The rumor mill is buzzing about what might be next for Apple’s iPhone, and it’s not all stuff we’ve heard before.
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New App Sends Smells via iPhone
There is a new smartphone app in Japan that stinks. Literally.
RocketNews24, a Japanese news website, reports that a company called Chaku Perfume claims its new product Chat Perf is designed to send smells via iPhone. An …
10 Essential iPhone Tips, New and Old
The iPhone is known for its simplicity, but not everything about it is obvious. Beyond its straightforward grid of apps lies plenty of tricks that make Apple’s phone easier to use. Here are 10 essential iPhone tips and tricks, …
Apple vs. Google Is the Most Important Battle in Tech
The iPhone vs. Android fight is a dispute between two radically different visions for the future of computing.
via Apple vs. Google is the Most Important Battle in Tech | Business | TIME.com.
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Madefire’s Digital Comics Come to the iPhone
Among many other things, the iPad is one of the best ways ever devised to read comics. And one of the more interesting ways to read them on an iPad is with Madefire, an app which lets you download “motion books” — serialized …
Five Alternatives to Apple’s iOS 6 Maps
I lived near London, England for nearly two years. I now live roughly as near London, Ontario (yes, such a place exists) from my haunts in southeast Michigan. Apple Maps, Cupertino’s new substitute for Google Maps — which no …
iPhone 5 Mania Descends on New York City
Year after year, launch after launch, Apple fans continue to show their unending fanaticism, lining up overnight – and some even for days – to get their hands on the company’s latest.
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Are You Upgrading to iOS 6? A Twitter Symposium
The shaky state of iOS 6′s maps — at least in some parts of the world — leads to an interesting question: If you already own an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, should you hold off upgrading it in order to preserve the old …
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New iOS 6 Maps: The Data Seems to Be Messy
Apple debuts its all-new Maps app, but users are reporting difficulty in navigating with the program
iPhone Repair Expenses Have Exceeded $6 Billion
It may always be a mystery exactly how someone manages to drop an iPhone into a toilet, but we won’t have to wonder about the financial repercussions any longer.
via iPhone Repair Expenses Have Exceeded $6 Billion | Moneyland | TIME.com.
Why It’s Unnecessary to Completely Reinvent the iPhone Year After Year
As I was waiting in line for Apple’s iPhone event last Wednesday, I was talking with a number of my analyst colleagues. We all agreed that no matter what Apple launched, there would be folks in the media writing headlines about …
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Apple’s Secrets Aren’t So Secret Anymore, and That’s O.K.
Surprises about different products are nice, but they aren’t the ultimate goal if the idea is to sell lots and lots of gadgets