Apple is rumored to be hosting a top secret iOS developer conference in California this week. The event is supposed to start on Tuesday and run through Thursday.
Could this meeting of the minds be Apple's attempt to counteract the rise of Google's Android platform in the smartphone market? There's plenty to speculate about...
"Multifunktional für Frühstück, Abendbrot oder einfach zwischendurch." Yep. That pretty much sums up this kitchen appliance.
The "myBrett" is an iPhone-shaped, laser engraved cutting board by Thorsten Schwarz and Sebastian Orlac. These Deutsch lads obviously love the iPhone...
This is a summary of the most popular articles published on the blog this past week:
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According to Appleinsider, this week the U.S. Patent Office published information on an application submitted by Apple entitled "Nitriding Stainless Steel for Consumer Electronic Products." It's a cost effective process for placing a nitride coating on top of stainless steel to create more scratch resistant products for consumers.
According to Apple's application, "In addition to providing a durable, hard surface that is both scratch and impact resistant, the nitride layer allows for the natural surface color and texture of the underlying stainless steel to remain visible to the user". The application reads: "It is this natural surface color and texture of the stainless steel that adds to the aesthetically pleasing appearance of the consumer electronic product, thereby enhancing the user's overall experience."
A couple days ago, Sebastien reported on a hack called FaceTime Hacktivator, which is a tweak that allows you to use FaceTime in areas where it has been banned. There are reportedly a few places in the Middle East that have restricted Apple's video calling feature, so this will prove most useful to those using iPhones in those areas.
MiddleWhat does the same thing as FaceTime Hacktivator, with one small difference. I guess you could say it takes the "middle man" out of the equation. That is, it's featured on the stock Cydia repos, so there's no need to add a separate repository just to get access to this hack. Although, if you were too lazy to add the repo reported in yesterday's article, chances are you don't care that much about FaceTime anyway.
Droplr. No, not Dropbox, but Droplr. Similar in function, similar in name, but quite different in a lot of interesting ways. Droplr is one of my favorite Mac apps, and for good reason. It allows you to quickly upload and share practically anything by simply dragging and dropping.
Just recently, the iPhone counterpart to Droplr appeared in the App Store. How does it work? If you already use DropBox, should you even consider it? And, most importantly, does it feature two way syncing between the desktop application and the iPhone app? We tackle all of that and more inside...
After recently becoming the largest tech company in the world, Apple just passed RIM to become the 4th largest vendor of mobile devices in the world, just behind Nokia, Samsung, and LG Electronics (who the hell owns an LG phone?).
Apple shipped 14.1 million units within the last 3 months, while Nokia, Samsung, and LG respectively shipped 110.4 million, 71.4 million and 28.4 million units. RIM is just behind Apple with 12.4 million devices shipped.
Apple is still pretty far behind the first 3 but remember that the company got into the mobile space only 3 years ago. You can only imagine where it's going to be in 3 more years...
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I never get tired of watching this series of banned promo video for the iPhone. After doing the banned iPhone 4 video and the banned iPhone 4 antenna video, the guys of jLe Productions are back with this video, taking a shot at the ridiculousness of the missing white iPhone 4.
Make sure to hit the jump and check the video below. You're in for a 2 minute laugh...
When Apple releases the final version of iOS 4.2 to the public next month, you shouldn't have to wait long before a jailbreak is released. The jailbreak might even be released on the same day that Apple makes iOS 4.2 available to the masses.
A couple of days ago, iOS hacker iH8sn0w posted an image of an iPad, one obviously on firmware iOS 4.2, running the jailbreak only mobile terminal app. As we reported earlier, due to the nature of the jailbreak, the quick turnaround time should be something we should see going forward, because one of the exploits is a hardware exploit that, according to hackers, can't be patched...
We heard this might happen, but seeing is believing. Apple has totally removed any trace of the white iPhone 4 from the online store. No more "coming soon," it's just gone.
There are now just three flavors of iPhone's advertised on the Apple store, the Black 8GB 3GS, the Black 16GB iPhone 4, and the 32GB Black iPhone 4. Of course, this will inevitably change with the next iteration of the device -- the iPhone 5. Hmm, Verizon anyone?
Have you ever misplaced your phone? I think it's safe to say we all have at one point. I know I've wasted time more than once while scrambling through my room trying to find my iPhone.
Usually I have to try and find another phone to call my own so that I can hear my ringtone. But what about the instances when another phone is not available and you really need to find your iPhone?
A few friends of mine don't have landline phones in their house anymore. What do you do when there is no other phone around and you don't have MobileMe's "Find My iPhone" feature? That's when "I Can't Find My Phone," by Dave Dawson, comes to the rescue...
Last week it was reported that Square, a mobile credit card reader, had opened its doors and was available for download in the app store. Square is the brainchild of Jack Dorsey, who is also co-founder of Twitter.
The app, when used in conjunction with a small card reader that plugs into the auxiliary port, allows anyone to process credit card payments. This takes "mobile payments" to a whole new level as now small businesses and vendors can process payments without the need for a wired or complex point-of-sale system.
All you need is a compatible device (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or one of select Android devices), the card reader, and a signal on your device.
So what does this mean for retailers and small businesses? Is it secure to use? And what about the cost? Will this be the new method businesses large and small use? Read more to find out...