According to a support thread on T-Mobile’s troubleshooting site, an unlocked iPhone 4S could be used on T-Mobile’s network, utilizing the iPhone 4S UMTS 1 band. This theory has been backed up by a report on an unofficial T-Mobile blog, claiming that an unlocked iPhone 4S, in certain parts of the country, can run on …
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A Chinese manufacturing company is producing replacement back panels for your iPhone 4 or 4S that include a thin light strip and a transparent Apple logo that will make your iPhone’s logo glow, similar to Apple notebook computers. With the K.O Gadget iPhone 4/4S back-panel mod kit, you can get your Apple logo glowing, just like those on Apple notebooks. …
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Because of Apple’s partnership with search comparison engine Wolfram Alpha, Siri now has the ability to search the entire Best Buy catalog, a feature added to Wolfram Alpha today. Best Buy has public APIs that have allowed Wolfram Alpha to leverage the data from more than 35,000 products that Best Buy sells. Because Wolfram Alpha was built on a natural-language …
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Now that the iPhone 4S is rapidly becoming Apple’s best-selling device, the rumor mill turns its attention to the forthcoming iPad 3, widely expected in the first quarter of 2012. Today’s rumor offering comes from a part leaked on TVC Mall’s site that reportedly is a replacement microphone unit for the iPad 3. This is reportedly the iPad 3 replacement …
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The iMainGo XP delivers big sound on the go for your iPad. With a clever design and relatively easy setup, the iMainGo XP is a great accessory for enjoying entertainment on vacations, picnics in the park, or even adding sound to portable business presentations. Portable Sound Laboratories The good Using Portable Sound Laboratory’s sx149 digital music amplifier and four 38mm …
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In the latest build of iOS 5.1, now beta 2, Apple has finally decided to take steps against the popular rumor site tactic of rifling through iOS code to find references to new hardware models. Apple is now making it tougher for rumor sites to evaluate future hardware updates. Mark Gurman These references, typically something like iPhone3,1, were a great …
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According to a report over at TechCrunch (drawing on Calcalist, a Hebrew publication), Apple is preparing to purchase Israeli flash memory manufacturer Anobit for $400 million to $500 million. Apple The acquisition would be CEO Tim Cook’s first as the guy in charge at Apple, though he has been through the process before. Apple recently purchased P.A. Semi in order …
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The jailbreak community has completed a safe, untethered jailbreak update for iOS 5.0.1, according to community hacker pod2g, who confirmed the process on his iPhone 4. Screenshot by Joe Aimonetti While the jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1 was available last week, the untethered version had just been confirmed Sunday by pod2g. As with most jailbreaks, when Apple releases an update to …
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Despite the existence of apps that pour digital beers, make e-fart noises, and load and fire virtual guns, Apple has decided that creating a fake driver’s license is over the line and has thus pulled it from the App Store. An app that creates lifelike driver’s licenses has been pulled from Apple’s App Store. Screenshot by Joe Aimonetti The decision, …
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AppleInsider In a series of patent applications, Apple has outlined how it plans to combat noisy environments by using voice recognition to activate and control noise-cancellation technologies. By changing the noise-cancellation process to fit specific voices, Apple thinks it can better manage noise-ridden spaces, especially for mobile devices while making calls or recording voice memos. Four patent applications relating to …
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