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It seems that Apple’s iPhone 5s is being plagued by a number of issues, such as having its paint peel, along with reports that the built-in compass could be a little miscalibrated as well. It turns out that is not the only thing that has been miscalibrated as there are increasing reports of iPhone 5s users complaining that the phone’s motions sensors aren’t working the way they are supposed to, which led to Gizmodo running a battery of tests of their own which led them to a similar conclusion where it was found that a variety of sensors built into the iPhone 5s are a bit off.

The tests they ran tested the phone’s inclinometer and gyroscope, both of which reported varying levels of inaccuracy. In fact in one instance while playing the Real Racing video game, the car in the game managed to steer itself to the left despite the fact that the phone was placed flat on the table! This is pretty bad news for Apple as it is possible that this could be a hardware issue, especially since the levels of inaccuracy are different for everyone, meaning that it might not necessarily be a software problem.

It has been speculated that perhaps Apple will release an update that will recalibrate the motion sensors within the phone, and it is highly doubtful that Apple will issue a recall. In any case Apple has yet to make an announcement to acknowledge the problem, but with all the attention it has been getting, hopefully we will hear something soon.

iPhone 5s Experiencing Inaccuracy With Its Motion Sensors original content from Ubergizmo.

When Apple unveiled its new iPhone 5S it excitedly grabbed the distinction of using the first 64-bit processor in a smartphone. It didn’t take long for Samsung to step up and say that it would be using 64-bit processors and some of its future devices. Samsung hasn’t offered any further details on when it might […]

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When the iPhone 5s was announced last month one of its key features, apart from the upgraded camera and Touch ID fingerprint sensor, was its A7 chipset. Granted the A7 turned out to be a dual-core chipset, which one paper makes it seem inferior to the quad-core chipsets found on Android phones these days, it was an industry first as far as smartphones were concerned as it was a 64-bit chip. While there aren’t many apps out there who are taking advantage of the 64-bit chip set, some have praised Apple’s forward-thinking, which in a way set a new bar for the industry.

However it turns out not everyone was amazed by Apple’s introduction of the 64-bit chip in the iPhone 5s, and Qualcomm’s senior vice president and chief marketing officer, Anand Chandrasekher, was not one of them. According to him, “I think they are doing a marketing gimmick. There’s zero benefit a consumer gets from that.” He notes that one of the benefits of 64-bit processors is to allow for more memory, but with the iPhone 5s only sporting 1GB of RAM, it would hardly be taking advantage of that. However Chandrasekher did admit that Qualcomm would be working on a 64-bit chip themselves since ”from an engineering efficiency standpoint it just makes sense to go do that.” What do you guys think? Gimmick or forward-thinking?

Qualcomm’s SVP Calls Apple’s 64-bit A7 Chip A “Gimmick” original content from Ubergizmo.

Apple’s iPhones tend to be priced at premium prices, possibly because Apple knows that what they sell are hot ticket items and customers are more than willing to pay for them. However if you’re thinking about picking up the new iPhone 5s or iPhone 5c but think that the asking price is a bit more than you would like, you’re in luck because Virgin Mobile in the US has announced that they will start selling the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c at their stores, and even better news is that they will be priced $100 less compared to Apple’s advertised prices.

However it should be noted that these price are for the off-contract phones, meaning that if you wanted to get them on contract you’d have to pay what everyone else is paying, but for those who don’t want to be tied to a contract, this could be a good deal. What this means is that customers will be able to purchase the iPhone 5s starting from $550, with the iPhone 5c starting at $450. It is unknown as to how long this offer will last but if you wanted to cash in on this deal, you better move quick, especially when you take into account how the iPhones have been selling like hotcakes even without the $100 discount.

Virgin Mobile Will Offer News iPhones $100 Cheaper Than Retail original content from Ubergizmo.