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The Steve Jobs of China says the iPhone is the best smartphone available right now
Bluetooth gets updated, say hi to version 4.1
Obama not allowed to use an iPhone for security reasons
Apple and China Mobile finally ink a deal for the iPhone
Plex media streaming app updated for iOS 7
A day in the life of a skeuomorphic iPhone is cleverly captured on film
Get a snapshot of international iPhone 5s prices in this interactive map
Are you having problems with iPhone 5s’ Touch ID?
Google Wallet for iOS now lets you add a credit card using your camera
Apple to likely use PrimeSense chips in iPhones for identity recognition, indoor maps and more

The Steve Jobs of China says the iPhone is the best smartphone available right now

Posted: 05 Dec 2013 03:11 AM PST

Xiaomi is a tiny Chinese handset maker that prides itself on making highly affordable devices, selling them online, and creating an Android skin called MIUI. Lei Jun, the CEO of Xiaomi, often gets called the Steve Jobs of China because he’s copied both Jobs’ look and the presentation style. And in a recent interview, Jun called the iPhone the best phone on the planet. Wait, what? Continue reading →

Bluetooth gets updated, say hi to version 4.1

Posted: 05 Dec 2013 03:05 AM PST

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has just announced that they’ve created a new Bluetooth standard, version 4.1. For those who don’t care about Bluetooth all that much, you should, because devices like smart watches, health trackers, and who knows what sort of sensors that have yet to be invented, will use the technology. Version 4.0 added a low-power mode to help converse battery life, and now with version 4.1, they’re tackling radio interference, connection robustness, and data transfer rates. Continue reading →

Obama not allowed to use an iPhone for security reasons

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 07:56 PM PST

US President Barack Obama confirmed on Wednesday that he is not allowed to use an iPhone because of security concerns. Instead the president must use an aging, but secure BlackBerry handset, says a report in Security Week. Continue reading →

Apple and China Mobile finally ink a deal for the iPhone

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 06:06 PM PST

It’s been a long time coming, but it appears that Apple has finally inked a deal that’ll bring the iPhone to China Mobile. According to the Wall Street Journal, the iPhone will go on sale starting December 18 with the Chinese carrier. This news is not surprising as it has been rumored for months. The final hint was the report that a China Mobile subsidiary recently started accepting pre-orders for the Apple-branded iPhone 5s and 5c. Continue reading →

Plex media streaming app updated for iOS 7

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 05:47 PM PST

Plex for iOS, the mobile companion to the popular desktop media server, has a new look and feel to match the design of iOS 7. An update with this refreshed UI was released today and brings the app up to version 3.3. Continue reading →

A day in the life of a skeuomorphic iPhone is cleverly captured on film

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 05:06 PM PST

Nobody bothered to tell London-based university students Carrie Bale, Doug Hindson and Jooyoung Ry that skeuomorphism is out and flat design is in. It’s a good thing, too. Otherwise, we would never have seen Skew, a gem of a video created by this trio. Continue reading →

Get a snapshot of international iPhone 5s prices in this interactive map

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 02:48 PM PST

Every country is different — you can see it in the food, in the fashion and for Apple fans, in the prices of the iPhone. Thanks to MobileUnlocked, we now can zip around a map of the world and get a glimpse of iPhone 5s prices in the different countries where the handset is sold. Continue reading →

Are you having problems with iPhone 5s’ Touch ID?

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 02:08 PM PST

The Touch ID is great when it works, but a number of iPhone 5s users have complained that the fingerprint sensor fails to recognise the correct print on the first try. Today a new post by Dr. Drang speculates as to whether the iPhone 5s' Touch ID fingerprint recognition gets worse over time. Continue reading →

Google Wallet for iOS now lets you add a credit card using your camera

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 02:06 PM PST

Google updated its Wallet app with a sweet new feature that’ll allow you to add a credit card to your account by taking a photo of it. The software will scan the photo and automatically record the credit card number and its expiration date. Continue reading →