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Schematics for iPhone 5S and “iPhone Light” show case-makers’ expectations for next two Apple smartphones

It’s pretty much guaranteed that we’ll be seeing the iPhone 5S launch at some point a little later this year. However, one device that’s not been able to make its way from the rumor pit to reality yet is the long-awaited “budget iPhone”. This device is allegedly going to use less expensive parts and be made available for as little as $300 SIM-free. If…

Final version of iOS 7 to included deeper LinkedIn integration?

It’s not been long since Apple first introduced any kind of deeper social network integration in to iOS. Twitter was the first in iOS 5, while the following version included Facebook. iOS 7 beta – so far – includes those two as well as Flickr and Vimeo. But Apple’s not done yet. In order to make it much more useful to a wider audience, it’s been…

Samsung called out in parody video

You may have seen Apple’s bouncy, artsy video about innovation and product creation from this year’s WWDC keynote. It basically reiterates everything that all of the company’s heartfelt commercials do – that Apple really cares, and that it wants to make products that change peoples lives, yada yada yada. Well, today there’s a video circulating that…

Power users have some concerns about new Mac Pro

Just over a week ago, Apple made a surprise announcement at WWDC when it showed a sneak preview of its work in progress, the Mac Pro. The new cylindrical power desktop is focused at power users, and Macworld UK has talked to some power users about their excitement and some skepticism about the upcoming computer. One of the biggest concerns among…

Concept: Former Apple designer gives his take on iOS 7 icons

Louie Mantia is a former Apple designer who has also worked for other tech companies such as Square. He helped Scott Forstall design many of the iOS icons that were used before iOS 7′s redesign, including iBooks and Remote. Although he designed many of the icons with the skeuomorphic app designs in mind, he is not opposed to designing more flat and…

AllThingsD: Instagram video announcement coming this Thursday

While it has been rumored since the inception of Vine earlier this year, it appears that Facebook will take the wraps off of an Instagram video service at its announcement this Thursday. Facebook began mailing out invitations to their June 20th event last week, and according to AllThingsD, the announcement is to announce Instagram video to rival…

Is this iOS 7 for iPad? [Video]

  As I’m sure you know by now, the beta of iOS 7 is currently iPhone only. There have been a few leaks and/or mockups showing what iOS 7 on an iPad could look like, but nothing too strong. However, a video posted by Russian YouTube user Rozetked seems to show an iPad running a legitimate (albeit buggy) version of iOS 7! Keep in mind that just because…

New share button included in latest Vine update

Vine has taken the social media world by storm. The Twitter owned video sharing service that began earlier this year has gained millions of users, and the app seems like it is the future of social networking (although I hope not). The app has remained in Apple’s top free apps list basically since it’s launch, and is in the #3 spot at the time of this…

Facebook app updates with new status features and more

The Facebook application just received an update today, bringing with it the ability to add icons to your status updates to indicate what you are feeling, reading, watching, etc (only in English). Other than that, other features that came include the ability to change who can see what you’ve posted, and more. Here is the full changelog from…