A few months back it was rumored that Russia’s second largest mobile operator, Megafon, could start selling the iPhones once again after breaking off its previous deal with Apple. Megafon announced today that it has committed to buying at least 750,000 iPhones from Apple over the next three years. These iPhones will then be sold through the operator’s local retail network in Russia.
Russia’s Megafon Picks Up iPhone For Three Years original content from Ubergizmo. 
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You know that stack of storage boxes buried deep in your closet that you’re too lazy to dismantle to find that one item you’re looking for? These boxes from King Jim feature a small tag on one side that lets you catalog photos of their contents, so when it’s time to find something you can do all the searching from your iPhone or iPad.
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The iPhone does come with a pretty good camera right out of the box, but what happens when you want to bring things up to the next level? There is, of course, the option of actually using a dedicated digital camera if you want to obtain better looking images. Still, if you have plenty of faith in your iPhone’s camera and would like to push it to the limits, then the £59.99 Olloclip 4-in-1 Lens System would make plenty of sense. This particular lens system for the iPhone would make you fall in love with photography all over again, as it sports fisheye, wide-angle and a couple of macro lenses for you to play around with.
Arriving in red and grey shades, the £59.99 Olloclip 4-in-1 Lens System will clip onto your iPhone in a matter of seconds, ensuring that there is very little chance of you missing that money shot. Want to switch between lenses? Not a problem at all, as there is no unscrewing to be done, just flip it over to the right lens and you are good to go. Made out of high-quality precision ground glass multi-element optics as well as hard-wearing aircraft grade aluminium, it will definitely do its bit to unlock the full photographic potential of your iPhone.
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Technically speaking, you’re not supposed to be able to install emulators on an iPhone to play classic games. But that doesn’t mean it’s not possible. Here’s how to install emulators on any iOS device, no jailbreak required.
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Facing possible substantial competition in the market, a Corning Glass executive took an opportunity to share a few uninspiring facts about sapphire crystals. This material is rumored to be employed … Continue reading
Flash units on our smartphones aren’t usually the best solution when it comes to lighting up subjects in low-lighting conditions, but sometimes that’s all we have to work with. Why is this? For the most part flash units on smartphones results in photos that are very harshly lit, which for the most part is very unflattering.
So wouldn’t it be a good idea if we had a better form of flash for our phones? We’ve come across several solutions in the past, so here’s another to add to the list in the form of Ember. As you can see in the image above, Ember on the surface looks like your typical iPhone case, albeit a rather bulky one, but positioned on its back is an array of 56 LEDs that will help illuminate your subject. (more…)
Ember iPhone Case Will Help Improve Your Phone’s Flash original content from Ubergizmo. 
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When you’re in trouble, like in a car accident, or you’re experiencing some health-related emergency, chances are you will want to reach for your phone and dial 911, right? While that is a good idea, what if there are things that you are unable to tell 911 or describe to them due to a factor of reasons? What if you are lost and can’t tell them where exactly you are?
Enter the Lifesaver iPhone case. As the name implies, this is an iPhone case that is meant to save your life, versus other iPhone cases where the priority is typically the phone itself. That being said, the case when activated will attempt to dial e911, which is an enhanced version of 911 that will be able to accept a variety of multimedia that will aid their efforts at bringing you help. (more…)
Lifesaver iPhone Case Will Attempt To Save Your Life original content from Ubergizmo. 
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has just assigned Apple a patent that will entail passive audio call screening ability using an off-site voicemail service, a feature which theoretically speaking, can be applied to various smartphone platforms, the iPhone included. Apple’s U.S. Patent No. 8,666,034 for “Audio call screening for hosted voicemail systems” might eventually deliver a staple landline technology to handsets worldwide. Folks who still own personal answering machines will have fond memories of the ability to screen calls after letting the machine pick up the incoming call. Should the call be worth responding to, one can simply pick up the handset and start talking. This new Apple patent would work with hosted voicemail services, where they are off-site and rather similar in some ways to those offered by cellular operators.
Apple Patent Could Result In Live Call Screening original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Uber will now alert would-be users looking for a ride when “surge” pricing – the higher fare rate triggered when demand rises – is over, in an update to the … Continue reading
Apple has a new patent published by the USPTO today (via AppleInsider), and this one is a result of its deal to acquire Nortel’s considerable trove of intellectual property with the Rockstar consortium of tech companies. The patent describes a method for letting user listen in on, as well as interrupt and answer remotely hosted voicemail recordings. Essentially, this is what old landline… Read More
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