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We’re just a few months away from the expected announcement, and ultimately launch, of the next iteration of Apple’s smartphone – the iPhone 5. That means rumors ought to slowly-but-steadily start churning out until then. Now we’re hearing that the iPhone 5 will retain the iPhone 4 shape, but will have a bigger screen and…
AT&T is reportedly cracking down on unoffcial tethering apps used by iPhone owners who have jailbroken their handsets. According to the report, customers using MyWi and similar applications (and even who are not) are being notified they need to subscribe to a tethering plan if they want use the tethering feature. If customers do not…
The cool thing about SXSW 2011 is getting to see some cool, new apps in action and we got some hands-on time with the Addieu iPhone app, a connector for all of your online personas. In a way, the Addieu iPhone app is like Hashable because it’s trying to get rid of the business card.…
Remember that Android versus iOS browser speed test we posted about this morning? We updated it with information from the company that conducted the tests, Blaze Software, saying that it wasn’t entirely accurate and may misrepresent reality. Well, we’d like to be a little more clear on that issue. Blaze Software ran a thoroughly flawed…
Ask.com told us about the AskAround iPhone app a few days before SXSW 2011 but we really got a chance to see it in action at the conference. The AskAround iPhone app is a location-based chat room. So, if you want to see what’s happening at a local bar that you’re in, you can fire…
There was a super neat video going around the last few days that showed a guy using an iPhone to hack Time Square displays. Well, it turns out it was an ad that was just trying to generate some viral buzz for the movie “Limitless.” The Time Square iPhone hack showed a guy using the…
The Time Warner iPad app allows you to use your tablet as a remote but it also streams live digital TV to your Apple tablet. Well, you know that must cheese off some cable networks and the company is facing a bit of heat, reports say. According to The New York PostThe New York Post,…
According to Apple, “If you don’t have an iPhone, well, you don’t have an iPhone.” Powerful stuff, right? The company’s new ad campaign continues to tout the iPhone’s strengths and the wealth of apps available for the handset and platform. Indeed, there are approximately a bajillion apps in the iTunes App Store and close to…
With all the talk about the iPhone getting a better JavaScript engine and an enhanced version of Safari in iOS 4.3, one wonders how well it performs against Android. Well, an independent company decided to put them to the test. The results? Android loaded pages 52% faster than on iOS 4.3, but there are a…
If you’ve got an extra $499 kicking around for an iPad 2, and $39 for a polyurethane ‘Smart Cover’ (or $69 for a the leather version), not only do you have a brand new ‘magical’ device to play around with… you’ve also bought yourself the world’s most expensive refrigerator magnet! Illustrated in the pictures you…