Written by Caleb MacGregor | 24 November 2011
Posted in News - Site

It's common knowledge that smartphones don't have the longest battery life, and the amount of times people (myself included) run out of power at the crucial moment is frustrating, to say the least. Many companies offer many different solutions to this problem, and today we've got another offering. What's different about this one though? What makes it stick out?

Written by NZiPhone | 14 November 2011
Posted in News - NZ

The iPhone 4S is now available from Telecom and shortly also from Vodafone.

Telecom's pricing plan is available here. You can get the 16GB model for free if you sign up to Telecom's two-year contract and data plan for $120/month. The 32GB model costs $49 for the same plan and the 64GB. Telecom started offering the iPhone 4S from selected stores on Friday already, and should now be available in more stores.

Has anyone heard something regarding Vodafone pricing?

Written by NZiPhone | 04 November 2011
Posted in News - Apple

Written by NZiPhone | 02 November 2011
Posted in News - Apple

Apple today announced that iPhone 4S will be available in New Zealand on the 5th of November (Saturday). Preorders can be taken online on Friday already from the Apple online store or through authorised Apple resellers in New Zealand.

The recommended retailer prices are as follows:

• $1,049 inc GST for the iPhone 4S 16GB model
• $1,199 inc GST for the iPhone 4S 32GB model
• $1,349 inc GST for the iPhone 4S 64GB model

Will you preorder one on Friday?

Written by Caleb MacGregor | 20 October 2011
Posted in News - Site

To be completely blunt, I've been skeptical of "battery cases" in the past. I haven't exactly had a clean run with this particularly breed of case, and I was extremely worried that the one I'm writing about here was going to have the same issues. If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times - I was wrong.

Design and build quality

The first thing I was wrong about was the quality of the actual case. When I learned that the case actually housed a battery powerful enough to give your iPhone a full recharge, I was expecting one of two things - a ridiculously thick case, or a hugely extended iPhone. The case designers went for both, but in very subtle ways - the phone is slightly extended, and slightly thicker, but nothing serious. The added length is due to the "dock" attachment at the bottom, and the thickness is because of the battery that is spread across the back of the case.

Protection is minimal, but it will stop the basic bumps and bruises faced by your iPhone, but not anything serious. The design of the case leaves your screen completely exposed to the outside world and all its hazards, while the back of the case is thick enough to protect the phone from smashing.