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WSJ: The New iPhone Will Include a Fingerprint Scanner

Ahead of today’s big Apple event, the Wall Street Journal is reaffirming rumors that the more expensive of the two phones to be announced will feature fingerprint scanning technology. https://gizmodo.com/our-iphone-event-liveblog-starts-right-here-on-9-10-at-1277167537 It’s by no means a new rumor—having been suggested by French site Nowhereelse.fr, Reuters, and the WSJ before. But clearly the Journal is confident that…

Apple’s Most Important New Product This Month Won’t Be an iPhone

Tomorrow, Apple will introduce the world to two new iPhones. One will look almost exactly like the current iPhone, the other will look slightly different. Apple will sell millions of each type. And both will hardly matter at all compared to iOS 7. There’s going to be a lot written about the iPhone 5S and…

The Best Cookbook Apps to Make Yourself a 21st Century Julia Child

Though chock-full of delicious knowledge, traditional cookbooks are far too portly for the modern kitchen. Instead of dedicating valuable shelf space to dozens of cooking anthologies, let them live in the cloud or in your tablet. Here are 10 ways to digitize your recipe collection as suggested by the Gizmodo community. https://gizmodo.com/whats-your-favorite-cookbook-app-1228363572 General Notes The…

Apple’s New iPhone Jamboree: Everything We Expect to See Today

Apple Day is finally here. It’s sure to come with a batch of tech presents and we’re livebloggin’ it up. We’ve got a pretty good idea of what’s coming. New iPhones, new colors, iOS 7 updates; here’s everything you can expect to see in just a few hours: https://gizmodo.com/our-iphone-event-liveblog-starts-right-here-on-9-10-at-1277167537 The iPhone 5S : Everything We Think…

Our New iPhone Liveblog Starts Right Here, Right Now

Welcome friends! In just a few hours, Apple’s going to take the wrapping off of the updated iPhone 5S and the all new, budget-friendly iPhone 5C. We’ll be covering it all live, right here. Join us! The keynote kicks off at 1PM EDT/10AM PDT, but we’re firing up the ol’ liveblog machine about an hour…

Opera Coast: a Stripped-Down Browser Built Just for iPad

Web browsing on the iPad—or any tablet for that matter—is far too frustrating of an experience for what’s really one of the device’s most basic uses. Safari for iOS was designed with an iPhone in mind, so anything larger becomes an awkward mix of sweeping gestures and pointed tapping. Opera’s newly launched iPad-only browser, Coast,…

iOS 6.1.4 Is Finally Jailbroken

The Evasion jailbreak for iPhones running iOS 6.x was patched up real well by Apple in iOS 6.1.3—but now, a dev has managed to finally crack version 6.1.4 on the iPhone 5. iOS 6.1.4 rolled out in May for iPhone 5 users, offering bug fixes and stymying jailbreaks. But developer Winocm now has iOS 6.1.4…

What the Strange Slot in Your Old Car’s Dashboard Is Really For

Someone was did an amazing job of predicting the future when they put that strange slot in the center of your dash. Spooky. [Reddit]

This Is Possibly Perhaps What the New iPad Will Look Like

There have been a number of component leaks all claiming to show off Apple’s new iPad recently. But now, prolific Apple leaker Sonny Dickson has put together components to give us the best idea so far of what the next-gen iPads might look like. https://gizmodo.com/video-claims-to-show-new-ipad-with-smaller-body-same-s-1250081355 In fact, the new images align neatly with a video…

The iPhone 5S Home Button Ring Could Look Like HAL 2013

While it seems pretty certain that the next iPhone will come with a fingerprint scanner, what it will look like remains an open question. A “silver ring” around the home button (see below) is the prevailing theory; our friend Martin Hajek has taken a closer look at what that might mean in practice. Sure, these…

Will There Be One Ring To Rule Them All Around The 5S Home Button?

There have been rumors for about a month that the iPhone 5S home button is going to be ringed in silver. Clayton Morris even told This Week In Tech that he was “unequivocally” sure about the change, and that the home button would otherwise have the same concave design. Other leaked photos have supported the…

What Upcoming Tech Gadget Are You Most Excited For?

So we talked about smart watches this entire week, we’ll talk about the next iPhone and different color options all of next week and we’ll eventually start seeing if the upcoming iPad and iPad Mini are worth a damn next month which will give way for a conversation about the Xbox One, PS4, Kinect, rumbling…

AllThingsD says Apple won’t announce new Apple TV hardware next week but will introduce new software, like being able to play TV shows or movies you bought on iTunes on a friend’s Apple TV via AirPlay.

iPhone Apps of the Week: CARROT Alarm, Ping, and More

It may not be official, but with the start of September, summer is pretty much out the door. No one likes to see those sunny days fall by the wayside, so we’re sure there was a bit of gloom hanging over the workweek. Fortunately, we’ve got a whole slew of iOS apps for you to…

iPad Apps of the Week: Path, Ping, and More

Even when an app is technically functional on both phone and tablets, it’s hard to deny the fact that some of them just look so much better in big, beautiful form. This week’s set of iPad apps are all great sure, but the small screen just don’t do ’em justice. Ping: Instead of swiping and…

iPhone Sticky Notes Are the Ideal Reminder, Even When Your Phone’s Dead

The iOS App Store is filled to the brim with every kind of note-taking app you can imagine. But sometimes nothing beats a good ol’ pen and paper. And that’s what makes these Paperback sticky notes the perfect hybrid. They’re designed to adhere to the back of your iPhone 5, so you can take a…

Report: Amazon Wants to Give Away Its Rumored Smartphone for Free

We’ve been hearing rumors about Amazon developing its own smartphone for years. Now, a new report from Wall Street Journal vets Jessica Lessin and Amir Efrati not only says the launch is imminent but also claims it’ll have a very very consumer-friendly price tag: $0. https://gizmodo.com/amazon-might-make-a-kindle-phone-but-it-really-shouldnt-5860602 A free smartphone! Sounds pretty awesome, right? But let’s…

According to 9to5Mac, we may have to wait until the end of October for the final release of OS X Mavericks. The update—which features a lot of small improvements that add up—is reportedly taking extra time to mourn the tragic loss of Goose.

China Telecom Leak Seems to Reveal New iPhones

On Thursday afternoon, a verified China Telecom account on the Weibo microblog posted an advert for advance orders of the iPhone 5S and 5C—the phones we expect Apple to announce next week. https://gizmodo.com/the-new-iphone-s-are-officially-coming-sept-10th-1245187290 While the post was swiftly withdrawn, a journalist at the Wall Street Journal spotted—and screen grabbed—the web page. It’s not clear if…

This Parody Video Shows How Apple Will Announce the Next iPhone

You already know what’s going to happen. Tim Cook will get on stage next week, Jony Ive will wax poetic about chamfered edges, Phil Schiller will be his jolly self and a new iPhone will be announced to the world. It’ll look a lot like the iPhone we already know but Apple will find some…