“Please install the latest version of the free Adobe Flash Player”
This sentence might be familiar to you if you have tried watching a streaming video, entering a website or trying out certain programs on the Internet using devices running on IOS. Why doesn’t Apple add in Flash support to make web browsing seamless ?

Six reasons why Apple doesn’t adopt Adobe Flash:

1. Open
   - Open standards allows web developer creates advanced graphic without the need to rely on third-party programs like Adobe Flash.
2. Full Web
   - Although 75% of video is running on adobe flash, many videos are currently viewable in a modern format named H.264 on iDevices.
3. Poor reliability, security and performance
   - Adobe Flash is being highlighted by Symantec that it has the worst security records in 2009. This is one of the reasons why Mac crashes often.
4. Battery Life
   - Decodes flash materials in software tends to drain battery life faster.
5. Touch
   - Most Flash related websites rely on “rollover” which is designed for the use of a mouse. iDevice doesn’t require the use of mouse hence the concept of “rollover” does not exist.
6. Hindering enhancement and progress
   - Do not want to be at the mercy of enhancements available to developers when third party adopts new features (because Adobe Flash is closed and proprietary). HTML5, the new web standard that has been adopted by Apple and many others, is one the main reasons why iOS does not include flash.

In my opinion, Adobe Flash for iOS is not needed because most video are being formatted to H.264 and it is a matter of time mobile devices are Flash-free.

Lost your precious iPhone? Misplaced your iPhone? Not to worry! Find My iPhone will help you locate your precious iPhone in just a few clicks!

Find My iPhone uses Global Positioning System(GPS) to locate your iPhone, with the Apple ID stored on the phone, it makes tracking of iPhone as easy as you can imagine.

All you need to find your iPhone is Location Services enabled on your iPhone, Find My iPhone turned on, internet connection, a signed in Apple ID and of  course sufficient battery in your iPhone.

Q : How to enable Location Services and Find My iPhone?
A : Go to Settings > Location Services to turn it on

If you have the required steps done, go to https://www.icloud.com/ and do a sign in.
Choose Find My iPhone from the menu and it will lead you to the screen as shown below.

Fuctions and Uses :
Play Sound or Send Message :  Plays a sound(even in slient mode) and is able to send a message to the screen of your phone.
Remote Lock : Locks the screen of your phone,  provided you have set a passcode lock, otherwise user can just slide to unlock again.
Remote Wipe : Wipes all the content in your phone.

Now you do not have to worry when your iPhone is lost, try out Find My iPhone today!

iCloud is a cloud storage and cloud computing service from Apple which was announced on June 6, 2011. The service allows users to store data such as music files on remote computer servers for download to multiple devices such as iPhones, iPods, iPads, and personal computers running Mac OS X or Microsoft Windows. It also acts as a data syncing center for email, contacts, calendars, bookmarks, notes, to-do lists, and other data.

iCloud

Now, how can iCloud assist businesses?

• 5 GB free storage

When you sign up for iCloud, you automatically get 5GB of free storage. Since your purchased music, apps, books, and TV shows, as well as your Photo Stream, don’t count against your free storage, you still have plenty room to go for your documents, mails, etc.

• Online Document Sharing

iCloud makes it easy to move Pages, Keynote, and Numbers documents between your computer and your iOS devices. You just need to sign in to icloud.com/iwork, and all your iWork for iOS documents will be there. For example, Upload a Keynote presentation from your Mac desktop or laptop into iCloud and it’ll be available to run as a slideshow from your iPad.

• Automatic Storage

Whenever you edit or create a document, the document stays up to date on all your iOS devices and there is no obligation to save your work. That is because iCloud automatically stores your content so it’s always available to your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or PC.

• Automatic Update

It also keeps your email, contacts, and calendars up to date across all your devices. For example when you add a new appointment date on your iPhone’s calendar, the calendar on your Mac or iPad is also updated accordingly.

• Routine Recovery

You don’t need to worry about losing your important data. The iCloud recovery routine will load the most recent version of everything back onto your iDevice.

Businesses, particularly small companies, reliant on iOS and Mac OS X hardware, are likely to find iCloud an appealing way to simplify their file management and distribution.

iPhone 4S

iPhone 4

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