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Many have complained that the problem would have been solved if Apple allowed us to swap out the battery. I’m not convinced. The more I use my iPhone the more I need to use it for important things. If the battery runs down during an important call I don’t want to stop the call to…

There are several apps that attempt to come to the rescue here, but none are ideal. Apps such as iPrintApp and Print Magic have gotten mostly terrible reviews, with many people claiming that they cannot get the apps to work at all, at least not with their printers. When I tried Print Magic, I couldn’t…

“While we are upbeat about the possibility of a tablet and acknowledge the incremental impact of a tablet device to our model,” the analyst wrote, “we are growing even more enthusiastic about the iPhone’s potential upgrade cycle this summer, which could last longer than usual — well into FY11 when Verizon could come aboard in…

Some iPhone users may find that the supplied earbuds plus mic or a Bluetooth earpiece is all they need for voice operations on the iPhone. However, others may prefer a more capable, tangle-free true headset plus microphone for extended, battery free, conversations in the office. The Aerial7 Chopper 2 does exactly that. Introduction A Bluetooth…

Episode two continues Arok’s search as players hunt, fish, cut stones, paint animated frescoes and take part in the ceremonies that will make them members of the Lascaux Cave artist tribe. The game is based on France’s real Lascaux Cave, where some of the most interesting prehistoric drawings ever found can still be viewed today.Coladia…

Acrobat.com is a service from Adobe that lets users create PDF documents, share files, collaborate on projects, and more. Acrobat.com is free, but requires an Adobe ID to use.Acrobat.com Mobile is free and available for download at Apple’s iTunes-based App Store.

News of a Magic Mouse-like touch-sensitive case for the fourth generation iPhone came through an anonymous source speaking to analyst Robert Chen of Goldman Sachs. Apple’s Magic Mouse includes a multi-touch surface that supports taps and gestures for navigation and selection instead of traditional buttons.Should Apple actually include touch support in the case, the entire…

The Korean newspaper said that KT, a local wireless carrier, claimed that it has been in negotiations with Apple for a while on carrying the next iPhone model, and that it might be released in April “at the earliest.” Curiously, the KT source also said that it would be offered to high-profile corporate customers first.…

XtremeMac’s InCharge Mobile for iPhone 3G and 3GS”It really is that thin and light,” said Katie McCormick, XtremeMac’s marketing manager. “It’ll be out this spring, and we’re really excited.”The case’s built-in rechargeable 1200mAh battery is slim enough that it adds very little bulk to your iPhone, and adds up to four additional hours of talk…

Both of those scoops come courtesy of TheStreet’s Scott Moritz and Northeast Securities analyst Ashok Kumar, who relied on his contacts within the supply chains for those products. As expected, Apple, Qualcomm, and Intel representatives had no comment on the matter.“If you believe that the closely-watched Apple Tablet will reshape the mobile computing landscape, then…

I’ve tested a lot of iPhone cases — I lost count after around a dozen — in the past year. Some I’ve liked, some I’ve hated, and some I neither liked nor hated. I used the ones I liked best — such as the iFrogz Luxe and  RadTech ARC — for weeks on end. I…

Five years ago, a BART train rider would have still seen a lot of passengers with mobile devices. However, the specifics have shifted dramatically. Until the last year or so, I could divide most users into two groups. If they had headphones in their ears, they were using an iPod (either a nano or a…

A well thought out tablet and a good support system for delivering content would definitely change things. The leaders of the print industry seem to think so as they scramble to get in bed with nearly any technology that promises a path to the hearts and minds, and therefore wallets of the news reading public.…

This modest app is simplicity itself. Use a two-finger pinch gesture to open the cracker, then the fun begins. The answer to the riddles and anagram is there with a touch of a button, and it’s easy to go back and forth. There are over 50 variations.  The various Christmas music selections played in the background…

Photoshop may be a huge application, but that isn’t stopping Adobe from trying to pack some of that image editing horsepower into your pocket. Photoshop.com Mobile is Adobe’s photo editing app for the iPhone, and users looking for some casual image manipulation tools, it might be just enough. Photoshop.com Mobile doesn’t offer all of the…

Enter your DVD movie redemption code in iTunes.Here’s how to download digital movies that come with DVD and Blu-ray discs: Insert the DVD movie disc in your Mac. iTunes will launch and display a digital movie redemption page. Enter your movie’s digital copy authorization code. You can typically find it on an insert in the…

The Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin mini is a first class desktop speaker system that accepts a wide range of iPods or an iPhone. Two stereo speakers plus synthesized LFE port are included in a beautiful case. One can also connect it to a Mac or PC, via USB, to serve as a desktop speaker system.…

Apple currently boasts of having more than 100,000 apps on the App Store, making the tripling mark more than 300,000, a staggering number of apps. Taking simplistic calculations of 200,000 apps over 365 days (in reality, the App Store has already surpassed the 100,000 mark with most of December still to go), that would mean…

I looked at several of the customizable snow globes in iTunes. Snow Globe Maker allows you to design a static, 2D Snow Globe and, say, e-mail it to friends. Other snow globes got iffy reviews because they didn’t work well. Snow Globe Free is free because it’s laden with ads and pitches. However, this app…

iPhone2,1 identifies the current iPhone 3GS and began appearing in developer’s logs several months ahead of its release, too. The iPhone3,1 identifier first appeared in the iPhone’s firmware back in August, leading to speculation that it would be used with the fourth generation model.Apple isn’t saying what it plans to pack into the next generation…

IvySkin’s ZappakThe charger uses a 3000MA rechargable Smartbattery, includes LED status lights to show the battery’s remaining charge, and has its own built-in USB cable.The Zappak is priced at US$49.99 and is available at the IvySkin Web site. It will be available in retail locations in the coming weeks.

The regulation was waived for Apple after the government determined the impact on privacy would be limited since user identities couldn’t be singled out through the iPhone’s location based services.The process of bringing the iPhone to South Korea has been slow and Apple and KTC have been working for months to get the iPhone into…

iPhone Home button earringsThe earrings are made from actual Home buttons recycled from dead or damaged iPhones. Powerbook Medic says they aren’t shipping until November 23 because of high demand, but that still leaves time to get a set in time for your office holiday party.A set of iPhone Home button earrings costs US$14.95 and…