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Expect YouTube to be Full of 360-Degree Videos Shot on iPhones Soon

Judging by the amount of money invested in the GoPano Micro project on Kickstarter, a load of people have been biding their time, just WAITING for an opportunity to film panoramic videos using their iPhone 4s. As the video above shows, the viewpoint can be controlled just by swiping the screen—but that doesn’t mean the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

USB 3.0, Thunderbolt Possible in Future iOS 30-Pin Connectors

For those of you wondering how Apple is planning on supporting next-generation high-speed data port technology for future (and current) iPads, Pods and Phones, you might have your answer. Patently Apple has unearthed a 2009 Apple patent for a Hybrid DisplayPort/USB 3.0 Adapter. And since Thunderbolt, the zippy new transfer technology developed by Intel and…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Fring Dials Up Group Video Chat In Beta App

Fring’s testing out a mobile video party line, connecting four people at once, on video, for free. Free! The app will eventually be available on Android and (pending approval) iOS soon for everyone, but for now you can sign up to be a beta tester here. Presumably the only requirements are a smartphone and at…

Tech News Brian Barrett

The Near-Future of Mobile Gaming Is Going to Be Pretty Epic (But Maybe Not on Android)

The light-spraying, shadow-bending dreamscapes carved out of our noir nightmares made possible by the latest version of the Unreal Engine are the reason why we’re always looking for what’s next in gaming. https://kotaku.com/world-exclusive-first-look-under-the-hood-of-the-next-u-5789088 But not everybody’s going to have the machines that are capable of rendering the really real world that the Unreal Engine, at…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Shaky Hands Should Download the Steadycam Pro iPhone 4 App

Like attaching a pair of trainer-wheels to your bike, Steadycam Pro stabilizes recording video so you get a neater, less-wobbly result. How does it de-shake your videos? With the use of algorithms, but that’s all developer Midnox is letting on. Do check out the video for a look at how much magic the app contains,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

IRL Emoji: Our New Favorite Way to Waste Time on the Phone

So what do a bunch of dudes with iPhones do when they haven’t eaten all day, are waiting at your restaurant table, starving, annoyed, and need to pass the time. They innovate. They bring emoji to life. In public. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-emoji-apps-back-in-app-store-someone-probably-r-5196709 We had to! (Really, it was either create this game or resort to cannibalism). We…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Don’t Use the New Facebook for iPhone to Be a Jerk

A tiny update to Facebook for iPhone, but one that delivers great power and requires great responsibility: You can now strike mortal blows and un-friend people from your phone. That’s some serious business, like the suitcase that carries nuclear launch codes. But for your relationships. Less dire: Facebook Places now has map view, so you…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

AT&T Early Upgrades Just Got $50 More Expensive

Not yet upgrade eligible but itching for a new handset? Things just got a little bleaker if you’re an AT&T customer. As first reported by Android Central and confirmed by BGR, AT&T is increasing its off-contract early upgrade prices by $50 for all smartphones—including iPhone 4—and by $150 when purchased with a 1-year contract. Everybody…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Redsn0w Untethered Jailbreak Release Addresses iOS 4.3.1, But iPad 2 Owners Must Wait

Like clockwork, the iPhone Dev-Team has released a workaround for iOS 4.3.1, with the Redsn0w and PwnageTool untethered jailbreak proving compatible with the iPhone 3GS and 4, first-gen iPad and third and fourth generation of iPod Touch. Sorry, iPad 2 owners. [iPhone Dev-Team via Redmond Pie]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

“Divorce”

Seems Boing Boing reader “Pete” played a little prank on his wife for April Fool’s Day using a changed Contacts file, knowledge of her love for the AP Mobile app and pure, pure malice. If a significant other had done something like this to me, knowing what they know about my love for space and…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Sony CEO May Have Inadvertently Revealed iPhone 5’s 8MP Camera (Updated)

Sony CEO Howard Stringer has a bit of iPhone 5-shaped egg on his face this morning as it was revealed late last night the executive accidentally revealed the strength and supplier of the iPhone 5’s alleged camera. Spoiler: It’s 8MP! And Sony! The slip up apparently occurred during an interview with Walt Mossberg for a…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Hasbro’s Goofy MY3D Goggles Are Better than They Look

The iPhone can’t do 3D—that might be a great thing!—but it’s reality. Hasbro’s got a workaround—strapping your phone to a pair of big plastic goggles that convert an on-screen double image into a stereoscopic effect. It’s surprisingly fun! As a piece of hardwareThe MY3D (out now, exclusively at Target, until summer), isn’t really much of…

Tech News Sam Biddle

This Week’s Best Apps

In this week’s app roundup: videos, easily edited; home screens, three-deed; baseball games, tracked; Airplay, iOSified; words, defined by touch; websites, made in 60 seconds; pictures, transformed to 8-bit, and much much more. The week’s best iPhone apps Vimeo: It’s Vimeo videos finally available in app form for the iPhone. If you’re familiar with Vimeo,…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert and Casey Chan

Why the F*ck Is the 1 On the iPhone’s Calendar Off Center?

This is freaking me out today. You see, I hardly look at my calendar date on the iPhone. But today I did. I looked at that pixel-perfect, beautiful Retina screen and this problem got instantly into my eye, like a white hot scalpel pinching through my retina until it reached the back of my skull.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The Week in Gaming Apps

We checked out one pricey Final Fantasy game, a neat GameBoy camera emulator, discovered a game that reminded us of Final Fantasy Tactics, X-Com and Shining Force, flicked footballs and played a PC MMO on an Android tablet.… [Kotaku]

Tech News Kotaku

MLB.TV Gives Free iPad and iPhone Game Streaming For a Month

MLB.TV is a wonderful service that streams virtually ever Major League Baseball game to your device of choice. The only downside? It’s a hundred bucks, which sounds like a lot—and is if you don’t actually watch as much baseball as you tell yourself you’re going to. But! A Volvo sponsorship is means that MLB.TV will…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Insanely Popular Doodle Jump Adds Multiplayer

It’s the one iOS craze I’ve managed to avoid, so I must trust what I’m told about Doodle Jump: that it’s fun. And moreover, that it’s fun when playing two-player over Wi-Fi. But how could I ever possibly know?! [iTunes]

Tech News Kotaku

Turn That iPhone Into a Game Boy Camera

Everyone had a friend whose parents bought him everything—including a Game Boy Camera, which could take photos in that lovely pixellated look, and even print them out instantly if they’d sprung for a printer too. Now you can throw two fingers your friend’s way, because for $1 you can shoot photos in the exact same…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

SciSpy App for iOS Lets You Practice Being a Real Ecologist

Do you believe, deep down, that it is your hidden calling to become a masterful ecologist? SciSpy, the Science Channel’s new app, lets you dabble in this field by allowing you to document the natural world around you—even if you don’t go any further than your own backyard. The app lets you snap pictures of…

Tech News Davey Alba

There’s No Use Snapping Retro Photos if Your iPhone Doesn’t Look Retro in the First Place

For $35 you can snap up a one-of-a-kind iPhone 4 case, carved in either bamboo, walnut or zebra wood. Most of SigniCase’s cases have retro cameras on the backs, but there are some plain designs (and an Eiffel tower) as well. [Etsy via @WhatKatieDoes]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Expect YouTube to be Full of 360-Degree Videos Shot on iPhones Soon

USB 3.0, Thunderbolt Possible in Future iOS 30-Pin Connectors

Fring Dials Up Group Video Chat In Beta App

The Near-Future of Mobile Gaming Is Going to Be Pretty Epic (But Maybe Not on Android)

Shaky Hands Should Download the Steadycam Pro iPhone 4 App

IRL Emoji: Our New Favorite Way to Waste Time on the Phone

Don’t Use the New Facebook for iPhone to Be a Jerk

AT&T Early Upgrades Just Got $50 More Expensive

Redsn0w Untethered Jailbreak Release Addresses iOS 4.3.1, But iPad 2 Owners Must Wait

“Divorce”

Sony CEO May Have Inadvertently Revealed iPhone 5’s 8MP Camera (Updated)

Hasbro’s Goofy MY3D Goggles Are Better than They Look

This Week’s Best Apps

Why the F*ck Is the 1 On the iPhone’s Calendar Off Center?

The Week in Gaming Apps

MLB.TV Gives Free iPad and iPhone Game Streaming For a Month

Insanely Popular Doodle Jump Adds Multiplayer

Turn That iPhone Into a Game Boy Camera

SciSpy App for iOS Lets You Practice Being a Real Ecologist

There’s No Use Snapping Retro Photos if Your iPhone Doesn’t Look Retro in the First Place

‘Butt Birth’-ing Rhinoceros from Ace Ventura Sequel Sold at Auction for a Whopping $60,000

The Ryan Gosling Sci-Fi Streak Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Study Challenges Popular Theory on Why Primordial Bugs Were So Darn Huge

Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway’s Mystery’s Sci-Fi Film Has Its First Trailer

Scientists Just Found the Salt Limit That Pushes Your Heart to the Breaking Point

White House Social Media Just Had Its Covfefe Moment

Roborock F25 Ultra Steam Wet Dry Vacuum Is Now at Its Lowest Price, but Only During the Spring Sale Window

This $450 Semi-Dumb Phone Is Barely Even a Phone

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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