Articles tagged "iphone"
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Professional iPhone Photographer Kevin Russ Documents the World an Instagram at a Time
Kevin Russ’ job is to travel the country and take iPhone photos. Are you jealous yet?
Participate in The Great Brain Experiment by Downloading an App
The rest of the Great Brain Experiment inevitably makes you wonder what makes smartphone games successful.
All Hail the Telepod: Steve Jobs's Discarded iPhone Names Are Horrible
Now we know the alternate reality that is "The World Of The Mobi."
The Smartphone Market Has Turned into the Cereal Aisle
That's why everything coming out of the world's annual smartphone bonanza in Barcelona feels like it was developed by engineers whose only orders were "More!"
How China's Grey Market Is Improving the iPhone Design
In China, iPhones aren't as cool as they used to be.
Not Even BlackBerry Can Save BlackBerry Now
BlackBerry's not just hoping they'll have a blockbuster with this new line up. They need to have a blockbuster.
No, Apple Is Not Becoming Crapple
When we get caught up in this sort of Wall Street navel-gazing, it's easy to lose track of reality.
The Next iPhones May Come in Different Colors
Adding pink and blue iPhones does not sound like the move of a company confident that it's at the top.
Consumers Rejoice: T-Mobile Will No Longer Sell Discounted Phones
T-Mobile is taking on AT&T and Verizon in an unorthodox way, and it's a good sign for customers.
One-Fifth of America Is Cutting Out Other Christmas Presents to Buy iPads
If there was any remaining confusion over whether or not Apple gear has fully conquered the soul of consumerist America, it's gone now.
Teacher Uploads Sexy Pictures to School iPad, Students Suspended for Finding Them
The students were working on an assignment and asked to use the teacher’s iPad. She agreed under the condition that they would only use two apps. She also probably didn’t realize that the neck-down picture she took of herself on her iPhone has been s…
Foxconn Thinks the iPhone 5 Is a Pain in the Ass
China's largest and eminently loathable electronics manufacturer Foxconn is taking the fall for the iPhone 5 shortage that's annoyed consumers and worried investors in recent weeks. What's the holdup? They don't have enough parts? They're training ne…
Why Steve Jobs Started the Patent Wars
Steve Jobs loved being first. Throughout his life, he generally had the vision and capacity to make that happen. It’s no surprise then that his fingerprints are all over the brewing patent war, the one that has engulfed tech firms around the world, c…
Memories.GIF, Lest We Forget Steve Jobs
One year ago today, the world of technology, the family of Jobs and everyone who waits in line for iPods and iPhones, iMacs and iPads lost someone special. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, died this day at the young age of 56 after an incredible battle w…
Apple Fixed an iPhone 5 Wi-Fi Glitch That Caused Users to Blast Through Data Caps
Gone are the heady days of unlimited wireless data, and here we are still stuck with data caps, overage charges, throttling, and other bullshittery that’s only served to make wi-fi connections all the more crucial for our most important devices.
The Most iPhones Ever Is Still Not Enough
Apple sold five million iPhones over the weekend, a record breaking number that eclipsed the 4S sales record by a solid million phones. But for the largest company in the world, breaking old records is no longer enough. Indeed, for many, the weekend
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Waiting in Line for iPhones and for Everything Else
Everyone hates waiting in line, 99% of the time. It sucks. It’s boring, it’s frustrating, every impulse in our modern techno-entitlement complex tells us it’s pointless, and sometimes it’s actually dangerous. But inevitably, people will do it to get…
Science Confirms: The iPhone Is the New Pacifier
We've all seen it happen. You're standing in line at the grocery store, perusing the latest Us Weekly and thinking about buying a pack of gum, when here comes the 21st-century mom, basket full of kale and kombucha, pushing a stroller with a little on…
Smartphones Can (and Will) Get Smarter
Remember when the iPhone first came out? Steve Jobs was still alive, and he really knocked everybody's socks off with this candybar-sized piece of glass and metal. It's a widescreen iPod with touch controls and a revolutionary mobile phone and an Int…
Apple Would Prefer You Didn't Track Drones on Your iPhone
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you're going to have to cancel your mobile drone tracking plans for Labor Day weekend. It was a really fun plan, I know. Pull out the lawn chairs, find a sunny spot in the grass — beer in one hand, iPhone in th…
These Are the Best Apps for You Lazy Bums (Yes, You)
The world was so much work before the arrival of smartphones. Remember when you had to carry a camera and a cell phone when you went on nature walks? And even then you couldn't check your email on the trail. Or what about the dark time before that wh…
Here's a Peek inside Apple's "Maniacal" Design Process, Thanks to the Perpetual Patent War
The best reason to pay attention to the Apple-Samsung patent battle has nothing to do with patents or battle, really. To prove how they worked for years to develop products that Samsung simply copied, Apple is sending in its most senior designers to