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There are occasions when you must have an iPhone with you, readily available, but the environment is rugged. Examples are construction, airline and military operations. In those cases, one may prefer to have the ultimate in iPhone protection: ports covered, display protected, and a multi-layer, cushioned shells. This case fills the bill _____________________ The OtterBox…

The company dropped both iPhone models four feet onto a concrete floor six times, and the iPhone 6 came away with only minor scratches on its case. The phone's screen didn't crack, chip, or scratch. The iPhone 6 Plus display survived the drop test, too, although it did start to pull away from the phone…

There is no way around it. Most any case for the iPhone will change its look, feel and heft. The question is, given that you want some good protection, what kinds of options do you want? Rokform provides a boatload. _______________________ There are many different philosophies of iPhone case design. Some are almost decorative in…

You have two choices under that—“Standard” and “Zoomed.” As you change the setting from the tabs at the top, you can swipe the screen to view how each option looks with different apps. When you’re finished selecting either view, touch the “Set” button at the upper-right, and your iPhone will restart to make the change.…

AT&T MicroCell not seeing your iPhone 6? There's a fix for that. AT&T MicroCells give you a strong cell signal where you otherwise don't have one at all, or constantly deal with dropped and missed calls. The device connects to your network and acts like a mini cell tower. You get a strong signal, and…

iPhone 6 Plus is the fan favorite today Mr. Um said, We conducted our annual survey of early iPhone buyers at locations in New York. Most notable was shift to 64GB and 128GB models versus prior launch surveys and greater popularity of 6 Plus. Of those surveyed, 67 percent intended to buy the 6 Plus…

iPhone 6 Plus pre-order ship dates slip out to weeks Apple unveiled both new iPhone models during a special media event earlier this week with the promise they'd be available for pre-order on Friday and available in stores next Friday, September 19. The company's online store was replaced with a “We'll be back” message before…

T-Mobile finally gets in on iPhone 6 pre-orders The post-midnight rush early Friday morning to pre-order the new iPhone 6 or 6 Plus was met with frustration because Apple's online store continued to show the familiar “We'll be back” greeting instead of options for choosing which model they wanted for several hours. Apple eventually brought…

Both the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus are worthy contenders to be your main device and, after some hands-on time with them I have a few things to share that might help you decide which is right for you. The iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 6, side-by-side in Reachability mode. Bigger is…

Apple's Current Home Page Technically, Apple is redirecting apple.com to apple.com/live, for those keeping score at home. The Mac Observer will provide live coverage from the Flint Center, where Apple's event is taking place. As noted in the screenshot, that event begins at 10:00 PM PDT, on Tuesday, September 9th.

Everything from having a hard time charging a device to no sound because your iPhone still thinks headphones are plugged in can be attributed to mystery junk accumulating in the headphone jack or in the charge/sync port (be it Lightning or 30-pin). Here's how to clean those ports and help keep stuff from building up…

___________________ Method #1. Perhaps the easiest way to check is to call the number *639# (*NEW#) directly from your iPhone. Shortly, you'll receive a text message from AT&T. Here's how it looked on my iPhone 5s. Method #2. Another way to check is to use Apple's Apple Store app. On the home (Featured) page is…

Report claims Apple is brining NFC support to the iPhone 6 The latest report comes courtesy of insider sources speaking with Wired, and those sources claim Apple will tout NFC as one of the biggest features on its latest smartphone. Assuming Apple does include NFC support in the new iPhone, it'll most likely be part…

Sources speaking with Reuters said Apple switched to a single layer of backlight film for the 4.7-inch iPhone 6, but found the screen wasn't bright enough. Display production was put on hold while engineers rushed to redesign components so they could go with a more traditional double-layer setup. With the redesigned backlight system sorted out,…

Secret Menu for Starbucks Free Secret Menu for Starbucks Free organizes drinks into hot, cold, tea, and Frappuccino groups, and includes photos showing each drink along with its recipe. You can share recipes via social networks and email, plus you can submit your own secret recipes, too. With in-app purchases, you can remove ads and…

Fitbit One Fitbit's clip on-style Fitbit One (US$99.95) fitness tracker logs your steps, how far you walked, how many flights of stairs you've climbed, and calories burned — all data that's handy when you're tracking just how far you walk or run each day. It also tracks your sleep patterns, and includes a silent alarm…

Synthetic sapphire glass is incredibly hard, making it very difficult to scratch. Apple has already been using the material to protect the iPhone's cameras and the Touch ID sensor on the iPhone 5S because of its durability, and also because it's so clear it offers very little viewing distortion. Sapphire sounds like a great option…

Apple confirms Swell purchase, shuts down app and website Apple confirmed the purchase through the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, but didn't offer up any other details. The Swell website has been shut down and now only displays a thank you message stating, Thank you for using Swell over the past year. We wanted to…

Blue's Mikey gets a Lightning connector The Mikey Digital includes two custom-tuned condenser microphones, built-in sensitivity control, gain control, an LED clipping indicator, a hinged base that lets it rotate 230 degrees, and a reversible connector so it can face forward or backward. It also includes a 3.5mm stereo input for recording from external sources,…

Piper Jaffray doesn't see MobileFirst having a big impact on Apple's bottom line In a note to investors he said, We do not expect the IBM partnership to have a meaningful impact on Apple's financials overall primarily based on our belief that large corporations are already utilizing iPhones. We believe that IBM will add incremental…

Seidio has released the rechargeable Innocell Plus Holster case for iPhone 5/5s . In many ways it is like other recharging cases, but it also offers a couple of very nice features that will make using it a pleasure. Innocell Plus Combo case. The battery offers more than a 125 percent increase in battery power with…

Apple's rumored 5.5-inch iPhone 6 may offer 128GB RAM News of the higher storage capacity comes courtesy of supply chain sources speaking with the Chinese news site Feng.com (English translation). Other reports claim image stabilization will be another feature exclusive to the 5.5-inch iPhone 6. Using features for clear differentiation between product models isn't anything…