RUMOR: New MobileMe to Offer Music Locker Service
According to a report by The Music Void, Apple will unveil a new MobileMe service soon will include a music locker service for $20 a year. Informed sources say that Apple has sealed its…
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Apple Releases iOS 4.3.1
You can now download iOS 4.3.1 from iTunes for iPhone 4 (GSM), iPhone 3GS, iPad, iPad 2 and iPod touch. This is a minor update that fixes a few bugs, including image flickering some users…
Apple Debuts New iPhone 4 ‘Retina’ Commercial
Apple’s latest television commercial in their new “If you don’t have an iPhone” campaign highlights the Retina Display on the iPhone…
Final Fantasy II Now Available for iPhone and iPod touch
Final Fantasy III, first released in 1990, is now available with new and improved 3D visuals on the iPhone and iPod touch. This was the first of Square Enix’s series to sell over a million…
Awesome Wooden iPad 2 Cover
Miniot has created an awesome wooden screen cover for the iPad 2. The cover is carved from a single piece of wood and works similarly to Apple’s Smart Cover. Instead of folding into a…
Apple TV 2 Gets Software Update to 4.2.1
Apple released a software update for the 2nd-generation Apple TV. The update fixes bugs and does not include any new features. The update addresses flickering that some users reported while…
Smart Cover for Original iPad
From The Russians Used A Pencil: When the iPad 2 was announced, like most people, the part that I was most intrigued by was the new Smart Cover. I had nearly convinced myself it was reason…
iPad 3 Prototype Leaked
There have been rumors that Apple’s Senior VP of Design, Jonathan Ive, is leaving the company and moving back to London with his family. The rumors probably aren’t true, but the picture…
Apple Stores to be Rebranded as ‘Church of Apple’
Scoopertino has a funny article today about Apple rebranding their stores to Church of Apple. For those of you not familiar with Scoopertino.com, they post fake Apple news articles and…
iPad 2 Destroyed in Slow Motion (Video)
ZAGG, the company who makes protective accessories for many Apple products and other electronics, created a video of the iPad 2 being destroyed in slow motion. Although this video is very…
Rumor: Apple Holding MobileMe Event in April
Earlier this month, Macerkopf.de claimed a “trustworthy” source had revealed plans by Apple for a software-only event during the first or second week of April. The event would be to preview…
PopCap Discounting All iOS Games and Donating Sales to Help Japan
PopCap is discounting all iOS games and and donating profits to help victims of the earthquake in Japan. The sale is going on for 48 hours and includes games like Bejeweled, Bookworm,…
Sirius XM Updates iOS, iPad Optimization and AirPlay
Sirius XM updated their free iOS app, making it universal for both the iPad and iPhone. The new version takes advantage of the extra screen space on the iPad to show much more visual…
Review: Free Calls from iPhone to Your Facebook Friends with fone
fone is a must have app for anyone with an iPhone and a Facebook account. It lets you log in with your Facebook account and chat with and even call all your Facebook friends for free using…
iPad 2 Smart Cover Doubles as Fridge Magnet
It turns out the iPad 2′s Smart Cover works great as a refrigerator magnet. Source: Cult of…
Video Walkthrough of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Developer Preview
Here is a video walkthrough of the developer preview of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. Lion is scheduled for release sometime this summer. Watch the video now before it’s removed by…
Use a $2 Napkin Holder from IKEA as a Vertical MacBook Stand
If you want a cheap vertical stand for your MacBook Pro, this $1.99 napkin older from IKEA works great. FANTASTIK isn’t available online, but you can find it at a local IKEA…
Steve Jobs is the Biological Brother of Homer Simpson’s Mother
John Brownlee at Cult of Mac brings up an interesting fact, Steve Jobs is Homer Simpson’s uncle. From Cult of Mac: Here’s a weird fun fact for you on a slow news Tuesday: there’s a very…
iPad 2 Installed in F-150 Dash, FaceTime While Driving (Video)
This is awesome, an iPad 2 installed in the dash of a Ford F-150. Now you can make FaceTime video calls while driving. Plus you have the best navigation system, an audio system with Pandora…
AT&T Offering Free Month of Data for iPad 2
The iPad 2 is available for both Verizon and AT&T, so as a way to attract customers to their network, AT&T is offering iPad 2 users one free month of their $25 2GB data plan. This offer is…
Play Flash Videos and Games on iPad with iSWiFTER
iSWiFTER is an awesome iPad browser that lets you play Flash videos. It works similar to Skyfire, where the Flash video is converted on a remote server and sent back in an iPad-friendly…
Next Version of Cydia Will Be ‘Awesome’
Ryan Petrich, the developer of jailbreak apps like Action Menu and SwitcherMod, is helping work on the next major version of Cydia with saurik and his team. Cydia 1.1 will bring significant…
iPad 2 First Weekend Sales Could be Up to 1 Million
Fortune has created a summary of feedback from research analysts regarding the iPad 2 launch weekend, with analysts estimates ranging from 500,000 up to 1 million unites. From Fortune: Most…