Drumroll please. After looking through your submissions for the iFixdirect iPhone repair giveaway, we have selected a winner.
And the winner is...
Announcing the Winner of the iFixdirect iPhone Repair Giveaway…
Month: September 2011
Lowe’s Adding 42,000 iPhones as Portable Payment Systems for the Store Floor
Lowe's home improvement is in the process of deploying 42,000 iPhones to employees to serve as portable payment systems in its retail locations throughout the US, according to Bloomberg. The iPhones will be used by Lowe's employees to help answer customer questions and handle transactions on the store floor.
If this sounds familiar, it's because Apple does the exact same thing with iPod touches in its retail stores. Has a retail trend begun?
FolderIcons: Customize the Look of Your iPhone’s Folders
There seems to be a plethora of jailbreak tweaks available in Cydia that allow you to customize the look and feel of your iPhone's folders, and the latest such tweak is titled FolderIcons.
What is it that separates this folder altering tweak from the recently released Beautifolders, and the staple that is FolderEnhancer? Find out inside as we go in-depth with FolderIcons on video...
‘Another World’ to Land in the App Store September 22nd
Another World, a remake of the hugely popular title of the same name (also known as 'Out of this World') is due to be released in the App Store on September 22nd, according to the title's publisher, BulkyPix.
Set to cost $4.99, Another World will feature 'HD graphics' as well as an option to play the game with the original art, should you be one of those purists who has to play games as they were originally presented...
Would You Switch to Sprint For Unlimited Data on the iPhone 5?
That's the question many will be pondering over the next month or so. It's widely expected that the iPhone will make the jump to its third official carrier when the iPhone 5 launches next month. With its launch, Sprint will finally gain access to what AT&T and Verizon have been enjoying for some time now.
Since it's Sprint, it pretty much goes without saying that their data plans will beat that of any plan offered on competing carriers. Sprint's main draw is the promise of real unlimited everything; that, of course, includes data. The question is, will it be enough to make you consider switching providers?
Angry Birds Speakers Are Angry, and Speakers
Have you ever wanted something, but you're not entirely sure what you'd use it for, or even why you want it in the first place? Well, that's exactly the predicament we find ourselves in when looking at these Angry Birds speaker docks.
Manufactured by well-known accessory company Gear4, the speakers come in two flavors – the pigs are actually iPod speaker docks, and the bird version serves as plug-and-play speakers. You've gotta love it...
LaunchPort Accessory Lets You Wirelessly Charge Your iPad From a Wall Mount
Inductive charging is all the rage these days, since Palm brought the technology to the masses with its Pre and accompanying Touchstone accessory. Since then, various third-party manufacturers have released docks and cases for iPhones that allow charging without the need for pesky wires.
Now, LaunchPort goes one step further, allowing iPad 2s to be be charged while being literally hung on a wall...
Dropbox Gets an iOS-Optimized Web App Update with Sharing and Search
File syncing supremo Dropbox has given its mobile web app a lick of paint, thanks to a little help from one of the team's interns. The new web interface has more than a little bit of iOS about it, and it obviously works fine with all mobile platforms, such as, Android and Windows Phone 7.
The first update to the web app in around three years has some new features added to the mix, bringing search functionality and sharing options that don't currently exist in the App Store app...
Conan Mocks the Lost iPhone 5 Prototype
Apple's lost iPhone 5 prototype has been making the headlines as of late. The San Francisco police just launched an internal investigation into the scandal, and the prototype is still out there in the wild somewhere.
Funnyman Conan O'Brien has put together a parody Apple video about the lost iPhone prototype. Check it out...
Apple Tops J.D. Power Satisfaction Survey for Smartphone Users, Again
J.D. Power has ranked Apple as the top smartphone vendor in customer satisfaction, again. In the latest report for its semi-annual survey, Apple has placed above HTC in customer satisfaction, and also scored better than any other mobile company across the board.
This survey would be Apple's sixth consecutive win with J.D. Power. Count 'em: six.
Radio Shack to Get Verizon iPhone 4 on September 15, Better Late Than Never?
9to5Mac is reporting that Radio Shack will start carrying the Verizon iPhone 4 in its retail stores on September 15, only a few weeks before Apple's expected iPhone 5 announcement.
Radio Shack has promised to sell Verizon handsets in September, but it's odd that they would choose to kick it all off with the iPhone 4. Why not just wait until the next iPhone comes out? Do they know something we don't?
Soon You’ll Be Able to DJ with Turntable.fm for iPhone
Site Turntable.fm has been a huge success with music lovers online, and TechCrunch is now reporting that an official iPhone app should be spinning its way into the App Store as soon as next week.
In case you aren't familiar with Turntable, you can visit the project's website to see what's up. The tagline is "play music together," and that's exactly what Turntable lets you do. It's like the music equivalent of Facebook, with chat and listening "rooms" for you to DJ tunes and share music with friends.