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As pointed out by the folks over at iDB, an interesting retweet by hacker @iH8sn0w suggests that future iPhones, iPods and iPads may also come in 128GB models. The original tweet by @iNeal claimed that a new system partition key size in the iOS 6.1 Beta 5 BuildManifest hints at upcoming 128GB iOS devices. "Notice...

SaskTel has just dropped the price of the 16GB iPhone 4S, available in black and white to $0 on a three year contract--it's normally priced at $78.99. There's no word on how long the sale will last. Over the past few weeks, SaskTel has run out of iPhone 5 stock for 32GB and 64GB models....

Yesterday actor Matt Damon got his sweet revenge on Jimmy Kimmel Live. After years of having Kimmel note the show was 'out of time' for Damon, the latter ended up taking over the show. For background on the episode, here is the clip of Kimmel ruining Matt Damon's life: During the opening, Damon took out...

Last year in October, the Library of Congress decided that unlocking cell phones would no longer be allowed in the U.S., while granting a 90-day window during which people could still purchase a new cell phone and unlock it. That window will close tomorrow i.e January 26, as pointed out by TechNews Daily. While the new rule won't...

Analysts at Detwiler Fenton are claiming that Apple will use a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor in the widely rumoured "low cost" iPhone, that will be hosted in a polycarbonate body, Forbes is reporting. Since Apple already uses a number of Qualcomm components in the iPhone, going for a complete SoC solution would significantly cut the costs.  In a research...

Jeremy Horwitz, the editor-in-chief of iLounge, has shared his thoughts on the next iPhone, the next generation full sized iPad and the much rumoured cheaper iPhone. He also claims to have gone hands on with a "supposedly accurate and seriously intriguing" mockup of the completely redesigned next generation iPad, which should be introduced in October this year....

With Apple expected to launch two (?) new iPhone models this year, we've already heard lots of speculations about the upcoming devices. Although Apple seems to maintain its market share with iPhone sales rising year-over-year, investors and analysts and even an ex-Apple CEO, John Sculley, push the company to focus on the emerging markets. (more…)

First photos of Samsung's upcoming iPad Mini rival, the Galaxy Note 8.0, have been leaked on the web today by website dday.it (via SamMobile). Looking at the photos, the device is an 8-inch white tablet that appears to be simply a large version of Galaxy S III.  The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is one of the devices...

Twitter has today announced its brand new video sharing service Vine, that allows users to attach video clips to their tweets. Vine is currently available as a free app on the iOS App Store but according to Twitter's blog post, the service will soon make its way to other mobile platforms as well. Last year, Twitter acquired...

An interesting article by Fortune highlights how Samsung became America's top mobile phone manufacturer and during its winning streak, how it created a series of print, digital and TV ads targeting the iPhone 5 while promoting its own flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III. In September last year when Tim Cook announced the iPhone 5,...

The Huffington Post has a seemingly endless post which documents the origins of Apple's voice assistant, Siri, before it was acquired by Apple back in 2010. Siri's former co-founder and chief executive Dag Kittlaus, once again shares details on how he spent time at Steve Jobs' home to talk about the future of voice engines and subsequently...

Russian site Appledigger.ru (via MacRumors) has posted a mockup concept of what a 5-inch iPhone could look like. Rumours have been flying lately Apple would produce a larger iPhone model (ridiculously attributed with the name 'Math'), but that was knocked down this morning by further reports only two 4-inch models would be released this year. The mockup...