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Kitchen most dangerous place for iPhones, says SquareTrade

Kitchen most dangerous place for iPhones, says SquareTrade
  • Posted October 16, 2012, 12:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Apple
  • According to data recently doled out by warranty provider SquareTrade, about 21 percent of iPhone-destroying calamities occur in the kitchen. While the kitchen is tops in terms of smartphone destruction, other rooms which come awfully close are the living room (18…

Logitech Wi-Fi Webcam works seamlessly with your existing webcam

Logitech Wi-Fi Webcam works seamlessly with your existing webcam
  • Posted October 16, 2012, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware With Video
  • Logitech has announced a new wireless webcam that delivers an added level of flexibility to video recording and live streaming. The Broadcaster Wi-Fi Webcam works as a standalone shooter or in conjunction with the camera built into your notebook and…

Apple resumes ad tracking efforts in iOS 6, here's how to turn it off

Apple resumes ad tracking efforts in iOS 6, here
  • Posted October 12, 2012, 1:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Apple, Mobile Computing
  • With the introduction of iOS 6, Apple also rolled out a new method of tracking users for advertisers and developers: IFA, IDFA or "ID for advertisers". Although the technology cannot be used to personally identify a user, it does however…

Microsoft: Office coming to Android, iOS in March 2013

Microsoft: Office coming to Android, iOS in March 2013
  • Posted October 10, 2012, 6:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Software, Microsoft
  • Talk of Microsoft Office showing up on Android and iOS devices is headlining tech sites once again. This time there’s some solid evidence in support of a mobile Office suite. Microsoft product manager Petr Bobek reportedly told Czech site IHNED…

Verizon iPhone 5 eats cellular data while on Wi-Fi, Apple issues fix

Verizon iPhone 5 eats cellular data while on Wi-Fi, Apple issues fix
  • Posted October 1, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Apple
  • A recently discovered problem between Verizon and the iPhone 5 has allowed unsuspecting customers to be billed for cellular data usage while being connected to a local Wi-Fi network. To solve this issue, Apple is instructing Verizon subscribers to install…

Angry Birds spinoff Bad Piggies now available for Android and iOS

Angry Birds spinoff Bad Piggies now available for Android and iOS
  • Posted September 27, 2012, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming
  • Rovio’s spinoff of the wildly successful Angry Birds series is available for download today for Android and iOS. Bad Piggies has already captured the top spot among paid apps and ranks second among top grossing apps in Apple’s store after…

Google Play offers 25 cent apps, celebrates 25 billion downloads

Google Play offers 25 cent apps, celebrates 25 billion downloads
  • Posted September 26, 2012, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Google announced today that Google Play (formerly the Android Market) has reached 25 billion downloads and counting. To celebrate this milestone, the company is now offering select apps for a quarter -- yes, a mere 25 cents -- over the…

iCloud to drop former MobileMe users from 25GB to 5GB

iCloud to drop former MobileMe users from 25GB to 5GB
  • Posted September 25, 2012, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Apple
  • It looks as though former MobileMe users are about to lose their generous helping of iCloud storage. Effective September 30, iCloud subscribers who saw their cushy MobileMe limit of 20GB grandfathered in will see that number reduced from a combined…

Hacker claims iPhone 5 jailbroken, Google Maps ported to iOS 6

Hacker claims iPhone 5 jailbroken, Google Maps ported to iOS 6
  • Posted September 24, 2012, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Apple With Video
  • Just before the weekend landed, iPhone hacking veteran @chpwn (known in real life as Grant Paul) sent out this tweet, implying the iPhone 5 may have actually been jailbroken. Paul's indirect micro-blog message remarked, "Taller screens like Cydia too. :)" and…

Verizon confirms iPhone 5 ships GSM unlocked despite contract

Verizon confirms iPhone 5 ships GSM unlocked despite contract
  • Posted September 24, 2012, 2:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Apple With Video
  • After the supposed discovery of Verizon's iPhone 5 being GSM unlocked, confirmations of this fact have been echoing across the web. In fact, iDownloadBlog's Jeff Benjamin confirmed it himself. Meanwhile, Cnet coaxed an official confirmation from Verizon, stating their latest Apple handset…

Happy Birthday: Android turns 4 this weekend

Happy Birthday: Android turns 4 this weekend
  • Posted September 21, 2012, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Google will be celebrating a birthday this weekend as their mobile operating system turns four years old. In the relatively short time it's been around, more than 500 million devices running Android have been activated as Google continues to check…

iOS 6 jailbroken on A4 devices, newer ones will take more time

iOS 6 jailbroken on A4 devices, newer ones will take more time
  • Posted September 20, 2012, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Apple
  • While iOS 6 has been busy finding its way to iDevices everywhere, hackers too have been busy circumventing Apple's latest round of security measures. Redmond Pie reports that those efforts have apparently paid off, producing a tethered jailbreak for the…

Apple starts rolling out iOS 6 ahead of the iPhone 5's launch

Apple starts rolling out iOS 6 ahead of the iPhone 5
  • Posted September 19, 2012, 6:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Apple, Mobile Computing
  • Apple is rolling out the latest version of its mobile software ahead of the iPhone 5's launch on Friday, allowing iPhone 3GS, 4 and 4S owners to explore iOS 6's new features. Although it isn't a radical overhaul, there's still plenty to see (keep in mind, certain features aren't available on...

Google acquires company behind top iOS photo app Snapseed

Google acquires company behind top iOS photo app Snapseed
  • Posted September 17, 2012, 5:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Software With Video
  • Google today revealed it has agreed to buy Nik Software, a German company that makes photo editing applications for amateur and professional photographers. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but according to The Verge, the acquisition was centered…

Apple details changes to iTunes, shows new features in iOS 6

Apple details changes to iTunes, shows new features in iOS 6
  • Posted September 12, 2012, 4:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Apple, Software
  • Along with unveiling new hardware today, Apple has announced many changes to iOS and iTunes. The latest version of iOS makes better use of iPhone 5 and iPod touch's new 4-inch 1136x640 display, with many core apps having already been updated.…

Google launches new YouTube app for upcoming iOS 6 devices

Google launches new YouTube app for upcoming iOS 6 devices
  • Posted September 11, 2012, 4:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Software, Apple
  • Just in time for tomorrow's iPhone event, Google has released its first standalone YouTube app for iOS devices following Apple's decision to drop its own YouTube app in iOS 6. The new app appears almost identical to its Android counterpart, but offers significant upgrades...

Video of "accidentally found" iPhone 5 released ahead of launch

Video of "accidentally found" iPhone 5 released ahead of launch
  • Posted September 6, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Apple With Video
  • A YouTube video in which someone compares an iPhone 4S alongside a purported iPhone 5 has reached over a million views in a single day. The camera footage, which could still stand to be the most elaborate iPhone 5 hoax…

Angry Birds spinoff 'Bad Piggies' set to launch this month

Angry Birds spinoff
  • Posted September 5, 2012, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming With Video
  • The roles have been reversed in Rovio’s upcoming mobile game set to launch later this month. That’s right; this time around it’s those evil pigs that are taking center stage in a new game called “Bad Piggies”, a spinoff of…

BBC iPlayer allows iOS users to download TV shows, movies

BBC iPlayer allows iOS users to download TV shows, movies
  • Posted September 4, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, The Web
  • For the first time, the BBC will allow iPlayer users to download streaming media to their iOS devices for offline viewing. Media streamed by BBC's iPlayer has traditionally been exclusively streamable. Although current plans treat iPhone and iPad owners first,…

AntiSec breaches FBI laptop, grabs 12 million Apple iOS UDIDs

AntiSec breaches FBI laptop, grabs 12 million Apple iOS UDIDs
  • Posted September 4, 2012, 9:59 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Apple, IT Security
  • The Federal Bureau of Investigation is in the spotlight after Anonymous and LulzSec co-op AntiSec revealed it breached their security and extracted 12,367,232 Unique Device Identifiers (UDID) for Apple iOS devices from one of their agent’s laptops, raising concerns as…

Apple offering multiple live streaming options for 2012 iTunes Festival

Apple offering multiple live streaming options for 2012 iTunes Festival
  • Posted August 28, 2012, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • Apple has announced plans to offer multiple live streaming options for their 2012 iTunes Festival. The month-long event is being held at the Roundhouse in London and consists of two or three musical acts each evening. Tickets for the free…

Apple v. Samsung super roundup: winners, losers, opinions, legalities, implications and more

Apple v. Samsung super roundup: winners, losers, opinions, legalities, implications and more
  • Posted August 27, 2012, 7:30 AM by Julio Franco | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Even though Friday's ruling could be considered a landmark in the Apple v. Samsung case, the battle between the two companies is far from over, both in the U.S. and overseas, where it's estimated they are are involved in more…

Facebook re-writes iOS app, revises Messages, cleared for Instagram deal

Facebook re-writes iOS app, revises Messages, cleared for Instagram deal
  • Posted August 24, 2012, 2:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in The Web, Software
  • Facebook has been a hive of activity this week. The social network’s Messages app has been updated and now looks more like an email inbox, iOS users have been treated to a completely re-written Facebook app, and the FTC has…

Maxthon mobile browser now available for iOS devices

Maxthon mobile browser now available for iOS devices
  • Posted August 21, 2012, 4:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, The Web
  • A new web browser is now available for select iOS users that offers many features not found in Safari’s mobile browser. Maxthon was previously only available for the iPad and desktops but now it’s compatible with the iPhone 3GS and…

Apple responds to SMS vulnerability in iOS, suggests using iMessage

Apple responds to SMS vulnerability in iOS, suggests using iMessage
  • Posted August 20, 2012, 2:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, IT Security
  • Apple has replied to a story that surfaced last week highlighting a SMS vulnerability in iOS that has existed since the original iPhone shipped in 2007 and is still present in iOS 6 beta 4. Instead of offering to fix…

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