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Rumor: New iPod touch Could Also Be Offered In White
According to some pictures released to 9to5mac the next gen iPod touch could be offered in both the black and white. Of course nothing has been confirmed as to whether or not this is official but when you really think about it the iPod touch coming in white makes perfect sense. Why wouldn’t Apple offer the iPod Touch in white since they already offer the iPhone and iPad in white? The photos of the part appears to be similar in design to the current 4th generation model of the iPod touch which means we may not see all to much of a drastic change in the form of the next gen iPod touch device. It wouldn’t be surprising to see the same design style for the next iPod touch but what would be new is the iPod touch sporting a A5 processor and 3G capabilities. I believe the next generation iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch is all going to be hardware based.
Will find out in September hopefully at the annual iPod event that Apple hosts.
If you ask me I think the pictures are real but what do you think? Check out another shot after the break.
Via 9to5 Mac
Lodsys, the company that has made a spectacle for itself by dragging developers to court is at it again. This time Lodsys is adding Rovio, Atari, and EA to its list of companies they are going after for this patent suit. The good news for now is that Lodsys has removed one company from the list it is going after. Wulven Games has been dropped from the complaint.
Here’s a breakdown of who Lodsys is going after now and for what:
- Rovio is accused of infringing at least one of Lodsys’s patents with Angry Birds for iOS and Angry Birds for Android
- Electronic Arts: The Sims 3 for iPhone
- Atari: Atari’s Greatest Hits for iPhone and Atari’s Greatest Hits for iPad
- Square Enix: Big Hit Baseball for iPhone and Big Hit Baseball for iPad
- Take-Two Interactive: 2K Sports NHL 2K11 for iPhone
With Lodsys’s recent actions they are going after a total of 37 defendants. When it comes down to it I think Lodsys has every right to make sure that the patents they have earned are being properly enforced. But in a major case like this I think it is more of an issue with Apple and Google rather than individual companies like Rovio and EA. They may be creating a spotlight for thier company but I think in the long run this is going to hurt the image they shed onto others. If I was a company I would avoid any business at all with companies like Lodsys.
Sadly I believe Lodsys will legally win this patent suit but morally they are among biggest losers of them all. What do you guys think of all this?
Via Engadget
Video: First Look at the zBoost by Wi-Ex
Last month Larry and I made a day trip to New York City to check out fall version of Pepcom’s Digital Experience event. This is a much smaller version of CES and includes an array of current and new technologies on display. We get to see many of the same companies that attend the Pepcom Digital Experience at CES each year. Since this occurs at the half way point to the CES show in Vegas we look forward to seeing what’s coming out for rest of the year and spend more time with companies who may be too busy to talk to during CES.
The zBoost by Wi-EX helps boost the signal of your iPhone in parts of your house where it’s really lacking. For example, as you will see in the included video, my basement has little to no signal. This product, I hope helps improve that, since I pretty much spend all my time down there. This current model I am testing retails for $299.99 here.
I will continue to try out this product and follow up with a full review in a couple weeks but for now check out my unboxing and initial thoughts after the break.
Apple TV to add bluetooth keyboard support in iOS 5 (Bout time!)
According to reports at 9to5mac when the 2nd generation Apple TV was released Apple added Bluetooth to the device however it was never enabled in the operating system. Fast forward to today where some people have been looking in the code of the most recent iOS 5 beta. It appears possible that Apple is going to enable this Bluetooth support at the release of iOS 5. Looking at the code it looks like Apple could ad Bluetooth support mainly for keyboards. However, if we open our minds up maybe we will see it allowing Apple TVs to connect to iPads, iPhones, and iPod touches enabling them as another remote or something else unique.
With a keyboard attached to Apple TV maybe we will see the long rumored apps come to Apple TV and the keyboard will be your controller or maybe ever your other iOS device. Apple is also rumored to update Apple TV this fall. Reports say that the new Apple TV will pack the dual-core A5 processor and support 1080P video playback.
JailbreakMe 3.0 (iPad 2 Jailbreak) Could be released today!
If you head on over to Jailbreakme.com you will find that the traditional Apple “We’ll be back soon” sticky note has been posted on the site.
With that being said it is pretty safe to say that we will see the release of the jailbreak by the end of the night. If it isn’t released by the end of tonight I believe we will see it in the wee hours of the morning.
A quick reminder on what jailbreakme actually does is it allows you to jailbreak your iPhone,iPod,or iPad straight from the browser of your device. It’s safe to say that this is the easiest jailbreak out there. There is no need to mess with .ipsw files or putting your phone into DFU mode. You simply “slide to jailbreak” and your device in jailbroken in under 5 min.
For as long as I have been following jailbreaks and jailbreaking devices I alway been an advocate fan for the Jailbreakme PDF exploit. The ease of use is what I love about it. How about you guys? Or do you enjoy feeling more techy and advanced by having to run all these different programs and learn every iTunes error code there is in the book?
When news comes in that the Jailbreak is out and officially released we will be sure make a post!
iPhone Insurance For AT&T Coming July 17th
AT&T appears to be updating its insurance terms on July 17th and in the new terms the AT&T insurance will also cover the iPhone. AT&T’s insurance programs covers your phone from loss,theft,accidental damage,mechanical /electrical failure. The insurance package that AT&T offers will run you $4.99/month and then there is an excess $50-$125 on top depending on which iPhone model you have. The excess $50-$125 is not a monthly fee.
Review: e13ctron s4 Aluminum Acetal Hybrid case for iPhone 4
E13ctron is a pretty recent newcomer to the iPhone case market, but made a relatively big splash with their first release for the iPhone 4, the e13ctron s4 aluminum bumper style case. It was one of the first all aluminum bumper case designs that didn’t degrade your cellular signal to the point that the phone became essentially useless in all but the strongest of signal areas.. To try to improve on this original s4 design, e13ctron has recently released their aluminum hybrid model, the s4 Acetal Hybrid. How does this new model stack up to both the original s4, and all of the fairly recently released hybrid style cases on the market? Read on to find out….
I am just as sick as everyone else is about hearing that the iPad 2 jailbreak is almost ready.
However the wait for the jailbreak may end soon. Comex the developer of the iPad 2 jailbreak posted on his twitter last night “running out of bugs to fix.”
Now once again this doesn’t give us a timetable but just like blues clues I have sat down in my thinking chair and thought about what hints we have been given by Comex.
Review: Apex Armor CNC Machined Aluminum Bumper for iPhone 4
As some of you reading my reviews may have realized by now, I’m a sucker for aluminum/metal cases for my iPhone 4. So naturally, when I see yet another entrant into this ever-growing category of iPhone cases, I just have to try it. Today I’ll be taking a look at the APEX ARMOR – CNC Machined, Aluminum Bumper Case for the iPhone 4. As an all aluminum design, does this case have the dramatic impact on cellular reception that plagued early aluminum cases?
Read on to find out…
Happy Birthday iPhone 4!
One year ago today, People were packed in malls and outside retail stores to get there hands on the brand new iPhone 4. The lines were ridiculous and the excitement was at a high. Today there isn’t much excitement rather there is anticipation. Anticipation for when Apple will announce the iPhone 4s/5.
With that being said since the iPhone 4′s retail birth 12 months ago the iPhone 4 has left an incredible mark on the smartphone industry. Still to this day the iPhone 4 sells as the top smartphone in the market.
Now we must wait, wonder and listen to hundreds of rumors about when the iPhone 4s/5 will come out.
How many people still have there original iPhone 4 from launch day? and how many have since changed carriers to get the iPhone?
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