Category Archives: iPhone

Apr
25
2013
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Apple Promotes iPhone as World’s Most Popular Camera in New TV Ad

Posted by at 8:38 pm

Throughout the past decade or so, there has been a gradual shift from traditional digital cameras to handheld smartphones for simple point-and-shoot purposes. Outside of Digital SLR cameras, used largely by professional and hobbyist photographers, it seems like almost everyone these days is using an iPhone or other smartphone to take their everyday photos with. It’s quite remarkable, considering that most mobile phones from five or six years ago had a 2-megapixel camera and took below average shots at best.  (more…)

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Apr
23
2013
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Tim Cook Rules Out Larger Display on iPhone

Posted by at 3:39 pm
Samsung Galaxy smartphones are notoriously larger than iPhone models.

Samsung Galaxy smartphones are notoriously larger than iPhone models.

As part of its conference call to announce its financial earnings results for the second quarter, Apple chief executive Tim Cook took a moment to answer questions posed by the press. And one of the most interesting things he had to say relates to the potential for a larger display — or lack thereof, rather — on a next-generation iPhone model. Cook virtually ruled out the possibility, citing significant trade offs that would be required.   (more…)

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Apr
23
2013
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Antennagate is Finally Over

Posted by at 10:15 am

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Remember that time when late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs said an iconic phrase that went something along the lines of, “you’re holding it wrong”? The year was 2010, and Apple had just recently debuted its flagship iPhone 4 that June. Unfortunately, due to an engineering mishap, the handset suffered from a major cellular data connection problem. Essentially, if you held the iPhone in your hand and gripped the sides in a certain way, the smartphone would instantly drop in bars and lose its reception.

The situation caused a lot of backlash from the Apple community, but Jobs and company refused to believe that the problem was as big as people made it out to be. Instead, they held a press conference where Jobs made that aforementioned remark, and offered affected customers with an opportunity to get a free “Bumper” case for their device. A year later, Apple would fix the problem when it released the iPhone 4S with changes to its antennuation. But not before a class action lawsuit was filed against Apple and won, and those people are finally getting their $15 checks. And that’s that.

[9to5Mac]

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Apr
22
2013
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iPhone 5 Too Mainstream? Here’s a $15 Million iPhone Encrusted With Diamond and Gold

Posted by at 7:54 pm

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Is the iPhone 5 just too popular for you to use? Do you want to be that guy or girl that sticks out in a crowd? Oh, but you like iOS? Do you have a small fortune to throw away on an extravagant product? There’s a solution for your conundrum, and it comes in the form of an iPhone 5 encrusted with gold and diamonds.

Created by Stuart Hughes (a company that caters to the ridiculously rich, with products ranging from custom yachts to, apparently priceless iPhones), this iPhone 5 features no less than 600 white diamonds along the sides, 53 diamonds on the home button, and an incredibly rare, $14.5 million black diamond that sits on the home button. With that much wealth adorning the device, it seems as if this product is meant for a museum shelf than the pocket of an everyday owner.

I do have one question, though: how’s the warranty?

[Redmond Pie]

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Apr
22
2013
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Will the iPhone 5S Have NFC?

Posted by at 3:02 pm

iPhone 5 passbookJust a few hours ago, I summarized all of the rumored features that the so-called iPhone 5S is expected to have. One of them is support for NFC, or Near Field Communication, which is something that we briefly heard about that last December from analyst Peter Misek.

As I previously stated, it would make sense for Apple to implement NFC connectivity in the next-generation iPhone, because of both its Passbook app and simply because competing devices — namely the Galaxy S4 — already have said capability.  (more…)

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Apr
22
2013
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iPhone 5S Rumors and Features List: What to Expect

Posted by at 1:21 pm

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The countdown to the next-generation iPhone continues. It’s now been over seven months since Apple introduced its last iPhone, and the rumor mill is beginning to heat up. Over the past few weeks, and even months, we’ve heard a lot of speculation about what to expect from the so-called “iPhone 5S” handset. We thought it would be convenient to recap all of the rumors in one, tidy list, which you’ll find ahead.  (more…)

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Apr
22
2013
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iPhone Jailbreak Tweak Abstergo Now Available on Cydia

Posted by at 9:48 am

Abstergo logoAbstergo is a highly-anticipated jailbreak tweak for iOS 6 that has been in development for over one year and officially launched on Cydia just hours ago, greatly improving how the iOS notification system functions. The tweak, developed by Andrew Richardson and Joshua Tucker, has a number of different features that makes handling notifications on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad easier.

Most notable are a clear all notifications banner that can be dragged down on the lock screen, plus the ability to set reminders on notifications within the lock screen or Messages app. With reminders, notifications can be delayed for specific durations, varying from just five minutes later to an entirely different day. Abstergo is also compatible with the Emblem tweak on iPad, meaning that you can set reminders from notifications that show up in a Growl-like banner style in the top-right corner.

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Abstergo joins the ranks of Auxo and Velox as one of the top jailbreak tweaks out there, available for $1.99 on Cydia on the BigBoss repository. If you still haven’t jailbroken your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch running iOS 6, be sure to follow our official how-to guide. With tweaks as great as these, the incentive to jailbreak is higher than ever before. Let us know what you think of Abstergo in the comments.

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Apr
19
2013
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Must Watch: 10,000 iPhones Falling Like Dominoes

Posted by at 9:36 am

A new viral video has been circulating around the web for the past few days, consisting of 10,000 iPhones falling in a row like dominoes. The video contains just shy of one-and-a-half minutes of iPhone-toppling glory, but realistically this is just a very nice rendering job by animation firm Aatma Studio. According to the studio, this video is intended to serve as a commercial for the so-called “iPhone 5S” with Near Field Communication (NFC).

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Apr
18
2013
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Budget iPhone Rear Shell Supposedly Leaks

Posted by at 2:06 pm

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Earlier in the week, case manufacturer Tactus shared photos of cases that were supposedly designed for the next generation iPad. These cases fell in line with what we expect from the next iPad, showcasing a slimmer design with smaller bezels. Today, that same company shared photos of what they say is the shell of the purported low-cost iPhone. (more…)

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Apr
18
2013
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Upcoming Jailbreak Tweak Will Enable Facebook Chat Heads Across iOS

Posted by at 11:35 am

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Facebook wishes that it could deliver the full Home experience on iPhone, but tough Apple restrictions will likely prevent that from ever happening. In the meantime, the social network has updated its Facebook app to at least bring its new Chat Heads to iPhone; however, the feature is limited to use within the Facebook app only. That’s where 21-year-old developer Adam Bell comes in, with a new jailbreak tweak that expands the Chat Heads functionality across the iOS platform.

The experience is the same as it would be on Android smartphones, allowing you to tap, drag, and fling Chat Heads on top of your Safari web browser, home screen, weather app, or wherever else you might be on your iPhone. While the port isn’t absolutely perfect, as it does some suffer from some minor freezing, it is hardly a resource hog and doesn’t negatively affect battery life. Also, there is no SMS or iMessage integration yet. Look for the tweak to pop up on Cydia and GitHub in the coming days.

[The Verge]

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