iPhone 4S Rival Alert : HTC One X Press Shot Appears

* UPDATED * The press shot picture of the phone, formerly known as the HTC Edge or Endeavor, the One X, has been published by Pocketnow and not surprisingly, the phone screen shows Barcelona as location on Sunday 26th of February when the phone will be launched at an invite only event in Barcelona. The phone...

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Apple eyes September launch for sixth-gen iPhone

Apple is reportedly eyeing a September or October launch for its sixth-generation iPhone. 

 According to the Japanese-based Macotakara, Cupertino is intent on keeping its recently introduced fall smartphone cycle intact, a strategy it intends to maintain for the foreseeable future. 

 As AppleInsider’s Neil Hughes points out, this would place the debut of Apple’s next-gen smartphone approximately...

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iPhone 5 tipped for September announcement

Today a report has come from a set of anonymous “Asian reliable sources” that the iPhone 5 will be announced and released in September or October of 2012. This News comes from Macotakara where a tip also leaks that this schedule will be kept for several years afterward, a new iPhone per year. Hardware has separately been tipped to be released around that time frame in rumors for the next Apple...

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Apple Launches 'Start Developing iOS Apps Today' Guidebook

Has Lion really been out that long? It sure doesn't feel like it, but evidently Apple's already working up what's next for their desktop OS platform. With 10.7 inching close to maturity, it's 10.8 that's popping up on the scene this week. Apple's next version of OS X (by the way, they removed "Mac" from "Mac OS X") is being called Mountain Lion, and it's no real surprise to see that it's more...

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Why Apple Won't Merge OS X and iOS Anytime Soon

Apple's new OS X Mountain Lion integrates many iOS features, but the two operating systems will remain freestanding for the near future.   An interesting rumor floating around the Valley lately is that Apple is on track to merge OS X and iOS and...

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A Closer Look: Comparing Apple's iPhone 4S and Samsung's Galaxy Nexus

For the past couple of months, I've been walking around with both an iPhone 4S and a Samsung Galaxy Nexus, with the former running iOS 5 and the latter running Google's Android 4.0, known as Ice Cream Sandwich. I posted my initial impressions a while back, after having used both devices for a week or two, but now that I've gotten used to both, I thought...

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Apple's iPhone, Google Translate app help save a life

The iPhone, combined with the Google Translate app, and some quick thinking by Oregon highway patrolmen, helped save a Chinese man's life. There is no shortage of stories that highlight the utility of Apple's iPhone and this is certainly one of those circumstances. After several reports of an impaired driver heading westbound on I-84 near The Dalles in north-central Oregon, two officers decided...

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Apple to address iPhone app privacy policy

Following pressure from US legislators, who say Apple's apps allowed people to access private address book data without user's permission Apple has revealed that it will begin to require iPhone and iPad applications to seek explicit approval to access personal contact information of users' smartphones. The move follows pressure from US legislators, who say that the popular software applications in Apple's App Store allowed people to access private address book data without user's permission. An...

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Google+ gets instant iPhone photo uploads, no more manual uploading like a chump

Slowly, but surely, the Google+ iPhone app is catching up to its more well-equipped Android sibling. Today Google released a new version of the iPhone app that can instantly upload your photos and videos, something that the Android app has had since it launched last year. Google also announced some minor cosmetic changes to its Circles interface on the web, which will make it easier for you to add...

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Best iPhone apps: Ten free apps to watch TV and movies on your iPhone

Not only does a smartphone let you watch video clips on the device and surf the web to access video-sharing sites such as YouTube, it also allows you stream TV shows and films to the device when you've got a Wi-Fi or 3G connection, thanks to a number of apps. And you don't need to fork out lots of cash to watch TV and movies on your iPhone. There are plenty of free apps available that offer this...

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New iPhone App Locates Specialized Emergency Center Nearest to You

If you have an iPhone, chances are you use it daily to find the places you need to go, including health care providers  However, although most hospitals are equipped for general medical emergencies, certain hospitals have specialists for specific conditions immediately available.  For example, there are hospitals that have designations as “stroke centers” that can rapidly mobilize...

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New iPhone App Helps EV Users Track Savings

The GreenCharge app allows electric vehicle owners to track and share their driving patterns, fuel savings and environmental contribution over time. PALO ALTO, Calif. – Yep, there’s an app for that. A new app for electric vehicle owners to track, calculate and share how much they’re saving overtime is now available for the iPhone. Springwise.com reports that the new GreenCharge iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch app, developed by Xatori Inc., helps electric vehicle owners track and share their...

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5 apps that would change the way you look at your iPhone camera

This week, e27 brings to you 5 apps that would change your experience with your iPhone camera. That little piece of technology that you hold in your hands has hidden capabilities that might rival even the most sophisticated photo-editing software! Depending on which model of iPhone you are currently using, the resolution of your camera might differ and you might thus prefer your darling SLR...

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How to transfer apps from iPhone to iTunes

Even the most tech-savvy among us can induce the occasional face-palm by getting tripped up over pretty basic stuff that they just aren’t familiar with. Though Apple has made technology more personal and simple for millions of non-geek customers, even their systems can have a bit of a learning curve. Take the iPhone and iTunes. As seamlessly as Cupertino has crafted the platforms, there are...

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Xamarin Delivers MonoTouch 5.2 for iPhone and iPad App Development

Xamarin’s new MonoTouch 5.2 speeds up and simplifies iPhone App Development and iPad application development. Xamarin, a maker of development software for building cross-platform mobile apps for phones and tablets, has announced MonoTouch 5.2, a new version of its software for developing iPhone and iPad apps. MonoTouch 5.2 delivers new capabilities to improve application performance, streamline the development process and reduce the time it takes to build iPhone and iPad apps with a native user...

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iPhone app controls tiny Hot Wheels car

Most remote control cars come with dual stick controllers, but Hot Wheels opens up many more driving options with its iPhone controller app. Although a little clunky to set up, Hot Wheel's iNitro Speeders gives the option of using an iPhone to control its little remote control cars. The iPhone app includes the standard dual stick controller, but also lets you drive the car with the iPhone's accelerometer,...

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iPhone app uploads entire address book to its servers

An iPhone app that claims to help you "share life with the ones you love" is sharing a little bit too much information, a developer has discovered. An iPhone app that claims to help you "share life with the ones you love" is sharing a little bit too much information, a developer has discovered. Path is described as a "smart journal" and is free to download in the App Store. However, the current version of the app uploads the entire contents of your address book and places...

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Turn your iPhone into a contacts Metasearch engine with Smartr Contacts for iPhone-App Review

For long iPhone users have been awaiting a powerful sync capability between their phone contacts and social media contacts. This is where the Android OS has been a step ahead until the release of iPhone 4 & 4S, where the recent facebook app allows you to sync contacts and their photos seamlessly. The desire for more than just facebook and the use on older device can leave you puzzled with...

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iPhone App News: Facebook photo sharing app canned?

  Facebook has appearently dropped its plans to launch a bespoke photo-sharing application for Apple's iPhone, according to reports on Monday Facebook has reportedly pulled the plug on a planned photo sharing application for the iPhone App. The application leaked last year, courtesy of screenshots posted by the TechCrunch website, but there have been few murmurs of a launch since the...

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A Chance To Win Weather Live For iPhone And iPad

AppAdvice has teamed up with Apalon in order to offer you a chance to win one of five promo codes for Weather Live ($0.99) for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Weather Live is a slick weather app that brings your daily forecast to life! Instead of just displaying a static image with the weather forecast, Weather Live provides you with an animated background that corresponds...

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iPhone App Contains Secret Tethering Capability

By entering the codes "1984" and "31337" in iRandomizer Numbers, you can create a sharable Internet connection using your iPhone. The iOS app iRandomizer Numbers contains an unexpected function: It allows users who enter the undocumented codes to create a tethered Internet connection. Thereafter, other nearby computers can join an ad-hoc WiFi network and reach the Internet using the tethered iPhone's cellular data connection. The app purports to be nothing more than a random number generation...

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Cheers: The world's happiest iPhone app

The Cheers app for iPhone is definitely a morning person. It's the kind of app that hops out of bed, says hello to the singing bluebirds at the window, and then goes for a jog to pick up a mocha at a favorite local coffee shop. There are heaps of social-media apps that let you check in at restaurants or recommend businesses to your friends. Cheers follows that example, but flings the door wide open and encourages you to share your love for people, places, and things. Cheers is positioning...

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BeeSmart embraces iPhones

BeeSmart, the interactive TV solution provider for service operators and AltWolf, a software development company, are proud to announce a BeeSmart iPhone app development. This novelty represents easier access to services for end-users, which are now available from iPhone devices and numerous possibilities for service operators to upgrade their offering. BeeSmart iPhone application works together with the BeeSmart TV middleware. It needs to be authenticated and linked with the subscriber account...

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