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The next iPhone may have a back case made from a lightweight metal alloy that replaces the current glass back, according to a report from Korean news site ETNews. The new back would be based on metal technologies acquired by Apple in its purchase of Liquidmetal Technologies in 2010. The site also claims that this new iPhone will be…

The new Cubit iPhone case for iPhone 4/4S from X-doria allows users to design their own case. The case, which comes in black or white, is made from shatterproof polycarbonate. There are 40 equal size square openings and 42 soft rubber cubes that can be mixed and matched to create designs. The designs can be changed…

Image via Shutterstock.The Next Web confirmed the process with Apple on Sunday. To unlock your off-contract AT&T iPhone, simply follow the steps below. Locate your iPhone’s International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number. This can be found by going to Settings > General > About. Copy this number for later.Log into your myAT&T account.Head over to…

Like nTelos and Alaska Communications, the other three regional cell service providers will offer the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 for US$50 less than AT&T and Verizon. All will be selling the iPhone 4S at $149.99 for the 16GB model, $249.99 for the 32GB version, and $349.99 for the 64GB model. The iPhone 4 will…

Alaska Communications gets the iPhone on April 20The carrier’s service plans start at $90 for unlimited voice minutes, a 2GB data cap and no text messages. For $101, subscribers get unlimited voice minutes and text messages, and a 5GB data cap.Alaska Communications will sell the 16GB iPhone 4S for $150 for, the 32GB version for…

It’s almost a cultural certainty that the point-and-shoot pocket camera is dead. With our smartphones having 5 to 8 megapixels and support systems, like email, to get those photos moved around, posted, and albumized, there’s no point in carrying s small camera around anymore.   Close up, only 35 mm tall I should point out,…

“Our February checks indicated the iPhone continues to extend its market share gains following its remarkable Q4/C2011 market share gains,” the wrote in a research note to clients obtained by The Mac Observer. “We believe iPhones are outselling all other smartphones combined at the Sprint, AT&T, and Verizon channels since the iPhone 4S launch.” “In…

At 632 pages, the new iPhone 4S manual, iPhone 4S Made Simple, by Martin Trautschold and Rene Ritchie, with Gary Mazo, is a serious guide for iPhone users, whether beginners or advanced. iPhone 4S Made SimpleThe book, published by Apress, December 21, 2011, is available in softcover at US$29.99 and as an eBook at US$20.99. Both…

If you found yourself in this situation and were limited to showing off only ten apps, which ten would you choose? These apps needn’t be the most practical or most-likely-to-be-frequently-used. Rather, I’m looking for knock-your-socks-off, I-can’t-believe-an-iPhone-can-do-this apps, the sort that will elicit a “Wow! I gotta have this” reaction.  My guess is that if you…

Women who carry large purses can get away with lugging around tech stuff, which can be literally buried in those sacks and yet the girls still manage to look chic. Of course, finding anything in those bags is a whole different story. Men, however have few fashionably acceptable alternatives. We can get cargo pants (big…

We made a mistake. Over the last couple of days users brought to light an issue concerning how we handle your personal information on Path, specifically the transmission and storage of your phone contacts. […]So, as a clear signal of our commitment to your privacy, we’ve deleted the entire collection of user uploaded contact information…

Sprint became the third U.S. iPhone carrier in October 2011 along with the launch of the iPhone 4S. The company used the offer of unlimited wireless data plans to help lure new customers into signing contracts, although it added data caps to its mobile hotspot offerings.Despite the success Sprint has had with the iPhone, the…

At Macworld yesterday I was introduced to a brand new product from a brand new company. The product is called iKeep and the company is Poldera LLC. They are in the process of testing and releasing several products, but the iKeep caught my eye because of it’s simple, functional concept. It provides a way to keep…

Sennheiser, a company known for quality audio has started distributing products made by an Italian company named K-Array. They make various speakers but they also make one of the oddest things I’ve come in contact with for some time. It’s called an ecodock, and it’s sold as an eco-amplifier for iPhone 4 or 4S’s. You…

Three months ago, during a session of the game between Beth Legler and Georgie Fletcher, Mrs. Fletcher mentioned that her husband was feeling ill. As Mrs. Legler’s husband is a doctor, she asked Mrs. Fletcher to describe her husband’s symptoms via the chat feature of the game. Upon reading the symptoms, Mr. Legler insisted that…

Mr. Munster went on to tell investors about the larger implications. “If Apple sells 30 million plus iPhones in Dec, with no new form factor, up from 17.1 million in [quarter ending] Sep, it would be evidence supporting our survey work indicating that 94 percent of iPhone users plan to upgrade to a new iPhone.…

In the smartphone era, wireless operators have always been just a littler shorter on bandwidth than they would like. New network services and especially Siri, which uploads the voice query to Apple servers and handles the response, continue to press the networks to the limits and have forced carriers to imposes extra charges or limitations.…

Apple’s list of countries for next Friday’s iPhone release include: Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Bolivia Botswana British Virgin Islands Cameroon Cayman Islands Central African Republic China Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Grenada Guam Guinea Conakry Ivory Coast Jamaica Kenya Madagascar Mali Mauritius Niger Senegal St. Vincent and The Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Uganda…

Apple’s Santa ad for the iPhone 4S and SiriOther ads that performed well during the holiday season came from companies such as Nintendo, Coca Cola, Duracell and Pillsbury.Apple released the commercial a week ahead of the Christmas holiday. It shows Santa asking Siri for weather updates in several cities, looking up his “naughty or nice”…

The commercial shows Santa asking Siri for weather updates in several cities, looking up his “naughty or nice” list, and checking how many appointments he has left for the night — 3.7 billion.Siri is a new iPhone 4S feature that lets users speak naturally to their phone to perform tasks like looking up messages, setting…

When I had a long commute I used to listen to books-on-tape. Of course, that was back when the cassette was considered to be state of the art in portable audio.There was a particularly memorable audiobook I listened to back then, The Golden Compass, the first in a set of three novels aimed at young…

Extreme sports enthusiast’s are a breed of their own and the ability to film their sports activity as it happens is something they enjoy doing. Optrix has created a case for the iPod touch and the iPhone 4/4S that allows them to do just that, taking advantage of the advanced video capabilities of both Apple products.…

The Trident Kraken is the kind of case you buy if you have an active, outdoor lifestyle and need ultimate iPhone protection. It’s literally built like a fortress and includes a built-in display protector. In terms of the iPhone cases we’ve already reviewed, this case is most similar to the OtterBox Defender. It has an…