SloPro unlocks the true potential of the video camera in the iPhone 4S, allowing it to shoot 60 frames per second and create stunning slow motion footage.
Siri is one of the main selling points of the iPhone 4S, but can it really realise the promise of a true digital assistant making hands-free communication easier? Kotaku editor Mark is about to find out the hard way after he vows to communicate with his wife only using Siri and texting.
iPhone-hacking group Chronic Dev Team just released the first untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 running iOS 5.0.1. We’ve explained why a tethered jailbreak can be such a hassle, which is why we’ve been waiting to recommend jailbreaking your up-to-date iPhone. Luckily, that wait is over.
Can Apple’s flagship phone persuade Road Worrier to switch into the iOS camp? Here’s what I enjoyed and abhorred about the iPhone 4S in a month of using it in multiple locations.
If you’re brand new to the iPhone, there are a few important skills you ought to know. Here’s a run down of the basics, plus a few pro tips to give an extra edge.
Siri, the iPhone 4S voice recognition assistant, is very useful! But if you’ve got a low-level data plan, you should be careful. Ars Technica ran some tests and found that if you use it 10-15 times a day, you’re going to use about 27MB a month.
Today Apple seeded a beta of iOS 5.0.1 to developers, providing a fix for the iPhone 4S battery life issues and bugs in iCloud.
British news site The Guardian reports that a large number of people have found that the Setting Time Zone update is operating even when there is no chance the user would have moved to a different time zone. If true, this could explain the poor battery life of the iPhone 4S.
Dear Lifehacker, Around the time that your Planhacker guides for the iPhone 4S were released, I had my eye quite firmly on the $59 plan from Telstra. Now that my contract is about to run out I can only find it on the $79 plan and above on the Telstra site. Has Telstra done the old bait and switch, or have I missed something? Fingers crossed it is still available on request. Thanks, 4SPlay
A Lifehacker reader wonders why his new iPhone 4S has poorer battery life than his old 3GS. My experience of iPhone batteries is that they take a couple of cycles before the meter is accurate but I don’t have a iPhone 4S yet so I can’t comment one way or the other. What about other iPhone 4S owners? What’s the battery life like?
