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Facebook is showing off some of its mobile usage data and it shows that its Apple iPhone and BlackBerry users handily outnumber Android users. According to the company’s Facebook for iPhone page, there are nearly 105 million active monthly iPhone users. This number seems a bit fishy because Apple recently said that iOS is on…
As advanced as some iPhone games have become, one thing that some people just can get used to is using the screen as a gaming controller. We’ve covered an accessory called the iControlPad in the past, and it now looks like the wait is almost over to purchase one for yourself. Craig Rothwell, who is…
I’m a bit of a pinball fan. Always have been. Not sure what it is about the big old archaic machines… if it’s the nostalgia of them, or the bright colors and blinking lights (ok, it’s the bright colors and blinking lights)… but I just love me a good game of pinball. Same goes for…
When you think of Homer Simpson, you think iPhone, right? Yep, me too. That’s why, when I stumbled across this gem via Etsy, I had to tell you about it. In the recent past we’ve seen everything from a set of app icon coasters to an iPad case that looks like an Etch-a-Sketch… yes, the…
There’s nothing quite like watching your home get robbed from afar on your iPhone with the iCam app, an application that allows you to set up alerts for your smartphone when motion sensors are tripped at your home. Vince Hunter, a Dallas man whose home was burglarized, went on vacation to visit family in Connecticut…
Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of controversy surrounding the hacking and jailbreaking of hardware and software, like the iPhone and iOS. A recent DMCA ruling by the Library of Congress made jailbreaking legal, and suddenly there was a huge sigh of relief amongst those with a jailbroken iPhone, iPod touch…
Gizmodo editor Brian Lam left his phone at a restaurant and was able to retrieve it later because someone turned it in. Even though I’m sure there’s valuable information on his phone, no one felt the urge to sell it for $5,000. On his Twitter, Lam wrote, “left my phone at lunch, lady turned it…
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but Google Goggles will soon be coming to the Apple iPhone. The search giant said the visual search app should be hitting the iOS device by the end of the year. If you’re not familiar with it, Google Goggles lets you take pictures of objects and it…
Apple isn’t just looking to keep their iPhone and iPod devices secure from the ever-present threat of users looking to jailbreak their smartphone/media player, the Cupertino, CA.-based tech company is apparently considering using biometric heartbeat sensors to verify authorized users. We recently mentioned that a newly uncovered patent application hinted at Apple’s plans to lock…
As Google continues its rise to smartphone platform domination with Android, being available on over 20 handsets with every major carrier, the problem with its openness has become evident: if you leave your platform wide open, you’re leaving it open to bloatware and crapware from the carriers. Unlike Apple, who convinced AT&T not to brand…