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Apple Now Has a Patent On Turning Digital Pages

I hope you’re not a huge fan of skeumorphic virtual page turning. If you are, I hope you have an iOS device. Why? Because Apple just got a patent for that. Yup, Apple has a patent on turning fake pages. Patent D670,713, titled “Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface” was approved…

Apple says that they want to negotiate a global patent agreement with Google’s Motorola. Let’s hope it works out!

4G iPad Mini: Which Carrier Has the Best Deal?

The iPad mini’s pint-sized frame was made with portability in mind, and the arrival of a 4G LTE-equipped model at three of the nation’s top cellular providers this morning makes it easier than ever to keep your tablet connected while on the road. But which carrier has the best deal? Sprint, AT&T and Verizon all…

That Steve Jobs Action Figure Just Got Even Creepier

Holy mother of Moof. Remember the ultra-realistic Steve Jobs action figure? I thought it couldn’t get creepier until its creators decided to make it pose on the arm of the full size Madame Tussauds’ Steve Jobs—which you can see here completely finished. https://gizmodo.com/the-latest-steve-jobs-action-figure-is-a-horrifying-mut-5957770 It also has a name now, according to what Legend Toys told…

Courts have allowed Samsung and Apple to add iPhone 5 and Jelly Bean to their ongoing battle. Tit. For. Tat. [Bloomberg]

Sprint Will Have LTE iPad Minis in Stores Today

Sprint has announced that it will be selling cellular versions of the iPad Mini, and updated iPad, in its stores as of this morning. Go grab one while you can. Sprint has explained that “limited quantities of the new iPad” will be available in select Sprint stores. It’s not clear how limited those stocks are,…

Thieves Stole $1.5 Million of iPad Minis from JFK

Breaking into the same JFK cargo building featured in the movie GoodFellas, two thieves stole two pallets of iPad Minis—about $1.5 million worth—in a slick robbery that included using the airport’s own forklifts and possibly an inside man. The New York Post reported that the two thieves broke into the cargo building on Monday night…

The Good Steve Jobs Movie Will Only Have Three Scenes

A news shocker for anyone excited about the other Steve Jobs movie—which should be good, because it’s written by Oscar-winning dynamo Aaron Sorkin, doesn’t star Ashton Kutcher, and isn’t called iJobs. The movie will only have three scenes. Three. https://gizmodo.com/the-shitty-steve-jobs-movie-unveils-its-bad-guy-5916584 According to The Daily Beast, Sorkin says his upcoming Jobs biopic—which doesn’t have an actor…

Apple’s New Patent Adjusts an iPad’s Display Size Based on How Far Away You Are

If you like to hold your iPad right up by next to your eyeballs because you are basically blind, you might someday have some relief. Apple has a new patent that changes the size of the display based on the distance of your face from the screen. The resizing tech could work in two opposite…

Have You Been Able to Back Up Your iPhone 5 Since Updating to iOS 6.0.1?

So something very peculiar is going on with my iPhone 5—I haven’t been able to successfully back up since updating to 6.0.1. A couple others on staff have encountered it too. The same error keeps occurring but I have no idea what that error is. Has anyone else encountered this issue? And if so, have…

Apple’s Clever Method to Silence a Vibrating iPhone

Ironically, leaving a silenced phone set to vibrate on a hard surface like a table can actually create more of a disturbance when it rings and bounces around. So Apple has patented a system that uses the iPhone’s mic and accelerometer to listen for vibrations and scale back its intensity when it gets too loud.…

This OS X Bug Is Deeply Annoying But Amazingly Pretty

A handful of OS X users on Reddit are reporting a weird bug that makes Launchpad simultaneously unusable and rather beautiful. According to Cult of Mac, the problem is a result of OS X using an incorrect core filter built into the OS when it throws up Launchpad: [S]omehow Launchpad is applying the crystallize effect…

JBL iPhone 5 Speaker Docks Hands-On: Lightning Finally Finds a Friend

This week, accessories for Apple’s new lightning dock connector are finally starting to trickle out. Starting right now, you can order two new lightning connector speaker docks from JBL. Finally, a dock for your iPhone 5. How did you ever sleep at night without one? https://gizmodo.com/the-first-third-party-lightning-accessories-are-a-car-c-5957849 In general, this year’s JBL products have been well…

5 Things To Love About Nokia’s New Maps

Nokia’s rebranded mapping service will soon arrive on iPhones and and Android devices, under the moniker of Here. For Android users this isn’t a huge deal, but for iPhone owners living in the age of iOS 6, it could change a lot. Nokia’s maps, on other platforms, have been fantastic. https://gizmodo.com/nokias-new-mapping-service-is-coming-to-ios-and-android-5960189 The apps aren’t quite…

Apartment Hunting Is the Worst Thing, But iOS App Lovely Eases the Pain

No matter how you look at it, apartment hunting sucks. You could just drink your way through it or you could manage with Lovely, a new apartment search app. Oh, and you can still drink. When you’re looking for a new place to live, you probably typically search Craigslist or Trulia or something similar, but…

How to Fix Your iPhone 5’s Crappy Wi-Fi

The iPhone 5 is pretty good, and for most folks, its Wi-Fi is actually very good. It was in our tests. But a lot of people have been reporting in that the Wi-Fi is actually awful, and can’t hold a signal at all. This should fix that right up for you. First off, this isn’t…

Watch Out Fitbit, This Badass New Activity Tracker Is Out to Eat Your Lunch

You might not have ever heard of Misfit Wearables but you’ll want to pay attention starting now that its first gadget has made its debut. Founded by Agamatrix founders Sonny Vu and Sridhar Iyengar, the Redwood City-based company also credits former sugar water peddler and Apple CEO John Sculley as a co-founder. And its backed…

Scosche Now Has Lightning Accessories for Damn Near Any Situation

Think about anything you need to do regarding your gadget charging needs. Need to power an iPhone 5? What about a fourth-gen iPad? An Android phone? Some weird gadget with a strange USB port? Need to charge at home? In the car? Hate tangled cables? Scosche has addressed all of these scenarios with its latest…

Why Can’t All Map Apps Be This Clever?

Augmented Reality has mostly found its niche as a way to bring virtual characters to life through a mobile device. But a Japanese developer has found a more clever use. Crossfader’s AR-MAPS app syncs Apple or Google Maps to a live video feed from your iPhone’s camera, so you can visualize how you’re oriented, and…

Samsung: We’re Not Backing Down from Apple Litigation

If your heart grew two sizes when Apple and HTC decided to settle their patent disputes with money instead of lawyers (or guns?), prepare for shrinkage. When asked if Samsung would follow suit—or lack thereof—its mobile head, J.K. Shin, gave an emphatic no. To the jousting field! It’s not like anyone expected Samsung to forgo…