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Apple's iPhone, Google Translate app help save a life The iPhone, combined with the Google Translate app, and some quick thinking by Oregon highway patrolmen, helped save a Chinese man's life. (Credit: Apple) There is no shortage of stories that highlight the utility of Apple's iPhone and this is certainly one of those circumstances. After several reports of an impaired driver heading westbound on I-84 near The Dalles in north-central Oregon, two o.. 더보기
New rumors say iPhone 5 to get larger screen, HSPA+ A pair of new rumors suggests that Apple's next iPhone will sport a bigger screen and a faster data connection. It's not a first for either claim. Apple's iPhone 4. (Credit: CNET) A new pair of reports suggest that changes are headed to Apple's next iPhone in the form of a bigger screen and a considerably faster data connection. The first comes from Japanese outlet PC Watch, (via Mac blog Macota.. 더보기
Rumor: iPhone 5 with 4-inch screen expected this summer iPhone rumor season never stops, and the latest one claims Apple's got a handful of manufacturing samples floating around with 4-inch screens that look far enough along to warrant a release this summer. (Credit: Apple/CNET) Apple could be getting back on its summer release schedule for the iPhone, if you want to believe a new rumor. Citing a "reliable source at Foxconn in China," Apple-focused b.. 더보기
The iOS app that’s sorely missing from Mountain Lion: iBooks Summary: Anything’s possible, of course, but there’s cause for concern for anyone waiting for a version of iBooks for OS X. Last week Apple released a preview of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion to developers, announcing that a public release would follow in late summer. Mountain Lion comes with all kids of goodies – Messages, Reminders, Notes, Notification Center, Game Center – but you’ve already seen t.. 더보기
Apple's iPhone, Google Translate app help save a life The iPhone, combined with the Google Translate app, and some quick thinking by Oregon highway patrolmen, helped save a Chinese man's life. (Credit: Apple) There is no shortage of stories that highlight the utility of Apple's iPhone and this is certainly one of those circumstances. After several reports of an impaired driver heading westbound on I-84 near The Dalles in north-central Oregon, two o.. 더보기
Rumor: iPhone 5 with 4-inch screen expected this summer iPhone rumor season never stops, and the latest one claims Apple's got a handful of manufacturing samples floating around with 4-inch screens that look far enough along to warrant a release this summer. (Credit: Apple/CNET) Apple could be getting back on its summer release schedule for the iPhone, if you want to believe a new rumor. Citing a "reliable source at Foxconn in China," Apple-focused b.. 더보기
iPhone 5 will reportedly launch in the fall The next iPhone will follow the pattern set by the iPhone 4S by launching in the early fall instead of the summer, claims Japanese blog Macotakara. Will the next iPhone pop up in the summer or fall? (Credit: Apple) The iPhone 5 will make its debut in the fall, at least according to Japanese blog Macotakara. Pointing to a scoop from an "Asian reliable source," the site says that Apple will unveil.. 더보기
Tablets: What Amazon and Apple know that all the CES tablet peddlers are still missing Takeaway: Tablets are everywhere again at CES 2012, but none of them combine the two big reasons why Apple and Amazon tablets have succeeded. The Toshiba Excite X10 is an impressively slim tablet. Photo credit: Eric Franklin/CNET When I wrote about why Android tablets did a faceplant coming out of the starting gate in 2011, the most common reaction was that I had written off Google too quickly. .. 더보기
Malware loves Android, but iOS users could be at risk too Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57379394-37/malware-loves-android-but-ios-users-could-be-at-risk-too/#ixzz1mqc21Vkk A new study from Juniper finds that Android is the hardest hit by malicious apps but says iOS could be vulnerable as well. Android has gotten a lot of negative buzz for its susceptibility to malware. But a new study from Juniper Networks suggests that iOS could also be at risk. Scanning hundreds of thousands of applications across the mobile landscape for its 2011 Mobile Threats Report, Juniper .. 더보기
Two Android tablets take on Apple: One is up to the task Can Android tablets match the iPad in usability? Yes, if they apply an important lesson from Apple. Motorola's Xyboard/Xoom 2 is an elegant design. It's the software that isn't so elegant. (Credit: Motorola) Comparing Apple's iPad 2 with Motorola's XyBoard and Amazon's Kindle Fire is fraught with peril. But here goes anyway. Let me preface my review by saying that a few overzealous readers (I'm .. 더보기
iPad 3 to feature a Retina Display? Images leaked from the iOS 5 SDK show double the resolution of the current iPad, leading some to believe that the next iPad could sport a high-resolution 2,048x1,536 Retina Display. Will the iPad 3 sport a Retina Display? Will the next iPad offer a Retina Display? (Credit: Apple) Images found in the software development kit for iOS 5 have kicked the rumor mill back into gear. Tech site TechUnwra.. 더보기
Is this the iPad 3's Retina Display? A purported photo of the iPad 3's display has cropped up, with a microscopic inspection showing it to have more pixels than the current model. The purported screen of an iPad 3 unit, nabbed by MacRumors. (Credit: MacRumors) Pictures of purported parts of upcoming iPads, iPhones, iPods, and iAnythings are the norm, but perhaps not quite as interesting as this latest one. MacRumors today posts wha.. 더보기
Apple threatened with $2B lawsuit in iPad dispute Apple is facing a possible U.S. lawsuit from Chinese company Proview, which continues to claim the trademark on the iPad name. (Credit: Apple) Apple could find itself mired in a $2 billion lawsuit from Proview Technology in an ongoing legal battle over who owns the iPad name. The new lawsuit would be filed in the United States and follow similar suits already launched by Proview against Apple in.. 더보기
Microsoft denounces Google for bypassing Safari privacy settings The company is jumping on a Wall Street Journal story accusing Google of sneaking past Safari's privacy settings to lash out at its rival. Microsoft now has more ammunition in its battle against Google to win over Internet users. The company today criticized its frequent rival following a Wall Street Journal story accuing Google of sidestepping the privacy settings in Apple's Safari to track Int.. 더보기
Advanced task managers on iOS This week's iOS apps are all task managers that offer something more than just a simplified list. Use any of these to speed through projects and keep yourself focused throughout your busy day. (Credit: CNET) There must be hundreds, if not thousands, of to-do-list management apps in the iTunes App Store, but which one should you choose? I found a couple of new task management apps recently that a.. 더보기