Category Archives: iPhone

ProClip car dashboard mounting hardware for iPhone 4 & HTC HD7 – Is it as easy to install as they claim?

My Griffin iTrip Auto for the iPhone, which had been flaky for about a year, became even flakier and lost its inline remote control function a few weeks ago. So, I replaced it with the Griffin iTrip Auto Universal Plus which does not have an inline remote control but has the advantage of working with other phones like my HTC HD7. The new problem was that I now needed some kind of car mount so I could touch the screen without holding the device (against the law where I live). So, I sent email to a bunch of friends asking for advice. It turns out that one of those friends works for ProClip which sells mounts for all kinds of gadgets. So, (Full Disclosure), my friend offered to send me the mount compotents to deal with my problem. ProClip claims that their dashboard mounts can be assembled and attached in minutes. Here’s what I found…
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Ugh! Replacement iPhone 4 has yellow display problem


Refurbished iPhone 4 (left) with yellow display

Apple replaced my iPhone 4 yesterday because of a malfunctioning select button. The replacement device is a refurbished iPhone 4. Unfortunately, it has the yellow display problem that many people complained about when the iPhone 4 was first released. I apparently have one of those that was returned. You can see the yellow display problem in the photo above.

The refurbished iPhone 4 I was given also has what appears to be an older model number, MC319LL, compared to the phone on the left (still running iOS 4.x) which is a model MC610LL.

I’m going to make another appointment at the Genius Bar to have this phone replaced.

List of best tower defense type games for iPhone? Really???

I received a PR news blast email that says APPSPIRE.me released a list of the Top 10 Tower Defense Apps for iPhone. The infographic covers 10 mobile apps that are tower defense games, and ranks them based on creativity, ingenuity, and popularity.

APPSPIRE.me Releases Best Tower Defense Apps Inforgraphic

I looked at the list and only recognized one title: FieldRunners. Missing from the list? Oh, just a little game named Plants vs. Zombies and number of other titles.

You can look at the list (click the image above to see the full-size infographic) and decide for yourself if you think it has merit. As for me? Not so much.