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The HotelTonight app is a great way to find a last-minute place to stay on the go and the company is bringing its service to the iPad. The HotelTonight iPad app features the same capabilities as the app, so you can still use it to book a hotel room with just a few taps. You…
Apple CEO Tim Cook is in Beijing this week, marking the first time the newly-minted CEO has personally made the trek to China. While it was originally believed the visit would focus on carrier meetings, Cook has been actually meeting with key government officials to discuss economic development and intellectual property rights. According to an…
Target Mobile is running a neat campaign offering iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S for less. It’s a time-limited deal that lasts through March 31st, so you better hurry. Here’s the deal: iPhone 4S 16GB is available for $174.99 (usually $199.99) iPhone 4S 32GB – for $274.99 (instead of $299.99) iPhone 4 8GB – $74.99 (regular…
Siri is supposed to be dubbed as your “personal assistant,” one that helps you command many special voice over task, like set reminders in your calendar, find local businesses, send email, etc. Well, according to a new consumer survey that examines Apple iPhone 4S users satisfaction with features, Siri isn’t being used for nearly as…
It wouldn’t be the launch of a major product without some mention of a scandal. The iPad 3 has been a monumental success for Apple, selling three million units in the first weekend alone. A purported design flaw has emerged in the iPad’s battery meter, which reports the device is fully charged when it’s really…
Chunli Fu of Qingdao, China was the winner of Apple’s big 25 billion download promotion. She was revealed as the winner earlier this month and now she has traveled from her hometown to Beijing to collect her prize. According to a report in M.I.C. Gadget, the woman is a new iPhone owner who is still…
In case you haven’t yet thrown your hard-earned cash at Apple for the 3rd-generation iPad, AnandTech may just have discovered one more tick for the “Pro” column of your pros and cons list. While the overall battery life for the new iPad falls between 8.5 and 9.3 hours depending on whether you have the LTE or…
Chances are that if you’re reading this you know what a SIM card is; it’s that tiny little piece of plastic that you shove inside a phone so that it can connect to a wireless network. The smallest SIM card standard currently on the market is the microSIM. Apple was the first to use it…
Judging by the insane lines outside of Apple retail stores after a new iPhone or iPad product launch, you’d think there would be no question as to which outlet sells the most devices. As it turns out, Best Buy actually sells nearly as many iPhones as Apple does — and Apple isn’t even the leader.…
As expected, the United States Congress is taking the iOS application privacy policy situation very seriously. It all started just over a month ago when it was discovered that social sharing application Path was storing some aspects of a user’s address book without their permission. While Path only uses this information to help users of…