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Your iPhone’s Flash Keeps These Festive Cases Sparkling

When it comes to properly spreading holiday cheer, an ugly Christmas sweater just isn’t enough anymore. You’ve got to up your game, and nothing guarantees gameupmanship like floating around your office holiday party brandishing these festive light-up iPhone cases. They’re not only a classy way to protect your device, they also don’t require their own…

Razer’s Rumored iOS Controller Takes a Different Angle on Gaming

It makes total sense that Razer would have an iOS gaming controller for iPhone and iPod touch in the works, which is why we think that these photos from reliable source @evleaks could be a forthcoming product from the gaming accessory giant. This fall, we saw the first two officially sanctioned iOS controllers crop up…

Report: Apple’s iBeacon Location-Aware Shopping in Its Stores Today

The Associated Press is reporting that Apple will switch on its new iBeacons service— which will provide location-aware services to your phone—across its 254 US stores today. iBeacons, which uses low-power Bluetooth transmitters dotted around stores, was announced with the arrival of iOS 7. But while it’s been possible for a while, Apple will, unsurprisingly,…

Watch 50 Siri and Google Now Voice Commands in Action

Not sure which virtual assistant/life-partner to entrust with your personal well-being? PhoneBuff newest videos should make that choice at a least a little easier, showing you 50 different commands using both Apple’s Siri (above) and Google’s Google Now (below). Watching the two videos, it’s easy to get a sense of each voice assistant’s strengths and…

Obama: Dammit, I’m Not Allowed an iPhone For “Security Reasons”

Poor old Barack Obama. Not only is his pet project HealthCare.gov struggling to gain traction, he has other tech woes, too: he isn’t allowed an iPhone for “security reasons.” During a meeting with youths on Wednesday, Obama admitted that he’s not allowed to use an iPhone, reports Reuters, despite the fact he uses an iPad…

iPhone Anamorphic Lens Lets You Shoot Wider Than Widescreen

Even though 35mm film dominated the film industry for years and years, the majority of movies released to theaters were much wider than the stock’s 4:3 aspect ratio. But instead of sacrificing resolution and simply cropping off the top and bottom of a frame to make it widescreen, filmmakers used special lenses that squeezed a…

How Much the iPhone Costs Around the World

The iPhone is popular. Not just here in the United States, but around the whole world. But depending on where you are, you might be paying a lot for it. ​This map of iPhone 5S prices across the globe shows the worst places to buy. Put together by the folks over at Mobile Unlocked, ​the…

The Lightstrap iPhone Case Could Be a Phone Photog’s Dream Come True (UPDATED)

The iPhone 5S may have a fancy new dual-LED flash, but ultimately, it doesn’t make that much difference. Low-light pictures continue to the bane of the phone photographer’s existence, and every blurry, noisy, and/or blown-out shot from a dimly lit bar is a painful reminder. This new case from Brick and Pixel called the Lightstrap…

Report: Google Is Planning Chrome App Support for Android and iOS

The Next Web is reporting that Google is working on plans to offer up Chrome apps, usually found on the desktop, to the mobile ecosystems of iOS and Android. The site reports that the company is “currently building a toolkit to help developers create Chrome apps for Android and iOS, as well as port their…

Why You Can’t Build a Smartphone

Every day or so I read another blog post (or ranting comments) about how BlackBerry could be rehabilitated, or how Nokia could restart Maemo and build the ultimate smartphone again. Things came to a head after Jolla announced their first phone for sale. Surely this phone with an amazing user interface will vindicate the N9?!…

WhatsApp has just received its long-overdue iOS 7 update—including a lot of tweaks, and one hell of a flatter interface, too.

This Incredible Portrait of Morgan Freeman Was Painted on an iPad

Remember iPad art? Like those New Yorker covers that look, well, basically just okay? Or the hobby that David Hockney had for like ten seconds? Well British artist Kyle Lambert’s been practicing, and he’s gotten good. Like, photorealism good. The latest Lambert creation is this jaw-dropping portrait of Morgan Freeman. You almost feel like you…

Your Ugly Christmas Sweater Just Went Digital

Mark Rober has been wowing us for three of years now with his innovative, high-tech Halloween costumes. In fact, he got so good at it that he quit his job at NASA to devote himself to “Digital Dudz” full-time. Now he’s applied the cyber-clothing concept to the perennial holiday favorite, the ugly Christmas sweater, and…

The Best Cyber Monday App Deals of 2013

Update: Looking for 2014’s best Cyber Monday App Deals? Head over to this year’s post. The Cyber Monday madness has extended into the world’s various app stores, and it’s a great chance to fill up your phone, tablet, Mac, or PC with quality software and games. Several of these deals are holdovers from Black Friday,…

Best Buy is selling $100 iTunes or App Store giftcards for just $85 shipped, a pretty surprising savings in the Apple ecosystem. [Best Buy via 9to5Toys]

iPad Air For $450 + $40 Gift Card, And More

We already let you know that Best Buy had discounted the iPad Air to $450, and now you can get an additional $40 Best Buy gift card out of the deal by doing in-store pick up. Basically, Best Buy is giving you $10 credit back on every $100 spent on in-store pick up items in…

Our Favorite Android, iOS and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

If you celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday, no doubt you’re feeling a little overstuffed and loaded down today. Give your smartphone the same feeling by downloading some sweet new apps. And since today is Brown Friday, these apps will give you something to do while you’re warming up the royal throne. https://gizmodo.com/for-retailers-today-really-is-the-shittiest-day-of-the-1472695215 Multi-Platform Updates Showtime Anytime Newly…

iPhone 5s For $125

Best Buy is taking a cool $75 off the price of the iPhone 5s with a 2 year contract, bringing the 16GB model down to $125. You can go into a real life Walmart and get the same phone for $189 – $75 Walmart credit, which is technically a slightly better deal, but this is…

The Best Black Friday App Deals of 2013

Update: Looking for 2014’s best Black Friday App Deals? Head over to this year’s post. Black Friday’s not just for real-world goods; it’s also arguably the biggest day of the year for sales on great apps. We’ve listed a ton of the best deals below, and we’ll add more as we see them. If you…

Apple’s Black Friday Deals: Lots of Gift Cards

If you’ve been eagerly awaiting Apple’s Black Friday offers, then they’re finally here! You will, however, have to make do with gift cards. Here’s a rundown of what you can get your hands on. iPads iPad Air: from $499 with $75 gift card iPad mini (non-Retina display model): from $299 with $50 gift card iPad…