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So with the release of the iPhone 4 in 2010 as usual the speculation and anticipation of the next apple phone was quickly mounting with the public. iPhone 5? 4GS? Nobody knew for sure but everybody liked to guess. Apple and rumours go hand in hand prior to release, there were claims that the iPhone 4 glass rear case would be ditched and a completely new all aluminum or stainless steel back would take its place incorporating a new antennae. ..read more

Your Facebook News Feed is likely filled with updates and pictures from plenty of people you don’t really care about, but know well enough that they aren’t worth unfriending.

One rarely used tool on Facebook called Lists enables you to create News Feeds filled with updates from specific people.

In this way, you can bookmark that List and only get updates from those people.

Lists you might want to make range from something simple like “Close Friends” to something bigger like “Work Associates.”

Here’s ..read more

Microsoft Research just launched Face Swap, a brilliant and hilarious app for Windows Phone that swaps the faces of you and a friend.

We went around the office and swapped the faces of everyone who hasn’t gone home for the holidays. Hilarity ensued.

You can’t miss this slideshow.

Reporters Linette Lopez and Julia La Roche, after.

Reporter Zeke Miller and Editor Michael Dougherty, before.

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If you’ve been keeping up with SAI lately, you probably already know that I really like Google’s new flagship phone, the Galaxy Nexus.

Coming from me, that’s a strong endorsement.

I’ve been an iPhone user since the original model was introduced in 2007. That means I’m entering my fifth year as an iPhone owner. In that time, I still haven’t found a phone that has convinced me to abandon Apple and make the big switch.

Since the Galaxy Nexus is the supposed to ..read more

It’s no secret that Apple does things a little differently from other smartphone manufacturers.

If you want to put out an app for an iOS device, you have to submit it to the App Store and get it approved by the company.

There are all kinds of reasons that someone’s app might get rejected from the store, but thankfully Apple makes it quite clear what it’s looking for in new apps.

One of the most important elements in getting your app approved is ..read more

Electronic Arts and Gameloft, two of the biggest app makers for iPhone and iPad, just announced a huge sale that brings down most of the two companies’ games to just $0.99.

Here are the best games you can get for under a buck this holiday season, including Madden, Need For Speed, Tetris, Spiderman, Avatar, and more.

Madden 2012 is the best football game you can buy for iPhone. Draw your own plays on screen!

Price: $0.99 (iPad / iPhone)

Dead Space

Dead Space is a brilliant ..read more

LG and Prada have a long history together (well in the tech world it’s long) – they’ve released the first phone with a capacitive touch screen, which competed directly with the Apple iPhone, at least on the hardware level. On the software level, it was just another feature phone and it turned out that Apple had nothing to worry about. The LG Prada was a fashion accessory first, phone later, and it accomplished that functionality perfectly.

Then came the second LG ..read more

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Remember the days of Betamax, turntables, and Zenith TVs with rabbit ears and big honking dials?

A little retrofitting turned a rotary phone into a Siri-enabled handset.

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Siri has just taken a little trip back to those simpler times of yore with a quaint little hack that turns the voice assistant into an operator reachable via rotary phone (cue the Jim Croce, those of you who remember hearing a voice say “operator” on the other end of the line).

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Grand Theft Auto 3. Need we say more?

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Wondering which games to buy for your iPad? Well, we’ve taken our best shot at putting together a list of top titles that we feel meet the criteria for a good iPad game.

Editors’ note: This post was updated December 19, 2011, with two new games.

And just what does make a good iPad game? We debated it for a while and narrowed it down to these five factors:

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Are you a puzzle gamer? My iOS devices have a mix of gaming genres, from action arcade titles and racing games, to FPS shooters and role-playing adventure games. But sometimes I also like to focus in and test my logic and problem-solving skills with puzzle games.

Some great games have come out recently that are worthy of any puzzle-gaming fan’s iPhone. All of these titles are worthy of checking out, because they have plenty of challenge, are all very polished graphically, ..read more