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Best Buy’s New Apple Fixture Isn’t for iPhone 5 After All

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Well, that's another rumor quashed. Those paying attention may remember us telling you a couple of days ago how a Best Buy employee had tipped 'This is My Next' that the retailer was expecting a new Apple fixture to arrive in October.

The magic date was October 21st, with a member of store management required to be in-store at some un-godly hour to help facilitate the installation. This led to much excitement, with some believing that the reason behind the new 'point of sale' being the release of a new iPhone.

Unfortunately, it turns out that's not the case, with the real reason being wholly underwhelming. Best Buy is getting an update for its in-store iPad display.

All together now for a resounding 'meh'...

Caseable iPad Book Jacket Review

Jeff Benjamin ∙ September 6, 2011

These days, iPad cases are a dime a dozen. You can get them in all sorts of colors, styles, and materials; if you've seen one, you've seen them all.

But not so fast; a small company out of Brooklyn, New York is out to change this perception of the average ho-hum iPad case.

Introducing the iPad Book Jacket, a hand-made, customizable iPad case from the folks at Caseable. Visually, it's fully customizable, meaning you can put that "cute thing your cat did" on the cover if you're feeling particularly ridiculous...

Atari to Introduce Official iPad Arcade Controller

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

In an update to the Atari's Greatest Hits iOS app, the evergreen gaming company has included support for an unannounced arcade stick. The "Atari Arcade -- Duo Powered" joystick will be offered to the public soon for insanely addictive gaming on iPads everywhere.

The app's description links to a web page that shows a photo of the mystery device, along with a short description which doesn't really tell us all that much. The picture is enough for us to know we need this thing in our lives...

GameStop to Begin Selling Apple iDevice Lineup, Now Accepting Trade-Ins

Alex Heath ∙ Updated November 13, 2019

As of this week, GameStop has begun accepting iDevice trade-ins at its retail outlets for in-store credit. 9to5Mac is reporting that GameStop will soon offer Apple's entire lineup of iDevices for sale, and it's speculated that GameStop is accepting new and used trade-ins first to make room for new products this Fall, like the iPhone 5.

Resellers are gearing up for a mass influx in used iPhone trade-ins, with Apple's next smartphone slated to make its debut before the end of next month.

TomTom’s iPad App is on the Horizon

Oliver Haslam ∙ September 5, 2011

Are you a TomTom iPhone app user? Ever wish that your little 3.5" screen was just a bit bigger for GPS navigation? Perhaps, I don't know, say.. 9.7" big for example? Oh, you have? Then you're in luck, as the sat nav company has announced that it will be bringing its popular iPhone app to the iPad – and it won't cost existing owners a penny.

Slated for release this Fall, the app will be a free upgrade to the existing iPhone app, turning it into a fully-fledged universal app...

Samsung Pulls Galaxy Tab 7.7 From IFA

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

Poor Samsung just can't catch a break, can it? With the ongoing legal wrangle between the Korean company and the masterminds in Cupertino, Samsung has found itself having to remove its products from sale across the globe, as well as postponing the release of new ones.

As if to really compound matters, Samsung's recently announced that its Galaxy Tab 7.7 slate has now been removed from the IFA show currently taking place in Germany. While Samsung hasn't officially confirmed the reason behind the removal of its latest and greatest from display, it's a fairly safe assumption that it has something to do with Apple. And the courts...

Tapsteroids – FREE Today Only!

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated March 12, 2018

We've told you all about Tapsteroids before – the fast-paced action-shooter from the two-person team that is UNAgames. Tapsteroids was released just a few days ago on September 1st, and it's already being featured by Apple in their 'New & Noteworthy' section of the App Store.

To celebrate the achievement, UNAgames has made Tapsteroids FREE, but for today only, so if by any chance you haven't stumped up the $0.99 yet, now's the time to get it...

Nuance’s Speech-to-Text Functionality Currently Being Tested in iOS 5

Oliver Haslam ∙ September 4, 2011

Remember that Nuance speech-to-text feature that everyone's been so excited about ? A new photo sent to 9t05Mac by a claimed Apple employee appears to confirm its existence, and more importantly, that it's being tested right now as part of iOS 5.

While not yet active in the betas of iOS 5 that developers are getting to test in the wild right now, it is becoming clear that those inside Apple, and possibly those close to the company, have already been testing the feature for a while...

Makayama’s iPad 2 Movie Mount Helps You Shoot Steady Footage On-the-Go

Oliver Haslam ∙ September 4, 2011

We all love the iPhone 4's camera. The iPhone's success as a camera and HD video recorder has been widely observed, with the smartphone topping the chart of used cameras on Flickr.

The problem is that neither the iPad 2's front or rear-facing camera is very good. Yes, they both work for snapping a simple shot here and there, and the front-facing camera does a reasonable job for FaceTime, but that's about it. The iPad's shear size doesn't help its usefulness as a camera, either.

The iDevice accessory and app makers at Makayama have come up with an iPad 2 movie mount that, they claim, will improve the iPad's shot-taking prowess...

Apple’s New Remote iDevice Diagnostic Tool Detailed, Arriving Soon

Oliver Haslam ∙ September 4, 2011

We've been hearing little tidbits here and there that point to a new way for Apple to diagnose issues with iPhones, iPads and iPod touches. First, we reported on internal messages being sent to Apple dealers that mention a tool for remote retrieval of logs and error files from devices, and then a patent popped up that ran along very similar lines.

Now, more details have emerged, with 9to5Mac confirming that Apple is indeed planning to roll out a new diagnostic system, and that it will be coming online slowly over the coming months...

SmartKeyboard Concept Gives the iPhone a Physical Keyboard Based on the iPad’s Smart Cover

Alex Heath ∙ Updated November 12, 2019

When Apple introduced the iPad 2, the Smart Cover also debuted as a new accessory for the device. Apple designed the iPad 2 with magnets that interface with the Smart Cover to wake the device from sleep when opened.

The iPhone's virtual keyboard is a fantastic replacement for a physical keyboard, but some consider the lack of physical buttons to be the iPhone's main downfall. A genius new concept takes the Smart Cover approach to offering a detachable physical keyboard for the iPhone...

Sky News for iPad – Another News App Hides Behind the Paywall

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated November 13, 2019

BSkyB's Sky News iPad app has been so well received by both users and industry pundits alike that the company has now taken the decision to put the app's content behind a paywall, removing the free content that has been available since the app's release.

The move had been planned, according to Pocket-Lint, and now the app's 500,000 users will have to pay £4.99 a month to continue using the app, unless they happen to be a Sky Television subscriber, in which case the app will continue to be free...