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Vonage Mobile for iOS offers free calling and texting to other Vonage users

Vonage Mobile for iOS offers free calling and texting to other Vonage users

08/02/2012 | Comments (0)

If you’re a Vonage user and you have an iPhone, great news — Vonage has launched a new mobile app that allows you to send text messages and make calls with other Vonage users around the world. For free. The Vonage app pulls in your iPhone’s native address book for quick access to initiating calls. [...]

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Tweetbot vs. Twitterrific vs. Twitter: iPad twitter app shootout!

Tweetbot vs. Twitterrific vs. Twitter: iPad twitter app shootout!

08/02/2012 | Comments (0)

The darling of hardcore iPhone twitter users comes to the iPad, but how does Tweetbot measure up on the big screen compared to Twitterrific and Twitter’s own app- Twitter may not be as big a social network as Facebook, but you can’t turn on a television, let alone visit a website, without seeing an endless [...]

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Tweetbot for iPad review

Tweetbot for iPad review

08/02/2012 | Comments (0)

“Tweetbot has made the leap from iPhone to iPad and brought with it’s excellent user-interface, best-in-class notifications, and powerful yet accessible feature set.” Twitter is the social network antithesis of Facebook — limited amounts of content, no obligation to follow those who follow you, and most of the communication is done out in the open [...]

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iPhone and iPad gifts for Valentine’s Day

iPhone and iPad gifts for Valentine’s Day

07/02/2012 | Comments (0)

Valentine’s Day is coming up fast, and if your lover loves their iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, you’re in luck, there are some fantastic device, app, accessory, and media gifts to thrill them and score you major brownie points. Whether you’re romantic enough to prepare well in advance, or if you’re scrambling to stay off [...]

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Samsung awkwardly chooses awkward Galaxy Note for latest iPhone attack add

Samsung awkwardly chooses awkward Galaxy Note for latest iPhone attack add

06/02/2012 | Comments (0)

Samsung has aired another of their good-natured iPhone attack adds, which should be an occasion for merriment and ego-prickly good fun. But once again the commercial feels like it missed it’s mark. Or rather, the whole series of commercials still seem awkwardly in search of a mark. This one stars the latest in Samsung’s broad-range [...]

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Senior Apple product integrity director poached by Google for… secret project-

Senior Apple product integrity director poached by Google for… secret project-

05/02/2012 | Comments (0)

Sounds like Google has hired away Simon Prakash, formerly Apple’s senior director of product integrity, to work on a “secret project” deep in the heart of the Googleplex. Reports VentureBeat: Simon Prakash worked at Apple for more than eight years and was most recently the senior director of product integrity at Apple, according to his [...]

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More on Apple and ZFS, speculation on iOS

More on Apple and ZFS, speculation on iOS

04/02/2012 | Comments (0)

Following up on the information iMore received yesterday on potential ZFS hooks in iOS 5.1, a reliable source let us know that Apple has been investing heavily in ZFS appliances from Oracle. (Whether or not this will be made public is unknown; it doesn’t seem to be right now.) Also, several of our readers familiar [...]

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iPhone & iPad Live 278: Macworld 2012, iPad 3, iPhone 5

iPhone & iPad Live 278: Macworld 2012, iPad 3, iPhone 5

04/02/2012 | Comments (0)

Rene, Georgia, and Seth talk about Macworld|iWorld 2012, the latest iPad 3 rumors including quad-core and LTE, and what it all means for iPhone 5. Plus, new retail boss John Browett, Steve Jobs quotes, and Jailbreak troubleshooting. This is iPhone & iPad Live! Subscribe via iTunes: Audio | Video Subscribe via RSS: Audio | Video [...]

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How to install beta Mac App Store apps and provisioning profiles

How to install beta Mac App Store apps and provisioning profiles

04/02/2012 | Comments (0)

Get in on a Mac App Store beta but not sure how to install the beta app- There are several apps that have iPhone and/or iPad versions as well as Mac versions these days, and if you’re beta testing the iOS version, you might need to set up the Mac App Store version as well. [...]

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ZEN and TECH 32: Mobile Nations health and fitness kickoff

ZEN and TECH 32: Mobile Nations health and fitness kickoff

03/02/2012 | Comments (0)

Georgia and Rene are joined by CrackBerry Kevin Michaluk to kickoff Mobile Nations Fitness Month. We break down how best to get started, set attainable goals, and get results, and address some of the most common questions and misconceptions. This is ZEN and TECH! Our podcast feed: Audio | Video Download Directly: Audio | Video [...]

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50% off Qmadix USB Dual Mobile Charging Hub 4.2amp for iPhone, iPad [Daily deal]

50% off Qmadix USB Dual Mobile Charging Hub 4.2amp for iPhone, iPad [Daily deal]

03/02/2012 | Comments (0)

For today only, the TiPb Store has the Qmadix USB Dual Mobile Charging Hub 4.2amp for iPhone, iPad on sale for only .95!. Get them before they’re gone! Get the Qmadix USB Dual Mobile Charging Hub 4.2amp for iPhone, iPad now! The USB Dual Mobile Charging Hub 4.2amp gives you maximum power on the go [...]

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Spammers take fake iPhone 5 scams to SMS

Spammers take fake iPhone 5 scams to SMS

03/02/2012 | Comments (0)

Scammers never miss an opportunity to scam, and while Twitter, forums, and email have long been subject to disgusting “test & keep new iPhone/iPad/whatever” spam, it looks like the iPhone 5 version has taken to SMS. That’s right, not only are they content to waste your time and attention, they’re now also wasting your text [...]

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How to find your Mac UDID for Mac App store beta testing

How to find your Mac UDID for Mac App store beta testing

02/02/2012 | Comments (0)

Trying to figure out just exactly how to find your Mac UDID so you can get in on an ad-hoc Mac App Store beta- Just like with iPhone and iPad, your Mac has a UDID (technically a Hardware UUID) that developers can use to send you app builds before they become publicly available. Luckily, it’s [...]

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More rumors of iPad 3 coming in March, but no “strange” event in February

More rumors of iPad 3 coming in March, but no “strange” event in February

02/02/2012 | Comments (0)

iMore heard a while back that the iPad 3 would be coming March 2012, and several other outlets have heard the same thing. Macotakara is is the latest. However, in their version there was also a “strange” report about a “strange” event, scheduled for February. I reported that Apple was going to hold Special Event [...]

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Do you use mobile health and fitness products-

Do you use mobile health and fitness products-

02/02/2012 | Comments (0)

Do you use mobile health and fitness products- Mobile Nations Health and Fitness Month has begun and we’re all already picking out goals and getting into gear — but I wanted to find out where we were all starting from first- CES 2012 showed us that mobile is increasingly becoming more than just communications, it’s [...]

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Apple releases Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3 update

Apple releases Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3 update

01/02/2012 | Comments (0)

Apple has released Mac OS X Lion version 10.7.3 and while there doesn’t seem to be any new goodies for iPhone or iPad users, if you’re running Apple’s desktop OS, it’s waiting for you via Software Update. OS X Lion was first shown off at Apple’s Back to the Mac and presented as taking iPhone [...]

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February is fitness month at iMore and Mobile Nations! [iPad 3 giveaway!]

February is fitness month at iMore and Mobile Nations! [iPad 3 giveaway!]

01/02/2012 | Comments (0)

Get thinner, get stronger, get faster, get healthier with iMore and Mobile Nations in February! New Years is over, January has come and gone, and for many of us, our get fit and get healthy resolutions have come and gone with it. Rather than leaving them lying in ruin with what’s left of our waist [...]

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First BlackBerry 10 superphone pictures leak. Or, RIM’s homage to Android’s homage of iPhone

First BlackBerry 10 superphone pictures leak. Or, RIM’s homage to Android’s homage of iPhone

31/01/2012 | Comments (0)

New images have leaked showing what may be code-name London, or the first of the next-generation BlackBerry 10 superphones expected to ship from RIM at the end of 2012 and… they look like Android phones that look like iPhones. Kevin Michaluk from CrackBerry.com pitches them a phone-sized PlayBooks but after being teased with the far [...]

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What’s Bluetooth- [iOS A-Z)

What’s Bluetooth- [iOS A-Z)

31/01/2012 | Comments (0)

B is for Bluetooth, a wireless technology that lets your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad talk to headsets, keyboards, speakers, computers, and other accessories If you’re new to iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad and are wondering just what exactly Bluetooth is and what it means to you, worry not — iMore has you covered. Bluetooth [...]

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Facebook rumored to be readying $5 billion IPO

Facebook rumored to be readying $5 billion IPO

31/01/2012 | Comments (0)

Facebook, the massive social network that counts one of the most popular iPhone apps of all time in their portfolio, is rumored to be readying a billion IPO (initial public offering). Yes, Zuckerberg and co. might finally be ready to hit the stock market. The New York Times reports: The Internet giant plans to list [...]

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Could Apple release a separate 4G LTE iPad 3 and Phone 5 in select markets-

Could Apple release a separate 4G LTE iPad 3 and Phone 5 in select markets-

31/01/2012 | Comments (0)

We’ll likely get a new iPad 3 sometime this March and an iPhone 5 later this summer or fall, but will either or both of them run on the new, ultra-fast 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) networks- And if they do, will LTE be built into every device, or will there be special models made [...]

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This was our Macworld

This was our Macworld

31/01/2012 | Comments (0)

This was our Macworld. Other Macworlds were different. But this one was ours. Macworld | iWorld 2012 was not the event of old, where Apple and Steve Jobs took to the keynote stage and introduced us to everything from the iPhone to the MacBook Air, and where their massive booth, and the massive booths of [...]

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Apple updates Airport Utility for OS X Lion, makes it look just like iPhone, iPad version

Apple updates Airport Utility for OS X Lion, makes it look just like iPhone, iPad version

30/01/2012 | Comments (0)

Apple has updated the Airport Utility for Mac OS X Lion to version 6.0, and once again went back to the Mac by making it look just like the iPhone and iPad version released earlier this year. Used to manage everything from the Airport Express and Airport Extreme Wi-Fi base station routers, to the Time [...]

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Paper books vs. iBooks and Kindle books

Paper books vs. iBooks and Kindle books

30/01/2012 | Comments (0)

There’s an interesting debate taking place about the merits and virtues of modern electronic books like Apple’s iBooks or Amazon’s Kindle books and their traditional counterparts — old fashioned paper bound and proper. They’re qualitatively different, inarguably. The feel of bindings from board to cloth to leather is warm and textured compared to the crisp [...]

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Hands on with iCookbook for iPhone and iPad

Hands on with iCookbook for iPhone and iPad

30/01/2012 | Comments (0)

iCookbook is an iPhone and iPad app that will help you plan, prepare, and cook your meals. One of its unique features is the support for voice commands. While cooking, it is not uncommon to have your hands covered in matter that you do not want transferred to you iPad’s screen, so instead of using [...]

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Hands on with Polk Audio UltraFit sports headphones — and a trampoline [Macworld 2012]

Hands on with Polk Audio UltraFit sports headphones — and a trampoline [Macworld 2012]

28/01/2012 | Comments (0)

With their new UltraFit line of sports headphones for iPhone, iPad, iPod and other devices, Polk Audio is really putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to their SecureFit, “stays in place” promise. Rather, they’re putting Olympic-calibur athletes on a trampoline smack-dab in the middle of Macworld 2012. There are several different [...]

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Launch Center puts Messages, Facebook, Twitter, a flashlight and more in your iPhone Notification Center [Macworld 2012]

Launch Center puts Messages, Facebook, Twitter, a flashlight and more in your iPhone Notification Center [Macworld 2012]

27/01/2012 | Comments (0)

Launch Center, a new shortcuts app for iPhone, aims to make everything from sending messages and mail to posting on Facebook and Twitter, to turning on your LED flashlight, faster and easier via an extremely clever, borderline audacious use of URL schemes and iOS 5′s Notification Center. Produced by David Barnard of App Cubby fame, [...]

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Google’s new privacy policy and of “don’t be don’t be evil”

Google’s new privacy policy and of “don’t be don’t be evil”

27/01/2012 | Comments (0)

Probably like many of you, I received my new Google Privacy Policy via email this week, and while couched in language about creating a more “beautiful” experience for us, the users — read: products — it’s also clearly about Google leveraging their popular services like Search and Gmail to help their new services, like Google+, [...]

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Crazy rumor pegs Siri-powered Apple OLED iTV television set for spring release

Crazy rumor pegs Siri-powered Apple OLED iTV television set for spring release

26/01/2012 | Comments (0)

Could Apple have an Siri-powered, OLED equipped iTV television set to debut this April or May- So a source within a “major electronics retailer” would have TechnoBuffalo believe. Speaking on conditions of anonymity, the source said they’ve seen “gorgeous, very thin” pre-production versions of the set in person, and that they employ OLED panels at [...]

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iPhone & iPad Live 277: Q1 2012 results, iPhone 4S & iPad 2 jailbreak

iPhone & iPad Live 277: Q1 2012 results, iPhone 4S & iPad 2 jailbreak

26/01/2012 | Comments (0)

Rene, Georgia, and Seth talk Apple’s massive Q1 2012 financial results, go over the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Absinthe jailbreak, and discuss the latest iPhone 5 and iPad 3 rumors. This is iPhone & iPad Live! Subscribe via iTunes: Audio | Video Subscribe via RSS: Audio | Video Download directly: Audio | Video Show [...]

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iPhone & iPad Live, tonight at 9pm ET

iPhone & iPad Live, tonight at 9pm ET

25/01/2012 | Comments (0)

Chat now: http://www.imore.com/live iPad Live has merged Transformers-style with iPhone Live and our newer, better, badasser all news, all how-tos iPhone and iPad Live combined podcast can is coming to you tonight at 6pm PT, 9pm ET, 2am GMT. If you have any questions or topics you’d like us to discuss, just leave them in [...]

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Microsoft is planning to bring Xbox Live to Apple iPhone and iPad

Microsoft is planning to bring Xbox Live to Apple iPhone and iPad

25/01/2012 | Comments (0)

Microsoft is planning to bring more Xbox Live gaming to Apple’s iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, as well as Google’s Android platform. “While the Xbox Live experiences and games always work best on the Windows platform, we understand that some Xbox fans may be using other types of devices. To satisfy that need, we are [...]

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Stock Talk: Apple’s monster Q1 blows away Wall Street estimates

Stock Talk: Apple’s monster Q1 blows away Wall Street estimates

25/01/2012 | Comments (0)

“Apple is firing on all cylinders and still looks like it has plenty of room for growth.” Tonight, Apple reported its 1st quarter 2012 results for the holiday period ending December. To say it was a good quarter would be like saying the iPhone was sort of different among smartphones when it launched. It would [...]

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Daily Deal: 56% off Ballistic Hard Core (HC) Series Case for iPhone 4S, iPhone 4

Daily Deal: 56% off Ballistic Hard Core (HC) Series Case for iPhone 4S, iPhone 4

25/01/2012 | Comments (0)

For today only, the iMore Store has the Ballistic Hard Core (HC) Series Case for iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 on sale for only .95! Get them before they’re gone! Get the Ballistic Hard Core (HC) Series Case for iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 now! … Continue Reading Here Daily Deal: 56% off Ballistic Hard Core (HC) [...]

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Inside Apple, the book that claims to expose Apple’s secrets, now available

Inside Apple, the book that claims to expose Apple’s secrets, now available

25/01/2012 | Comments (0)

Adam Lashinsky’s Inside Apple, wish purports to go behind the scenes of Apple’s magic as the world’s biggest start up, and lay bare the secrets of their success, is now available for purchase and, if you go the electronic route, immediate download. You can pick it up via the links below, or if you’re feeling [...]

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Competition

Competition

25/01/2012 | Comments (0)

iOS devices combined — including iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch — may have outsold Android devices combined — including Android phones and tablets — by a narrow margin last quarter. During the Q1 2012 Apple conference call today, Tim Cook pegged the iOS device number at 62 million. Android numbers are harder to come by, [...]

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Steve Jobs mentioned during U.S. State of the Union Address

Steve Jobs mentioned during U.S. State of the Union Address

24/01/2012 | Comments (0)

Steve Jobs, the late founder and CEO of Apple, was mentioned tonight by U.S. president Obama during the 2012 State of the Union address. As Laurene Powell Jobs watched on from the First Lady’s box, Obama said: we should support everyone who is willing to work, and every risk-taker and entrepreneur who aspires to become [...]

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Tim Cook purportedly sends congratulatory email to Apple employees

Tim Cook purportedly sends congratulatory email to Apple employees

24/01/2012 | Comments (0)

9to5Mac‘s Mark Gurman got his hands on an email, purportedly from Apple CEO Tim Cook, that congratulates team Apple on a blockbuster Q1 2012. In the email, Cook plugs Apple’s education initiatives launched last week, and goes on to tease “some exciting new things going on at Apple” that will be revealed at a Town [...]

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Apple Q1 2012 conference call live chat

Apple Q1 2012 conference call live chat

24/01/2012 | Comments (0)

We’ll be adding notes of interest from Apple’s Q1 2012 conference call after the break, but a lot of the action is going to take place in the live chat above where you give us your color, commentary, analysis, and opinion. Buckle up kids, this is going to be one multi-billion dollar ride! Conference call: [...]

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Apple Q1 2012 results: $46.33 billion in revenue, 37.04 million iPhones, 15.43 million iPads, 15.4 million iPods

Apple Q1 2012 results: $46.33 billion in revenue, 37.04 million iPhones, 15.43 million iPads, 15.4 million iPods

24/01/2012 | Comments (0)

Apple has just announced another record breaking quarter, coming off the holidays with .33 billion in revenue, .06 billion in net profit, and a whopping 37.04 million iPhones, 15.43 million iPads, and 15.4 million iPods sold. “We’re thrilled with our outstanding results and record-breaking sales of iPhones, iPads and Macs,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. [...]

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Giveaway: Inside Apple: New book aims to expose old secrets

Giveaway: Inside Apple: New book aims to expose old secrets

24/01/2012 | Comments (0)

Inside Apple is a new book from Fortune‘s Adam Lashinsky that aims to reveal some of the secrets behind the success of America’s premiere consumer electronics company — Apple. Lashinsky wasn’t given the access that Walter Issacson was given for the Steve Jobs biography, but he did lots of interviews and paints a compelling portrait [...]

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Best iPad app for comic book buying: Comics

Best iPad app for comic book buying: Comics

24/01/2012 | Comments (0)

“It’s not quite iTunes for comic books yet, but Comics and the comiXology apps like Marvel and DC are getting terrifically close.” Comics is the best app for buying comic books — and graphic novels — on your iPad. Well, that’s not exactly true. Comics is one of the best places to buy comics, but [...]

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