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Opena: The World’s First iPhone Case With A Bottle Opener, Now Shipping
The Opena is the world's first iPhone case with a slide out bottle opener. The case itself is made from a durable and protective hard polycarbonate material. Since the case has a slide out design, you only need to take it out when the beer arrives. The Opena is compatible with all Phone 4 models (GSM...
Ban On Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Lifted In Australia, Goes On Sale Tomorrow
Back in August, Apple won a patients violation suit against Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia leading to a ban in tablet's sale across the country. Today, the Australian courts have removed this ban as a result of which the Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be going on sale in Australia tomorrow. Apparently, the court has allowed...
Siri0us Jailbreak Tweak Removed From Cydia Store
Couple of days back, a tweak named Siri0us was released on Cydia which allowed owners of iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPod touch to use Siri dictation feature on their jailbroken handsets. Today, Siri0us developer Eric Day announced on Twitter that the tweak has been pulled from the Cydia since Nuance has denied him the rights to...
Apple and Google Opt Out of Industry Sponsored App Ratings System
According to Bloomberg, the two largest app providers, Apple and Google, will not participate in a new mobile app rating system created by CTIA-The Wireless Association. Participating in the new ratings system are Microsoft, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and U.S. Cellular Corp. Of those, only Microsoft, AT&T and Verizon Wireless operate their own app stores. The voluntary program will be operated...
Apple Blocks iOS Settings Shortcuts in iOS 5.1 Beta
If you have enjoyed the beautiful iOS settings shortcuts designed by @brdrck, you might want to avoid iOS 5.1 beta. The latest beta release of iOS has resulted in these shortcuts no longer working properly. In our conversations with Jeff, he notes this block could be a beta issue, and that the final build...
Pizza Pizza iPhone App Hits 111,111 Orders Placed
The popular pizza ordering app from Pizza Pizza has reached a milestone--over 111,111 orders placed since the launch of their iPhone app six months ago. In that short period of time, the app has received the following accolades: Webby Award (Mobile Shopping for Handheld Devices) Canadian Marketing Association Award (Digital Interactive Retail) W3 Award for...
An Inside Look at Apple’s New In-Store Pickup Service
Apple is continuing to roll out ways that streamline the shopping process, including a new retail self-checkout app and the ability to pick up online purchases in select stores. Late last week, The New York Times took a look at Apple's internal retail software that responds to customer requests for assistance and further streamlines the...
TED iPhone App Launches to Showcase ‘Ideas Worth Spreading’
TED has officially announced the launch of their app for the iPhone and iPod touch. Originally, the app was only available for the iPad (launched last October). TED for iPhone was available in the App Store two weeks ago, but now it's ready for primetime: The entire library is available for browsing and searching in both...
RIM Announces Blackberry Mobile Fusion Software to Protect iPhones
Today RIM announced the upcoming debut of a device management software that will protect iPhone (and Android) users. Set to launch in March of 2012, Mobile Fusion will function alongside Blackberry Enterprise Servers (BES) behind corporate firewalls, according to Reuters: "What our enterprise customers are looking for, and the opportunity for us, is to become...
First “iPhone 5” References Leaked By Apple In iOS 5.1 Beta [Screenshots]
Earlier today, we published a report on iPad In Canada about a possible leaked reference of next generation iPad in iOS 5.1 beta, which was seeded to the developer community yesterday by Apple. Now, an even bigger discovery has come forth, thanks to 9to5Mac once again. It seems that Apple has just referenced the 6th generation...
Next Generation Apple TV Codename Revealed as J33?
Details of the next generation Apple TV have been uncovered in the latest code strings within today's newly released iOS 5.1 beta. 9to5Mac notes the codename J33 represents the next Apple TV: As you can see above, the new Apple TV is rocking a the J33 codename, the second JXX product we’ve seen from Apple....
Apple’s Establishing Corporate Papers Heading to Auction
Bloomberg reports that the original founding documents establishing the Apple Computer Company, signed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, is set to appear at auction on December 13th at Sotheby's in New York. The original four-page founding contract and the legalese of their partnership was drafted by Wayne on a typewriter in 1976. In Steve Jobs,...
