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Jailbreak iPad 1 on iOS 5.0.1 with redsn0w 9 January 2012, 2:11 pm
For this jailbreak I will be using redsn0w for the Mac to jailbreak a first generation iPad running iOS 5.0.1. Most steps are the same on a PC and for other devices such as iPhone3GS, iPhone4, iPhone4-CDMA, iPod touch 3G, & iPod touch 4G. NOTE: iPhone 4S and iPad 2 are not supported at this...
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Firmware Update 5.0.1 15 November 2011, 12:37 pm
Apple recently released an update to the 5.0 software. The first issue they tried to address is battery life. I was defiantly having this issue on my iPhone 4S (AT&T) as my battery would be drained by about noon every day. I am a heavy user but my iPhone 4 always made it all day...
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Newsstand 29 October 2011, 1:00 pm
Apple came out with a new way to organize your newspapers and magazines a lot like how iBooks works. The app is called Newsstand and organizing everything into one place. Instead of having different apps for each they are all on a bookshelf within the app. New subscriptions also automatically download in the background. The...
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iMessage 28 October 2011, 8:05 pm
Another new feature of iOS 5 is called iMessage. It’s like texting but you can only message to others with the iMessage app. Currently only the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch run the iMessage service. It’s great because it’s a part of the current Messages or Texting app. For iPads and iPod touches, you’ll get...
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Restoring iWork Files Lost When Switching to ... 19 October 2011, 1:49 pm
With the new option to sync my devices to iCloud instead of my computer, it sounded like a great idea. The problem was, after a couple days of being synced to the “cloud”, all my files in Keynote, Pages & Numbers disappeared on all my devices. I have my iPad, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S...
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Notification Center 19 October 2011, 12:56 am
There are MANY people who are interested in the new iOS 5 firmware for their iPhones, iPod touches and iPads. Also, many have made the switch to the iPhone since the new iPhone 4S. I get questions every day about the new features so I thought I would write about them here. First on the...
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What are the New Features of iPhone 4S? 4 October 2011, 1:20 pm
Many people are asking what are the new features of the iPhone 5 and why should I upgrade? Today we will find out! We will be posting new features of the iPhone 5, iOS 5 and any other new devices/features throughout the day. New Cards app, Apple prints a card with photo of your choice,...
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DSLR Slate 30 September 2011, 6:46 pm
When recording some video this week I thought it would be helpful to have one of those things you see on movie sets that have the take number and movie info and they clap the top down to make a clicking sound at the beginning of a take. These things are called clappers or slates....
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Apple Invites Press to October 4th iPhone Eve... 28 September 2011, 1:12 am
Most likely, Apple will be announcing both the iPhone 5 and the new iOS firmware at their October 4th event. The invitation to the press is titled, “Let’s talk iPhone.” This leads me to believe there will be voice to text built into iOS 5. I’ve tested it out a little using the updated Target...
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Must Have iPad Applications #1-5 11 September 2011, 1:00 pm
If you have recently bought a new iPad I have some “must have” apps you should start out with. Of course, some apps you may wonder why they are so “must have” and argue that you don’t need them. Ok, you just might not. This is my list and there may be more that you...
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Samsung's Anti-Apple Super Bowl Commercial [V... 6 February 2012, 3:18 am
During the Super Bowl today Samsung aired the complete anti-Apple commercial it teased days ago....
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Booksstand Lets You Access Your iBooks Conten... 5 February 2012, 9:01 pm
Booksstand, a tweak to let you access your iBooks content from Newsstand, is now available in Cydia....
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Apple Store Sales Have Skyrocketed [Chart] 5 February 2012, 6:18 pm
Apple Store sales have skyrocketed with Apple now earning over $17 million per store last quarter....
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iOS Apps Found to Crash More Often Than Andro... 5 February 2012, 1:51 am
iOS apps crash more often than Android apps with iOS 5.0.1 being the worst firmware for crashes, according to data from Crittercism....
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Apple's iPhone Business is Bigger Than All of... 5 February 2012, 1:18 am
Apple's iPhone business alone is now bigger than all of Microsoft put together....
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Doodle Jump Update Adds New UFO and Monster 4 February 2012, 9:35 pm
Doodle Jump, a popular game for the iPhone and iPod touch, has been updated with a new UFO and monster in the Ice Blizzard theme....
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Can Apple Save Education? [InfoGraphic] 4 February 2012, 6:50 pm
OnlineEducation.net has published a new infographic that questions, 'Can Apple Save Education?'...
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Motorola is Demanding 2.25% of Apple Sales fo... 4 February 2012, 6:34 pm
Motorola is demanding that Apple pay it 2.25% of sales for use of its patents that have been declared standard-essential....
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Infinity Blade Gets Updated With New Content ... 4 February 2012, 5:32 pm
Infinity Blade has been updated with a new content pack that features new magic rings, swords, shield, and helmets, as well as a new enemy....
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MusicBanners Adds Banner Notifications for th... 4 February 2012, 4:07 pm
Ryan Petrich has released a new tweak called 'MusicBanners' that adds notification banners for the music app in iOS 5....
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Apple iPhone 4S A5 chip incorporates Audience... 5 February 2012, 9:32 pm
Apple's A5 System on a Chip incorporates dedicated noise reduction circuitry by Audience, Inc., which optimizes the performance of Siri voice recognition on iPhone 4S.
When Audience filed for an i......
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Motorola seeking 2.25% of Apple's sales for s... 4 February 2012, 4:00 pm
Recently uncovered court documents from Motorola Mobility's legal complaints against Apple have revealed that the handset maker is seeking 2.25 percent of Apple's sales of wireless devices in exchange......
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Apple removes blatant copycat apps from App S... 4 February 2012, 6:00 am
Apple has removed from the App Store a number of copycat applications that closely mimicked the titles of successful games after they provoked a public outcry from developers over the issue.
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Canalys crowns Apple top Smartphone vendor in... 4 February 2012, 12:10 am
Smartphones passed up PCs for the first time last year, with Apple leading that industry while iPad accounted for most of the growth among computers, alongside moderate sales of notebooks, nearly flat......
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iPhone 4S sales resume online in China with s... 3 February 2012, 11:12 pm
Apple's newest handset returns to the company's Chinese online store following a brief stoppage of sales due to overwhelming demand that led to scalpers and violence, though wait times for orders can ......
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Apple's iPhone takes 75% mobile phone profits... 3 February 2012, 8:08 pm
Apple has reached new heights in unit sales and revenues, but its remarkable profitability in doing so has inhaled three quarters of the oxygen in the room.
While Apple only sells smartphones, its......
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Former Apple product manager recounts how Job... 3 February 2012, 5:29 pm
When late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs assembled his first iPhone development team, he wasn't focused on conceiving a device that would run all sorts of apps and media but instead laid out a simple mis......
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Apple returns 3G devices to German store as i... 3 February 2012, 4:53 pm
Just hours after word began to spread that Apple was forced to pull most of its 3G devices from its German online store following an injunction awarded to Motorola, the iPhone maker successfully had t......
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Apple pulls all 3G iOS devices but iPhone 4S ... 3 February 2012, 1:06 pm
Apple has removed all 3G/UMTS-capable iPad and iPhone models from its German online store in response to an injunction based on a wireless standard FRAND patent owned by Motorola Mobility.
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iPhone's 36% of Q4 global handset revenue acc... 3 February 2012, 12:33 am
New data shows that Apple accounted for 36 percent of worldwide mobile phone revenue and 74 percent of industry EBIT in the fourth quarter of 2011, with the iPhone taking more than a quarter of the en......
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Why Siri Will Never Officially Appear on the ... 6 February 2012, 12:24 pm
Since the arrival of the iPhone 4S, users of the humble iPhone 4 have been hoping for a chance to get Siri. While they can unofficially, they never will from Apple. Here's why. More »
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Slick Augmented Reality Demo Works On Any Obj... 6 February 2012, 1:00 am
One of the (many) reasons augmented reality apps haven't caught on is because they usually require markers or special objects for their tracking software to work. Unlike this Obvious Engine system which can easily track anything in a scene. More »
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Siri Makes For a Terrible Fitness Coach 4 February 2012, 5:00 pm
So by now we've realized that Siri isn't the end all of personal assistants that Apple claimed it would be. In fact, as Nick Douglas discovered, she's particularly unhelpful when it comes to assisting with your morning exercise routine. More »
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iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iCloud Blocked in Germa... 3 February 2012, 11:42 am
It's been a successful morning for Motorola in Germany. So far they've managed to secure a permanent injunction against Apple's iCloud, as well as seeing the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and first-gen 3G iPad removed from the online store. More »
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Apple Explains the iMessage Bug (Updated) 2 February 2012, 7:07 pm
According to Apple, the iMessage bug we posted yesterday isn't really a bug. It's a rare incident caused by an employee's over eagerness to help a customer. More »
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Foster's Fitness: I Finally Figured Out What ... 1 February 2012, 11:20 pm
I don't watch football so I have no idea who Arian Foster is. I had to look him up on Wikipedia. Besides being a football player, Arian really wants you to get into shape. And while most celebrity endorsed apps are just a mad grab at cash and publicity, Arian's app is actually good. More »
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This Is NASA's Cancer-Sniffing Cellphone Sens... 1 February 2012, 8:30 pm
What if you could use your phone to test the air for toxins? What if you could monitor your health simply by blowing on it? Sounds amazing, right? Nanosensor technology developed by NASA Ames is going to make that a reality. More »
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The Ultimate Test of Siri's Accent-Decipherin... 1 February 2012, 7:00 pm
Siri has been tested in the interpretation of accents across the country, but she meets her match with the utterly amazing dialect of the proud Scottish people. To be fair, how many actual humans would know how to respond to a request for a "jammy dodger like a f*ckin jam sandwich"? [YouTube/thegavin2000] More »
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The Apple Bug That Let Us Spy on a Total Stra... 1 February 2012, 5:30 pm
Every single iMessage to and from this man's iPhone—his friends call him Wiz—has been sent to us by accident. We know about his job, sex life, and address. Apple, you might want to fix this. More »
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Xappr Gun Brings Lazer Tag To the Smartphone ... 1 February 2012, 3:52 pm
When I was a kid, we lived first person shooters, running around with vests and pistols in a game called Lazer Tag. It's long gone, but this new Xappr Gun for smartphones looks like it might recreate some of that fun. More »
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Apple patent app shows exercise tech, Apple p... 3 February 2012, 2:02 pm
A patent application has turned up that shows interesting new tech for people who like to exercise. The patent app from Apple shows tech that let you share real-time information about your workout with people local or around the world. Samsung landed a sales injunction in Germany against Apple products having to do with patents [...]...
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Apple predicted to sell 40 million iPhones in... 31 January 2012, 2:38 pm
Morgan Stanley is predicting that Apple could sell as many as 40 million iPhones in China by 2013. That of course is contingent on Apple landing contracts with the other two carriers in China and the next version of the iPhone supporting China Mobile’s TD-LTE 4G network. Apple has landed a new retail chief who [...]...
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T-Mobile improves support for iPhone and Sams... 30 January 2012, 2:29 pm
T-Mobile doesn’t officially sell the iPhone on its network, but has more than 1 million unlocked iPhones operating on its networks despite the fact. The catch is that the unlocked iPhones operating on the T-Mobile network don’t work that well according to most users. The reason is that the iPhones operating on the network only [...]...
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Cook not happy at offensive factory claims 27 January 2012, 2:04 pm
Apple CEO Tim Cook isn’t happy at all about the claims that are making rounds claiming the company is knowingly using manufacturing facilitates where labor abuses are common. Cook said, “We care about every worker in the worldwide supply chain.” He also said that the accusations were offensive. The NYT recently issued a report that [...]...
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Qmadix boostpac batteries, unlocked iPhones h... 26 January 2012, 2:24 pm
At MacWorld 2012, a couple new battery packs have surfaced for the iPhone. The packs are the Qmadix quick shot and eclipse with one for the desk and the other for on the go. T-Mobile documents have surfaced that claim unlocked iPhones have poor network performance. The document says that only 2G speeds are possible [...]...
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Wooden iPhone kits, Apple china launch poorly... 25 January 2012, 2:27 pm
If you have dropped your iPhone, cracked the back glass, and want to fix it with something that might last longer, one of these wooden back kits might be just what you need. The kit will fit the iPhone 4 and 4S and you can see how to install here. Apple’s CEO has admitted that [...]...
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iOS Epson projection app, 64GB iPhone 4 doing... 24 January 2012, 2:24 pm
Epson has launched a new iProjection iOS app that allows the iPhone and other devices to wirelessly project to Epson projectors. That means you can give a presentation with nothing but your iPhone and the projector. A new survey of recent iPhone 4S buyers has found that 21% are opting for the 64GB version. The [...]...
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iPhone 4S gets untethered jailbreak! 23 January 2012, 2:25 pm
I bet that there are a number of iPhone 4S users out there that have been waiting for an unmetered jailbreak to land for the smartphone. The untethered jailbreak is now available for the iPhone 4S and it will work for the iPad 2 as well. The hack is from the Dev Dream Team and [...]...
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Apple market cap hits $400B, Samsung patent s... 20 January 2012, 2:22 pm
For a little while this week Apple was worth a staggering $400 billion in market cap. That massive number put Apple as a company worth more than Greece and several other small countries. Samsung’s first patent suit over 3G tech against Apple has been shot down in Germany. The suit centered on alleged Apple infringement [...]...
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AT&T ups data plan prices and Siri hits iPod ... 19 January 2012, 2:09 pm
If you are thinking about getting a new iPhone 4S on AT&T, you will be paying more for data, but getting a bit more data too. AT&T has a three-tier system that ups the price on each tier by $5 monthly compared to old rates. The plans still don’t offer much data with a $20 [...]...
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Top Ten iPhone and iPad Apps Released This We... 3 February 2012, 6:03 pm
Looking for a new app this weekend? Here are ten great new apps for the iPhone and iPad that you may want to check out!
Remarks.
Make notes, annotate PDFs and sketch out ideas with this iPad app, where documents can be shared with others when collaborating on a project. $4.99/£2.99.
The Affection Collection.
An Australian RSPCA [...]
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Five Great-Looking Retro iPhone Games Coming ... 1 February 2012, 6:18 pm
Retro games remain very popular, especially on iOS, and there are plenty of great games in production at the moment that fans of the genre should know about.
We’ve gathered together five retro games that are coming soon for iOS, mixing some remakes of old classics with some ‘retro-inspired’ titles from developers with an established history [...]
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Top Ten iPhone and iPad Apps Released This We... 27 January 2012, 5:48 pm
Looking for a new app this weekend? Here are ten great new apps for the iPhone and iPad that you may want to check out!
Steam Mobile.
This free app lets you join in with the Steam gaming community on your iPhone, though chats, news stores and the various groups. Free.
My Army.
An endless run game [...]
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iPhone/iPad App Review – Smash Cops 26 January 2012, 4:55 pm
Smash Cops is a brilliant idea. It’s based on those thousands of police pursuit-type TV shows that feature nothing but the cops chasing down a suspect, all shot from a police helicopter. They’re trash of the highest order, but compelling and exciting trash nonetheless. Making a game using that exact formula is inspired, and Smash [...]
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Reckless Racing 2 Released on February 2nd 23 January 2012, 4:10 pm
It has been more than a year since the release of Pixelbite’s excellent iOS racer Reckless Racing, and the team has now provided a release date for the sequel. Reckless Racing 2 will be sliding onto your iPhone and iPad on the 2nd February.
Announced in October last year, the new game will once again feature [...]
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Top Ten iPhone and iPad Apps Released This We... 20 January 2012, 11:37 am
Looking for a new app this weekend? Here are ten great new apps for the iPhone and iPad that you may want to check out!
LEGO App4+.
The latest educational play app from Lego, this time aimed at kids between 4 and 7. The concept is simple, build a truck, carry some cargo and earn [...]
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Apple Releases iBooks 2.0, iTunes U and iBook... 19 January 2012, 8:41 pm
At a special event held at the Guggenheim museum earlier today, Apple released several new applications all related to education, school textbooks and bringing students and teachers together through a single device.
Introduced by Phil Schiller and Eddy Cue, with demonstrations by the VP of iTunes Jeff Robbin and the VP of Productivity Software Roger Rosner, [...]
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iPhone App Review – Ant Raid 17 January 2012, 5:11 pm
This is an early review of Ant Raid for the iPhone, it’s released on the 26th January.
Originally an iPad-only game, Ant Raid has now been shrunk down to fit on the iPhone by developers Prank Entertainment. At its heart, Ant Raid is a tower defense game, but with real-time strategy overtones; however the attention to [...]
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Part Three: CES 2012 iPhone/iPad Announcement... 13 January 2012, 6:30 pm
We’re back for our third and final round-up of the various new products related to the iPhone and iPad announced at CES 2012. You can catch up with part one and part two by following the links, otherwise sit back and enjoy part three.
iCade.
We start with one of the most exciting reveals of the whole [...]
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Part Two: CES 2012 iPhone/iPad Announcement N... 12 January 2012, 3:00 pm
As CES 2012 continues, more new products are discovered for the iPhone and iPad. If you haven’t already, take a look at part one of our announcement round-up to see another collection of accessories debuting at the show, otherwise standby for part two:
Olloclip.
A new quick-connect camera lens accessory for the iPhone 4/4S, the Olloclip has [...]
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Upcoming iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy SIII cou... 6 February 2012, 12:54 pm
News SizzleUpcoming iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy SIII could be waterproofIdealo Product NewsWell, a new rumour indicates that both the next iPhone and upcoming Galaxy SIII could be waterproof and therefore impervious to such situations. People nowadays take their smartphones everywhere with them. However, there are still some places that ...Samsung Galaxy S3 and Apple iPhone 5 Defy MotorolaIBTimes.co.ukiPhone 5 and Galaxy S III to sport Liquipel?Gadgets and gizmos'The Great War': iPhone 5...
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Google moves to match Apple iPhone with Andro... 6 February 2012, 12:39 pm
Google moves to match Apple iPhone with AndroidComputerworld (blog)By Jonny Evans Google [GOOG] is moving to bridge some of the user experience failings that divide Android devices from Apple's [AAPL] iPhone/iOS Empire. In the last few days the world's dominant search engine has introduced new tools to protect against ...and more »...
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Six Nations App Available For iPhone and iPad... 6 February 2012, 11:40 am
3G.co.ukSix Nations App Available For iPhone and iPad3G.co.ukWith Six Nations fever now gripping the UK we thought we'd bring you news of a new application for the iPhone and iPad. Live Rugby Six Nations lets you follow all the action on your Apple device , which is useful for when your in work or don't have ...and more »...
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iPhone 5 persistent 2012 rumours - Phones Rev... 6 February 2012, 11:05 am
Phones ReviewiPhone 5 persistent 2012 rumoursPhones ReviewWhen Apple's iPhone 4S was officially announced towards the tail end of 2011, many though disappointed that the fifth generation didn't arrive, were happy that a newer model was available. This hasn't stopped Apple fans wanting and hoping to see an ......
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Apple wins suspension of Motorola ban on iPad... 6 February 2012, 11:03 am
IBTimes.co.ukApple wins suspension of Motorola ban on iPad and iPhone salesComputerWeekly.comEnforcing a December patent infringement ruling, Motorola on Friday 3 February forced Apple to remove several iPad and iPhone models from its online store. Apple's iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 were affected, but not the iPhone 4S.iPad, iPhone sales resume in GermanyComputer Business ReviewGerman iPhone and iPad Sales Ban Overturned by AppleIBTimes.co.ukApple iPad And iPhone Sales Resume In Germ...
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Apple's iPhone business is now bigger than wh... 6 February 2012, 9:55 am
Daily MailApple's iPhone business is now bigger than whole of MicrosoftDaily MailBy Rob Waugh Apple's iPhone business is now bigger than the whole of Microsoft, according to recent revenue figures. The company's smartphone division generated $24.4 billion of revenue in the quarter up until December, whereas the whole of Microsoft ...Apple's iPhone Business is Now Larger Than All of MicrosoftForbesApple's iPhone Business Alone Is Now Bigger Than MicrosoftBusiness Insiderall 4 ...
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Why the iPhone Will Never Carry That 'Made in... 6 February 2012, 9:38 am
WISC MadisonWhy the iPhone Will Never Carry That 'Made in the USA' StampDaily NexusBy Riley Schenck Two weeks ago, the New York Times published a report entitled “How the US Lost Out on iPhone Work,” detailing how Apple went from manufacturing most of its products in the United States in 2002 to today, where virtually all ...Q&A: Apple's China supplier in the spotlightCNNall 56 news articles »...
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The most expensive iPhone apps money can buy ... 6 February 2012, 7:12 am
Art of the iPhoneThe most expensive iPhone apps money can buySalt Lake TribuneBy Vince Horiuchi In a world where smartphone users cringe at the thought of paying more than 99 cents for the latest apps, can you imagine paying $1000 for an iPhone app that, say, helps ease your stuttering? How about paying that much for an app that ...APP OF THE DAY: Pinterest app for iPhone and iPad, just as fun on your mobileShiny ShinySwitching between Android 4.0 ICS and iPhone 4SSlashGeariPhone Tip: Too Many A...
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Apple iPhone 4S A5 chip incorporates Audience... 5 February 2012, 10:36 pm
TechnoratiApple iPhone 4S A5 chip incorporates Audience EarSmart noise reduction tech ...Apple InsiderBy Daniel Eran Dilger Apple's A5 System on a Chip incorporates dedicated noise reduction circuitry by Audience, Inc., which optimizes the performance of Siri voice recognition on iPhone 4S. When Audience filed for an initial public offering last month, ...Why Apple's A5 is so big--and iPhone 4 won't get SiriCNETThis Amazing Siri Parody Will Leave You Terrified Of Your New iPhone 4SCu...
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iPhone 4S Rival Alert : Samsung Galaxy S Adva... 5 February 2012, 1:00 am
G 4 GamesiPhone 4S Rival Alert : Samsung Galaxy S Advance On Preorder From £336ITProPortalThe newly released Samsung Galaxy S Advance, otherwise known as the i9070, has hit preorder at Clove and Insight where it is available on preorder for only £336. The phone is expected to be formally presented at the forthcoming Mobile World Congress in ...Super Bowl: iPhone 5 June release date likely with Galaxy Note potshotBeatweek MagazineSamsung Galaxy Note Pre-Order Starts, Releasing on Feb. 19: Can i...
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Study: iOS apps crash more than Android apps ... 5 February 2012, 7:30 pm
Mobile OS crash analysis firm Crittercism (Really? Who's naming this stuff?) has posted the chart above, which shows that as a percentage of crashes overall, the latest version of iOS claims the highest total. In fact, many versions of iOS show a large percentage of crashes, and clearly iOS overall seems more prone to have an app crash rather than Android. Of course, there are quite a few qualifiers here. This data has been normalized, so we can presume that this isn't just a quirk of the numb...
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Motorola wants 2.25 percent of Apple sales to... 4 February 2012, 10:00 pm
The ongoing patent spat between Motorola and Apple has reached an interesting crossroads. Just recently a German court granted an injunction against sales of many of Apple's 3G-bearing products, including older model iPhones and the iPad. That injunction held for less than a day, however, pending further review of Motorola's claims against Apple. Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents found new information that suggests Motorola has offered to end the patent dispute and license its wireless patents to...
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Former Apple employee recounts how Jobs motiv... 4 February 2012, 9:00 pm
Bob Borchers used to be an iPhone product marketing engineer for Apple. Part of the team that brought the first iPhone to market in 2007, he's now a venture capitalist with Opus Capital. Borchers recently gave a talk to students at a California school talking about the thought processes that were involved in the iPhone's development. Borchers says that Steve Jobs didn't have a specific device in mind, but instead gave the team a mission: create a phone that people would love so much that they'...
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Daily iPhone App: NFL Flick Quarterback 3 February 2012, 11:30 pm
If you want to pass like Tom Brady from the comfort of your living room chair, then you should grab a copy of NFL Flick Quarterback for the iPhone. The app is a flick-style passing game that lets you take on the role of an NFL quarterback. The game isn't a full-fledged football simulation like Madden 2012, but a passing game as its name suggests. Even though it focuses on only one aspect of the gridiron game, NFL Flick Quarterback is a lot of fun. You star as a quarterback of your favorite tea...
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Atari team rejoins to make mobile titles 3 February 2012, 11:00 pm
Seamus Blackley is one of the co-creators of Microsoft's original Xbox console, and he put together a really interesting team of old-school Atari game developers recently to make mobile games. Blackley's new company is called Innovative Leisure, and while the website isn't anything more than a groovy logo, the devs he's got on board make for a pretty impressive list: Ed Rotberg (who made Battlezone), Owen Rubin (Space Duel), Rich Adam (who worked on Missile Command), Ed Logg (the creator of As...
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Five apps for Super Bowl Sunday 3 February 2012, 8:00 pm
The Super Bowl is just around the corner which means it's time to get ready for the big game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots. Rather than our usual five apps, I couldn't contain myself and, instead, put together five categories of apps that'll set you up nicely for food, football and fun this coming Sunday. Official NFL and Team Apps if you want to learn more about the Patriots's offense and the Giants's defense, then you should download each team's iOS app. The Giants ...
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Apple rollin' in the dough: 75% of cell phone... 3 February 2012, 7:30 pm
The news just keeps getting better for Apple in the mobile phone business. Just yesterday, IDC reported that the company is in third place in terms of worldwide mobile phone sales. Today, Asymco analyst Horace Dediu announced that with a relatively small piece of the pie (IDC said 6 percent of market, Dediu says 8.7 percent), Apple is pulling in a whopping 75 percent of profits in the industry. Philip Elmer-DeWitt at Apple 2.0 notes in an analysis of Dediu's numbers that out of the top eight m...
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Apple resumes sales of 3G iPhones and iPads i... 3 February 2012, 4:15 pm
Earlier today, Apple was forced to remove the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 (not the iPhone 4S), and all 3G iPads from its online store in Germany. This injunction was short-lived as Apple appealed and the German court suspended the ban. The company told Slashgear, "Apple appealed this ruling because Motorola repeatedly refuses to license this patent to Apple on reasonable terms, despite having declared it an industry standard patent seven years ago." It also confirmed that "All iPad and iPho...
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Ticket to Ride Pocket adds asynchronous multi... 2 February 2012, 11:00 pm
The pocket version of Ticket to Ride by Days of Wonder is among the best board game adaptations for the iPhone, and it's just gotten better with asynchronous multiplayer support. Now you can start a game with friends through Game Center, and take turns back and forth across the Internet. The experience is similar to popular multiplayer games like Words with Friends and Hero Academy. This free update also expands the game's local multiplayer mode, so that users on the same Bluetooth or Wi-Fi ne...
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Daily iPhone App: Lingibli 2 February 2012, 7:00 pm
Learning a new language can be challenging, especially when you're not in an environment where that langue is predominant. Lingibli is an iPhone app that'll bridge that gap by helping you learn vocabulary and basic phrases from native speakers. The app will teach you the top 100 words which comprise the bulk of conversational language. Lingibli lets you select from a list of common words or phrases. The words are listed individually and include several related expressions. For example, the S...
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Recently Reviewed: Vanquish, CataGugl, AstroR... 15 October 2010, 1:38 am
Ryan reviews a bunch of iPhone games he's tried over the last 2 months.<p><a href="http://www.iphonenewsblog.com/2010/10/recently-reviewed-hybrid-catag.php">Continue reading...</a></p>...
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iPhone / iPad App Picks of the Week 30 September 2010, 5:46 pm
Some of my picks of the week!Arcade Action with Geometry Wars - $.99 for a limited time! Has the look of classic Tempest on steroids. Very challenging! [iTunes link]Just in time for Halloween! Monster Mayhem - FREE for a limited......
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Apple Releases iOS 4.0.2 - Fixes Jailbrakeme.... 11 August 2010, 8:00 pm
Apple today released an iOS update to fix a PDF vulnerability that could allow an exploit to take over any iOS device. Hackers were able to exploit this vulnerability and jailbreak your phone via the website jailbreakme.com. Also available for......
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Pioneer Duo Series XW-NAC3-K iPod/iPhone Dock... 9 August 2010, 9:08 am
I'm sitting in my room, writing this review while listening to an internet radio jazz station on Pioneer's new Electronics Duo Series XW-NAC3-K Docking Station for iPod. The NAC3, for short, doesn't just look great, it sounds great too....<p><a href="http://www.iphonenewsblog.com/2010/08/pioneer-duo-series-xw-nac3-k-iphone-docking-station.php">Continue reading...</a></p>...
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iOS 4.1 beta 3 drops Game Center support for ... 4 August 2010, 3:43 pm
Looks like game center won't be compatible with the iPhone 3G and Apple's second generation iPod touch, or at least it seems this will be the outcome if folks who have the latest beta of iOS 4.1 are correct. iOS......
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iPhone App Development: The Missing Manual 2 August 2010, 5:55 am
I've been hoping to learn a little iPhone 4 development for a while now, and this summer I planned to try my hand at learning how to use the iPhone SDK and Objective C. The trouble is, I knew...<p><a href="http://www.iphonenewsblog.com/2010/08/iphone-app-development-the-missing-manual.php">Continue reading...</a></p>...
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OpenAppMkt - iPhone-Optimized Web Apps Galler... 30 July 2010, 4:06 pm
Found this via DaringFireball: An iPhone-optimized web apps gallery called OpenAppMkt. Works just like Apple's App Store once you add it as a bookmark on your home screen. Lots of cool webapps to try out too!Link: OpenAppMkt......
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iPhone Antenna Humor 30 July 2010, 3:37 pm
iPhoneNewsBlog reader Shad Martin sent us links to some funny YouTube videos he created detailing how to overcome the iPhone Antenna. Thanks Shad! See more here: Foam Float How to Hold Your iPhone 4......
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Having Problems with Your iPhone 3G and iOS4? 29 July 2010, 3:53 pm
iPhone 3G users who are experiencing sluggish performance and even overheating when using their device with iOS4 will be happy to know that Apple is investigating the cause of the issue.According to Wall Street Journal Blog Digits, a company spokeswoman......
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Apple's Free Bumpers Start Arriving 28 July 2010, 3:34 pm
Users have been reporting that their free Apple Bumpers have been arriving over at MacRumors. I opted for the Incase iPhone 4 case instead of the black Apple bumper, and those don't look like they'll be shipping for another month......
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Apple Releases iBooks 2.0.1 to Address Issue ... 3 February 2012, 5:32 pm
Apple today updated iBooks [App Store] to version 2.0.1, bringing a fix for an issue that resulted in some iBooks Textbooks not opening in the application.
Apple is not terribly specific about the issue, but it may be related to a complaint shared by USA Today almost immediately after the iBooks 2.0 launch and for which Apple had promised a fix.We're aware of a small number of iBooks 2 users having issues with the playback of the introduction movies when opening iBooks textbooks. It will be f...
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'The Daily' Reports 100,000 Paying Subs on On... 2 February 2012, 7:25 pm
One year ago today, News Corp. launched its iPad-only newspaper called The Daily. It was the first app to take advantage of the "In-App Subscription" feature that Apple launched the same day.
The Daily is available to subscribers for $0.99/week or $39.99/year and Mashable reports that the newspaper currently has more than 100,000 paid subscribers on the iPad alone. Rupert Murdoch, head of The Daily's parent company News Corp. said when the paper launched that it would take 500,000 p...
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Apple Grabs Another Gaming PR Executive for A... 2 February 2012, 4:38 pm
MCV reports (via The Next Web) that Apple has nabbed yet another gaming PR executive, this time hiring Microsoft's European chief of Xbox Live marketing Robin Burrowes to oversee App Store marketing in Europe.Burrowes worked at Xbox for seven years, and was in charge of Xbox Live. He was one of the execs promoting the latest Xbox dashboard update, even attending London Games Conference and Gamescom last year.
Prior to Xbox, he has worked for MSN and HMV. He joins Apple this year in charge of...
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Dexim Visible Green iPhone Cable Makes Chargi... 31 January 2012, 7:50 pm
While most USB-charged Apple products like the iPhone and iPad come with a USB charging cable in the box, there is a thriving third-party market for these easily lost accessories. Dexim's $20 Visible Green USB-Dock Connector cables have a distinctive twist: they use electroluminescence to "visibly show the electrical current flowing through the cable". Completing the illusion is the fact that there are multiple speeds that the current can "flow", adjusting with the battery life of the devi...
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Steam Companion iPhone App Now Available to A... 31 January 2012, 7:22 pm
Launched in beta last week, Valve has opened up its Steam iPhone companion app to all users.
The app allows Steam users to view their Steam friends list, see what games their friends are playing, and chat with players in-game.
Gamers can also browse and purchase from the Steam library of titles from the iPhone, to play later on a PC or Mac. However, there is no purchasing of iOS games through the app, something that, aside from the fact that Steam doesn't support any iOS games, Apple wou...
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Explore Strange New Worlds With Sir Benfro's ... 31 January 2012, 6:58 pm
Sir Benfro's Brilliant Balloon is a one-button side-scroller in the vein of the Helicopter Game or Jetpack Joyride, but with its own unique twist. Players take control of Sir Benfro and his balloon as they explore strange and fantastic worlds filled with weird creatures, complete with wonderful sound effects and soundtrack.
Travel with inquisitive explorer Sir Benfro as he flies through fantastical new worlds filled with weird and wonderful creatures. Float into forests, across oceans and down ...
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NASA Releases "Sector 33" Air Traff... 31 January 2012, 5:54 pm
NASA, the U.S. space agency has released a new iOS game called Sector 33. The educational title aims to teach youngsters math and reasoning skills as they act the role of an air traffic controller in charge of ATC Sector 33 as they guide planes to San Francisco International Airport from the East over California and Nevada.
Players adjust multiple planes' path and speed to safely reach a target location in the sky in the fastest time possible while keeping the plans a safe distance apart.
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Spigen Protects the iPhone's Screen With More... 30 January 2012, 9:07 pm
The iPhone's glass screen may be made of Corning's advanced Gorilla Glass, but, contrary to Steve Jobs' assertion, that doesn't mean it is scratch proof. Many products exist to solve this problem, including ZAGG's InvisiShield or rugged cases like Otterbox's Defender. Both solutions work well, but the feel of screen protector films bother some users, and though the Otterbox solidly protects the iPhone, it hardly maintains the svelte qualities that Jony Ive and his team worked so hard to create.
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Spin Doctor Brings Retro Mac Gaming to the iP... 30 January 2012, 8:29 pm
In the early 90's, a small software company called Callisto Corporation released a number of games for the Macintosh, along with a few other productivity applications. One of those games was Spin Doctor, which some long-ago Mac Performa owners may remember because Apple licensed a 10-level Spin Doctor Challenger edition for bundling with "about a million" Performas, according to developer Seth Lipkin.
Lipkin has since ported Spin Doctor, which was sold "in a big box" for $40 when it was f...
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Mujjo's Conductive Gloves Swipe to Unlock on ... 30 January 2012, 7:47 pm
One of the biggest issues with the iPhone, especially amongst those who live in colder climes, is the tricky question of how best to answer the phone while wearing gloves. Hip-Hop producer Will.I.Am noted on the car show Top Gear that he wears fingerless gloves in order to use all his touchscreen devices, and claimed that capacitive touch gloves weren't fashionable.
Fashionable or not, a Dutch company has created a set of gloves knitted with silver-coated nylon fibers in the fabric. The sil...
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iPhone 5 Rumor: Apple’s Next Generation Pho... 4 February 2012, 10:46 am
iPhone 5, predicted to be launched at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this June, will be the first iPhone to be waterproof, according to the latest rumor reported in the Daily Mail UK....
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iPhone 4S sales resume online in China, shipm... 3 February 2012, 8:14 pm
(Credit: Apple) The iPhone 4S launch in China did not go quite as Apple had planned. Throngs of people are a norm for new product launches at Apple, but the gaggle of scalpers trying to hustle the system caused Apple to delay sales, earning its stores an egg wash and plenty of animosity. Now, after implementing a lottery system for ordering the iPhone 4S, Apple has resumed selling the device ......
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Apple resumes iPhone 4S sales in China online... 3 February 2012, 7:44 pm
The iPhone 4S launch in China did not go quite as Apple had planned. Throngs of people are a norm for new product launches at Apple, but the gaggle of scalpers trying to hustle the system caused Apple to delay sales, earning its stores an egg wash and plenty of animosity. Now, after implementing a lottery system for ordering the iPhone 4S, Apple has resumed selling the device online and will ......
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meridianMobile for iPhone 3 February 2012, 4:05 pm
LIVINGSTON, N.J., Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- meridianEMR ® , the market-leader in EHR for Urology, announced today the launch of a native iPhone ® app to complement the meridianEMR system. meridianMobile ......
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iPhone 5 could see June debut at Apple confab... 3 February 2012, 1:24 pm
Apple could announce its next-gen phone at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June, according to the latest scuttlebut from Daiwa Securities....
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iPhone 5 could launch in June at Apple's ... 3 February 2012, 1:14 pm
(Credit: Apple/CNET) Smartphone users chomping at the bit for the next iPhone could get a taste of it by June. The latest rumors about Apple's flagship phone suggest that the iPhone 5 could be announced in June at Apple's next WWDC . This latest report comes from analysts at Daiwa Securities as reported by the Chinese newspaper Commercial Times . The folks at 9to5Mac are predicting that WWDC ......
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Four hidden tricks for taking stellar iPhone ... 2 February 2012, 10:44 pm
See where the iPhone is placed? This is an excellent example of using the rule of thirds. It also happens to be a gorgeous photo, courtesy of Christopher Wesser. (Credit: Christopher Wesser, Sandbox Studio Photography) I hate to admit it, but my iPhone is always the first thing I reach for when I spot a photo-worthy scene. Sure, I own a digital camera, but my iPhone is always with me, packs an ......
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iPhone users grabbed 6 million free apps a da... 2 February 2012, 2:44 pm
iPhone users downloaded more than 6 million of the top free apps each day in December. (Credit: Fiksu) iPhone users were busy in December downloading more than 6 million of Apple's top free apps each day. For the last month of 2011, the iPhone app store witnessed a record 6.04 million downloads per day, a 7 percent jump over the previous high of 5.45 million daily downloads in November ......
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iPhone 4 Voice Control: Commands, Tips and Tr... 2 February 2012, 9:34 am
iPhone 4S owners may get to listen to the dulcet tones of Siri, but users of earlier iPhone models can also enjoy similar high-tech wonders through Apple's "Voice Control" functionality....
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Apple iPhone 4S (Verizon Wireless) 1 February 2012, 9:11 pm
The Apple iPhone 4S for Verizon Wireless is the carrier's best iPhone yet—but a lack of 4G keeps it from the top of the heap....
