Battle Pocket Bulge With The Hint for iPhone

Women who carry large purses can get away with lugging around tech stuff, which can be literally buried in those sacks and yet the girls still manage to look chic. Of course, finding anything in those bags is a whole different story. Men, however have few fashionably acceptable alternatives. We can get cargo pants (big…

iPhone App Path Uploads User Contact Lists to Servers [Update]

We made a mistake. Over the last couple of days users brought to light an issue concerning how we handle your personal information on Path, specifically the transmission and storage of your phone contacts. […]So, as a clear signal of our commitment to your privacy, we’ve deleted the entire collection of user uploaded contact information…

Sprint Activates 1.8M iPhones, 40% are New Customers

Sprint became the third U.S. iPhone carrier in October 2011 along with the launch of the iPhone 4S. The company used the offer of unlimited wireless data plans to help lure new customers into signing contracts, although it added data caps to its mobile hotspot offerings.Despite the success Sprint has had with the iPhone, the…

Poldera’s iKeep Holds Your iPhone Close

At Macworld yesterday I was introduced to a brand new product from a brand new company. The product is called iKeep and the company is Poldera LLC. They are in the process of testing and releasing several products, but the iKeep caught my eye because of it’s simple, functional concept. It provides a way to keep…

ecodock Brings a High-Tech Megaphone to the iPhone 4 & 4S

Sennheiser, a company known for quality audio has started distributing products made by an Italian company named K-Array. They make various speakers but they also make one of the oddest things I’ve come in contact with for some time. It’s called an ecodock, and it’s sold as an eco-amplifier for iPhone 4 or 4S’s. You…

ecodock Brings a High-Tech Megaphone to the iPhone 4 & 4S

Sennheiser, a company known for quality audio has started distributing products made by an Italian company named K-Array. They make various speakers but they also make one of the oddest things I’ve come in contact with for some time. It’s called an ecodock, and it’s sold as an eco-amplifier for iPhone 4 or 4S’s. You…

An iPhone and Words With Friends Saved a Man’s Life

Three months ago, during a session of the game between Beth Legler and Georgie Fletcher, Mrs. Fletcher mentioned that her husband was feeling ill. As Mrs. Legler’s husband is a doctor, she asked Mrs. Fletcher to describe her husband’s symptoms via the chat feature of the game. Upon reading the symptoms, Mr. Legler insisted that…

Piper Jaffray: 30M iPhones Sold During Holiday Qtr

Mr. Munster went on to tell investors about the larger implications. “If Apple sells 30 million plus iPhones in Dec, with no new form factor, up from 17.1 million in [quarter ending] Sep, it would be evidence supporting our survey work indicating that 94 percent of iPhone users plan to upgrade to a new iPhone.…

iPhone 4S & Siri Double Carrier Network Load

In the smartphone era, wireless operators have always been just a littler shorter on bandwidth than they would like. New network services and especially Siri, which uploads the voice query to Apple servers and handles the response, continue to press the networks to the limits and have forced carriers to imposes extra charges or limitations.…

iPhone 4S Launches in China on January 13

Apple’s list of countries for next Friday’s iPhone release include: Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Bolivia Botswana British Virgin Islands Cameroon Cayman Islands Central African Republic China Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Grenada Guam Guinea Conakry Ivory Coast Jamaica Kenya Madagascar Mali Mauritius Niger Senegal St. Vincent and The Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Uganda…

Apple iPhone 4S Santa Ad Ranked Most Effective of the Season

Apple’s Santa ad for the iPhone 4S and SiriOther ads that performed well during the holiday season came from companies such as Nintendo, Coca Cola, Duracell and Pillsbury.Apple released the commercial a week ahead of the Christmas holiday. It shows Santa asking Siri for weather updates in several cities, looking up his “naughty or nice”…

Santa Shows Off Siri in New iPhone 4S Ad

The commercial shows Santa asking Siri for weather updates in several cities, looking up his “naughty or nice” list, and checking how many appointments he has left for the night — 3.7 billion.Siri is a new iPhone 4S feature that lets users speak naturally to their phone to perform tasks like looking up messages, setting…

4 Free Booktrack Books for iPhone & iPad

When I had a long commute I used to listen to books-on-tape. Of course, that was back when the cassette was considered to be state of the art in portable audio.There was a particularly memorable audiobook I listened to back then, The Golden Compass, the first in a set of three novels aimed at young…

iPhone 4S: Optrix’s HD Sport Case Is The Ticket For Sports

Extreme sports enthusiast’s are a breed of their own and the ability to film their sports activity as it happens is something they enjoy doing. Optrix has created a case for the iPod touch and the iPhone 4/4S that allows them to do just that, taking advantage of the advanced video capabilities of both Apple products.…

iPhone 4S: Trident Kraken Case is a Fortress

The Trident Kraken is the kind of case you buy if you have an active, outdoor lifestyle and need ultimate iPhone protection. It’s literally built like a fortress and includes a built-in display protector. In terms of the iPhone cases we’ve already reviewed, this case is most similar to the OtterBox Defender. It has an…

iPhone 4S Cases Made from 7” Vinyl Records

A Yellow Frame with a Black Record Back (Click the image for a larger version) Called Third Man 45 iPhone 4S Case, the cases consist of a frame and a backing plate, which is the part made from the record. That makes them interchangeable, and three packs of backs are available. In the promo video…

iPhone 4S: Case Mate’s Barely There Case is Sleek

The Barely There case for iPhone 4 and 4S by Case·Mate is constructed from a hard plastic and contains a brushed aluminum inlay. It is very thin, yet very strong. The case package features an image of the case being hit with a hammer. It’s available in black or silver. The design is form fitting…

iPhone 4S: OtterBox Defender Case is Ultimate Protection

If you’re looking for an iPhone 4/4S case that can handle fairly extreme conditions, the OtterBox Defender may just fit the bill. It encapsulates the iPhone with a dual layer system and even includes a built-in, clear plastic display protector. Many of the less often used ports have flaps or silicone buttons to protect them.…

RIM Wants to Manage Your iPhone

RIM preps enterprise iPhone management tools“BlackBerry Mobile Fusion brings together our industry-leading BlackBerry Enterprise Server technology for BlackBerry devices with mobile device management capabilities for iOS and Android devices, all managed from one web-based console,” said RIM vice president of Enterprise Product Management Alan Panezic. “It provides the necessary management capabilities to allow IT departments…

Apple Lets iPhone Tethering App into App Store

Tethering shares the 3G wireless data connection from a cell phone with your computer for Internet access when Wi-Fi and Ethernet networks aren’t available. The feature is supported on the iPhone, although carriers expect their customers to pay extra for the service — something that iTether works around.iTether offers iPhone tethering without jailbreakingSince cell carriers…

iPhone 4S: Summary of Case Reviews [UPDATED]

1. OtterBox Commuter Case’s Dual Layers Rock, 2 Nov 2011, rated 4.5/5 (Great!), US$34.95. A dual layer case with an inner silicone cushion and an outer hard shell. It’s good looking and almost perfect. 2. OtterBox Impact Case is Minimalist, 3 Nov 2011, rated 3/5 (Solid), US$19.95. A single layer of silicone. Tends to pick…

iPhone 4S: Incase Pro Slider: Gorgeous and Strong

This is another excellent iPhone 4S case from Incase. Because it is so strong and rigid, it comes in two pieces that slide together. Soft pads on the inside provide just the right friction to keep the pieces secure. On this model, the black face and dark blue edges look gorgeous. Like the Incase Metallic…

iPhone 4S: Incase Metallic Snap Case: Minimal & Stylish

The Incase Metallic Snap Case is just like the Snap Case that Apple offered to iPhone 4 customers in 2010 to help with user grip and antenna problems. That one was clear. This case, however, is opaque and metallic, and it’s so minimal that it can probably still be used with your current belt holster.…

iPhone 4S: This Case is by The Book

The BookBook from Twelve South combines a case for your iPhone 4 or 4S and a wallet in a single package that successfully mimics the look and feel of a vintage leather-bound book. The BookBook is all-leather and handmade, with a clever, whimsical design that kills two birds with one stone as you see in…