Bloomberg are reporting that Apple has started work on an iPhone 4 which can be bought without a contract. Currently, the iPhone comes with a mandatory 24 month contract, but Apple are at least considering a smaller device which can be bought on a pay-as-you-go basis for an initial price of $200....
If the Wall Street Journal is to be believed, iPad 2 has now entered production; it is expected to be slimmer-build, quicker and lighter than the first generation model, although those of you hoping for a Retina Display are set to be disappointed. iPad 2 is set to be on a slimmer scale than its...
Google Translate, which allows you to translate texts across a whole number of different languages, has now been made available on Apple devices, the iPhone and iPod Touch. Previously it was only available on Android devices, but was today released as an iOS app. This allows more stable access to...
We’re still two days away from the general release of the Verizon iPhone 4, but the team at iFixit have already managed to get hold of one and take it apart to see what’s inside. They’ve uncovered a few new features, including a new chip from Qualcomm which is compatible with Verizon CDMA...
The newly released Verizon iPhone 4 seems to have been causing some problems for app developers. Telenav have claimed that they needed to modify their GPS navigation app to make it compatible with the new iPhone. This could mean that the iOS platform has become fragmented in the same way as...
The long awaited BBC iPlayer app is finally ready to be released, and is expected to become available for purchase at the end of the week. While the app will initially be UK only, there is going to be a subscription service available for US users at some point in the near future. The news broke...
For the Angry Birds fans out there, and there are plenty of you, GameResort have released a fun gaming app which will compete for your time. It’s called Stupid Zombies, and the idea is that you have a limited number of bullets to shoot down zombies which have been strategically placed to be...
There may be many worse things in life, but there are few travails more annoying than a parking ticket. It’s the definition of money down the drain; and, you’ve gussed it, there’s an app to help you avoid them. With Honk, an iOS app, you can park up safe in the knowledge that you won’t be...
Rumors abound that Apple is on the verge of discontinuing the sale of boxed software at its stores and moving to a completely digital business model of selling software through the Mac App Store. As MacRumors has reported, the plans are moving ahead at pace; Apple are keen to maximise the...
Now that the new versions of the iPad and iPhone are within sight, we’re into that time of year when the Internet is bursting with rumors about what they will bring, ranging from the sensible to the frankly ludicrous. We’re never short of a few rumors on what this year’s iDevices have in...
The launch of iPad 2 will be coming soon, perhaps even this months, so the online rumors about what the new tablet is going to feature continue to abound. The latest provider is iLounge who yesterday released a series of new suggestions on what we can expect from Apple’s second generation...
With the imminent launch of the Verizon iPhone 4, which broke the carrier’s pre-order records, Verizon has been engaged in a war of commercials with their main competitor, established iPhone network AT&T. Verizon got in first with an ad which extolled the beauty and brilliance of the...
The Verizon iPhone 4 has been big news among Apple fans for months now, and the anticipated interest was on show yesterday as the carrier was overloaded with pre-orders for the iPhone which is being released next week. Verizon saw its own records broken in just two hours after pre-orders opened at...
The widely mooted superiority of the iPad over possibly its leading tablet competitor, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, has been reflected by a recently released survey which shows that 16% of people who have bought the Galaxy returned it, compared to just 2% of those who purchased an iPad. As the...
Apple has been active in releasing iOS updates recently, and today have seeded their third beta in less than a month to registered developers. iOS 4.3 Beta 3 is now available to download for those in the iPhone Developer standard and who have all the relevant access details. As this is such a...
There’s a new iPad browser on the block and at 99 cents its definitely worth a look. Browser+ HD uses the full breadth of the iPad’s screen and offers some features which aren’t available on other browsers. It’s not as polished as some of the better-funded competition, but there’s plenty...
Renowned iOS hacker Chpwn had produced a new tweak to Cydia which allows users to operate their iPhones with voice commands. ‘VoiceActivator’, which is unprecedented as an iPhone voice-control app, is available from the Cydia store and is an intriguing addition to the field. Using the...
It’s under a week now before you can pre-order yourself a Verizon iPhone, and the network have marked the impending landmark with a countdown graphic on their website telling their current customers where they need to be at 3am ET, on February 3. The network’s business users were notified of...
It may not be one of the more popular apps to have ever been launched, but the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) new iPhone app, IRS2Go, could be extremely useful to iOS users and taxpayers. The new app, which can be downloaded from the App Store, allows users to check on any refunds they may be...
If there’s an iOS game which is running hot at the moment (if you’ll excuse the pun), it’s Grim Joggers, the new running game in the style of the legendary Canabalt. Like its fellows in the running genre, Grim Joggers requires you to keep going through an environment which moves around you...
