I’m not one for Kickstarter, personally I like to pay for the product and get it. To me Kickstarter is sort of like gambling, you’re giving your money in the hopes you might get something, but if there was one that I would toss my money to it would be the iblazr which actually reached its funding goal and more. It’s at $96,000 of the $58,000 goal, but I guess that doesn’t really mean anything does it? Anyway, the iblazr is an external flash for your iOS or Android tablet or phone. Flashes have gotten better over time, but they’re still not what I would call optimal, so something like this I thin would come in very handy.
Apple and iOS
Scosche Goes Colorful with New Line of Charge and Sync Devices
If you know mobile then I’m sure you know Scosche as they make plenty of mobile accessories. They’ve just sent over a brief note about their latest couple of products the boltBOX and microBOX which are basically retractable charge and sync cables. They will work with Android or iOS devices with the Lightning connector. The boltBOX is priced at $24.99 and you can pick from several colors but the microBOX is priced at $14.99 and it’s only available in red of black.
Scammers Phishing to Steal Your Apple ID Data
According to Kaspersky Labs scammers are using phishing sites posed as Apple’s Site to collect user data to gain access to users Apple ID Data. Once the scammer has access to the account, the scammer collects users’ personal information stored in iCloud. Some scammers even go further to find credit card info that … Read more
Facebook Debuts Video for Instagram
Mark Zuckerberg kicks off event talking about Facebook’s mission and the different kinds of content people like to share. Today they have chosen to focus on Instagram. The Instagram team is 3x what it was when Facebook bought them last year. Instagram does not add any new value to Facebook. That is the big takeaway … Read more
iOS to get Google’s All Access
Google will be porting over their brand new music subscription service to the iOS world in a few weeks. With a flat price of $9.99, you get all you can eat music for downloading and streaming. As Microsoft’s Xbox Music service is not available on neither iOS nor Android, the only main competitor in this … Read more
Yahoo buys Tumblr and gives Flickr 1TB of storage
Shortly after their acquisition of tumblr, Yahoo slapped together a public announcement for all. After earlier reports that they would not “screw up” tumblr, aka the Facebook/Instagram promise, they rolled out a whopping 1TB of storage to new and existing users. Did I mention this is a full resolution upload deal? Along with your damn … Read more
BBM coming to iOS and Android this summer
I’ve been saying this for a long few years, maybe a bit less with the release of the new Z10 and the wondrous devices to follow. But even so, there is nothing wrong with reinventing your business as a service. Especially since there are two types of people in this world, those who refuse to … Read more
Boldly go where no email has gone before!
If you’re a Star Trek fan, you’re probably ticking off the days till Star Trek: Into Darkness. I mean, Benedict Cumberbatch! Well, if you haven’t gone and gotten the Official App in the Windows Phone store, the Windows 8 store, Google Play, Amazon’s store, or iTunes (but I can’t get there without logging in, so … Read more
Facebook’s Chat Heads Comes To iOS, But Not Really
Surprisingly quickly after the release of Facebook’s latest master piece, Facebook Home, the iOS (iPhone and iPad) receives an update featuring the super popular Chat Heads. Chat Head’s are pretty much floating icons off to the side of your screen waiting for your Facebook Chat goodness. Most with early access to Facebook Home have actually … Read more
SkyDrive for iOS updated to v3.0. Brings New Features
If you’re a fan of SkyDrive but unsatisfied with your iOS version of the app hopefully this will make you happy. Version 3.0 has passed certification and is available in the App Store. This update includes: Support for iPhone 5 and iPad Mini Updated app icons and user experience Works better with your photos: Download … Read more
Wirefly Puts Up Erroneous Phone Comparison Chart. Favors BlackBerry
Mistakes happen. That is a universal certainty and I’m really not one for conspiracy theories so I’ll just count this as a human mistake. The mistakes aren’t just a matter of copy and pasting the wrong info though. This Wirefly smartphone OS comparison chart has errors that deal with each OS signature feature. Who doesn’t … Read more
Its An Instagram World…For Now? Photoplay launches on iOS, Android and WP8
Sure enough somebody has stepped up to challenge the current king of social media photo sharing Instagram. Well, technically I’d suppose Facebook would still retain that title. Nonetheless the Instagram photo sharing app competitor Photoplay has released on Android, iOS and WP8 simultaneously delivering a much broader cross-platform play. The app runs smooth, is well … Read more