iPhone 6 Line Starts in Japan. With Cosplay

The first iPhone 6 line forms in Japan, complete with cosplay Yoppy, a blogger in Tokyo, started his long term camp out several days ago, according to The Register, and has been hanging out dressed as an iPhone. As one does. His not quite safe for work Twitter feed says he's excited to be the…

LaCie's Fuel Adds a Terabyte of Storage to iPad/iPhone

The LaCie Fuel is a small, battery powered, good looking terabyte drive that augments the storage of iOS devices and is focused on the Apple customer. It acts as a Wi-Fi source, and can transmit HD video to up to three devices simultaneously. Its storage is easily accessed with the Seagate Media iOS app. Operational…

After Hours Traders Send $AAPL Down $43.50 on Guidance & iPhone Sales

After-hours session typically have an exaggerated effect on Apple's stock in either direction compared to regular session trading the next day. It's doubtful that $AAPL will open as low as Tuesday's after-hours low, but investors definitely have things to be tense about despite record revenues and record earnings per share for the quarter. “The real…

Starbucks Responds to iPhone Privacy Concerns with App Update

Starbucks app left user logins unprotected The user name and password issue was revealed by Daniel Wood at the seclists.org website where he said, There are multiple instances of the storage of clear-text credentials that can be recovered and leveraged for unauthorized usage of a users account on the malicious users’ own device or online…

Next iPhone May Keep 8MP Sensor, Look to Software for Improvements

As noted by The China Post Thursday, Largan’s stock price took a tumble following a report from financial firm Nomura Securities that the “iPhone 6” will retain the existing 8-megapixel camera sensor used by the last two generations of iPhone. Other improvements to the camera in the next iPhone may arrive by way of improved glass…

olloclip's 4-IN-1 iPhone 5/5s Lens Kit Covers All the Angles

The olloclip 4-IN-1 lens system for the iPhone 5/5s replaces the original 3-IN-1 system. The new kit features a fisheye, wide-angle, 10x macro and 15x macro. The optics have been improved in addition to enhancing the new features built into the iPhone 5s lens. ______________________ What's important to know is that this 4-IN-1 system costs…

3 Unique Photo Sharing Services For iPhone and iPad

Last week in this space I talked about apps to help you jazz up your photos. Now that you have some super cool pix you'll want to share them, right? What do you do? There are a boatload of options of course. This is iOS we're talking about. There's an app for almost anything. Facebook,…

How to Take a Photo Without Touching Your iPhone

Most of the time, we frame the photo on our iPhone and touch the shutter release button on the display. Or perhaps it's more convenient to use the volume control buttons on the side. However, there are several ways to trip the shutter without even touching your iPhone. _________________________ There are several reasons you might…

iPhone 5c BOM Is 12% Cheaper than iPhone 5

IHS has conducted its teardown of the iPhone 5c, and the firm said that the bill of materials (BOM) for the device is some 12 percent less expensive than the iPhone 5 it replaced in Apple's product line. This is in keeping with thoughts on the device, but the IHS report offers some specifics on…

Carrier Claims iPhone 5s Inventory 'Grotesquely Low' for Launch

It's always a guess on how much inventory Apple will have for an iPhone (or iPad) launch, but carriers are saying they will have little inventory for Apple's launch. One carrier source characterized inventory levels for launch day to AllThingsD as “grotesquely low.” Another carrier said it was extremely disappointed in Apple's inventory deliveries. Apple…

RAVPower's Dynamo-on-the-Go Charges iPad and iPhone Simultaneously

RAVPower’s Dynamo-On-the-Go super high capacity charger (model RP-PB07) has 10,400 mAh capacity and will charge an iPhone or iPod and an iPad at the same time. Inside the case are Grade A+ Samsung batteries with molded aeronautic material casing. RAVPower Dynamo On-theGo There are two USB ports, clearly marked as 1A ( 1 amp) and…

Canaccord Raises AAPL Target on iPhone 5s Expectations

Following the introduction of the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, Canaccord Genuity analyst Michael Walkley raised his target price for Apple's stock from US$530 up to $550. Mr. Walkley thinks Apple's aggressive rollout plans, plus the strong feature set on the iPhone 5s will drive up revenue during the holiday buying season. Canaccord Genuity: iPhone…

Finding Color on Why iPhone Owners Do More than Android Owners

I've been asking a basic question about Android for quite a while: what the heck are they doing with all those Android devices? Thanks to a couple of recent studies from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP), we're starting to get some color on that question. Lagging Usage At issue is the discrepancy between the gagillions…

Kubxlab's Ultra Thin iPhone 5 Cases Make Fashion Statements

Kubxlab has released an ultra thin line of iPhone 5 cases that offer ten new fashion designs to help provide scratch protection.  Kubxlab Ultra Thin Cabaret iPhone 5 case Appearance Each of the ten designs presented in this line have a thoroughly unique design feature. Those that feature wood designs are made with real wood. …

PhoneSuit's Flex Pocket Charger for iPhone is Small and Light

The Flex Pocket Charger from PhoneSuit is a small, pocket sized battery designed for iPhones and iPods with Apple's Lightning connector. (30-pin connections will also work with the aid of an adaptor cable.) Flex Pocket Charger with cap removed It is available in black, red, or blue and carries a 30 day money back guarantee…

Photographs of Supposed iPhone 5S Claim NFC, Fingerprint Recognition

Photographs of what a Chinese news site claims are iPhone 5S parts appeared on Weibo—a microblogging service like Twitter that is popular in China—and were subsequently published by Chinese news site EXPreview (Google Translate). The images show a device similar to the iPhone 5, but the report describes a device with more RAM, a faster…

2 Free iPhone Heads Up Display (HUD) Apps

I'm careening down a dark desert highway (cool wind in my hair…). There's nothing ahead of me but a lined ebony ribbon that stretches on into infinity. My car is the latest model of some very exclusive, very expensive maker. The driver's seat cradles my body so as to keep fatigue at bay. The instrument…

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