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VERIZON TO ANNOUNCE IPHONE ON TUESDAY (or so it seems)

I am so excited that the title of this article is in CAPS! Verizon has just sent out invitations to certain major technology websites for an event in New York City on Tuesday. Though the invitation did not mention the purpose of this event, all the signs point to the same thing. THE iPHONE IS [...]

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TechTrackr unboxes the new $99 Apple TV on camera: Matt offers initial impressions (video)!

TechTrackr unboxes the new $99 Apple TV on camera: Matt offers initial impressions (video)!

OK, OK… we know we’re a little late to the party with this one. But, in this TechTrackr.com video, we’ll go hands-on with Apple’s latest iteration of its digital media receiver, the Apple TV.
This unobtrusive black box, which is only going to cost you a mere $99, features a completely new design– it’s only a [...]

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Video Walkthrough (Preview) of iOS 4.2 Beta I on the iPad!

Video Walkthrough (Preview) of iOS 4.2 Beta I on the iPad!

About a week ago, I profiled iOS 4.2 (Beta 1) on the iPad: for those of you who don’t remember, it’s packed with tons of exciting new features including multitasking and wireless printing.

Although the official release won’t hit iDevices until sometime in November, I shot a quick walkthrough video that highlights some of these great additions.

Hope [...]

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A “Case” of Excellent Customer Service: Speck Products

A “Case” of Excellent Customer Service: Speck Products

With all of the outsourcing these days *cough, cough DELL*, great tech customer support is often hard to come by. This past week, I had an unusually positive experience that I thought I’d share with all of you.
I love having my music with me at all times, so naturally, I own a few iPods. Last [...]

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Apple Seeds iOS 4.2 (Beta 1) to Developers; we go hands on with 4.2 on the iPad!

Apple Seeds iOS 4.2 (Beta 1) to Developers; we go hands on with 4.2 on the iPad!

This past Wednesday, Apple released iOS 4.2 (Beta 1) to its tech-savvy developer crowd… and, by doing so, the company finally (unofficially) brought iOS 4 to the iPad!

Now, I’ve actually had the chance to play around with the latest firmware (build 8C5091e) since its Wednesday debut and I must say it’s a refreshing update– especially [...]

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Apple Peel 520 Coming Stateside In the Near Future

Apple Peel 520 Coming Stateside In the Near Future

Although I’ve always had my eye on an iPhone, let’s be honest: I’m not going to ditch my beloved BlackBerry. Plus, Verizon has me in a head-lock with my contract. So, I have the next best thing, an iPod Touch. And, it looks as if all of us iPod Touch owners may have the joy [...]

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Report: Jailbroken iPhone 4s won’t play nice (FaceTime) with new iPod Touches

Report: Jailbroken iPhone 4s won’t play nice (FaceTime) with new iPod Touches

A number of tech sites are reporting that in order to make a FaceTime call from a fourth generation iPod Touch to an iPhone 4, the iPhone 4 user must be running iOS 4.1 … which means iPhone users who’ve jailbroken their devices are out of luck.
The screenshot below, from GearDiary, shows the error message [...]

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iOS 4.1 goes live for select iPhone and iPod Touch Models!

iOS 4.1 goes live for select iPhone and iPod Touch Models!

If you’ve tried syncing your iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch 2nd generation, iPod touch 3rd generation, or iPod touch 4th generation with iTunes this afternoon, chances are you were greated with a lovely message urging you to update to iOS 4.1.

The update includes a number of bug fixes (proximity sensor issue, Bluetooth, [...]

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Apple Unveils New Apple TV for $99

Apple Unveils New Apple TV for $99

Today, at the company’s fall press event, Apple unveiled it’s second-generation Apple TV, which will “fit in the palm of your hand”. As the majority of tech pundits predicted, the gadget will rely entirely on video streaming which should save users space. This means that the new streaming system will effectively eliminate local content storage– [...]

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Apple to livestream tomorrow’s fall event– we’ll be covering it too!

Apple to livestream tomorrow’s fall event– we’ll be covering it too!

As many of you know, Apple’s holding it’s annual fall press event tomorrow, beginning at 10 AM PT (1 PM ET). The event invitation, which has been floating around the web, implies that it will be a “music-centered” .

While I can’t say for sure, my guess is that we’ll probably see a new iPod touch with an [...]

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Sena UltraSlim Leather Case for iPhone 4: Review

Sena UltraSlim Leather Case for iPhone 4: Review

INTRODUCTION
As someone whose used an iPhone since day one, it’s safe to say I’ve been through my fair share of cases. And, I’ll be honest: a lot of my experiences haven’t been pretty. I’ve endured everything from the breaking of a rubber slip-on case after a week of use to waiting weeks for a mesely [...]

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