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Bad Apple Store Genius Stole $16,000 in iPhones

The Apple Store in Charlotte’s Northlake Mall is presumably like any other: clean, crisp, tidy. But underneath the pristine veneer, an unidentified employee spent nearly six weeks this winter stealing iPhone after iPhone from the Genius Room. Twenty-five handsets, to be precise, worth $16,425 retail. Steal different! The perp is a “known suspect,” according to…

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 22

iOS Bug Allows Access to Contacts Without a Passcode

If you think that your iPhone is impenetrable thanks to its security passcode, think again. A new bug has been exposed in iOS 5.0.1 that allows unauthorized access to contacts and the calling features of the iPhone. Admitedly, it is a long-winded hack, that involves inserting and ejecting the SIM card whilst trying to call…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 22

Pepper Spray iPhone Case Takes Personal Safety a Bit Too Far

Of all the questionable iPhone cases I’ve seen, the Smart Guard certainly raises more than just a few eyebrows. It’s designed to protect both the phone with a durable case, and the user with a can of pepper spray. The logic behind the case seems sound. People carry phones everywhere these days + people need…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 21

The Most Insanely Over-Engineered iPad Stand Ever

If you’re so rugged you demand your technology is teamed with accessories that look like they should form part of an engine, this is definitely the iPad stand for you. It even has a manly name: this is the Rokstand. Hewn from raw blocks of 6061 T-6 Billet Aluminum, the Rokstand is—you might want to…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 21

Leaked iOS 5.1 Build Shows Off a Camera-Slider and Expanded Siri Functionality (UPDATED)

The Portuguese-language blog BlogdoiPhone has somehow gotten its hands on a Pre-GM build of the upcoming iOS 5.1 update. Here’s what could be in store for the expected March 9th-ish update. So far, it appears that the changes are relatively minor, the blog having only discovered two additions. First, the camera will be accessible from…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Feb 20

Ridiculous Fur Case Adds Brushing To Your iPhone Cleaning Ritual

My iPhone already has no problem attracting all manner of mysterious dirt and crap, so the last thing I need is one of these Monster fur cases that’s going to turn it into a magnet for dust, lint, and fuzzballs. As it stands a good portion of my day is spent cleaning grease and grime…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 18

Wi-Fi Controller Lets You Operate Any RC Toy From Your iPhone

If Toy Fair 2012 taught us anything, it’s that there’s a big demand for smartphone-controlled toys. And with Dension’s new WiRC controller, even high-end RC vehicles can now be operated with a touchscreen. The controller unit integrates with any RC vehicle, whether it be a car, boat, or plane, creating a wi-fi hotspot that allows…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 18

You Can Have $15 or a Bumper Case from Apple’s Antennagate Settlement

Apparently, the “you’re holding it wrong defense” didn’t work as well as Apple had hoped. The company has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit and will give US iPhone 4 buyers their choice of $15 or a bumper case. The suit was originally filed in 2010 and alleged that “the case and antenna design has…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Feb 18

WSJ: Google Planted Cookies on iPhones Without Anyone’s Permission (Updated)

A report from the Wall Street Journal suggests that Google has been bypassing the privacy settings of millions of Safari users by installing cookies that could track the browsing habits of people—even if they thought they had blocked them. The WSJ explains how Google has developed code that installs cookies on a users’ device—without their…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 17

The End of Mac

The latest Mac OS X is now just OS X. The “Mac” is now gone. It’s a clear declaration of intentions. The end of Macintosh—the desktop metaphor that reigned supreme for more than two decades—is near. https://gizmodo.com/os-x-10-8-mountain-lion-more-iphone-like-than-ever-5885628 Not the MacBooks and the iMacs, no, but what defines them. Their software soul. Two more years and…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 16

How to Make Music Videos on Your iPhone

Here’s one for the “How on Earth did nobody think of this before?” files. Video Star for iOS facilitates the creation of homespun music videos to go along with any song on your device. To use it, you simply choose a song from your music library and start shooting. You can act along with the…

Tech News Eliot Van Buskirk - Evolver.fm Feb 15

The iPhone Even Makes Other Toys Seem Redundant

I’m all about fostering imagination when it comes to childrens’ toys, but I like that this Makego app straddles the line between force-feeding kids an adventure, and encouraging them to bring things to life on their own. It’s designed for the iPhone or iPod Touch, and lets kids transform either device into a car, an…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 15

Apple: Address Book Privacy Fix Incoming

And now, the great circle of tech life heads towards consummation: the scandal, the outrage, the explanation, the Majestic Non-Apologetic Apple Statement. But at least they’re going to fix their privacy problem. Apple provided the following statement to CNET: “Apps that collect or transmit a user’s contact data without their prior permission are in violation…

Tech News Sam Biddle Feb 15

Why You Should Be Pissed That Apple Lets Developers Take Your Contact Info

We’ve made a big deal about Apple allowing app developers to download and store the address books of iPhone users. As have many others. And while it’s easy to shrug and assume that it won’t affect you in any tangible way, you shouldn’t. https://gizmodo.com/any-iphone-app-can-steal-your-contacts-now-against-stev-5885245 This is important. Here’s why. Admittedly, when it was first revealed…

Tech News Adrian Covert Feb 15

How To Take Extreme Close-Ups of a Gorilla Using Only Your Phone’s Camera

Have you ever taken pictures at the zoo? It’s an exercise in futility. Your puny camera strains to see far-away beasts with their backs turned. Lame. But what if you could get them to come right up to you? That’s exactly what Mark Rober has figured out how to do. Mark is our rocket scientist…

Biology Brent Rose Feb 15

How iPhone Apps Steal Your Contact Data and Why You Can’t Stop It

The internet is starting to realize something unsettling: our iPhones send information about the people we know to private servers, often without our permission. Some offending apps are fixing themselves. Some aren’t. But the underlying problem is much bigger. https://gizmodo.com/any-iphone-app-can-steal-your-contacts-now-against-stev-5885245 Apple allows any app to access your address book at any time—it’s built into the…

Tech News Sam Biddle Feb 15

Apple’s Third-Party Siri Crackdown (And How to Get Around It)

Apple has thrown a curve ball at all of the hackers who had successfully ported Siri onto other devices. Connecting to Siri reportedly now requires an added level of authentication. https://gizmodo.com/watch-siri-work-on-the-old-iphone-4-5850106 Apple has introduced a new token called SetActiviationToken that’s required to connect to Siri. That means that Siri won’t work on older phones using…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Feb 15

Any iPhone App Can Steal Your Contacts Now—Against Steve Jobs’ Will

Someone found out that Path—and most probably other apps—was stealing your contacts’ information from your iPhone and iPad without telling you about it. This happened because of Path’s greediness, but also because Apple is not protecting your privacy as it should. https://gizmodo.com/paths-big-mistake-updated-5883395 The fact is that any app can do the same right now. And…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 15

There’s Some Shotgun in This iPhone Case

Borrowing from the design of the recoil shoulder pad you’ll find on a shotgun, the sidewalls on the iPhone GunnerCase are filled with air cells that collapse on impact, absorbing the forces and minimizing the damage of a dropped handset. And unlike a lot of soft rubber cases that are prone to attracting untold mountains…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 14

I Just Fell In Love With iCade’s New Retro NES-Style Gamepad for iPhone and iPad

If you loved the latest iCade controllers for iPhone and iPad, you are going to want to have sex with their new iCade 8-Bitty, a Nintendo-style gamepad controller with eight buttons. https://gizmodo.com/the-rad-icade-mobile-icade-for-iphone-and-icade-core-j-5874342 The iCade 8-Bitty has surfaced at NYC’s Toy Fair 2012. Like the iCade controllers, the 8-bitty connects to your iPhone, iPad and iPod…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 13

Bad Apple Store Genius Stole $16,000 in iPhones

iOS Bug Allows Access to Contacts Without a Passcode

Pepper Spray iPhone Case Takes Personal Safety a Bit Too Far

The Most Insanely Over-Engineered iPad Stand Ever

Leaked iOS 5.1 Build Shows Off a Camera-Slider and Expanded Siri Functionality (UPDATED)

Ridiculous Fur Case Adds Brushing To Your iPhone Cleaning Ritual

Wi-Fi Controller Lets You Operate Any RC Toy From Your iPhone

You Can Have $15 or a Bumper Case from Apple’s Antennagate Settlement

WSJ: Google Planted Cookies on iPhones Without Anyone’s Permission (Updated)

The End of Mac

How to Make Music Videos on Your iPhone

The iPhone Even Makes Other Toys Seem Redundant

Apple: Address Book Privacy Fix Incoming

Why You Should Be Pissed That Apple Lets Developers Take Your Contact Info

How To Take Extreme Close-Ups of a Gorilla Using Only Your Phone’s Camera

How iPhone Apps Steal Your Contact Data and Why You Can’t Stop It

Apple’s Third-Party Siri Crackdown (And How to Get Around It)

Any iPhone App Can Steal Your Contacts Now—Against Steve Jobs’ Will

There’s Some Shotgun in This iPhone Case

I Just Fell In Love With iCade’s New Retro NES-Style Gamepad for iPhone and iPad

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