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En terme de traitement de texte, il est toujours possible d’améliorer
 l’existant, voire de jouer la carte de l’innovation. L’app <strong>Write</strong>,
 pas encore disponible, fait actuellement le buzz en déroulant ses 
fonctionnalités. L’une des plus épatantes est certainement cette 
nouvelle manière de sélectionner du texte et de déplacer le curseur : la
 sélection est facilitée par l’usage de l’intégralité de la surface 
tactile de l’iPhone. Plus besoin de « <i>viser</i> » précisément 
l’endroit où positionner le curseur… La fonction Tirer pour rafraîchir 
est ainsi mise à profit de manière plus poussée qu’à l’habitude : elle 
permet de sauvegarder rapidement un fichier, et de le supprimer.<br />

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L’application comprend également une barre de raccourcis qui se place
 au-dessus du clavier virtuel. Le plein écran est à activer via la 
gesture pincer pour zoomer. Write propose en outre une fonction d’aperçu
 en maintenant le doigt sur le titre du document. L’app offrira aussi de
 nombreuses façons de partager ses fichiers (le logiciel en liste 25). 
Et cerise sur le gâteau, les utilisateurs Mac disposeront d’un outil 
gratuit pour OS X permettant de consulter, d’éditer et de partager des 
notes. L’app n’a pas encore de date de lancement, mais il est possible 
de s’inscrire à une liste de diffusion pour être tenu au courant.<br />
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Write écrit sur iPhone

Write écrit sur iPhone

En terme de traitement de texte, il est toujours possible d’améliorer l’existant, voire de jouer la carte de l’innovation. L’app Write, pas encore disponible, fait actuellement le buzz en déroulant…

17 Jan 2013

IPhone-Like Hype Builds for Samsung

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When a <a class="companyRollover link11unvisited" href="http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=005930.SE">Samsung Electronics</a> Co.  
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 executive showed off a new chip at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las
 Vegas last week, he created a flurry of news coverage for a completely 
different product—the company's next top-of-the-line smartphone.<br />
<a href="" name="U90446579668GL"></a>For
 about four months, gadget bloggers along with tech writers at South 
Korean newspapers have tried to uncover the details of Samsung's next 
high-end smartphone, likely to be called Galaxy S IV after consecutively
 numbered versions over the past three years.<br />

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<a href="" name="U90446579668J0E"></a>They have 
suggested it will have a bigger screen, thinner case, come with a pen, 
have no buttons and, of course, have a faster chip to run it, as well as
 better battery life. Some reports back in November suggested the new 
phone would have an unbreakable screen, and others have said it would be
 waterproof.<br />

<a href="" name="U90446579668NI"></a>Pictures of invitations to a March press event in South Korea have even circulated on some websites.<br />

<a href="" name="U90446579668ABD"></a>It all adds up to iPhone-like hype for Samsung, which last year passed <a class="companyRollover link11unvisited" href="http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=AAPL">Apple</a> Inc.  
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 as the world's top seller of smartphones by units.<br />
<a href="" name="U90446579668JGF"></a>While
 its product releases haven't sparked nearly the kind of fervor seen at 
Apple's iPhone launch events, Samsung  is proving to be a formidable 
challenger at the top of the mobile-device market.<br />

<a href="" name="U90446579668ERD"></a>Its Galaxy S III phone, which launched in May and uses <a class="companyRollover link11unvisited" href="http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=GOOG">Google</a> Inc.'s  
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 Android software, is considered by many potential buyers to be the first phone to meet or surpass the iPhone's attractions. <br />
<a href="" name="U90446579668YGF"></a>Anchored
 by improvements in the Android software, Samsung made the phone's 
screen larger than the iPhone, enhanced its resolution and used a 
plastic case to reduce its weight compared with earlier versions. The 
Galaxy S III, however, is still slightly heavier and thicker than the 
iPhone 5.<br />

<a href="" name="U904465796682OG"></a>Samsung executives have declined to 
answer questions about the upcoming version—not even when the phone will
 emerge, though observers believe the company will keep with past 
practice and roll out the new model in April or May.<br />

<a href="" name="U904465796684DG"></a> "We are going to share the details of 
the product launch once it's finally ready and confirmed," the company 
said in a statement.<br />

<a href="" name="U904465796680OD"></a>Samsung earlier this week said it had 
shipped more than 100 million Galaxy S smartphones since the first one 
was revealed in 2010. That amount includes 40 million each for the S II 
and S III models.<br />

<a href="" name="U90446579668CO"></a>While such phones comprise the high end 
of Samsung's product lineup, about half of its smartphone sales are less
 powerful and less expensive models.<br />

<a href="" name="U90446579668ZMC"></a>A year ago, speculation for Galaxy S 
III turned feverish in January, ahead of a European tech trade show in 
February where Samsung was expected to unveil that new model. Instead, 
it unveiled the device at a news conference in London in May. That 
month, the phone hit European and Middle Eastern markets and then more 
broadly to other countries including the U.S. by July. <br />

<a href="" name="U90446579668BBB"></a>"There's definitely more attention this
 time," said Brian Klug, smartphones editor at Anandtech.com, a 
U.S.-based gadget site. "With each Galaxy S, there's been more."<br />

<a href="" name="U90446579668HHE"></a>His site reported earlier this week 
that the new phone would have a 4.99-inch screen, up from the 4.8-inch 
screen of the current Galaxy S III, and will display full, 
high-definition video. Samsung asked the site to remove a photo taken at
 CES last week that showed the rising sizes of its phone displays, Mr. 
Klug said. Samsung declined to comment on why it asked for the removal.<br />

<a href="" name="U90446579668J1D"></a>At the trade show, Samsung's president 
of mobile chips, Stephen Woo, revealed a new design for cellphone 
processors that has eight processing cores, four powerful ones and four 
that are less powerful for simpler tasks. The less-powerful cores take 
charge during routine functions, consuming less power and extending 
battery life.<br />

<a href="" name="U90446579668L0D"></a>The revelation led many tech 
journalists to speculate that the chip, called the Octa, will be at the 
heart of the Galaxy S IV phone.<br />

<a href="" name="U90446579668FLG"></a>"Samsung makes its own components so 
whenever those guys say something about a new product, the question 
arises, is that going to be in the next Galaxy?" said Gareth Beavis, an 
editor at Techradar.com, a U.K.-based site. "It's quite easy to make 
that jump."<br />

<a href="" name="U90446579668Q0H"></a>But all the hype is a double-edged 
sword for Samsung. While it shows the company is approaching the 
Apple-like status its executives have craved, it also creates the risk 
that customers will postpone purchases of Samsung phones in the next few
 months while they wait for Galaxy S IV.<br />

<a href="" name="U90446579668PC"></a>Apple executives have acknowledged this 
phenomenon in the past year regarding its products. "Our weekly iPhone 
sales continue to be impacted by rumors and speculation regarding new 
products," said Apple Chief Financial Officer  <a class="topicLink" href="http://topics.wsj.com/person/o/peter-oppenheimer/490">Peter Oppenheimer</a> on the company's third-quarter conference call in July ahead of the iPhone 5 release.<br />

<a href="" name="U90446579668ZVB"></a>Apple sold 26 million iPhones in that quarter, down from 35.1 million in the prior three months.<br />

<a href="" name="U90446579668YUH"></a>Apple CEO  <a class="topicLink" href="http://topics.wsj.com/person/c/tim-cook/5997">Tim Cook</a>
 repeated this sentiment amid a slowdown in iPad sales in the fourth 
quarter. "It's clear that customers delay purchases of tablets due to 
new product rumors," he said in October.<br />

<a href="" name="U90446579668WMB"></a>Rumors could also tee up expectations 
that Samsung, which popularized bigger screens in smartphones with the 
Galaxy S III, will have more innovative tricks up its sleeve. <br />

<a href="" name="U90446579668YOH"></a>Samsung, as one of many Android phone makers, doesn't have the level of customer loyalty that Apple does. <br />

<a href="" name="U904465796685AD"></a>"It does need to keep up the level of innovation," Mr. Beavis said. "I think it's still the underdog."<br />
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17 Jan 2013

Apps iPhone ponctuellement gratuites dont Angry Birds Rio et Cubed Rally aujourd'hui !

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<img alt="17-01-2013-applis-gratuites-iphone-ipod-touch-ipad-5.jpg" src="http://www.iphon.fr/public/2012/Q4/.17-01-2013-applis-gratuites-iphone-ipod-touch-ipad-5_s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0 auto;" title="17-01-2013-applis-gratuites-iphone-ipod-touch-ipad-5.jpg, oct. 2010" /></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=23753&a=698168&g=0&td_partnerId=2003&url=https://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/id539185419?mt=8">
Running Dead</a></strong> : Dégommez du zombie dans toute la ville et
essayez de survivre - 4,5 étoiles sur l'App Store FR, pour iPhone et <a href="http://www.vipad.fr/">iPad</a><br />
<img alt="17-01-2013-applis-gratuites-iphone-ipod-touch-ipad-6.jpg" src="http://www.iphon.fr/public/2012/Q4/.17-01-2013-applis-gratuites-iphone-ipod-touch-ipad-6_s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0 auto;" title="17-01-2013-applis-gratuites-iphone-ipod-touch-ipad-6.jpg, oct. 2010" /></li>
</ul>
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Mais aussi :<br />

<ul>
<li><strong><a href="http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=23753&a=698168&g=0&td_partnerId=2003&url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id500909640?mt=8">
Block vs Block</a></strong></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong><a href="http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=23753&a=698168&g=0&td_partnerId=2003&url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id428836268?mt=8">
Reflekt</a></strong></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong><a href="http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=23753&a=698168&g=0&td_partnerId=2003&url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id545095154?mt=8">
Waka Jump</a></strong></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong><a href="http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=23753&a=698168&g=0&td_partnerId=2003&url=https://itunes.apple.com/app/consume-mobile-isp-packages/id538581047">
Rebuzzi</a></strong></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong><a href="http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=23753&a=698168&g=0&td_partnerId=2003&url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id537948364?mt=8">
Angry Fly Adventure HD</a></strong></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong><a href="http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=23753&a=698168&g=0&td_partnerId=2003&url=https://itunes.apple.com/app/id483104112?mt=8">
ArcherWorldCup</a></strong></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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Holiday-quarter iPhone shipments said to crush estimates at 52 million

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Rattled by <a href="http://bgr.com/2013/01/14/iphone-5-analysis-component-cuts-291307/">market chatter suggesting waning iPhone demand</a> might seriously impact <a href="http://bgr.com/tag/apple">Apple’s</a> (<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=AAPL" rel="nofollow">AAPL</a>)
 performance in the first calendar quarter this year, investors sent 
Apple shares down more than 3% on Tuesday as the stock closed at a 
10-month low of $485.92. While Apple’s performance in fiscal Q2 is 
currently the cause of investors’ concerns, weaker than expected fiscal 
Q1 performance also weighs heavy as Apple prepares to post its earnings 
next week. According to one plugged-in industry watcher, however, Apple 
will crush <a href="http://bgr.com/tag/iphone">iPhone</a> shipment estimates when it reports its results on January 23rd.<span id="more-293051"></span><br />

In a note to clients <a href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/01/15/analyst-apple-shipped-52-million-iphones-in-q4-to-buoy-quarterly-earnings" rel="nofollow">picked up by <em>AppleInsider</em></a>,
 KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo — who has a better track record 
than most when it comes to Apple — believes iPhone shipments for the 
holiday quarter reached nearly 52 million units, up 41% year-over-year. 
The staggering figure would crush Wall Street’s 47.6 
million-unit consensus and would likely help Apple avoid posting its <a href="http://bgr.com/2012/07/24/apple-q3-2012-earnings-iphone-sales-profit-150775/">third consecutive</a> <a href="http://bgr.com/2012/10/25/apple-q4-2012-earnings/">earnings miss</a>.<br />

Ming-Chi believes Apple shipped 35 million <a href="http://bgr.com/tag/iphone-5">iPhone 5</a> handsets, while <a href="http://bgr.com/tag/iphone-4s">iPhone 4S</a> shipments reached 9.5 million and iPhone 4 channel sales hit 7.3 million. The analyst also thinks <a href="http://bgr.com/tag/ipad">iPad</a> shipments will grow 49% to reach 23 million units in the first fiscal quarter, which includes shipments of 8.2 million <a href="http://bgr.com/tag/ipad-mini">iPad minis</a>.</div>

Holiday-quarter iPhone shipments said to crush estimates at 52 million

Holiday-quarter iPhone shipments said to crush estimates at 52 million

Rattled by market chatter suggesting waning iPhone demand might seriously impact Apple’s (AAPL) performance in the first calendar quarter this year, investors sent Apple shares down more than 3%…

16 Jan 2013

3 objectifs iPhone en 1 : zoom, grand angle et fisheye (iPhone 4/4S/5)

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    <a href="https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B009TZ59QC/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=6660de-21&camp=1414&creative=6410&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=B009TZ59QC&adid=13YC2VDV3YBGH3KV4RN5&"><img alt="Capture-d-ecran-2013-01-16-a-05.28.24.png" class="CtreTexte" height="387" src="http://img.over-blog.com/500x387/2/00/11/42/actualite/Capture-d-ecran-2013-01-16-a-05.28.24.png" width="500" /></a>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Je continue à partager avec vous les 
accessoires qui me paraissent indispensables pour réaliser d'excellentes
 prises de vue et tirer le meilleur parti de votre
    iPhone.</span>
  <br />

<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Aujourd'hui, je vous présente le <a href="https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B009TZ59QC/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=6660de-21&camp=1414&creative=6410&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=B009TZ59QC&adid=13YC2VDV3YBGH3KV4RN5&">triple
    objectif Olloclip</a> qui va donner une dimension supplémentaire à vos photos.</span>
  <br />

<a href="https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B009TZ59QC/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=6660de-21&camp=1414&creative=6410&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=B009TZ59QC&adid=13YC2VDV3YBGH3KV4RN5&"><img alt="Capture-d-ecran-2013-01-16-a-05.29.22-copie-1.png" class="CtreTexte" height="120" src="http://img.over-blog.com/600x120/2/00/11/42/actualite/Capture-d-ecran-2013-01-16-a-05.29.22-copie-1.png" width="600" /></a>
  <br />

<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Je vous avoue que je me suis 
longtemps questionné sur l'utilité d'un objectif pour les différents 
iPhone en ma possession (iPhone 4S et 5) possédant déjà un
    réflex.</span>
  <br />

<span style="font-size: 12pt;">J'ai franchi le pas encouragé par la 
recommandation d'une amie photographe qui m'a fait subir un test 
comparatif entre différents clichés. Les uns étaient issus
    d'un iPhone et les autre d'un appareil photo numérique 
professionnel. J'avoue avoir été bluffé.</span>
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    <span style="font-size: 12pt;">La qualité était largement au rendez-vous et j'ai pu rapidement le vérifier par moi-même.</span>
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<strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Pourquoi choisir cet objectif pour votre iPhone ?</span></strong>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Je vous liste les points essentiels:</span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">- il y a 3 objectifs !</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Pour le prix, vous obtenez :</span></span>
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<ol>
<li>
      <span style="font-size: small;">un objectif grand-angle idéal pour les paysages</span>
    </li>
<li>
      <span style="font-size: small;">un objectif macro : parfait pour photographier les petits objets et cerner les moindres détails</span>
    </li>
<li>
      <span style="font-size: small;">un objectif fisheye pour des photos créatives</span>
    </li>
</ol>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">- La qualité de fabrication irréprochable (solide dans le temps et agréable à manipuler)</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">- le prix : 3 en 1</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">- les photos ET les vidéos : le rendu est exceptionnel pour les vidéos. J'ai récemment tourné un clip avec l'objectif fisheye.
    Original !</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">- la 
simplicité d'utilisation : vous devez seulement "clipper" l'objectif sur
 votre iPhone. Les objectifs sont interchangeables très
    rapidement.</span></span>
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16 Jan 2013

Facebook launches free calling for all iPhone users in the US

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<img alt="" class="rg_hi uh_hi" data-height="164" data-width="307" height="164" id="rg_hi" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRMiFtTVB4631LuXlD44Us1eEw9efNwsYnNAXy2KySXxNZsDibnzA" style="height: 164px; width: 307px;" width="307" />In early January, Facebook <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/3/3832250/facebook-messenger-voip-calling" target="_blank">began testing free calling</a> over Wi-Fi and cellular data for all <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/facebook-messenger/id454638411?mt=8" target="_blank">Messenger for iPhone</a>
 users in Canada, and said that a US launch could be coming soon. 
Apparently, the test went well — a new free calling button has appeared 
in the app. Facebook has confirmed to <i>The Verge</i> that the feature 
began rolling out to US users today, and requires no update through the 
App Store. To make a call to another Messenger for iPhone user, all you 
need to do is open a conversation with that person, tap the "i" button 
in the top-right corner, and tap Free Call.<br />

<q class="center">If you live in the US, you can now call other Facebook users for free over Wi-Fi or using your phone's data connection</q><br />

What this means is that if you live in the US, you can now call other
 Facebook users for free over Wi-Fi or using your phone's data 
connection while you're on the go. When you call someone, a push 
notification appears on their screen that says "Ellis Hamburger is 
calling," for example. The feature is especially critical for people 
with bad cell service at work or at home, and for those who want to 
conserve cell phone minutes. It's also a huge step for Facebook — which 
with a single feature emerges as one of the largest communities of VoIP 
users in the world. After a few tests, the call quality sounds very 
good, and is certainly on par with competitors Viber, Vonage, and Skype —
 which have had the feature for some time, but all have much smaller 
user bases.<br />

Facebook has had a <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2011/07/06/facebook-announces-skype-integration/" target="_blank">partnership with Skype for video calling inside Facebook's website</a>
 since summer 2011, but Messenger still notably lacks video calling. 
Facebook offered no more details or information about an international 
rollout, VoIP calling through its Messenger for Android app, or VoIP 
calling through its website, but we'd bet these things are coming soon.</div>

Facebook launches free calling for all iPhone users in the US

Facebook launches free calling for all iPhone users in the US

In early January, Facebook began testing free calling over Wi-Fi and cellular data for all Messenger for iPhone users in Canada, and said that a US launch could be coming soon. Apparently, the test…

16 Jan 2013

This Guy Didn't Steal Your iPhone

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<img alt="" class="rg_hi uh_hi" data-height="80" data-width="80" height="80" id="rg_hi" src="data:image/jpeg;base64,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" style="height: 80px; width: 80px;" width="80" />.<br />
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Hell hath no fury like an iPhone owner scorned, and one Las Vegas man is bearing the brunt of it. <br />

<a href="http://mashable.com/category/apple/">Apple's</a> Find My 
iPhone app has mistakenly sent dozens of users to Wayne Dobson's North 
Las Vegas home over the past two years. The problem became so bad, the 
poor guy posted a sign on his front door that reads, "No Lost Cell 
Phones!!" <br />

According to the <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/if-you-lose-your-cellphone-don-t-blame-wayne-dobson-186670171.html" target="_blank"><em>Las Vegas Review-Journal</em></a>, angry people have appeared at all hours of the day, showing Dobson proof of their accusations. <br />

The <a href="http://mashable.com/category/iphone/">iPhone</a>-tracking
 feature, also available for other Apple devices, locates your lost 
smartphone on a map. For many people, that pinpoint led them straight to
 Dobson's home in Clark County. <br />

He found the problem affects only Sprint iPhones, and company 
officials told him GPS locators don't give an exact address, but a 
general location. <br />

It turns out, Clark County zoning accidentally assigned Dobson's home address to a cellphone tower, a<a href="http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/story/Will-you-hear-him-now-This-guy-does-not-have-your/wKFrgK1xiEKW7ftzSPDqOw.cspx#scroll" target="_blank"> Las Vegas news station</a> reports. <br />

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<div class="see-also">
<strong>SEE ALSO: <a data-crackerjax="#post-slider" href="http://mashable.com/2012/11/16/gps/">How Does GPS Know Where You Are?</a>
</strong></div>
Not only does he get accused of being a thief, but police show up on 
his doorstep to answer 911 calls originating from his home. Local police
 use the same tracking system, so if a 911 caller doesn't know where 
they are, police are given Dobson's address. <br />

County officials are working on changing the cell tower's address to restore some normalcy to Dobson's life. <br />

Has <a href="http://mashable.com/category/gps/">GPS</a> ever failed you?  Share your thoughts in the comments. <br />

<em>Photo courtesy of Flickr, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10687935@N04/8297608559/" target="_blank">Robert S. Donovan</a></em><br />

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This Guy Didn't Steal Your iPhone

This Guy Didn't Steal Your iPhone

. Hell hath no fury like an iPhone owner scorned, and one Las Vegas man is bearing the brunt of it. Apple's Find My iPhone app has mistakenly sent dozens of users to Wayne Dobson's North Las Vegas…

16 Jan 2013

Point-Counterpoint: The 'cheap iPhone'

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The "Apple will make a low-cost iPhone" rumor is turning into one of 
the leading tech industry memes of 2013. Just like the "Apple will make 
an HDTV" and "Apple will introduce a streaming music service" rumors, 
the "low-cost iPhone" rumor isn't exactly new; there have been rumors of
 an "iPhone nano" for close to five years now.<br />

The question no one seems to be asking is this: does it even make good 
sense for Apple to make a low-cost iPhone? Fellow TUAW writer Richard 
Gaywood and I batted that question around; our point/counterpoint 
follows.<br />

<strong>Chris Rawson:</strong> The low-cost iPhone is the only way to 
save Apple. Otherwise, it's DOOMED. I know this because more than one 
analyst said so. This is the dumbest rumor so far this year, and that's 
saying something. There's <em>already</em> a low-cost iPhone; it's called the iPhone 4. In the next product cycle, it'll be the iPhone 4S. Duh.<br />

<strong>Richard Gaywood:</strong> Hmmm. While it's certainly true that the iPhone 4 is free <em>on contract</em>,
 in the rest of the world pre-pay is far more common than it is in the 
US. Here in the UK, for example, I enjoy a choice of at least five 
mobile operators in the UK that offer competitive pre-pay iPhone 
tariffs. Pre-pay is <a href="http://www.dialogic.com/den/blogs/corporate/archive/2011/04/19/everyone-on-the-planet-has-a-mobile-phone-possibly-italy-has-an-insight.aspx">more than 80%</a> of the entire Italian mobile market, and it's typically 25-50% in most European markets. And so on, and so forth.<br />

So let's consider Apple's pre-pay offering. A contract-free 8 GB iPhone 4 is £319 -- far more expensive than a Nexus 4 (<a href="https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_4_8gb&feature=microsite&hl=en">£239</a> from Google, <a href="http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/smartphones/1296631/google-nexus-4-stock-issues-blamed-on-lg-uk-md-offers-apology">admittedly with vexing supply issues</a>
 that are, remarkably, worse than trying to get an new iPhone in the 
first week after launch). The Nexus 4, of course, is probably more 
fairly compared to the iPhone 5 than the ageing iPhone 4; Apple's most 
advanced handset costs £529 for a 16 GB model. The Nexus's lack of LTE 
is less of an issue here in Europe, where LTE coverage is lagging behind
 the aggressive rollouts in US cities. (For another comparison point, 
the best-of-breed Samsung Galaxy S3 is showing on Amazon right now for 
around <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B0080DJ6CM/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new">£399</a>.)<br />

This "the iPhone is already free, can't get any cheaper" meme is US-centric nonsense. Consider <a href="https://twitter.com/BenedictEvans/status/288648532427169792/photo/1">this graph posted on Twitter</a>
 by telco analyst Benedict Evans, which breaks down handset sales by OS 
and price point. Android owns the $100-200 and the $200-300 brackets, 
markets that Apple simply doesn't compete in. That's Apple's economic 
motivation for a cheaper iPhone.<br />

Now, often, people say Apple doesn't want this cheaper end of the 
market -- although I'm not sure I'd characterise that $200-300 bracket 
as particularly cheap, myself. That's not necessarily the wrong call. 
But right now, it is conceding huge numbers of sales to Android. And 
didn't Jobs once say something about a mistake when <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2012/12/10/steve-jobs-warns-apple-dont-be-greedy/">Apple went for profit and should have gone for market share</a>...?<br />

Indeed, Tim Cook <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/04/tim-cook-iphone-has-5-of-mobile-phone-marketshare-worldwide-an-enormous-opportunity/">said at the iPhone 4S launch</a>
 that "The iPhone has 5% share of the worldwide market of handsets. I 
could have shown the bigger smartphone numbers. But we believe over time
 all handsets become smartphones." Cook chose to couch market share in 
terms of all phones, not just the thin sliver of the market -- 
"smartphones above $300" -- where Apple competes today.<br />

<strong>CR: </strong>As someone living in New Zealand and shelling out 
over a thousand bucks for an off-contract iPhone every other year, I'll 
agree with you wholeheartedly on that "free iPhone 4" thing being 
US-centric bullhonkey. As for whether it makes sense for Apple to 
address the pre-paid market at all, much less at the low handset retail 
numbers people are wildly throwing around? Let's pretend it's Opposites 
Day. <em>Of course</em>, it makes <em>perfect sense</em> that Apple will
 produce a cut-rate iPhone just to beef up its market share numbers. If 
there's one thing Apple's famous for, it's producing cheap, crippled 
crap in the name of increasing market share.<br />

<strong>RG: </strong>Because the iPad nano and Shuffle were such disasters?<br />

To use with my iPhone 5, I have a pay-monthly contract (i.e. I can 
leave any time I want, with no lock-in, but I don't have to faff with 
top-ups; it's billed from my account). I pay £25/mo, and that's 
relatively expensive. I get 2000 minutes for outgoing mobile and 
landline calls, 5000 minutes for outgoing calls to other users of my 
network, and 5000 SMSs. Plus unlimited -- truly unlimited -- data. I've 
wracked up 10 GB in a month before now (mostly Netflix streaming in 
hotel rooms).<br />

But of course, my off-net iPhone 5 that I needed for that cost more 
than twice as much as a Nexus 4 would have... Hence the entirely 
reasonable conclusion that the iPhone is expensive. The Nexus 4 is a 
very close match, in most of the ways I care about, for the iPhone 5. 
And there are plenty of other high spec Android handsets around that 
cost more than the Nexus but a lot less than the iPhone, too.<br />

Then there's the other bit. Look at the graph I posted earlier. Look at
 the Nokia Feature and Samsung Feature lines; the hundreds of millions 
of sales in the developing world. Over time, many of these people are 
going to naturally migrate to smartphones, but they are going to do it 
without paying very much more. At the moment, Android is getting cheaper
 and cheaper, and gobbling up more and more of the market. Apple have 
frozen themselves out. Is that wise? I don't know, but I don't think 
it's an open-and-shut case that it is the right decision.<br />

<strong>CR: </strong>All these arguments for why Apple "must" introduce
 a low-cost iPhone strike me as very similar to the pre-iPad discussions
 for why Apple simply <em>had</em> to build and ship a netbook. And yet I
 read an article the other day (can't find the link, rare moment of 
Google Fu letting me down) that said low-cost netbooks have likely 
caused a market crash in the average sale price (ASP) of Windows-based 
PCs-possibly permanently.<br />

ASP for PCs is down near US$450, according to that article. ASP for 
Macs is around $1499. It doesn't take a math genius to notice the 
disparity.<br />

Android handsets are gobbling up market share, true... and yet the only
 Android handset maker who's turning an appreciable profit is Samsung. 
And while I don't have the figures in front of me, I'd be willing to bet
 its most profitable phones aren't the cheap crap flooding the prepaid 
market, but the flagship lines that it advertises so heavily.<br />

People see how much money Apple makes and how many devices it sells, 
and they assume it's a standard consumer electronics company. It's not. 
It's still very much a luxury brand, and if they drift away from that 
they do so at their own peril. If they sell a $200 pre-paid iPhone, that
 creates the illusion that a smartphone "should" only cost $200, the 
same way netbooks created the illusion that a PC "should" only cost a 
few hundred bucks. And then boom, crash, there goes the neighbourhood, 
and Apple's profits along with it.<br />

<strong>RG: </strong>I'm not arguing that Apple "must" make a cheaper iPhone; that way lies madness. I'm making the case that <em>perhaps</em>
 it would behoove Apple to do so, nothing more; and I am doing so 
because the main reason for it to do so is being disregarded by a lot of
 American bloggers due to an artefact of how the US cellular market 
works.<br />

There's a stronger case in favour of Apple doing this than many people 
are seeing. Doesn't mean Apple will. Doesn't mean Apple should.<br />

Look at it this way. As the aforementioned Benedict Evans <a href="http://ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2013/1/11/on-market-share">explains here</a>,
 Apple will soon approach -- if it hasn't already -- saturation in the 
premium smartphone market. It's already selling a bit more than 50% of 
all the phones in the small sliver of the market it completes in. Which 
is more likely: that Apple will choose to push into new market segments,
 or that Apple will just rest on its laurels and accept stagnation?<br />

And whilst I accept your arguments that Apple would be unwise to 
destroy its margins in the name of market share, the iPod market is 
clearly a demonstration that it can manage both. Profit margins on all 
the various iPods are certainly healthy, and yet Apple has managed to 
own practically the entire market of portable music players. That's not 
an easy trick to pull off, certainly -- it helps that Apple almost 
created the market, whereas smartphones are subject to far more intense 
competition -- but still, it shows there's hope that Apple could both 
have its market share cake and eat its tortuously constructed metaphor 
for profit.<br />

Also (he adds, cheekily), isn't this an action reply of your <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2012/10/29/rumor-roundup-self-flagellation-edition/">arguments against the iPad mini</a>?<br />

<strong>CR: </strong>The iPod comparison is an interesting one, 
particularly in light of the fact that the iPod touch is Apple's 
best-selling iPod... accounting for more than half of all sales, by 
itself. I'd wager the iPod shuffle is pretty insignificant overall, 
which just leaves the iPod nano. So how does Apple make an iPhone nano? 
Do they put out a plastic thingy with a non-Retina screen? Well, they 
already <em>had</em> one of those for a few years -- the iPhone 3GS -- and they discontinued it. Not much enthusiasm apparent there.<br />

So (and this may be the margaritas I had with dinner talking), how 
about a smaller iPhone, with a smaller screen, that just runs Apple's 
core applications and nothing from the App Store? That solves the 
problem of not wanting to force developers to target <em>yet another </em>screen size, but even though that's all we had to go on for that first year the iPhone was out, can you even <em>imagine</em>
 using an iPhone that couldn't run third-party apps? I certainly 
couldn't. And imagine the derision from the Android camp if Apple did 
that.<br />

The only thing I can see making sense is if Apple does something 
similar to what it did with the iPad mini: make a product that costs 
(slightly) less without also making it <em>suck</em>. In retrospect it was kind of obvious how to do that with the iPad mini; it's less obvious how to do that with the iPhone.<br />

My arguments against the iPad mini were made in the light of people 
predicting it would have an entry cost of $199 and seeing how craptastic
 competing tablets in that size/price range are. Since its entry cost is
 $329 instead and it's arguably superior to the full-size iPad in some 
ways, it alleviates pretty much all of the problems I saw with it 
undercutting Apple's profits and "commoditising" the iPad.<br />

With Bloomberg and others saying this "low cost iPhone" will cost $99 
or $149 (ridiculous), the same argument does indeed apply. If Apple 
instead introduces a "low cost" device in the neighbourhood of $249-299 
for the base level handset, and it does the same thing it did with the 
iPad mini -- in other words, it doesn't compromise on build quality or 
performance in the name of hitting a price point -- then fine, it starts
 to make <em>slightly</em> more sense for them to go ahead and build/sell it.<br />

The iPhone is already Apple's biggest moneymaker by far, though. I 
don't really see the need to mess with success. Meanwhile, Schiller has 
openly denied this "cheap iPhone" rumor... unless he hasn't. Reuters is 
making me dizzy.<br />

Hey, here's a crazy thought: What if the "low-cost iPhone" is really 
just a souped-up iPod touch with data-only 3G? Call it the "iPad nano" 
or something.<br />

<strong>RG:</strong> Well, I think the idea of an iPod touch with 3G is silly, which <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2011/06/18/point-counterpoint-on-the-iphone-5-replacing-the-ipod-touch/">we touched on in a previous debate</a>.
 The point I was making all along is that "there's a stronger case for 
Apple to do a cheaper iPhone than many people are giving credit to." 
That's divorced from the idea that Apple <em>should</em> chase that 
market (the best rebuttal being "this is the cheap end of the market 
that Apple doesn't want anyway"), so I think my points still stand.<br />

<strong>CR: </strong>Agreed, and honestly, if Apple can find a way to 
make the iPhone less expensive without also making it terrible, I'll be 
first in line. I know I'm tired of shelling out NZ$1349 every couple of 
years when I want to buy a handset off-contract.<br />

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According
 to the note, Apple is testing two new iPhone prototypes, one expected 
to be the iPhone 5S and the other a low-cost iPhone.<br />
The tech 
giant is expected to begin making the new iPhone 5S in March for a 
launch within about four months, Misek said in the note.<br />
Misek 
also reduced his estimates for iPhone shipments for the current March 
quarter from 48 million to 44 million, a number that he said is "still 
well above widespread fears of shipments in the mid-30Ms."<br />
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As for the low-cost iPhone prototype—which is 
geared toward emerging markets— it is either close to getting the green 
light or has already been approved, he said. <br />
"Similar to the iPad mini, we expect a concentrated low-cost iPhone, rather than a 'cheap' one," Misek said in the note.<br />
Even
 though Apple's Phil Schiller dismissed rumors of a cheaper iPhone last 
week, Misek said the company is likely to produce one. It would mimic 
its more grown-up predecessor, but without such features as retina 
display and LTE capabilities. <br />
A less expensive iPhone would help 
boost Apple's market share, but decrease gross margins and have little 
impact on earnings per share. <br />
(<em>Read More</em>: <strong><a class="inline_asset" data-nodeid="100382931" href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/100382931">Technology Now a Drag on US Earnings</a></strong>)<br />
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Apple's
 stock has plunged 25 percent since its all-time high of $705 in 
September. The stock continues to be under pressure because of shrinking
 margins, but the worst is over in the near-term, Channing Smith of 
Capital Advisors Growth Fund said Wednesday on <strong><a class="inline_asset" data-nodeid="15838381" href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/15838381">CNBC's Squawk on the Street.</a></strong><br />

"Back in September, Apple could do no wrong, and now they can do no 
right. So we think that Apple is a little bit overblown. Most of the 
focus is on margins, deteriorating margins," Smith said. "You have to 
understand this is the largest product refresh we've ever seen for 
Apple, so margins are going to take a hit. We think we've probably seen 
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Samsung Smartphones Gaining Momentum While iPhone Has Leveled Off

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451 ChangeWave Research has been tracking smartphone buying intentions for the past four years.  <a class="exit_trigger_set" href="http://www.forbes.com/companies/apple/">Apple</a>
 has seen a steady increase of purchase intentions from the 30%s in the 
2008/2009 timeframe to the 40%s in 2010/2011 to the 50%s in 2012.  With 
every new iPhone starting with the 4 the iPhone purchase intention has 
been higher than the previous version.  However, the dropoff one quarter
 after a new iPhone has been introduced has been the greatest for the 
iPhone 5 with a 19 point drop vs. 11 points for the 4S, 13 points for 
the 4 and 8 points for the 3GS.<br />
 
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While Apple still has almost a 2.5x higher purchase intention vs. 
Samsung (50% vs. 21%) Samsung’s result was even greater in the December 
quarter than the June quarter when the Galaxy SIII became available (21%
 vs. 19%).  Also the percentage of people who are planning on purchasing
 Samsung has increased over 4x from just 5% in the September 2011 
quarter to 21% in the December 2012 quarter.<br />
 
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While it is not too surprising another interesting result is to look 
at the combined Apple and Samsung intentions.  This is an indication 
that it will be harder for <a class="exit_trigger_set" href="http://www.forbes.com/companies/nokia/">Nokia</a>, <a class="exit_trigger_set" href="http://www.forbes.com/companies/microsoft/">Microsoft</a>, RIM or another smartphone player to make major inroads in the North America market.<br />
 
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Source: ChangeWave Research.  Survey of 4,061 primarily of North America respondents.<br />
 
Disclosure: My family and I own Apple<br />
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iPhone Game Friday: New Releases

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<img alt="" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-38589" height="200" src="http://cdn.appstorm.net/iphone.appstorm.net/authors/marius/TheRoomIcon.png" width="200" /><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=kA8hpmfqRAo&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=https%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Fthe-room-pocket%252Fid573156739%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30">The Room Pocket</a></h2>
Mystery is not a common genre on the App Store. It’s to be expected, 
with the prevailing notion of the platform as a casual title haven, but 
every once in a while a developer will confound expectations and deliver
 something unexpected and amazing. Like The Room.<br />

It’s been getting a lot of attention lately, and with good reason: 
The Room is a magnificent example of lean, tense and engrossing 
gameplay. Its pocket edition is identical to the iPad version, only 
optimized for your phone. This means you’ll get the same intuitive touch
 controls, the same photorealistic graphics, and of course, the same 
mind boggling creep factor. In fact, The Room is a puzzle game of sorts,
 but it feels like an adventure.<br />

It doesn’t overstay its welcome, which might leave some complaining 
that it’s too short, but if you like what’s being offered then you’re 
likely to forgive the brevity. Soul of wit, after all. The game is 
available for free, with the first level, and you can unlock the full 
game for two dollars if you enjoy the opening. Which you will.<br />

Price: Free ($1.99)<br />
Developer: <a href="http://www.fireproofgames.com/">Fireproof Games</a><br />
Download: <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=kA8hpmfqRAo&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=https%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Fthe-room-pocket%252Fid573156739%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30">App Store</a><br />

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<a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=kA8hpmfqRAo&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=https%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Fhundreds%252Fid493536432%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30">Hundreds</a></h2>
It’s not going to come as a huge surprise to anyone that the folks 
behind the genius Canabalt have come up with a new game, nor that it’s 
superb. But there’s still room to be surprised by just how different and
 clever their new puzzle game, Hundreds, has turned out to be.<br />

Like a gorgeous, minimalistic, multi-touch meditation, Hundreds 
offers a simple goal: grow circles by holding them until their sum adds 
up to one hundred. What begins as a simple matter of holding until the 
counter reaches 100, quickly morphs into a more complicated affair 
involving razor blades, collisions, timing and a bit of strategy. The 
reason everyone is so enthralled is perhaps because Hundreds manages to 
tap into that primal, sublime zone in the gaming world that provides a 
visceral satisfaction of a simple goal achieved with diminishing 
simplicity.<br />

Keeping up with its pace is supremely satisfying and, with the clean 
presentation and accomplished audio, Hundreds manages to assert itself 
with a dignified authority. It invites you to play and rewards your 
curiosity and skill — the essence of gaming fulfillment.<br />

Price: $2.99<br />
Developer: <a href="http://playhundreds.com/">Semi Secret Software, LLC</a><br />
Download: <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=kA8hpmfqRAo&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=https%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Fhundreds%252Fid493536432%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30">App Store</a><br />

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<a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=kA8hpmfqRAo&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=https%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Frepulze%252Fid573934243%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30">Repulze</a></h2>
While I’m clearly a fan of futuristic racers, Repulze deserves a 
mention because it approaches the genre in an interesting way … by 
removing the racing element, for now anyway.<br />

The game has been designed for release in three “Phases,” the first 
of which is out now. This Phase is geared toward a solo-play, time trial
 experience that challenges you to achieve the fastest possible speeds 
with the six currently available hovering vehicles. While this might 
seem like an odd way to handle things, it makes a great deal of sense; 
not only will the jaw-droopingly smooth gameplay and presentation build 
anticipation for the remaining Phases, but the fact that you’re forced 
to start with these time trials emphasizes the importance of becoming 
skilled at the game in preparation for multiplayer and the true racing.<br />

For some, it might be frustrating to have to wait, but I for one am 
happy to do so given the craftsmanship on display here. I cannot 
overstate how impressively the 60 fps, 3D environments are rendered or 
how immersive the sense of speed is. That and the lack of IAP to cheat 
your way to better performance clearly indicate a developer whose 
interest is in creating a challenging, honest gaming experience. That’s 
something worth celebrating, and if you like racing at all then Repulze 
will find a permanent spot in your games folder.<br />

Price: $0.99<br />
Developer: <a href="http://www.pixelbite.se/">Pixelbite</a><br />
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Swing King is another Angry Birds hybrid, but plays almost like an homage to Rayman as well.<br />

By flinging the bouncy, furry king of the game’s world, you’ll bash 
obstacles, avoid traps, collect power-ups, and generally be a hero on 
your way to save everyone. Complete challenges to unlock hats, and enjoy
 the variety of puzzles that take place across some beautiful 
environments. The art style matches the game’s quirky sense of humour, 
and while the gameplay isn’t hugely innovative, it is very well designed
 and executed.<br />

The king’s swinging arm adds a layer of interest to the game, so 
you’re not just flinging him like a dumb projectile, which makes Swing 
King a sufficiently creative and charming title to be worth a look.<br />

Price: $0.99<br />
Developer: <a href="http://www.zoinkgames.com/">Zoink!</a><br />
Download: <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=kA8hpmfqRAo&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=https%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Fswing-king%252Fid501350181%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30">App Store</a><br />

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A Little War is a tiny game with huge ambitions. What begins as a 
small-scale skirmish between modestly sized forces of troops quickly 
escalates into an action strategy brawler featuring hundreds of 
soldiers.<br />

These soldiers will level up as you use them, and gain skills to 
improve their chances of success in battle. Swords, guns and hammers are
 the three available weapon types, and each one has specific strengths 
and weaknesses vs. other soldiers, so you’ll have to manage your 
resources a bit to succeed.<br />

While the game suffers from some localization quirks and has some 
rough edges, it’s actually a very solid concept brought to life by slick
 cel-shaded graphics and nice animations. You may not want to spend any 
money on it at first, but as a freebie it’s certainly worth a try!<br />

Price: $2.99<br />
Developer: <a href="http://bakumens.com/">Hwa David</a><br />
Download: <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=kA8hpmfqRAo&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=https%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Fa-little-war%252Fid511841021%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30">App Store</a><br />

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The Room Pocket Mystery is not a common genre on the App Store. It’s to be expected, with the prevailing notion of the platform as a casual title haven, but every once in a while a developer will c…

12 Jan 2013

CES: Roccat's Power-Grid is almost ready to be switched on

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Roccat first showed us the Power-Grid system (that uses an iPhone app 
to control various functions on a PC and the company's PC accessories) 
at CES in 2012 before <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2012/03/06/roccat-introduces-power-grid-a-pc-game-controller-iphone/">officially announcing it last March</a>.
 And now, a year later, the service is almost ready for launch. It's not
 quite good to go, but Roccat kindly showed off the near-finished 
version to us at this week's CES in Las Vegas, and man, is it ever 
impressive.<br />
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	Before I start going on and on about how just versatile and useful 
Roccat's app will be, I'll get the one major catch out of the way first:
 This product isn't for a Mac. It does of course use an iPhone, but the 
app ties over wi-fi into a desktop app that, Roccat has confirmed, is 
only going to be available for PCs. Mac compatibility is a remote future
 possibility, but Roccat told me that "it will take some time" -- the 
company has a long history of Windows accessory customization, and not 
so much with OS X. So for now, the Power-Grid service will only work 
using the iPhone app to control and PC and the software on it.<br />
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	But if you do happen to use a PC with your iPhone, you'll love what 
Power-Grid can do. Just as we heard last year, the app will have a 
series of screens with control buttons on them, and those controls will 
hook into PC functions. One screen will be full of various status 
updates (tracking your PC's CPUs, RAM, hard drive space and so on), and 
some of those controls will be interactive (tapping on the C: space 
listing, for example, will open up a Windows Explorer window on the PC 
set to the C: directory).<br />
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	A sound control screen will offer access to system audio, including the
 main volume as well as sliders for mic volume and other options. 
There's also a controller for your music client that Roccat says will 
work with all of the major players, including iTunes.<br />
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	Another screen will have updates from various social networks and 
programs like Twitter, Facebook, TeamSpeak, Skype and even RSS feeds, so
 you can browse through everything while a game is running on your PC's 
screen. And a final screen is called the "News Center", and will feature
 a series of curated feeds (including great blogs like TUAW, Joystiq and
 Engadget) and content to include if you want. Any of these tabs can be 
deleted or moved, but those are the main core tabs available to 
everyone.<br />
	<br />
	Where the Power-Grid gets really interesting, however, is after the 
default tabs. First up, Roccat will offer a number of other tabs built 
to offer functionality in various games or apps. I was able to play with
 a Skyrim tab, for example, that offered macro buttons on the iPhone to 
do things like change the game's camera, or bring up the skills or map 
screen automatically. The whole thing was surprisingly responsive: Just 
pull up the Skyrim tab on the iPhone, hit a button and then immediately 
the effects appeared on screen. And thanks to Roccat's experience with 
keyboard macros, the iPhone buttons are very powerful: One button 
toggled moving in the game, and another one attacked with a weapon or 
cast a spell, which put a surprising amount of functionality just on the
 iPhone.<br />
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	There are also tabs like that planned for League of Legends, Starcraft 
(think of just setting up a production queue by tapping a button on your
 phone), and a number of other games. And there will be a few non-game 
tabs available as well, according to Roccat, including functionality for
 Word, Photoshop and other popular apps.<br />
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	But even that's not the most interesting part. Tabs can also be custom 
made by users button by button, through a very simple process of first 
setting the button's attributes, and then just dropping and placing it 
on to the tab and syncing up to the iPhone app. Anything you can do on 
your PC with a keyboard can be placed into a button macro, and then you 
can drag and set that button up however you like, turning your iPhone 
into a custom-made controller for your PC. It's really unbelievable, and
 even if you don't have the time or interest to create a custom tab for 
yourself, users will be able to share and favorite tabs online, so you 
can just wait until someone else makes the one you want.<br />
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	The Power-Grid was an interesting idea when I first heard about it at 
last year's CES, but it's about to become a really incredible reality. 
Roccat said the biggest difficulty right now is getting Apple's approval
 on the whole system, but hopefully we'll see both the PC desktop app 
and the iPhone app (both of which are set up to be free!) available 
within the next few weeks.<br />
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CES: Roccat's Power-Grid is almost ready to be switched on

CES: Roccat's Power-Grid is almost ready to be switched on

Roccat first showed us the Power-Grid system (that uses an iPhone app to control various functions on a PC and the company's PC accessories) at CES in 2012 before officially announcing it last Ma…

12 Jan 2013

Apple looking into "Location-Based Emergency Information" app for travelers

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I'm an American, but I live in the United Kingdom and travel frequently
 to foreign countries in Europe. If there's one piece of technology that
 has most benefited the international traveler in the last five years 
it's been the iPhone. Having a personal computer in your pocket that 
lets you interact with all facets of your life from anywhere you are is a
 godsend. That's not even to mention the thousands of apps aimed at 
international travels that make exploring cities, translating words and 
languages, and getting you from the train station or airport to your 
hotel in one piece as easy as tapping a button. Since the iPhone is such
 an indispensable piece of travel kit, I'm especially excited to see 
that Apple has begun work on building a location-based emergency 
information app.<br />

<a href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/01/10/apple-investigating-location-based-emergency-app-for-iphone">AppleInsider found the patent continuation</a>, published by the US Patent and Trademark Office, on Thursday. Titled "Location-Based Emergency Information" the <a href="http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0012155.html">patent continuation</a>
 notes that for the international traveler the process of gathering 
emergency services information for a foreign local can be both time 
consuming and confusing. That often leads many travelers to not even 
look into emergency services information until a problem arises -- 
causing a potentially fatal delay. <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 12pt;">From the filing:</span><br />

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		"When a person travels abroad, emergencies can occur. For example, the
 person can become injured in an accident, be a victim of a crime or 
lose their travel documents. In those situations, having knowledge of 
contact information for local emergency services or the pertinent 
consular services can be beneficial."<br />

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The patent continuation describes a location-aware "Emergency" app that
 would offer international travelers quick access to local police, fire 
or medical assistance. AppleInsider points to one illustration in the 
patent that shows the Emergency app with a drawer that pulls out and 
asks the user to select an icon for which local emergency service they 
would like to contact. The site also speculates that the Emergency app 
would be useful in a user's home country as well. For example, in the US
 the app could direct the user to alternate assistance numbers (like 
311) instead of dialing 911 for situations that are not true 
emergencies.<br />

However, there's no hint that Apple's Emergency app will see the light 
of day any time soon, if ever. Apple holds thousands of patents for 
products and services which never make it into consumers' hands. This is
 one patent, however, that could potentially save lives, so I hope we 
will see it in the App Store eventually.<br />
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Apple looking into "Location-Based Emergency Information" app for travelers

I'm an American, but I live in the United Kingdom and travel frequently to foreign countries in Europe. If there's one piece of technology that has most benefited the international traveler in th…

12 Jan 2013

Rokform's RokLock v3 iPad case and RokShield v3 for iPhone 5

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In the quest for the perfect rugged case for iPad and iPhone, we search
 far and wide for case manufacturers who are doing something different. <a href="http://rokform.com/">Rokform</a> sent over a few cases for us to look at; both the <a href="http://www.rokform.com/cart/Roklock-v3-iPad-Case.html">RokLock v3 iPad case</a> (US$69) and <a href="http://www.rokform.com/cart/Rokshield-v3-iPhone5-Case.html">RokShield v3 iPhone 5 case</a>
 ($49) feature rugged good looks and a number of mounting accessories. 
Read on as we take a first look at these two protective cases for your 
favorite iOS device.<br />

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	RokShield v3 iPhone 5 Case</h3>
The basic case is designed to protect your iPhone 5 well -- it has a 
hard injection molded polycarbonate frame and a elastomer rubber outer 
bumper to provide a high-level of impact and drop protection. If you 
decide that you don't need the extra bulk of the elastomer bumper, it 
can be easily removed to give you a surprisingly thin case.<br />

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On the back of the case is an elastomer non-slip grip insert, which not
 only makes it easy to hold onto the case but also keeps your phone from
 moving when it's on a smooth surface. One of the trademark features of 
the Rokform cases is a circular locking mount that can be used with a 
variety of optional accessories. An adhesive-backed mount and magnet kit
 are included with the case, you can also get a bike mount ($69), 
suction mount ($49), sport clip ($29), Rokmeister clip ($29, can also 
open beer bottles!), or an extended tripod adapter ($29). Extra 
adhesive-backed mounting kits can be had for $8, replacement magnet kits
 are $10 and there's even a lanyard ($9) for carrying your iPhone 5 in 
its RokShield case.<br />

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RokForm also includes a screen protection film with each case, so all 
of your bases are covered for full protection of your device. The case 
with the magnet kit installed weighs 1.5 ounces, pulling off the outer 
bumper reduces the weight to 1.1 ounces, and removing the magnet kit (it
 just pops out) makes the RokShield a lightweight .9 ounces. That magnet
 works well if you have a need to temporarily stick your iPhone 5 to a 
refrigerator or car!<br />

Locking the RokShield onto any of the mounting accessories is a cinch. 
You just place the back of the case onto the mount and rotate it a few 
degrees clockwise to lock it in securely; reverse the process to remove 
it.<br />

The case comes in three different colors at this time; black and gun 
metal gray, black and blue, and just black. As protective cases go, I 
was very impressed with the RokShield. I like the idea of an affordable 
mounting accessory ecosystem to go along with the case, and the basic 
case is reasonably priced as well.<br />

<h3>
	RokLock v3 iPad Case</h3>
If you like the style of the RokShield iPhone case, you're going to 
love the RokLock v3 iPad case. It doesn't have the elastomer rubber 
outer bumper, but does feature the same thin polycarbonate frame. On the
 back, instead of just the circular mounting lock and a grippy insert, 
you'll find one larger mounting lock and six grippy inserts. Those are 
handy for keeping your iPad from sliding on a slick, tilted surface or 
getting knocked off of a table.<br />

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The remote mounting system (RMS) for the RokLock iPad case comes with a
 handy feature to make mounting really simple -- a magnet. That magnet 
aligns the back of the case and the mount in seconds, and then you can 
lock down the iPad with a twist. For mounting on metal surfaces, those 
six elastomer grip inserts can be replaced with a $29 Maglok kit that 
provides six rare earth magnets.<br />

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Other accessories that work with the RokLock iPad case include a $49 
suction mount and a $39 tripod adapter. As with the RokShield iPhone 
case, a screen protector is included.<br />

The case comes in a variety of colors: gun metal gray, pitch black, 
white hot, translucent aqua, Roksalt (translucent), smoke (translucent 
bluish gray), and raspberry ice (translucent red).<br />

<h3>
	Conclusion</h3>
The Rokform products for iPhone 5 and iPad (2nd - 4th generation) are 
well designed and are part of a wide ecosystem of mounting options. The 
RokLock RMS turns mounting an iPad or iPhone on something as easy as a 
quick twist, and the magnetic alignment feature for the iPad case makes 
lining up the case and mount something that could be done with your eyes
 closed.<br />

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<strong>Pros</strong><br />

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		Reasonably priced array of mounting accessories</li>
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		Attractively designed</li>
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		Elastomer pads keep the cases from sliding on slick surfaces</li>
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		Remote mounting system locks tight for assured mounting on surfaces</li>
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		Magnetic alignment system on iPad is like magic</li>
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		Made in the USA</li>
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<strong>Cons</strong><br />

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		Design may be not be attractive to everyone</li>
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<strong>Who are they for?</strong><br />

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		Anyone looking for protection for their iOS device as well as mounting options</li>
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<h3>
  Giveaway</h3>
We've got one RokShield case for iPhone 5 and one RokLock iPad case for iPad 2-4 to give away. <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 12pt;">Here are the rules for the giveaway:</span><br />

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		Open to legal US residents of the 50 United States, the District of 
Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.</li>
<li>
		To enter, fill out the form below completely and click or tap the Submit button.</li>
<li>
		The entry must be made before January 13, 2013 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time.</li>
<li>
		You may enter only once.</li>
<li>
		Two winners will be selected. One will receive a Rokform RokShield 
case for iPhone 5 valued at $49, and the other will receive a Rokform 
RokLock case for iPad valued at $69. </li>
<li>
		<a href="http://adfoc.us/11069116476309">Click Here for complete Official Rules.</a></li>
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12 Jan 2013

CES 2013: Viper's way of starting your car with Siri

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<a href="http://www.viper.com/">Viper</a>, all set up in a booth on the
 floor of CES 2013 here in Las Vegas, is a company that makes car 
alarms, remote car starters and other automotive accessories. Most of 
the time here at CES, we TUAWers keep our sights on Apple and 
Mac-related booths -- we tend to stay away from the more niche areas 
(like automotive) unless there's good cause to go there. But we went to 
the Viper booth this year because we got promised one thing: We'd get 
shown how to start a car with Siri.<br />

Fortunately, Viper lived up to its promise. The company makes a remote 
car starter called SmartStart, which you can get installed in your car 
at pretty much any dealer that handles such things (Best Buy is probably
 the most common, Viper's rep told us). Once that system is installed, 
which costs you anywhere from US$140 or so up to around $300, depending 
on your vehicle, the local dealer's costs, and all of the other options,
 you can use Viper's free SmartStart app to control the unit in your 
car, which means you can pull up the app and hit buttons to lock or 
unlock the doors, or start the car.<br />

The app's functionality is rather impressive -- if you get the 
Bluetooth model starter installed in your car, it only works via 
Bluetooth of course, but with the official SmartStart model, the app 
actually works over the Internet, so anywhere you have cell phone 
service, the app can control and monitor your car. You could be on 
vacation in Italy, for example, and get a notification when the car 
alarm goes off, or double check that you locked the doors.<br />

While the app's functionality is very cool, the interface on the app is
 just plain hideous. I guess that's about as much as we could expect 
from a car accessory maker, but if they indeed didn't run it by a 
designer or two, the app would certainly benefit from doing so.<br />

But yes, you can start the car from Siri. To do so, you just say 
"SmartStart" into Siri, and then the app will automatically load up (as 
will any app you tell Siri to load), and will run one of three commands:
 You can choose to have it lock your doors, unlock your doors, or, yes, 
start your car. The Viper rep set it to start a little model car in the 
booth, told Siri to "SmartStart," and sure enough, when the app loaded, 
the little model car roared to life.<br />

Yes, if you don't need a remote starter, picking one up just to do this
 is probably a bit too expensive. But it's good to know that it's 2013, 
and if we want to, we can indeed start a car with Siri.<br />
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CES 2013: Viper's way of starting your car with Siri

CES 2013: Viper's way of starting your car with Siri

Viper, all set up in a booth on the floor of CES 2013 here in Las Vegas, is a company that makes car alarms, remote car starters and other automotive accessories. Most of the time here at CES, w…

12 Jan 2013

CES 2013: Wilson Electronics introduces the Sleek 4G booster to get your iPhone more signal

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<a href="http://www.wilsonelectronics.com/">Wilson Electronics</a> has 
been making cell phone signal boosters for a while now, both for home 
use and for larger scale settings like offices and commercial use. But 
the company is turning to something more personal with its new Sleek 4G 
cell phone booster, which is a phone stand that will make your iPhone's 
signal (or a signal from any phone, really) up to 10 times more 
powerful.<br />

The booster, which is shipping next week, basically consists of a phone
 stand that you can either place on your desk or stick on your car's 
dashboard, and then a cord leading off of it that connects to an antenna
 with a magnetic base. That's it -- you don't need to actually connect 
your phone up at all, because the stand will just grab the signal 
automatically.<br />

The stand itself has a few different prongs on the sides that you can 
adjust depending on what phone you're using, but other than that, it 
just boosts a signal, and well. A normal phone signal, according to 
Wilson, runs at about 200 mW, but with the Sleek 4G adding a boost, the 
signal can reach up to 2,000 mW.<br />

Wilson's reps told us that most people think of using cell phone 
boosters out in more rural areas, but given all of the holes and issues 
in more populated areas, it can be helpful in bigger cities, too. And 
the booster has one other big benefit: It'll increase the battery life 
on the phone. By making sure the signal is always strong, Wilson says 
that many users have seen phones last longer than before.<br />

At $199, this isn't a small investment for sure. But if you constantly 
have problems with your iPhone's signal and could use a way to keep it 
going whether you're in a home or office or out and about in your car, 
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CES 2013: Wilson Electronics introduces the Sleek 4G booster to get your iPhone more signal

CES 2013: Wilson Electronics introduces the Sleek 4G booster to get your iPhone more signal

Wilson Electronics has been making cell phone signal boosters for a while now, both for home use and for larger scale settings like offices and commercial use. But the company is turning to some…

12 Jan 2013

uNu iPhone 5 Battery Case Doubles Your Battery Life

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The uNu DX Protective Battery Case for <a href="http://mashable.com/category/iphone/">iPhone</a> 5 doubles your talk time, letting most iPhones last for two days on one charge.<br />

While that's still far from what feature phones can manage, it's a 
significant improvement and would come in handy in many situations. The 
great thing about this case  is how little bulk it adds. It's 15mm thick
 and actually looks quite good. <br />

Another case discussed in the video below is an LED case that's still
 a prototype. It increases your battery life, protects your phone, and 
adds an LED panel to the back of it. The cool thing about the LED panel 
is that you can connect to it with Bluetooth and push custom 
notifications to it.<br />

You can already use the the built-in iPhone flash for alerts, but 
with this case you would get different notifications from each app.<br />

While I don't care about getting better notifications on the back of 
my phone, I'm sure some people will see the benefits of having the LED 
panel.<br />

There's no doubt that uNu is doing interesting things with cases. Learn more about what the company's up to <a href="http://www.myunu.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />

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uNu iPhone 5 Battery Case Doubles Your Battery Life

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12 Jan 2013

Bloomberg: That Cheaper iPhone Would Cost $100-$150

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style="height: 168px; width: 299px;" width="299" /> Piling on the <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5974315/wsj-apples-building-a-cheaper-iphone-again">Wall Street Journal's cheap iPhone</a>
 rumor resurrection, Bloomberg is reporting that the budget-friendly 
device Apple is working on will cost in the $100-$150 range. It would 
debut, at the very earliest, at the end of this year.<br />
 Apple's 
target with a second-tier iPhone would be developing markets, where 
iPhone costs aren't kept down through the grace of AT&T and can 
typically run more than $700 a unit. Bloomberg's not clear if the price 
it quotes includes carrier subsidies. It's also not clear whether the 
phone will actually ever see the light of day; the report says it would 
appear in late 2013 "at the earliest," and the WSJ was clear that it may
 not happen at all.<br />
 Two things are certain, though. Apple's been 
exploring this line for at least two years, and has lived through two 
cycles of iPhone updates just fine without it. Would a cheaper handset 
fortify Apple against the legions of cheap Android phones in emerging 
markets? Of course it would. But it would also weigh down the aura of 
iPhone invincibility, one that's already taken a hit with the success of
 the Galaxy S III and other top-tier competitors. [<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-09/apple-said-to-develop-cheaper-iphone-model-for-late-2013.html">Bloomberg</a>]<br />
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Bloomberg: That Cheaper iPhone Would Cost $100-$150

Bloomberg: That Cheaper iPhone Would Cost $100-$150

Piling on the Wall Street Journal's cheap iPhone rumor resurrection, Bloomberg is reporting that the budget-friendly device Apple is working on will cost in the $100-$150 range. It would debut, a…

12 Jan 2013

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