Alleged iPhone “Lite” Leaked Online, And It’s Jailbroken

by Alex Heath on Jul 28, 2011

Take this one with a huge grain of salt, but TechCrunch is reporting that it’s received leaked shots of a “light version of the iPhone 4.” These pictures of what looks very much like a jailbroken iPhone 4 come from Tinhte, and TechCrunch makes the point that Tinhte got a white iPhone 4 prototype right with a leaked video back in April.

This iPhone 4 prototype is made of a cheaper build quality, and it matches up pretty well with a couple iPhone 5 case leaks that we reported on yesterday. However, the device doesn’t seem to be any smaller than the current iPhone 4… Read More

 

Notefile is the Perfect Minimalist App For Taking Notes on All Your Devices

by Alex Heath on Jul 28, 2011

It’s a rare occurrence when a really good app with cloud sync comes out for the iPhone, iPad and Mac. Notefile, by Junecloud, is lightweight notebook that syncs your notes between your iPhone, iPad, and even your Mac.

The great thing about Notefile is that it’s super minimal— there are literally no settings to customize. All you have to do is login with a free Junecloud ID to start syncing your notes across your devices. It just works! Read More

 

Introducing the iPhone 4 Personal Cooling Device

by Oliver Haslam on Jul 28, 2011

Apple is no stranger to finding fakes of its products being sold around the globe. Hell, there’s even been entire Apple stores cloned.

Thankfully, the latest iPhone look-a-like isn’t actually trying to be an iPhone at all, but we’re fairly sure you couldn’t guess what it actually is, at least from the front. This overly-thick iPhone-wannabe is actually a personal cooling device, or fan to you and me… Read More

 

Apple Granted Design Patent for Apple TV Remote, Macbook Air, and iPhone 3G

by Guest Author on Jul 28, 2011

Yesterday Apple was granted 14 new US patents. Four of them covered the designs for the MacBook Air, Apple TV Remote, iPhone 3G/3GS models, and their battery charger.

The first patent was for the newly refreshed MacBook Air, which could mean bad news for Asus their newly-released UX21 laptop that strongly resembled Apple’s thinnest notebook… Read More

 

iPhone 5 Launch in Second Week of September, iPad 3 to Follow Shortly After

by Guest Author on Jul 27, 2011

According to China Times, the iPhone 5 is set to be released in the second week of September with an opening order of 4 million units. This speculation lines up with current predictions.

According to suppliers, 400,000 trial units are currently being prepared. The news report goes on to say that the next generation iPad may be delayed until Thanksgiving due to component shortages… Read More

 

NASA Launches iPad App For Earth Exploration

by Alex Heath on Jul 27, 2011

Instead of looking to the stars, NASA has decided to shift its gaze back towards earth. Visualization Explorer is a new, free iPad app from NASA that lets you see what’s going on in the world we live in.

The app reveals some of the actual science behind what NASA does on a daily basis, and new videos, photos and interactive walkthroughs will be added weekly about topics like climate change, global vegetation, and even space exploration. Read More

 

Samsung Ups the Ante with the Galaxy S II

by Cody on Jul 27, 2011

While Apple’s smartphone line consists of only one model, the iPhone, Google’s Android products are harder to keep track of. It seems like every week a new Android phone is launched by a different company with a catchy name and a set of “killer” specs.

With so many models touting top features, it’s been difficult to name a front runner to match head to head with the iPhone— that is, until now. DroidMatters is reporting that Samsung’s new Galaxy S II has reached the 5 million sales mark, and it hasn’t even launched in the U.S. or China yet…

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Purported iPhone 5 Case Leaked

by Cody on Jul 27, 2011

Yesterday, we showed you some renderings of a purported iPhone 5 case, leaked by a Chinese accessory manufacturer. Today, we don’t just have drawings- we have an actual product.

9to5Mac just published photos of what they believe to be an actual iPhone 5 case. The accessory matches previous reports that Apple’s next smartphone will sport a thinner design, with a curved back and a larger display… Read More

 

Mobile Cloth “MC Nano” Giveaway [Winners Announced]

by Alex Heath on Jul 27, 2011

Sebastien reviewed the Mobile Cloth last year, and he was right in calling it a “no-brainer” for iPhone and iPad users. The Mobile Cloth is the most effective and affordable screen cleaning cloth out there, and we at iDB use Mobile Cloths to clean our own tech.

The folks at Mobile Cloth have launched their latest cleaning weapon for the iPhone and iPad, and it’s called the MC Nano. It works exactly like the Mobile Cloth classic, but the MC Nano is a smaller cloth that easily fits in your pocket, backpack, or iPad case.

Guess what? We’re giving away 25 MC Nano packs! Read More

 

TinyUmbrella Now Supports iOS 4.3.5 and iPhone 4 Baseband Updates

by Cody on Jul 27, 2011

Saving your SHSH blobs is the single most important thing you can do to preserve your jailbreak. If you ever accidentally upgraded to a new version of iOS that hasn’t been jailbroken yet, saved SHSH blobs would help you downgrade.

The new version of TinyUmbrella is out (version 5.00.77), and not only does it allow you to save your SHSH blobs for the new 4.3.5 firmware, it also gives you the choice of whether or not to update your iPhone 4′s baseband… Read More