Posted on 16 May 2012 by Shane McGlaun
A cool stylus has hit Kickstarter that will work with the iPad, iPhone, and other capacitive touchscreen devices. The stylus is called the HAND Stylus and features a cool retractable tip that is replaceable. So far the stylus is raised about three times the money it needed to come to market.
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Posted on 15 May 2012 by Shane McGlaun
If you picked up your iPhone in the past and asked Siri was the best smartphone ever, the search results pulled up the Nokia Lumia 900 based on consumer reviews. It may come as no surprise that Apple tweaked those results and Nokia's smart phone isn't listed as a result any longer and Nokia is not happy about it.
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Posted on 14 May 2012 by Shane McGlaun
If you are anxiously waiting for the untethered iOS 5.1.x jailbreak to land, the developer says it's coming in a few weeks. The jailbreak will work with any iOS device running 5.1.1 except ATV3 devices and support for that may come eventually.
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Posted on 11 May 2012 by Shane McGlaun
A company called FreedomPop has a new case for the iPhone that has integrated WiFi. The idea is by putting the case on your phone you can have access to 4G speeds. The case sells for $99 and includes 1 GB of free monthly data.
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Posted on 10 May 2012 by Shane McGlaun
If you're looking for a free navigation at the iPhone you might want to check out CoPilot GPS. The app is now available for free with a couple caveats, one is it doesn't do turn by turn directions, and the second is you can only get maps of one country.
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Posted on 09 May 2012 by Shane McGlaun
If you need to be able to charge your iPhone or other device away from an outlet for days at a time the new product is coming to Brookstone this year that will do the deed. The product is a small fuel cell charger uses cartridges lighter fluid inside to generate power for weeks at a time.
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Posted on 08 May 2012 by Shane McGlaun
Amtrak is now using the iPhone on some routes is a mobile ticket scanner. The system also allows riders to get the ticket barcode on a smartphone.
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Posted on 07 May 2012 by Shane McGlaun
In November 2011, a passenger on a Qantas flight and his iPhone started smoking just as the plane landed. The report is in on the cause of that iPhone fire in faulty repairs are being blamed.
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Posted on 04 May 2012 by Shane McGlaun
Apple has confirmed that iPhoto for iOS is now using OpenStreetMap rather than Google Maps. Several companies have been moving away from Google Maps and other services recently. Apple has now acknowledged the use of OpenStreetMap in the credits for iPhoto.
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Posted on 03 May 2012 by Shane McGlaun
The Pop Video projector is an accessory for the iPhone that attaches to the smartphone using the docking connector. The projector then able to throw images from the iPhone out onto a wall or other surface in qHD resolution and costs $99.
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Posted on 02 May 2012 by Shane McGlaun
A photo has turned up online the claims to be the SIM card tray for the new iPhone 5. The tray looks very much like the one used on the 4S with minor differences suggesting, if there's any validity to the photo, a similar form factor to the current iPhone.
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Posted on 01 May 2012 by Shane McGlaun
According to Juniper Research while Samsung has beat Nokia and become the leading manufacturer phones globally, things aren't so clear when it comes to who's winning the smartphone race. Apple is said to be dominating Samsung on the revenue front while Samsung apparently sells more smartphones than Apple.
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