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If you bought an iPhone 5 and noticed when you get a phone call or text message while your phone is on silent that the vibration sounds different and in most cases louder than the iPhone 4 or 4S, you aren’t alone. It turns out Apple did include a new vibrating motor inside. I thought…
Anyone who has followed Apple news over the last few weeks has undoubtedly heard of mapgate, the company’s often embarrassing foray into mapping technology in iOS 6. Last week, acknowledging the in-house built Maps app fell short of the Google Maps technology it replaced, the company suggested that the more people used maps and reported…
Esoterism continues to support Apple smartphones with its fancy aluminum bumpers. Their latest case, Embrace-5, is made to sing along the hot new iPhone 5 and just like previous cases, it too sports tool-less knob design that “merits a mechanic watch’s classic aesthetic.” Here’s how Esoterism describes its baby: The Embrace-5 is in every way…
Word on the street is that as soon as Apple announced the iPhone 5 on September 12th, the team that works to approve or deny incoming apps shifted into maximum overdrive to start pushing through apps that add support for the larger 4-inch display on the iPhone 5. Many apps made it ahead of the…
MediaFire released a highly anticipated iPhone app for the first time today that will allow its over 150 million monthly users to access their files stored in the cloud on their iPhone or iPod touch. What’s nice about it is that you can download it regardless of your account type — you could have a…
Apple knows its Maps application is severely lacking, so to help improve its shortcomings, the company is enlisting the help of former Google Maps workers. According to this report from TechCrunch, the Cupertino based tech giant is enquiring the services of anyone who’s done contract work on Google Maps. Furthermore, the source of the report…
Though Apple claims it designed the iPhone 4 and with strong aluminosilicate glass “comparable in strength to sapphire crystal,” there have been no shortage of reports over the years that after just a single fall on the pavement, the glass had shattered to pieces. Now that the iPhone 5 has replaced most of the glass…
Guess what RIM has been up to today! Actually wait, before you take your guess, let’s just poke a little fun at the answer. What should a company do when one of its biggest competitors launches a new product after receiving overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics and two million pre-orders in 24 hours for said…
One of the major features of the iPhone 5 is its LTE connectivity, which brings the Apple smartphone on par with its Android counterparts. Carriers recognize the importance of LTE as a way to attract customers and are boosting their 4G network coverage before the iPhone 5 launch. Verizon will flip the switch on 19 new markets…
It’s already September 21st in Australia and the iPhone 5 is now landing in the hands of customers. iFixit made its way to the land down under and picked up an iPhone 5 so it could promptly start taking it apart. Unlike previous models, the online repair company found that the iPhone 5 was relatively…