If you hadn’t heard, Google’s search app for iOS has been updated with Google Now capabilities. However, it was later reported that this service was causing battery life issues, which Google has decided to speak up about. In a response to an article by Lifehacker, Google had this to say: Reports that Google Now drains battery life are incorrect. We…
Just after hearing about Reeder for iPad going free, and that development of the application will indeed continue after Google Reader’s July 1st shutdown, we get some news about Feedly. Feedly, as many may know, is another RSS aggregating service that works sorta kinda like Google Reader. Well, post-Google’s Reader shutdown announcement, Feedly reports that…
Sprint is the latest carrier to show its hand in the earnings report race, and it looks like good news for Old Yeller. The US’ third most popular carrier announced a total of 6.6 million iPhones for the entire calendar year. 2.2 million of those came in the final three month period, ensuring the iPhone had its best ever quarter on Sprint. And, best of…
Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (or CIRP) has been hard at it, surveying mobile phone users to find out how much they cough up each month. No surprise here: the iPhone users spend more than anyone else. In fact, out of all the respondents using iOS handsets, 59% of them spend more than $100 per month. 53% of Android users spend over…
The chart above paints a very interesting picture of how North American consumers use their tablets. It seems that when it comes to web browsing, iPad users are much more likely to be online than any other tablet’s buyers. For every 100 times an iPad accesses a web page, the Kindle Fire hits 4.88. That’s a massive difference. The Galaxy Tab lineup just…
A french TV show, Envoyé Spécial aired some footage it managed to obtain from inside one of Foxconn’s campuses in Zhengzhou which mostly produces iPhone 5 units. The company rarely lets press in, and so the guys at the TV show had to sneak in with secret camera in tow. Check the videos below: If the report is to be believed, there are…
As I’m sure you’ve heard, the iPhone 5 has a purple colored “haze” in pictures when the light source is located just outside the frame. The media went a little crazy with this one, so if you hadn’t heard, you most likely have been living under a rock. However, deciding to look a little more into the situation, Consumer Reports has come out and said that…
Consumer Reports has always been hit or miss when it comes to Cupertino devices. Recently it has been unimpressed, that is, until the iPhone 5 rolled into its office. Saying it is “among the best smartphones in our Ratings and the best iPhone yet,” Consumer Reports said that the iPhone 5 “is a winner.” As is its normal fashion, Consumer Reports…
Apple has finally announced their highly anticipated Maps application, and it offers a lot of awesome new features. Here’s a quick run down of all of them. 1. Turn-by-turn- Android fans will no longer be able to gloat about getting free turn-by-turn navigation with their phones. Apple has finally integrated a free solution, right into…
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