Apr 08
If you have ever wished your car would unlock the doors when you walk up to it and lock the doors when you walk away, Viper has a slick product … Continue reading
Apr 08
Having to enter phone number extensions or deal with multi-layered phone menu systems is a pain whether you’re on a landline or a mobile phone. Luckily, there’s a way to skip those annoying automated menus and dial your contact directly on your smartphone.
Apr 04
One of the more iconic features of the iPhone and the iOS software would be its ability to “slide to unlock”. Apparently this was a feature that was thought up in order to prevent the phone from accidentally unlocking itself while in bag or a pocket which can happen when you use physical buttons.
However it seems that the feature was only created as an after-thought because according to Apple’s head of human-interface, Greg Christie, the company had opted for an always-on screen which could be ready to go at the touch of the screen, but apparently due to the amount of power that would require, they weren’t able to include that feature.
Christie was testifying at the Apple-Samsung trial where he was quoted as saying. “We couldn’t meet our power requirements if we had that active a state. We had to resort to a power button.” This eventually led to Apple going with the “slide to unlock” feature, which at the same would also solve the problem of issues like pocket dialing.
His recount of the history and the feature was to stress the importance of some of Apple’s patents and that they are valuable and are worth the damages that Apple is asking from Samsung. Christie states that the “slide to unlock” feature is important because it would be the first thing that a customer would see, whether it be at the store or at home after purchasing an iPhone.
Like we said, the feature has become somewhat iconic and is usually linked to Apple’s iOS devices, much like how the pattern unlock feature is usually thought of to be an Android feature.
Apple’s iPhone Almost Had An Always-On Display , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Apple, Cellphones, iOS, legal, 
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Apr 04
Windows Phone, Android And iOS Enjoyed A Holiday Bump In The U.S., BlackBerry Cratered
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During the November to February period, Windows Phone, Android and iOS picked up market share in the U.S. smartphone game. Windows Phone grew the most in real percentage terms — 0.3 percent — and in terms of relative percentage growth — 9.7 percent more share compared to its previous tally of 3.1 percent. That pace of growth, while better than holding fast for the holiday… Read More
Apr 04
In an ideal world, every audible alarm would include a visual indication that something was wrong, so that the hearing impaired would immediately be notified too. Until that happens, a cheap $1 app called Deafalarm could serve as a viable alternative—keeping an ear out for alarms and alerting the user through text and vibrating alerts.
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Apr 04
There’s a brand called GameSpy out there in the gaming technology universe that runs multiplayer and CD key authentication for a wide variety of games. While part of GameSpy was … Continue reading
Apr 04
Supposing you’re a heavy user of Apple’s personal assistant Siri, you’ll be glad to know that the company has just acquired a company that’ll make her a whole lot better. … Continue reading
Apr 03
Apple’s New Lottery System Gives Everyone an Equal Shot at Getting Into WWDC
Posted in: Today's ChiliApple announced its annual, five-day Worldwide Developer conference (WWDC) will kick off June 2nd this year. And following the model that other large conferences like Google I/O have set, tickets will be doled out randomly, rather than first-come, first-serve.
Apr 03
Apple’s new crop of iOS devices is expected to be unveiled in the second half of 2014. This Summer, at WWDC 2014, its likely that Apple will only make software related announcements. As far as next generation iOS devices are concerned, they may be powered by Apple’s A8 processor. Micron’s LPDDR4 DRAM may be coupled with that chip, and the manufacturer claims its more fast and power efficient than rivals.
Next-Gen iOS Devices May Have Faster, Power Efficient LPDDR4 DRAM original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Apr 03
IFTTT for iPad has launched, bringing the power of the “If This Then That” service to Apple’s tablet, along with a number of new channels and triggers. Now with an … Continue reading
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