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Several weeks ago, Twitter for iPhone was updated with a number of new features. Perhaps the most prominent and undoubtedly hated feature was the QuickBar, which quickly earned the Twitter hashtag #dickbar. It was permanently stuck on your main timeline showing you trends you didn’t really care about – trends that were typically generated by…
Despite a tethered jailbreak solution for iOS 4.3.1 already available to those who want it, many would-be jailbreakers are undoubtedly waiting for an untethered solution. Who wants to be at a computer every time you need to reboot a jailbroken iPhone, iPod touch or iPad? Developer Stefan Essen has created an exploit for an untethered…
We know that the upcoming WWDC conference will be all about Apple’s software platforms – with no iPhone 5 likely until Fall – and some drips and drops continue to leak out about what we can expect from iOS 5.0. A new report suggests that we will be seeing some strong Siri voice recognition technology…
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of photography and the Camera+ app for iPhone, so I really couldn’t let the latest update to the app slip for our readers. At first I thought, “Oh, it’s just a little setting that makes photos a bit clearer. No big deal.” But after toying with it…
The subject of how many iPhones or iPads Apple sells is always a hot topic for journalists, analysts and investors and even the general public. The problem is getting accurate figures prior to announcement since there are many different methods used in forecasting and tallying sales. Horace Dediu of Asymco says: It depends on what…
It turns out that our tech-savvy president, Barack Obama, isn’t just a die-hard BlackBerry fanatic, but he also owns an Apple iPad, too. Are any one of us really surprised? I mean, this thing got a huge endorsement from Oprah during the holiday season last year, and you can find it in hotels and high-end…
The Apple iPhone has been a massive success, as this smartphone kicked off the mobile revolution we’re seeing today and the iconic device has sold over 100 million units through its four iterations. At least one company believes that the upcoming iPhone 5 could sell 100 million units on its own. The chart above comes…
If you’re looking to create and edit videos with your Apple iPhone, you might want to check out the new app from Vimeo because it may offer you more features than the built-in video editor. The Vimeo iPhone app includes multiple features that you’d expect from a video editor, including the ability to capture video,…
Nokia and Apple have been fighting over much more than smartphone market share over the past few years. The Finnish handset maker, upset that they couldn’t come up with something as innovative and technologically advanced as the iPhone, decided that the best course of action to show the new kid on the block who’s boss…
Yesterday Apple confirmed the dates for the upcoming WWDC and 10 hours later the event was sold out! You may think that’s awesome — and we do somewhat agree — but if this is the case, Apple may need to move WWDC event to some bigger venue or organize two such events. This is a…