For people who want to turn their bluetooth on or off on an iPad or iPhone quickly, the only way was to jailbreak it and install an app or widget that lets you do it fast. Thanks to Bluetooth OnOff. (yes there’s a period at the end of the name) you can turn on iOS [...]
Apple pushes boundaries for thin gadgets. New rumors point to an incredibly thin iPhone 5 this fall, thinner than the Droid RAZR and approaching the thinness of the HTC One S. Apple is reportedly switching to In-cell touch panels for the iPhone 5, a move that will allow Apple to design a thinner iPhone. AppleInsider [...]
Apple’s history of announcing new versions of iOS and releasing Betas for new versions suggest a fall or October for iOS 6 and the iPhone 5 release. Rumors say the iPhone 5 will launch in June or October of this year, but the rumors of June iPhone 5 release fall apart when we consider the timeline of [...]
In addition to rumors heating up for a future smaller iPad Mini model, speculations behind Apple releasing a lower cost iPhone are also starting again. Apple had made it no secret that it is observing the low-cost smartphone market that’s been dominated by Symbian and Android, and now China Times is reporting that the supply chain [...]
There has been much speculation about Apple’s next iPhone, currently dubbed iPhone 5, and it appears that at least one analyst seems to think that the next iPhone model will be feature a big hardware upgrade from Apple’s current iPhone, the iPhone 4S. According to 9to5Mac, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster says that the next [...]
Last night I rented my first 1080P HD movie on the new iPad, the second movie I’ve ever rented from iTunes. Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol looked great in 1080P HD, even if the letterboxing left half the screen black. Even the 4GB download was faster than anticipated. Overall renting movies on the iPad and Apple [...]
Apple’s iPhone is now available on five new regional carriers in the United States. Earlier this month, several small U.S. carriers revealed that on April 20th, they would begin to offer several different versions of the iPhone. And today, as expected, nTelos, Alaska Communications, Appalachian Wireless, GCI, and Cellcom have begun offering the iconic smartphone. [...]
Users buying a new iPads online now have a shorter time to wait before their new tablet ships. Apple’s website now lists the new iPad as shipping within 5-7 days. The new iPad was previously shipping in 1-2 weeks. According to The Next Web, the tablet is also shipping faster in markets like Malaysia and [...]
Apple’s next iPhone might be thinner thanks to “in-cell” touch technology. According to DigiTimes, Apple will likely use in-cell touch panels from Sharp and Toshiba Mobile Display in the iPhone 5. The current iPhone panel has multiple layers with a conductive touch layer put on top of the display. These new panels will combine everything [...]
Apple’s iPhone 5 is coming this year, with recent rumors saying it will launch in the fall. The newest possibility says that a chip supply issue could mean the sixth generation iPhone will launch in October this year. According to Apple Insider, analyst Gene Munster sent out a note to investors saying that Qualcomm is [...]
Apple is exploring a new concept for its retail stores that would allow Apple Genius Bar service associates to backup customer data on an iOS device–such as an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad–to a local wireless server or hub located in the store. The backed up data then be transferred to a new or refurbished [...]
There had been speculation that the Spotify for iPad application could be announced today at an event in New York City. That did not happen but the company’s CEO Daniel Ek did confirm that the application is ‘in the works.’ Ek’s comments, according to Engadget, were made in response to a question about the company’s [...]
There are a lot of keyboard options for the iPad. Almost every case manufacturer has their own iPad keyboard case, but none of them also have Smart Cover features like Logitech’s new iPad keyboard case. The new Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover is exactly what it sounds like, a thin cover for the iPad that has [...]
Users may soon be able to jailbreak the iPhone 4S, iPad 2 and new iPad 3rd generation thanks to progress by famed iOS hacker Pod2g and the iPhone hacking community. Pod2g was an integral member of the iPhone Hacking Dream Team that delivered the iPhone 4S jailbreak on iOS 5.0.1. This week Pod2g announced that [...]
On March 16th, FedEx delivered Apple’s new iPad to my doorstep. Two weeks after that, I offered up my first impressions of the device. So far, so good. And now, after a month of using the third-generation iPad, it’s time to relay some of the experiences I’ve had with my new tablet. Just to be [...]
Apple and Samsung have legal battles in several countries over a range of issues. Today both companies agreed to sit down to hopefully reach a settlement agreement on the suits filed in Northern California, which could bring the US arguments to an end. According to FOSS Patents, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Samsung CEO Gee-Sung Choi, along [...]
Siri is facing lawsuits from disgruntled users, but it looks like Samuel Jackson and Zooey Deschanel are on board the Siri revolution with two new iPhone 4S commercials. The Samuel Jackson Siri commercial aired last night, with the official Apple iPhone 4S logo and carrier branding for Sprint, Verizon or AT&T. Zooey Deschanel’s iPhone 4S commercial aired [...]
Greek goddess Aphrodite also known by the Romans as Venus had often embodied a more voluptuous figure that would make today’s fashion magazines cringe at the curves. Notably framed by Bottecelli, the goddess is shown being born on a shell and the Venus de Milo highlights a partially draped body that’s feminine but with curves. [...]
Apple is rumored to be working on a smaller version of its iPad tablet and according to a new report, the company will launch the device sometime during the third quarter of 2012 with a price tag under $300. The rumor comes from Chinese website NetEase, courtesy of Kotaku, and it states that Apple is [...]
Apple is bringing the new iPad to even more countries this month. On Friday April 20, the new iPad will be available in South Korea and 11 other countries. One week later, on April 27 Apple will start selling the new iPad in another nine countries. In addition to South Korea, Apple will sell the [...]
Patents suggest that Apple is planning a Bluetooth headset with the ability to act as a standalone MP3 player. In addition, users would expect an Apple branded Bluetooth headset could work perfectly with Siri. The U.S. Patent Office outed an Apple patent for a wireless headset with a built in music player — an iPod [...]
It looks like due to an inventory shortage of Apple’s 16 GB white iPhone 4 models for warranty replacement and exchange, Apple is advising its Genius Bar staff at select locations to replace defective affected units with a comparable 16 GB white iPhone 4S model. The swap essentially gives users an upgrade to their current [...]
Over the past few years Apple has taken a lot of time during product announcements to talk about gaming. The company has a good relationship with Epic Games, developers of the Infinity Blade series that serves as a showcase for the iOS platform as well as other big names like Namco. Now there’s a possibility [...]
Recently the Associated Press published an article claiming that for most people the word iPad is synonymous with “tablet”. The implication being that there aren’t any other tablets worth people’s brainspace around, thus the iPad is the default. However, I think both Amazon and Barnes & Noble can cite a few million reasons why that [...]
Apple’s earbuds have never been amazing by any stretch, but new patents show the company wants to at least make them look a lot nicer. Two new Apple patents show a new way to give earbuds a “unibody” design. According to AppleInsider the patents will make earbuds look like a single piece of plastic when [...]
With over a quarter billion iTunes accounts, many of those with credit card information associated with Apple IDs, Apple is taking even more precautionary measures to increase security. Now, when a users opens iTunes from their computers or logs into iTunes or the App Store on their iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad device, they are [...]
As expected, the original Max Payne has arrived on Apple’s iOS App Store and is now available to owners of the iPhone and Apple’s tablet, the iPad. The game comes courtesy of Rockstar Games, the same company that makes Grand Theft Auto III, and it will cost iOS owners a mere $2.99 to download. An [...]
With Windows 8 just around the corner with a speculated October launch, developers can now fill the gap with a lack of developer devices and begin to test their apps for Windows 8 tablets by using rival Apple’s iPad slate. This middle approach may be a great solution for Microsoft as it will make it [...]
Apple’s latest Apple TV, unveiled alongside the new third-generation iPad, utilizes a new A5 processor. At the unveiling event, Apple had said that the Apple TV would utilize a single-cpore processor on its A5 chipset, but it is now known that the A5 processor employed is actually a dual-core model with the second core turned [...]
The Foxconn factories where Apple’s iPhone and iPad are made are notoriously secret, rarely letting reports venture into their depths. However, today, a new video was released giving the public a rare glimpse at how Foxconn makes the iPad. Marketplace reporter Rob Schmitz posted the video of the process today and it offers a rare [...]
Apple is said to now be seeding the next-generation iTunes, known as iTunes 11, internally. The software helps users manage their music, movies, TV shows, books, and magazines on their computers and also serves as a synchronization software for iPhones to connect to Windows PCs and Mac systems. Right now, Apple is working on key [...]
Analyst Brian White from Capital Markets earlier today stated that he expects Apple to bump up the screen size of the next iPhone to 4-inches. This sparked quite a bit of conversation which has culminated in a beautiful render of what a 4-inch iPhone might look like should it ever arrive. The render comes from [...]
Earlier today, Capital Markets’ Brian White stated that the next iPhone will use a radically different, unibody design and that it would also sport a larger, 4-inch display. And then, like with any Apple rumor, especially one about the iPhone, quite a bit of chatter started to occur. One of the loudest voices was a [...]
T-Mobile is capitalizing on AT&T’s new policy allowing users to unlock off-contract or older iPhone models. While T-Mobile USA, the second largest GSM carrier in the U.S. following AT&T, had been welcoming of iPhone users who may be unhappy with AT&T’s service, the carrier is now highlighting cost as another reason why customers may want [...]
Following an earlier report that Apple’s next iPhone–the model that would succeed the iPhone 4S in the company’s lineup–will debut this October, we’re hearing from Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White that the new iPhone would use a radically different design than what is currently employed today. White says that the next-generation iOS flagship smartphone [...]
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