Author Archives: Brandon K
Report says Apple has shifted $74 billion overseas to avoid the IRS
Apple’s tax-avoidance efforts not unique in design, but certainly in scope and dollars.
AppleCare changes are on the horizon, including new direction for iPhone repairs
Apple is reportedly looking to overhaul AppleCare later this year, focusing on customers instead of products. A big part of this overhaul will be seen at the Genius Bar, where your broken iPhone may be more likely to get repaired instead of replaced.
Onswipe’s mobile traffic stats reveal a surge in iOS 7 usage
According to a report from TechCrunch, iOS 7 usage on Onswipe-enabled websites has significantly ramped up over the past week: Over the past week, Onswipe found a significant bump in the number of visits from iOS 7 iPhones and iPads, specifically located in both Cupertino and San Francisco. SF had …
“Dial – The Best Way to Call” now available in the App Store
Dial – The Best Way to Call is now available on the App Store. It serves as a replacement for the iPhone’s stock Phone app. The layout is colorful and bright, but not in an overpowering way. The look is very polished, and almost has an Apple-esque feel to it. …
Review: OOTP 14 for Mac
The challenge with any sports game, be it video or text, is keeping things familiar enough that hardcore fans don’t feel betrayed, but also fresh enough to entice fans to spend yearly to have the latest version. Over time, OOTP has answered this challenge. The question is, does OOTP 14 …
Tim Cook’s comments imply a bigger iPhone screen is not imminent
During today’s Q2 financial results call, Apple CEO Tim Cook briefly touched on the topic of the criticism from some that the iPhone screen is too small in comparison to many of its competitors. MacRumors has a rough transcript of his comments: My view continues to be that iPhone 5 …
Facebook ‘Chat Heads’ coming to entire iOS via jailbreak, possible future iMessage integration?
As much as I love my iPhone, I have to admit that the openness and creativity of the Android world has always intrigued me. Never enough to make the switch, but definitely enough that it’s always in the back of my mind if need be. Facebook’s popular new feature, Chat …
Amazon rumored to have purchased Siri-competitor Evi
The rumors that Amazon is developing a competitor to Siri, Apple’s popular voice-recognition assistant, were strengthened after today’s report from TechCrunch. According to the story, Amazon purchased Evi late last year. Both sides have declined comment, which is usually the company PR way to confirm a rumor is true. Evi …
iPhone 5S rumored to feature 12-megapixel camera
According to a story over at iPhoneInCanada.com, the next iPhone – rumored to be iPhone 5S, of course – will feature a 12MP camera with improved night shots. The story initially broke on tinte.vn, which listed the source as someone from the Vietnamese branch of Wonderful Saigon Electrics, a Japanese …
Gun Commando announced for iOS, to release later this month
Fans of old-school-style first-person shooters take note: Gun Commando, an FPS where aliens — that’s right, aliens — are the bad guys, is scheduled for release to the App Store later this month. If you long for the days of Duke Nukem, it looks like you’ll want to give Gun …
iOS 7 rumored to be behind schedule, feature major visual redesign
The iOS 7 rumors have been rather light up until today. Expect those rumors to ramp up after the Branch chat Daring Fireball’s John Gruber took part in today. He echoed iMore’s Rene Ritchie’s claims that iOS 7 will feature a significant UI overhaul. Just how significant are we talking …