iOS users can now bypass Apple's Activation Lock and reactivate devices without an iCloud password thanks to a new tool from smartphone unlock provider ChronicUnlocks. The service is intended to free blocked devices when users forget their iCloud login details or sell their devices without restoring them, but it will cost you a cool $150. Apple's Activation Lock, introduced last year...
We can't wait to try out Project Ara, but Google's modular smartphone won't actually hit the market until early next year. Thankfully, there's another option available right now on Kickstarter. Augment offers the possibility of endless iPhone customization, though for now Rubix, the company behind this crowd-funded project, is only offering the opportunity to buy a specialized iPhone 5/...
New iPhones are coming, which means it's time to sell your old one. Whether you have an iPhone 5, 4s or even an ancient iPhone 4, you can still squeeze plenty of value out of your old Apple gear. Out of the small iterative upgrades we've seen over the years, Apple's new iPhone 5s is perhaps the biggest; the device is the fastest its ever been, and it now has a sweet new fingerprint...
Last night, TechnoBuffalo Editor-in-Chief Sean Aune sent me an email with the subject "Where will the iPhone go next year?" Tough question, I thought, laying in bed trying to recover from all of the news out of Cupertino yesterday. We do this a lot, Sean and I, we try to spitball ideas back and forth on potential articles, but this one really left me struggling. Mainly because Apple has...
Apple just unleashed the iPhone 5S upon the world this afternoon. Do you want one? Do you own an iPhone 5 already? Well, we’re here to provide you with a quick at-a-glance guide so that you can determine if it’s worth the upgrade. The hardware specs have been bumped or changed in several significant ways: An improved camera, a much beefier A7 processor and the addition of a fingerprint...
Apple just unleashed the iPhone 5C upon the world this afternoon. Do you want one? Do you own an iPhone 5 already? Well, we’re here to provide you with a quick at-a-glance guide so that you can determine if it’s worth changing to the new budget friendly iPhone 5C. We’ll be covering the iPhone 5C in much deeper detail, but in the meantime take a quick look at our spec shootout below...
The following post is sponsored by Best Buy. Head over to Best Buy for your back to school needs. It’s time to pick out a backpack, find some pencils and get some fresh kicks. Back to school season is upon us and that means you have a perfect excuse to outfit yourself with some new gadgetry. We already brought you a few guides, including our top picks for laptops, tablets, gadgets and...
Nokia’s new Lumia 1020 is the company’s most significant device yet. Announced only a few weeks ago, the handset’s biggest selling point is easily its 41-megapixel sensor, which Nokia paraded around as the best mobile camera the industry has ever seen. Having seen examples, and learned more about the technology, it’s easy to see why Nokia is so confident. But even with such an enormous...
It’s officially summertime, and that might mean fun times by the pool for you, but potential danger for your smartphone. According to a report from cellphone insurance company Asurion, people are most likely to lose or damage their handset during the summer. So before you jump in the pool with a phone still in your pocket, check out these waterproof smartphone cases for the latest...
T-Mobile has stepped up its game recently in an effort to compete with Verizon, AT&T and Sprint in the United States. The carrier recently announced 4G LTE service in seven markets, and many customers will find that their phones will fall back to its still fast HSPA+ network where LTE isn’t available. In addition, several of its new handsets offer HD voice support to other HD-voice...