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Give Your iPhone a Zack Morris Makeover With This Chunky Case

The 90s were a mixed bag, aesthetically and technologically—but in our era of anorexic, minimalist gadget design, the heft of old cell phones is kind of charming. Kinda. If you’re feeling nostalgic, slip your iPhone into the ARKHIPPO. The ARKHIPPO case won’t give you the satisfying snap of a StarTAC or the graceful sliding-up of…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Supercharge Your iPad and iPhone Right Now with iOS 4.2

Oh boy, here we go. iOS 4.2 is out right now. iPad users finally get sweet, sweet multitasking, while everybody gets AirPlay awesomeness and Find My iPhone for free. https://gizmodo.com/ios-4-2-on-ipad-theres-no-going-back-5639074 What You Get We’ve covered the goodness of iOS 4.2 before. It makes a huge difference with the iPad—it’s way more powerful and easier to…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

The Best iPhone Shopping Apps

Black Friday, Schmack Schmriday: here are the best iPhone apps for shopping all year round. GOLD MEDAL: Amazon Mobile An app that answers a single, all-important shopping question, even if the answer is almost always the same: Should I buy this in the store, or just wait a couple days for an online order. It’s…

Tech News John Herrman

Why Airplay is a Big Deal

Today, iOS 4.2 arrives on iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches. One of its most exciting features is AirPlay, streaming music to speakers and videos and photos to Apple TVs. Here’s what it is and why it’s a big deal. [Giz] https://gizmodo.com/supercharge-your-ipad-and-iphone-right-now-with-ios-4-2-5696097

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Carrier Threats Lead Apple to Abandon Integrated iPhone SIM Plan

The Telegraph reports today that Apple has scrapped plans for its own brand of SIM card after carriers threatened to stop subsidizing the iPhone. Theoretically, the integrated SIM could have removed carriers from the purchasing process. Sorry consumers! https://gizmodo.com/will-apple-go-around-carriers-with-a-built-in-iphone-si-5675012 The carriers were unsurprisingly pleased with themselves following the news: A senior source at a mobile…

Tech News Jack Loftus

iPhone Dev Team Releases Redsn0w Update for Jailbroken iOS 4.2.1 Apps

Heads up, developers: The iPhone Dev Team announced this weekend that Redsn0w 0.9.6b3 is now available. The update supports iOS 4.2.1 and will allow developers to bypass Cydia, which was broken in 4.2.1. If you want your jailbreak apps ready for the official iOS 4.2.1 release, this is your ticket to do just that. More…

Tech News Jack Loftus

This Week’s Best Apps

In this week’s ABOUT TIME app round up: Rage HD, finally released!!!; Google Voice for iPhone, finally released!!!; photos, shared with your closest friends; The Economist, making you look smarter; analog synths, emulated; and much, much more. iPhone To view these on one page, click here https://gizmodo.com/iphone-apps-november-19-5694687 iPad To view these on one page, click…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Turn Your iPhone Into a WiFi Router Without Jailbreaking

It may not always be the most reliable, but that iPhone in your pocket is a viable internet connection, anywhere you go. So use it! The Nexaira BC2 will turn the thing into a full wireless router, no jailbreaking required. The $190 BC2 is a full-fledged 802.11 B/G/N router—just stick your tethering-enable iPhone into it…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Bolle BP-10: The First Dedicated iPhone Printer and Probably the Last

Air Print is on the horizon, and it looks like it’s going to be the perfect solution for all our iOS printing needs. IN THE MEANTIME there’s the Bolle BP-10, which cradles iPhones and spits out 4″x6″ prints. Perhaps a little late to the game here, but hey, some olds don’t trust all that wireless…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

I Can’t Keep It In My Pants

On the day of the San Francisco Giants World Series parade, I headed to the corner of California and Montgomery where I was sure I had a good vantage to watch the players roll by in their rubber-wheeled cable cars. My wife was thinking the same thing about her view as she held our four…

Tech News Dave Pell

iOS 4.2.1 Gold Master Now Available To Apple Developers

It’s been over two weeks since Apple made the iOS 4.2 Gold Master available to developers and now we’re seeing that the iOS 4.2.1 Gold Master has popped up. But where’s a public release of 4.2? We’re getting impatient. [Apple] https://gizmodo.com/ios-4-2-gold-master-now-available-to-iphone-developers-5678953

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Steve Wozniak: Android’s “More Features” Will Beat iPhone Eventually

The iPhone may still be Wozniak’s favorite phone, but that doesn’t mean he thinks it’ll “win” the smartphone wars. Speaking to Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, he said that Android phones, with their “more features,” will do better. Updated https://gizmodo.com/hold-it-the-iphone-is-still-steve-wozs-favorite-5449580 He’s of course referring to Android as a platform, in comparison to the iPhone running one…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Pew: Shoot Down TIE Fighters in Star Wars’ $5 Augmented Reality iPhone App

Blast TIE Fighters out of your very own backgarden—and this time, you don’t even have to imagine it! The Falcon Runner iPhone app had us nerding out on it earlier this month, but it’s finally available today. https://gizmodo.com/tie-fighters-invade-your-city-5679566 The first Star Wars game to ever use augmented reality is only compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

An Interview With The Ballsy Teen Who Sold Authentic White iPhone Parts

17-year-old Fei “Phil” Lam, the ballsy teen who sold authentic white iPhone 4 conversion kits, recently took a moment to speak to Fast Company about his business, Apple, Foxconn, and legal woes. Here’s his story. https://gizmodo.com/ballsy-teen-who-sold-his-own-authentic-white-iphones-ea-5691512 On Tuesday, The New York Observer reported that 17-year-old Fei “Phil” Lam has made a killing selling white iPhone…

Tech News Austin Carr - FastCompany

Locking Down Your Facebook Account Like James Bond

If you ever want to steal something in spy movies, you need to tear out somebody’s eyeball or fake their voice. AT&T Safe will bring that same level of security to your online accounts with an iPhone app. Anytime you (or anyone else) tries to access an account, instead of putting in a password, a…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Astronut: The Beauty of Space, Right on Your iPhone

Astronut, a new game from The Iconfactory, puts you in the space boots of an astronaut adrift in space. It’s gorgeous and engaging throughout, from the graphics down to the smallest details in the menus and sound effects. Free. [iTunes]

Space & Spaceflight Kyle VanHemert

Now You Can Edit Google Docs on iPad, iPhone and Android

Now you can edit Google Docs on the go, using an iPad, iPhone or Android device. The new mobile Google Docs will be rolled out to English-language users using Android Froyo and any iOS 3.x thingamajig. It even supports voice recognition. The rollout will happen over the next few days. To use it you just…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Twitter iPhone App Now Has Push and SMS Notifications For @Mentions

The Twitter iPhone app now comes with a clever little feature: Notifications for @mentions. This means that whenever someone you follow mentions you on Twitter, you can receive either an SMS—just as you would with Direct Messages—or a push notification on your iPhone. The push notifications will require the latest version of the Twitter app…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Google Voice. For iPhone. It’s here.

Google’s official Google Voice app is here. For the iPhone. Hot. Damn. And guess what? It’s free. Updated. It has what you think an official Google Voice app has: push notifications for new texts and voicemails, something prior GV apps couldn’t quite handle without a third-party workaround. Get it now! Will update the post in…

Tech News Jason Chen

Don’t Try to Do This With Your iPhone 4

It may not have image stabilization, but that iPhone 3GS sure can take some heavy pounding. Watch as these rascals drive it through hell and back, attached to an RC car. Don’t try this with your iPhone 4. [Thanks Bud!] https://gizmodo.com/design-test-note-fragile-beauty-5572546

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Give Your iPhone a Zack Morris Makeover With This Chunky Case