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Ballistic HC Series iPhone 4 Case Review

‘Designed to survive life’ is how Ballistic describe their the rough, tough HC Series case, and I’m thankful that my life doesn’t include any activities that would stand a chance at defeating the protection this case offers, as from the look and feel of it, you would have to be pretty reckless to put the [...]

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Do You Read eBooks on Your iPad?

The iPad vs. Kindle argument was being discussed on a recent episode of Cranky Geeks, number 233 if you’re interested, and one point in particular caught my attention, when guest Sarah Lacy said that she doesn’t read eBooks on the iPad due to its backlit screen. Coincidentally, Amazon have just debuted a new television ad for [...]

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With Apple’s Case Program Ending Soon, How Have You Protected Your iPhone 4?

With Apple’s free case initiative ending on the 30th September, anyone who has purchased an iPhone 4 in the last 30 days needs to either download the application or visit their country’s Apple.com page soon, if they want to be able to take advantage of Apple’s ‘generosity’. ‘We now know that the iPhone 4 antenna attenuation [...]

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Air Display iPad App Review – Space Ace

Unlike games, utility apps are a far more niche product, where they’re the best thing ever created for certain individuals or of absolutely no use to others.  Air Display falls neatly into that category, as it’s an application which lets you use your iPad or iPhone as your computer’s second monitor. To use Air Display you’ll [...]

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BASIC Returning to C64 iPhone App?

The Commodore 64 app from Manomio was in and out of the App Store last year, mainly due to the ability to access BASIC from inside, something the Apple approval team took a very dim view of.  Since all that was sorted out, the C64 has kept its position inside the store and continued to [...]

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New in the App Store This Week…

Browsing the App Store this weekend?  Here are twelve new or updated apps for the iPhone and iPad worth taking a closer look at if [...]

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Wrapsol iPhone 4 Accessory Review

The iPhone 4, just like any top-end smartphone, is an expensive piece of kit and therefore worth protecting.  A case does this very well, but what about for those who want to use their iPhones naked, admiring the design as it was intended?  Well, with all the problems that have arisen due to the placement [...]

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Apple Publish App Store Guidelines for Developers, Relax Rules and Provide Review Board

Apple have obviously been listening to the criticism of their app submission process, resulting in the publication of a set of guidelines, a key reversal on a previous rule and the creation of an MPAA-style App Review Board, where disgruntled developers can voice their concerns directly to Apple, instead of to the press. Probably the biggest [...]

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Some Hope for Jailbreakers Wanting to Run iOS 4.1?

The warning sent by the iPhone Dev Team was pretty clear, upgrade to iOS 4.1 and risk losing your jailbreak and unlock forever.  This is due to Apple changing the modem baseband and although this could be designed to stop iPhone owners from jailbreaking their device so easily in the future, it hasn’t stopped a [...]

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JBL Introduce Two Portable Docks, On Stage Micro III and On Stage IV

If you want to be able to enjoy your music anywhere you are without the need to wear headphones, then these two new JBL iPod and iPhone docks could be exactly what you need.  The On Stage Micro III and On Stage IV are small, portable speaker systems that can be powered by batteries, giving [...]

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