It looks like you can put any any fears of the short-lived Gmail iOS app going the way of the BlackBerry app to rest. . . . → Read More: Gmail app for iOS returns to the App Store, promises to stay this time
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 In case you haven’t been paying attention, Square , the company that allows vendors to accept payments from various mobile devices, is starting to become a big deal. Now reporting days with over $11 million in transactions, the kids in San Francisco are looking to solve the pains of small business owners while driving repeat usage with a new opt-in customer loyalty system. . . . → Read More: Square adds customer loyalty and printable receipts to the mobile payment mix  Sure, you can now purchase an unlocked iPhone 4S within the US officially, but folks in the outlying territory of Puerto Rico have some tempting options if they’ll go the long-term contractual route. . . . → Read More: Apple iPhone 4S now available for $99… in Puerto Rico  The first rule of being Siri is do not talk about being Siri — but Jon Briggs, the voice of the iPhone helper’s British version, has, fittingly, has bucked that trend. Apple’s preference for mystery surrounding the matter hasn’t silenced the one-time tech journalist turned voice over actor who discovered that he was the voice of the 4S’s assistant upon hearing his “flat and even” readings played back on a commercial for the handset . . . → Read More: Siri’s UK voice answers questions about his journey to the iPhone 4S  As far as assistants go, Siri can be rather demanding. In fact, she apparently requires that your iPhone 4S’s proximity sensor be on whenever the handset’s screen is activated. That’s the conclusion iFixit arrived at, upon discovering that, unlike previous generations which flip on the sensor upon firing up a phone call or Skype conversation, the 4S kicks on the infrared detectors whenever the screen turns on. . . . → Read More: Your iPhone 4S’s proximity sensor’s working overtime — thank Siri (video)  The panoramic camera mode isn’t the only thing to be unearthed from within iOS 5 . A familiar-looking predictive typing option has been unlocked by iOS tinkerer, Sonny Dickson, who tweeted several shots of the new keyboard in action. Like the rough-around-the-edges panorama mode, jail-breaking isn’t necessary, requiring only the iBackupBot program to tweak your configuration settings . . . → Read More: Auto-suggestion keyboard found hiding inside iOS 5  Vooma’s new Peel PG92 handset case isn’t the first to bring dual-SIM capability to the iPhone 4, but it may be the most elegant. The accessory, which has yet to be released, essentially consists of an extra battery pack and an unlocked SIM slot . . . → Read More: Vooma Peel PG92 case brings dual-SIM capability, added appeal to your iPhone 4, 4S  Somewhere deep within the bowels of iOS 5 lurks a panoramic camera function, and hacker Conrad Kramer has unlocked it. The trick, according to Kramer (AKA Conradev), is to set the “EnableFirebreak” key to “Yes” within an iOS preference file. Alternatively, you could just grab fellow hacker Grant Paul’s Firebreak tweak, which just hit the Cydia storefront this morning. . . . → Read More: Jailbreakers unearth hidden panorama mode in iOS 5 camera app  If your granny recently purchased her very first smartphone, she’s not alone. According to the latest Q3 figures from Nielsen , Americans between the ages of 55 and 64 are adopting smartphones at a faster rate than any other age group . . . → Read More: Nielsen: Soon-to-be seniors adopting smartphones faster than any other age group  Nokia is still champing at the bit when it comes to creating the so-called three horse race , but the Finnish mainstay has another three word secret weapon up its sleeve: NFC. In an interview with Electronista , the company’s VP of Location and Commerce, Michael Halbherr, said the manufacturer plans to “equally support” NFC in the US, while remaining “accommodating and open” to various mobile payment schemes like Isis . . . → Read More: Nokia to bear NFC guns in US, create its own mobile wallet? |
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