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Corning Demos The Strength of Gorilla Glass 3 at CES [VIDEO]
Corning announced its new Gorilla Glass 3 just prior to the start of CES 2013. Their booth at the electronics trade show has been demonstrating the third generation of their Gorilla Glass, which made its debut on the original iPhone back in 2007. What makes Gorilla Glass 3 so strong and scratch resistant? It's the...
Angry Birds Space “Pig Dipper” Update Coming Soon [VIDEO]
Rovio has announced Angry Birds Space will soon receive a "Pig Dipper" update which will feature 30 new galactic-aquatic levels: Pig Dipper will also introduce never-before-seen power-ups (be sure to check out the Pig Puffer!) along with extra power-up specific leaderboards. Excited? Then yell "I GOT MA RUBBER DUCKY!!!!" repeatedly in the mirror while you...
Broadcom to License ARM Architectures, Bringing Closer Ties to Apple?
An interesting addition to what we have already heard about the low-cost iPhone is Broadcom's announcement that they are extending their relationship with ARM and license ARMv7 and ARMv8 architectures, which will enable Broadcom to develop and build their own processors based on the ARM structure. (more…)
Pebble Smartwatch Detailed At CES: Sharp Display, 7-Day Battery, Ships Jan 23
As expected, developers of the Pebble smartwatch Kickstarter project held a press conference at CES 2013 today, announcing that Pebble is now in mass production and will be shipped to its Kickstarter backers on January 23. Company’s CEO Eric Migicovsky added that it will take almost two months to get all the initial orders out (via TNW). Detailing the...
ESPN SportsCenter Feed – Delivers You Sports News In Real-Time [Review]
If you like keeping up to date with the latest news in sports, you should check out the ESPN Sports Center Feed (SC Feed). SC Feed combines all news, scores, audio, and video from ESPN, and delivers them to you in real-time. From the navigation bar, you can select to view all articles, just the...
Apple Considering $99-$149 Price Point for Cheaper iPhone says Bloomberg
Hot on the heels of the WSJ reporting on Apple releasing a cheaper iPhone this year, Bloomberg is jumping into the mix with their sources claiming a price point of $99-$149 for a cheaper phone, according to sources: Apple, which had been working on a more affordable smartphone since at least February 2011, is weighing...
Tim Cook Gets Social In China, Takes Photos With Apple Fans
Apple CEO Tim Cook is visiting China to meet some government officials and discuss the development of country's IT industry. But apart from his official commitments, he has been seen taking photos with Chinese Apple fans, including a fan who works at an Apple reseller store, at the Wangfujing Apple Store in an underground passageway (via MIC...
Draco V: Aluminum Bumper For iPhone 5 [REVIEW]
I've tried and tested a variety of aluminium bumpers for the past two generations of the iPhone and in my experience, each bumper is different from the other, both ergonomically and functionally. Draco Vfor iPhone 5, the latest iteration of aluminium bumpers from Draco Design USA and Deff Corp. Japan, capitalizes on the same ergonomic...
Apps Generate About a Third of All iTunes Revenue
After Apple announced that the App Store has reached another milestone -- 40 billion downloads -- and that over 2 billion unique downloads were recorded in December alone, Horace Dediu of Asymco took a closer look at the iTunes economy and what the App Store and iTunes as a whole means in term of costs...
Your Apple TV 3G with TELUS, Rogers Will Support Netflix Super HD Streaming
Netflix today has announced an update to Netflix Open Connect delivery network, a free service for internet service providers to provide the highest quality Netflix streams for its customers: "Leading-edge ISPs around the world such as Cablevision, Virgin Media, British Telecom, Telmex, Telus, TDC, GVT, among many others, are already participating in Open Connect to...
Facebook Invites Press to “Come See What We’re Building”–Facebook Phone?
Hot on the heels of the WSJ publishing a story about Apple releasing a cheaper iPhone, now it appears it's Facebook's turn to troll CES 2013 and try to steal some headlines as well. The company has issued an event next week on Tuesday, January 15th at their Menlo Park campus, notes Digits. The mystery...
Apple Working on a Cheaper, Lower End Polycarbonate iPhone says WSJ
The Wall Street Journal reports Apple is working on a cheaper, lower end iPhone: Apple is working on a lower-end iPhone, according to people briefed on the matter, a big shift in strategy as its supremacy in smartphones has slipped. While Apple has explored such a device for years, the plan has been progressing and...