Posted by Alexander Bader on Jun 3, 2011 In round five of an ongoing patent and trademark battle between Apple and its competitors, Samsung asked a federal judge Friday to make Apple provide the electronics giant with the next generation iPhone and iPad. Samsung asked Judge Lucy Koh for “a sample of the final, commercial version of the next generation iPhone that Apple will release, whether that...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Jun 3, 2011 iPhone and iPod Touch users should begin to notice some design changes and an enhanced user interface when navigating the Google search page in Safari. Phone Arena first noticed the altercations, pointing out that large icons have replaced the smaller text links at the top of the page. The new icons are visible after searching on an iOS device. Google has added tabs that can be...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Jun 3, 2011 Debuting at the coveted number one spot on the Top Paid Apps chart in its first week,The Heist is the best new iPhone game this week. Rounding out the top 5 new releases for iOS are physics-based trickster Touchgrind BMX, arcade-platformer To-Fu: The Trials of Chi, squirrel-mad Nuts! and the new Chillingo title Red Ball 3. #1 The Heist ($0.99) A slick new puzzle game...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Jun 3, 2011 Alaska Airlines has announced that the airline will issue hundreds of Apple iPad tablets to its pilots in order to replace up to 25 pounds of paper flight manuals. While the so-called “electronic flight bag” doesn’t include navigation support, the company is reportedly exploring that possibility as well. The Airline said flight crews, who will be receive the...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Jun 3, 2011 The iPad is capable of a lot.  The Apple device serves as a useful tool for  teachers, chefs, and even doctors.  Two things the iPad can’t do?  Make phone calls and send SMS text messages. The iPhoneIslam team has successfully developed ‘PhoneItiPad’, a tweak that lets users send SMS messages and make phone calls from the iPad 3G.  To be able to...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Jun 2, 2011 Everyone loves a good dogfight, right? Z2Live looks to impress iOS gamers with MetalStorm: Online, a free to play iPhone and iPad title that pits users against one another in the skies. Obviously, the studio behind MetalStorm didn’t release the App free of charge to be nice. While most users will enjoy the game without spending a dime, using the standard issue plane,...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Jun 2, 2011 SoundHound’ has been one of two premier tune identifying applications for a while now.  The studio behind the popular application is now introducing a downsized version of mobile song recognition: ‘Hound’. ‘Hound’ is a free app that allows users to search for a song, artist or album title using their voice.  To start searching, users just...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Jun 2, 2011 According to TechnoBuffalo, both Apple and Verizon were very careful to make sure the Verizon iPhone 4 release stayed under wraps until the official announcement and subsequent press release. A source close to the developmental process claims that information regarding the device, codenamed Acme, was given to Apple employees on a need-to-know basis. Some retailers were even...