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In an announcement today, ZAGG has confirmed they have purchased fellow Utah company iFrogz, the makers of smartphone cases and audio accessories: “This transaction represents an exciting next step in ZAGG’s evolution, and gives us scale within the rapidly growing protective cases and audio products markets by allowing us to immediately broaden our product line...

At the WWDC 2011 keynote, it was noted by Apple the iPhone 4's camera was only second (by a hair) to the Nikon D90 in terms of popularity. The iPhone 4's camera takes some incredible pictures. It's not hard to see why it would become popular, as previous iPhone models have also been up there...

BGR reports that Apple has been allowing developers access to a so-called iPhone 4S with improved tech specs on the inside but they are also reporting that the newest generation of the iPhone will have a "radical new case design". We've discussed possible design changes before. According to DigiTimes, sources have indicated that orders placed by Apple...

Back in March Apple updated Mobile Safari with improvements to its Nitro engine, allowing for increased performance. Around this time in April, Microsoft's demo of their Phone 7 Mango demo was pitted against an iPhone (pre-Nitro) and Android browser in Microsoft's own HTML5 speed test. 9to5Mac points out Mobile Safari scored 2 FPS versus Microsoft's...

With Apple's iCloud to launch this Fall wit iOS 5, it appears the company is filing for applications for its new services. Patently Apple reports Apple has filed for a trademark application for the term "Photo Stream" in Canada. This service is part of iCloud, and keeps photos in sync across all of your iOS...

Justin Luey and I discuss the latest iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV) news on Episode 41 of The iPhone Podcast. Listen in as we talk about the hottest iOS issues and more! Subscribe with iTunes | Subscribe with other RSS Readers You can follow and comment on all the news we discuss at our...

Just follow the flowchart: What's your favourite photo sharing app? I still think Instagram is king. It's just so darn easy to use. [TechCrunch via Sean Percival]

The past 24 hours haven't been Research In Motion. Yesterday the Waterloo-based company announced their Q2 revenue numbers and they were below estimates, disappointing investors. Revenue was expected to be between $4.2-4.8 billion, a billion below analyst estimates of $5.47 billion. Not only that, RIM will be laying off workers as well. The stock price...

Some iOS developers have confirmed that iOS 5, Apple's major upcoming iDevice firmware update, reportedly solves some performance issues with Home Screen web apps. The confirmation reveals that Web.app, used for web apps running outside of Safari, has the same "dynamic-codesigning" privilege as Safari and can further use the Nitro JavaScript engine. However, regular apps...

British Chef Gordon Ramsay has one of the dirtiest mouths and shortest tempers on television as we've seen on Hell's Kitchen. Yesterday, Ramsay was on Jimmy Kimmel Live and explained passionately how he takes advantage of Apple's Find My iPhone feature to keep track of his 13 year old daughter: Earlier today we reported on...

Have you ever had to use Find My iPhone to locate your lost or stolen iPhone? This feature originally was part of a $99/year MobileMe subscription, then eventually turned free for the masses by Apple. Patently Apple writes about some upcoming security features for Find My iPhone, as described in some recent patent applications submitted...

As indicated by rumours, Apple's Back to School 2011 promo launched today and the deal includes a free $100 iTunes Gift Card with the purchase of any Mac. The promotion goes from June 16 to September 20, 2011 in Canada. Here’s the deal: When you buy a new qualifying Mac with Apple education pricing* from...