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• Apple acquires crowdsourced location data startup Locationary
• Faulty charger to blame for recent iPhone death
• Wait, now the retina iPad mini isn’t delayed?
• Report uncovers key people working on the iWatch project, gives hints at iWatch capabilities
• Ayra: The beautiful Lock screen tweak is now available on Cydia
• InstaChooser allows video upload straight from your camera roll to Instagram
• Free apps for today: Prince of Persia Retro, Moment Camera and more
• Good news: VLC for iOS now available for free on the App Store [Updated]
• Verizon announces ‘Verizon Edge’ early upgrade program to take on T-Mobile ‘JUMP’ and ‘AT&T Next’
• New patent reveals rumored iPhone 5S fingerprint sensor could be built into the display

Apple acquires crowdsourced location data startup Locationary Posted: 19 Jul 2013 04:03 AM PDT AllThingsD reports that Apple has acquired crowdsourced location data company Locationary. The report notes that Apple acquired the Toronto-based startup recently, though the price of the acquisition is not yet know. Continue reading →

Faulty charger to blame for recent iPhone death Posted: 19 Jul 2013 02:31 AM PDT Earlier this week, there was a story floating around the internets saying a woman was killed by her iPhone 5 after being electrocuted. Later it was discovered she actually owned an iPhone 4. Let’s ignore the fact that most media outlets can’t think for themselves and realize that an iPhone battery can’t electrocute you no matter how hard a person tries. Today it’s been discovered that the real cause of death for this 23 year old woman was a fake iPhone charger. Continue reading →

Wait, now the retina iPad mini isn’t delayed? Posted: 19 Jul 2013 01:50 AM PDT Earlier this week, the Taiwanese site DigiTimes said the retina iPad mini would launch in early 2014 instead of later 2013 due to issues regarding the display. Today, they’re saying those issues have been resolved and that the retina iPad mini will be on store shelves in October. Continue reading →

Report uncovers key people working on the iWatch project, gives hints at iWatch capabilities Posted: 18 Jul 2013 09:41 PM PDT Earlier this week, Financial Times reported that Apple was hiring aggressively for the iWatch project. 9to5Mac provides some interesting details about Apple’s new hires, which gives us some idea of the scope of the project. Continue reading →

Ayra: The beautiful Lock screen tweak is now available on Cydia Posted: 18 Jul 2013 01:27 PM PDT Ayra, the beautiful jailbreak tweak that gives you quick access to system toggles and Notifications from the Lock screen is now available on Cydia. Surenix, a member of the Evad3rs dev team and developer of the awesome ayecon theme and the Atom lock screen tweak, has teamed up with bensge, the developer of Velox to develop the Lock screen tweak. Continue reading →

InstaChooser allows video upload straight from your camera roll to Instagram Posted: 18 Jul 2013 12:11 PM PDT Since the latest addition to Instagram, which allows you to upload 15 seconds of video, some users have been unhappy about the fact that they aren’t able to upload directly from their camera roll.  InstaChooser, created by Stevie Hetelekides, changes that. Continue reading →

Free apps for today: Prince of Persia Retro, Moment Camera and more Posted: 18 Jul 2013 11:19 AM PDT We have some great apps for you today that have become completely free for a short period of time on the App Store. Continue reading →

Good news: VLC for iOS now available for free on the App Store [Updated] Posted: 18 Jul 2013 10:46 AM PDT After being pulled from the App Store over licensing issues, VLC, the popular video player, will be available on the store again starting tomorrow as a completely rewritten, open source app for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Continue reading →

Verizon announces ‘Verizon Edge’ early upgrade program to take on T-Mobile ‘JUMP’ and ‘AT&T Next’ Posted: 18 Jul 2013 10:24 AM PDT Verizon seems to have been forced into announcing its “Verizon Edge” early upgrade program after T-Mobile announced its JUMP last week and AT&T announced its “Next” early upgrade program earlier in the week. Continue reading →

New patent reveals rumored iPhone 5S fingerprint sensor could be built into the display Posted: 18 Jul 2013 08:40 AM PDT According to rumors, iPhone 5S will come with a fingerprint sensor, which will be the key differentiator from the iPhone 5. It has been widely speculated that the fingerprint sensor will be part of the Home button, which will reportedly be touch sensitive and covered with sapphire crystal. Continue reading →

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