Verizon is increasing the fee they charge customers who upgrade to a new, subsidized iPhone — or other mobile device — as part of a 2-year contract renewal. The new fee will be $30 and takes effect on April 22. This fee will help us continue to provide customers with the level of service and [...]
Archive for April 11th, 2012
Win a FREE iPhone case with the iMore app!
Posted by ryan on April 11th, 2012
While I just know every single member of the iMore nation went and downloaded the brand new iMore for iPhone app the instant it became available — and rated it 5 stars in the App Store, right? — we’re so happy with our new baby we can’t help but want to celebrate some more, and [...]
Robot Entertainment walks us through The Tribe in Hero Academy
Posted by ryan on April 11th, 2012
Last week, Robot Entertainment launched a new army for their excellent turn-based strategy game for iOS, Hero Academy. At PAX East 2012, they were appropriately showing off the greenskins next to their upcoming dungeon-trapper PC game, Orcs Must Die 2, so we decided to check out the update. The Tribe differs significantly from the structure [...]
Flipboard vs Zite vs Pulse: iPad personalized magazine app shootout!
Posted by ryan on April 11th, 2012
Thanks to its big, beautiful screen, the iPad is a great way to read traditional Newsstand-style magazines in a new, digital way. Because the iPad is online, however, and can be hooked into everything from RSS (Really Simple Syndication) to social networks like Facebook and Twitter, it can also be a lot more. It can [...]
Posted in iPhone, iPad & iPod 
Tags: Conclusion Flipboard, Content Flipboard, RSS, User Interface 
Comments OffPebble E-Paper watch for iPhone brings our dream communicators one step closer to reality!
Posted by ryan on April 11th, 2012
Ever since Apple showed off the square iPod nano, I’ve dreamed of a watch that would interface with my iPhone and let me see all my notifications. When the iPhone 4S debuted, I added Siri pass-through to my list of demands. Sadly, Apple hasn’t yet seen fit to grant my wishes, but Pebble’s E-Paper watch [...]
Apple hit with antitrust lawsuit over e-book pricing
Posted by ryan on April 11th, 2012
The U.S. Justice Department has just slapped Apple and their various publishing partners, like HarperCollins, Macmillan, and Penguin, with charges of e-book pricing collusion. Sources say that HarperCollins is in a hurry to get the issue settled as soon as today, but Penguin was ready to put up a fight in court. Apparently Apple’s contract [...]
Posted in iPhone, iPad & iPod Tags: Amazon Kindle, Apparently Apple, Justice Department Comments OffGoogle+ getting a makeover, aims to look more beautiful, be more functional
Posted by ryan on April 11th, 2012
Google is giving their new social network, Google+, a makeover in an attempt to increase not only its beauty, but its functionality. A critical piece of this social layer is a design that grows alongside our aspirations. So today we’re introducing a more functional and flexible version of Google+. We think you’ll find it easier [...]
Plot-heavy stealth game République Kickstarting its way to iOS
Posted by ryan on April 11th, 2012
A new game developer called Camouflaj is trying to Kickstart a dystopian stealth game called République, and despite looking like a fantastic premise, its sights are set on iOS instead of consoles or PC. In République, your job is to guide a rebel named Hope through a world ripe with Big Brother-style surveillance back hacking into computer [...]
Stride jailbreak tweak lets you unlock your device with just a gesture
Posted by ryan on April 11th, 2012
Stride is a new jailbreak tweak which is available now, it allows you to passcode protect your device but without the need for a boring old passcode. Instead of a series of numbers or letters, the Stride jailbreak tweak lets you set up an on screen gesture to do the job for you. Unlocking your [...]
Upload up to 8 photos to Facebook at once with PixUploader for iPhone
Posted by ryan on April 11th, 2012
The most popular photo sharing website is Facebook, yet you are only allowed to upload one photo at a time with the Facebook app for iPhone. With PixUploader for iPhone, you can upload up to 8 photos at once, and it runs in the background so you can continue using other apps during the upload [...]
