Developers have to support at least a couple of versions of ios and thus different screen sizes of the iPhone. Seems like that's fragmentation to me but I don't know.
Twitter michaelsreiser Skype [email protected] Facebook [email protected] from my iPhone On Sep 12, 2013, at 10:31 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Mike, > > Just out of curiocity, can you explain your statement "While fragmentation > is a bit of a problem on iOS, it's not nearly as bad". > > Thanks, > Sieghard > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Mike Reiser > Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 8:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Features of the 5S and 5C > > I certainly will be upgrading to the five S. I was considering switching to > android, but I don't trust Google when it comes to universal design. Plus > the ecosystem is just too fragmented. While fragmentation is a bit of a > problem on iOS, it's not nearly as bad. I have a for S, and really want to > take advantage of the fingerprint reader. Plus my screen is misinterpreting > taps to mean two figner double taps. I'm pretty much broke at this point, so > won't be upgrading until the first of next month when I get my check, but I > definitely plan to do it then. > > Mike > > Twitter michaelsreiser > > Skype [email protected] > > Facebook [email protected] from my iPhone > > On Sep 11, 2013, at 7:30 AM, John Diakogeorgiou <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> The number of megapixels in a camera is not the deciding factor as to >> the quality of the picture. How the software renders the picture is >> also very important. I was listening to cnet tv yesterday and they >> specifically commented on how the pictures coming from the Apple >> camera looks better than any other phone regardless of the number of >> pixels. >> >> On 9/11/13, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi Jonathan, >>> >>> >>> >>> As always a well written and complete overview. I am also still on a >>> 4S and feel much the same as you. There may yet be few uses of NFC >>> here in North America, but they are slowly increasing and once Apple >>> puts a NFC chip in the iPhone this could give the technology a bit of >>> a boost although I also feel there are still security volnerabilities >>> which need to be addressed before I’d trust it completely. >>> >>> >>> >>> It is interesting how Apple often introduces something new and how >>> then said feature or technological advance is played down by the >>> media. Then within a year or so Android and others quietly come out >>> with their version of same feature/technology. I think SIRI was a >>> good example for this and I would be very surprised if we didn’t see >>> high-end Android phones suddenly having fingerprint sensors very >>> soon. Just as SIRI was a big incentive for me to upgrade, Touch ID is >>> probably at the top of the list for me this time along with the >>> faster performance. >>> >>> >>> >>> I believe the iPhone 5C and 5S will be extremely successful for Apple >>> once again just as the 5 was which nobody really thought. With the 4S >>> Apple put out a true world phone and I feel that this is more true >>> for the 5C and 5S again as it was for the iPhone 5 last year. >>> Furthermore, there are a lot of iPhone 4 and 4S and even some 3GS >>> users out there who I think will most definitely upgrade. These >>> people especially if they come from the 3GS or 4 will be extremely >>> happy with how fast the iPhone will be and with the quality of the > pictures. >>> >>> The Nokia Lumia 1020 may have a 41 Megapixel camera and by a few >>> might be touted as the gold standard in camera phones, but it would >>> be interesting to read an objective review and comparison of the 2 in >>> terms of picture quality and camera features. >>> >>> >>> >>> After everything is said and done I will most likely upgrade although >>> it is a bit disappointing that I will have to wait for the initial >>> in-store release to order my shiny new 5S since Apple is not offering >>> 5S preorders and I live in a very small and remote community where >>> the closest Apple Store is in Vancouver which by road is a 12-hour >>> drive or a 1.5 hour flight and I don’t want it bad enough to fly to >>> Vancouver to stand in line on Friday morning next week! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Sieghard >>> >>> >>> >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Jonathan Mosen >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 4:24 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Features of the 5S and 5C >>> >>> >>> >>> The iPhone 5s now has jitter protection, Apple specifically mentions >>> this on its site, saying that it helps people with unsteady hands >>> when taking pictures. The bunch of camera features taken together >>> really sound like they could represent an improvement. >>> >>> >>> >>> Here's my blog post talking about the new phones and features as well >>> as my thoughts on whether I'll upgrade. >>> >>> http://mosen.org/index.php/will-i-upgrade-to-iphone-5s-im-undecided/ >>> >>> Jonathan Mosen >>> >>> Mosen Consulting >>> >>> Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training >>> >>> http://Mosen.org >>> >>> >>> >>> On 11/09/2013, at 11:02 PM, David Chittenden <[email protected]> > wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> So long as one uses good technique for capturing the image, I expect >>> OCR recognition to significantly improve for two reasons: the >>> additional led will give better lighting for the camera, and the >>> wide-angle aperture will give greater area coverage at the same >>> distance. The A7 64 bit processor will increase OCR processing speed. >>> >>> All that said, it will still be necessary that one has a steady and >>> still hand when taking the picture, and that the page be as close to >>> 90 degrees as possible. Jitter (camera shaking), skew (text at angle >>> off true vertical), and shading (shadows cast by light / not enough >>> light / too much direct light, are the factors which cause difficulty >>> for blind people to capture images which are clear enough for OCR. >>> >>> I use my iPhone 5 for OCR daily to very good effect. when I am able >>> to combine it with the StandScan Pro, my OCR is almost always just >>> about perfect. >>> >>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >>> Email: [email protected] >>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On 11/09/2013, at 20:54, Mario Barbuto <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi Annie and everybody, >>> >>> I'm a little skeptical about the new iphone 5S performances on this >>> respect. >>> In fact, its Braille low speed and poor efficiency derive mainly from >>> the VoiceOver software and its way of bluetooth managing. >>> As well, I don't believe the most improved camera will be able to >>> dramatically increase text recognition capabilities. Talking of >>> simple black & white text recognition it especially depends on the >>> picture clearness and understandability rather than on the higher >>> megapixels resolution. >>> We will see! >>> >>> Warmly, >>> >>> Mario. >>> >>> >>> At 00:12 11/09/2013, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi. >>> >>> The new IPhone could have some advantages for braille users, because >>> it is faster. I do not think there is much use of it, if you only use >>> speech, but braille speed e.g. in kindle could possibly be improved. >>> >>> Best regards Annie. >>> Den Sep 10, 2013 kl. 10:20 PM skrev Anthony Vece <[email protected]>: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi Karen; >>> >>> I think that's about it. >>> >>> I'll wait and see what the 6 has to offer. >>> >>> Anthony >>> >>> >>> Sent from my Verizon iPhone 5! >>> >>> On Sep 10, 2013, at 4:16 PM, "Karen Poulakos" >>> <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Will it be the same phone as the 5 is now? or will new features be > added? >>> What are the new features of the 5S, other than the security features >>> i've seen mentioned here? >>> >>> Karen P >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Olver" >>> <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 3:04 PM >>> Subject: Re: Features of the 5S and 5C >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Karen, the 5C will replace the 5. It will be offered in 16 and 32 GB >>> models. >>> Fred Olver >>> >>> >>> >>> Author of Dealing with Vision Loss >>> >>> >>> >>> have a look it just makes sense. >>> >>> http://www.dealingwithvisionloss.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Poulakos" >>> <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 2:52 PM >>> Subject: Features of the 5S and 5C >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> I've seen lots of posts about the purchase of these phones, but >>> haven't seen any posts about the features offered. What is the >>> difference between the two? I now have the 4S, and was planning on >>> upgrading to the 5, with the hopes that one would be offered at a >>> less expensive price. 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