January 2012
2 posts
iBike Powerhouse to be unveiled at CES 2012, a... →
Just like the iBike Dash from the days of yore, Velocomp is back with the Powerhouse — a cycling computer that integrates with any standard bicycle along with the iPhone and iPod Touch….
PSA: iPhone alarm clock not working again? Time to... →
Hey, remember that madcap time last year when iPhone alarms didn’t work on January 1st or 2nd? Still having the same issue this year? Well, you might want to think about updating. We’re…
December 2011
12 posts
Air Dictate app brings Siri's voice control to... →
Well, this was probably inevitable. Given that we’ve already seen Siri respond to custom commands, replace your remote and adjust the temperature in your house, it shouldn’t come as a…
Mega Man X blasts onto iOS, Reploids still... →
It’s a story as old as, well, 8-bit video gaming itself: man creates robots, 99 percent go rogue, the other 1 percent valiantly fights back and future world order is (temporarily) restored….
Logitech Harmony Link app gets... →
Logitech’s updated the iPhone and Android versions of its Harmony Link App. Now your smartphone-as-TV-remote can be customized to your whim, confusing any visitors who thought they’d watch…
Inhabitat's Week in Green: Flaming turbines, seven... →
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green.
The past week saw several groundbreaking…
Sprint, NBA strike multi-year partnership,... →
NBA Commissioner David Stern is all smiles these days. Why? Because the most pointless labor dispute in human history has finally drawn to a close, and Chris Paul isn’t a Laker. He must…
xPrintserver offers up wireless printing for iOS... →
So you have your iPad. You also have some highly important contracts that have just landed in your inbox and needed printing 30 minutes ago. There’s no time to faff around with that archaic…
iPhone 4S cleared for use in China, sino-Siri... →
While Apple fans around the globe have had the iPhone 4S for awhile now, many of our friends in the Far East haven’t gotten to enjoy the fruits of their countrymen’s labor due to a lack of…
Motorola wins injunction against Apple Sales... →
After issuing a default judgment against Apple last month, Germany’s Mannheim Regional Court has now granted a “preliminarily enforceable” injunction against Ireland-based Apple Sales…
Xbox Live companion apps now available for Windows... →
As expected, Microsoft has made its new and improved Xbox Companion app for Windows Phone available to coincide with the latest Xbox dashboard update — what’s not so expected is the…
Crapgadget: holidon't edition →
What’s that? You weren’t sufficiently inspired by our last Crapgadget guide to gift misgivings? Good news, with the holidays rapidly approaching, the Crapgadgets are coming fast and…
Syria bans iPhone in attempt to curb protests and... →
Times are tough in Syria right now, but that isn’t stopping the Assad government from making things a whole lot worse. The nation’s customs department, a branch of the Syrian Finance…
Color for Facebook iPhone app hands-on →
Color failed to live up to the massive level of hype that surrounded its launch, as CEO and Lala-cofounder Bill Nguyen will be the first to tell you. So, naturally, the company went into…
November 2011
11 posts
Jailbroken iOS 5 devices get Siri0us, tap into... →
Sure, it’s leaps and bounds away from all the parlor tricks that Siri is able to perform, but now, jailbroken iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch devices — that have been upgraded to…
Domino's Pizza Hero iPad app coaxes you to design... →
If the idea of pinching, zooming and tapping on your iPad is far less appealing than kneading, sprinkling and cutting, then the Domino’s Pizza Hero iPad app may just be right up your alley….
Thanks to iOS 5, some users lose WiFi connectivity →
Of all the enhancements to discover in Apple’s iOS 5 upgrade, it seems that an unforeseen monster may have snuck its way into the release. We’re now reading through a handful of user…
Apple patent application aims to keep iPhones... →
From ‘smart’ pens to a smarter Siri, Apple’s always attempting to find new ways to improve the iPhone, and the company’s latest patent application wants to keep its crack-prone glass blemish…
Some iPhone 4S owners reporting ominous 'No SIM... →
Could it be that Apple’s latest smartphone is plagued with a troubling design flaw? Just ask the handful of iPhone 4S users who’ve experienced issues with their SIM cards, and they’ll tell…
Sprint pushes SIM lock to iPhone 4S customers,... →
We all knew this day would come. It’s hardly a tragedy, but some globe-trotting types out there might be a little annoyed. Starting today Sprint is pushing a SIM lock to all iPhone 4Ss on…
AT&T's SoundStream iOS dock takes a stroll... →
Well, AT&T doesn’t seem too keen on keeping any secrets when it comes to its SoundStream iOS speaker dock. On its way through the FCC today, the little iOS speaker station will act as…
Charlie Miller's latest iOS hack gets into the App... →
This isn’t the first brush Apple’s iOS platform has had with apps that exploit security holes to run unsigned code, but according to the developer of InstaStock, this may be the first to…
US Cellular: we don't need no stinkin' iPhone →
Dost a company actually dare turn down the seductive wiles of the iPhone? As a matter of fact, there is at least one US carrier that has the audacity to say no to Tim Cook’s face: US…
Square updates Card Case, enables hands-free... →
Those of you living in a city graced by Square’s Card Case have been gleefully opening tabs and making plastic-free payments at select merchants since May. Starting today, iPhone users…
Yamaha's ruggedized PDX-11 iPod speaker dock lets... →
If its past offerings have been any indicator, Yamaha’s no stranger to pumping out attractive speaker docks for iDevices. Not surprisingly, the company’s managed to pour that design…
October 2011
17 posts
Apple reportedly acquires C3 Technologies, iOS... →
Last we saw of C3 Technologies’ 3D mapping software it was making an appearance on Sony Ericsson’s X10, but if 9 to 5 Mac turns out to be right, its next stop could be the iPhone. According…
Samsung claims top spot in global smartphone... →
On this edition of As The Smartphone World Turns…, we’ve got Samsung violently snatching victory from the jaws of Apple, claiming its spot at the top of global smartphone vendors once…
ThinkGeek IRIS 9000 promises to make 2012 a... →
The comparisons between Siri and HAL 9000 were pretty tough to avoid, and the folks at ThinkGeek have now come through to do what they do best: take things to a ridiculous extreme. In this…
Garmin launches Fit App, motivates you to lose... →
Garmin, the company responsible for helping you navigate to the mall food court, is now hoping to help you work off those cheese fries with the introduction of its $.99 Fit App for Android…
T-Mobile's Andrew Sherrard: 'the iPhone is not the... →
Remember when T-Mobile CMO Cole Brodman splashed a bucket of cold water on our hot iPhone 4S dreams? Yeah, well the carrier’s back to clarify its glaring lack of the handset in its…
Google Voice app returns to iTunes, iOS 5 crash... →
Less than a week after it disappeared from iTunes, the Apple-friendly Google Voice app is back and declared iOS 5 friendly, per its official Twitter account. Also improved is operation…
iPhone 4S supports GLONASS satellite system, much... →
What does a Russian satellite system have to do with the iPhone 4S’ GPS capabilities? Allow us to explain. Russian site iPhones.ru recently noticed that the 4S’ spec page lists support for…
Doxie Go portable scanner creates searchable PDFs... →
As far as scanners go, Doxie makes some of the more interesting products on the market. There’s one problem though… the bright trail of hot pint hearts splashed across the front….
Colorware spills its inks on your iPhone 4S,... →
You didn’t think the latest iPhone would be saved from Colorware’s paint-dipped hands, did you? Lo and behold, the company’s swatches are currently ready for application on the 4S….
t-JAYS Four let you listen to your iOS device,... →
The latest headphones from Sweden’s Jays don’t stray too far from the design that defined their predecessors — but hey, if it ain’t broke… The slick earbuds were built to work with…
iPhone 4S pre-orders are in the mail →
If you were one of the impatient million who jumped to pre-order an iPhone 4S, well, chances are your fancy new handset is already in the mail. A number of tipsters have reached out to us…
Apple iPhone 4S now shipping in 'one to two'... →
If there was any question of how hot a tamale Apple’s iPhone 4S would be, the answer’s edging toward muy caliente. AT&T’s stated that the iPhone 4S has ushered in its best iPhone launch…
FCC Fridays: October 7, 2011 →
We here at Engadget Mobile tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol’ Federal Communications Commission’s site….
Sprint will offer unlimited data plan for the... →
A Sprint spokesperson gave us a ring to let us know that the newly announced iPhone 4S will be eligible for the carrier’s unlimited data plan. According to Sprint, pricing will start at…
Apple brings Siri voice control to the iPhone →
You’ve heard the rumors, and Apple has now confirmed that it will be bringing Siri voice control to the iPhone — and, yes, it will still be called Siri. That will let you use natural…
Google and ITA's OnTheFly app update puts flexible... →
Google went through a lot to buy ITA and its travel software, and we saw the acquisition first bear fruit in the form of Mountain View’s web-based Flight Search. Now the partnership has…
Griffin's Multidock system charges and syncs up to... →
Don’t you hate it when all of your iPads collectively run out of juice? Well, praise Griffin for announcing its first business centric iOS “accessory” in the shape of the Multidock. It has…
September 2011
13 posts
Harman Kardon's MS 150 speaker dock supports... →
Some folks get along just dandy with an iPod and a speaker dock, but if you need a rig that’ll handle more sources, Harman Kardon hopes to have you covered with MS 150 — which bears more…
Apple wants to 'talk iPhone' on October 4th →
Well, it’s about freaking time! Apple has finally begun sending out invites for its upcoming press conference, and the company’s being none too subtle with the hints, offering up some…
Mobile Miscellany: week of September 19, 2011 →
This week was packed with news on the mobile front, so it was easy to miss a few stories here and there. Here’s some of the other stuff that happened in the wide world of wireless for…
iOS-controlled iW500 RC car defies gravity, paint... →
Driving cars on the floor is so passe, which is exactly why you need iHelicoter’s wall-scaling iW500. We’ve seen similar gravity-defying propositions in the past, but this is the first…
Canon enables AirPrint on a trio of PIXMA wireless... →
Here’s the scenario: A., You’ve been getting your wireless print on with Canon’s PIXMA MG8220, MG6220 or MG5320 all-in-one inkjet printer, and B., you own an iDevice. Well, feel free…
Lion Ultimatum brings desktop-like functionality... →
Sure, OS X Lion borrowed many of its design cues from Apple’s iOS platform, but now users of jailbroken iPhone and iPod Touch devices may bring much of the desktop Mac’s functionality onto…
Did a white iPhone 4S just pop up in AT&T's... →
Judging from the clandestine screenshot you see above, it most certainly seems like that’s the case. A helpful tipster sent us this tasty morsel, from AT&T’s internal system, listing the…
Sharp to discontinue original Galapagos e-readers,... →
We’re raising our glasses to the original Galapagos e-reader this morning, because Sharp has decided to discontinue it. Today, the manufacture announced that it will stop taking orders for…