Month: November 2012

iPhone 5 helps Apple regain lead over Android in US smartphone market

Ed Sutherland ∙ November 27, 2012

Apple's iPhone 5 has helped the California-based gadget maker propel itself into the first place in the United States, topping Google's Android in arguably the world's most important smartphone market. Specifically, Apple's iPhone doubled its share of US smartphone sales and now enjoys a 48.1 percent share compared to 46.7 percent for Android.

The last time Apple held the lead in the US smartphone market was after the introduction of the iPhone 4S. Market research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech announced Tuesday Google's mobile operating system still dominates in Europe, where it holds up to 81 percent of the market share in some countries...

Retro gaming emulator Vectrex Regeneration due in the App Store this week

Christian Zibreg ∙ November 27, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZgcOm6n058

If you're fond of retro gaming, keep your eyes peeled for Vectrex Regeneration this week on the App Store. This universal iPhone and iPad game strives to emulate the popular Vectrex game console that famously made waves in the early '80s. Developer RantMedia Games announced on Twitter yesterday that Vectrex Regeneration should land on the App Store “in just three days”. A teaser seen above depicts gameplay that promises to emulate the original console, along with an interesting 3D interface to spice things up a bit...

Redesigned iMacs coming Friday, 27-incher shipping in December

Christian Zibreg ∙ November 27, 2012

Your dream desktop machine is around the corner. The thinner, redesigned all-in-one iMac lineup introduced last month will be available starting this Friday, November 30, Apple confirmed today. The 21-inch model comes in two flavors, with upgrade options including a faster Core i7 chip and a Fusion Drive. The top-of-the-line 27-incher will ship next month and includes up to a 3.2 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.6 GHz and Nvidia's GeForce GTX 675MX graphics. The 21.5-inch model will be available through the Apple Online Store, Apple’s retail stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers. The 27-inch iMac will be available for order through the Apple Online Store and will begin shipping in December...

GM announces first vehicles with Siri ‘Eyes Free’ integration

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 10, 2018

We've known for a while now that General Motors was going to be one of the first auto-makers to market with the new Siri 'Eyes Free' feature, and today, they made it official.

The company issued a press release this morning, announcing that it would be integrating Eyes Free into its next Chevy Spark and Sonic Drive vehicles, available early next year...

Apple and LG go to trial today in Alcatel-Lucent patent suit

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 10, 2018

Ever since it went after HTC back in 2010, Apple has been known to be on the filing end of patent suits. But it's also spent its fair share of time on the defendant side as well, and is currently being sued over a number of patent infringement claims.

And one of those lawsuits is set to go to trial today in southern California. Alcatel-Lucent, a Paris-based telecommunications equipment company, is going after Apple and fellow electronics giant LG for knowingly infringing on three of its patents...

Podi-m is a beautiful dock for your Lightning device

Cody Lee ∙ November 27, 2012

Both Black Friday and Cyber Monday are now behind us, meaning that Christmas is less than a month away. And for those of you looking for last-minute gifts for that special gadget-lover in your life, iOS accessories are always a nice choice.

Unfortunately, there aren't a ton of options available for Apple's newer devices like the iPhone 5 or the iPad mini due to their new Lightning connectors. But if you're determined to find something, you might want to check out the Podi-m...

Parody: Apple patents the alphabet

Cody Lee ∙ Updated February 8, 2016

When you think of everything wrong with the patent system today, Apple always comes to mind. The iPad-maker has applied for, and surprisingly won, patents on things you wouldn't think you could have exclusive rights to.

That's the basis for this new parody video, in which Washington Post book critic Ron Charles pretends to be an Apple legal attorney explaining the company's strategy behind applying for a patent on the English alphabet...

Ars Technica takes a look at the history of iTunes

Cody Lee ∙ Updated November 19, 2018

The first version of iTunes was released nearly 12 years ago in January of 2001. There was no iPod yet, or content store, it was merely pitched as awesome jukebox software with the tagline "Rip.Mix.Burn."

Since then, iTunes has undergone a number of transformations. And with version 11 of the software due out any day now, Ars Technica's Jacqui Cheng wanted to take a look at its many faces over the years...

‘FlagPaint’ changes banner notification colors on a per app basis

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated March 14, 2018

Cydia tends to go through phases as far as innovative jailbreak tweaks go. Sometimes there seems to be an abundance of new tweaks gracing the store every day, and other times it seems like the dry spells never end.

In my opinion, we're in the middle of one of those dry spells. That's not to say there aren't a few jailbreak tweaks here and there seeking to do something innovative, it just means that such releases seem to be few and far between.

FlagPaint falls firmly in the category of innovative. Rather that duplicate functionality that's already available on Cydia, the developer of FlagPaint sought out to do something original. Take a look inside for the details...

jLauncher replaces the stock App Switcher with something better

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 10, 2018

Are you looking for something to spice up the iPhone's stock App Switcher? If so, then look no further than jLauncher, a new jailbreak tweak available on Cydia that aims to outright replace the App Switcher.

Unlike the stock App Switcher, jLauncher features all options on a single page. That means that items like music controls, recently used apps, brightness, and volume controls are all contained on the same page.

Google Voice finally updated for iOS 6 and iPhone 5

Cody Lee ∙ November 26, 2012

Google Voice users will be happy to hear that Google has finally updated its iOS client to support iOS 6 and the new 4-inch display on the iPhone 5 and 5th generation iPod touch. The update comes more than 2 months after Apple released version 6 of its mobile OS to the public. So needless to say, this was long overdue...

ZAGG knocks 50% off almost everything in Cyber Monday sale

Cody Lee ∙ November 26, 2012

Those of you who missed out on last week's Black Friday deals will be happy to hear that the discounting continues today with Cyber Monday. Dozens of online retailers are participating in the sales blitz, including popular iOS accessory-maker ZAGG, who has knocked 50% off of most of its inventory...