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Kitchen most dangerous place for iPhones, says SquareTrade
- 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 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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…
iCloud to drop former MobileMe users from 25GB to 5GB
- 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
- 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
- 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…
iOS 6 jailbroken on A4 devices, newer ones will take more time
- 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
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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 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
- 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
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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 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…
Apple responds to SMS vulnerability in iOS, suggests using iMessage
- 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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