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With Apple's media event set to take place this Thursday in New York City, speculation is that the event will involve the introduction of iPad-optimized textbooks via a partnership with publisher McGraw-Hill, as noted by the Wall Street Journal. As for what else will appear at this event? A source tells ArsTechnica Apple is set...

With Intel’s recent announcement of the Medfield chip and the company's desire to be a part of Apple’s iOS success, ARM CEO Warren East told Reuters in Las Vegas at CES: "It's inevitable Intel will get a few smartphone design wins. Are they ever going to be the leaders in power efficiency? No, of course...

Today, Nissan announced what sounds to be a remarkable new iPhone case. One that actually heals itself after scratches and dings alter the shape of the case. Using a technology they developed in 2005, Nissan has decided to apply "paint", which is already in use on several vehicles, to one of the most commonly scratched...

Jeff Broderick is at it again with his tweaks. We first noted his iOS settings shortcuts along with QuickWifi, an easy way to share network credentials. This time around he has created a cool tweak called QuickContact that will allow you to make any homescreen shortcut to call or text one of your contacts--without jailbreaking.   QuickContact...

The popular app Flipboard made its way to the iPhone after making its debut as an iPad app only. The latest iPhone app is an easy way for you to 'flip' through the latest stories from your social networks. Flipboard recently announced a new addition to its app, a section dedicated to the art of 'iPhoneography'....

We've seen our share of concept videos for iOS (like those from Jan-Michael Cart), but a new video posted by AppAdvice reveals a new iPhone 5 design that features new home button placements--on the sides of the iPhone. The video was created by one of their readers, Kris Groen. His video features an iPhone with...

We previously saw waterproof technology applied to iPhones via the company Liquipel, but now it appears another company plans to make a similar splash directly onto next-generation smartphones, in particular the next iPhone. In an interview with Pocket Lint, a representative at HzO claimed their technology could appear in upcoming Samsung and Apple smartphones: "We...

WhatsApp is one the most popular cross-platform messaging clients, and still a very popular option for many iOS users. The app has frequently been featured as one of the top apps in the App Store and last November surpassed 1 billion messages sent in a single day. Currently, WhatsApp is not in the App Store...

Update Hider for iOS 5 is a new, completely re-written Cydia tweak by Will Homer (@WillFour20). Unlike the old Update Hider, this one has been designed specifically for iOS 5 and allows you to easily hide App Store updates, also removing their annoying badges. You can also make the hidden updates appear again as easily....

Paul Rand (1914 — 1996) was an American graphic designer, best known for his corporate logo designs including the logos for IBM, UPS, ABC, and Steve Jobs’ NeXT. Today, we've got our hands on a rare Paul Rand video (via FSM), that includes footage of Steve Jobs explaining how he created the NeXT logo. Rand’s simple black box...

The iPhone Dev Team has just released redsn0w 0.9.10b4 (as noted by @MuscleNerd), an update to include the latest iBooks fix for the A4 untethered jailbreak on iOS 5.0.1. Earlier, pod2g notified us of an updated version of Corona via Cydia that includes the newest fix, thanks to @xvolks. Here's what The iPhone Dev Team had...

The original release of Corona 1.0-1 Running into the iBooks error with your untethered iOS 5.0.1 jailbreak on your A4 device? Try the iBooksFix2 patch solution; if that hasn't worked, then you'll be happy to know a real fix has been released via an update to Corona in Cydia. Version 1.0.4 of Corona was released earlier...