Apple launches its 2012 Holiday Gift Guide
Apple (AAPL) is banking on having a killer holiday-season quarter and the company has wasted no time promoting its goods for holiday shopping this year …
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UK student creates ‘virtual’ keyboard for the iPhone by using its built-in accelerometer
Who says you can’t use your iPhone like a laptop? Per the Telegraph, a computer science student in the United Kingdom has used the iPhone’s …
Belkin the first company to release official third-party Apple Lightning port products
Congratulations, Belkin — you’re the first third-party manufacturer to release official products for Apple’s (AAPL) Lightning connector port! Belkin on Monday released two Lightning-related products: …
Knockoff Lightning cables from China available November 3rd for $9.90 [video]
Still waiting for Apple (AAPL) to stock up on more $19 Lightning cables? Earlier in the month, iPhone5Mod unveiled the first third-party Lightning cable and …
Zorro Macsk review: Adding touchscreen gestures to an iMac in 10 seconds [video]
Steve Jobs once said that touchscreen Macs wouldn’t make any sense because your arm would quickly become fatigued from holding it up in the air …
Apple Lightning cable's 'mystery' chip provides weaker security than a printer cartridge's
Good news for shady third-party manufacturers: The security chip inside Apple’s (AAPL) Lightning cable may not be so tough to crack after all. A new …
Canopy's touch-enabled 'Sensus' case pushes iPhone gaming to the next level
We don’t cover many iPhone cases, but when we do, they’re usually pretty awesome. Canopy’s “Sensus” case isn’t your typical drop-protecting case. The Sensus has …
Retailers already prepping iPad mini accessory displays
Still don’t believe the iPad mini is on its way? It looks like several retailers disagree with you. AppleInsider has scooped up some blueprints from …
Chinese company has successfully cracked microchip inside Apple’s Lightning cable
It was only a matter of time before somebody managed to crack Apple’s (AAPL) Lightning cable. Apple’s new charging cable came under fire after it …
Motorola kills off its Webtop accessory, not many people notice
Motorola Mobility attempted to push its Webtop smartphone accessory with the DROID Bionic, RAZR, ATRIX and Photon smartphones earlier this year. Compatibility issues and a high …
Apple won’t let manufacturers sell third-party Lightning dock adapters without their approval
Apple’s (AAPL) new Lightning cable isn’t easily cloned because it contains a special microchip that’s difficult to reverse-engineer. And according to iLounge, Apple has now changed …
Nest refreshes its Learning Thermostat, makes it slimmer and smarter
Nest Labs on Tuesday announced the next generation of its Learning Thermostat, a new device that is 20% slimmer than its predecessor and now compatible …
Apple working on wireless solution to the annoying 30-pin adapter problem
A quick survey of BGR readers last month showed that many people aren’t very happy about having to pay Apple (AAPL) $29 for an adapter …
Unofficial Lightning cables won’t charge iPhone 5 due to missing authentication chip
It appears iPhone 5 users looking to pick up a spare Lightning cable will have no choice but to pony up the $19 for one …
Lexar announces 256GB SD memory card available in October for $900
While it’s fairly common to find 64GB SD cards these days, Lexar clearly lives by the mantra of “there’s no such thing as too much …
Third-party iPhone 5 dock port adapters selling for as low as $10 on Amazon
While Apple (AAPL) surely wants its customers to pay a premium for iPhone 5 dock port adapters from the company store, some savvy third-party manufacturers …
Apple to sell Lighting to HDMI and VGA adapters ‘in the coming months’
Bummed iPhone 5 owners who quickly learned that the iPhone 5’s Lightning adapter doesn’t output video signals can finally let out a sigh of relief. It’s …
Apple teases customers with free Lightning dock port adapters, then backs off [updated]
Lots of people got annoyed when they found out that Apple (AAPL) would charge $29 for an adapter for its new Lightning dock port. On …
Google puts Motorola’s smartphone laptop dock out to pasture
Motorola’s Lapdock was undoubtedly a cool idea — it let users plug their smartphones into a laptop dock to view their smartphone interface on their …
Poll: Are you annoyed that Apple is charging $29 for a dock connector adapter?
Apple’s (AAPL) shift to a smaller dock connector port means that users who buy the iPhone 5 won’t be able to use it with their …
Apple’s $29 Lightning adapter isn’t compatible with old speakers [updated]
As expected, Apple (AAPL) on Wednesday announced its new iPhone 5 with a smaller dock connector at a press event in San Francisco. The 9-pin Lightning …
Apple shows off new EarPod headphones
Apple (AAPL) still isn’t done yet! While winding up its fall press event, the company also showed off its new EarPods, the newest generation of …
Apple unveils Lightning, its new smaller dock connector
Apple (AAPL) followed up its big iPhone 5 announcement Wednesday by unveiling Lightning, its new all-digital, eight-signal dock connector cable that is 80% smaller than …
USB-powered ‘Zorro Macsk’ cover adds a touchscreen to Apple’s iMac
This fall a new era of computing will be ushered in. Not only will Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows 8 bring a revamped UI that (mostly) ditches the …
Samsung to launch see-through displays next month [video]
Here’s something innovative that Apple (AAPL) can’t accuse Samsung (005930) of copying from the iPhone: transparent displays. Samsung on Monday announced that it will be …
iPhone 5 charge/sync cable reportedly revealed in leaked photo
The USB cable specialists at Veister.com on Wednesday posted a picture on Twitter of what they claim is the charge/sync cable for the next-generation iPhone. …
iPhone 5 accessories already being sold on Amazon
The “iPhone 5” may not be here yet, but that isn’t stopping companies from trying to make money off it. Install or Not has spotted some new …
Smaller iPhone dock connector could flood the world with e-waste
Apple’s (AAPL) smaller dock connector for the next-generation iPhone will likely annoy more than a few users but it could also have some serious environmental …
Meet the three boxes that will transform your apartment into a swinging Google Fiber pad
GigaOm’s Dave Greenbaum is once again on the ground in Missouri to check out some of the gear that will help Kansas City’s wild and crazy …
Google quickly quashes Nexus Q
Unlike the Q in the James Bond films, the Google (GOOG) Nexus Q won’t have a very long shelf life. Ars Technica reports that Google’s spherical streaming …
