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Introducing The iPhone Case That You Can Eat

Speedy — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 02:00:37 +0000

Just when you thought you’ve seen everything… think again. You can now eat your iPhone case. Great holiday gift? Hmmmmm, not so much. Great gag gift? Probably so. But would you spend $81 on a gag gift? Also, the most important question of all; will it protect your iPhone? Maybe this will answer your question. The [...]

Amazing 'Lockitron' APP Will Unlock Your Door From Anywhere [VIDEO]

Emerald Catron — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:15:13 +0000

Well, what could possibly go wrong? If you get the Lockitron, you’d only be making it possible to unlock your door with your cell phone from anywhere in the world. At the same time, if you forgot something at home, a friend wouldn’t have to pick up your keys to get it. GAH! Can’t decide [...]

Meet the Weirdest iPhone 5 Fan Out There

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:52:59 +0000

Do you ever wonder why some folks will actually wait in line for days for the release of a new product, mainly Apple's iPhone 5? Well, Youtube interview Sam Roberts got to the bottom of at least why one woman had camped out two days for the iPhone, and her reasoning will probably make your head hurt.

Riot at iPhone Manufacturing Plant: 2,000 Workers Rumble in China

Mike Adams — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:20:13 +0000

A super-bout of fisticuffs among more than 2,000 employees broke out Sunday night at an iPhone-manufacturing plant in China, sending 40 people to the hospital. But don’t worry: it won’t affect shipping dates. (We think.) Workers at the Foxconn Technology Group unleashed some fists of fury on Sunday night, calling for the factory to shut [...]

iPhone 5 Spoof Points Out Phone's Many Shortcomings

Emerald Catron — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:45:51 +0000

The new iPhone 5 looks great, but we did have concerns about "scroll fatigue" and not being able to take one of those snazzy panoramic shots with just one click. That's why these guys came up with a phone that is nearly 800% taller than the original iPhone. Now you can have all you

Americans Have Spent a Ridiculous $5.9 Billion Fixing Their iPhones

Mike Adams — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:33:05 +0000

People sure do love their iPhones, but they also can't seem to stop dropping them—good news for the booming iPhone-repair business. In fact, a recent accident survey by SquareTrade found that the American population has spent nearly $5.9 billion fixing their damaged phones since the first device hit the market in 2007.

iOS 6 Update Is Now Live For iPhone Users, New Features

DJ Digital — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:51:13 +0000

The wonderful people at TechCrunch have put together a handy infographic with details on what you can expect when you update your OS. Items vary from product to product, but just check out whats in store for your iProduct with the latest OS.

Walmart Tests iPhone App to Speed Up Checkout Process

Mike Adams — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 19:14:30 +0000

Walmart, the world’s largest retail chain, is currently testing a “scan and go” iPhone application that would allow customers to scan items as they shop and pay more quickly and conveniently at a self-checkout counter. The app was tested earlier this week at a supercenter in Rogers, Arkansas, using store employees as well as their friends [...]

New Update For Facebook iPhone, iPad App – Twice As Fast

DJ Digital — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:02:54 +0000

It took long enough, but Facebook has finally released an update for it's iPhone/iPad app, and it actually features improvements! In addition to the upgraded features, the update to Facebook's mobile platform adds noticeable speed - more than twice as fast as the previous version.

Do You Ever Wonder Why You Can't Get Cell Phone Service At Concerts And Sporting Events?

DJ Digital — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 17:45:24 +0000

We’ve all been there before. You take a photo at a big event, you trim it up nicely, give it a kick-ass border, run it through a sick filter, then when you go to upload it to Facebook … nothing … happens. Maybe it happened at a big concert at the Cajundome or the New [...]

13 Reasons Why Your iPhone Experience Is About To Get A Whole Lot Better

DJ Digital — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:25:45 +0000

We gave you a rundown of all the new tech that Apple revealed at their recent WWDC event, but one thing that stands out the most is the upcoming iOS 6 update. The only (first world) problem is that it's almost too overwhelming to take in all at once. So with the help of our friends over at iDownloadBlog, we highlighted the coolest features for you.

Facebook Camera For iPhone Is Just Like Instagram, Just Not As Good

DJ Digital — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:08:01 +0000

A few weeks ago, Facebook announced that it was purchasing mega-popular mobile photo-sharing app Instagram for somewhere in the neighborhood of $1 billion (Dr. Evil voice). Now that they own the best mobile phot0-sharing app in the world, what's the next move? Duh - they release Facebook Camera for iPhone - their own mobile photo-sharing app that is wildly similar to Instagram, just not nearly as good.

Safe-Sexting Made Easy, New Snapchat App Sets Your 'Sexts' to Self-Destruct in 10 Seconds or Less

DJ Digital — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:23:21 +0000

The best way to avoid a 'sexting' disaster is to not take any potentially embarrassing photos of yourself that may find their way into the wild. Let's be honest though - as long as human beings have smartphones, temptation will always be the victor. So why not be equipped with the best tools to practice safe-sexting?

The Iphone Apps That Will Make You Look Old, Fat, & Bald

Chris Reed — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:45:34 +0000

While I am not too sure as to why you want to see yourself this way, but if you'd like to see what you may look like one day (old, fat, and bald) there is iphone app available for you. The trio of iPhone apps simulates, with frightening realism, the sad, fat, bald old man or woman that we are all destined to become.

Now That Instagram For Android Is Here, iPhone Users Are Not Happy

DJ Digital — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:06:55 +0000

Yesterday, Android users across the world rejoiced when they were finally granted an app to access to Instagram. But there is one group of people who aren't happy to see the Instagram party grow by a couple hundred million, and those people are iPhone users. Before yesterday, Instagram was built on the principle that you could only share photos from a mobile device... which, until yesterday, only included Apple hardware.

Tech-Savvy 4-Year-Old Saves His Unconscious Grandpa with an iPhone [VIDEO]

Kathy Landin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:40:12 +0000

Four-year-old Kanden Jones may not know the difference between taking a nap and blacking out, but he sure knows how to use an iPhone.

It was a guys’ day for the kid and his grandfather Carl Jones when the two were out deer hunting in the woods. When the worst happened — thankfully not a hunting disaster — Kanden was left with an unconscious grandpa.

Could Facebook's 'Buffy' Phone Slay the iPhone?

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:01:35 +0000

Facebook plans to enter into the smart phone market in the next 12-18 months with a phone that they have codenamed ‘Buffy.’ And, yes, that’s because Mark Zuckerberg and company thinks the device will be an iPhone slayer. According to the tech blog Allthings D, ‘Buffy’ will run on Google’s open source software Android and [...]

CLOO iPhone App Lets You Share Your Bathroom With Strangers [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:12:26 +0000

One of our favorite niche smartphone apps is RunPee, which tells you the best time during a particular movie to excuse yourself to do something about that gallon-sized Diet Coke you drank when you first sat down. But what if the theater bathroom has a long line or looks like it hasn’t been cleaned since the Eisenhower administration? What if you’re running errands and there’s nary a Starbucks loo in sight?

That’s where CLOO comes in.

Facebook Releases Dedicated Messaging App for iPhone & Android

DJ Digital — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:00:16 +0000

Your "connected" world just got another lifeline. Yesterday, Facebook released their Facebook Messenger app for iOS and Android that was made to simplify instant messaging. The app is free and unlike the popular Facebook app (which already provides a chat feature), the Facebook Messenger app is dedicated to communication with your Facebook friends in real time through Facebook chat

The 10 Most Common iPhone Passcodes Revealed

DJ Digital — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:58:02 +0000

If you own a smartphone, by now at some point you have experienced some sort of "passcode." It's usually a 4-digit combination of numbers that allows you to gain access to the inner depths of all the "stuff" on your phone. Contacts, texts, pics, videos, notes, emails, voicemails, apps, music and anything else that will fit on that convenient little device.