More Claims of Taller, Thinner Next-Generation iPhone with 4-Inch Screen and New Dock Connector

iLounge reports
on information it has received regarding the next-generation iPhone,
claiming that Apple will indeed be making the move to a 4-inch display
by increasing the height only has had been previously speculated.
To accommodate the taller screen, the body of the device will also
become slightly taller, but it will also see an approximately 20%
reduction in thickness.

What we’ve

Claimed iPhone 5 SIM Card Tray Appears Identical to iPhone 4S

Following last week's leak of home buttons claimed to be for the next-generation iPhone, parts vendor SW-BOX.com has just posted information on a claimed iPhone 5 SIM card tray fresh from one of its parts suppliers.









The tray appears essentially identical to the SIM card tray found in the
iPhone 4S and 4, and if the part is indeed legitimate it suggests that
Apple may retain a similar

LG opts to focus on Android devices, leaves Windows Phone in the rearview

This should really come as no surprise to many, but LG apparently
has decided to put aside hardware for Windows Phone in favor of
continuing to bring new Android headsets to the market. Back at Mobile World Congress
LG brought nothing to the table except for Android devices, so the
writing was on the wall for the Windows Phone folks, but that doesn't
soften the blow. LG has

LG enters the cloud storage arena, connecting your Android device to your LG Smart TV

LG clearly
doesn't think we have too much choice in cloud storage, as the company
has launched the imaginatively titled LG Cloud. The stand out feature on
this one though, is that the service integrates with your LG Smart TV.

Out of the box, free storage is a pretty standard
5GB, although naturally LG owners are favorably advantaged. LG Android
phone and LG Smart TV owners get 50GB for

Meon makes its way to Android!

Those of you old enough to remember Windows Mobile no doubt played Meon at some point.
The idea's simple enough — you use light to free the cute little Meons
from whatever it is that's keeping them trapped. The game starts out
simple, but pretty soon you'll be bouncing light off mirrors and
changing colors with prisms to the point that you're not sure what
started where, or where

iPhone Activations Drop 43% at AT&T, But Represent 60% of Total Postpaid Phone Sales

AT&T today announced
its financial results for the first quarter of 2012, revealing that it
activated 4.3 million iPhones during the quarter. The number marks a
substantial drop from the 7.6 million iPhones activated last quarter for the launch of the iPhone 4S, but still easily tops Verizon's 3.2 million iPhones sold during the first quarter.

Both
Android and iPhone device sales remain

Apple's Celebrity iPhone 4S Ads Score Well with Viewers

Advertising tracking firm Ace Metrix today shared its data on viewer reactions to Apple's new celebrity iPhone 4S ads
featuring Siri and starring Samuel L. Jackson and Zooey Deschanel. The
new ads are registering well with consumers, generating scores higher
than any other iPhone 4S ad released so far this year.





“Apple’s
ads for iPhone had been falling rather flat earlier in the year,

Apple Could Achieve a 4-Inch iPhone Display by Increasing Height Only

Amid continuing rumors that Apple is looking to increase the size of the
iPhone display from the existing 3.5-inch screen to something in the range of 4 inches, one persistent concern has been how Apple would deal with the change in screen dimensions.



All models of the iPhone and iPod touch released to date have carried a
3.5-inch screen with a 3:2 aspect ratio, allowing developers to target

Steve Jobs' Idea for Ad-Supported Operating Systems Was Nearly a Reality

Back in late 2009, an Apple patent application surfaced showing that the company had explored ad-supported operating systems,
with the user receiving free or discounted goods or services in
exchange for viewing the advertisements. The patent application, which
was filed in 2008 and shows ad integration in Mac OS X, was notable for
listing Steve Jobs as the lead inventor.





As Ken Segall

Download RedSn0w 0.9.10b5 to Fix iBooks Bug

The iPhone Dev-Team have released RedSn0w 0.9.10b5 update to fix the iBooks bug on jailbroken iPhone 4, 3GS, ipad 2, 1 and iPdo Touch tunning iOS 5.0.1
and iOS 5. RedSn0w 0.9.10b5 integrates “crazeles” feature which
prevents iBooks to detect jailbreak that would cause in correct image
display on books.









Redsn0w version b5 incorporates yet another fix for
iBooks, this time involving

Valve Releases Steam Companion App for iPhone

Valve, the company behind the popular gaming platform Steam, has released a new companion app for iPhone called Steam Mobile
as a closed beta. The app allows Steam users to view their Steam
friends list, see what games their friends are playing, and chat with
players in-game.



Gamers can also browse -- and apparently purchase, though the app
descriptions are a little fuzzy on

iPhone 4S Coming to Indonesia, Costa Rica, and France's Free Mobile on January 27

Following a major expansion
of iPhone 4S availability to China and 21 other countries two weeks
ago, Apple appears to be preparing to make a few more additions to the
device's market reach this Friday, January 27.



Apple's current iPhone partners in Indonesia, Telkomsel and XL
have both announced that they will begin carrying the iPhone 4S on
Friday. Telkomsel is the country's number one

Enable YouTube HD Video Playback in iOS 5 over 3G

iOS 5 or 5.0.1 won’t let you play YouTube Videos in HD. Thanks to this little hack, you can enable YouTube HD video playback in iOS 5 over 3G network. SonnyDickson is the man who discovered this new feature ‘HQ 3G Playback’ in iOS 5/5.0.1, disabled by default.


Hit the jump to learn how to enable YouTube HD Video playback over 3G…
Just by editing a .plist file, you will be able to turn ON

Add iOS 5 Settings Shortcuts on iPhone Home Screen

With no untetehred iOS 5 jailbreak
and no jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2, many are using iOS 5
settings shortcuts to quickly access iPhone settings without any need of
a jailbreak. Designer Jeff Broderick has created some beautiful icons
with pre-made shortcuts to your iPhone iOS 5 settings.

These pre-made Settings Shortcuts offers one-tap shortcuts to Settings
like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi

Jailbreak iPad 2, iPhone 4S 5.0.1 on Linux

Absinthe for Linux is now available for download. In this guide you’ll learn how to jailbreak iphone 4s and iPad 2 running iOS 5.0.1 on Linux. Absinthe is available for all major pltforms including Windows, Mac and Linux.


For Windows and Mac Users:

How to: jailbreak iPhone 4S iOS 5.0.1 with Absinthe [Mac]
How to: jailbreak iPad 2 iOS 5.0.1 with Absinthe [Mac]
How to: jailbreak 5.0.1 iPhone

Jailbreak 5.0.1 iPhone 4S, iPad 2 with Corona Injector CLI [Windows]

Corona Injector CLI (Command-Line Interface) jailbreak is now available for download to jailbreak iPhone 4S and iPad 2 on iOS 5.0.1 untethered. Corona Injector CLI jailbreak is available for both Windows and Mac OS X. Those users waiting for Absinthe for Windows may use Corona Injector CLI as an Alternative. But;
NOTE:
This jailbreak process is not for the feint of heart. It involves

Download Corona Injector CLI Jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 [Windows & Mac]

iPhone Dev-Team has released the Corona Injector CLI (Command-line interface) jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2. CLI Corona Injector is available for both Windows and Mac OS X. You can download Corona Injector CLI for Windows and Mac from the link below… Corona Injector CLI Jailbreak provides an alternative to the Absinthe jailbreak tool
(GUI). We must warn you that Corona Injector CLI is not

Android To Top iOS In Development By 2013 Says Ovum

Ovum, those folks responsible for providing objective analysis to the masses, says Android will top iOS
in development by the year 2013. According to and based off of a
developer survey given, the company states that Android would become
more important to dev’s than Apple’s iOS by the time the new year rings
in. How so you say? According to the study they came to the conclusion
based

Comic Writer Tries Out iBooks Author

Apple's new iBooks Author application
enables users to make interactive iBooks on their Mac. Apple says the
software allows authors to make "stunning iBooks textbooks, cookbooks,
history books, picture books, and more for iPad." Richard Stevens,
author of the Diesel Sweeties webcomic, has expanded that list of possibilities to include comic strips.





Diesel Sweeties author Robert Stevens

Jailbreak iPad 2 iOS 5.0.1 Untethered with Absinthe

Absinthe is now out to jailbreak iPad 2 iOS 5.0.1 and iPhone 4S. These are the steps to jailbreak iPad 2 untethered with Absinthe. You can jailbreak iPad 2 on iOS 5.0.1 with Greenpois0n Absinthe untethered …



iPad 2 must be running iOS 5.0.1
Supports: All iPad 2 WiFi, WiFi + 3G and CDMA

These are the step-by-step instructions to jailbreak iPad 2 iOS 5.0.1 untethered with Absinthe.
For iPhone

How to Jailbreak iPhone 4S iOS 5.0.1 with Absinthe

Absinthe is now out to jailbreak iPhone 4S and iPad 2. These are the steps to jailbreak iPhone 4S with Absinthe. You can jailbreak your iPhone 4S on iOS 5.0.1 untethered with Greenpois0n Absinthe…



These are the step-by-step instructions to jailbreak iPhone 4S iOS 5.0.1 untethered with Absinthe.
For iPad 2 Users: Jailbreak iPad 2 with Absinthe



How to Jailbreak the iPhone 4S 5.0.1 with

Download Absinthe, the Untethered iPhone 4S, iPad 2 Jailbreak

Absinthe, the untethered iOS 5.0.1 Jailbreak for iPad 2 and iPhone 4S is out now! Chronic Dev-Team has just released Absinthe to jailbreak iPhone 4S and iPad 2 untethered on iOS 5.0.1 firmware.
You can download Absinthe from the link below…



Untethered Jailbreak for iPhone 4S & iPad 2 !
This
release should come as no surprise to those of you who have been
following pod2g’s iOS blog for the

UpNext Releases Impressive 3D Mapping App for iPad

Mapping company UpNext has released a new iPad app
with its 3D mapping technology. The app shows uses points of interest
and friends Foursquare check-ins to help users navigate on a 3D
representation of close to 50 cities. TechCrunch, writing about the app, says:



I am seriously impressed. The resolution is great and
the onscreen update speed is amazing. It offers the best of services

iBooks Textbook Sales: Authors Set Pricing Up to $14.99, Apple Takes 30%, iBooks-Exclusive

Engadget highlights
the economics of publishing iBooks Textbooks to the iBookstore, noting
that paid downloads follow Apple's traditional App Store and iBookstore
model where the company takes a 30% cut of the purchase price of each
book. Authors are free to set their own pricing, although Apple has
placed a maximum price tag of $14.99 on the textbooks.





In addition, the

Some iPad Textbooks Weigh In Above Apple's 2GB Book Size Limit

Cult of Mac took a look at the size of the digital textbooks available on iBooks after today's education-focused media event. File sizes range from Pearson's 793MB Environmental Science up to a hefty 2.77GB for Biology.





- Pearson’s Environmental Science – 793MB

- National’s Chemistry – 959MB

- E.O. Wilson’s Life On Earth – 965MB

- McGraw Hill’s Algebra 1 – 1.09GB

- McGraw Hill’s

A Comparison of US iPhone Data Plans

With the introduction of new iPhone data plans from AT&T, here's a look at the data plans from the three providers that natively sell the iPhone in the United States.



AT&T:



- $20/month for 300MB data with a $20 charge for each additional 300MB

- $30/month for 3GB data with a $10 charge for each additional 1GB

- $50/month for 5GB data with mobile hotspot/tethering and a $10 charge for

How to Give Your Inbox a Makeover With GoSMS Pro

Some people are okay with using the native messaging app on
their phone, until better apps come along. When I first got my Android
phone, I thought the bubble conversation style in the HTC Sense UI was
cool enough. Then I discovered GoSMS Pro. The creative side of me went right to work and I customized to my heart’s content.

My colleague here at Appstorm, Sam Cater, wrote about

Android Market Updated With a Decidedly WP7 Look

Over the past few months, Google has been steadily pushing
out a major update to the Market, the content management system on
Android phones. The update brought not only a brand spanking new
interface but also book and movie rentals (in the US only, though) and a greater focus on featured content.

The new Market, which is being pushed out to Android devices in
gradual phases,

How to Install Android on the HP TouchPad

I expect you’ve heard about the HP TouchPad, a tablet
running webOS that was heavily discounted (to just $100) shortly after
it was released a few months ago.

The main problem with the TouchPad was that it didn’t support the
latest apps, since app developers are not excited to develop apps for
webOS as is not available on many devices. In October we reported that Android would

Bubble Bubble 2 - iOS Game

Bubble Bubble 2 on Iphone has launched now!

The inspiration of Bubble Bubble 2 came from deep-sea fish and bright
Neon Concept look good together. The pretty Neon fish need to survive,
and raise it bigger!
To survive, dodge yourself with accelerometer to run away from evil fishes coming after you.
Yet the game is simple, it is so catchy and works well for killing time.

The Bubble

Apple's Smartphone Market Share Surge Continues through December on iPhone 4S Strength

Last week, research firm NPD released data
showing that Apple's iOS had significantly closed the gap on Android in
new U.S. smartphone sales in October and November, narrowing Android's
34 percentage-point lead to just four points in the wake of the iPhone
4S debut.





Nielsen now takes a look at its own data, showing similar momentum that had carried over through the end of 2011.

Among

A Look at AT&T's Throttling for High-Use Unlimited iPhone Data Customers

Late last year, AT&T began throttling
the data speeds of its highest-use unlimited data customers, knocking
down the ability of the top 5% of its users to consume data for the
remainder of a billing period once they hit certain thresholds. While
AT&T no longer offers unlimited data plans, it did so for several
years with the iPhone, and users who had previously signed up for the
unlimited

iTunes Match Goes Live in the Netherlands

Less than a week after Dutch music copyright organization Buma/Stemra announced that it had
struck a deal with Apple regarding iTunes Match, the service has now gone live in the Dutch iTunes Store.





An iTunes Match link is not yet showing up on the front page of the
Dutch iTunes Store, but Apple has updated the iTunes Store terms and
conditions in the Netherlands with new text covering the

The Best Way to Synchronize Android With iTunes

Whether you have a Mac as a main computer or you use an iPod
or an iPhone to complement your Android device, there’s a good chance
that your music collection is all organized and kept in iTunes. Out of
the box, your Android smartphone isn’t supposed to play nicely with
iTunes to sync music and playlists, but, if you follow this tutorial,
your phone and iTunes will become the

Create a Minimal Lock Screen With WidgetLocker

When it comes to design, I am a minimalist. But, more than
that, I am a perfectionist. When I work on a new design, I do everything
I can to get it exactly right. The same thing happened when I sought to
make myself a minimal lockscreen after buying the new version of WidgetLocker.
So, this is my attempt at a minimal lockscreen, using a couple of
widgets to show the date and

Google Voice: Multiple Phone Forwarding and Visual Voice Mail

Google Voice
was initially released to a small group of people who had signed up to
receive an invite and be involved in product testing. I was one of those
few…and I loved it.

Initially I jumped on it for its visual voice mail implications but
soon realized its true potential. Not only can it store your voice mails
on your email with its translation to text but it allows you

Poor Reception? Make Calls Over Wi-Fi With Google Voice and GrooVe IP!

I have Verizon as a service (shame on me), and although it
supposedly covers 98% of America, my apartment seems to be an exception.
Even checking on a coverage map it shows I am hopeless. After
much aggravation and trying everything I could get my hands on I talked
with my brother, a fellow avid Android user. He and I put our heads
together and came up with a great solution:

iSyncr: Seamlessly Sync iTunes to Android

iTunes isn’t exclusively for iPod and iPhone users, but that
doesn’t mean it has any Android syncing features built in. iSyncr is a
great app for keeping your iTunes library synced to your Android
handset, wirelessly. It supports selective playlist sync and automatic
syncing. Read on to learn more…




What Is Syncing?
Sync is short for synchronization: keeping things up to date

iPhone Tip: Restore information from a backup Guide

Instructions:

To restore information from a backup use one of the following methods
after connecting your iPhone or iPod touch to the computer you normally
sync with:


In iTunes, select the device, then select the Summary tab and click
Restore (this deletes all data on iPhone and restores to factory
settings). When prompted by iTunes, select the option to restore your
settings.

or

iPhone Tip: Creat a Backup with iTunes to restore settings and other information

Instructions:

Backups can be created in the following ways:


If you have configured your iPhone or iPod touch to automatically
sync with iTunes on a specific computer, iTunes will back up the iPhone
or iPod touch after you connect it to that computer and sync with
iTunes. iTunes will not automatically back up an iPhone or iPod touch
that is not configured to sync with that computer. iTunes

iPhone Tip: iTunes sync content set up between computer and device Guide

Setting up syncing


Download and install the latest version of iTunes on your computer.
Open iTunes.
Connect the iOS device to your computer using the included USB cable
and select it in iTunes under Devices on the left-hand side.
Set up which items are to be synced: Click the corresponding tabs in
iTunes to specify which information you want synced between the iOS
device and your computer.

iPhone Tips: Exchange ActiveSync Account Set Up Guide

This article explains how to setup an Exchange ActiveSync account on
your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Contact your Exchange Server
administrator if you are unsure of any of the required information.

Follow these steps to setup your Exchange ActiveSync account your iOS device:


Tap Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account > Microsoft Exchange.







Enter the information in the

Quickly and easily read and reply to SMS messages using SMS Popup

The typical mode of operation when an Android user receives a text
message (or SMS) is to hear or feel the alert, check the notification
bar for a quick look at who sent the message, drag the bar down, and
click the message from the drop down. From there the user can then read
the whole message and reply to it. If you count, you can see that there
are four steps before you even get to

Feel who is calling with viBe

When you receive a call or text, the first thing you do is check to
see who it is. Should I answer or should I not? Instead, you can find
out who is calling/texting without even taking your phone out of your
pocket.

How? The new ViBe app lets you set custom vibrations for your
favourite contacts. You could set a custom ringtone for your contacts
but who wants several different ringtones?

EasyMoney for Android

EasyMoney is a premium app available for use on Android devices. The
concept of the app is a relatively simple one. It allows users to manage
their finances on the go. EasyMoney has several useful features. It
tracks expenses, has a built-in bill reminder, a checking account
register, and a budget planner. This makes it incredibly easy for users
to view their checking account balances

Top 5 eBook Apps for Android

Android phones and tablets are excellent devices for eBook reading.
You can get free apps for your Android device that you can use to read
your eBooks from the major sources including Amazon, Barnes & Noble,
and Kobo. You can also read eBooks on Android that you download from
any other store. Below are the top 5 most popular eBook apps for
Android.


1. Amazon Kindle Android App


The

How to turn your Android device into speakers

Since I’ve been travelling a bit, I’ve been taking my computer around
with me. What I haven’t been taking is my speakers as they are too
large to carry around. I could and do use earphones but sometimes its
nice to have speakers so more than one person can hear.

The solution? To use my Android phone as speakers. To do this, you need two apps, one for your mobile and one for your computer.

iOS 5 Tip: How To Put Newsstand In a Folder

One of the major features of iOS 5 that Apple had showcased at the WWDC 2011 Keynote
was Newsstand, which essentially organizes your magazine and newspaper
app subscriptions in one place to access them easily and quickly.
However, since it is a pre-installed
app, it cannot be deleted if you don't want to use it and in case of
Newsstand since it also behaves more like a folder, you can't

iOS 5: Tips To Improve iPhone’s Battery Life

Many users who recently upgraded their devices to iOS 5 are experiencing major battery-life issues. It seems that iPhone and iPad users are more affected than iPod touch users.

Regardless of which iOS device you own, here are some tips that could help in improving your iOS device's battery life.

With all of the amazing features iOS 5 has to offer, it's no surprise that your battery is taking

How to Remove the Store Button in the Music App

Apple is really trying to push iTunes music purchases on its
customers; evident by the “Store” button located in the upper left-hand
corner of the Music app.
I’ve used iTunes before, but the times I
do use it are generally few and far between. This means that the Store
button located in the Music app is more of a nuisance than a help.
If you’re like me and would like to get rid of it, you

What’s so cool about the Google Music Android app?

Many people have their whole music
collection saved in electronic formats such as mp3. Gone are the days of
the vinyl record and cassette tape and the death of the compact disk is
will on its way. These days everyone uses mp3 players, ipods, and cell
phones as their music players of choice.
Your Android works well as a music player and it can play digital
music files such as mp3s. One

9 Best Android Photo Apps

More and more people are leaving their cameras at home and relying
on their phone’s camera. The good news is that phone cameras have been
getting better and better, and many smartphones now have cameras much
better than the digital point and shoots they are replacing. There is
even better news, however.
There are a lot of photo apps coming out that can make those photos
taken with your

Customize your lockscreen with Magic Locker

The lock screen is one of those Android features that you constantly
see so it’s important that you’ve got one that you like the look of.
Rather than putting up with the one that comes pre-installed on your
mobile, why not install a new one?

Until yesterday, the lock screen was just about the only thing that I
hadn’t customized on my Android phone. I’ve changed the wallpaper, I’ve

Scan documents with your Android mobile

Have you ever come across some information such as a document or
newspaper article that you want to store for later reading or send it to
someone? You could keep the document and then scan it with a scanner at
home or work.

Instead, Camscanner lets you scan documents with your Android
device’s camera. The app lets you crop the image and then enhance the
image quality to make it look like

Quick Tip: How to access your Android contacts online

Most people will probably know how to use Google Contacts to access
their Android contacts online. This is such a useful tip though so
everyone should know how to do it.

If you enabled Google sync when you set up your Android phone, your
Android phone will sync all of your contact information with Google.com/contacts.

So, if you ever need a phone number or address and don’t have your

Take cartoon images live from your Android camera

Normally I write about apps that are incredibly useful. Today, I am
going to suggest an app which is completely useless but fun all the
same.

Paper Camera is a camera app which has many filters which turns
photo’s into drawings. Yes, you could apply many of the effects on
afterwards with a photo editing app, but where is the fun in that? There
is something fascinating about about seeing

is Do It (Tomorrow) the perfect todo app for procrastinators?

It’s easy to tell yourself that you will complete a task later and
then never actually getting around to doing it. You could just do things
straight away (that’s never gonna happen), or you could use Do it
tomorrow and embrace your procrastination.

Do it tomorrow is like any to do list app as it lets you type in a
task and then click to cross off the task when you have completed it.
The

Automatically pause your media player after you fall asleep

It’s become a routine. Every day before I go to sleep, I listen to a
podcast. I love them, they are enjoyable but also help me drift off. One
problem with listening to podcasts before bed is that if you do drift
off, your media player/ podcast player will still be playing the audio.
Not only does this drain the battery, as I found out yesterday, you can
be woken up if the hosts of the

Baby Connect App Celebrating More than 1 Million Saved Events Weekly

Announcing that Seacloud Software, the developers of Baby Connect,
has released the latest update of their acclaimed product for iPhone,
iPod touch and iPad users. Thanks to a consistently rising increase in
the number of parents and child care centers using the app to keep a
pulse on a child’s health and development, Baby Connect is celebrating
the milestone of more than one million

Download the new Android Marketplace

Yesterday, Google announced an update to the Android Marketplace. The
update included many minor updates such as multiple account support and
Google movie and book intergration. The main update to the Android
Marketplace is to the UI.
It doesn’t seem long ago that Google updated the Marketplace UI last
time. I’ve got to say though, the update is very welcome! Some say that
the update makes

How to Create Custom Firmware IPSW with RedSn0w

The new Redsn0w, like PwageTool and Sn0wbreeze, lets you create custom firmware to preserve iPhone baseband. You can create custom IPSW firmware with RedSn0w with preserved baseband so you may unlock with UltraSn0w or Gevey SIM. For those unfamiliar, a custom firmware, unlike stock firmware, preserves your iPhone baseband. With a preserved baseband you can unlock your iPhone either using

What is an Android launcher?

What is it?
Does the word, “launcher” make any sense to you? If it doesn’t then
you may not know what one is, but you are using one every time you use
your Android mobile. Still not making any sense? let me give you an
example.

Have you noticed how each Android mobile manufacturer ships their
phones with a different type of Android. They are all the same at their
heart, but they look

Download a hacked version of Skype 2.0 to video call on your Android!

A few days ago, Skype 2.0 for Android was released. Other than some
neat updates such as a new user interface, 2.0 supports video calls over
Wifi and 3G. So, anyone with a front facing camera can enjoy making
free video calls over their android mobiles, right? Unfortunately, not
quite! The app only supports the:


Nexus S
HTC Desire S
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo
Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro

That

Sculley: Newton Laid the Groundwork for the Today's Mobile Industry

In a wide-ranging interview
with the BBC, former Apple CEO John Sculley was asked about Jobs
killing off the Newton, and what he thought of the product in
retrospect. Sculley admitted that the Newton was "clearly too ambitious"
but nailed "many of the concepts."



Perhaps most importantly, Sculley points out that Apple had to develop a
new type of microprocessor to power the Newton,

Apple Expands iPhone and iPad Recycling Program to UK, Germany, and France

Last August, Apple expanded its recycling program in the United States to allow customers to turn in their used iPhones and iPads for Apple gift cards.




As noted by Macworld UK and Macerkopf.de [Google translation], Apple has once again expanded its recycling efforts by bringing a similar initiative
to the UK, France, and Germany. But rather than offering payment in
the form of an Apple

Singapore Carriers to Offer Camera-less iPhone 4S Models

The Jakarta Globe reports
that Apple's three carrier partners in Singapore are making plans to
offer iPhone 4S models lacking cameras, with the move said to be
targeting members of the military who are prohibited from bringing
camera-equipped phones onto their bases. Carrier M1 even briefly
offered camera-less models on its website earlier this week.







"iPhone 4S Non Camera" listing on

UMichigan Professor Uses iPads to Remake the Chalkboard

Apple's big education announcement
may be January 19th in New York City, but that doesn't mean Apple is
the only company innovating in the educational space. University of
Michigan professor Perry Samson has developed an iPad app called LectureTools
that Samson hopes can turn laptops and iPads from a way to distract
bored students into an interactive learning tool that keeps them
engaged.

Kodak Files New Patent Infringement Lawsuits Against Apple and HTC

With Kodak on the brink of filing for bankruptcy as it pursues an auction of its patent portfolio in order to remain solvent, the company today announced that it has filed two new lawsuits alleging patent infringement by Apple and HTC.

A
complaint filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
specifically claims that certain of Apple’s iPhones, iPads, and iPods,
and certain of

Showtime Delivers Streaming Video to iPad

Showtime has joined fellow premium television network HBO in offering an iPad app to stream video to its subscribers. The free app, called Showtime Anytime,
serves up Showtime's original programming -- TV series like Homeland,
Dexter and Weeds, among other things like boxing -- and the movies
running on the various Showtime networks.



Get unlimited access to full length versions of your

Pegatron to Become Apple's Primary iPad Manufacturing Partner?

Taiwanese publication Digitimes, which gained some notice late last week for its claim
that Apple is preparing the iPad 3 for a March release ahead of an
"iPad 4" launch just six months later, is adding additional color to its
rumors with a new report claiming that Pegatron is set to become Apple's primary manufacturing partner for the iPad. Pegatron, which was rumored as long as six

Quick Tip: Google mobile receives an upgrade

If you visited Google on your mobile yesterday you might have noticed
that it has slightly changed. At the top of the famous search engine, a
chrome like bar sits at the top. Clicking the more tab will bring up a
grid of 12 of the most popular Google services.

It’s just a small change, but it does make visiting Google on your mobile an easier and pretty experience.

How to listen to radio on Android

You can play the radio on nearly every mobile available. The catch?
The antenna is in the earphones so you need them plugged in to listen.
Also, reception can be quite bad so expect to hear lots of crackling.

Most Android Smartphones are always connected to the internet either
through a mobile connection or wifi. Why not take advantage of this and
play the radio through the internet on

Quick Tip: Download Cut the Rope from GetJar.com for free

The hugely popular iPhone game, Cut the Rope, is now available for Android exclusively via getjar.com.

Early reviews
of the Android version of the game are very positive so the game
is definitely worth a detour from the Android Market. Best of all, the
developers of Cut the Rope, Zeptolabs, have gone the same way as Rovio
and released the game for free with ads.

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Top 3 Android Podcast Players

I have talked about my podcast player on choice, DoggCatcher, quite a
bit on AndroidTipGuys. In all honesty, I haven’t really spent much time
on other podcast players and have just stuck with my faithful
DoggCatcher. I have since used many different podcast players and here
are my top 3.


1. BeyondPod $6.99 US (£4.32 UK)
BeyondPod is a podcast player which is very similar to DoggCatcher.

Are midrange Android mobiles worth the sacrifice?

When buying an Android mobile, you need to make a decision. Would you
rather save money and sacrifice the quality of your mobile, or would
you rather buy the best no matter the cost.

Tested.com have a great article
which explains the disadvantages of buying a mid-range device rather
than a high-end device. The article highlights the following
disadvantages of buying a mid-range mobile

Instagram envy? Make your Android photo’s look beautiful and instantly share them with Malome

Those of you who have an iPhone may know about an app called
Instagram. It’s a simple camera app which lets you add Polaroid type
effects to your photo’s. You can then instantly share your photo’s with
your friends through social networks.

The reason why I say those of you who have an iPhone is because the
app is currently not available for Android. The CEO of Instagram has
promised that

Take photos a whole Lot quicker using your Android with Fast Burst Camera

Problem
Have you ever tried using your Android to take photos at a fast-paced
event such as a sports game? It is very easy to miss important shots
using a regular Android camera. Many times it takes time for the
picture to be taken once the shutter button is pressed. It has to
auto-focus, snap, save, and perhaps even load up the photo for a
preview. While all of this is being done,

Wired or wireless? 5 wireless Android apps and how they compare to manual solutions

Cables, they are so last decade! Why physically connect your device
to a computer when you can sync all of your files wirelessly? No need to
find a cable and then connect your mobile up. No need to even worry
about syncing, files will automatically sync over the air.

These are three of my favourite wireless apps that will help you sync
photos, music, videos and any other files between

Never miss that moment with a super fast video camera

Moments can be over in an instant. You have your Android mobile so
you are sorted, right? The problem is, you can spend so much time
getting your camera app to start recording, you could have missed that
moment before you even start recording.

SuperFastCam solves this problem with a very simple solution. When
you launch the app, video starts recording immediately. I would go on
about the

How to delete apps directly from the homscreen or app drawer

If you are like me then you regularly install apps and then regularly delete them. You can uninstall apps with the Manage applications app, through the Android Marketplace or a 3rd party app such as Appmonster.
All of these methods are a bit time consuming. I have always wanted to
delete apps directly from the homescreen or app drawer. Why not? It
makes sense! You see the icon there, you

How to automatically enable the lock screen when out, remove it when at home

Look, I know I am meant to keep a password on my mobile but I just
can’t be bothered with entering a password every time I want to unlock
it when I only need the password security when I am out and about. I
have just found an app which provides an ingenious solution of getting
rid of the lock screen when you are home.

Unlock With Wifi bypasses the lock screen when you are connecting to

Never miss an Amazon Appstore free app of the day again

If you live in America you may have downloaded a premium app for free
on the Amazon Appstore. Amazon have a deal where they let you download a
free app that you normally have to pay for. The thing is, it is easy to
forget to visit the website every day so you could miss out on a great
app.

Amazon Free App Reminder puts a notification in your status bar which
lets you know which app is

Is there a better Android web browser than the Google one?

I currently use the standard Android browser. It’s fast and it works
well, why would I want to switch? That’s exactly what I’m going to find
out. Is there any reason to use an alternative browser such as Firefox
or does the stock Android browser come out on top.


Firefox (Free)


Firefox which is the second most popular Browser of any type in
existence, released their Android app late last

The Android 2011 mobile phone guide

If I was forced me to say what my favourite thing about Android was
it would have to be choice. You can choose which apps you install, you
can choose how you want your mobile to look and most importantly, you
can choose what your phone is like. If you want an expensive but
powerful mobile, you can buy it. If you want a cheap and cheerful
mobile, you can buy it. In fact, there is an Android

Quick Tip: Good at naming apps? Win $200

A few days ago we tipped you on the release of a fantastic clone of the Zune player
found on Windows Phone 7. Since then it has become clear that the
player will have many different visual styles and will be much more than
just a Zune clone.

The developer, Federico Carnales is struggling to come up with a name
so has enlisted the help of us. If you think you can come up with a
great name

Top 10 Awesome Android Features that the iPhone Doesn’t Have

We love both Android and iOS, but the open nature of Android just
means it can do things others just can't. Here are our favorite Android
apps and features that you won't find on its Apple-clad brethren.
We
didn't hold anything back in this list: rooting, jailbreaking, editing
system files are all fair game. If there was some way to do it on the
iPhone, we left it out. So, while there are

5 ways iOS outdoes Android – and how you can fix that!

A few days ago, Lifehacker wrote an article titled Top 10 ways iOS outdoes Android.
Now before I start, I want to let you know I am not going to be all
Android fanboy on you and tell you how the article is a load of rubbish.
In fact, I agree with many of the suggestions. Instead, I am going to
point out all of the ways to improve your Android device so the
negatives of Android are less

Top 30 Android Honeycomb 3.0 tablet apps

Android Honeycomb 3.0 is a great OS for tablets. It looks great, it’s
fast and has many great features. It’s Android so can run hundreds of
thousands of apps. So why would anyone ever want to buy an iPad 2 over a
Honeycomb tablet. One of the big arguments for buying an iPad 2 over a
Honeycomb tablet is the lack of tablet optimized apps available for 3.0.
Even though there are less apps

Repel real mosquitoes with your Android device

Summer is fast approaching and with Summer comes mosquitoes. You
could avoid to go outside in the Summer or you could go with a more
sensible solution, downloading the app, Anti Mosquito – Sonic Repeller.

Anti Mosquito is a free and simple app that has one purpose, to repel
mosquitoes. This app may seem too good to be true, but in this case it
probably isn’t. The app has hundreds of

Quick Tip: Watch the Android Google I/0 announcements

If you haven’t watched this years Android Google I/O announcements
then watch them online. The video’s are very interesting to watch and
will give you insight into Androids future.

You can watch the event on the Google I/O website and on Youtube.



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Input text easily and fast by speaking, tracing, writing and typing.

There are many ways of inputting text into your Android device. You can speak, trace, type and write.


Speaking – The wonders of voice recognition allow us to speak into our Android devices to input text.
Trace – The alternative keyboard Swype, has made tracing popular.
Instead of pressing on keys, you swipe between the keys. So if you
wanted to type hello you would start on the letter h,

Download Windows phone 7 zune player for your Android

It was just over a month ago that we explained how to get your Android mobile to look like Windows phone 7.
Earlier today, Federico Carnales, the developer of the popular launcher
called Launcherpro released a clone of the zune media player found on
Windows phone 7.

A nice Engadget video compares the media player to the one on Windows
phone 7. They find that the two media players are very

Listen to your RSS feeds like a podcast

Google Reader, I love it! I read hundreds of articles a day and don’t
see myself slowing down any soon. Now, with the Web Talks app I can
listen to my feeds rather than having to read them. Why would I want to
do this? Well, I wouldn’t want to listen to them all the time but when I
can’t read such as when I’m walking then Web Talks will be very useful.
The app will also be very useful when

Get calls from unknown numbers? Use Truecaller to instantly identify them and/or block them

The Address book is a great feature on a mobile. It lets you know who
is calling you before you pick up the phone. The problem is that if you
don’t have a number in your address book then your mobile won’t tell
you who is calling you. A new Android app called Truecaller fixes this
problem. When you get a call from an unknown caller the app will
automatically search for the contact online.

Quick Tip: How to easily switch between home screens on Gingerbread

If you run Android Gingerbread on your mobile then you might find this tip useful.

On every type of Android there is a way to easily switch between
homescreens rather than having to swipe through each page to get the
right one. On HTC Sense you can press the home button on your mobile and
get a preview of all of the homescreens you have.

On Gingerbread, there are dots at the bottom on both

How to and why enable audible selection (sound when pressing touchscreen) on Android

Nearly every Android smartphone has a touch screen. Although touch
screens are great and open a huge amount of possibilities, they don’t
give you feedback which means you don’t get reassurance that you clicked
the right button. For most of us now, we have trained our selfs to use
touch screens without worrying that we pressed the right thing.

If you want that little bit of reassurance when

Get detailed weather reports with the Weatherbug app

Problem
With clock widgets such as the HTC sense widget and the Beautiful widget
also including weather reports, most people never feel the need to
download a dedicated weather widget for their Android device. However,
the weather reports on widgets are not very detailed and only give you
predicted weather conditions and temperature.


Solution
Weatherbug
is a highly rated weather app

Quick Tip: Try the updated Android Marketplace website

Google have just announced updates to the Android Marketplace
website. Almost immediately they launched the updates on the website.

The updates are minor but they make it much easier to find good
quality apps and games on the Marketplace. The new Marketplace website
now has lists such as Trending, Top New Paid, Top New Free, Editors
Choice and Top Grossing. The Android Marketplace is very

Charge your mobile on the go with the Pebble Charger

Problem
If you have an Android device, you run out of battery! That’s the
truth. There’s no two ways about it, Smartphone batteries don’t last.

Most of the time you can bring a charger cable with you and charge
your phone when you get to places such as work. What if you are
travelling and have no access to a computer or plug?


Solution
Pebble Charger is a great device that I have been

Add faster playback to your podcast player

Problem
I love podcasts! In fact, I am listening to one right now. They are
great to listen to while you are travelling or waiting around.
Unfotunately, I love podcasts too much. If I was to listen to podcasts
at normal speed then I would spend hours every day listening to them.
That’s why I increase the playback speed. I get through podcasts faster
and still can understand them very

Quick Tip: Download HTC Flyer Wallpapers

It was only a couple weeks ago when I published an article about
wallpapers leaked from another soon to be released HTC mobile. The thing
is though, since then I have been using those wallpapers all the time.
HTC make great wallpapers. So pretty up your Android mobile or tablet
(Even if it isn’t HTC) with their latest wallpapers.

Download the wallpapers here

Here’s an idea. Use the app,

Automatically backup your photos to the cloud

Problem
If you are like many other Android phone users, you probably love using your phone to take a lot of pictures. In fact, your phone may have practically replaced your old point-and-shoot camera
because your phone can do pretty much anything the camera can. The
problem is, how do you back up all of your photos as you take them?

Sure you can plug the phone into your computer, use it

Covert a printed document into a Google Docs document

You may well know that Google has just released a Google Docs app for
Android. The Google Docs web app did its job but the Android app has
added many great new features. One of those features is the ability to
take a picture of a printed document and the app will automatically copy
the text in the picture into Google Docs.

So why would you want this? You might want to take a copy of text

Toshiba Honeycomb Tablet is the Google Nexus Tablet?

Been waiting for an official nexus tablet from Google? Looks like you
won’t have too long to wait. It appears that the new Toshiba 10.1 inch
Android Tablet, otherwise known as the Toshiba Honeycomb tablet could be
the next Nexus device. Take this information with a grain of salt
though.

@GoogleNexus hosts a series of challenges and the answer to today’s
is PRISMATIC. Prismatic is a type

Shoot stunning HDR photographs on Android

Ever seen a stunning photo which looks very vibrant with lots of
detail. Photographers have a little secret and its called HDR. HDR
stands for High Dynamic range and this is the process of taking three
seperate shots which have different exposure times which will result in
you taking one dark photo, one bright photo and one very bright photo.
All three of those photos are combined to

How to change default Android apps

Android makes many apps on your mobile default such as the launcher
app. What if you want to change the default to a different app? Android
doesn’t make this easy so just follow this guide.

1. Open the settings app
2. Press Applications
3. Press Manage Applications
4. Press the tab at the top called All
4. Click on the default app such as your Launcher app
5. Scroll down to the bottom and

view, share and edit photos on Android instantly beamed from your camera with Eyefi

The great thing about taking photo’s on your Android mobile is that
you can view, edit and share those photos instantly while away from
home. Wouldn’t it be nice to take a higher quality picture on your point
and shoot or SLR camera and still be able to view, edit and share those
photos while on the move? Eyefi makes it possible with their new
Android app.
You may have already heard of

How to access Google Analytics on Android

Problem
if you own a website and use Google Analytics then you might have
tried accessing Google Analytics on your Android. If you have tried then
it is likely that you failed. Google haven’t created a mobile website
for Analytics and for some reason the normal website doesn’t work. So
what is the best way of accessing Google Analytics on the go?


Solution
Droid Analytics
is a paid for

Make Android look like Windows phone 7

Problem
I love Android. I love the freedom, I love the apps, I love the
community. I must admit though, I do like the look of the Windows phone 7
interface. Don’t worry, I’m not going to delete this blog and create
one called Windowsphone7tipguys.com. There is a way of gaining the great
windows phone 7 user interface and still keep all of the Android
goodness.


Solution
Launcher 7 is a

Manage your Android apps with one easy to use app

Problem
I know how you feel. There is the manage applications app for
uninstalling applications, a file manager for installing apps from SD
Card, an app for backing up your apps and an app for installing apps to
SD Card. Wouldn’t it be nice to have one app that can deal with all of
these common app tasks.


Solution
AppMonster is an excellent app which makes it very easy to deal with

How to improve the speed of your SD Card

Problem
Most Android mobiles have a tiny amount of internal storage so many
of us rely on the SD Card to store media and apps. This means that you
could have a fancy 1ghz dual core processor and it wouldn’t really
matter because your SD Card would be slowing you down.


Solution
One way to improve the speed of your SD Card is by buying a speedier
SD Card. I bought a class 6 MicroSD Card

How to create panoramas on Android

We all love Panoramas. Isn’t it so satisfying to look at a great
panorama and see the whole view rather than part of it? I have always
wanted to create a panorama but I didn’t have a camera and wasn’t sure
how to create one. In this article I will explain how to use an Android
app to easily create one.

Photaf has one simple purpose, to help you easily create panoramas on your Android. This

How to turn your Android into an ereader

E-readers are all the rage nowadays. Why carry heavy books around
with you when you can fit hundreds of books in a slim light device. With
an E-reader app, you don’t even have to carry another device with you,
just your mobile.

There are two main E-reader apps for Android which are Kobo and Aldiko. After playing with both I preferred the user interface of Kobo so I will be reviewing that

How to download youtube videos and audio on Android

There is a huge amount of content on Youtube and there are some great
videos on there that I would love to have installed on my phone either
as a video or mp3.

TubeMate is a free app that lets you easily download any Youtube
video. You can download the video in many resolutions, you can also
download the video as an mp3.


To download a Youtube video with TubeMate you:

1. Open TubeMate
2.

Is the Sony Ericsson Experia PLAY worth buying for the gaming experience?

Early reviews of the Sony Ericsson Experia PLAY make it clear that
the Xperia PLAY is a pretty decent Android mobile. It runs Android 2.3,
has a 1ghz processor and looks and feels great. The thing is though,
there are many great Android phones out there for substantially less as
the Xperia PLAY comes with a price tag of at least £30 a month. The one
thing that Sony Ericsson is promoting

Leave quick notes/sticky notes on your Android

Problem
We all have to take notes occasionally and rather than lugging a
piece of paper and a pen with you everywhere you go, write notes on your
Android.


Solution
ColorNote Notepad Notes
is a free simple app that lets you write notes. Adding a note is
simple, just open the app, press ad note, choose text and then write the
title of the note and the note text. You can then set a

How to use the Amazon App Store outside of the USA

If
you live outside of the USA like me, then you will share the
frustration of watching all those great deals on the Amazon App Store
pass away. No more, a workaround has been found so you can download any
free app from the Amazon App Store.

Follow this tutorial courtesy of Phandroid and Abtevrythng


1. Register for an e-mail address or use a throw-away
account. DO NOT USE your

How to use your Android in the dark without hurting your eyes

Problem
Using your Android phone in the dark can strain your eyes! Don’t
worry, you don’t have to give up using your mobile at night. You could
just turn down the brightness on your phone but there are two reasons
for not doing this. The first is that you have to go to the effort of
turning down and then turning up the brightness, I know, poor you. The
second reason is that turning down

How to install apps that start downloading and then disappears

Problem

Has an app ever started downloading from the Android Marketplace but
then just disappears? I have had this problem for a few months now and
have finally found a solution. This problem only occurred on some apps
but if it did happen then the app would always refuse to download.

I have since found out that the problem is caused by the SD card. A
folder on the SD card can become

How to synchronise chrome bookmarks with Android

Problem
If you regularly use Google Chrome then it is likely that you have a
huge amount of bookmarks stored on the browser. Wouldn’t it be great to
sync those bookmarks with your Android mobile? There are many solutions
which do just this but I believe the best app is ChromeMarks.


Solution
ChromeMarks is a great solution for syncing your Chrome bookmarks to
Android. What makes it so

How to text and not walk into a lamp post

Problem
I take the train most days of the week. and I have to walk 20 minutes
to get to the train station. I almost always take my Android with me
and I try to catch up with emails, SMS etc. The problem? I’m walking so
I’m swerving on a narrow path and I could easily walk into a lamp post
or something like that.


Solution
Walk and Text is a paid app which displays a video feed from your

Is that purchase really worth it? Work it out with Android

As Gadget lovers, we all have had to decide if a purchase such as a
new mobile is really worth it. A new Smart Phone may seem appealing but
if you knew you had to work nearly two days to buy it you might have
second thoughts. This could work the other way, a purchase may seem a
ridiculous amount of money but when you work out how long you will have
to work to pay off the purchase you

Now the hypes gone. Should you use the Amazon appstore?

Now the hypes gone. Should you use the Amazon appstore?
There has been so much hype surrounding the Amazon Android appstore
launch that I expected some amazing alternative to the Android
marketplace that will blow it out of the water so when I first visited
the Amazon App store I was a little disappointed. However, it doesn’t
mean that the Amazon app store doesn’t have its advantages.

In

How to lock applications on Android

Smart phones are holding more and more confidential and important
information so it is vital that your mobile is very secure. However,
applications such as Gmail do not require a password so if anyone gets
hold of your phone then they can freely look through your private data.


Solution
Pinnacle Locker is a very well designed app that used to cost but is
now free. The app simply works by

Get the Gingerbread Keyboard for older Android versions

One great feature of Android Gingerbread (2.3) is the new and
improved keyboard. The keyboard looks nicer and is much easier to type
on. If you have an Android version below Gingerbread then you no longer
have to miss out.

Keyboard from Android 2.3 is a customized version of the Gingerbread stock keyboard. The Gingerbread keyboard includes the following feautures:


Multitouch
User

App Store Holds 85-90% Share of Mobile App Dollars Says Analyst

Apple has frequently promoted how much money has been paid out to
developers selling apps via the App Store. The latest pronouncement was
during the iPhone 4S introduction when Scott Forstall announced that
Apple had paid out three billion dollars for app sales. The point
Fostall is making when sharing these totals is that developing for iOS
is more profitable for developers than

iOS 5.0.2 Not Coming This Week?

Macerkopf.de follows up their original iOS 5.0.2 report and now says the 5.0.2 update won't be coming this week, as originally reported.



According to the German site, ongoing issues with memory leaks are going
to require further testing. The site had originally claimed 5.0.2
would be coming this week to address battery bugs that persist in iOS 5.

Apple Releases 4.4.3 Software Update for Apple TV [Updated]

Apple today pushed out a new 4.4.3 software update for the Apple TV,
although the company has yet to specify what improvements are included
in the update.





The new release, which arrives as Build 9A4051, comes on the heels of a series of releases
last month that started with version 4.4 to include support for
iCloud's Photo Stream feature as well as several other additions but
which

Financial Times' Mobile Site Broadens Readership to Morning and Evening Hours

The Financial Times' web app has drawn more than 1 million readers since June, growing by 300,000 readers since late September. However, the raw numbers don't tell the whole story.



In its press release about breaking the 1 million mark,
the FT staff built an infographic with data from its mobile website. 20
percent of FT page views are from mobile devices, and 15 percent of its
digital

Code Strings Hint at Possible iChat Services for iOS

RazorianFly points to a Tweet
from developer John Heaton revealing strings within the iOS code making
reference to iChat-related services such as Jabber and AIM that are not
currently supported directly by Apple on iOS.





Speculation has naturally turned to the possibility that Apple is
working on an application to integrate full iChat capabilities into iOS,
although that may be something

"VolumeSnap" Feature Returns to Camera+

VolumeSnap has returned to the excellent iOS photography app Camera+.



Last year, developer TapTapTap released an update
to its Camera+ application with a small hack -- users could press the
volume-up button to take a picture, instead of needing to press a
soft-button on the screen.



This was considered an unauthorized hack and Apple banned the app until
TapTapTap removed the

Stanford Offers iPhone App Development Course Free on iTunes U

Stanford University is offering the iOS 5 edition of its well-regarded iPhone and iPad application development course free on iTunes U.


Instructor Paul Hegarty attributes the course
popularity to the appeal of Apple products and the instant gratification
of creating apps for mobile devices. "There's something about
developing for the iOS platform that's really exciting and fun

Minecraft Pocket Edition for iPad and iPhone Goes Live Worldwide Tonight

Minecraft, the block-building phenomenon, arrives on the iPhone and iPad for all iOS users tonight.



TouchArcade reports that initial impressions
on its forums "seem positive, although some have noted disappointment
with how limited the game feels compared to the 'full' version. There's
no online play, for instance, only local WiFi, and your portable
Minecraft worlds are devoid of both

Native Gmail App Returns to App Store

As noted by Google, the company's native Gmail app for iOS has returned to the App Store. The app debuted two weeks ago, but was quickly pulled after a bug breaking notifications was discovered as soon as users began installing the app.
Two
weeks ago, we introduced our Gmail app for iOS. Unfortunately it
contained a bug which broke notifications and displayed an error
message, so

New Netflix App for iPad Coming in Next Few Weeks

Netflix today released an updated app
for Android tablets, namely the just launched Kindle Fire and the new
Barnes and Noble Nook, and says the update will be coming to the iPad in
the next few weeks.


The new design is much more immersive and provides
greater focus on the growing number of titles in the Netflix catalog. In
fact, the new interface displays twice as many movies

Annual iTunes Connect Shutdown Set for December 22nd-29th

As noted by MacStories,
Apple has sent out an email informing developers that it will be
shutting down the iTunes Connect portal for the App Store over the
Christmas holiday as it has the past several years. This year's
shutdown will extend from December 22nd through 29th, two days longer
than in past years.
We strongly recommend that you do
not schedule pricing changes through

Apple TV Drops to $89.99 at Amazon and Best Buy

As noticed by 9to5Mac, both Amazon and Best Buy
have dropped their prices on the Apple TV by $10 to $89.99.
Interestingly, Amazon has also added a "2010" designation to its Apple
TV title, leading to speculation that the retailers may be making room
for a potential update to the device.





Third-party retailers are, however, usually not particularly accurate
sources of information on new

Apple and NTT DoCoMo Still Discussing iPhone Agreements in Japan

The Wall Street Journal reports
that Apple and NTT DoCoMo are still in discussions over a potential
agreement to bring the iPhone to Japan's largest carrier. The carrier
is concerned, however, over Apple's unwillingness to allow DoCoMo to
install its own applications such as its popular e-wallet and mail
services on the device. NTT DoCoMo is also concerned over Apple's unit
volume

Roundup of Early Kindle Fire Reviews

Amazon's first color tablet, the Kindle Fire, began shipping today following its September introduction. The Fire, the top-of-the-line Kindle tablet, has reportedly given some potential iPad purchasers second thoughts as the Fire is some $300 cheaper than the least-expensive iPad.




Image via Wired

- NYTimes


- "It is designed almost exclusively for consuming
stuff, particularly material you

Apple Avoids Sharing Australian Carrier Contracts with Samsung

Earlier this week, it was reported
that Apple had been ordered to share with Samsung terms of the
contracts it held with Australian carriers. As part of its lawsuit
attempting to have sales of the iPhone 4S halted in the country, Samsung
sought information about subsidies being paid to Apple by carriers and
whether the amounts of those subsidies might somehow result in
anti-competitive

iPhone 4S to Launch in India on November 25th

As noted by The Next Web,
the iPhone 4S appears set to launch in India on November 25th, marking
yet another milestone in Apple's fast-moving rollout of the new device.
Both Aircel and Airtel appear to be participating in the November 25th
launch, with Aircel having already provided public confirmation of the
debut.
Aircel first posted a teaser on its official
Facebook page

Voice Behind UK Siri Voice "Daniel" Speaks Out

Several years ago, Jon Briggs took a voiceover job for a company called
Scansoft. Scansoft later merged with Nuance, which makes the voices that
Apple used for Siri.



Briggs tells the UK Telegraph:



“I did a set of recordings with Scansoft five or six
years ago, for text-to-speech services,” says Briggs. “Five thousand
sentences over three weeks, spoken in a very particular way and only

iPhone-Related Customer Churn an 'Area of Concern' for T-Mobile USA

As highlighted by AllThingsD,
T-Mobile USA acknowledged yesterday in discussion of its third quarter
earnings that the lack of an iPhone 4S offering for the carrier may have
an impact on customer retention, labeling churn rates as an "area of
concern".
“Earnings improved as we continued to focus on
making smartphones affordable to all Americans through our unlimited
Value plans,

Another Hidden iOS 5 Feature: Autocorrect Keyboard Bar

Beyond the Panorama view,
it seems Apple left out another small feature in the final version of
iOS 5. The bar appears while typing into the field as shown above,
giving you a number of autocorrection options. Per 9to5mac, the feature can reportedly be enabled on a non-jailbroken phone with the following procedure :




1. Download iBackupBot

2. Backup your iPhone/iPod in iTunes

New Walmart iPhone App Includes Shopping List, Coupons

Walmart is updating its iPhone app with a number of new tools to make shopping easier at the world's largest retailer, reports GigaOm. Walmart released its first iPad app at the beginning of this month.





From GigaOm:



The new iPhone app, which should be available in the
next few days, packs in a number of features, including a new smart
shopping list tool that allows people to speak their

Apple Required to Reveal Australian iPhone Carrier Contracts to Samsung

Last week, we noted
that as part of its case seeking to have sales of the iPhone 4S banned
in Australia, Samsung had requested access to both the iPhone 4S source
code and Apple's agreements with the country's wireless carriers.
Samsung's interest in the carrier contracts related to device subsidies,
with the company curious about whether the amount of subsidies paid to
Apple by the

Apple Releases iAd Producer 2.0 for Developers

Apple yesterday announced the release of version 2.0 of its iAd Producer
software that help developers create ads for use in the company's iAd
program for mobile devices. The new release brings a number of
enhancements to the software first deployed last December.

New
tools and animation effects in iAd Producer 2.0 make it even easier to
build great iAds. Create sophisticated animations

AT&T Introduces Worldwide VoIP Calling App

AT&T has launched a new app to allow its customers to make inexpensive international calls over Wi-Fi. With the AT&T Call International app, customers can get the "lowest international calling rates" that AT&T offers.



Calls to the UK, for example, cost $0.04/minute for calls to wireline
numbers and $0.27/minute for calls to mobile phones. Calls to China are
$0.04/minute. The price

China Unicom Eyeing iPhone 4S Introduction Before Year-End

As noted by CapitalVue,
China Unicom is planning for an introduction of the iPhone 4S before
the end of 2011, hoping that official certification of the device from
regulatory authorities comes through in time to meet the timeframe.

China
Unicom (600050, 0762.HK) will endeavor to introduce the iPhone 4S into
the Chinese market by the end of 2011, reports sohu.com, citing company
president

Oregon and Apple Test Vote-by-iPad with Disabled Voters

The Associated Press reports
that Apple has donated five iPads to the state of Oregon in support of a
pilot program to help disabled voters more easily fill out their
election ballots. Combined with a $75,000 investment by the state for
software development, the iPads allow voters to adjust font size and
screen colors to help them read the ballots, among other accessibility

Apple Adopting Dual Light Bar System for iPad 3 Display?

Digitimes reports
that Apple is currently evaluating a pair of options for addressing
issues with LED backlighting on the iPad 3, noting that the current
backlight bar design used in the iPad 2 is insufficient for the
higher-resolution display reportedly set to debut in the next-generation
tablet.

One of the new LED light bar designs has
proposed to keep the light bar in a single-bar

Case-Mate Introduces Tank, A "Military-Grade" iPhone Case

Case-Mate is taking on Otterbox for the claim of best super-protective case. The Otterbox Defender series has long-been the go-to case for those looking to keep their iPhone free from harm -- but Case-Mate says the Tank provides military-grade protection for the iPhone 4 and 4S.



Modeled after motorcycle helmet engineering, Tank is
designed with a hard, impact resistant exterior and a shock

Jawbone's UP Wristband Tracks Activity, Movement and Sleep

Bluetooth headset manufacturer Jawbone has released the UP wristband
to track users activity, sleep, and food intake to "encourage healthier
living". The water-resistant wristband, which is designed to be worn
constantly, has a built-in motion sensor that tracks movement (steps,
distance, calories burned, pace, intensity level and active vs inactive
time) and sleep (hours slept, time to fall

Apple Turns on iTunes Match for Apple TV with New 'Music' Section

While Apple revealed as part of its notes
on the new iTunes 10.5.1 beta 2 released earlier today that iTunes
Match is now available for testing on Apple TV, the option is appearing
not just for developers but also for regular users. The general public
is unable to activate the feature, however, as subscriptions to iTunes
Match must be initiated through iTunes 10.5.1, which has yet to see

Yahoo Introduces Livestand for iPad, a Flipboard-Like "Living Magazine"

Yahoo has launched an iPad app they call a "living magazine". The app, called Livestand, is vaguely like Flipboard, but pulls content from Yahoo websites and more than 100 publications.



One of the stars of the show was Livestand from Yahoo!,
a personalized living magazine designed first for iPad and available to
download today, free from the App Store in the U.S. Livestand weaves
together

Native Gmail Client for iOS is Released [Update: App Pulled]

The native Gmail client for iPhone and iPad has been released:



Waiting. Walking. Watching TV. Working out. Winding
down. Waking up. We check email pretty much everywhere these days. And
when we do, we want easy access to our important messages so we can
respond quickly and get back to life -- or slinging birds at thieving
green pigs.



With that in mind, we’ve created a new Gmail app

Apple's Cards App Has Some Kinks

Apple's new Cards app
makes it very easy to send real, physical greeting cards through the
mail. For just $2.99 (within the U.S.), Apple will print and mail a
custom card. But the implementation has some faults.



For one, when sending cards to multiple addressees (holiday cards or
event invitations, for example), Apple treats each card as an individual
purchase from the Apple Online

Charge A MacBook and iPad With TwelveSouth's PlugBug

TwelveSouth's PlugBug
fixes one of those problems you didn't know you had, in a very clever
way. It's a $34.99 attachment that adds a USB charging port to the
standard MagSafe power adapter for an Apple notebook. This way, users
can charge an iPhone or iPad -- or any other USB device -- and a MacBook
simultaneously, using the same wall outlet.


If one isn't using the MagSafe connector, it

Video Walkthrough of C3 Technologies' 3D Mapping Process

Over the weekend, there was a report that Apple did indeed acquire 3D mapping company C3 Technologies. In our original profile of the company, we mentioned that it was purchased in part from Saab AB, a Swedish aerospace and defense company.


The technology had originally been developed for military purposes such
as missile targetting. Here's a video of how the mapping data is
obtained:

Native Gmail App for iOS Reportedly Set to Launch

MG Siegler shares word
that Google is preparing to launch a native iOS application for Gmail,
offering some expanded capabilities beyond the current mobile-optimized
version for Safari. According to Siegler's sources, the app may even
have already been submitted to Apple for App Store approval.
Google
is on the verge of launching their native Gmail app, multiple sources
tell me. In fact,

Turn Off Time-Zone Sensing To Improve iPhone Battery Life?

Switching off automatic time-zone sensing in iOS 5 can improve iPhone battery life significantly, according to iDownloadBlog.
The site claims that a bug in iOS 5's GM release causes the GPS-enabled
location tracking connected to the automated time-zone function to run
constantly. This unnecessary use of the GPS circuitry may drain the
battery exceptionally quickly.



To fix the alleged bug

Apple Offering Jetpack Joyride Free via the App Store Facebook Page

Apple is giving away free redemption codes for the excellent Jetpack Joyride game via its App Store Facebook page. Simply head to Facebook.com/AppStore and follow the appropriate directions to receive a redemption code.



Apple rolled out revamped App Store pages
on Facebook last year with searching and sharing tools, though this is
the first time Apple has actually given away an App to

Mint.com Releases iPad-Native App

Personal finance site Mint has released an iPad-native client, along with an upgrade to version 2.0 for iPhone users.



Mint, which Intuit bought for $170 million
in 2009, is designed to help users keep track of spending and
budgeting. It automatically imports data from bank, credit card and
investment websites, but does not actually control anything -- it only
downloads transactions, to

Comparison of Cameras Across iPhone Generations

Lisa Bettany, one of the developers behind Camera+, has posted two interesting series of photos
comparing the camera quality across all generations of the iPhone, as
well as to Canon point-and-shoot and professional-level cameras.

The
iPhone 4S is dramatically clearer and sharper than previous iPhone
versions. Using separate focus and exposure in Camera+ on the iPhone 4
& 4S significantly

JJ Abrams' Action Movie FX App Blows Up Just About Everything

JJ Abrams has been involved in the creation of some of the most successful movies and TV shows of recent years, including directing the reboot of Star Trek, co-creating the television show Lost, and producing the just-released Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol.

His company, Bad Robot Productions, typically focuses on his motion picture properties -- however, the company has now branched

Evernote Releases Skitch for iPad

When image editing and sharing app Skitch was acquired by Evernote earlier this year, we were told iPhone and iPad versions were on the way -- and now Skitch for iPad has arrived.
Skitch is the amazingly fun and surprisingly powerful way to move your ideas and projects forward using fewer words. With Skitch, annotate and draw on just about anything that you see, whether it’s a new or existing

Rockstar Offers Holiday Sale on All iOS Apps, Including GTA III

Rockstar is offering their three iOS apps for up to 40 percent off as a holiday sale, including the just-released Grand Theft Auto III.

Today, we are pleased to announce a special holiday sale for Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars and Beaterator at the iTunes store. The sale starts today, December 22, and will end on December 29.

- GTA III:

Vocal Offers Mac Voice Control via iPhone 4S

When the original iPhone was released, it had no third-party apps, no voice control, no games, and no to-do list -- among many other things. But it was still revolutionary, completely different than what came before, and over time many of its shortcomings were addressed by hardware and software updates.

The same is true of Siri now. It has very little in the way of third-party integration,

Google Voice App Updated With Group Texting and Full Sprint Integration

Google has updated its iOS Google Voice app with a number of new features, including full support for Sprint integration. Google has a partnership with Sprint that allows customers to use Google Voice natively on their Sprint phone and have access to the full set of Voice features.
What's New in Version 1.4.0.2372
- Multi-recipient texting, with contact autocomplete.
- Sprint

Amazon's Kindle for iOS Adds Magazines and Print Replica Textbooks for iPad

Amazon today updated its Kindle app for iOS, taking on Apple's Newsstand feature by adding compatibility with hundreds of magazines on the iPad. In addition, Kindle for iPad can now handle "print replica" textbooks, preserving the original formatting and layout from print editions for improved usability.
- New Design for Magazines: Kindle for iPad customers now have access to the huge