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Back in February, rumors circulated that Apple would unveil the iPad 3 in February and recently, we heard the more specific date of February 24th, right on Steve Jobs’ birthday. Now, yet another report is in stating February is the target month for the tablet’s debut. What is it going to feature? Well, just about…
We know that Apple is planning to hold an event next week that will be focused on iBooks and the latest reports now suggest it could be releasing a program which makes it super simple for users to create their own e-books. That’s right, we may be looking at a “Garage Band for e-books.” According…
You’ll often hear from people that the iPhone is just better than Android because it’s more polished, beautiful and the app environment is better but the counter to that is that Android gives you more flexibility and power. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak still considers the iPhone the best but even he’ll admit that Google and…
Despite being at each other’s throats in the court room, Samsung and Apple are best buddies when it comes to their component relationship. Last summer The Economist did some research about the various bits and bobs that make up the iPhone and discovered that 26% of the bill of materials of an iPhone 4 was…
ZAGG, makers of cases for various consumer electronic devices, was at CES last week showing off their latest innovation called HZO. Unlike a case that you put on a device you’ve already purchased, HZO is a technology that a device vendor would spray on the internals of their hardware during the manufacturing process. The folks…
An audience member’s iPhone alarm forced the New York Philharmonic to stop during its performance of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony. Philharmonic conductor and music director Alan Gilbert was in the last movement of the 82-minute long symphony when an iPhone went off in the back of the concert hall. When it didn’t stop ringing, Gilbert turned to…
The U.S. Postal Service updated its iPhone application with a new feature that allows users to use the built-in camera of the iPhone 3GS, 4 and 4S to scan barcodes on shipping labels for quick tracking of their packages and other mail. Moreover, the application stores the label numbers so you can easily recheck the…
Since 2006, we’ve come accustomed to the usual Apple iPhone rumors as the new year rolls in. Well, the latest “report” claims the Cupertino-based company’s next-generation iPhone will be slimmer than the current iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S models. This has been talked about for months as many have suggested a new redesign of the…
Target and Apple are partnering up to bring mini-Apple stores into Target stores. These Apple stores would be dedicated departments to shop for all Apple products without having to navigate around the store. The Apple departments would initially be in 25 Target locations, but if proven a success, it’s very likely we’ll see a nationwide rollout.…
PriceGrabber launched DealGrabber, a new iOS app dedicated to the local deals category. Available as a free download, the application allows consumers to browse thousands of deals in their area from a variety of local deal websites such as Groupon, LivingSocial, Restaurant.com, Eversave, Gilt City and many more. Instead of sorting through cluttered inboxes filled…