Month: September 2011

T-Mobile Joins Verizon to Support Samsung Against Apple Litigation

Sébastien Page ∙ September 29, 2011

Just like Verizon did last week, T-Mobile has submitted an amicus curiae to the court, officially siding with Samsung in its ongoing litigation against Apple. For the non-lawyers, an amicus curiae is when someone volunteers to offer information to assist a court in deciding on an issue.

T-Mobile's argument is similar to Verizon's. Both company don't want to see any of their best-selling 4G devices banned during the holiday season. Obviously, it would be a huge loss for the carriers, who generate a big chunk of revenue from this time of the year...

Fake iPhone Ring Busted in China

Sébastien Page ∙ September 29, 2011

We knew China was the land of knockoffs and copycats. You can easily find an HiPhone 5, and the iPhone 5 hasn't even come out yet. It now appears that you can also find lots of fake iPhone 4's.

The Chinese police busted a gang responsible for a "sophisticated" counterfeit iPhone ring. They came across a group of individuals who purchased various parts in China, and assembled the fake iPhones in their apartment...

Facebook to Launch iPad App and Project Spartan Early Next Week

Sébastien Page ∙ September 29, 2011

According to MG Siegler of TechCrunch, Facebook is set unveil its long awaited iPad app and Project Spartan, the HTML 5-based mobile platform the company has been working on for months, early next week.

We know the iPad app has been ready for a while – which was confirmed by a former Facebook employee – but it appears that Spartan has been ready for quite some time, too. But the company has apparently been working out the kinks with Apple. Better than that, Facebook may unveil these new products at Apple's iPhone 5 launch next week...

Here’s How to Get Your Photos Out of Google’s Photovine App

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

We've told you about Google's Photovine iPhone app a couple of times before, and we've also given you the bad news that the search/ad giant is killing the app. Offering an interesting take on the Instagram idea, Photovine offered users the opportunity to take and share photographs that revolved around a common theme, or Vine. We liked it, you liked it.

Google, apparently, did not.

So with Photovine going the way of the dodo sooner rather than later, we've received an email from the application's developers explaining just how to get our photos out before the service goes offline once and for all...

“The Daily” iPad Newspaper Only Has 120,000 Readers

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated October 25, 2016

Poor old Rupert Murdoch really isn't having the best of times is he? First there was the whole phone hacking debacle that is still rumbling along in the UK, then the same accusations found their way across the pond to the United States, and now it appears his pet project is a dysmal failure.

That pet project is, of course, The Daily — an iPad-only publication aimed at bringing news into the 21st century. The problem is, nobody is reading it...

Apple to Stream iPhone Event At London’s Covent Garden Retail Store

Oliver Haslam ∙ September 29, 2011

With Apple holding an iPhone event next Tuesday, 4th of October, the world's tech press is gearing up for a busy week of announcements and reactions. Apple will be holding its event at its main campus in Cupertino, California, meaning that members of the press living outside the United States are out of luck.

Unless they happen to be in the UK, that is...

Just Mobile Gum Plus: A MacBook Pro Inspired External Battery Solution for Your iDevice

Jeff Benjamin ∙ September 29, 2011

What looks like a MacBook Pro, charges your iPhone to 90% in about an hour, and is super portable? That's right, it's Just Mobile's external iPhone battery, the Gum Plus.

Despite its somewhat bizarre name and small stature, this is a beautiful product that can charge your iPhone over three times on a single refuel. Check out our in-depth video walkthrough of this striking product inside...

Dragon Go! Voice Dictation App Gets More Intelligent with Added Services

Alex Heath ∙ Updated February 19, 2018

Nuance has updated its Dragon Go! app in the App Store with a host of new features to enhance the voice dictation experience. In case you missed our original review, Dragon Go! allows you to speak commands like "Find movie tickets for tonight" and get results.

Dragon Go! was already pretty smart, but this recent update just made it way smarter. Nuance has added support for services like Spotify, Netflix and Wolfram|Alpha...

About that Whole Samsung Copying Apple Thing…

Cody Lee ∙ September 29, 2011

Most of you know by now that Apple and Samsung are in a grueling court battle. Back in April the Cupertino company filed a lawsuit against Samsung for violating its "trade dress," or in layman's terms, blatantly copying its device designs.

The ongoing litigation has resulted in a temporary ban of Samsung's Galaxy Tab and other devices in multiple countries, and the two companies are about to square off here in the US. Judging by this new "evidence," I'd say Apple has the upper hand...

Twitter Can’t Wait for iOS 5 Public Release

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

The folks at Twitter are just as excited for iOS 5 as we are, with Apple set to unveil the final version of the software to the public alongside a new iPhone on Tuesday.

In iOS 5, Twitter has been integrated at a system level into the OS to give users the ability to share statuses and photos with friends on the popular social network. In a recent interview, Twitter talked about how it expects huge growth and increased popularity from its iOS 5 integration...

One Thing Apple Could Learn From Amazon’s Kindle Fire

Cody Lee ∙ September 28, 2011

The entire web was set 'on fire' this morning by Amazon's tablet announcement (no pun intended). After months and months of rumors, the online retailer finally unveiled its Android slate: the Kindle Fire.

Sure, the tablet may be one of the best Android-based offerings we've ever seen, but it's still no iPad. However, there is one thing that I believe the Cupertino company could learn from Amazon and its new device...

Apple Now Second ‘Coolest Brand’ in the UK

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated July 24, 2016

Not many people would argue against the assertion that Apple is indeed a 'cool' brand. iPhones, iPads, and iPods have propelled the Cupertino company into the hearts and minds of the buying public, but you know what is even cooler? An Aston Martin, at least for people in the UK...