Archive | January, 2012
China 4S launch gets violent, Apple fueled clash with delays, NASA mars app
Posted on 13 January 2012 by Shane McGlaun
The launch of the iPhone 4S in China was a big deal and drew huge crowds to get the new smartphone. The Apple Store in Sanlitun decided the crowd was too large and opted to not open due to fear of customers and employees being hurt. That led to some in the crowd "abusing" store workers.
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Kanex Sydnee charger, TomTom update, iPad at CES?
Posted on 11 January 2012 by Shane McGlaun
A company called Kanex has shown off a cool new charging station for iOS devices at CES 2012. The charging station is called the Sydnee and will launch this quarter and charges four devices with one cord.
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D-Link outs Mobile Companion and Ford Sync Destinations app
Posted on 10 January 2012 by Shane McGlaun
Ford has announced that it has added new features to Sync with Sync Destinations. The Destinations allows the driver to shoot driving direction to the car and get traffic and accident notifications using their voice as they drive.
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Weird Brisksaber app is sort of cool
Posted on 09 January 2012 by Shane McGlaun
If you are a fan of Star Wars or Lipton Brisk tea, a new app is out for iOS that you might want to check out. Lipton and Star Wars are teaming to advertise the coming Phantom menace flick in 3D. To celebrate the tie up the app is called Brisksaber and it is available right now for download.
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Siri strains networks, HTC dives thanks to iPhone, Gorilla Glass 2
Posted on 06 January 2012 by Shane McGlaun
According to an independent source, the heavy use of the iPhone 4S and Siri is putting a strain on mobile networks. The report claims that the data load with Siri has nearly doubled.
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iPhone 4S Lands in China January 13
Posted on 04 January 2012 by Shane McGlaun
If you are a Chinese iPhone fan, the smartphone is coming to China on January 13. Along with the launch in China, the device will also be coming to 21 other countries as well. The 4S has likely already been in China thanks to the gray market where the smartphone has been cheaper than the official device in the past.
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1.2 billion app downloads in a week, Nintendo courts iOS devs, Steve Jobs action figure
Posted on 03 January 2012 by Shane McGlaun
Analytics firm Flurry reports that between iOS devices and Android the week of Christmas there were 1.2 billion apps downloaded. That over a billion downloads a week mark is expected to come several times in 2012.
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Samsung uses Apple actor, PC mods work on iOS GTA III, Apple design chief gets knighted
Posted on 02 January 2012 by Shane McGlaun
Samsung makes no bones about wanting to take market share from Apple and the iPad with its tablets. Samsung is trying everything to get its tablets to sell better, including hiring the same actor Apple uses in commercials.
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