Oliver Haslam

Safety Photo+ Password Protects Your iPhone and iPad’s Photos at a Bargain Price

Does you iPhone currently hold some photos that you would rather others not be able to see? Perhaps you've been secretly taking photos of prototype Apple products and don't want new CEO Tim Cook to see them when you're showing off your holiday pics?

Safety Photo+ for the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch might be just what you're looking for, as it allows the password protection of all your photographs, right on your iDevice...

Patent Suggests User Profiles Coming to iOS, Complete With Voice-Enabled Switching

A newly discovered patent filing by Apple points to a move away from single-user devices for the Cupertino outfit, with voice detection and recognition adding a little extra spice to proceedings.

The patent application, discovered by AppleInsider, details a new feature that would allow iDevices to select and change system preferences based on a user's voice, effectively making devices work with more than one person's account settings...

Firemint’s Spy Mouse iPhone Game Now in the App Store

Firemint, the team behind such hits as Real Racing and Flight Control, have today released their next big iOS game: Spy Mouse. We've told you about Spy Mouse before, and after a long wait, the game is finally available to download from the App Store.

The puzzle game follows the adventures of Spy Mouse, Squeek, and features the same line-drawing gameplay as the hugely popular Flight Control series of games...

Only 3% of Apple Employees Think Steve Jobs Could Have Done Better

When Steve Jobs stepped down as CEO of Apple yesterday, it's fair to say he was doing a decent job. The company makes some of the most sought-after devices in the industry, and is sitting on one of the largest piles of cash imaginable.

A survey of about 1,000 Apple employees now claims that Jobs' co-workers was also impressed with the Jobs era, with a staggering 97% of those questioned saying that they believe Jobs was doing a good job...

Logitech Announces New Suction Cup Joystick for iPad

Even though Apple's iPad has become something of a casual gaming heaven for many, its lack of any physical buttons can still be seen as a negative on occasion. Recognising that unavoidable fact, Logitech has taken to the drawing board/CAD machine, and shown off a new accessory that they hope will appease those of us who always prefer something hardware-based.

Logitech has announced a new joystick that attaches to an iPad via the magic of a suction cup. The design should make for easy attachment and detachment when you're not going to be eating ghosts in Pac Man...

Apple Top US Retailer for Sales Per Square Foot

Apple is now number one in the world, at least when it comes to sales per square foot. The stat comes from research done by RetailSails, with 160 United States-based retailers included.

Apple tops the charts. with Tiffany & Co in second place. Interestingly, Tiffany's sales/sq.ft. are almost half that of Apple's...

Forget About the Android v.s. iPhone War, Look Out for the South Korean OS

There may be a new mobile operating system on the block soon, if the South Korean government gets its way, says TNW.

Citing Yonhap News, TNW reports that Kim Jae-hong, a deputy minister from the Ministry of Knowledge Economy said that the country will look into a new open-source operating system after Google made the unexpected move of buying Motorola Mobility for a staggering $12.5 billion...

Presenting the iPhone Megaphone

Horns. They're underrated little things, aren't they? Design firm en&is clearly agrees, which is why it has come up with the MegaPhone, a horn-type affair which promises to improve the clarity and volume of whatever is coming out of your iPhone's speakers.

Yes, we're serious...

Retro Favorite Theme Park to Get iOS Remake

We can't be the only ones who spent an inordinate amount of time playing games like Theme Park and Sim City when we were kids. There was a real thrill to building your own city or amusement park, and in the case of Sim City, destroying it with a selection of disasters, ranging from floods to alien invasion.

Sim City has already made its iOS debut, thanks to Electronic Arts, and Theme Park will soon join the ranks of other PC titles that have been ported to iOS...

If a 7-Year-Old Can Develop an iPhone App, So Can You

We've all had great ideas, or at least ideas that we thought were great. The problem is taking those ideas and turning them into real, physical products. It's the age-old problem that we've all experienced, and countless great apps, games, and hardware products have never been built thanks to simple laziness.

We need to push on regardless, and that's just what Connor, a 7-year -old iOS developer has done...

Study Shows Apple Users More Likely to Use Mobile Payments

A new study suggests that iPhone owners are the most likely to be open to the idea of mobile payment systems, according to GigaOM.

The study, conducted by UK firm YouGov, reported that 46% of UK iPhone owners would be willing to pay bills using their handsets, while 62% would happily transfer funds. 69% would check their balances, with 45% keen on using their iPhone to pay other people...