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The iPhone, App Store Make PopSci’s Top 25 Innovations of the Last 25 Years
Popular Science has come out with a list of the Top 25 Innovations of the Last 25 years. A couple Apple creations made the list, in particular the original 2007 iPhone that started the smartphone revolution as we know it today, along with the 2008 App Store debut that helped keep us addicted to our...
Samsung And Apple Retain Almost Half of The Smartphone Market
Gartner has just published its quarterly report covering global mobile phone sales according to operating system and manufacturer. While sales dropped 3.1% during the third quarter of 2012 compared to the same period a year ago, smartphone sales experienced a 47% spike, rising to 169.2 million units in Q3. (more…)
Apple Says to Reboot your iPhone Before Visiting the Genius Bar
If you have a problem with your iPhone and turn to the best place to take care of the issue -- the Genius Bar at your local Apple Store -- you'll will now have to comply with an new requirement before being allowed to make an appoint to see a Genius. You will now be...
The ‘Vibrative’ iPhone Virtual Keyboard Uses Vibration to Detect Typing [Video]
There is no question that smartphones and tablets are at the stage where they can replace our laptops and desktops for a variety of tasks --at least as far as power and capability are concerned. When it comes to comfort and ease of use, especially when you need to do a lot of typing, the...
iPhone App Lets You Plan Your Border Crossing By Choosing the Best Time
If you frequently travel into the United States (from Canada or Mexico), Best Time to Cross the Border may become the most valuable app on your iPhone. Using historical graphs (taking an average of the wait times for the past three months awhile analyzing historical trends) and real-time reporting (using iReport), this app can advise...
Pulse 3.0 Launches With New Interface, New Features
If you're a fan of newsreader apps, this news will be sure to increase your pulse. The popular newsreader app Pulse has just released version 3.0 for both the Android and iOS platforms. With it comes a completely redesigned interface, and a slew of new features. Firstly, Pulse is now a "universal" app, meaning it...
Oilsands Giant Syncrude Releases iPhone Game Seen as Propaganda
When oilsands giant Syncrude came out with their new iPhone game Trail Blazer, they described it as "a fun way to share information about the company." Environmentalists are describing it in other ways, accusing the app of being nothing more than propaganda that "leaves out references to climate change and doesn't tell the whole story."...
Samsung Will No Longer Be The Sole Supplier Of Apple-Designed Chips Used In iOS Devices [Samsung]
According to anonymous industry sources, Samsung will no longer be the sole supplier of Apple-designed chips that power the iPhone and iPad devices, reports DigiTimes. Due to the likelihood of losing future orders for Apple's next-gen. application chips, Samsung is reported to be delaying the construction of its new logic fabrication facility. Dubbed as Line-17, Samsung is apparently putting off...
Stop Using Your iPhone 5 Naked: A Few of Our Favourite Cases
Some of you are purists, preferring the iPhone 5 just as nature (Apple) intended: sleek, light and beautiful in all of its aluminum-backed glory. Many of you will fall into another category: you have children, a job that has you constantly on the go, outdoor hobbies or maybe just butterfingers. If you fall into that...
Coming Soon: Evernote 5 for iOS – “It’s All About Speed”
It was about a year ago that we saw the last big update to Evernote for our iOS-based mobile devices, so it is very exciting that we can now expect big changes for the app along with the huge refresh for other platforms. (more…)
iPhone ‘Emergency Call’ Feature Allows Boy to Save Grandfather’s Life
We have all heard stories about young people performing acts of heroism beyond their years in emergency situations in order to save a life. What happens when something happens and the only phone in sight is an iPhone locked with a passcode? Anybody with an iPhone setup to require a passcode has likely noticed the...
iOS 6.0.1 Released, Download Now For Your iPhone, iPod Touch & iPad [Direct Links]
Apple has just released iOS 6.0.1 to the public, one day ahead of the official iPad mini and fourth-generation iPad global launch. The update introduces a handful of improvements and bug fixes including keyboard screen glitch and camera flash Issues among others. The 6.0.1 update is available both via iTunes as well as OTA. However iPhone 5...