Archive for December, 2011

TechRadar UK

Report: AT&T iPhone Christmas sales dominate Android TechRadar UK By Chris Smith Apple's iPhone made up a whopping 66 per cent of all sales made at AT&T retail stores during the Christmas period, according to a source within the mobile carrier. The Mac Observer reports that between December 1st and December 27th, ... iPhone Crushes Android at AT&T Corporate Stores in DecemberThe Mac Observer Rumor: iPhone made up 66% of sales at AT&T corporate stores, Android 9%Apple Insider all 5 news articles »

Daily Mail

Gizmon iCA brings a classic look to iPhone photography Digitaltrends.com With a similar design to cameras created a few decades ago, the folks at Gizmon have rolled out a stylish iPhone accessory that brings an old school look to the modern smartphone. While the majority of third party iPhone cases are simple plastic shells ... The Gizmon iCA Might Be The Ultimate iPhone Camera CaseTechCrunch This Is One Ridiculously Over-The-Top iPhone Camera CaseGizmodo New iPhone case takes your phone back to the future - and turns it into a huge ...Daily Mail Ubergizmo (blog) -Technabob (blog) -PhoneDog all 11 news articles »

We get it. Really, we do -- photo filters fun. We also get that sometimes an app just isn't gonna cut it. You want quick access to double, triple or even quadruple image lenses as well as colored overlays. Well, iPhone 4 and 4S owners had their prayers answered in mid November a $25 Holga case, now Android fans have their own version -- provided those Android fans own a Galaxy S II. If you don't mind adding some bulk to your super-svelte super-phone head on over to the source link to get your own rotary-style lens case for the somewhat reasonable price of $28.

Holga brings its retro, rotary, filter phone case to the Galaxy S II originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Can't make it to New York to ring in the new year tonight? With the official Times Square New Year's app you won't have to plant yourself in front of the TV if you want to see the ball drop. More »

DigitalJournal.com

Longtime Apple products designer Jonathan Ive awarded British knighthood Washington Post LOS ANGELES — Fans of the clean, inviting look of the iPhone, iPad and other blockbuster Apple products are legion, and that includes Queen Elizabeth II. The British monarch has awarded a knighthood to Jonathan Paul Ive, a Brit and head of Apple Inc ... Designer of iPod and iPhone on Queen's 2012 New Year Honours ListDigitalJournal.com all 230 news articles »

News On Wall

Unlock and Untethered Jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 on iPhone 4s Is Available AfterElton.com Amazing news for all Apple iPhone enthusiasts: recently a working solution to jailbreak and/or iPhone 4S/4G/3Gs carrier unlock has been released for that works on the now infamous iOS 5.0.1 iOS 5 firmware.. EasyUnlockiPhone team has released the very ... Unlock and Jailbreak iPhone 4S ios 5.0.1 hitBryan County News (blog) New iOS 5.0.1 jailbreak/unlock released for the iPhone 4,4S and iPad 2News On Wall EasyRa1n Team Released Jailbreak and Unlock iPhone 4/4S iOS 5.0.1 Untethered ...DigitalJournal.com (press release) International Business Times -ITworld.com all 285 news articles »

DigitalJournal.com

Designer behind Apple's products knighted in UK The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans of the clean, inviting look of the iPhone, iPad and other blockbuster Apple products are legion, and that includes Queen Elizabeth II. The British monarch has awarded a knighthood to Jonathan Paul Ive, a Brit and head of Apple ... Designer of iPod and iPhone on Queen's 2012 New Year Honours ListDigitalJournal.com Apple's Jonathan Ive awarded British knighthoodDigitaltrends.com all 191 news articles »

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2011 has been a tremendous year for tech -- Amazon launched a $200 Android tablet, AT&T and Verizon continued their LTE expansion, Apple killed off the Mac mini's SuperDrive and Samsung introduced a well-received killer 5.3-inch smartphone. But tiny tech startups made their mark as well, proving that you don't need an enormous R&D budget to spur innovation. Still, development isn't free, and unless your social circle includes eager investors, seed money has been traditionally hard to come by.

For many of this year's indie devs, crowdfunding sites have been the answer, with Kickstarter leading the pack. We've seen an enormous variety of projects -- including a deluge of duds and plenty more semi-redundant iPhone accessories -- but a few treasures soared above the swill to be featured in our Insert Coin series, with many of those meeting their funding goals and even making their way into the hands of consumers. Now, as 2011 draws to a close, we've gone through this past year's projects to single out our top ten, and they're waiting for your consideration just past the break.

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Insert Coin: A look back at ten top projects from 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you've come to rely on your iPhone 4 as your daily shooter, but miss the form factor of a real camera, Gizmon's over-engineered iCA case will convincingly disguise your phone as a retro snapper. More »

Forbes

3 Reasons I Won't Leave My BlackBerry For An iPhone Forbes My iPhone friends are always concerned about my wireless well being when they see me pull out my BlackBerry. Hell, even folks I've known for mere minutes comment about the lack of smarts on my smartphone. “It will change your life,” they say about the ... and more »