Apple’s Santa advertisment a jolly ole’ success, most successful of 2011 holiday season

If you’re thinking advertising awards for 2011, you may want to take a moment and give some thought to Apple’s Siri ad that featured Santa...
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Smartphone cameras vs. point-and-shoots by the numbers

Smartphone cameras now account for 27 percent of all photos and video taken. This is up from 17 percent last year, a near 59 percent...
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Quickpick adds a ton of shortcuts to Notification Center without jailbreak

Making utilitarian use of iOS’ Notification Center has previously been reserved for those who brave the jailbreaking process. Now though, a new app, Quickpick, available...
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Jetpack Joyride is free for a limited time only

Remember Jetpack Joyride? Well that’s a stupid question as it’s leading our community poll for the best app of 2011. Anyway, if you still haven’t...
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iPhone 4S arrives in 20 more countries, some with a steep price tag

If you’ve been living outside of the US, Canada, and the other “lucky” countries that got the iPhone 4S already, we have good news and...
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Turn on emoji emoticons in iOS 5 and amaze (or annoy) your friends

I have a love-hate relationship with emoticons. On the one hand, they allow you to express mood or your intended meaning in written communication. It...
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AT&T breaks up with T-Mobile and cuts merger plans

Well, it seems that the relationship between AT&T and T-mobile was solely lust. According to The Wall Street Journal, AT&T gave up its attempt to...
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Blockwick’s anything but a square gaming experience

Blockwick is simple — that said, classing Blockwick as a simplistic title is dangerous. With a focus on ingenious yet logical puzzles with an unhealthy dose...
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iPhone bug can give thieves access to your iMessages

A newly-discovered bug in iPhones using iOS 5 may make it impossible to extricate your iMessage identity from the device, thus leaving the door open...
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First Gen iPhones and iPod touches can no longer download apps directly

No apps for you, old timer! According to Apple Discussions, an App Store update on the 16th has left iOS devices running iOS 3.1.3 unable...
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App Store returns to full functioning on iOS 3.1.3 devices, problem was a bug, now fixed

Well, look who’s back. It turns out that the problem wasn’t you — it was Apple. The recent App Store update that caused havoc with devices...
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iPhone iMessage screwup problem gets a potential fix

We recently reported about an iPhone issue in which your iMessages could keep going to the same phone even after it’s wiped, and it looks...
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Speech assistant software company Vlingo acquired by Nuance

Speech recognition company Vlingo has been acquired by Nuance, one of its primary rivals, thus proving that there’s life beyond Siri.
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Moog releases Animoog for iPhone at introductory $0.99 price

The Moog synthesizer is an iconic electronic instrument developed by the late Dr. Robert Moog in the 1960s, and one of the first commercially successful...
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Mega Man X remastered for the iPhone

Pew! Pew! Mega Man X, the SNES classic, has been reworked, and it is now available for your iPhone and iPod touch for $4.99 USD....
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Final voting now live for the Original iPhone Film Festival

Voting is now live for the final round of the Original iPhone Film Festival. Head over to originaliphonefilmfest.com to watch all twelve films and vote....
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Apps of the Week: Repeat Timer Pro, Converse, and Alfred

It’s Friday, and that means it’s time to take a look at some awesome apps for each platform: iPhone, iPad, and Mac OS. Today, we’re...
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More iPhone 5 rumors: Metal back, bigger screen, and NFC is apparently back on the table

Now that we’re heading down the home stretch towards an iPhone 5, we’re likely going to start seeing a drastic increase in rumors. Some will...
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