While last week’s iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 price cut at Walmart turned out to be little more than a mistake, it appears that a price cut on the iPhone 4S and the iPhone 4 at Target is the real deal. 9to5Mac has acquired some evidence that shows that at least some Target stores are [...]
The rumored Apple HDTV could bring Siri and FaceTime into the living room. A source speaking to Cult of Mac claims to have seen the Apple HDTV complete with some iOS features. According to the source, Apple will put Siri and FaceTime into the HDTV, making it simple to control, and giving families an easier [...]
After installing iOS 5.1 when it was released back in March, I was thoroughly impressed with how it performed on my iPhone 3GS, a phone that was released all the way back in 2010. However, in the last couple of weeks, I have been dealing with some headaches. Apps have been crashing. My iPhone has [...]
MobileMe subscribers who have switched over to iCloud have a few extra months of free upgraded storage space. According to AppleInsider, MobileMe subscribers that switched to iCloud now have 20GB of free storage space (up from the free 5GB) until September 30, 2012. Users that paid for extra storage on MobileMe have 50GB of free [...]
Apple has released its latest version of its mobile operating system, iOS 5.1.1, and fortunately for those running select Apple devices, a jailbreak for the software is currently available. Yes, Redsn0w has been updated for iOS 5.1.1 and it can be used right now for devices that are not called the iPad 2 or iPhone [...]
Apple is pushing out iOS 5.1.1, the latest security and bug fix update for iOS 5.1 out to the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. The new update is available as an over the air download, but users who want to jailbreak the iPhone 4S on iOS 5.1 should avoid this update. iPhone 4 users hoping [...]
Apple has started rolling out iOS 5.1.1 to the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The software update is an over the air update, focused on bug fixes and does not appear to add any new features to the iPhone and iPad. Owners waiting for an iPhone 4S iOS 5.1 jailbreak should avoid this update until [...]
Thanks to a shortage of iPhone 4 units some users are finding their broken iPhone 4 replaced with an iPhone 4S at Apple Store Genius Bars. According to 9To5Mac, supply constraints at some Apple Stores, Genius Bars are replacing broken iPhone 4 units with iPhone 4S units of the same capacity and color. In mid-April [...]
The new iPhone, possibly called the iPhone 5 is still months away from release, but Apple is already preparing to snag the best domain name for the iPhone 5, iPhone5.com. iPhone5.com is the home of a little used forum for discussion of the iPhone 5, but Apple wants the domain name for itself, filing a [...]
It looks like AT&T‘s head isn’t the only one to look back at his company’s decision to offer the iPhone as Sprint CEO Dan Hesse was issued a pay cut due to the high price that the carrier has to pay for the handset. As carriers often subsidize handsets to make it cheaper for consumers [...]
Believe it or not, there is a new Apple iPad 2 floating around that has a smaller 32-nm die shrink of the device’s A5 processor. And after some testing, it appears that these newer iPad 2 models actually boast 15-30% greater battery life over the older models that are in circulation. These new iPad 2′s, [...]
Select Walmart stores have apparently slashed the prices of Apple’s iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 with the iPhone 4S price dropping by $74 and the iPhone 4 price dropping by $54. Cult of Mac has acquired some flyers that indicate that Walmart has dropped the prices on Apple’s iconic smartphones. These prices, detailed in the [...]
Entering and editing long blocks of data on the iPad is tiresome and time consuming. Apple could change the way we edit text with iOS 6, and if they do I hope Apple is watching this amazing iPad keyboard demo. Instead of taping and holding or using the magnifying glass, Daniel Hooper’s iPad prototype keyboard uses gestures and methods to insert text, select text [...]
The iPhone and iPad have changed the way we game. Consoles collect more dust and the Nintendo DS has trouble keeping up with sales of the Apple’s gadgets, but we could do so much more. Playing games with on-screen controls can’t compare to using a physical controller, especially for fast paced action games. It’s not going to [...]
Deveoper pod2g has tweeted that he has successfully jailbroken his Apple iPhone 4 using an untethered method, suggesting that it may be soon that an untethered jailbreak solution for Apple’s most recent iOS 5.1 software will become publicly available soon. In the past, developers have been able to jailbreak devices running on iOS 5.1 with some [...]
As exciting as it has been to talk, postulate, and speculate about the Galaxy S III’s hardware and specs before the third-generation Galaxy flagship smartphone was announced on May 3rd in London, once the device was announced one thing became apparent: Samsung is now a software company. That doesn’t mean that Samsung is shying away [...]
The iPhone 5 wait continues, and the best looking iPhone 5 concpeet we’ve seen is the gorgeous Liquidmetal iPhone 5, but according to the inventor of Liquidmetal it’s not going to happen. At least not this year. In an interview with BusinessInsider, Atakan Peker, one of the inventors of Liquidmetal claims that Apple will need to spend, [...]
Another day, another iPhone 5 rumor. Today’s rumor says the next iPhone will have a 4-inch screen and a metallic back with a smaller dock connector. The rumor comes from iLounge, which claims that Apple is abandoning the rumored teardrop design in favor of a larger, thinner iPhone 4/4S design. According to the rumor, the [...]
Shipping times for Apple’s new third-generation iPad have improved to three to five days in the United States, marking the first time the new slate has shipped out in under a week since launch back on March 16th. Apple’s latest iPad has seen shipping delays since it arrived less than two months ago. At the [...]
Apple’s next iPhone, presumed to be called the iPhone 5 and the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S III figure to be the two biggest smartphone launches of the year. Their predecessors, the iPhone 4S and the Samsung Galaxy S II were two of the most successful devices of 2011 and the companies clearly want to build [...]
Apple’s latest software update to OS X Mountain Lion, the next version of Mac software, includes an incredibly handy Notification Center feature — a do not disturb option. The new do not disturb feature makes it simple to turn off all notifications on the notebook so I can focus on work instead of seeing software updates and [...]
iPhone 5 parts are starting to leak out from suppliers and third-party resellers, including a part that SW-BOX.com claims is the iPhone 5 SIM card tray. The leaked iPhone 5 SIM card tray, spotted by CydiaBlog, follows the iPhone 5 home button leak from parts supplier TVC-Mall, and is part of a deluge of leaked [...]
Tired of AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint running your iOS life? Apple apparently wants to compete against its carrier partners, according to the latest rumors, and create its own wireless network. Wireless industry strategist Whitey Bluestein postulates that Apple would be launching its own network to provide service to iPhone and iPad customers directly and that [...]
In Apple’s litigation against Samsung in a California court for patent infringement related to the Galaxy Nexus Android smartphone, Apple has requested that Google make available the differences, if any, between the Android source code and the implementation of Android on the Galaxy Nexus. While Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich’s source code has been released [...]
In just two short days, Samsung will host its Unpacked event in London where the company will unveil its ‘Next Galaxy’ smartphone. That phone is presumed to be the Samsung Galaxy S III, a device that has been rumored to be a lot of different things. Regardless of the uncertainties, let’s be clear. Those looking [...]
Making a FaceTime call on the iPhone is a great way to stay in touch with friends and family members with an iPhone, iPad or Mac. FaceTime lets you see the people you are talking to, making it a little more like you’re face to face. FaceTime is the perfect way to say hi to [...]
There have been rumors in regards to a possible Liquidmetal design on Apple’s iPhone 5 and one designer decided to make those rumors a reality and the result is one of the most gorgeous iPhone 5 concepts yet. The concept is from French designer Antoine Brieux, courtesy of Redmond Pie, and it depicts an iPhone [...]
Last week’s “Wake Up” protest outside a Sydney Apple store wasn’t a Samsung campaign, but a RIM marketing campaign. According to The Age, RIM has confessed that it was the company behind the campaign which featured fake protesters dressed all in black chanting “wake up” outside an Apple store. The BlackBerry maker admitted the campaign is [...]
Apple normally keeps the price of the iPad and iPhone steady, but dealhunters can find a better deal on the iPad and iPhone is they are willing to wait. Dealnews monitors deals with a statistical addiction to pricing which allows them to figure out when to expect the first price cut on the iPad and [...]
Microsoft and Barnes & Noble have put their differences aside and formed a strategic partnership in an effort to take on competitors like Amazon and Apple. Under the agreement, Microsoft will invest $300 million into the company taking a 17.6% stake in a newly spun-off subsidiary. In a presser, that subsidiary is referred to as [...]
China represents an “enormous” growth potential for the iPhone and Apple, with the possibility to sell 25 million iPhones in 2012 and 35 million iPhones in 2013. The estimated iPhone sales in China come from Deutsche Bank analyst Chris Whitmore, who says that the iPhone is “just getting started in China.”, reports AppleInsider. Apple partners with China [...]
Skype has updated its Skype app for iPhone and iPad today bringing the version of the application to Skype 4.0 and adding a number of improvements over the last version of the software. The update comes to both the iPhone and the iPad but also comes to users who are still in possession of an [...]
The iPhone 5 won’t need a federal database of stolen phones to prevent thieves from using your new iPhone if this handy little anti-theft feature is part of iOS 6. Read: iPhone 5 Release Date and Rumor Roundup Our favorite iPhone concept creation design firm AatmaStudio put together a video showing how the new iPhone and Siri [...]
Before the launch of the original iPhone in the summer of 2007, Apple had at one point in the design stages of its flagship and debut smartphone considered a physical keyboard for the iOS–at the time it was called the iPhone OS–smartphone. Revelation of the physical keyboard design consideration was revealed by famed iPod and [...]
A recent guerrilla marketing promotion outside an Australian Apple retail store was believed to have been orchestrated by South Korean rival Samsung, but the Android Galaxy-maker has now said that it was not responsible for the promotion. The marketing stunt involved a large black bus and a cadre of people wearing cloaked in black attire [...]
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Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE Review: A Worthy Successor to the Original (Video)
When Sprint had debuted the original WiMax-capable HTC EVO 4G nearly two years ago, it was an instant hit on the Now network. Not only was the HTC EVO 4G the first 4G smartphone in the world taking advantage of Sprint’s then speedy WiMax network, but it brought some new features and pizzazz to the [...]
Last year Toshiba waded into the Android tablet market with the Thrive, a 10.1-inch slate that served as the company’s response to what they deemed missing in the then current crop. Thus, it had several full-size ports, a rugged-ish exterior, and a thick chassis to accommodate both. Though a decent tablet, the Thrive didn’t generate [...]
Samsung Shows That It Is a Software Company
As exciting as it has been to talk, postulate, and speculate about the Galaxy S III’s hardware and specs before the third-generation Galaxy flagship smartphone was announced on May 3rd in London, once the device was announced one thing became apparent: Samsung is now a software company. That doesn’t mean that Samsung is shying away [...]
Autumn Dynasty Review: A Great RTS for the iPad
With its large touchscreen, the iPad seems like the perfect platform for Real Time Strategy games, and Autumn Dynasty proves it, mostly. Autumn Dynasty is an RTS iPad game with art that looks like tradition Chinese painting. The story involves quelling a rebellion while solving a mystery of shady noblemen. The story though, just serves [...]
Griffin GuitarConnect Pro Review: Record Your Jams with Ease
The Griffin GuitarConnect Pro interfaces with your Guitar and your iPad or iPhone so you can record your music easily using apps like Apple’s GarageBand. My son Daniel, who’s learning to play guitar, helped me test it out and he loved it. When he gets as good as Jimi Hendrix, I’m sure he’ll steal my [...]
Google Search App iPhone and iPad Update Looks Beautiful (Video)
Google just delivered a beautiful update to the company’s Google Search app for the iPhone and iPad The Google Search app for iPhone and iPad replaced Safari as my browser of choice, earning a spot in the iPhone and iPad dock. It’s faster and offers a beautiful new full screen image search which looks awesome on the [...]
