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Facebook Messenger now offers free calling, as the feature has made its way to US iPhone users. The standalone Facebook app allows users to open a conversation with another Messenger user by opening a conversation, tapping the “i” button, and then tapping the new Free Call button. The calls are […] Read the original post…

Sena uses common components among its cases, so it’s not surprising to see similarities between Hampton Wallet and previous leather iPhone 5 cases we’ve covered. For example, the front frame protecting the iPhone’s bezel is pretty much the same shape as LeatherSkin and WalletSlim’s. It has a hole for the […] Read the original post…

AT&T has announced it has enabled FaceTime over Cellular at no extra charge for customers using any tiered data plan and a compatible iOS device. Customers with an iPhone 4S and a tiered data plan will now be able to make FaceTime calls on the AT&T network. After initially limiting […] Read the original post…

With over 1,500 votes from iLounge readers, our most recent poll—“What are you most hoping to see from Apple in 2013?”—has ended. Readers were asked to identify which rumoured or likely new product from Apple they are most looking forward to in the new year. The top respondents were split […] Read the original post…

A Dutch court has ruled that three Samsung Galaxy tablets do not infringe an Apple design, citing previous British court decisions. The ruling involves rounded corners on the tablets. Apple lost a tablet design infringement case in the UK and was required by law to post ads stating that Samsung […] Read the original post…

Jerry McDougal, Apple’s Vice President of Retail, has left the company. Reports say McDougal left to spend more time with his family. McDougal is the latest in a growing line of executives that have left the company in recent months — that list includes Senior Vice President of Retail John […] Read the original post…

Q: I am looking to buy an iPod for mainly music listening and know nothing about them and trying to find out which one to buy. Will most often connect to my car audio, which I believe is capable. Just wanting out of the dinosaur age and say goodbye to […] Read the original post…

Since Macs don’t have any direct way to access a microSD card, you’re going to need an adapter or reader if you want to use one. And if you need a reader, why not pick a stylish one? Mimoco—maker of Mimobot flash drives—has a lineup it calls Mimomicro ($13). […] Read the original post by…

Apple and Amazon have been ordered to hold settlement talks to resolve the ongoing case in which Apple is claiming trademark infringement for Amazon’s use of the term “Appstore.” The companies will meet on March 21 in an attempt to settle, before reaching a trial in August. A few weeks […] Read the original post…

The exterior of the case is a rubber truss system, wrapped around a hard plastic backplate. On the rear, the two materials sit flush with one another; there’s a little less than an inch of rubber at the top plus a border around the opaque or semi-transparent plastic. The rubber […] Read the original post…

Apple will hold its annual shareholder meeting at 9 a.m. Pacific, Feb. 27, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The meeting will be held at the company’s Cupertino headquarters. Proposals up for a vote include the election of Apple’s board of directors, an advisory vote […] Read the original post…

The plastic case is coated in obviously faux leather; you have the choice of black, silver white, bronze, or army green camouflage. Although it lacks button or port protection, glossy plastic extends out to all four edges of the iPad’s body, stopping just shy of the chamfered edges at the […] Read the original post…

The sticker part is an update from previous packages. Now you get get front and back protectors for your iPhone, covering the bezel, Home Button, and entire back surface with genuinely cool puffy plastic art. A clear screen protector is included for the rest of the iPhone 5’s face, along […] Read the original post…

Just a day after posting our preview of VersaCover for iPad (3rd/4th-Gen), Moshi sent the smaller version VersaCover for iPad mini ($50). The case is pretty much identical, except obviously much smaller. It uses the same polycarbonate shell, same microfiber, origami-like folding cover, and even has the same cutouts and […] Read the original post…

Like many other companies, Moshi has heavily based its iPad mini case lineup on models previously made available for larger iPads. The latest is Concerti ($45), which is similar to the original case of the same name. As before, this case houses the iPad in a silicone skin on the […] Read the original post…