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iPad and iPhone Top Kids’ Wish Lists This Holiday Season

Cody Lee ∙ November 18, 2011

Where has this year gone? Thanksgiving is next week, and after that you'll have less than a month to finish up your holiday shopping. For those of you who are still looking for gift ideas for the little ones in your life, you might want to go with something from Apple.

A recent report from Nielsen, a marketing research firm, shows that Apple's line of iDevices sit at the top of kids' wish lists this year. The iPad and iPhone not only beat out other smartphones and tablets, but they also topped every gaming system as well...

How to Unlock Your GSM iPhone 4S, No Jailbreak Required [Updated]

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

Early GSM iPhone 4S adopters may be happy to hear that Twitter user xoicos has found a way to unlock the new handset using a bug in iOS 5. Of course, we know that Apple sells unlocked phones outright, but they are considerably more expensive.

Unlocking a device means that you are be able to activate it on other wireless carriers outside of the one you purchased the phone on. Initially, unlocking the iPhone required complexed baseband tweaking, but now it could be as easy as following these steps...

IntelliScreenX Giveaway!

Jeff Benjamin ∙ November 17, 2011

IntelliScreenX — the highly anticipated jailbreak app for iOS 5's Notification Center has landed on Cydia, and to celebrate, we've teamed up with Intelliborn to give away five (5) free copies.

As with most of our giveaways we've made it real simple to enter.

Check inside for details on how you can win your very own copy of IntelliScreenX, which is now available on Cydia for $9.99...

Patent Reveals Apple’s Work on Crack-Resistant Glass for Future Devices

Cody Lee ∙ November 17, 2011

Apple's recent iPhone design, the one featured on both the iPhone 4 and 4S handsets, has received a lot of praise over the past year. Pundits have compared the device's quality and timeless construction to that of an illustrious Leica camera.

But the handset's design also has one major downfall: its front and back glass panels. Its nearly all-glass outer casing has made the iPhone noticeably more fragile and susceptible to damages than other smartphones. But Apple is looking to fix that...

AT&T Concept Store Uses iPhones and iPads to Checkout Customers

Oliver Haslam ∙ November 17, 2011

With Apple proving that technology companies can indeed make the jump from the drawing board to the street, everyone else is taking a page out of the Cupertino playbook and offering their products directly to customers.

One of those companies is AT&T, one of North America's largest cell phone carriers. Despite already having their own stores across the country, AT&T's top brass clearly know that things can be improved when it comes to customer experience in-store.

With an eye on pushing its stores to a whole new level, AT&T is set to open a new concept store in Chicago, and at 10,000 square feet, it's their biggest yet...

The MOBiLE CLOTH Holiday Giveaway: 10 Gift Packs, You Could Win One! [Update: Winners Announced]

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

We at iDB love MOBiLE CLOTH. We've told you about the company's cleaning cloths for the iPhone and iPad multiple times, and we've had multiple MOBiLE CLOTH giveaways on our site before.

The fine folks at MOBiLE CLOTH reached out to us about a special giveaway for the holidays. We are teaming up to give away not one, not two, not three, but 10 fantastic MOBiLE CLOTH packs to lucky iDB readers...

iPhone Sees Near 50% Jump in Enterprise During 2011

Oliver Haslam ∙ November 17, 2011

While Apple is undoubtedly the darling of the consumer market, the enterprise has traditionally been one area that Apple has struggled to make a real impact.

It looks like Apple is going to succeed in the enterprise market, with the iPhone becoming more of a business tool than has been the case thus far. Improved Exchange support, strong security, and that all important 'cool factor' has led to more IT departments being happy to add iOS devices to their systems, and Apple is reaping the benefits...

What is Minecraft – Pocket Edition All About?

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated February 19, 2018

I'll be the first to admit, I'm terrible at Minecraft. In fact, I'd never played it until just a few hours ago when I downloaded it on my iPhone.

Needless to say, you Minecraft experts will probably find this video a bit humorous, perhaps even a bit appalling.

Nevertheless, I've put myself out there in order for you to see what Minecraft - Pocket Edition is all about. Check out our video inside...

You Can Take Free iOS Developer Courses From Stanford University Through iTunes U

Cody Lee ∙ November 17, 2011

When the App Store launched in the Summer of 2008, it turned (some) developers into millionaires practically overnight. Steve Demeter, the creator of Trism, reportedly earned a cool quarter million in just two months from his app sales.

And the number of success stories has multiplied over the last few years, as both the iOS platform and App Store have grown exponentially. Needless to say, business is good. So good, in fact, that more and more people are looking to get into app development...

Verizon’s New iPhone 4S Commerical Takes a Jab at AT&T’s Bad Coverage

Alex Heath ∙ November 17, 2011

Verizon has aired a new commercial that takes a playful jab at its main competitor, AT&T. Touting the iPhone 4S on its network, Verizon's ad shows a group of stranded boat passengers helplessly floating in the ocean.

They all have iPhones. One of the iPhones is on Verizon. We'll let you guess which one is able to actually make the call for help...

Patent Reveals Apple’s Work on an iPod Phone

Cody Lee ∙ November 16, 2011

In January of 2007, Apple unveiled what would become one of the world's most popular handsets ever: the iPhone. Steve Jobs himself took the stage to show the world what the Cupertino company had been working on for the previous two years.

During his typical display of showmanship leading up to the unveiling, the CEO jokingly pointed to a photo of a poorly-designed iPod phone on the projector. While the audience laughed, it turns out that the iPod phone actually existed at one point...