Smartphones

Apple has launched the new official version of iCloud.com — its web portal for cloud services — to all users, reports 9to5Mac. The site features versions of its Mail, Contacts and Calendar and Find my iPhone apps that were previously available through the MobileMe service, as well as new apps like Notes, Reminders and iWork. Continue Reading →

Verizon Wireless has confirmed to BGR that the iPhone 5 will not support voice and data at the same time, even over 4G LTE. This is a little odd as Verizon’s 4G LTE devices all support simultaneous voice and data, but it won’t be in the iPhone 5 on Verizon. “iPhone 5 was designed to Continue Reading →

Right. Now what’s next? Wednesday, Apple revealed its iPhone 5, a slender metal-backed machine that, last year, was tipped as Steve Jobs’ final close-held design project. It’s a tech tour de force, and represents an upgrade of almost every iPhone system. It’ll likely sell by the millions. But we’re pretty much already over it. If Continue Reading →

While Apple managed to pack a bunch of new technologies into the iPhone 5, the company opted not to include the wireless charging found on Nokia’s Lumia 920 or the near field communications technology found in the Galaxy S III. Though some saw Apple’s Passbook feature as a perfect companion to NFC, Apple opted not Continue Reading →

Apple has already pushed back shipping estimates for iPhone 5 pre-orders, just hours after the phone was added to Apple’s online store. The iPhone page on Apple’s online store promises a release date of Sept. 21 in retail stores, but the pre-order page for the phone says all three models–the 16GB, the 32GB and the Continue Reading →

Owning a smartphone on Verizon Wireless has never been cheap, but it’s about to get a whole lot more expensive for many iPhone owners. The nation’s No.1 wireless carrier earned made a lot of people happy when it confirmed that FaceTime over cellular connections will be free with all existing smartphone data plans, meaning that Continue Reading →

Apple’s decision to switch to a smaller dock connector for the iPhone 5 may frustrate consumers whose old cables and accessories are essentially rendered obsolete, but it should give Apple and other iPhone accessories manufacturers a nice little revenue boost. Apple will generate about $40 million in revenue in the next fiscal quarter from customers Continue Reading →

Apple on Thursday confirmed that it will begin taking preorders for the next-generation iPhone 5 just after midnight PDT tonight. The company announced during its press conference on Wednesday that preorder availability would begin on September 14th, however it did not elaborate on exact timing. Apple has now confirmed to Wired that it will offer Continue Reading →

Compared to Android app developers, iOS developers have always had it easy since they could always count on Apple using a 3.5-inch screen and a 3:2 aspect ratio for its smartphones. But Apple threw developers a change-up this week with the iPhone 5, which will be the first iPhone to feature a 4-inch screen with Continue Reading →

Apple did not announce a subscription iTunes access model – which has been mooted by the Wall Street Journal and New York Times – along with iPhones and iPods on Wednesday. And that’s just fine. Such a move, when it happens, will redefine the industry forever – but Apple, and music, can afford to wait. Continue Reading →