iPhone Stops a Bullet and Saves Owner’s Life
An iPhone saved a 49-year-old Dutch man’s life after the device stopped a bullet that was headed for his heart. Several unknown individuals approached the victim while in his van and opened…
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iPad Battery Allegations Unwarranted
There have been recent media reports suggesting that if you leave your new iPad plugged in after it reaches a 100% charge, it could harm the battery. Macworld decided to do some research on…
The Story Behind the ‘Rejected’ Apple TV UI
Many blogs have been talking about some recent tweets from Michael Margolis, a former Apple engineer. Talking about the new Apple TV interface, Margolis said “those new designs were tossed…
New iPad Lasts Over 25 Hours as LTE Personal Hotspot
With the screen off on the 3rd-generation iPad, Cult of Mac was able to get 25.3 hours of battery life when using it as an LTE hotspot. Once you turn off the iPad’s giant Retina display,…
Fortune Magazine Names Steve Jobs ‘Greatest Entrepreneur of Our Time’
Fortune Magazine ranked the 12 greatest entrepreneurs of our time, and chose Steve Jobs as number one. I think they made a great choice, but I would also point out that he was the greatest…
83-Year-Old Suing Apple for $1 Million After Walking into Glass Doors
83-year-old Evelyn Paswall is suing Apple after she walked into the glass doors at Manhasset Apple Store on Long Island. She is asking for $75,000 in medical expenses, plus punitive damages…
SugarSync Updates iPad App With Awesome New Interface
SugarSync just updated their iPad app to version 3.0, bringing an awesome new interface that will make even Apple’s UI design team a little jealous. SugarSync’s app now uses sliding…
Sony’s ‘Music Unlimited’ Service Coming to iOS
Sony is bringing their Music Unlimited service to iOS devices in the coming weeks, according to TechRadar. “We will be launching our music service on iOS in the next few weeks,” said…
iPhoto for iOS Hits One Million Downloads in Just 10 Days
Apple told The Loop that its iPhoto for iOS app has had over a million downloads in just 10 days, which means Apple made $5 million profit so far. Apple told me today that its newest iOS…
Apple Stores Begin Accepting Food Stamps
This is pretty funny, Scoopertino’s latest mock news article is about President Obama making it possible for food stamps to be used as payment for iPads. CUPERTINO, CA — Citing a disturbing…
Apple Announces $2.65 Dividend for Q4, $10 Billion Share Buyback
Apple announced initiatives for its approximately $100 billion in cash this morning. Beginning in fiscal 2013, which starts on September 30 of this year, Apple will initiate a $10 billion…
Untethered iOS 5.1 Jailbreak for New iPad Shown on Video
The video below shows an untethered jailbreak on a 3rd-generation iPad running iOS 5.1. Stefan Esser, aka i0n1c, posted the video last night, the same day the new iPad was released. He…
Ten Essential Apps for Your New iPad
Apple has created a new section in the App Store to highlight Great Apps for the New iPad. We would like to mention some of our favorite apps for iPad, some of which have been optimized for…
New York Grand Central and 5th Avenue iPad Lines
9to5Mac posted videos of the iPad lines this morning at both the Grand Central and 5th Avenue Apple Stores in New York. As usual on product launch days, it looks like Apple has a lot of…
Turn Your iPhone Into a Retro CB Radio
If a Bluetooth headset just isn’t nerdy enough for you, now you can get this Tomko Transceiver for iPhone, a plug-in handset that makes your iPhone work like a CB radio. It’s available for…
Funny or Die Video Review of The New iPad
Funny or Die gives a quick video review of the new iPad. If you’re watching this at work, you might want to put headphones on. New iPad Review – watch more funny…
New iPad Coming to 25 Additional Countries March 23
Apple announced today that their third-generation iPad will be launching in 25 additional countries starting March 23. These countries include Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic,…
InstaGamer for iPhone is Instagram Meets Memory
If you are a fan of Instagram and memory games, you will love InstaGamer. With a retro Polaroid-inspired interface, InstaGamer links to Instagram for a great way to discover awesome…
Pod2g ‘Actively Working’ on iOS 5.1 Jailbreak for iPad 2 and iPhone 4S
Pod2g, the guy responsible for the untethered iOS 5.0.1 jailbreak, says he is “working actively on finding vulnerabilities” in iOS 5.1. Pod2g announced this on Twitter, but says he has no…
Why Apple’s Competitors Don’t Stand a Chance Against the iPad
Farhad Manjoo over at Slate has written an interesting opinion piece on why the iPad is unbeatable. He talks about how Apple is using the iPod model with the iPad. Apple released a novel,…
iPhone Tethering With HTML5 Web App, No Jailbreak Required
Tether for iPhone lets you use your iPhone’s data connection on your Mac. You can access the internet on your laptop anywhere you have cellular coverage on your iPhone without paying the…
iPhone Dev-Team Releases Tethered Redsn0w Jailbreak for iOS 5.1
The iPhone Dev-Team has updated its Redsn0w jailbreak tool to include a tethered jailbreak for non-A5 iOS devices, meaning it won’t work on the iPhone 4S and iPad 2. A tethered jailbreak…
RUMOR: iPad 3 to Include Haptic Display Technology to Give On-Screen Textures
A last-minute rumor is going around that the iPad 3 will feature haptic technology that would give on-screen objects textures. This would explain why Apple’s media event invitations had the…
Live Coverage of Apple’s iPad 3 Event in San Francisco
11:25 that’s all, thanks for joining us 11:24 says we are going to see a lot more inovation later this year 11:23 Tim Cook is thanking everyone 11:22 new iPad commercial 11:20 iPad 2 will…