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Earlier this morning, Gizmodo posted an image that it claimed might have been the new iPhone 4 for Verizon. While I was getting ready to wrap up my report on it (and with a debunk), Gizmodo updated its information about 20 minutes after the post and called it a fake. It also pulled the post…
Foxconn, the manufacturer of devices like the Apple iPhone and products for Nintendo, Dell and others, is publicly responding to reports which say many of its employees face physical abuse while at work. A government study leaked to the press and found that the abuse rates were up to 50% in some Foxconn facilities and…
The Japanese mobile social gaming site DeNA will be paying up to $403 million for the Apple iPhone game maker ngmoco and this could be the largest mobile social gaming company in the world. The story was first reported by TechCrunch but Reuters said the deal will involve $303 million in cash, shares and stock…
In Apple’s world, more specifically in iOS, every little think you can think of doing, from playing an imaginary flute, to auto-tuning your voice, can be done with an application. It goes without saying that the App Store, combined with Apple’s catchy commercials, have engrained the idea that applications are the ultimate way to tap…
Tired of receiving depressing or frustrating text messages from friends or colleagues? There’s an app for that! Wait… no, actually it’s not an app… but it IS a sheet of stickers from interaction designer Fiona Carswell. These are quite funny. As you can see in the image above, the stickers are easy to slap on…
In the real of iOS updates, there are big ones, and smaller incremental ones… you know, the ones that address a whackload of bugs and minor issues. I wish the update I am about to tell you about was a biggie, but sadly it’s just a wee one. That said, for anyone that leaves their…
In a demonstration of pure ingenuity and creativeness, a new application has hit both the Android Market and Apple App Store that can measure your heart rate simply by you just placing a finger over your camera’s sensor for around 10 seconds. It’s called “Instant Heart Rate“. How exactly does it work? Your blood changes…
We’ve heard this one before but a new report suggests that Apple is close to launching its iTunes subscription service which will bring unlimited music to your computer, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. According to the New York Post, the negotiations are underway for this iTunes subscription service. The news that Spotify is coming to…
The iPhone 4 isn’t perfect, and now we’re hearing that the glass used on the Apple phone may have problems as well. Call it “Glassgate,” if you will. Shortly after the iPhone 4’s release, users were discovering that touching the frame, which serves as the phone’s antenna system, severely attenuated signal strength and data speed.…
If you’re like me, and use your iPhone for gaming perhaps just a little too much… Sega has a nifty little deal on right now for a ‘limited time’ (I have a love/hate relationship with these offers… love the deal, can’t stand it when I don’t know the end date!). At any rate, if you’re…