Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook
Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook
Om nom nom nom The world’s most gluttonous monster makes an appearance in this week’s roundup of new iPad cases, alongside a little piggy, some denim, and a whole lot of protection. Asos The Monster (all iPad models; $33) features a fashionable monster design, complete with ears and pointy teeth. To read this article in…
An effective resolution of 414 x 736 was discovered in a file describing the home screen in the latest iOS 8 SDK beta. This implies that the iPhone 6 could be packing a screen with a 828 x 1472 or even a 1242 x 2208 resolution. Another possible iPhone 6 resolution discovered in iOS 8…
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Nearly 2 out of 3 U.S. smartphone owners don’t download a single app in a given month. Isn’t this the age of the mobile app economy? It is, but most of the growth is long over at this point in the cycle. Are we in a mobile app glut? Report says most US phone owners…
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There’s another piece of good news on the patent troll front as a new Patent Office appeals system appears to be doing its job. This month, it agreed to invalidate a map-related patent challenged by Apple and Google. Apple and Google crush map patent in early test of Patent Office’s new appeal system originally published…
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A cool new app Chat with Singles or Meet Friends! For Kik Messenger! ★★★ Introducing Chat with Singles or Meet Friends ★★★ Image: http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple3/v4/f2/27/b5/f227b5f8-5df7-0a45-6b14-f473f0556f93/screen568x568.jpeg Image: http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple5/v4/23/13/36/2313361c-1f39-2381-4579-05c41f0df6e8/screen568x568.jpeg Description: Welcome to the best app for meeting other Kik singles, or simply meet some friends. With our all new updates, it is now possible to search users by…
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According to a Sina News report (via ZDNet), China Telecom this week briefly announced plans to sell an unlocked version of the iPhone 6 in order to compete with rival carriers. The Sina report sources a Weibo post from China Telecom’s Shanghai office that was posted earlier this week and later deleted. The move suggests…
A cool new app Lister for Hangouts ★★★ Introducing Lister for Hangouts★★★ Image: http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple4/v4/94/75/ce/9475cece-9ac7-7efb-685f-d8ac44eeec9f/screen568x568.jpeg Image: http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple4/v4/10/35/d4/1035d497-593a-bf14-b1e5-b00eb85b52c2/screen568x568.jpeg Description: Lister is the easiest way of getting together with friends. Use Lister to plan an exciting night-out, discover new and exciting places, and explore the trendiest coffee shops in your neighborhood. How Lister works: 1. Discover new places…
I have an iPhone 3G that was Jailbroken and unlocked with SnowBreeze. It has been working perfectly for years, then all of a sudden I turned my phone on one day and it was in a SnowBreeze recovery screen like the image providedAttachment 679482 (http://modmyi.com/attachments/forums/general/679482-jailbroken-unlocked-iphone-3g-stuck-snowbreeze-recovery-need-help-img_0199.jpg). The firmware is 4.1 and baseband is still the original….
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Apple has begun an iPhone 5 Battery Replacement Program to replace the batteries of a small percentage of iPhone 5 units that have a faulty battery resulting in a shorter battery life and longer, more frequent charging times. iPhone 5 devices exhibiting battery issues were sold between September of 2012 and January of 2013 and…
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This week we’ll look at pundits making claims that aren’t really backed up. Remember when Windows 8 was going to change everything? Meanwhile, a small sliver of the market clearly shows how Apple’s getting left out in the cold. Again. Finally, if it’s August then it must be time for problems with the fall iPhones….
Some owners of the iPhone 5 have been experiencing trouble with the device’s battery, and Apple today launched a replacement program to remedy the problem. Apple claims that the faulty devices were sold between September of 2012 and January of 2013 and suffer from shorter battery life and the need for frequent charges. Only a…
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This Friday afternoon, Apple has opened up an iPhone 5 battery replacement program after discovering that a “very small percentage” of units “may suddenly experience shorter battery life or need to be charged more frequently.” The iPhone 5 was originally launched in September 2012, and Apple says that the affected units were sold between that…
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Photo spheres aren’t a type of picture you’d use on a regular basis but thanks to their immersive 360-degree imagery, they’re handy for sharing a detailed view of nearly any location on the planet. And now you can snap them on an iPhone or iPad. Yet another Google app comes to iOS: Photo Sphere Camera…
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Reader Bruce Harris would like to get double-duty from a gaming device. He writes: I purchased a PlayStation 4 and an extra DualShock 4 controller for two-player games. I rarely use the second controller and wondered if I could use it to play games on my Mac. You can, though with some games you’ll need…
Cult of Mac has taken a look at the three years since Tim Cook began his job as Apple’s CEO, and rates him a “solid B.”. Cook might be neither as charismatic or volatile as Steve Jobs was, but he’s made some interesting moves and statements. One factor (an area in which Cult of Mac…
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