The official T-Mobile iPhone 5 doesn’t release until April 12, but those with unlocked models can take advantage of T-Mobile’s network right away. For those customers, T-Mobile is rolling out a software update that enables LTE on unlocked iPhone 5 models, as well as improves battery life and enables Visual Voicemail. As expected, T-Mobile updated [...]
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T-Mobile rolling out iPhone 5 software update, addresses battery and enables LTE
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New Apple patent suggests solar-powered iPhone on the way
February 8th, 2013 mrinal Let’s face it: battery life in smartphones is pretty awful, with only a few devices that are actually worthy of a battery-life crown. However, what if smartphones were powered by solar cells? That would basically change how we use devices, and we would essentially not have to worry about battery life anymore. A new patent [...]
Apple iMac 27-inch (2012) Review
February 8th, 2013 mrinal Apple doesn’t change things for the sake of change, and that’s why we’ve had to wait a few years for a redesign of the iMac. When a fresh model does arrive, though, it arrives in style: for 2012, the iMac is slimmer than ever, with a crisp new casing that borrows aerospace construction methods and [...]
Mophie announces $79 Juice Pack Helium for iPhone 5
February 7th, 2013 mrinal Mophie is known for their popular line of Juice Pack battery pack cases that give users an extra boost of juice when their iPhones get low on battery. For the first time, though, the cases are coming to the iPhone 5. Mophie announced the Juice Pack Helium today, which will give iPhone 5 owners 80% [...]
Verizon Nokia Lumia 822 Review
December 4th, 2012 mrinal It’s time for Verizon to get its hands on the Windows Phone 8 universe with the lovely Nokia Lumia 822, another iteration of the original Lumia 820. This device is essentially the same as the original Lumia 820 with a 4.3-inch 480 x 800 pixel resolution AMOLED display with ClearBlack technology to make it extra vibrant – [...]
MorphCase turns iPod touch into a smartphone
September 6th, 2012 mrinal When the iPhone and the iPod touch were first introduced to the masses half a decade ago, many people figured out that the iPod touch was the iPhone – sans the phone part, of course. Well, the iPhone went on to be a huge success around the globe since then, and the iPod touch, well, [...]
Samsung suffered “crisis of design” iPhone expert claims
August 7th, 2012 mrinal Apple’s iPhone spurred a “crisis in design” at Samsung, the Cupertino company alleges, citing an internal document in which Samsung execs bemoaned the “Heaven and Earth” difference in smartphone style. The revelation came as part of design expert Peter Bressler’s testimony in the San Jose courtroom on Monday, the Guardian reports, though Samsung argues that [...]
iPhones with curved glass and extruded metal sized up in Samsung trial
August 4th, 2012 mrinal Fans of the design process behind the most famous smartphone of all, the iPhone, are finding that the Apple vs Samsung trial taking place this summer is a treasure trove of visual clues on how the device came to be what it is today. What we’re seeing today is an unearthed (by Network World) deposition [...]
iPad mini may get own event, ship in November
July 31st, 2012 mrinal A report from iMore this morning indicated that Apple is planning to unveil the next iPhone along with the iPad mini on September 12th. The next iPhone would then ship out to customers 9 days later on September 21st, although the exact launch date for the iPad mini wasn’t quite as clear. iLounge corroborates iMore’s [...]
iPhone 5: a July round-up of pre-release leaks, tips, and rumors
July 18th, 2012 mrinal It’s time to take another look at what Apple’s next-generation iPhone is squaring up to be, and which rumors, tips, and leaks are looking good enough to take heed in. Several notions about the iPhone 5, or whatever it’ll end up being called, have been solidified in the glimpse of iOS 6 we’ve seen already [...]