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U.S. Cellular announced that it will “begin offering Apple products later this year” during a release of its quarterly revenue results. Though no specific products were mentioned in the announcement, the iPhone will likely be offered, as U.S. Cellular notes, “By further strengthening our device portfolio, we’ll give consumers another […] Read the original post…

Based in Portland, Oregon, Toast creates genuine wood “Covers” for a wide variety of devices, notably including the iPad ($45+) and iPad mini ($35+). The base prices let you choose from several types of wood including walnut, bamboo or ash, while text and images can be etched into the Covers […] Read the original post…

We always appreciate innovation in flash drive designs; solid state memory can be pretty boring otherwise. That’s why Sandisk caught our attention with the Cruzer Orbit USB Flash Drive ($22-$40). Coming in 8, 16, and 32GB capacities, the physical design is pretty neat, and definitely different from anything we’ve seen […] Read the original post…

With users of Google Now for iOS — found within the Google Search app — complaining about excessive battery drain, a recently published post on Lifehacker suggested turning off location reporting in settings for a fix. However, Google responded to the Lifehacker report, claiming that reports about excessive loss of […] Read the original post…

As it has for a number of iTunes milestones, Apple has launched a new contest, this time for the 50 billionth iOS app downloaded. The person who downloads that app will win a $10,000 App Store Gift Card, and the next 50 people will win $500 App Store Gift Cards. […] Read the original post…

Zero.3 comes in six translucent colors: clear, red, pink, purple, black, and yellow. Instead of hard plastic, it’s made of a semi-flexible material that the company says a combination of silicone and plastic. When Itskins describes it as ultra slim, it’s right: the case is only 0.3mm thick, and weighs […] Read the original post…

Apple has released iOS 6.1.4, an iPhone 5-only update. The software update lists an updated speakerphone audio profile as its only revision. … Read the original post by Phil Dzikiy

Originally a Facebook-only game, Rovio’s Angry Birds Friends is now available on iOS for free. The game still revolves around Facebook though — you have to sign into Facebook to compete in the tournaments and challenge friends for trophies. New levels are added to tournaments every week, and the iOS […] Read the original post…

Originally a Facebook-only game, Rovio’s Angry Birds Friends is now available on iOS for free. The game still revolves around Facebook though — you have to sign into Facebook to compete in the tournaments and challenge friends for trophies. New levels are added to tournaments every week, and the iOS […] Read the original post…

As their “iBT” names suggest, iBT4 and iBT25 are both part of iHome’s growing lineup of Bluetooth speakers, featuring dead-simple wireless pairing for iOS devices and the latest iPod nano. iBT25 is a Bluetooth version of iW5, a neutrally-designed AirPlay speaker iHome showed off in 2012 and then cancelled before […] Read the original post…

As their “iBT” names suggest, iBT4 and iBT25 are both part of iHome’s growing lineup of Bluetooth speakers, featuring dead-simple wireless pairing for iOS devices and the latest iPod nano. iBT4 is based heavily on the design of iHome’s earlier iP4, a twin-speaker boombox with a deliberately plasticky, flat-colored look, […] Read the original post…

Podcasts are really well-suited to mobile devices; is there a better way to run than with Ira Glass discussing Argentinian basket makers? But podcasts have a place on traditional computers, too. Most people rely on iTunes to manage their audio and video subscriptions, but Vemedio thinks it has a better […] Read the original post…

Although they’re significantly different sizes, the drives share common design language. Both are glossy white plastic rounded boxes with a smattering of ports, buttons, and LED indicators. WIFISD is the smaller of the two, compact enough to pop in your pocket at roughly 4” wide, 3” deep, and less than […] Read the original post…

Although they’re significantly different sizes, the drives share common design language. Both are glossy white plastic rounded boxes with a smattering of ports, buttons, and LED indicators. WIFISD is the smaller of the two, compact enough to pop in your pocket at roughly 4” wide, 3” deep, and less than […] Read the original post…