Archive for October, 2011

Gadgets

Bright House TV app brings rebranded Time Warner Cable TV to the iPad

October 31st 2011 | Posted by admin

Congratulations Bright House Networks customers, your off-brand Time Warner Cable experience now includes live TV streaming on your iPad. The Bright House TV tablet app has hit iTunes and is, unsurprisingly, a direct clone of the TWCable TV app, although it’s not the latest version as it doesn’t have parental controls yet. Otherwise it’s basically [...]

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Samsung to offer flexible displays in 2012, challenges Nokia to a twist contest

October 31st 2011 | Posted by admin

Flexible displays? Samsung’s got ‘em, too. A few days after Nokia showed off its Kinetic Device prototype under the blue lights of Nokia World, Samsung made mention of its own plans to unleash some bendy mobile devices on the world. A spokesperson for the company was scarce on details, but noted that the flexible displays [...]

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Tesla Roadster to return in 2014, 3-Series fighter in the works

October 31st 2011 | Posted by admin

Didn’t have enough time to count 10 million pennies before the original Tesla Roadster went out of production? Well you’re in luck, because there’ll be a successor. Space cadet and entrepreneur extraordinaire, Elon Musk, confirmed to Autocar that a new Roadster would return in 2014. Unlike its Lotus-based predecessor, the redux will apparently be based [...]

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Siri port now talking to Apple servers, avoiding Cydia

October 31st 2011 | Posted by admin

A little cajoling from a clever developer got Siri talking to the iPhone 4 and the iPad, but Apple’s tight-lipped servers kept the conversation effectively one-sided. The last-gen port was still missing something, and developer Steven Troughton-Smith knew where to find it: a jailbroken iPhone 4S. In an interview with 9to5Mac, Troughton-Smith said that getting [...]

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Lenovo’s upcoming LePhone S2 seen running Android as well as Windows Phone, looks confused

October 31st 2011 | Posted by admin

We’re not quite sure what’s going on here: you see, Lenovo’s been cosying up to Android for its smartphones and tablets all this time, so we were a bit surprised when one of its product managers posted some photos of a Windows Phone-powered handset (even Engadget makes an appearance). More interestingly, this mysterious phone looks [...]

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iMessage And AirPlay Mirroring Coming To Macs?

October 31st 2011 | Posted by admin

When Apple introduced iMessage – their new messaging service for iOS devices in iOS 5, we were wondering when will Apple bring it to Macs. 9 to 5 Mac has just reported that according to their sources “familiar with the … Continue reading →

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New iPhone 4S TV Ads: iCloud, Siri, Camera

October 31st 2011 | Posted by admin

Few days back, Apple had aired the first iPhone 4S commercial featuring Siri – Apple’s revolutionary intelligent personal assistant. Apple has just aired three new iPhone 4S ads this time featuring iCloud, Siri again and its 8-megapixel camera. The voice-over … Continue reading →

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Location Services Bug May Be Responsible For iPhone 4S Battery Life Issues

October 31st 2011 | Posted by admin

Substantial battery drain on the iPhone 4S, reported earlier, might be because of a bug in the way iOS 5 handles location services. Switching on “Setting Time Zone,” an option buried deep in the Settings app, might result in location … Continue reading →

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SemiTether Jailbreak Updated; Incorporates New Mobile Substrate; Much More Stable

October 31st 2011 | Posted by admin

Last weekend, BigBoss had released a new package on Cydia called SemiTether, which allowed users to reboot their tethered jailbroken iOS 5 device without the need to connect it to the computer. However, BigBoss’s solution had some limitations and number of … Continue reading →

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Siri Hacked: More Details And iPhone 4 Vs iPhone 4S Siri Comparison Video

October 31st 2011 | Posted by admin

Late last night, we reported that Siri was hacked to work on iPhone 4 and current generation iPod touch by bypassing the authentication issues. Folks at 9 to 5 Mac interviewed Steve Troughton-Smith – the iPhone expert behind the hack, … Continue reading →

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