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Apple’s upcoming iPhone will indeed be called the iPhone 5S, according to a new report from Macotakara, which also makes several claims regarding specifics of the model that is now expected to debut in September. First, the report suggests that a third color option beyond black or white will in […] Read the original post…

The latest edition of iLounge Weekly, our weekly newsletter covering all things iLounge, will be arriving in subscribers’ inboxes early next week. iLounge Weekly is a summary of the week’s best news, reviews, and feature articles we’ve published, and it also features giveaways and accessory discount offers from various companies. […] Read the original post…

Q: When using FaceTime on an iPhone 5 is this part of your unlimited Internet data? I know that some numbers aren’t part of your minutes package. – Dave A: The short answer is that FaceTime uses your iPhone’s Internet connection and has absolutely nothing at all to do with […] Read the original post…

Based on the name, we expected Tough Armor to be significantly larger than Slim Armor, but it’s actually about the same size. It’s only slightly taller and wider, and they’re about the same thickness. Spigen chose to redesign the button coverage on this newer one. There’s still full protection for […] Read the original post…

Booq says its new Viper Courier ($100-$110) falls “somewhere in between a MacBook sleeve and a slim bag.” Coming in 13” and 15” versions, it’s smartly designed to hold plenty, without taking up too much space. Booq knows bags, so we’re not too surprised to see them pull this one […] Read the original post…

President Barack Obama met with Apple CEO Tim Cook and a number of other technology executives yesterday to discuss government surveillance, according to Politico. Thursday’s meeting was one of “a number of discussions” the Obama administration is holding on surveillance, which an aide said is part of the president’s “national […] Read the original post…

Even when measured from end to end, CrossLink is about five inches short of the advertised three-foot length. The cable comes in black, blue, green, pink, white, or yellow, and is flat from the connector housings through the central cord. While we liked the flat cabling, which is visually distinctive […] Read the original post…

Apple’s board of directors have become concerned with the pace of innovation at the company post-Steve Jobs, and that concern is “manifesting into pressure on” Apple CEO Tim Cook to innovate, according to Fox Business News’ Charlie Gasparino. The board “is now worried about what’s in the pipeline,” Gasparino said, […] Read the original post…

Music video site Vevo is developing an Apple TV app that will play its 24/7 music video channel, according to AdAge. The app would play Vevo TV, a traditional music video channel that plays videos around the clock without letting viewers select which videos they want to watch. Vevo already […] Read the original post…

Burbn’s Instagram (free) app is now at version 4.1. Two major features are included in this update: users can now import any videos from their camera roll, instead of having to use Instagram itself to record the video. Also, Instagram now automatically straightens photos when taken with the Instagram camera. […] Read the original post…

Earlier this year Netflix began gradually been rolling out a new, higher-resolution “Super HD” streaming option, providing higher-quality 1080p HD content for at least some subscribers. The catch? You must be using a supported device and your Internet Service Provider (ISP) must be part of Netflix Open Connect and provide […] Read the original post…