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We can’t say there aren’t enough camera apps for the iPhone. Quite the contrary, there’s a ton of options available in the AppStore, though every now and then a new app worth talking about emerges. Vintage Camera definitely fits that category as it effectively turns your beloved iDevice into a genuine vintage camera, allowing you…
Believe it or not, between 2002 and 2006 Intel made processors for mobile phones that used ARM’s architecture. The division responsible for all that amazing work was known as XScale. Intel sold XScale to Marvell during the summer of 2006, one year before Apple released the iPhone and redefined what a mobile phone was capable…
Jan-Michael Cart is best known around the Internet for working with MacRumors to create a concept design of the iOS Assistant, which would later become Siri on the iPhone 4S. The mockup shown in the photo above turned out to be remarkably accurate. He certainly proves his design skills here. Oh, but don’t take my…
Apple generally doesn’t release flops but it’s clear that its iAd in-app advertising program hasn’t been as successful as it would like and it is reportedly changing its stance to gain traction. Apple’s iAd was introduced alongside iOS 4.0 and it was supposed to be the next generation of mobile advertising. The hook for iAd…
iRobot Roomba, the world-famous vacuum cleaning robot, is going for the iPhone users with a brand new game – Roomba Revenge. Your mission is to guide the beloved robot (I know I love my Roomba), while he’s battling the evil Dust Bunnies, gobbling up dirt, dust and debris until the floor’s absolutely spotless. However, you…
As part of Apple’s announcement that the Mac App Store reached 100 million downloads in less than a year, a small portion was dedicated to some interesting iOS statistics. The company announced that the iOS App Store has passed 18 billion downloads, a number that manages to make the Mac App Store look deserted. Additionally,…
I generally don’t think of Target as the place to score major mobile deals but the company is running a promotion which could get you some nice phones on the cheap. From now until Dec. 17, you can get an iPhone 4S with 16 GB for $174.99. That instant $25 is a solid deal if…
Samsung’s latest Galaxy S II advertisements poke fun at a group of die-hard Apple waiting in line for their next iPhone. This is an ongoing series, with each ad showcasing a different aspect (or advantage, depending on your point of view) of Android. The latest clips highlight the 4G connectivity and the media available on Android handsets.…
I’ve been thinking what will be the name of the next iPhone and I think I figured it out – iPhone LTE. I don’t have any inside knowledge of the matter but that makes perfect sense when you think about it. Here are two main reasons: iPhone 5 wouldn’t be the 5th smartphone from Apple…
The Zite app is coming to the iPhone and this social-news reader is facing an increasingly-crowded landscape. The Zite app, which is now owned by CNN, had previously been on the iPad and it provided a personalized news-reading experience with all the social and touch integration that you’d expect. You can have it pipe in…