Ever wish you owned an exotic supercar? Now you can with XLR8! Pronounced as "accelerate", XLR8 is a super cool iOS app from 2XL Games that makes your car sound like an exotic supercar as you drive (via FSM). The universal app for iPhone / iPod touch and iPad uses your device's GPS and accelerometer to track your...
Clarion, the leading manufacturer of high-performance in-car info-entertainment systems, has revealed its new 7? touch and voice-enabled iPhone dashboard controller called the Next Gate. Folks over at Slash Gear have already got their hands on Clarion's latest in-car entertainment system at CTIA 2012 event and have rated the new iPhone companion as "pretty accurate". The display is 480×800 in...
While the CEOs of Apple and Samsung are scheduled to meet in San Francisco on May 21st for a court-moderated discussion, in order to settle the long-standing patent dispute between the two companies, Apple has made a new filing in California narrowing down the infringement claims against Samsung while the Korean giant has responded by dropping five of its 12 asserted patents against Apple, reports...
In a recent publication, Digitimes has claimed that in order to combat the upcoming second-generation ultrabooks, Apple might introduce a cheaper MacBook Air which should cost around US $799 by Q3 of 2012. The report also points out that Intel is pushing manufacturers to produce ultra-thin notebook PCs and is aiming to have them priced at US $699 by...
Rovio Entertainment, creators of Angry Birds which is not only the most successful mobile game franchise but also the fastest growing mobile game in the world with its latest iteration, the Angry Birds Space, hitting a record 50 million downloads mark in merely 35 days of its launch, has today announced its financial results for the year of...
Earlier today, Apple pushed out iOS 5.1.1 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad with bug fixes and minor improvements. As usual, Dev-Team's MuscleNerd came up with a Twitter announcement soon after it regarding iOS 5.1.1 jailbreak status and it appears that all A4 iOS devices that can be jailbroken on iOS 5.1 i.e iPhone 3GS,...
I hardly ever complain about an Apple product that I own or have owned in the past but the seriously bad quality of stock iPhone / iPod earphones is a bit hard to ignore. The bass reproduction is almost zero while the extremely harsh treble pretty much kills it for me. However, Apple's trademark styling, comfort and...
Popular jailbreak tool from Dev-Team has just received another update today. The latest release i.e Redsn0w 0.9.10b8b, does not introduce any new jailbreak exploits or more devices but rather fixes a few minor compatibility issues with the previous release. You can use Redsn0w 0.9.10b8b to jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 untethered on any A4 device i.e iPhone 3GS, iPhone...
Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, who is also considered as one of the most successful investors in the world, said that he would not buy shares of Apple or Google but would rather invest in International Business Machines Corp (IBM) which he believes will be a better investment for his company, reports Reuters. Buffett's revelation in November that...
Foxconn Technology Group, Apple's largest iOS device parts manufacturer from Taiwan, has been under immense pressure from Apple, journalists and consumer groups to improve working conditions at its vast network of factories. In response, Foxconn raised base pay to about $400 a month and slashed overtime work to no more than 18 hours a month. However, interviewing some workers...
According to a recent survey by marketing firm App Promo (via Ars Technica), majority of iOS app developers struggle to generate enough revenue to sustain a business on their apps alone. The survey reveals that almost 59% of apps don't break even and 80% of developers fail to sustain a standalone business. iOS developer Pat McCarron says: "Right now your app is likely...
Commonly dubbed as 'iPhone 5' or the "New iPhone", Apple's next handset is going be longer and thinner than the iPhone 4 and 4S if sources of Jeremy Horwitz, the editor-in-chief of iLounge, are to be believed. The new iPhone, which is expected to be launched by Apple this fall, was previously rumored to get a teardrop-shaped design but now,...
