Apple is Going for Gold

iPhone 5S is available in Gold, and since iPhone leads the other i-products, we can expect to see more golden Apple products.

The next golden product from Apple is rumored to be an ultra-thin and golden iPad mini. I don't think we'll have to wait long for a golden iPad or iPod touch. Gold looks good. Gold is a classic.

It's time for covers to match the gold. Gold shouldn't need to be hidden inside a protecting cover. I think it's time for a cover that protects, but doesn't hide. Very thin glass that doesn't get scratched might be the fix. Or why not a scratch-resistant body and glass-plate to remove all need for protection? They're probably getting there.

MegaTape GPS Tape Measure is Updated

MegaTape v1.7 is available now, after having been off the market for about two weeks.

The icon and graphics have been modified. A short reminder box for how to make good measurements has been added to the first screen.

NumberWiz sum 445: solution

The sum was:
Using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, how do you make 445 out of these six numbers 2, 5, 25, 50, 75, 100 ?


A solution:
445 = (25 - 2) x (75 / 5) + 100

There may be more solutions.

Remember: You can buy NumberWiz in the App Store for half the price of a cup of coffee and generate as many sums as you like.

NumberWiz sum 445

It's been a long time since I challenged readers with a sum from the NumberWiz game. 

Here's a sum:
Using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, how do you make 445 out of these six numbers 2, 5, 25, 50, 75, 100 ?

You're welcome to mail your solution to admin at proctele.se, or in the comments below.

Remember: You can buy NumberWiz in the App Store for half the price of a cup of coffee and generate as many sums as you like.

iPhone 5S and 5C - C stands for color

On September 10 Apple presented two new iPhones - the 5C and 5S.

The iPhone 5C promo video, as always featuring the Brit Jony Ive senior VP Design is as poetic as ever, featuring smooth phrases like "simpler, more essential" and also "beautifully, unapologetically plastic". Great!
Screen size of 4 inches and resolution same as iPhone5. Several market specific models with different frequency bands for the cellular standards LTE and UMTS, etc. Siri is there too. Of course 5C will have iOS7, which means all icons have been redesigned. 5C looks very good. You should see the Jony Ive video if you haven't already: http://www.apple.com/iphone-5c/videos/#video-product.
The colorful silicon covers you can buy for the 5C will be popular. They're perforated to be semi-see-through.

iPhone 5C comes in 5 colors

The 5S looks very similar to iPhone5. It comes in three colors: gold, silver, space gray. With a thickness of 0.30 inch (7.6 mm) it's thinner than the 5C , and with some more features. One of those is Touch ID — a fingerprint identity sensor in the home-button. An A7 chip with 64-bit architecture. The added M7 motion coprocessor will make it possible to use the sensors like GPS and proximity sensor, without draining the battery excessively. Slo-mo video will be a popular feature I'm sure.

Pre-orders are being taken. iPhone 5C release date is September 18, iPhone 5S on September 20. There will be a narrow price difference between 5C and 5S.

When I first heard of a plastic case iPhone I thought it was going to cost less. Not because I dislike plastic (I don't), but because plastic usually means cheaper. I was wrong. The 5C isn't much less of a device than 5S, but it looks quite different. Apple is trying to appeal to more tastes. Having just one latest model is risky, when there are so many phones consumers can choose from. Hence Apple will now have a latest model also for those favoring more lightness to the design. In automotive terms one might say that although Mercedes SL has a great design, some would rather have something more playful.

iPhone 5C will most likely make iPhone 5S sell less, but it's not going to make a dent in Apple's earnings. On the contrary, and that's good.