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Teenager Develops iPhone Case That Doubles Up As A Stethoscope
A high school student has used a 3D printer to create something truly unique and clever. At just 15 years-old Suman Mulumudi has developed the Steth IO, an iPhone case that doubles up as a  stethoscope. Once an iPhone has been placed inside the case, the diaphragm on the back... Read more
Man Arrested For Filming On-Duty Police Officer With iPhone
George Thompson is a man from MA who has recently found himself in the middle of a bit of a police controversy. As he was walking along recently, he noticed an on-duty police officer having quite the conversation on his cell phone. Apparently, the officer was cursing loudly and behaving... Read more
Mophie Case Gives More Battery & Storage For iPhones
Having owned multiple iPhones as well as a Galaxy S3, I am well aware that iPhones are seriously lacking in the upgradeable storage and extra battery department. When I used my Galaxy, I could easily upgrade the onboard storage space with a micro SD card (and I did just that),... Read more
Is Apple Ditching The iPhone 5C?
The iPhone 5C has not been as popular as Apple had anticipated, with Tim Took himself admitting that sales were lower than expected. Now, news has surfaced that in September two new iPhones will be released and at the same time the 5C will be ditched. According to reports from... Read more
iPhone 5C Sets on Fire in School Girl’s Pocket
There have been previous reports of iPhones causing death due to battery charging issues but the latest story comes from a 14-year old school girl, whose iPhone 5c set on fire in her pocket. The Morning Sentinel reports how the school girl from Kennebunk, Maine had to be treated for... Read more
Justin Bieber’s iPhone Taken By The Police
Justin Bieber is having a tough year, and we’re barely even half way through the month of January. Come to think of it, he also had a not so good year in 2013. Bieber was almost constantly plastered on the news and the tabloids for anything and everything – from... Read more
Turn Your iPhone Into A Thermal Imaging Camera
Here is a little something from CES 2014 that will satisfy the James Bond within us all. FLIR, which would normally sell its thermal imaging technology to the military, has been able to shrink the tech so that it fits into an iPhone 5 case – turning your phone in... Read more
NSA Was Able To Hack Your iPhone
It sounds as if The National Security Agency (NSA) has been able to hack the iPhone for the last 5 years, since 2008 in fact. According to a Der Spiegel interactive report that looks at the agency’s numerous tools used for intelligence work. One exceptionally interesting tool, codenamed “DROPOUTJEEP,” is an implant that was first... Read more
Teenager Pulls Knife On Father After Not Getting An iPhone For Christmas
Reports are suggesting that an 18-year old from Massachusetts was arrested on Christmas day after apparently pulling a knife on his own father. The Enterprise reports that Alexander Torres attacked his father and several other family members, all because he didn’t get the Apple iPhone he wanted for Christmas. Lieutenant... Read more
iPhones Coming To China Mobile From January 17th
It has been announced that Apple and China Mobile have struck a deal, allowing the iPhone 5s and 5c to be launched on the China Mobile’s 4G and 3G networks in the early part of 2014. Apparently you can pre-register for one of the phones now, with the handsets becoming... Read more
Remote iPhone Shutter: Maxstone Hits Kickstarter
The MaxStone Kickstarter Project is a remote iPhone and digital camera shutter.  This new project is hoping to combine some popular recent gadget trends with normally sought after pro DSLR photography features for a Bluetooth connected gadget, that is distinctive and more multitalented than others in the same category. The... Read more
Get A New iPhone for $27 At Walmart Until Christmas Eve
If you are still looking to get someone (or yourself) a smartphone for Christmas this year, don’t panic, there is still hope for you; at least until Christmas Eve, that is. It’s normal to spend a small fortune on a smartphone, especially if you want to get the latest iPhone... Read more
Next iPhone Can Unlock & Hide Messages By Looking At Your Face 
Every time Apple releases a new iPhone, we hold our breaths in anticipation of what we are going to get. With the fingerprint sensor on the iPhone 5S, I suppose that facial recognition is the next logical step; and it seems that that is going to be the case –... Read more
President Obama Not Allowed To Use iPhone
It’s a common misconception that the President of the United States can do whatever he wants to do. One would be easily forgiven for thinking that the President could have whatever kind of technology he wanted in his hands at any moment of the day or night. He’s the President,... Read more
Mega Storage For iPhone
There are many online cloud storage solutions for you and your business, Dropbox and Google Drive etc but none more notorious than Kim Dotcom’s Mega online storage service.  Kim Dotcom has a chequered history when it comes to the legalities of the services his company has provided.  The Megaupload service was... Read more
Made For iPhone Hearing Aids Released
Hearing-impaired iPhone users will soon have a smaller and more compact choice for handset-connected hearing aids, as the first batch of “Made for iPhone” fully-integrated hearing aids are set to roll out without the need for any intermediary transmitters. Apple has worked very closely with GN ReSound based out of... Read more
Another iPhone Charging Death
A 28-year-old man has died from another Apple iPhone charging related death.  This time the incident happened in Thailand. The man was found the next morning by his father, in his hand he was clutching an iPhone 4S. Local reports say that the victim had three burn marks left by the his fingers on... Read more
Knock App Lets You Unlock Your Mac By Knocking On Your iPhone
I have a confession: I dislike putting passwords and passcodes on my devices. I find the extra step to be a hindrance, especially since I find myself having to unlock devices several times in an hour. It is a security measure, for sure, but I would rather have something like... Read more