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Samsung, the undisputed kings of bling have been making gold-colored phones for years, and they want to make sure you know it. There was some chatter on the internets today bashing Samsung for copying Apple with its gold colored Galaxy S4, claiming that Samsung was merely copying Apple. Obviously, someone at Samsung took these claims…
Apparently Apple underestimated the power of bling. Its gold iPhone 5S is already out of stock. Space Gray and Silver are still available. The demand for the gold iPhone 5S has exploded, with the blinged out smart phone going for as much as $10 Grand on eBay! Until Apple can get the second round of…
Back at the end of May, we heard rumors of a huge 12.9″ iPad, dubbed the (yes, I’m serious..) iPad Maxi. We don’t know much about the iPad Maxi, with specs and components unknown. A new report today claims that the big ol’ iPads are being tested by Quanta Computer, a Chinese company with close…
It looks as though Apple has courted some Android users to iOS last week, upon the announcement of the new iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S. Gazelle, a consumer electronics recycler reported a slew of Android handsets that were traded in during the iPhone launch weekend, with a 210 percent increase in Samsung handset trade-ins over…
Apple is now rolling out a minor update to iOS 7 that is suppose to address the lockscreen security flaw discovered a few days back. Version 7.0.2 can be grabbed through your Settings right now, as it is recognized as Build 11A501 for all devices. The new version software is a lightweight at only 21MB.…
Patent trolling has become such a lucrative business for many companies out in all corners of the world. Apple being arguably the most visible company is probably the biggest patent target of them all, as the tech giant finds itself continuing to fight lawsuits from all over. In the latest developments, Apple is being ordered…
Apple has been on a content expansion binge as of late, with the company seemingly rolling out new channel apps every other week. The latest came today as the company added Major League Soccer (MLS) and Disney Junior apps to its growing list of things to watch. Going into the MLS app I noticed that…
Instagram has been updated, making the app optimized for iOS 7. Version 4.2.0 brings mostly visual optimizations for the app, making the design of the app match the aesthetic stylings of iOS 7. The update increases the size of photos and videos in your feed to expand to the edge of the screen, which translates…
What’s better than finally getting your hands on the gold iPhone 5S? Watching it get destroyed via .50 caliber in slo-mo, that’s what! The bros over at RatedRR, known for their blending of high-powered firearms and bleeding edge technology. Their newest entry shows the highly sought after “champagne” colored iPhone 5S going through a few…
An old Apple patent that surfaced recently shows the company was potentially ahead of the curve when it came to gesture-swipe-typing for the keyboard on its iOS devices. The illustration (shown above) pulled from government documents displays similar functionality seen on popular third-party keyboard, Swype. By filing for a patent like this, it shows Apple…