We’ve seen various iPhone mock-ups in the past, some based on rumors floating around the web, while others – a conceptualization of what the designer wants.
The mock-up below, falls in the latter category. The designer, Antonio De Rosa from ADR Studio, created the design with Steve Jobs in mind.
From his description: Continue reading “iPhone SJ: New iPhone Concept Inspired By Steve Jobs [images]” »
9 to 5 Mac has discovered code references in iOS 5.1beta that was seeded to developers last month, which indicate that future iPads and iPhones could be powered by a quad-core processor.
9 to 5 Macreports: Continue reading “Next Generation iPad And iPhone Could be Powered by Quad-Core Chips?” »
CloudOn – Silicon Valley based startup that had briefly released a free app in the App Store thatbrought Microsoft Office functionality to the iPad, but had to voluntarily remove their app due to a surge in traffic, has released the app again the App Store.
CloudOn for iPad allows you to create, view, and edit files directly in Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint in your workspace using Dropbox account.
CloudOn app allows you to do the following: Continue reading “CloudOn App That Brings Microsoft Office Functionality to iPad For Free is Available in The App Store (Again)” »
Samsung has just released ChatON – a messenger app in the App Store for iPhone.
Samsung is calling ChatON their Global Mobile Communication Service.
ChatON is a multi-platform messenger service that is also available for Android, Bada – Samsung’s own mobile platform.
The ChatON messenger includes the following features: Continue reading “Samsung Releases ChatON Messenger App in The App Store” »
The past week or so, we’ve seen close to half a dozen Digitimesreports about Apple products, specifically the iPad and the rumored Apple Television. Some of these were believable (even if they don’t pan out) while some were downright ridiculous.
The claims about the iPad 3 being available in a few months, having increased battery life and a high resolution display are believable. Apple making a reappearance at Macworld, on the other hand sounds outlandish.
More Digitimes claim chowder: Continue reading “About That Ridiculous iPad 4 Rumor” »
ZDNet reports that according to leaked documents that are internal communications between the Indian military, Apple, RIM and Nokia are providing backdoor access to the Indian military to monitor cellular communication.
The documents were leaked by a group of Indian hackers called The Lords of Dharmaraja. ZDNet reports that the leaked documents reveals the existence of a system known as RINOA SUR where RINOA stands for RIM, Nokia and Apple. ZDNet’s Manan Kakkar isn’t sure what SUR stands for. Continue reading “Leaked Memo Reveals Apple Providing Backdoor Cellular Access to Indian Military” »
“This is a day, I’ve been looking forward to for two and a half years. Every once in a while a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything.”
That was Steve Jobs’ build-up to his Macworld keynote, where he would go on to introduce the iPhone.
The most iconic part of the keynote, at least according to us, was his prelude to the phone Apple was going to reveal: Continue reading “Apple’s iPhone Was Unveiled Five Years Ago, Today” »
Apple usually relies on Asian OEMs for its parts, but Reuters reports that the A5 processor is manufactured in a sprawling 1.6 million square feet factory in Texas owned by Samsung.
Insiders who know about Apple’s manufacturing habits will agree that most of their parts are sourced and assembled by low-cost Asian manufacturers. Reuters’ insiders are claiming that a relatively new Samsung factory in Austin, Texas is outputting A5 chips for Apple. The ARM-based dual-core A5 processor powers the iPad 2 and the new iPhone 4S. Reuters reports. Continue reading “Apple’s A5 iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Chip Now Manufactured in Texas by Samsung” »
Just when we thought that the incidents of an iPhone exploding in Brazil and self combusting on an Australian airline were isolated incidents, we have another iPhone user, this time a firefighter in the Pennsylvanian town of East Brandywine reporting that his iPhone 4″spontaneously caught fire” while charging.
MacRumors points to the following report on East Brandywine Fire Company’s website: Continue reading “iPhone 4 “Spontaneously Caught fire” While Charging” »
Apple is rumored to be working on smartphones and peripheral devices that you can wear, just like the iPod Nano watch. These devices would let you view data, send data back to your phone, and prevent you having to stare at your phone’s screen constantly.
Wearable technology isn’t exactly new – there were devices even before the iPod Nanowatch – but it is much more useful than it used to be. People have theorized and even developed wearable bracelets and watches that vibrate and display your incoming call, or send your heart rate to your smartphone for logging. The two problems that cropped up are range of communication, which the ubiquity of smartphones has helped to solve, and battery life. With Apple using Bluetooth 4.0, there are quite a few possibilities now that battery life isn’t completely compromised. Continue reading “Apple Working on Siri-Enabled Wearable Devices?” »