Celebrity scandals fueled by leaked text messages or emailed images inspired a new application to give users of Apple gadgets uncrackable communications that can be made to self-destruct. full story ![]()
The latest Alekstra statistics on Android smartphone and iPhone user profiles offer an interesting glimpse to how different the two consumer groups can be. In December 2012, Android users had 35% lower mobile voice minute consumption and 30% lower text message consumption than iPhone users in Finland. The SMS volume of iPhone users declined sharply during the calendar year...
forbes.com (2 months and 27 days ago)
Three weeks after tweeting (and then deleting) a series of strange messages, former senator Scott Brown spoke publicly on the tweets for the first time. "Anyone ever hear of pocket tweet, pocket dial? I mean it was pretty simple," Brown told Boston's Fox 25. "I mean, I have an iPhone 5. If anyone has iPhone 5, the keys are small. It's very, very sensitive." Read full article...
washingtonpost.com (2 months and 30 days ago)
The DashIcon (iPhone 5; $30) is a collection of snap-on cases that protect the back of your iPhone while adding a splash of color in the form of geometric patterns. The cases feature a hardshell polycarbonate interior, complemented by a soft-texture fabric exterior for maximum protection.
macworld.com (3 months and 3 days ago)

At the same time the Obama administration and Senate Democrats are attempting to disarm the American people with restrictive gun and ammunition laws, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is arming itself to the hilt with military grade...
examiner.com (2 months and 4 days ago)

Most small and medium businesses (aka SMBs) have some sort of backup solution in place, but not all have made the move to a cloud-based option—perhaps because of price, and perhaps because of concerns about security. Seagate's Evault tackles both head-on by offering 100GB of enterprise-grade cloud backup absolutely free. Specifically, that's 10GB of cloud storage for you,...
pcworld.com (1 month and 22 days ago)
It's hard to go a day without some rumor about when the new iPhone is going to arrive, but a consensus seems to be forming that Apple is targeting July for the iPhone 5S. That would be just 10 months since the iPhone 5 -- the shortest gap between iPhone introductions -- but whether it reflects the change in strategy many Apple agitators are asking for remains to be seen.
forbes.com (1 month and 20 days ago)
In this week's roundup of new iPhone cases, the approaching warm season brings rugged protection alongside the usual fashion-inspired accessories.
macworld.com (2 months and 27 days ago)

A new Apple patent filing describes a variety of methods to protect a dropped iPhone during a fall, lessening damage through a number of clever systems. The USPTO filing, spotted by AppleInsider, includes a rotational mechanism to change the orientation of a falling iPhone, for instance, as well as on-device thrusters, and a way to clamp down on inserted cables when a fall...
techcrunch.com (2 months ago)

iMore is reporting that Apple will release its next-gen iPhone in August. Obviously, the device will be stronger, better, faster, and so on, but the real takeaway is the timing. For years, iPhone releases were as predictable as the tides, coming every June. But the iPhone 4S came in October, the iPhone 5 in September, and now the iPhone 5S (potentially) in August. So much...
gizmodo.com (2 months and 16 days ago)

Sources from the Apple supply chain are at it again. This time the rumors circulate around the end of May arrival of components, which would point to an arrival of the next iPhone in the the third quarter of this year. According to said sources the next iPhone will allegedly be a marginal upgrade of the iPhone 5 (perhaps called the iPhone 5S). The next-gen iPhone should come...
gsmarena.com (2 months ago)
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