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250 Apple Employees Are Attending The Consumer Electronics Show
Yesterday we learned that Apple does indeed have a presence at CES 2012 and today, we learn that that presence is quite a bit larger than previously thought. A reporter with PaidContent picked Greg Joswiak out of the crowd of at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas yesterday and today Reuters is reporting that...
The Classic iPhone Ringtone “Marimba” Interrupts New York Philharmonic [Update]
Update 1: Further information has emerged from this story. The phone that rang was actually an alarm going off--which happens even when the iPhone is in silent mode. More info here at the NYT: “You can imagine how devastating it is to know you had a hand in that,” said the man, who described himself...
Planetbeing: A5 Jailbreak is More Complex than Unlocking iPhone 4S Baseband
Planetbeing has tweeted for the first time in over 500 days, and he proudly proclaims the iPhone 4S jailbreak is out of the 'sandbox' thanks to help from Cydia founder, Saurik: And we're out of the sandbox with @saurik's invaluable help! (well, at least there's a PoC) :D Turning out more complex than X-Gold 618....
Liquipel Will Make your iPhone Waterproof Without a Case
The company Liquipel claims it has the ability to fully waterproof your iPhone--without a case. How? The process works when you send off your device to Liquipel and they spray your device with a nano coating--making it waterproof and allowing it to be fully submerged in water. Liquipel is a revolutionary process that applies a...
Zite Details How Their ‘Personalization Engine’ Works to Curate Stories
Zite started out as a popular app for the iPad that curated news stories based on your social media networks and more. Eventually, it was updated with iPhone support. Created by a team of UBC researchers, the app has exploded in popularity and was recently acquired by CNN. The Zite team has now detailed on...
OpenMedia.ca Launches ‘Stop the Squeeze’ Campaign Against Our ‘Big 3’ Carriers
OpenMedia.ca has launched a new campaign called 'Stop the Squeeze', to argue against the near oligopoly by the major cellphone providers in Canada. The organization previously successfully campaigned against usage-based billing for internet that attracted national attention: OpenMedia.ca is asking Canadians to encourage the government to set aside key wireless spectrum, which, says OpenMedia.ca Executive...
Apple Announces Education Event to Take Place in New York City on January 19th
The rumoured Apple event related to education has been officially announced by Apple to take place on January 19th, notes The Loop: Apple on Wednesday sent out an invitation to The Loop and other media outlets to attend a special event being held in New York City next week. Apple says the event will be...
T-Mobile’s Bobsled iPhone App Allows for Free Calls to Canada and the U.S.
T-Mobile has launched a free app called Bobsled that was recently updated to allow for free calls from your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to landlines in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico over WiFi or 3G. The app requires a Facebook account to login. Once connected, you will have access to all your Facebook...
Rogers to Bring ‘Visual Voicemail Plus’ to Blackberry and Android Phones
Looks like iPhone owners aren't going to the only ones enjoying Visual Voicemail, the service that makes listening to voicemail incredibly easy. Visual Voicemail was created by Apple to allow users to listen to messages without dialing into their voicemail service. It now appears Rogers has created their own application to offer a similar service...
Kodak Sues Apple Over Imaging Patents
Reeling from an 88% drop in its stock value last year, Kodak is looking to its expansive patent library as a source of recovery cash to mount a comeback. Today, the 131-year-old imaging company sued Apple and HTC over imaging patents while, yesterday, Apple’s stock hit an all-time high. FOSS Patents lays out the particular...
Apple Executive Spotted Roaming the 2012 CES Show Floor
It’s been three years since Apple has officially attended its last conference, Macworld 2009, but that doesn’t mean that its employees, and in this case one of its executives, don’t make low profile appearances in an effort to keep tabs on other leading technology companies. Today, PaidContent spotted Greg Joswiak, head of iOS product marketing...
Call of Duty ELITE iPhone App Now Available for Download
Yesterday we noted the upcoming release of the latest iOS app from Activision, Call of Duty ELITE for the iPhone. The app allows existing CoD players to manage their multiplayer progress from right within the app. The app is now available for download in the App Store. Here's the iTunes description: Immerse yourself in Call...