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Is This the New iPhone Screen Technology?

There are plenty of rumors circulating about a super-thin screen for the new iPhone which could boost battery life. Now, an Apple patent has appeared which describes exactly the kind of screen technology the rumors have been speculating about. https://gizmodo.com/wsj-iphone-5-will-use-super-thin-screen-technology-5926565 Apple Insider points out a new Apple patent which describes different ways in which the…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Samsung Challenges Apple Pinch-to-Zoom Patent With 2001 Tech

As the courtroom battles continue, Samsung yesterday went for Apple by arguing that several iOS-wide UI features were actually developed well before the iPhone came into existence. The Verge is reporting that, in particular, Samsung pointed to the DiamondTouch device—developed in 2001 at the Mitsubishi Electronic Research Laboratory—which included predecessors of both pinch-to-zoom and Apple’s…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

How Rumors Spread Online

We at Gizmodo do our very best to weed out the fakes and hoaxes from the real deal. Most of the time, we’re right, and we can pat ourselves on the shoulder and move onward. But what about the story of the hoax itself? Last week, an image was floated around of what someone on…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

Eyeona: Cash in on a Sale Even After You’ve Cashed Out

Ever buy something only to see it on sale just a day or two later? You can stop kicking yourself and start cashing in on those price reductions with Eyeona, an app that monitors your purchases even after you’ve taken the tags off. What does it do? Scans the receipts of items you’ve purchased and…

Tech News Leslie Horn

What’s Really Going On With Apple’s New Dock Connector

Aside from a larger screen, one of the biggest rumors about the next iPhone is the idea that it will feature a significantly shrunken down dock connector. But how small will it get? And more importantly: why does it matter? https://gizmodo.com/report-ios-6-may-confirm-taller-4-inch-iphone-5932526 The iPhone in your pocket right now communicates with other devices—most notably your computer—with…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Why Apple Won’t Sue Microsoft Over Surface

The latest revelation from the never-ending Apple vs. Samsung patent spat: Apple offered to license the contentious patents to Samsung and they declined, but Microsoft was offered the same deal—and took it. https://gizmodo.com/in-2010-samsung-declined-an-offer-to-license-apples-pat-5933860 There are, however, a few caveats to the cross-licensing deal between Apple and Microsoft. First, there’s an agreement between the two companies…

Tech News Eric Limer

iOS Encryption Is So Good, Not Even the NSA Can Hack It

When you think of an encrypted device that would cause the NSA to throw its hands up and give up trying to crack it, you imagine some industrial grade server, possibly made by IBM. What you don’t expect is a smartphone that can be purchased for a hundred bucks. But the rise of AES hardware…

Tech News Adrian Covert

iPhone Prices Drop Everywhere Before New iPhone Launch

Just about everyone is slashing prices on the iPhone ahead of next month’s expected release of the sixth-gen version. Sprint is selling the 4S for $50 off the regular price, while at Target, you can get the Verizon and AT&T versions for $20 less, at $179. Best Buy has also marked the 8GB iPhone 4…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Alleged New iPhone Logic Board Hints at Antenna and Battery Tweaks

As iPhone rumors develop apace, a WeiPhone forum user—who accurately revealed the iPhone 4S’s motherboard last year—has leaked images of what he claims is the logic board of the new iPhone. Sadly, the image doesn’t answer one of the bigger questions surrounding the launch—namely, what processor the device will feature—as the chip itself isn’t attached…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Judge in Apple vs. Samsung Case Gets Fed Up and Orders Attorneys To Shut Up and Get Things Done Already

After endless back and forth between Apple and Samsung attorneys over what the jury should and shouldn’t be told, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh has gotten fed up and ordered them to meet face to face and start hashing things out. For real. Up until now, each company has been blaming the other for impeding…

Tech News Eric Limer

Watch a Samsung Galaxy SIII and an iPhone 4S Compete in a “Get Dragged Behind a Car” Test

Samsung and Apple are going head to head in court right now, so doesn’t it make sense for the Galaxy S III and the iPhone 4S to go head to head behind a speeding car? OK, maybe it doesn’t follow, but it’s fun to watch. This is the first ever “Drag Race Scratch Test” in…

Tech News Eric Limer

In 2010 Samsung Declined an Offer to License Apple’s Patents. Oops

The latest word out of the epic saga that is Apple vs. Samsung is that in October 2010, Samsung passed up on an offer from Apple to license certain of their patents for royalty rates: $30 per smartphone and $40 per tablet device. Additionally, Apple was willing to offer Samsung a 20% discount if they…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

Further Evidence of Samsung’s Blatant iPhone Envy: Need More Bouncy Fun Stuff

A 94-page document issued into evidence tonight, in the ongoing debacle that is Apple vs. Samsung, supplies further evidence that Samsung was pea green-eyed with insatiable jealousy over Apple’s super fun phone design, as compared to the less animated and playful Android products. 46 [TheVerge]

Tech News Molly Oswaks

Download This iPhone Tethering App Before It Gets Pulled from the App Store

If you want an iPhone tethering app, go download DiscoRecorder, a $2 ‘voice recorder’ app that 9to5Mac says comes with a hidden tethering feature. Yep, that means you can get your computer onto the Internet with your iPhone’s data connection. Sweet. The video above explains how to set up the tethered connection but basically you’re…

Tech News Casey Chan

Burner, Obama for America, and More

It’s Friday, which means for it’s time for a new round of iPhone apps. This time around, we’re giving you plenty of goodness. Between an app that gives you fake numbers, and an iPhone version of one of your old favorite magazines, you’ll have plenty of new titles to download. Burner: We’ve all been in…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Full Metal Jacket Diary, Cartoon Network, and More

It’s time for another edition of best iPad apps. This week we’ve got a whole slew of great stuff coming your way. From a Full Metal Jacket diary to a Cartoon Network streaming app, you’ll like what you see. Full Metal Jacket Diary: Matthew Modine, a.k.a. Pvt. Joker, kept a diary at the request of…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Too Bad These Stylish iPhone Cables Are About To Be Obsolete

Standard iPhone charging cables are pretty boring, and they’re practically begging to get covered in a layer of gray grime. These snazzy cables are much more fun, it’s just too bad they’re going to be outdated so soon. https://gizmodo.com/will-apple-update-its-entire-ios-lineup-this-fall-5932186 Available from Eastern Collective, these robust little guys come in four different color schemes, all of…

Tech News Eric Limer

Is This Apple’s New iPhone Dock Connector?

Could this be Apple’s new iPhone connector? Except for the fact that French site Nowhereelse has a terribly poor reputation, I don’t see why not. They seem real parts, not photoshopped, and the size seems to be the right one. They seem to have eight contacts on each side, which will be enough for everything…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Why a Two-Tone Unibody iPhone Makes Perfect Sense

There’s been much speculation that Apple’s next iPhone will come with a unibody, two-tone design, a significant departure for the company. But fewer people have bothered to ask why. Industrial designer Don Lehman does here for The Tech Block—and comes up with some convincing answers. The image above could be one of four things. 1.…

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“Leaked” iPhone 5 Battery Seems Really Small

9to5mac has reported images of the next iPhone’s battery, and if they’re to be believed, the battery’s relatively small size could spell problems for battery life if the new iPhone has LTE. The battery increases from 1430mAh to 1440mAh. That’s a relatively tiny upgrade, but in line with the bump from the iPhone 4 to…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Is This the New iPhone Screen Technology?

Samsung Challenges Apple Pinch-to-Zoom Patent With 2001 Tech

How Rumors Spread Online

Eyeona: Cash in on a Sale Even After You’ve Cashed Out

What’s Really Going On With Apple’s New Dock Connector

Why Apple Won’t Sue Microsoft Over Surface

iOS Encryption Is So Good, Not Even the NSA Can Hack It

iPhone Prices Drop Everywhere Before New iPhone Launch

Alleged New iPhone Logic Board Hints at Antenna and Battery Tweaks

Judge in Apple vs. Samsung Case Gets Fed Up and Orders Attorneys To Shut Up and Get Things Done Already

Watch a Samsung Galaxy SIII and an iPhone 4S Compete in a “Get Dragged Behind a Car” Test

In 2010 Samsung Declined an Offer to License Apple’s Patents. Oops

Further Evidence of Samsung’s Blatant iPhone Envy: Need More Bouncy Fun Stuff

Download This iPhone Tethering App Before It Gets Pulled from the App Store

Burner, Obama for America, and More

Full Metal Jacket Diary, Cartoon Network, and More

Too Bad These Stylish iPhone Cables Are About To Be Obsolete

Is This Apple’s New iPhone Dock Connector?

Why a Two-Tone Unibody iPhone Makes Perfect Sense

“Leaked” iPhone 5 Battery Seems Really Small

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