As is always the case when discussing future Apple hardware releases, there’s a lot of speculation as to what the company will change in terms of the underlying components inside the case, as well as the look of the device. The (highly desirable)... 

For many independent app developers, reaching the top of the iTunes charts is a sure way to fame and fortune. Well, maybe not fame, but certainly the fortune part is accurate. But how successful does an app have to be in order to reach that seemingly... 

Sprint is apparently looking to lure in more current iPhone owners that are fed up with the increasingly troublesome data caps on other carriers. Starting May 18th, iPhone users on AT&T and Verizon are encouraged to bring their device into a Sprint... 

When the 6th generation iPhone launches — probably some time this year — there is a good chance that it will have a larger display. The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple has started to order parts for the device, including a display... 

Today, mobile phones are very good about getting a signal so long as you are in a place that is: somewhat inhabited, not an elevator, and not too far above/below ground. While those latter circumstances are difficult to overcome, satellite communications... 

With the iPhone 5 expected to launch as early as September this year, parts for the new phone will start appearing on production lines soon in order to get millions manufactured in time to meet the inevitable demand. Revised parts means new parts for... 

There is so much that can be done with our smartphones now that we basically never put them down. If we’re not checking in to something or watching a video, we’re surfing the web and/or making phone calls. So in between all that hard work... 

There’s been plenty of Kickstarter projects in our browser tabs lately, but one of the more interesting is the Pebble E-Paper smartwatch. Its developers only needed $100K to bring the product to completion, instead they’re at over $6 million... 

At Apple, design is everything. Not only does the company want the best looking devices on the market, they also like to be ahead of competitors by having the thinnest gadgets, or by shipping displays with a resolution far above anything that has gone... 

Apple is famously strict with the apps it approves for use on the iDevices, but it has just approved one uncharacteristically useful utility called Bluetooth OnOff. This app adds a simple Bluetooth toggle to the home screen of an iOS device, thus saving... 

An unlucky, or maybe just too curious child managed to fall down a 40-feet deep well in a village near the Chinese city of Mengzi yesterday, leaving firefighters scratching their heads as to how to get him out. The problem was, the rescue harness the... 

A spec that is often touted, but rarely informative when it comes to screens, is the contrast ratio. This is essentially a comparison between the brightest and darkest image a screen can produce. You might think this would do a good job telling you which... 

As the adoption of smartphones continues to take off, law enforcement is increasingly being stymied by passcodes and other forms of personal device security. In a video posted by Swedish technology firm Micro Systemation, the company demos a new version... 

If you’ve been watching the App Store for the past few years it’s clear to see more of the big publishers are producing games for the iPhone. You can find games carrying well-known names such as Final Fantasy, Street Fighter, and Rage. What... 

Siri is unquestionably a beta feature. The assistant offers some handy functionality, like sending messages, checking the weather, and setting reminders — all while using casual language. But Siri’s full powers won’t be unleashed until...