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Mesmerizing iPhone Trek Across Europe

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated April 2, 2018

Our iPhones collect all kinds of data, much to the dismay of many a security nut enthusiast. The iPhone stores location data by using cellular masts and Wi-Fi hotspots as a means of pinpointing just where you have been.

When it was discovered that our iPhones were dumping this data into an unencrypted file on our computers, there was public outcry. There were also, as always, even some who thought it was a good idea to go after Apple in the courts.

But what if that location information could be used for something useful, interesting, or even just downright cool to look at?

I present to you, Fireflies HD....

iPhone to Join the Fight Against Crime, Thanks To MORIS

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated November 26, 2016

Apple's iPhone isn't just the most advanced smartphone on the market, it's also a crime fighting super machine, thanks to a new app and accessory.

MORIS, which stands for Mobile Offender Recognition and Information System, promises to combine state of the art iris recognition with good old fashioned facial recognition, with the aim of making the identification of individuals a quick and easy process...

Korean Court Orders Apple to Pay Up Over Location Tracking Fiasco

Oliver Haslam ∙ July 15, 2011

We all remember the infamous "Apple's tracking my movements and is going to follow me around town with a camera" fiasco, don't we?

Assuming you've not been living under a rock for the last few months - and Apple's GPS data tells me you haven't - then you'll remember that Apple's iOS devices were accused of keeping tabs on users' locations and storing the information in an unencrypted file on said users' computers.

Well, as it turns out, one South Korean iPhone user has forced Apple to cough up a spot of compensation, though we aren't exactly talking mega-bucks...

iOS 5 Beta 3 Introduces New AssistiveTouch Feature

Guest Author ∙ July 12, 2011

The third beta release of Apple's iOS 5 firmware was seeded to developers yesterday, and in addition to a number of fancy new sounds and some welcome bug fixes, there's also a new 'AssistiveTouch' feature.

With AssistiveTouch enabled within the Accessibility Settings on your iOS device, you're presented with a new button on your home screen, which gives you access to a menu overlay with a number of features that may mean you never have to touch your device's buttons again...

Apple’s Two New iPhone Ads: FaceTime and AirPlay

Oliver Haslam ∙ July 11, 2011

In an attempt to get even more iPhone 4s shipped out the door before the supposed iPhone 5/4S release later this year, Apple has released two new ads, showing off two of the handset's marquee features.

Apple's iconic iPhone ads are no doubt on a par with the much-loved 'Get a Mac' ads, and the two new additions follow the same theme....

Patent Suggests New ‘File Sharing Gestures’ Coming to iOS

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated April 2, 2018

Apple is known for registering patents for everything they think of, just in case it becomes useful, or indeed feasible, at a later date.

A new patent to come out of Cupertuno suggests the company is working on a new way of sharing files between devices, similar to the way HP's new TouchPad and accompanying smartphones do.

The HP way involves touching the two devices together in order to initiate the connection and subsequent transfer of files and data. If that sounds familiar, it's because the whole process is very similar to contact sharing app, Bump.

What Apple's patent suggests, is a more metaphorical way of establishing the connection...

Apple’s iPad and iPhone Quite the Advertising Force in Europe

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated April 2, 2018

A curious glance around any train station, bus stop, or airport will show you just how popular Apple's iPad and iPhone mobile devices are, and the sales figures back up the assumption that Apple just can't make enough of its magical devices.

What might not be so obvious, is that the iPad is one of the most advertised devices in Europe, with the smartphone being the 6th in a list of devices when it comes to ad impressions...

How to Jailbreak Your iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch with JailbreakMe

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

After weeks of anticipation, the long awaited JailbreakMe jailbreak by Comex is now out and available for everyone to use. As always, JailbreakMe is dead simple to use and doesn't even require a tutorial but we'll do it anyway for those that are new to jailbreaking and need to be reassured.

As noted before, JailbreakMe Saffron (its code name) will only be compatible with iOS 4.3 devices and newer, including the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad 1, iPad 2, and iPod Touch. Support for older firmwares will come later.

In this guide, we will show you how to jailbreak your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch using JailbreakMe...

Verizon Wireless Will Drop Unlimited Data Plans on Thursday

Guest Author ∙ July 5, 2011

As smartphones become increasingly popular and we enter an age in which everyone has Internet access in the palm of their hand, unlimited data plans are becoming obsolete. Carriers are no longer happy to give us all the data we so desire.

Verizon Wireless will be the next carrier to drop its unlimited data plans, and on Thursday, July 7, new customers will have to sign up for one of four tiered plans.

A Verizon spokesperson confirmed the move to FierceNews today and confirmed the new prices, which happen to make AT&T look like a better choice for some...

iPad Hits 1% of Global Web Browser Share, iPhone Equally Dominant

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Apple's influence on internet usage worldwide continues to grow, with reports that the company's iPad now accounts for 1% of the planet's web browsing usage.

The figure is even more impressive when narrowed down to just browsing inside the United States, with fully 2.1% being the magic number.

According to the latest NetMarketShare report, mobile browsing in general has now topped 5%, or 8.2% in the United States...

Google+ iPhone App Submitted to the App Store, Awaiting Approval

Guest Author ∙ Updated April 2, 2018

Everyone's been Buzzing [pardon my pun] about Google's latest social product, Google+. Many people have been a fan of it - at least the ones who got invited, that is - but us iPhone users had to wait just a bit to get our hands on an official Google+ app. Google initially made the app Android only (naturally), with iPhone users having to use a mobile web client that worked rather well.

Today, however, Google employee Erica Joy posted on her Google+ page: "For my iPhone using friends: the Google+ iPhone app has been submitted to the App store (no not today, sometime prior to today) and is awaiting approval."

The iPhone Turns 4 Years Old Today

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 2, 2018

On January 9th of 2007, Steve Jobs unveiled the first ever Apple iPhone to the world. Adorned in his standard black-turtle-neck-and-blue-jeans attire, Jobs announced the new device to thousands of Macworld attendees.

The Apple CEO started off the epic keynote by saying the famous lines, "This is a day, I've been looking forward to for 2 and a half years. Every once in a while, a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything..."