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New Mercedes Benz A-Class to feature Siri integration

Jake Smith ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

Being unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show next month, stylish car manufacturer Mercedes will reveal its new Mercedes Benz A-Class automobile. Not only having a stylish outside, the new A-Class will feature Mercedes' new COMAND entertainment system, which will be focused around the iPhone 4S' Siri technology, reports AutoBlog.

COMAND will use Siri so drivers can make appointments, send text messages and emails, get weather information, and control their music through Siri's voice commands. Siri is already a great tool and looks even better when integrated with your car's speaker system...

InvisibleSHIELD HD for iPhone 4S review

Sébastien Page ∙ February 25, 2012

Most of you are probably familiar with the InvisibleSHIELD by Zagg. I've done several reviews of these products in the past, and while I don't like putting screen protectors on my iPhones, I have to admit that I am a huge fan of the InvisibleSHIELD for iPad (read my review for more details).

I do not put screen protectors or use cases on my iPhones. It's a matter of principle to me. If Apple went out of its way to design such a beautiful product, I see it is my duty to never alter the look and feel of the product in any way. You can call me crazy, that's fine.

This being said, my wife is the complete opposite. Not only she doesn't care much about the look and feel of her iPhone, but she badly needs a screen protector at all time because she's kinda careless about her stuff – you would not believe what can happen inside her purse!

So when the folks at Zagg sent me an InvisibleSHIELD HD for iPhone 4/4S for review, I decided to use it on my wife's iPhone as she'd be able to tell better than me how well it performs...

Judge orders AT&T to pay $850 to customer over data throttling

Jake Smith ∙ Updated January 25, 2016

When AT&T introduced its new tiered data plans in 2010, it only kept the unlimited plan for original iPhone owners who didn't choose to join a new plan. As time passed, AT&T announced in July of 2011 that they would begin throttling unlimited users who fell under the top 5% of heaviest data users. On average, it takes around 10GB to reach the top 5%.

However, over the last few months, many users have reported AT&T is throttling their unlimited data plan when they're only at 2GB of data used. A southern Californian man took action and sued AT&T in small claims court. A judge ruled in the customer's favor, who was awarded $850...

The top 3 smartphones sold in 2011 were iPhones

Jake Smith ∙ Updated February 6, 2016

The iPhone has seen an enormous amount of success worldwide. Apple announced during its fiscal Q1 2012 earnings report that the iPhone sold a total of 37 million units in one quarter. Ranked the third phone manufacturer in the world, Apple is continuing to sell an abundance of iPhones.

When it comes to iPhone sales in the US, Apple sold the top three smartphones in 2011, according to a new report released by ComScore. The iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 4S found their way into the most hands of consumers...

iPhone meets analog camera with the Photojojo Rangefinder

Cody Lee ∙ Updated August 26, 2017

Have you been looking for a quirky photography accessory for your iPhone? Perhaps a case that looks like an old-school analog camera and has interchangeable lenses?

Well if you answered yes to either of the above questions, then you're going to want to check out Photojojo's new Rangefinder. The accessory gives your iPhone the look and feel of a retro-style camera, while utilizing its cutting-edge picture-taking technology...

‘PictoKeyboard’ adds tons of new Unicode symbols to your iDevice

Jeff Benjamin ∙ February 24, 2012

If you're one of those people that knows what U+F8FF means, or what Option+Shift+K does, then this post is for you. For those of you who aren't aware, U+F8FF is the Unicode address for the Apple logo  (on Apple devices) that you see on a lot of Twitter profiles, etc.

PictoKeyboard is a new tweak that allows you to have a Unicode keyboard on your iDevice, making it easy to access your favorite symbols on the small screen...

Service adds ‘sent from my iPhone’ to your messages for $1 a month

Cody Lee ∙ February 24, 2012

I've heard the expression, "fake it 'til you make it" but this is a bit ridiculous. The Financial Times is reporting that a new trend is starting to catch among China's mobile users — fake iPhone signatures.

I know, an Apple-related knock off in China, big surprise. But this might actually be taking things too far. Apparently users are willing to pay money for services to auto-add 'sent from my iPhone' to all of their messages...

Apple forced to suspend iCloud push services in Germany due to Motorola lawsuit

Cody Lee ∙ February 24, 2012

It looks like Motorola has won another major victory in Germany against Apple today, as reports are coming in that the Cupertino company has been forced to suspend its iCloud push services due to a court injunction.

The two handset-makers have been involved in an ongoing patent war in the country over the last few months, and so far, Motorola has clearly had the upper hand..

This iPhone case opens your beers and tracks your alcohol consumption

Jake Smith ∙ Updated March 12, 2018

We've seen a ton of iPhone cases with a bottle opener built-in. However, the new Intoxicase brings an interesting twist, not only packing a bottle opener, but also an app that will track your alcohol consumption for the night.

Times points us to the a new case that uses the iPhone's gyroscope coupled with an app to give you a detailed report on just how many you've been kicking back...

Apple acquires Chomp to make app discovery better

Jake Smith ∙ Updated March 12, 2018

Apple has acquired Chomp, a startup focused on app discovery, reports MG Siegler of TechCrunch. Chomp launched in 2009 and has earned around $2.5 million in venture funding to date. Apple is bringing on the Chomp team and its technologies in hopes of improving app discovery...

Android apps found to be more expensive than iOS apps

Jake Smith ∙ Updated April 16, 2018

For those of you who might be under the impression that apps available on the iTunes App Store are more expensive than Android apps, research firm Canalys is out with a new study that proves otherwise.

Canalys found that on average, Android apps cost 2.5 times more than iPhone apps...

Tim Cook thinks Apple and Facebook could work together more

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated January 25, 2016

Apple's iOS and Mac integration with Twitter is a relatively new thing, and one that has had impressive results for the social network with reports of a 25% increase in sign-ups coming after the release of iOS 5. While Twitter is currently the only social network tied into iOS, that may not always be the case.

During a shareholder's meeting today, Apple CEO Tim Cook hinted that the company could become closer to Twitter's largest rivals, Facebook, and that he has personally always thought the two could work more closely.

The news will come as music to the ears of Mark Zuckerberg and his band of cronies, with any link to Apple being a veritable gold mine these days...