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Apple’s lack of credibility in the web services arena is at some point in the future going to bite them in the ass. While the Cupertino company enjoys ridiculously high margins thanks to their hardware sells for a premium, and the nice bit of pocket change they score by getting 30% from each sale of…
At least once or twice a week, I find myself ‘browsing’ for cars. I love ’em, and I enjoy checking out what’s for sale in my area. For some time now I’ve been using the AutoTrader.ca app, and quite honestly, it’s a great way to shop for cars, all from the convenience of your iPhone.…
With so many rumors flying regarding the iPhone 5 and its launch date, it seems they all point in one direction: it’s not happening this summer. Or is it? Of course, we really can’t call it a delay since Apple hasn’t announced it yet – and so many people get their panties in a bunch…
For iPhone owners who want total carrier freedom, the only solution so far has been to jailbreak one’s device and unlock it. Of course, there is also another huge limitation, and that’s the software version an iPhone owners is running, too, since iOS updates tend to break and disable unlock hacks. However, a number of…
It must be tricky business when one of your company’s board of directors members also happens to be CEO of a company that will ultimately compete with yours. And so Steve Jobs, apparently annoyed with Google’s rip-off of multi-touch or pinch-to-zoom, hid iPad development from former board member and then-CEO of Google Eric Schmidt. According…
The Apple iPhone-maker Foxconn is reportedly mulling a major move to Brazil in order to better help its customers like Apple produce things like the iPad. This would involve invest more than $12 billion in Brazil. Reports say that Brazil is investigating the Foxconn investment plans and the deal would likely be a boon for…
The rumors had been spreading that the iPad 2 was actually more of an “iPad 1.5” and a new version could hit by this holiday season. Well, according to the hit-or-miss DigiTimes, that’s not the case and we won’t be seeing an Apple iPad 3 in 2011. The report said: Sources from touch panel makers…
Jeremie Francone and Laurence Nigay from the Laboratory of Informatics of Grenoble, France have figured out how to use the front facing camera on Apple’s latest iPad for something other than awkward video chats and narcissistic photo sharing. They’ve built software that will track the position of your head and then adjust the contents on…
Developer James Laird took apart an AirPort express, dumped the ROM and reverse engineered the AirPlay private key from the device. The key lets third-party hardware accept an AirPlay media stream from iTunes or an iOS device. Currently, Apple licenses this streaming technology to companies such as Denon, JBL and iHome who use this standard…
It’s late at night (or early morning), and you’ve been out partying for hours… and maybe even had a drink (or two, or three)… where do you turn to make that all important phone call to satisfy those, um, desires? Look no further than the Booty Call iPhone case from Fred Flare. This thing is…