Crowd-sourced funding is beginning to look like the next big thing, with another Kickstarter project breaking funding records .Kickstarter allows anybody to invest in an idea or product, giving as much money as they would like, with rewards being given to those who spend more money. If a project does not reach its goal, set by the creator, then no money is sent.
Topic: iPhone
Google+ application for iOS gets video hangouts and new-look photo UI
Google has just pushed out an update for the Google+ iOS application which brings 3G and Wi-Fi video calling to the iPhone application, beating FaceTime to 3G video calling and also allows iDevices to video call not only other iDevices, but also Android and users on the website.
2011 – A Year of Many Things: A recap of the big events of the year
The year 2011 was one year that we will all never forget. Even though they were all in the beginning of the year, the floods in Queensland and Brazil, the earthquakes in Christchurch and the tsunami in the north of Japan are still present in all of our minds. We also saw the death of a tech luminary, Steve Jobs; and the powerful News Corporation losing its influence over politicians in the UK after the phone hacking scandal took a drastic turn from celebrities to victims of crime.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies comes to iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
It looks like Activision is continuing to milk the Call Of Duty franchise with a new iOS game available today. Call Of Duty: Black Ops Zombies is available to download on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad and features the Zombie mode from Call Of Duty: Black Ops as well as some added bonuses like 50 levels of Dead-Ops Arcade. As before the game can be played online and offline and there is now Voice Chat which will give you “a true Call of Duty style multiplayer experience” according to the press release.
Check if you have the flu… by spitting on your iPhone?
New research from Korea is suggesting that you can self-diagnose yourself with your smartphone with a push of a button. Yes, you no longer have to trust Google or WebMD to tell you, your phone will simply read it off your spit to tell you that you have the flu, or food poisoning.
iPhone 4 self-combusts during Rex flight
IN BRIEF: It appears my Twitter feed has been a flurry with this story, but I always love a story that screams “Apple hater”. The story: An iPhone 4 self-combusted during a Regional Express flight from Lismore to Sydney on Friday.
RUMOUR MILL: MacBook Air to get redesign, iPhone to get 4-inch display?
Is the MacBook Air going to get an upgrade soon?
Here’s a double whammy of Apple rumours to drool over. A report is claiming that the MacBook Air could have another redesign in the first-half of the year to compete with the new “ultrabooks”; while another is claiming that the iPhone could have a larger, 4-inch screen.
RUMOUR MILL: Apple to redesign all product lines in 2012, iPad 3 launch in Q3?
Two separate reports from Taiwanese publication Digitimes is reporting that Apple could be overhauling all of its product lines in 2012 – including the iPhone, iMac, iPad and MacBook Air lines. These are coming from, as usual, ‘anonymous sources within’.
OPINION: Design Talks – for the iPhone 4S critics
1 million pre-orders in the first 24 hours perhaps isn’t the greatest context in which to read this article, but suffice to say, Apple’s sales numbers rarely have any coalescence with the activities of their business. The original iPhone 4 was marred by antenna problems, only to cleverly be called ‘antennagate’ in the closed circles of tech fans whilst consistently ranking as the best selling smartphone worldwide. So to say that I’m unsurprised over my knowledge of the iPhone 4S’s phenomenal pre-order statistics would be an understatement. However, the post-show disappointment that almost everyone expressed on the day of the iPhone 4S’s unveiling leaves a lot worth talking about, and a lot of lessons to learn.
Apple announces iCloud is coming October 13. Get your umbrella ready
Apple has just announced that their iCloud service will be going live for all iOS 5 users on October 13 (October 12 US time).
Not much has changed since it’s original announcement. However it has been officially revealed that iCloud will come with 5GB of free storage.
Apple iPhone event happening October 5th (AEDT)
Set your alarm clocks everyone. Apple’s finally decided to hold their iPhone event. The conference, which usually occurs in June, will instead be happening next Wednesday at 4AM AEDT on October 5. And no, that isn’t a typo. 4AM in the morning.
Samsung strikes back – asks Dutch court to ban iPhone, iPad over patent infringement
Image: Pedro Eugenio Antunes/Flickr (Creative Commons)
Samsung’s plan to ban the iPhone and iPad has officially started with the Korean company asking a Dutch court to ban the products made by rival Apple over infringing on patents relating to 3G technologies it holds in Europe.
Samsung plots its revenge – plans to ban iPhone 5 sales
An eye for an eye. Samsung is gearing up a legal assault on Apple’s highly awaited iPhone 5 in retaliation to the iPhone maker’s attempts to ban its products from sale in Australia, the United States and Europe.
RUMOUR MILL: AT&T may have confirmed iPhone 5 release date
The iPhone 5 rumour mill is set alight again with one blog quoting a source, who was just told by the Vice President in AT&T, that the iPhone 5 is set to launch in early October and told staff to be prepared for a busy couple of months.
Report: Apple also fake evidence in Dutch lawsuit, shrinks Galaxy S
A new report has claimed that Apple has also provided false evidence in its trial against rival Samsung in the Netherlands, manipulating a photo of the Galaxy S to appear like it is in similar proportions to the iPhone when in reality it is not.