Apple appears to have a winning strategy on its hands. After launching the new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c Friday, Septmber 20th, the company says 9 million units were purchased over the weekend. What the company isn’t saying is how many people spent their money on an iPhone 5c and how many spent a bit […]
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Lilbits (9-20-2013): A little taste of KitKat (or Key Lime Pie)
Someone at Google uploaded a few new screenshots of the Korean IME keyboard input app to the Google Play Store… and accidentally gave us a first look at Android 4.4. The images have since been removed, but in the left corner where you’d normally find a Jelly Bean debug icon when running Android 4.1 or […]
Apple introduces the iPhone 5S
Apple’s newest flagship smartphone is gold… literally. For the first time, Apple will offer an iPhone in gold, silver, or gray colors. The iPhone 5S has an aluminum case, and has a premium look and finish when compared with the cheaper iPhone 5C. The iPhone 5S is also the first phone to ship with Apple’s […]
Apple introduces the iPhone 5C: The first budget iPhone
Apple has been offering iPhones and entry and mid-level prices for years… but usually by continuing to sell a year-old model at a price cut every time a new phone was ready to launch. Now Apple is taking a new approach by introducing both an iPhone 5C and an iPhone 5S. The company says the […]
Apple iOS 7 coming to iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch on Sept 18th
Apple has announced that iOS 7 will be available starting September 18th. The latest version of iOS features a dramatically different user interface with new, flat graphics, icons, and other elements. It also introduce a new Control Center, notification center, and more. Like most updates, iOS 7 will be available as a free update for […]
Lilbits (7-22-2013): CyanogenMod Nemesis, NVIDIA Shield, KDE Vivaldi etc
Don’t like the version of Android that came with your phone or tablet? Don’t worry, there’s a good chance you can unlock the bootloader and replace it with custom firmware — and CyanogenMod makes some of the most popular, most stable custom ROMs around. So when the team posts a cryptic video about an upcoming […]
Microsoft Office hits iOS… for subscribers only
Microsoft Office is finally available for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. There’s just one catch: You can’t just buy the app and use it. It’s available as a free download from the App Store, but you’ll need an Office 365 subscription to use Excel, Word, and PowerPoint on an iOS device. The software’s optimized for […]
Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak could launch within the week
A team of independent developers is getting ready to release a tool for jailbreaking an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad running iOS 6.0 or iOS 6.1. It’s called evasi0n, and according to one of the developers, it could be ready to launch within a week. Update: It’s is now available for download from evasi0n.com. You can […]
Apple launches iOS 6.1, untethered jailbreak probably coming soon
Apple’s latest software update for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad brings a few improvements, including the ability to purchase movie tickets in the US using Siri voice assist, support for 4G LTE on more wireless carrier networks, and the ability to download individual songs from iCloud if you’re using iTunes Match. Now that iOS 6.1 […]
Amazon Instant Video app hits the iPhone… where’s the Android app?
Amazon has released a new Instant Video app which lets customers stream movies and TV shows to an iPhone or iPod touch. There was already an iPad version of the app. That means that Amazon Prime subscribers can now stream thousands of videos to any supported iOS device for $79 per year. And folks that’ve […]