By Todd Haselton |
Apple is widely believed to be well on its way to releasing a budget-friendly plastic iPhone in the near future, in addition to a new iPad mini, and apparently shipments could begin as early as August. DigiTimes said it learned from supply chain sources that Pegatron has…
By Todd Haselton |
After months of rumors, Microsoft on Friday officially launched Office 365 for the iPhone. It’s available to customers who have Office 365 plans and is supported by the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5 and even the fifth generation iPod touch provided that the device…
By Adriana Lee |
Apple pulled the trigger on an iOS that is so streamlined, so daring, and so different than any version of iOS before it, that it might even alienate some longtime users. Maybe so, but I’m certainly not among them. Sure, the animations are cute, and…
By Brandon Russell |
As we near Apple’s unveil of iOS 7, data collected by Chitika Insights suggests iOS 6, released last September, is on nearly 93 percent of North American iPhones. That’s pretty incredible distribution compared to certain competitors—over 80 percent of iPads are running the latest version…
By Brandon Russell |
One of the bigger revelations to come out of AllThingsD’s recent D11 talk with Tim Cook was that Apple would “open up in the future.” It’s hard not to read deeply into that, especially when the Cupertino company is known for being so protective of…
By Brandon Russell |
It won’t be long until Apple’s fabled low-cost iPhone, aimed at emerging markets, is officially available. According to Topeka Capital analyst Brian White, the device will be out in July, and launch in five colors: white, black, pink, blue and yellow. An earlier report from…
By Jacob Kleinman |
More iPhone 5S parts leaked on Friday, revealing the handset’s front-facing camera, home button and vibrating motor. The validity of the new components is still unconfirmed, but the motor’s design suggests it may come from Apple’s rumored budget-friendly iPhone. The new dual-head vibrating motor differs…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Apple is planning to offer its customers the option to trade in an old iPhone in exchange for credit towards purchasing a new handset, according to a report from Bloomberg TV. This would be the first time Apple offered an iPhone trade-in program. Here’s a Tweet…
By Brandon Russell |
The debate over what qualifies someone as a professional photographer, especially in this day and age, is a difficult topic. With mediums like Instagram giving anyone with a smartphone the opportunity to flex their artistic muscle, more traditional media is quickly falling behind. But in…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Fresh off a trip to D.C. to testify in front of the U.S. Senate and defend its corporate tax policies, Apple is under scrutiny again. This time it’s under the microscope of the European Commission following allegations that the company may have used its influence to gain…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Apple iPhone sales in India have reportedly skyrocketed during the past several months. The Times of India said sales increased about 400 percent thanks to Apple’s new focus on pricing the phones competitively against other handsets. “From our channel checks we believe that iPhone sales are…
By Brandon Russell |
The iOS jailbreaking community is one of the most unique and innovative spaces out there, often creating experiences we wish Apple would introduce themselves. Frankly, Apple should make Cydia part of its App Store by default to give users a freer iOS experience, but that’s…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Google released a new update for Google+ on iOS today, and it mostly focuses on improving the app’s photo editing tools. One new feature, Auto Enhance, touches up photos automatically at the tap of a button. Another, Auto Highlight, will choose the best picture out of…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Apple has removed another app from from the iOS App Store, this time because a simple drawing application was hiding a secret tethering mode that allowed users to tether an iPhone for free. Little Artist Canvas cost just $0.99 and was deleted last night soon…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple recently filed for a patent that describes a smartphone with a full wrap-around display. As a result, artists around the world have created concept pieces imagining what such a phone might look like. The latest video, embedded above, considers what the iPhone 6 would…
By Jacob Kleinman |
A new Apple patent details how future iPhones could decrease and increase speaker volume on its own based on a user’s distance from the device. The patent application, which was published today by the U.S Patent and Trademark Office and titled “Adjustment of acoustic properties based…
By Todd Haselton |
We largely believe that the iPhone 5S will look the same as the iPhone 5. That follows Apple’s historical release pattern and it’s probably rather expensive to totally retool machines to create a brand new industrial design every year. Still, a new rumor out of…
By Todd Haselton |
Best Buy is kicking off a new sale on iPhone and Android smartphones starting this Sunday, May 26. The promotion knocks $50 off the purchase of an iPhone 5, iPhone 4S or iPhone 4 for AT&T, Verizon and Sprint, AllThingsD said. Though, oddly, the iPhone 4 is…
By Todd Haselton |
In April Apple launched a commercial that said very little and simply showed how often iPhone users take advantage of the camera. Now the company has a new commercial, but this time it shows consumers using the iPhone to listen to music. There are only…
By Todd Haselton |
Several new parts that are allegedly being used for the iPhone 5S spilled to the Internet on Thursday. The new parts including a motor assembly that’s used to power the vibrating mechanism on the phone, a tweaked loud-speaker part, the Wi-Fi flex cable ribbon and…
By Sean P. Aune |
2007, the year cell phones changed. Say what you will about the iOS/Android war, there really is no way to say that we would be where we are with smartphones today without the introduction of the original iPhone. As we’ve been traveling back through the…
By Brandon Russell |
New data collected by Canalys suggests Apple is currently holding the number five spot in China’s coveted smartphone market. During Q1 of 2013, Apple actually jumped up from the number six spot over the previous quarter, a sign the company is becoming more popular in…
By Todd Haselton |
A new component that appears to be a piece of the iPhone 5S motherboard was recently leaked. A retailer in Japan named Moumantai provided images of the hardware, although it’s unclear what it is exactly. Nowherelese.fr took a look at the iPhone 5 motherboard and noticed…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple supplier Pegatron is reportedly gearing up to increase its number of workers by 40 percent this quarter, sparking new speculation that Apple is indeed working on a more affordable, low-cost iPhone to launch alongside the iPhone 5S. Reuters learned of the news Thursday morning and…
