iOS 7 development running behind schedule, Apple pulls OS X engineers to help

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Rumors, Software,

Word on the street is that Apple is behind schedule on iOS 7 due to the management shakeup that occurred when Scott Forstall was ousted from the company. Jony Ive has taken over as head of hardware and software design, and with that will come sweeping design changes within iOS. Daring Fireball's John Gruber has gone so far as to say that he's heard that Apple has had to pull engineers off os OS X 10.9 in order to help get iOS 7 ready for release.

It may sound odd, but Apple actually took a similar strategy back in 200, pulling developers off of OS X 10.5 Leopard in order to ensure that the iPhone would be ready on time, resulting in a four-month delay for the desktop OS. Of course, Apple had a lot less software engineers working on iPhone software back then, so it's pretty telling that with the expansive growth, there are still challenges getting iOS 7 out of door.

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Try out BlackBerry 10 on your iPhone or Android smartphone

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Smartphones, Internet, Software,

Curious about how BlackBerry 10 stacks up against iOS, Android, and Windows Phone? You can now check out how it works right on your smartphone browser for a glimpse of BlackBerry 10. This will bring you into a web app that simulates the look and feel of the BlackBerry 10 OS, which will allow you to get a feel for the new BlackBerry hotness. Of course, being a web app, it isn't as smooth as actually picking up a BlackBerry Z10 and using that, but it's still a cool idea from BlackBerry to get people familiar with its new offering.

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Bleeding Edge TV 469: Mophie Juice Pack Helium

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Apple, Cell Phones, Features, Handhelds, Podcasts, Videocasts, Videos,

The Mophie Juice Pack Helium is the first iPhone 5 battery case from Mophie, the company that has become synonymous with battery cases for the iPhone. Being that this is an iPhone 5 model, it supports the Lightning Connector for charging, and provides you with 80% additional battery power for your device. It is the thinnest and lightest yet, which is why they called it the Juice Pack Helium, playing off the Juice Pack Air name. You can pick up the Juice Pack Helium for $79.95.

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Unboxing Live 109: Nokia Lumia 920

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Cell Phones, Features, Handhelds, Home Entertainment, Microsoft, Videocasts,

We open up the Nokia Lumia 920 Windows Phone 8 smartphone in this episode. It's the flagship model available from AT&T, sporting a PureMotion HD+ display, 4G LTE, and PureView camera with optical image stabilization and Carl Zeiss lens. You can pick up the Nokia Lumia 920 from AT&T from $99.99. It's a bit heavy, but the phone looks great, the camera is fantastic, and for $100, it's hard to beat the value.

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iPhone 5S reportedly set for summer release

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Smartphones, Handhelds, Rumors,

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple is set to launch the iPhone 5S this summer, and that the company is just about ready to start production of the handset that will be "similar in size and shape to its current one", which has been indicative of all the S model iPhones since the debut of the iPhone 3GS. If the report is accurate, it also marks the return of the iPhone to its summer release schedule, which it diverted from with the introduction of the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5, both of which saw fall releases. It could be that Apple is bumping up the release schedule of the iPhone, similar to what we saw with the short timeframe between the third-generation iPad and the fourth-gen model. Many will complain if that's the case, but us? Bring it on.

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Bleeding Edge TV 468: Ubuntu for smartphones preview

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Cell Phones, Features, Handhelds, Podcasts, Software, Videocasts, Videos,

Did you know that Linux Ubuntu is coming to smartphones to take on iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and Blackberry? It's true - and we bring you a first look at the Linux Ubuntu smartphone OS in this video as we interview Canonical's Richard Collins. What do you think of the all gesture-based interface with no hardware buttons? The demo was run on a Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Check it out!

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AT&T still playing catch-up, finally adding HD Voice later this year

Posted by Jason Diaz Categories: Apple, Broadband, Smartphones, Corporate News,

I have a bridge to sell you if you think AT&T's announcement had nothing to do with T-Mobile's hard push of its new HD Voice to its upcoming iPhone customers. AT&T Senior VP of Network Technology, Kris Rinne, was chatting it up at the VentureBeat Mobile Summit in Sausalito, California. She stated that the telecommunications company will support the HD Voice technology later this year in 2013. Nevermind that smartphones like the iPhone 5 have had HD Voice capabilities since October 2012.

@jason_diaz AT&T never implemented full rate AMR, much less AMR-WB, which is required for HD Voice.

— Neal Gompa (ニール・ゴンパ) (@Det_Conan_Kudo) March 27, 2013

Rollout of newer technology has historically been AT&T's Achilles Heel; it took them over a year to include Internet tethering for the iPhone 3GS, despite carriers across the globe supporting it at launch. AT&T finally included the internet tethering, only after the iPhone 4 launched, with several deal breaking caveats such as forfeiting "unlimited" data plans and exorbitant pricing for data that customers are already paying for. On the brighter side, dropped calls will soon be in HD.

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HTC One launches on AT&T and Sprint on April 19th

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Smartphones, Handhelds,

The HTC One is set to officially launch on April 19th on both AT&T and Sprint, starting at $199.99 with two-year contract for the 32GB model. If you prefer the 64 GB variant, you'll have to go with the AT&T model…yup, the 64 GB HTC One is an AT&T exclusive. Despite an unforeseen delay, the HTC One is still set to beat the Samsung Galaxy S 4 to the market, and also comes in $50 cheaper. If you wanna get your pre-order on, you can put your money down with AT&T beginning on April 4, or on April 5th if you're going with the Sprint model.

Unboxing Live 108: Logitech Harmony Touch

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Features, Handhelds, Home Entertainment, Videocasts,

The Logitech Harmony Touch is the follow-up to the massively popular Harmony One universal remote. The new Harmony Touch model introduces a touchscreen display front and center, with tap and gesture support for controlling the various devices in your home theater. We open up the touchscreen remote control in this episode of Unboxing Live, giving you a look at what's included in the box, along with an up-close look at the device. Once you're done watching, be sure to check out our full Logitech Harmony Touch review.

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Amazon Cloud Drive now syncs between PC, Mac, Kindle, web

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Corporate News, Software, Storage,

Amazon has announced that it's Cloud Drive storage locker is now accessible from PC, Mac, Kindle Fire, and web browser, allowing you to sync your documents across all of your devices with the reliance of Amazon in the background. This puts the Amazon Cloud Drive, which gives users a free 5 GB of storage space, in direct competition with services like Dropbox.