Archive | May, 2012
FreedomPop WiMax case, facial recognition patent, Apple Foxconn improve plant
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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CoPilot GPS free, Google+ iOS update, TU Me app
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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Fuel cell charger, Bracketron MetalDock, Bluegrass gets the iPhone
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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Amtrak using iPhones, ATH-ANC9 headphones, Polaroid GL10 printer concept
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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Bad repairs led to iPhone smoke, Facebook update iOS app, Apple tries to seize iPhone5.com
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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OpenStreetMap in iPhoto and B&W P3 headphones
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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Pop Video projector, Apple’s Forstall sells stock, Jobs patent exhibit
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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Instagram hits 50 million users, iPhone 5 SIM tray leak, Apple rejects apps supporting Dropbox
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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Apple beats Samsung on revenue, Samsung denies staging flash mob, Skype 4.0 update
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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