The iPhone 5, or new iPhone is still months away from release, but in the past week we’ve seen a number of iPhone rumors pop up, including more rumblings of a June iPhone 5 release date. It’s been a week full of liquidmetal, larger iPhones and new rumors of an iPhone 5 launch in a few months. [...]
With the iPhone 5 release date still very much up for a debate, a new report has chimed in saying that September and not October will be the month that Apple releases the next iPhone. According to a report from Digitimes, Apple has sent orders to Pegatron for the next iPhone and the device is [...]
In addition to heading to Bluegrass Cellular and Golden State Cellular, the iPhone 4S and the iPhone 4 will be heading to Nex-Tech Wireless on May 18th as well. The iPhone 4S will be available starting at the same $149.99 price point as the seven other U.S. regional carriers that currently carry Apple’s latest iPhone [...]
After launching on five new regional carriers back in April, the iPhone 4S and the iPhone 4 are headed to two more U.S. carriers starting May 18th. Bluegrass Cellular and Golden State Cellular have both announced that they will be carrying both the iPhone 4S and the iPhone 4 later on this month. Pricing will [...]
Unlocked iPhone users will finally be able to use “4G” HSPA+ on T-Mobile’s network later this year. T-Mobile will be using its 1900 MHz spectrum to run its “4G” HSPA+ network. That repurposing will let iPhone users finally use more than just 2G on T-Mobile’s network. T-Mobile recently received the spectrum from AT&T as part of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
On some routes, Amtrak conductors are now using iPhones to check tickets instead of the outdated hole punch. According to The New York Times, Amtrak is now using iPhones on a few routes including Boston to Portland, Me., and San Jose to Sacramento. Conductors use iPhones with a special case that provides a battery and barcode scanner [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
AT&T’s CEO Randall Stephenson, in some surprisingly candid remarks, has stated that offering unlimited iPhone data was a mistake and that he loses sleep over iMessage, Apple’s internet-based messaging service, a service that is cutting into the company’s revenue stream. According to the New York Times, in remarks at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference in [...]
Techies who like the jailbreak their iPhones can now buy a warranty for their device from SquareTrade. Third-party warranty service SquareTrade announced today that it will cover any iPhone with its warranties, including jailbroken iPhones. Now users are free to tinker with their iPhones’s software without worrying about voiding their warranty. That’s good news for [...]
Next time somebody walks into a Verizon store and asks for a new smartphone, they will likely be guided to a 4G LTE Android device over the iPhone. According to CNNMoney, Verizon representatives are more likely to push users towards 4G LTE Android phones instead of the iPhone. The reason for the push seems solely because [...]
News Corp’s The Daily newspaper is finally available on the iPhone and iPod touch with a small selection of free articles and a lower subscription price. The Daily for iPhone is a separate app from the iPad version with a layout that takes cues from Facebook and Sparrow. The digital paper offer seven sections with [...]
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 [...]
PoP Video isn’t the only pico projector available for the iPhone, but it is an inexpensive one that’s easy to carry around in a pocket. The PoP Video is a small projector that attaches to the dock connector of the iPhone or iPod touch. The projector rests on the bottom of the device, essentially making [...]
We’re between seasons at Wayside Theatre where I serve as the Artistic Director. That sounds like it might offer some down time, but it doesn’t really. We only have a few weeks between saying goodbye to one company and welcoming new additions to our staff and Intern company. As we near the end of each [...]
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 [...]
While work continues on the iPhone 4S jailbreak untethered for iOS 5.1 we continue to see claims of iPhone 4S unlock tools capable of unlocking the iPhone 4S on the latest software. Many of these claims show up in the news section of Google, at the top of searches for, “jailbreak iPhone 4S” and “iPhone [...]
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 [...]
At the end of May, EA will shut down Rock Band for iPhone, Android, WebOS, and feature phones. According to EA’s website, EA will shut down online services for Rock Band on May 28, though users are now seeing push notifications that say the game will no longer work after May 31. Oddly, EA has no problem selling [...]
Smartphones have always been a dilemma for me. As someone who spends all day, almost everyday immersed in the tech world it’s easy to get caught up in what the next phone will have. The next great phone is always on the horizon, promising to blow away the just announced “best android smartphone ever” in a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Just a few weeks after launching on Android, Instagram has grown to over 50 million users. According to Mashable, the Instagram API now says that over 50 million users have already joined the photo sharing service. The app is gaining about 5 million users very week. Two weeks ago, on April 13, Instagram crossed 40 [...]
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 [...]
It was a good weekend for anyone waiting for the iPhone 4S jailbreak on iOS 5.1. Pod2g, the hacker behind the successful iPhone 4S jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1 announced progress on a new untethered iPhone 4S jailbreak for iOS 5.1. Read: iOS 5.1 iPhone 4S Jailbreak Release Date The new exploits give hope that iPhone [...]
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 [...]
A recent study says that while there is an option for 3G and 4G LTE on the new iPad, an overwhelming majority of users use their iPads inside. According to a recent Actix study, 95 percent of all iPad usage is indoors. Even users with iPads that support 3G or 4G LTE use their devices [...]
The iPhone offers an optional HDR mode, that combines multiple exposures into one photo, to create a single photo with a wide range of light. HDR produces some beautiful looking iPhone photographs, but users shouldn’t turn off the option to Keep Normal Photo, even if it clogs up the Photostream. The iPhone 4S has a good [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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