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iPhone 4 Review

Everything you need to know about Apple's 4th generation iPhone 4, including it's Apple A4 chipset, Retina display, 720p camera, and FaceTime video calling

iPhone 4 is Apple's attempt to re-revolutionanize the smartphone. A controversial stainless-steel antenna sandwiched between two layers of chemically strengthened glass, iPhone 4's new features include a 960x480 Retina display, FaceTime video calling, 5mp camera with 720p HD video recording, and a polymer-lithium battery to power it all.

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Google search for iPhone review

By , Friday, May 25, 2012 at 4:37 pm
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The Google Search app for iPhone app was recently updated with a complete redesign that makes searching on Google a rather pleasant experience. It features a very stylish and snappy UI that's bound to impress anyone who uses it.

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Untethered jailbreak your iPhone 4S, new iPad and more with Absinthe 2.0 for iOS 5.1.1

By , Friday, May 25, 2012 at 10:31 am
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Absinthe 2.0 has launched and it provides support for a fully unthethered jailbreak under iOS 5.1.1 (and only iOS 5.1.1) for the following devices:

  • iPad, iPad 2, new iPad (except the 2012 iPad 2, which will come later)
  • iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S
  • iPod touch 3, iPod touch 4

Developed by a collaborative "Dream Team" between Chronic-Dev Team and iPhone Dev Team, Absinthe 2.0 and promises to be so easy, your "grandma could do it." Here are the steps:

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Apple tweaks App Store promotions, now shows Editor’s Choice and App of the Week

By , Friday, May 25, 2012 at 10:16 am
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Apple has made some minor changes to the layout of the App Store within iTunes; the same changes are reflected on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. With such a huge number of apps now available in the App Store finding what you are looking has gone from hit and miss to downright daunting. Apple has been rumored to be completely revamping its iTunes software but in the meantime, they're still tweaking what we have now.

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Sir Jonathan Ive receives his knighthood and talks about his love of design

By , Friday, May 25, 2012 at 2:41 am
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Apple's Apple's Senior Vice President of Design, Jonathan Ive deservedly became Sir Jonathan Ive on Wednesday when he received a knighthood for services to design and enterprise. The Princess Royal was on hand to perform the ceremony which hit news channels around the world. After the knighthood ceremony Sir Jonathan Ive attended another high profile function, the Royal Academy of the Arts alongside the Queen. Ive gave a short interview before going inside, telling of his delight at receiving the honor.

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Best free simulation games for iPhone

By , Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 8:55 pm
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Last week we featured the best free iPad games, but there were a few new categories there that weren't in my original best free iPhone games post. One of those categories is simulation, where your micro-management skills pay the virtual bills. Some of these will look familiar, but others may be new to you. Buckle up hit the jump to see our favourite free simulation games for the iPhone.

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Facebook Camera for iPhone review

By , Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 8:27 pm
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Facebook is the most popular photo sharing service on the web so it comes as no surprise that they released an app dedicated to the photo aspect of Facebook -- it's called Facebook Camera. With Facebook Camera, you can easily share multiple photos to Facebook, add filters to them, tag your friends, and view a newsfeed restricted just to photos posted by you and your friends. And, of course, you can also leave comments and likes on photos.

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Share photos to your computer with Bump for iPhone

By , Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 7:14 pm
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Bump is a very popular iPhone app that people use to share information like photos and contacts by "bumping" their phones together. It used to be restricted to only iPhone users, then it appeared on other mobile platforms, and now you can share photos with your computer.

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GameFly looking to assist devs with new game development fund

By , Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 3:14 am
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GameFly is looking to branch out into mobile gaming but instead of its usual rental model, it is looking to get developers on-board from a much earlier stage. The new initiative would see GameFly becoming the publisher and promoter of a developer’s game.

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Photo Stream helping user track down her stolen iPhone

By , Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 10:59 am
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A stolen iPhone is helping its owner close the net on the thief thanks to Apple's iCloud Photo Stream. We assume that Find My iPhone was either not enabled, or was disabled by the thief, but it seems the thief was unaware that Photo Stream was running and cataloging every photograph

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IBM bans the use of Siri on its networks over privacy concerns

By , Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 3:16 am
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If you work for IBM, you are welcome to bring your iPhone 4S to work with you but forget about using Apple’s voice driven digital assistant, Siri. IBM has banned the use of Siri on all of its networks due to concerns over privacy. Siri works by sending anything you ask it to a data center in North Carolina; after that, no one really knows exactly what happens with that data once it has been dealt with.

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Best free educational apps for iPhone

By , Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 1:42 am
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Looking for great educational app for your iPhone or iPod touch? The App Store is home to over half a million apps and games, and a surprising number of them are available for free. Some of the most beneficial free apps are free educational apps.

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Printy for iPhone review

By , Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 8:04 pm
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Printy is a cute little app that will turn anything you take a photo of into a coloring page that can be printed on real paper and colored with real crayons. It's is incredibly easy to use and does an equally incredible job at producing colorable PDFs.

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If Apple goes to a 4-inch iPhone, which way would you prefer they get there?

By , Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 1:55 pm
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If Apple goes to a 4-inch iPhone, how should they do it?While it seems increasingly likely Apple will be going with a bigger, close to 4-inch iPhone 5 screen,

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iPhone 5 re-rumored to have a widescreen display, this time 3.9-inch 1136 x 640

By , Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 10:15 am
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Yet more widescreen iPhone 5 rumors have hit the web this morning, with a whisper that at least one of Apple's multiple iPhone 5 prototypes boasts a 3.9 inch touchscreen with a 1136 x 640 resolution.

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Facebook Pages Manager for iPhone hits the U.S. App Store, Facebook app gets more cosmetic changes

By , Monday, May 21, 2012 at 6:39 pm
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Last week, I reviewed the new Facebook Pages Manager for iPhone app, but the secret is that I actually downloaded it from the Canadian App Store because it wasn't yet available in the U.S. Well, I'm happy to report that Facebook Pages Manager is now available in the U.S. App Store. It popped up earlier today, but almost immediately disappeared, but it seems to be here for good this time.

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Untethered iOS 5.1.1 jailbreak will reportedly arrive in a matter of days, support the new iPad [Updated]

By , Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 4:44 pm
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The untethered iOS 5.1.1 jailbreak should be released in just a matter of days according to a tweet by pod2g. Many people have been eagerly awaiting an untethered jailbreak for the latest version of iOS 5.1.1. It has taken a while for it to even look possible never mind become available.

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Apple announces its iTunes Festival line up, watch live performances on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch

By , Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 4:45 am
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Apple has just announced its line up for the annual iTunes Festival. The event which first started in 2007 has been hugely popular as all of the tickets are given away free of charge. The live concerts all take place at London’s The Roundhouse and it all kicks off on September 1st and goes on until September 30th.

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Cuboid for iPhone review

By , Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 2:57 am
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Cuboid is a fun 3D puzzle game for the iPhone and iPad of flipping and rolling a cuboid through a maze-like puzzle placed in the setting of mystic, ancient ruins.

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The Weather Channel for iPhone review

By , Friday, May 18, 2012 at 3:38 pm
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The Weather Channel for iPhone is the most popular alternative to Apple's built-in Weather app and it recently received a complete makeover. It still has all the great features of the previous design, but the new UI is much more beautiful and user friendly.

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ScreenDIY for iPhone review

By , Friday, May 18, 2012 at 6:00 am
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ScreenDIY is an iPhone app that lets you create unique Lock screens and Home screens with designer wallpapers, shelves, frames, icon skins and more.

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Weekly Photo Contest: Water!

By , Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 3:29 am
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It's Wednesday, which means it's time to announce this week's photo contest -- and the winner of last week's black and white photography contest. Before I do, I want to congratulate everyone on their awesome entries. We've got some talented iPhoneographer readers here at iMore and it wasn't an easy decision!

And the winning entry is... And the winning entry is...

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Verizon killing off unlimited plans with new LTE device purchases

By , Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 11:08 pm
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Verizon's CFO Fran Shammo mentioned at the J.P. Morgan Technology, Media, and Telecom conference recently that anyone migrating from 3G to 4G devices won't be able to grandfather in their old unlimited plan and will have to instead take a data share plan scheduled to launch this summer.

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Facebook Pages Manager for iPhone review

By , Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 10:00 pm
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Facebook for iPhone and iPad has a slew of problems, but now poor Pages management can be crossed off that list with the introduction of Facebook Pages Manager for iPhone. It's very similar to the normal Facebook app with the addition of being able to view insights about your page and manage admins.

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Sprint CEO says they'll make money on the iPhone... in 2015

By , Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 4:43 pm
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During their annual shareholders meeting, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said they're very happy with the iPhone, but admitted that it won't be profitable for the company until 2015. Sounds crazy, but Hesse says they're taking the long view, since offering the iPhone will stem the exodus of users going to other carriers just to get their hands on Apple's smartphone.

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Apple rumored to increase iPhone screen size to 4-inches

By , Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 9:35 am
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Apple looks set to increase the next generation iPhone’s screen size to at least 4-inches according to information coming from people familiar with the situation. According to the sources, Apple has already placed orders for the larger screens from its Asian suppliers and they are bigger than the screens used on the current iPhone.

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