Report: Apple sold 7.25 million units in Japan during 2011 as #1 smartphone vendor
According to a report from research firm MM Research Institute translated by Japanese blog Macotakara, iPhone sales in the country during fiscal year 2011 hit 7.25 million units: Research Institute released “General situation of mobile handsets shipment in Japan at 2011″. According to this MM Research Institute report, the number of iPhone sales reached 7.25...
iPad to come standard with 2013 Cadillac CTS
As a way to get new car owners a bit more up to date with their new 2013 CTS, Cadillac plans to give every new owner an iPad full of directions that go over the car’s features. Cadillac’s head of customer experience Mark Harland said Cadillac plans to “be the leader in customer experience,” reported Wired, and...
Une Bobine is a flexible, hybrid stand/dock/cable for iPhone
Recently launched as a Kickstarter project, Jon Fawcett and his new company [Fuse] Chicken invented a flexible gooseneck accessory with a built-in USB cable that doubles as a shapeable stand and dock for your iPhone. The benefits of the Une Bobine (which is French for “A coil”) are obvious from the images above— the ability...
T-Mobile TV ad compares iPhone 4S on AT&T to its 4G network
As part of its new “Alter Ego” ad campaign, T-Mobile has posted the above TV commercial comparing the speed of the iPhone 4S on AT&T to devices on its 4G network. The carrier recently did a similar comparison when launching its Test Drive tool for comparing its 4G devices with the iPhone on the other...
View full track info in iOS Music App
This hint solves a long standing problem when playing classical music on an iPhone. When using the iPhone Music app (iOS 5.1), the full entry (e.g. name of artist, album or song title) for an item can be too long to be displayed. Tap and hold entry to...
New iPad launches in 30 countries this month starting May 11
As noted by MacRumors, Apple is getting ready to launch the third-generation iPad in 30 additional countries this month beginning with 23 countries on May 11. Among the countries included in this Friday’s launch is Brazil, where Apple currently assembles some of its iPad 2 and iPhone 4 units at a Foxconn plant in Jundiai. China is still not...
Target discounting iPhone 4S to $149, iPhone 4 to $49 – in store only
If you are looking to pick up the iPhone 4S in the next couple of days, make sure to check your local Target store before purchasing. Thanks to a couple of tips sent to us via email, we now know that various Target locations are running a deal on the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4...
AT&T to begin trials of iOS-device-connected ‘Digital Life’ home-automation service this summer
The iPad application AT&T has announced plans for a consumer home automation and security suite of services that will begin trials this summer. The services, which exist under the “AT&T Digital Life” naming umbrella, can be controlled via mobile devices (including iPads, iPhones, and iPod touches) and on the web. The system allows users to...
AT&T CEO: iMessage disrupts our messaging revenue stream, unlimited data was a mistake
AT&T’s CEO Randall Stephenson seemed to have many things to say about the iPhone at a wireless industry conference earlier this week (full video below). In a talk that resembled this Fake Steve Jobs satire, the New York Times reports that Stephenson was upset that high-volume smartphone users were costing the carrier so much that the...
This is how Apple can improve text editing in iOS [Video]
Editing text on an iOS device can often be cumbersome. Currently, it requires you to tap twice to select text, and then drag small blue cursors to highlight a portion, or try to tap in between letters to set the cursor. To demonstrate a more efficient method of navigating text on an iPad, YouTube user danielchasehooper posted...
Logitech announces new solar-powered iPad keyboard case
Logitech made things official today for its new solar-powered case lineup with the Logitech Solar Keyboard Folio for second-gen and third-gen iPads. Starting at $129.99, the company is launching the new keyboard case this month in the United States and Europe with preorders already open here. Similar to Logitech’s solar keyboards for Mac® and PC,...
PoP Video turns your iPhone into a $99 pico projector
Not quite ready for the awesome Epson Megaplex iOS projector? Available for preorder right now, the PoP Video project from Micron Technology is a $99 pico projector with built-in 30-pin dock connector for your iPhone or iPod. The device works with iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, and third-generation and fourth-generation iPod touch, while providing two hours of playback at...
