AndroidLoader Helps You View All Your iPhone Apps in One Place

by Sebastien on May 24, 2011

We like to give Android a hard time here at iDB, but we can also recognize when the platform offers features that the iPhone is still missing. It was only last week that I thought to myself it would be nice to have some kind of Android-like feature that would allow me to view all my applications in one place, without having to flick through several pages of apps.

It seems that iOS jailbreak developer Surenix heard me as he created AndroidLoader, an app that seems to do exactly what I was wishing for. Or does it? Read More

 

Foxconn Accident Could Cost Apple 500,000 iPads

by Sebastien on May 24, 2011

Last week a terrible accident happened at a Foxconn factory, which happens to be where iPad 2 are made. The explosion that claimed 3 lives and wounded several other people has obviously slowed down production at the factory.

According to research firm IHS iSuppli, Apple may face a production loss of 500,000 iPads after this explosion. Production capacities of the iPad 2 were already pretty tight with Apple selling them as fast as they were making them, but this accident could make things worse… Read More

 

App Store: 500,000 Apps and Counting [Infographic]

by Alex Heath on May 24, 2011

It’s no secret that the App Store is a massive success. Apple took the idea of ‘mobile applications’ and turned it into a cultural phenomenon.

In 34 months, over 500,000 apps have been approved by Apple for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. That’s a lot of apps. Check out an awesome infographic that details it all after the break (it’s a big one)… Read More

 

iPhone 5 to Get an 8MP Camera?

by Sebastien on May 24, 2011

At this point of time, the question is not if the iPhone 5 will get an 8MP camera, but rather who is going to be the supplier. Earlier last month, Sony CEO dropped a bombshell by saying his company was going to work with Apple and provide them with camera sensors.

Today, DigiTimes is reporting that one of their “sources” claim that Largan Precision, a Taiwanese manufacturer of camera lenses for various phone makers is expecting a large order from Apple to supply them with 8 megapixels modules… Read More

 

iOS 5 May Not Support iPhone 3GS

by Guest Author on May 24, 2011

As Apple continues to improve upon its iPhone with speedy processors and powerful software, it’s only natural that at some point older devices will get left behind. The iPhone 3G had its nose pushed out with the release of iOS 4.3 earlier this year, and with iOS 5 just around the corner, the iPhone 3GS could be next.

According to Eldar Murtazin, the editor-in-chief of the Russian blog Mobile-Review, iOS 5 will not be compatible with devices released before the iPhone 4… Read More

 

Another iPhone 5 Leak Points Towards a Separated Flash

by Cody on May 24, 2011

It looks like we have another snapshot of an iPhone 5 component circling the web. These leaked photographs of next-generation iPhone parts have become very popular lately.

I guess it makes sense though. With so much evidence pointing to a September launch, it’s logical that manufacturing companies just recently started receiving designs for the new device and are gearing up to start production… Read More

 

France Telecom CEO Hints at “Smaller and Thinner” iPhone with Smaller SIM Card

by Alex Heath on May 24, 2011

In a recent interview, the CEO of French Telecom/Orange, Stephane Richard, dropped some hits towards a “smaller and thinner” iPhone 5 with a different SIM card design. Instead of the traditional method, Apple has apparently agreed with wireless carriers to support a smaller and more lightweight SIM for the next iPhone.

Practically, this smaller SIM card would make the iPhone thinner. There is also the possibility that such a SIM card could work in tandem with the rumored ‘global device‘ that Apple could release this year. Read More

 

80% of Mobile Video Views Take Place on an iOS Device

by Sebastien on May 24, 2011

You can sell all the devices you want and flood the market with your platform, but if people don’t use those devices, you’re not really proving anything. Yes, you got it, this little piece of news I’m about to share with you falls under the “take that, Android” category.

According to a recent report by video monetization startup FreeWheel, 80% of videos viewed on a mobile device are watched from either an iPhone, and iPod Touch, or an iPad… Read More

 

Square Introduces “Card Case” to Revolutionize Mobile Payments

by Alex Heath on May 24, 2011

We’ve told you about the revolutionary mobile payment system for iOS, called Square. As a creation by  Twitter’s co-founder, Jack Dorsey, Square aimed at bringing mobile payments to the iPhone and iPad in a way that’s never been done before.

As was unveiled yesterday, Square has introduced the next step in its path towards dominance of the mobile payment industry, called the Card Case. Instead of paying with a physical credit card or cash, why not just use an app and your own name? Read More

 

FolderLock: Password Protect Folders, the Settings App, and Multitasking

by Cody on May 24, 2011

It seems like the gears of the underground iOS development have been rapidly turning for the past month. There has been a steady flow of new and innovative tweaks and applications over the last several weeks, and it doesn’t appear to be stopping anytime soon.

FolderLock, developed by Andrea Oliva, just went live in the BigBoss repo. The new jailbreak app will allow you to password protect almost everything in iOS, from folders to the Settings app.  Read More

 
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