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Friday, October 1, 2010

iPhone 4 Retina Display, How Does it Compare?

Posted by Jeff Campbell in "Apple iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad" @ 11:31 AM

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/apple/sho...t=Google+Reader

"Ray Soneira, President of DisplayMate Technologies, conducted a shootout between the iPhone 4 Retina Display and the Samsung Galaxy S Super OLED Display."

He also compares the iPhone 4 with the iPhone 3GS, the Motorola Droid, and the Google Nexus One, as well as a "Super" LCD versus OLED comparison. Bottom line, the iPhone 4 display is, in the words of the reviewer, the brightest and sharpest display and is the most power efficient. If you don't believe me, you can read the report here [link], but even if you do believe me the report is an interesting read.


Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Apple Acknowledge Yellow Tint Problem on iMacs

Posted by Jeff Campbell in "Apple Desktops" @ 09:00 AM

http://www.macworld.com/article/146...l?lsrc=rss_main

"Last November, Robert McGovern bought a 27-inch iMac equipped with a quad-core Core i7 processor. When it arrived 12 days later, McGovern, a British citizen living in Germany, happily went about setting up his new desktop machine. That happiness lasted about half-an hour."

At that time he found out his screen was getting a yellowish tint along the edge and joined the many (at least from what the discussion board responses are showing) customers that are reporting the same problem to Apple. The biggest hurdle in these types of cases is to get Apple to acknowledge that a problem exists. Well now they have and are in the process of getting these machines fixed, however the turnaround on the 27-inch iMac for example, is about three weeks. If you want to find out if your machine may be one of the potentially jaundiced ones, check out this chart. There is also a lengthy write-up over at Gizmodo on this issue.


Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Replace That Glossy Screen

Posted by Jeff Campbell in "Apple Laptops" @ 11:00 AM

http://www.tuaw.com/2009/10/12/swap...play-for-matte/

"Users have a love/hate relationship with Apple's glossy displays. Namely, they either love them or they hate them. I haven't used one myself, as I'll be hanging on to my original MacBook Pro until it ceases to work."

I guess I'm in the "love" side of the love/hate angle. I've never had a problem with the glossy screen on my MBP or my MBA, but I don't usually use them outside or where there are bright lights. If I did and it bothered me, this is one option to fix it. So if you have a a 13" MacBook Pro and want the matte screen, TechRestore will do it for $200.00 USD. They promise a 24 hour turnaround but you don't get your old screen back.


Wednesday, June 10, 2009

An iPhone 3G S Update I Hadn't Heard About, Until Now

Posted by Jeff Campbell in "Apple iPhone & iPod Touch" @ 12:00 PM

http://cultofmac.com/no-more-greasy...t-coating/11549

"As well as faster hardware and a better camera, the new iPhone 3GS has a surprise feature that totally sells it for me: an oleophobic coating that makes the screen resistant to face oil and fingerprints."

No mention of this on the regular 3G site, just the mention above on the 3G S site for technical specs so I guess this is another update, but one I hadn't heard mentioned in any of the articles until now. Anything they can do to lessen the smudges is ok in my book, but I'm not sure how well it will work, even with a fancy coating. To be honest, I don't really notice them at all unless my screen is dark, then they are very visible. But when I'm using the iPhone smudges don't show up at all so it doesn't hinder my use in any way.

But if they do bother you and you want to make sure you are cleaning it correctly, the Apple site has a special section on this very topic: "If your iPhone has an oleophobic coating on the screen (iPhone 3G S only), simply wipe your iPhone's screen with a soft, lint-free cloth to remove oil left by your hands and face."


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