According to a new report by DigiTimes, Apple is planning to revise the New iPad's backlight module in order to reduce overall heat output. As claimed by anonymous industry sources inside, Apple might replace the New iPad's two LED backlight module with a one LED structure as used in Apple’s second-generation iPad in an effort to solve heat...
According to the TIOBE Programming Community Index for July 2012, Objective-C has overtaken C++ as the third most popular programming. C topped the list leaping ahead of Java which holds down the number two spot. Tiobe, a company who designs software that analyses code to ensure it follows coding standards, attributes this rise in Objective-C’s...
Okay, all the guys can just move along. This one is for the ladies! ;) Being a married man, I know that the inside of a women's purse can become a bottomless pit, making it impossible to find anything. My wife is constantly digging through her purse to find her keys, iPhone, makeup, lip gloss,...
Montrealers, keep your eye out for the Telus Wi-Xi squad this summer as that will mean free Wi-Fi. Telus has announced today they will offer free access to their 4G LTE network via BIXI bikes equipped with the Telus Wi-Xi 4G LTE modem, powered by a rechargeable battery via pedal power. BIXI is a public...
Apple has rectified the issue that caused numerous apps to crash after updating, first noted by Marco Arment, the founder of Instapaper. In a statement to The Telegraph, Apple explained the crashes were caused by a server that incorrectly generated DRM (digital rights management) code for apps downloaded, causing them to crash: "We had a...
Waze, the maker of popular free social GPS and traffic apps for iPhones and Android devices, recently unveiled its plans to bring its rapidly growing social mapping software to the cars later this year. Today, the company has announced that its social navigation and traffic service has hit the 20 million users landmark (via Business Insider). The firm is...
Apple has just won a new patent detailing a method by which customer service representatives can quickly determine if a product has been damaged by water, CNET is reporting. Patent #8,210,032 describes that a detector would be strategically placed inside an enclosed device and provide "at least one visual indication after being immersed in water", allowing users to determine water...
Cydia, the popular iOS jailbreak applications and tweaks store developed by Jay Freeman a.k.a @Saurik, hasn’t received much of a redesign since its inception and with Apple introducing the all new App Store in iOS 6, it might be a good time to ask Saurik for a Cydia makeover. A recent publication by AppAdvice does exactly that,...
According to a report by Bloomberg, Amazon has plans underway to develop a smartphone to target the iPhone and Android devices. The company is working with Foxconn on their supposed device and Amazon is currently looking at acquiring wireless patents for its new device: Amazon.com Inc. is developing a smartphone that would vie with Apple...
Over the next couple of weeks I'm going to be trying out some new cases, so it's the perfect time to take a look at what I'm using on my iPhone 4S right now. It's the SwitchEasy Eclipse. It's a hybrid case, meaning it's made from a hard polycarbonate material, as well as a softer...
This weeks's App of the Week is a big one. One of the most popular franchises on the iOS platform is Angry Birds, and this week Angry Birds Seasons is free to download in the App Store. Angry Birds exploded on the iPhone and since its release, it has spawned three additional spin offs: Angry...
Researchers from the University of Calgary have come up with an innovative system to solve one-handed smartphone operations. When we only have one hand free to use our iPhone, it can be quite tricky when two handed operation is required. Therefore, the new input system titled 'Fat Thumb' was born. The system uses touch gestures...
