Just the other day, while exchanging some cool ideas with Michael Fisher, he told me about how awesome it would be if phones had flashes for front-facing cameras. I, of course, didn't necessarily like the idea (because you barely use it and it would crank up the costs) but said it would be nice if they turned the screen into a flash (like Photo Booth on Macs turns the screen bright white when you snap a picture). The latest version of Camera+ for the iPhone does exactly that, among other new things. When switching to the front facing camera and having the "flash" on, the screen will light ...

It was just yesterday that we've seen Microsoft release its Skype client, dubbed preview, for Windows Phone 8, and today the iOS variant receives a version bump. The old instance of the application was stretched on the higher resolution display of the iPhone 5 (with black bars on top and bottom) but this has been now fixed. Support for the iPhone 5 is the main feature included with the refresh. The current version, 4.1.2, also includes your ordinary sett of unnamed bug fixes. If you have the latest iPhone and you're a heavy Skype user make sure to check the source link below or your App ...

Demand for the iPhone 5 has been high and initial figures indicated that Apple's latest smartphone is selling very well, with five million units over the first availability weekend -- and two million units in the first 24 hours of pre-orders. Foxconn, the company responsible for building the phones, has been struggling with quality issues in the beginnings which might have led to a slower production rate but now we're hearing that increased demand is also a problem for the Chinese assembler. Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou said that "it's not easy to make the iPhones. We are falling short of ...

Following Apple's release of iOS 6 with its new, underwhelming Maps app, we spent a good deal of time talking about Google's role in all this, including the possibility for seeing it release a stand-alone Google Maps app for iOS. Those rumors have run the gamut from very likely to not at all. Today, a new report cites sources from within Google as suggesting that while such an app is well into development, Apple may not end up approving it for release in its App Store. Supposedly, Google could be ready to go with such an app before the end of the year. According to these Google insiders, ...

Despite of the fact that there were initial reports about shorter lines (or none) at one point at isolated locations that sell the iPad mini -- which is available since yesterday morning -- according to new information Apple ran out of iPad mini initial stock at various store around the world. Reports are coming in of the iPad mini selling out in less than three hours at the Fifth Avenue New York City store, as well as other locations throughout the US, with varying sell-out times. United Kingdom, Singapore, Canada and other locations are also reported to have no more iPad mini stock. It ...

It's here! Well, they're here. That is, the iPad 4 (going by the new of "iPad with Retina Display") and iPad mini are in the house. Both iPads, in a way, try to fix what's wrong with the current iPad: it's thick and heavy, and it's laggy at times. The iPad 4 addresses the latter problem by including the Apple A6x CPU, which is a dual-core, quad-core GPU chip that is supposed to be twice as fast as the iPad 3. And the iPad mini addresses the former issue by being super thin and super light. In this video we cover a few first impressions:   First impressions for the iPad mini: The ...

Apple introduced both the iPad mini and the fourth generation iPad at its keynote on October 23. Pre-orders were available staring October 25 and both items seem to have sold more than the initial stock, with the iPad mini selling out first, followed by the New iPad with Retina Display. Pre-orders should arrive at owners' doorsteps today, November 2, which also marks the brick-and-mortar store availability. And, since the Earth is round and we're lucky to have time zones, New Zealanders have already managed to grab their own units. If you want to grab your own tablet you should note that ...

We just saw Apple release the iOS 6.0.1 update, and in discussing that release, we mentioned some rumors from last month that discussed the update's pending arrival. In addition to 6.0.1, those rumors also mentioned work on iOS 6.1 being well underway, but we lacked any sort of details on what changes that might bring, and didn't have much of a sense for when the update might arrive. We get a little closer to those answers today, upon the release of the first iOS 6.1 beta for developers. So far, we're not hearing about much that's new in this release, though that's sure to change as we get ...