According to mobile data analysis firm Arieso, their study of over 1 million smartphone users in a Tier-1 UMTS European 3G market over 24 hours concluded iPhone 5 users consumed the most data. The company essentially advises carrier networks on network performance and how to improve user experiences. Using the iPhone 3G as a benchmark,...
According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple has cut orders for iPhone 5 screens and other components due to weaker than expected demand, apparently notifying suppliers last month: Apple's orders for iPhone 5 screens for the January-March quarter, for example, have dropped to roughly half of what the company had previously planned to order, two...
Back in the last week of December we told you about Cycloramic, the neat app that spins your iPhone 5 around (on a flat shiny surface) using the vibrator motor to film video. Today, a very, very similar app has debuted called CamAround 360. It performs the same functions but also has filters to jazz...
Back in August G-Form dropped an iPhone 4S out of a helicopter at 1000 feet. This time around, the company has dropped a fifth gen iPod touch inside one of their latest iPhone 5 cases from 100,000 feet up in the stratosphere. The setup was lifted up via weather balloon, then dropped to the Earth....
Pod2g, the hacker that is supposed to be working with the members of the Chronic Dev Team on an untethered jailbreak solution for iOS 6 and iPhone 5, has had a pretty interesting conversation with i0n1c today. (more…)
Zynga's popular game Words with Friends has received an update to allow more competition for players that have signed in without Facebook. These users can now challenge their Facebook friends to play. Plus, there is now better support for the iPhone 5 as the app now takes advantage of the faster A6 processor. What's New...
Hon Hai Precision a.k.a Foxconn, the Taiwan based supplier of Apple's iOS devices, has reportedly partnered with circuit board supplier Flexium Interconnect, in order to ramp up the production of iPhone 5 and iPad Mini and meet the growing market demand of these newer iOS devices (via PatentlyApple). A publication today by Taiwan's United Daily News claims that Hon Hai...
If you're looking to make your iPhone 5 the talk of Christmas dinner, the app Cycloramic just might do that. The app utilizes the vibrator motor in the iPhone 5 (the same rotational motor with a counterweight from the iPhone 4) to spin your phone 360 degrees while recording video, allowing you to capture everyone...
Rogers and TELUS have introduced some iPhone 5 sales for the holidays. Rogers is offering the 16GB iPhone 5 for $79 on a three year contract, which is a savings of $100. TELUS is also offering the same deal on the 16GB model, but has also slashed its 32GB and 64GB models by $100 as...
Apple reached its highest ever smartphone market share in the US, according to the latest smartphone sales data provided by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech (via BusinessInsider). (more…)
Just a quick note the RedFlagDeals.com iOS app has been updated to support the taller screen of the iPhone 5 and better compatibility with iOS 6. Also, with Boxing Day looming only six days away, the newly added Flyers section will make it even easier to keep track of those deals. What's New in Version...
RIM recently sent out their media invites to their BlackBerry 10 launch event set for January 30th. This is seen by many as RIM's possible comeback into the smartphone game, which they had dominated before the launch of the iPhone. Over at Gadget Masters (via N4BB), they have posted a browser speedtest comparing the new...
