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Black Belt Karate Kid Trained in MMA Pummels Would-Be iPhone Thief
The iPhone remains a popular target by thieves (even those armed with chopsticks) but there are times when victims fight back, sometimes resorting to clever ways. The NYPD even has a dedicated team that works with Apple to retrieve stolen devices. Our own wireless carriers have vowed to fight 'iCrime' as well. Sometimes, self defence...
Concept Shows Off ‘iPhone 6’ Mock Up with Wraparound Display [VIDEO]
Last month it was revealed Apple had filed a patent for a future iPhone with a wraparound display. Ever since that patent was revealed the internet has blown up with concepts about what such an iPhone could look like. The following concept from T3 is their take on what an 'iPhone 6' could look like...
Possible iPhone 5S Front Camera Image Leak
After getting images of supposed components of the iPhone 5S, here is more: Moumantai, which has been a good source for these component leaks, has posted images of what Nowhereelse.fr suspects could be the iPhone 5S front camera. (more…)
Apple Pursued Goodreads for iBooks Partnership But Amazon Got in First
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Apple had planned to pursue a partnership with Goodreads, a book discovery and recommendation service, but those plans were thwarted by Amazon, which ended up acquiring the reading service last month: Amazon.com’s announcement last month that it was purchasing book-recommendation site Goodreads did more than land...
Apple Has Reportedly Stopped Placing Component Orders For Macs [DigiTimes]
Taiwanese publication DigiTimes has published a new report that Apple has recently stopped placing component orders for its Mac products and that related upstream suppliers so far have not yet received any word about when Apple will resume its orders. According to the publication's anonymous sources, the suppliers who were expecting to have their Mac inventories consumed during...
iPhone 5S Fingerprint Sensor Likely Manufactured by Taiwanese Supply Chain
With a fingerprint sensor expected to be the key selling point of the iPhone 5S, Apple's acquisition of Authentec will likely have visible (tapable?) results when the next generation iPhone arrives, adding another layer of security to iOS. (more…)
Alleged Low-Cost iPhone Rear Shell Hits the Web
The same source that posted some images of the fifth generation iPad mould just a couple days ago has obtained what they believe to be the rear shell (via MacRumors) of Apple's long-rumoured budget iPhone. (more…)
Montreal Woman Posts Controversial Photo to Instagram, Gets Arrested
Should we be wary of what we post to social networks like Instagram? Montreal resident Jennifer Pawluck found out the hard way. She posted a picture of Cmdr. Ian Lafrenière, a Montreal police spokesman, shown with a bullet hole piercing his head on March 26th to Instagram, reports the CBC. According to the law, something deemed...
Amazing Concept Shows Off 10,000 iPhone 5 Domino [VIDEO]
Back in August of 2011 Aatma Studio released a viral concept video that showcased an iPhone 5 with a laser keyboard and holographic display. The designers are now back in the mix as they have released a crazy 10,000 iPhone 5 domino concept to show off the power of NFC, should it come to the...
Funny or Die Releases 79-Minute Long ‘iSteve’ Biopic Early
Funny or Die has released their Steve Jobs biopic "iSteve" early and it is now available for viewing online. The movie runs 78 minutes and 55 seconds long, starring Justin Long as Steve Jobs and Jorge Garcia as Steve Wozniak. The film was originally set to launch yesterday, but was delayed to Wednesday. Looks like...
Facebook Said to Hire Ex-Apple Maps Director Williamson for Mobile Efforts
According to a report by Bloomberg, Facebook has reportedly hired a former manager from Apple's maps team, to help expand the social network's mobile-software group: Facebook Inc. has nabbed another member of Apple Inc.’s original iPhone team, hiring Richard Williamson, the manager who had led Apple’s mapping efforts, according to people with knowledge of the...
Apple.ca Removes 1700/2100 MHz AWS Bands from iPhone 5 Store Page [Update]
Last week T-Mobile launched the iPhone 5 in the USA, a firmware tweaked GSM version to support AWS bands of 1700MHz. Some Canadians managed to get their hands on T-Mobile iPhone 5 units and showed off how they were able to connect to Mobilicity and WIND Mobile's AWS 3G network. That same day, Apple.ca updated...