Apple fans in Australia and Japan on Friday became the first to get their hands on the new iPhone as the US technology giant unleashed its first device since the death of co-founder Steve Jobs.
In a party atmosphere, hundreds of people queued outside Apple’s four-storey flagship Sydney store and at its counterpart in Tokyo, filming the experience on their iPhones and iPads as staff inside clapped, cheered and chanted.
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Several Chinese online stores are offering die-hard Apple fans the opportunity to buy the much-anticipated next-generation iPhone 5. There’s just one catch — the US tech giant hasn’t released it yet.
The fake smartphones are available for as little as 200 yuan ($31) on hugely popular websites such as China’s largest online marketplace Taobao.com, which has 370 million registered users.
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Apple is constantly at war with “jailbreakers,” or hackers who break down the defenses of the Apple’s iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad and remove the restrictions the company places on them. Jailbreaking allows people to use iPhones on otherwise-unsupported carriers, download non-iTunes App Store apps and support a host of other functions that Apple doesn’t necessarily want iPhone owners doing with its hardware.
To stop jailbreaking, Apple is constantly releasing updates to its iOS software to plug security holes and make jailbreaking impossible. Meanwhile, jailbreakers are always pouring over Apple’s software to find new ways of breaking down Apple’s best defenses. But now it appears that despite their constant conflict, Apple has crossed the battle lines and offered a job – temporary though it may be – to a well-known jailbreaker. Read More
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Posted by admin under iPad on Sunday Aug 21, 2011
Apple is sued for allegedly selling refurbished iPhone handsets as new in China, which is a pretty damn big deal if it’s true. I’d like to think there is more to this story, so hopefully we’ll get to the bottom of it sooner than later. But I can’t imagine what it must be like to take home a brand-spankin’ new iPhone and opening it up and using it only to realize that it isn’t a fresh virgin from the factory.
What’s worse is needing Apple Genius Bar service or other help and realizing that your warranty isn’t quite as long as it should be. BGR reports:
The suits both allege that Apple Store locations sold refurbished iPhones to the complainants under the guise that they were new devices. Only when the customers discovered that their manufacturer warranties expired less than one year from their respective dates of purchase did they realize something was awry. To make matters worse, Wang says that when one such customer went back to the Apple Store to confront them, the staff there allegedly tried to trick her by modifying her warranty expiration date.
Others are apparently coming forward with the same issue, stating that they thought they were buying new iPhones when it turned out they were being given refurbished or refreshed units.
It seems like shady business practice to sell refurbished iPhones as new, but again we ought to wait about what Apple has to say regarding the matter. It just doesn’t seem like the sort of thing a company would do in order to risk damaging its reputation and business.
What do you think? Could the problem be limited to only Apple, or is it possible that some middlemen are involved in this scheme? Or is it possible that this is some kind of scam from the user’s end? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
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Marc Flores
Marc has been a mobile fanatic for the better part of a decade and has had more devices pass through
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For those of you who have sleeping problems then Sleep Pillow Ambiance is the right cure for you. Sleep Pillow Ambiance is a self-explanatory app that features a wide variety of sounds designed to promote and relax people to go into sleeps. Sleep Pillow has a simple design that includes an interface with few buttons that is practically usable and easy to use that includes a built in sleep timer favorites button.
There are a total of 31 different sound combinations that Sleep Pillow runs with the typical gamut of white noise and a string of relaxing sounds, like weather, nature and melodic tunes that will put anybody to sleep. Users can easily add sounds to their favorite function for easy access or they can slide through an entire collection of slumber accompaniment.
Sleep Pillow has a built in sleep timer so you don’t have to worry about the sounds still playing when your off to bed. You might be wondering the app is a power nightmare then think again, this kind of feature doesn’t use any power at all. Developers have also added a feature to run Sleep Pillow on the background so that users can perform other task on your device.
Sleep Pillow makes a good nice sound machine with a wide range of good quality white noise and relaxation sounds that are smooth to keep anyone in comfort. It is easy to use with a simple interface that makes Sleep Pillow a great universal app for the iPhone and iPad for people who have sleeping disorders.
In a classic game where it owes great fun and functionality for the iPhone, NinJump is just the game that is well suited for the right job. Games like NinJump has been called as “vertical platformers” since players must move their characters upward and not forward. As players progress, an increase of tough obstacles will be set in their way making it challenging for users to make it through the top.
Probably the most successful games that reached its peaked would be Doodle Jump, but NinJump Deluxe does make the genre shine. The game is fast paced, easy to learn and downright addictive when on your first play through.
NinJump Deluxe is a direct sequel to the original NinJump. Additional features include players navigating vast fields of lush jungle and even a pirate ship. The layout of the levels involves around two walls on each side of the screen and plenty of negative space occupied in the middle by various villains. As the game starts, ninja’s will start climbing and there’s no way in stopping them. Players tap the screen in order for their character to jump from one wall to other while swinging their swords. There are also powerups like shields to protect your character from being killed in an instant.
NinJump is perfect for the casual gamers with no silly buttons, no tilting or swiping making it perfect as an excuse for boredom. The graphics are great with a silly sense of humor and the cartoonish visuals make it one great game perfect for everyday play.
Interesting enough, hooking up your iPhone on a projector sounds like a crazy idea? Well, ideas just came to a reality with the Optoma Neo-i. Pico projectors haven’t really taken off like some people would but a projector from Optoma seriously looks interesting for buyers to have glimpse of real life viewing experience. The reason why Optoma’s Neo-I projector has become the talk of the town, it’s because they have combined an iPod/iPhone sound dock with a “tabletop” projector that fits perfectly on the iPhone.
The Neo-I was supposed to ship last mid-December for a whooping price tag of $449. The machine packs a punch and it is not your ordinary typical pico projector. Optoma says that the Neo-I comes with a 50 ANSI lumen DLP projector that caters WVGA (854x480pixel) resolution in a neat 16:9 format. It also comes with a “full bodies” 16-watt Stereo system. The Neo-I can also run on a optional battery pack that is rated at 20,000 hours.
The docking station can accommodate both iPods and iPhones and gives users three options to accessing and controlling your media selections from your iPod/iPhone screen that includes an IR remote or the backlit control panel on the Neo-I.
The projector has HDMI and VGA ports that allow you to connect laptops, Blu-ray players and other digital media boxes such as an Apple TV. It also has an optional accessory kit for connecting the iPad. At first glance the Optoma Neo-I is superb sleek device but well have to wait to see for ourselves the final verdict.
Listening in to your favorite radio station can be as easy as you would ever imagine. In short, listening is as fun as long as you have the right app in your hand. Similar to Spark Radio and slightly cheaper, TuneIn Radio may be the only radio app you would ever wanted. Listeners can browse station by location, music, genre, or by show. Though you won’t be getting anything something unique, it still does radio navigation in a smooth design, easy navigation and acceptable stream time than any other radio app.
One interesting feature of TuneIn Radio that separates it from the rest is the ability to record fast forward and rewind. Live radio can only record and rewound, but it seems that recorded shows can be fast forward. Load up your favorite radio show and fast forward through the commercials. Feels like the advertisers got a serious blow but avid listeners simply don’t care. Recording live radio may have its purpose as well.
TuneIn Radio features radio stations from across the globe, granted only if those radio stations are mainstreams and support listening radio online. Listening to radio couldn’t be more fun that features multi-tasking internet browsing as a well expected feature. TuneIn Radio is a sleek user friendly app that would make its competitors run for hell. The jam packed features of TuneIn radio is simply superb as it quickly loads the application and has a simple built in interface that will never be disrupted in terms of speaker docking.
Physics games are getting popular nowadays and a new game from Blacksmith Games join in the bandwagon of addictive fun. In the game Floop, the game is pretty easy since it involves around shooting an array of snacks into hungry animals mouths. Thanks to the cute characters and a compelling concept the game proves to be addictive and challenging to new and veteran players.
Floop lets players choose the option to shoot variety of foods like a nut, cheese, banana unto the mouth of a squirrel, mouse or a gorilla. The game is similar to that found in many pull and aim games where you try to shoot other players but this time you feed animals instead of killing the enemy.
The graphics is visually cartoonish and simple making it fun to play. Floop features four themed settings that includes beaches, supermarkets, office and even a football field. These in return determines the backdrop of ocean landscapes for the beach scenes and as well it layouts the obstacles like piles of bowling pins for a sports themed.
As the game progress, more elements are introduced into action. Certain tools are helpful like a variety of catapult devices are used to propel the nut. Higher levels offer challenging obstacles like boxes or ice cubs are introduced making your shooting a bit more challenging.
Floop is a great shoot and aim pointer but unfortunately the horrible controls and simple gameplay may be the only aspect that the game doesn’t make it to the top of the list.
