In line with several reports, readers are telling us that they are experiencing difficulties accessing iCloud and sending iMessages this afternoon. We are noticing similar problems on our own devices.
Judging by recent Twitter chatter, the outage appears to be world-wide, affecting a number of users. Apple has acknowledged the problem on its iCloud status page, but there's no ETA for a fix...
As expected, Microsoft has just taken the wraps off of Windows Phone 8 — the latest iteration of its mobile operating system — during a nightclub-themed media event in California.
Similar to Apple's WWDC keynote, Microsoft took this opportunity to go over a handful of new features in the software. And so far, it looks fairly solid. Should Apple be nervous?
The mobile landscape on Monday became a tad more interesting place with the announcement that Microsoft was going to enter the race with its own tablet product marketed under the Surface moniker.
We're now less than an hour away until another major Microsoft presser, this one concerning Windows Phone. With that in mind, iDB thought it'd be interesting to gauge our readers' opinion on the Surface vs. iPad dilemma...
Thanks to a report by Dutch website All About Phones, translated by The Verge, we now know that Samsung will seek "adequate damages" from Apple following a favorable ruling in the 3G patent lawsuit in The Netherlands. Luckily, the ruling excludes a sales ban option because the infringed patent is classified as FRAND...
It's been a long time, but we've finally posted a new episode of Ask Jeff for your viewing pleasure. In this episode we discuss features from iOS 6, whether of not it's wise to upgrade to the iOS 6 beta, and various topics surrounding jailbreaking.
We've also decided to do something new this time around — taking questions via phone call. A very interesting discussion resides inside, be sure not to miss it...
When Microsoft out of the blue announced on Monday it was entering the tablet race with its own Surface-branded product, many industry watchers and, more importantly, Microsoft's hardware partners were taken aback and left scratching their head.
Just what the hell Redmond thinks it's doing, many OEMs now wonder. Aggressive pricing (think $199 or below) is seen as key to Surface's chance of success and OEMs can't exactly compete with Microsoft on level ground because their already thin margins are stretched even thinner as they pay license fees to Microsoft to use Windows on tablets.
But Microsoft may not be in it for the money or hardware sales, warns Acer founder Stan Shih who has commented that the Surface is just a ploy to drum up excitement and drive Windows 8 adoption...
The official game for 2012 Olympic Games is out now for the iOS platform, available both in ad-supported free version. and as an ad-free download priced at threee bucks a pop. You can train your athlete and compete in nine Olympic events: 100M, 110M Hurdles, 100m Freestyle, Double Trap, Triple Jump, Pole Vault, 100m Butterfly, Kayak (K1) and Archery. Here's your trailer...
It looks like folks who were worried about Apple's progress in China can rest easy. Thanks to "better than expected results," China Unicom is in talks with Apple to extend its current 3 year partnership.
The Chinese telco is the tenth largest carrier in the world, and was Apple's first iPhone partner in mainland China back in 2009. And it appears that the relationship has been equally good for both parties...
A few days ago, we found out a little bit more about the mysterious Eyes Free feature that Apple unveiled last week. The Siri component will allow vehicles to offer native, in-car support for the digital assistant.
Today, we've learned some information regarding those cars. According to a new report, GM is looking to be a frontrunner in the Eyes Free adoption race. And it plans to start with its Spark and Sonic models...
Folks who couldn't make it out to WWDC last week will be happy to hear that Apple has just posted videos of all of its developer sessions online. The clips are available for viewing on both the developer website, and in iTunes.
The collection of nearly 200 videos covers a wide array of topics — for both Mac OS X and iOS developers — ranging from "how to integrate Facebook into your app," to creating passes for the new Passbook application...
Apparently Microsoft isn't ready to give up the spotlight this week. Just 24 hours after unveiling its new Surface tablet, the company has sent out media invitations for a Windows Phone-related event.
Microsoft is set to hold its developer summit in California over the next two days. But the invites, which read "A sneak peek of the future of Windows Phone," specifically mention tomorrow morning...
Summer's almost here, meaning you might want to start preparing your iPhone for the water. Pool parties, river-floating and water parks are all possibilities during the popular season.
This means that if you don't have a waterproof case, you might want to get one. And if you aren't sure what to look for, you might want to start with the new Scuba Suit from Photojojo...