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A patent covering the use of a touchscreen universal remote control has been published and the Apple filing suggests that the remote will govern the use of a number of specific products. The patent, uncovered by AppleInsider, specifically mentions the use of a “television, video tape player, video disk player, stereo, home controls, computer MP3...

Back in 2009, there was an exemption to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) in regards to jailbreaking smartphones, such as the iPhone. That is set to expire and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has created a petition to urge people to sign it and send a message to the Copyright Office to renew this...

The Steam Mobile iOS app has been released and is now available for download. The app was speculated to exist as reported last March, and will now enable you to stay connected to Steam from your iPhone. With the free Steam app for iOS, you can participate in the Steam community wherever you go. Chat...

Zynga has used Canada as a launch pad to debut its new game, Dream Heights (plus another game called Dream PetHouse). This game is based on the construction of your own tower, which comes across as a blatant rip-off of the hit game, Tiny Tower, developed by NimbleBits. You may recall Tiny Tower was chosen by...

The New York Times has an extensive piece that profiles the working conditions faced by workers employed within Apple's supply chain manufacturers. It's a lengthy article that goes into detail with accounts about conditions at Foxconn, such as issues of worker suicides. Other former incidents such as the use of poisonous n-hexane at Wintek are...

Another Siri exclusive Cydia tweak called Lingual has just been released by the CodeThemed team that extends Siri's functionality to voice translation. Lingual allows translation from English to over 30 languages. The developers have said that they're also looking to include translation to English in a future update. The tweak pulls in results using Microsoft's Bing Translate API...

According to a recent publication by Forbes, it seems that Microsoft is planning to expand Xbox Live, its online gaming network to iOS and android platforms. Xbox Live games, which are currently compatible only with Windows, will soon be making their way to iPhones, iPads as well as Android smartphones and tablets. Since iOS and Android are the...

Ever since iPhone 4S jailbreak came out, all sorts of Siri related Cydia tweaks have started pouring in, the latest one being Sireet. This simple tweak, developed by @Tyler_nettleton, allows users to dictate and send tweets using Siri. All you need to do is download / install it from Cydia and have your Twitter ID configured in...

Ever wonder how much larger or smaller other smartphones are compared to your iPhone? Well, you can now do a straight up comparison on the web via the website Phone Size. Just add your phones (in our case, the iPhone of course), enter your screen type and size, and voila--the actual sizes of phones appear...

Rovio has announced you'll soon be able to play Angry Birds--on Facebook. The launch is set to take place on Valentine's Day, and will offer fans another way to stay addicted to the game. Squawk! Everyone's favorite furious fowl, Angry Birds, is coming to Facebook! Nothing says "Happy Valentine's Day" like competitive pig-popping among friends!...

Apple has launched their Valentine's Day Gift Guide on their website, and it showcases a wide variety of products set to make your sweetheart love you even more on February 14th. The perfect gifts for your perfect match. Shop our handpicked collection of iPad, iPhone, iPod, and Mac gifts for Valentine’s Day. We’ll deliver them...

The same day Apple announced its historic $46 billion dollar quarter, Tim Cook reportedly fired off an email to employees to announce an Apple Town Hall meeting for the next day. As for those 'exciting new things' Cook wanted to talk about? Well, we now know according to 9to5Mac: Cook announced that Apple employees will...