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iControlPad for iPhone production parts now shipping [Updated]

Chris Davies, Aug 23rd 2010 Discuss [1]

It's been a while since the iControlPad team told us the release of the snap-on iPhone gaming controller peripheral was imminent, but general availability looks like it could be fast approaching. Team member Craig Rothwell has been tweeting photos of the first mass produced sections, and while he's yet to show the central control panel it's obvious how everything will come together. Update: More photos and availability information after the cut Read The Full Story

Apple iOS 4.0.2 Software Update Unleashed

Evan Selleck, Aug 11th 2010 Discuss [1]

Apple has just released the iOS 4.0.2 software update for the majority of their iDevices. But, unlike many other updates in the past, this one's primary focus is one thing, and one thing only: to patch up that pesky malicious PDF situation that shot up a couple weeks back. The update doesn't really do anything other than that, despite the fact it comes in two variations: 4.0.2 and 3.2.2. (for the iPad). Read The Full Story

Apple App Store gets “Try Before You Buy” plus iPad Genius recommendations

Chris Davies, Aug 6th 2010 Discuss [0]

Apple has updated the App Store with a new "Try Before You Buy" section, highlighting the free or "Lite" versions of paid apps. Meanwhile the company has also quietly extended Genius recommendations to the iPad version of their App Store, providing suggestions of titles to download based on existing purchases. Read The Full Story

ChangeWave Research: iPhone 4 Owners Happy, for the Most Part

Evan Selleck, Aug 4th 2010 Discuss [0]

When it comes to high profile devices, getting feedback from customers is one of the best ways for companies and manufacturers alike to see how their product stacks against the competition. And, most importantly, how it favors to those who dropped their hard earned cash on the product. For the iPhone 4, we all know the troubles the Apple manufactured handset is having, and that's why research and results, like the one just revealed by ChangeWave is so important. So is the iPhone 4 well liked? Find out after the cut. Read The Full Story

iDisk update adds streaming iPhone music support

Chris Davies, Aug 4th 2010 Discuss [1]

Apple has quietly put into play a streaming music service, freeing iPhone users from the limited internal storage of their smartphones and instead allowing them to play content stored remotely in their iDisk cloud backup. Spotted by Michael Robertson of MP3.com, the new service currently requires users to actively manage the transfer of files to the iDisk store - there's no automatic sync with iTunes, nor playlist support - and then select the files through the iPhone iDisk interface. Read The Full Story

Logitech S715i iPod speaker dock promises 8hr battery [Video]

Chris Davies, Aug 4th 2010 Discuss [0]

Logitech's latest iPod and iPhone speaker dock has been unveiled, and the company reckons you'll see up to eight hours of battery life from it - an hour, in fact, for every speaker squeezed inside. The Logitech Rechargeable Speaker S715i has a universal dock connector, IR remote control and a 3.5mm aux-in socket, and has a curvy, swoopy chassis that comes with asoft carry-case. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Android market share swells 886% year-on-year in Q2 2010; RIM and Apple trail behind

Chris Davies, Aug 2nd 2010 Discuss [1]

Smartphone demand is up, and the winner is Android according to market analysts Canalys. They've been tracking US and global trends, and reckon that in Q2 2010 Android sales rose 886-percent from last year (851-percent in the US), giving them the number one market share in the US with 34-percent; they're trailed, supposedly, by RIM at 32-percent of market share and Apple at 21.7-percent. Read The Full Story

JailbreakMe gets FaceTime/MMS tweak; iPhone 4 unlock due shortly

Chris Davies, Aug 2nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Yesterday's news of a simple, webpage-based Jailbreak solution for the iPhone 4, iPad and iPod touch took most of us by surprise, but the fact that over-demand crashed the JailbreakMe.com servers didn't. Now they're back up, but if you managed to run your device through the jailbreaking process early yesterday then you might find a few issues remaining: namely, problems with FaceTime video calling and MMS messaging. Read The Full Story

JailbreakMe site hacks iOS on iPhone, iPad & iPod touch

Chris Davies, Aug 1st 2010 Discuss [2]

Jailbreaking your iOS device may be officially permitted under the DMCA, but that presumes there's a jailbreak out there to run. Happily, anyone with an iOS 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 4.0, 4.0.1 or iPad 3.2.1 device now has a super-straightforward way to jailbreak, thanks to comex's new JailBreakMe site. Read The Full Story

Apple: despite DMCA, jailbreaking will void your warranty

Chris Davies, Jul 27th 2010 Discuss [2]

After yesterday's landmark DMCA ruling, all eyes were on Apple to see how the company would respond now that jailbreaking and unlocking devices is explicitly legal. Unsurprisingly, they're not throwing open the doors and welcoming in the iPhone Dev Team with open arms; in a statement to Cult of Mac, an unnamed Apple PR person reiterated that the Cupertino company recommends users do not jailbreak their iPhone or iPod touch, and that doing so will violate their warranty. Read The Full Story

iOS4 Bluetooth problems reported: patchy connections & shoddy audio?

Chris Davies, Jul 23rd 2010 Discuss [19]

How's your Bluetooth? We didn't notice any issues with the Bluetooth performance when we reviewed the iPhone 4, but it looks like others haven't been so lucky. Multiple complaints (see here, here, here and here) have sprung up in the Apple support forums since the release of iOS4, either for upgraded iPhone 3GS handsets or iPhone 4 units with the latest OS preloaded, with owners describing sporadic connections, an inability to play music wirelessly and poor audio quality during calls. Read The Full Story

Skype Updated for iOS4

Evan Selleck, Jul 21st 2010 Discuss [1]

The applications just keep on coming for iOS4, and there's no slowing them down. Today's app is one you might have heard of: Skype. Yep, that's right, one of the largest VoIP providers out there just got a brand new version for Apple's shiny new mobile Operating System, and it brings with it a plethora of changes and features. Dig in after the break to find out just what they are. Read The Full Story