nothing at all to do with micro-USB but is indeed Intel's technology (though Apple is rumored to have had a hand in it), with the new Lightning dock connector, which has absolutely nothing at all to do with Intel.

No, but they sell it *cheap*.

http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MD099ZM/A/apple-iphone-micro-usb-adapter

Sure, they could have increased the price of the phone by $10 in Europe, but given they already include an AC adaptor and USB cable with every iPhone, that would have basically been a complete waste of money for 98% of the users.

And yes, they could have chosen NOT to include the AC adaptor and cable with the phone, just the microUSB adaptor, but that would have been much less convenient and more expensive for many users who would have just gone out and bought the Apple AC adaptor anyway.

Complain if you want but I think if you polled their customers a significant majority would say they made the right decision.

True. But you need a $99 adapter to do that.

The law also doesn't say what the summary claims it says.

It specifically allows for adapters to be used, and Apple has had a micro-USB adapter available for quite awhile now that complies with the standards that have been set.

The box also includes a USB-to-Lightning cable and a USB power adapter - so you can plug the single cable right into a USB port, or a wall outlet. If you MUST use a MicroUSB charger that works with other devices, a usb-to-lightning adapter for that is available for 15 pounds in the UK, as well.

Personally, I've never found chargers to be that big a deal, and I have multiple devices - they all charge over USB, and I have a powered hub that I plug them all into when I want to charge them - each power cable stays plugged into the hub, ready for the device to be connected, unless I'm traveling, in which case the cables come with me.

I can't think of any time I've needed to charge multiple devices one after another off a single cable, because I tend to need them to be charged in parallel - e.g., phone, camera, tablet all need charging overnight.

I know you can control the iPhone using centrally administered policies. Not sure about WP. http://www.apple.com/iphone/business/integration/

And just to be clear, it's not even like the iPhone/iPad is doing the real work, it's a massive cloud computer which means none of that even works without a solid internet connection, and it still fails a lot at comprehension.

From Apple's own TOS http://images.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/ios51.pdf

When you use Siri or Dictation, the things you say will be recorded and sent to Apple in order to convert what you say into text.

The 4 and the 4S have the same screen size, 640x960.

http://www.apple.com/iphone/iphone-4s/specs.html
http://www.apple.com/iphone/iphone-4/specs.html

The 4 and the 4S have the same screen size, 640x960.

http://www.apple.com/iphone/iphone-4s/specs.html
http://www.apple.com/iphone/iphone-4/specs.html