The 2013 iPhone Photography Awards Announces Winners
An iPhone and a Stop Motion App Was All It Took to Make This Amazing Beard Video
iPhone Users Complain About Purple Flare
iPhone 5 users have been complaining about a purple burst that has been appearing in some of their photos. Apple has confirmed that purple haze is considered normal behavior for the iPhone 5’s camera. Millions of users have reported when a bright source of light is in a photo, the light source takes on a purple glow. Some users have suggested that the purple shade is a result of a sapphire cover that is on the iPhone 5’s camera.
The iPhone 5 had the biggest launch in Apple’s history, selling over 5 million units in its first weekend. The issues with the camera is only been one of the problems that has been reported by iPhone 5 users. Complaints have ranged from issues with Apple’s new maps feature to the aluminum casing scratching too easily.
Here are some more pictures showing the purple flare:
Planning a Dinner Party like a Geek
A dinner party can be a tough thing to host, you have to send out invites, buy the drinks, plan a menu, keep your guests entertained and make sure they all get home safely at the end of the night. It’s enough to make you want to skip the whole thing altogether… but then you might be forever alone. Geekaphone has taken on the task to make sure you are never alone again, so we researched and produced a great infographic to help you host a dinner party with the help of your phone! Break out the d20s at your discretion but please make sure the food is good and good luck!
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Reminder: We Just Launched Mobile Speed Test
A few weeks back we launched our Geekaphone Mobile Speed Test, and so far thousands of people have run our test to see how fast their phone is. If you have not had the opportunity to see how fast your phone is than scan this QR code or go to Geekaphone.com on your phone.
Android is kicking ass and taking names, our leaderboard is dominated by Android phones, but both BlackBerry and Windows Phones are “leading” our slowest phone leaderboard.
Apps from the infographic:
POST: Design and send custom invitations and notes right from your iphone! $0.99
Drink Planner: Drinks Planner is an app that lets you calculate the approximate amount of drinks that you will need for your next party. $1.99
Kitchen Calculator Pro: Kitchen Calculator PRO does all the recipe conversions for you. $3.99
Epicurious Recipes & Shopping List (Android): Thousands of recipes on your phone. Free
Glee Karaoke: Sing your heart out to songs from the hit TV show while a little magic helps you sound amazing. $0.99
Party Hour: Party Hour lets you build a custom remixed playlist in mere seconds. $0.99
Let’s Party!: Great games to get the party going. $9.99
Simple Soiree: An app that helps you plan almost every aspect of your party. $1.99
Weber’s On the Grill: A huge list of recipes for the BBQ. $4.99
Speak Up!: Remind your friends not to drink and drive without breaking the mood. Free
How Green is the iPhone
Geekaphone just finished our green study of the iPhone and wrapped it all up in a tasty infographic.
Apple pulls in close to 50% of total global cellphone profits by selling only 4% of all cellphones, with that kind of profit and over 100 million iPhones sold Apple is a legitimate gorilla. So just how green is the gorilla’s smartphone?
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A Gallery of Photos Taken with iPhones
For the final article in the series about using the camera function of the iPhone I wanted to show a collection of photos the iPhone users around the world have taken and posted on Flickr Creative Commons. I think you’ll agree that some of these images are quite good. I hope you enjoy them.
This photo “iPhone HDR” taken by slack12 has been processed into an HDR image. Great work.
“iPhone shot through a magnifying glass” captured by mathowie
This great cat image was captured by mastrobiggo. The vignetting was added using the Picnik app.
![[iPhone] Stillgelegte Autobahnausfahrt](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/5088793813_830d3533ff.jpg)
Great shot of Stillgelegte Autobahnausfart which if I remember my German means “Closed autobahn (highway) exit ramp” by taytom
This image wasn’t taken with an iPhone but it does illustrate what some people are doing with their iPhone. The woman uses the monopod as her walking stick and has mounted her iPhone to the top of it. She has then mounted a piece of plastic over the lens so she can take macro photos with it. Ingenious. Thanks to coofdy for posting this on Flickr Creative Commons.
Moon Lake Sunset was taken near Fairbanks, Alaska by Kelly Donaldson.
Nice image captured by John Karakatsanis in Néa Alexándia, Athens, Attiki, GR.
This photo was taken on Town Lake in Austin, Texas by by jrandallc.
A second photo taken on Town Lake by jrandallc.
A San Fernando Sunset taken in Mission Hills, California by torres21.
This macro photo was captured in Prickwillow, England, GB by by humblenick. To capture the shot the photographer held an extra lens from a disposable camera in front of the iPhone lens. Good work.
These are but a few of the creative, imagitive and excellent iPhone images that can be found on Flickr and Flickr Creative Commons. Now it’s your turn to go out and experiment with your iPhone and learning how you can take great photos.
Hot Valentine’s date? There’s an app for that
It’s February, and love is in the air. Or is that just an unusually strong 3G signal?
Could be both if you use your smartphone to prepare for and pull off an epic Valentine’s Day date. Here are some apps to get you going:
Date Check
So I Dated an Axe Murder
Look before you leap with Date Check ($7-$20 per check, iPhone and Android), from background check giant Intelius. Enter whatever ID information you have for your potential sweetie, and the app sifts through a massive public records database to uncover criminal background, financial details and whether he’s really still living in his parents’ garage. Or married.
A Greasy Spoon Ain’t Sexy
Urbanspoon
A romantic dinner is pretty much the foundation for any serious Valentine’s Day canoodling. Haven’t picked the place yet? Then better get cracking with Open Table (free, available for iPhone, Android and most other smartphone platforms), which shows restaurant availability and customer reviews and lets you make instant reservations. Competing reservation service Urbanspoon (free, iPhone, Android, iPad and Blackberry) has restaurants that Open Table skips, more rating features and a slot machine widget for the chronically indecisive. The app also includes a geolocation feature that shows restaurants near you, in case your plans crash and you need to go into hunt-and-gather mode.
Hello Vino
I’ll Have Bottle of Your…
You expect your date to drink what with the seared scallops and saffron risotto?!? Let your phone help you make an informed wine choice with Hello Vino (free, iPhone and Android), which recommends compatible wines according to food pairings and personal tastes.
Smooth Like Butter
Psst! You should say something nice about the way your date looks. Several times. For the terminally tongue-tied, Wheel of Compliments, ($1.05, Android) provides admiring comments at the flick of a finger. Love Poems (free, Android) adds a little iambic pentameter to the sweet talk. Or deliver the verbal strokes the cute and sweet way — realistically inscribed on the image of a candy heart — with Candy Hearts ($1, iPhone.)
clubZone
You can Dance Right?
Dinner went well and you’re ready to crank up the good vibes. Wertago (free, iPhone and Android) and clubZone (free, iPhone) are location-aware services that tell you about nearby clubs and dance spots, with reviews and social hooks to find friends in the area (in case you need a wingman).
Kissing Test
Time to Move In
Time to test the chemistry? Have your best moves ready by practicing with Kiss Me (free, Android) or Kissing Test (free, iPhone). Both apps use your phone’s touch screen to evaluate your kissing technique and suggest improvements. Just have a tissue or two handy to wipe the screen afterward.
Ejector Seat!
Fake Calls
You, of course, are witty, charming and irresistible. But it takes two to make magic. Buy yourself a little disaster insurance with Fake Calls ($1, iPhone). The app will deliver a convincing fake phone call at the time you specify. If the date’s going swell, make a show of not answering. If it’s veering into chew-your-leg-off territory, take the call and deliver the “No, first you have to seal off the cobalt chamber, then reboot the reactor” monologue you’ve practiced and dash off to deal with the faux emergency.
OpenTable
Wheel Of Compliments
Love Poems
Candy Hearts
Wertago
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