Comments for iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android App Reviews by Appboy Blog http://blog.appboy.com Appboy is a social outlet for mobile app lovers. Got a great app or a unique idea? Get feedback and use our community to get the word out. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:03:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-alpha hourly 1 Comment on Apple Hiding iPhone Radiation Stats from Users by JB http://blog.appboy.com/2010/03/apple-hiding-iphone-radiation-stats-from-users/comment-page-1/#comment-5282 JB Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:03:34 +0000 http://blog.appboy.com/?p=2385#comment-5282 "There is no definitive proof either way… I would say to just use Bluetooth and speaker as often as you can. Thanks for reading…" Bluetooth is also data carrier radiation in a waveform. It is a potentially just as dangerous radiation source. The safest way is to use wired headphones while talking to the mic. “There is no definitive proof either way… I would say to just use Bluetooth and speaker as often as you can. Thanks for reading…”

Bluetooth is also data carrier radiation in a waveform. It is a potentially just as dangerous radiation source.

The safest way is to use wired headphones while talking to the mic.

]]> Comment on Apple Hiding iPhone Radiation Stats from Users by okApps http://blog.appboy.com/2010/03/apple-hiding-iphone-radiation-stats-from-users/comment-page-1/#comment-5278 okApps Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:49:55 +0000 http://blog.appboy.com/?p=2385#comment-5278 Sanaa, I am not a doctor, but as engineer I heard that water is considered a reasonably good insulator for absorbing RF in microwave range... so I'd presume that whilst the baby is still "inside", all surrounded by water, is somewhat reasonably protected... I would be much more concerned about unnecessarily having iPhone working in close proximity to the newborn when she/he is "out"... (and definitely don't give it to the baby to play as a toy, unless it's in Airplane mode and all radios are switched off ;) HTH Sanaa,

I am not a doctor, but as engineer I heard that water is considered a reasonably good insulator for absorbing RF in microwave range… so I’d presume that whilst the baby is still “inside”, all surrounded by water, is somewhat reasonably protected…

I would be much more concerned about unnecessarily having iPhone working in close proximity to the newborn when she/he is “out”…

(and definitely don’t give it to the baby to play as a toy, unless it’s in Airplane mode and all radios are switched off ;)

HTH

]]> Comment on Apple Hiding iPhone Radiation Stats from Users by Yacko http://blog.appboy.com/2010/03/apple-hiding-iphone-radiation-stats-from-users/comment-page-1/#comment-5271 Yacko Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:06:09 +0000 http://blog.appboy.com/?p=2385#comment-5271 "The thing is, Apple rejected tawkon, and that, in my opinion, is wrong on so many levels. It is wrong because Apple, like it or not, is an industry leader, who focuses a lot of energy and money to create “green” products." If the software is using an algorithmic approach not based in reality and may very well be displaying nonsense results, is Apple so wrong for rejecting it? For the life of me, I cannot fathom how the results could be particularly accurate without a dedicated sensor. "I can understand Apple rejecting useless and pointless apps, in fact I even thank them for that" Bingo! The results displayed are no more than an educated guess and may very well be misleading. “The thing is, Apple rejected tawkon, and that, in my opinion, is wrong on so many levels. It is wrong because Apple, like it or not, is an industry leader, who focuses a lot of energy and money to create “green” products.”

If the software is using an algorithmic approach not based in reality and may very well be displaying nonsense results, is Apple so wrong for rejecting it? For the life of me, I cannot fathom how the results could be particularly accurate without a dedicated sensor.

“I can understand Apple rejecting useless and pointless apps, in fact I even thank them for that”

Bingo! The results displayed are no more than an educated guess and may very well be misleading.

]]> Comment on Apple Hiding iPhone Radiation Stats from Users by Joe http://blog.appboy.com/2010/03/apple-hiding-iphone-radiation-stats-from-users/comment-page-1/#comment-5263 Joe Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:39:16 +0000 http://blog.appboy.com/?p=2385#comment-5263 Would you please quit the sensationalistic nonsense? Apple banned this app because it was using private APIs - developers have known since the beginning to stick with public APIs, so the developer has no one to blame but himself. Apple is doing several things to cut back on the junk apps and apps which have the potential to create problems (such as using private APIs). This has nothing at all to do with Apple's desire to publicize or hide radiation levels. BTW, when radiation levels were measured, the iPhone was one of the lowest, if not the lowest, smartphones on the market. Would you please quit the sensationalistic nonsense?

Apple banned this app because it was using private APIs – developers have known since the beginning to stick with public APIs, so the developer has no one to blame but himself.

Apple is doing several things to cut back on the junk apps and apps which have the potential to create problems (such as using private APIs). This has nothing at all to do with Apple’s desire to publicize or hide radiation levels.

BTW, when radiation levels were measured, the iPhone was one of the lowest, if not the lowest, smartphones on the market.

]]> Comment on Apple Hiding iPhone Radiation Stats from Users by Hillel http://blog.appboy.com/2010/03/apple-hiding-iphone-radiation-stats-from-users/comment-page-1/#comment-5253 Hillel Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:13:00 +0000 http://blog.appboy.com/?p=2385#comment-5253 Sanaa, I am not an expert on the issue of radiation, and there are hundreds of tests being conducted all the time. There is no definitive proof either way... I would say to just use Bluetooth and speaker as often as you can. Thanks for reading... Sanaa, I am not an expert on the issue of radiation, and there are hundreds of tests being conducted all the time. There is no definitive proof either way… I would say to just use Bluetooth and speaker as often as you can. Thanks for reading…

]]> Comment on Apple Hiding iPhone Radiation Stats from Users by sanaa http://blog.appboy.com/2010/03/apple-hiding-iphone-radiation-stats-from-users/comment-page-1/#comment-5250 sanaa Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:37:51 +0000 http://blog.appboy.com/?p=2385#comment-5250 So as a pregnant woman who's useing iphone all day long do you think it would hurt my baby ?? please answer me So as a pregnant woman who’s useing iphone all day long do you think it would hurt my baby ??
please answer me

]]> Comment on Apple Hiding iPhone Radiation Stats from Users by okApps http://blog.appboy.com/2010/03/apple-hiding-iphone-radiation-stats-from-users/comment-page-1/#comment-5247 okApps Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:36:29 +0000 http://blog.appboy.com/?p=2385#comment-5247 But for fairness sake, I must say that of all the mobile gadgets I came across, iPhone3GS user manual seems to be the only one talking unusually lot about SAR and emission levels... and recognizes the existence of the issue... The industry (and governments) in general pretend and maintain that it's a "non-issue"... based on current methodologies used for assessing health risks from exposures it is "all safe"... BUT there are serious reports that these very methodologies are NOT adequate - like: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19285839?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum --- But for fairness sake, I must say that of all the mobile gadgets I came across, iPhone3GS user manual seems to be the only one talking unusually lot about SAR and emission levels… and recognizes the existence of the issue…

The industry (and governments) in general pretend and maintain that it’s a “non-issue”… based on current methodologies used for assessing health risks from exposures it is “all safe”…
BUT there are serious reports that these very methodologies are NOT adequate – like:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19285839?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

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]]> Comment on Apple Hiding iPhone Radiation Stats from Users by Tara Wing http://blog.appboy.com/2010/03/apple-hiding-iphone-radiation-stats-from-users/comment-page-1/#comment-5243 Tara Wing Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:49:13 +0000 http://blog.appboy.com/?p=2385#comment-5243 Curious, what kind of sensor does tawkon use to read radiation levels? The values it displays are just synthetic estimates. Curious, what kind of sensor does tawkon use to read radiation levels? The values it displays are just synthetic estimates.

]]> Comment on Swype for Android is A Real Game-Changer by Colin http://blog.appboy.com/2010/03/swype-for-android-is-a-real-game-changer/comment-page-1/#comment-5206 Colin Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:47:58 +0000 http://blog.appboy.com/?p=2380#comment-5206 After using SlideIT more and more I'm finding myself getting quite confortable with it. Defnitely feels a lot "lighter" than swype. BTW SlideIT ont like Swype is on the market, http://mobiletextinput.com/Product/SlideIT/Android/download.php After using SlideIT more and more I’m finding myself getting quite confortable with it. Defnitely feels a lot “lighter” than swype.
BTW SlideIT ont like Swype is on the market, http://mobiletextinput.com/Product/SlideIT/Android/download.php

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