Find My iPhone has transformed the life of 59-year old American in a nightmare

American retiree from Las Vegas Wayne Dobson woke up in the middle of the night by the fact that a loud banging on his door. Getting up from the bed and went to the door, he saw a young couple who, showing him app Find My iPhone, angrily demanded to return them to the stolen iPhone. Now imagine what happens to the Dobson almost every day.

59-year-old American was the victim of a failure in cellular operator Sprint. Due to an error in the geo-location service, service Find My iPhone on Apple mobile devices in case of loss points to house the unsuspecting pensioner. As a result, the old man for several years regularly communicates with people who demand to return their stolen iPhone and iPad. Dobson's life turned into a nightmare.

The problem is that the guests come to him than his friends, who want to drink tea and chat "for life." This is generally disgruntled owners of iPhone, wishing to return stolen. Some are extremely aggressive, and sometimes police come. A couple of times users "apple" smartphone tried to enter the house without his knowledge Dobson.

According to American, the company Sprint long aware of the problem, but not in a hurry to solve it. Due to the constant visits to unexpected guests, he is even thinking to change their place of residence. Hoping to somehow reduce the number of visitors, demanding return of iPhone, Dobbs hung on the door sign: "There is no lost phones."

Apple claimed that the wording in the interview about the cheap iPhone

And while Apple's share of the smartphone market is 20%, the company gets 75% of the total profit of the sector, said a top manager of the company in an interview with Chinese portal Shanghai Evening News.

 

Learn that the head of product marketing at Apple Phil Schiller gave comments on rumors of withdrawal inexpensive version of the smartphone iPhone, was amazing. However, Reuters journalists were able to contact representatives of the American company and confirmed that such an interview. It is noteworthy that a day after the publication in the text of a note has been changed a number of formulations.

If previously claimed that Apple will not produce more cheap smartphones iPhone, now all references to cheap phone removed from the text of the interview and became the dominant language that «Apple is not going to blindly increase the share of the market, but intends to offer only the best products."

Steve Jobs rarely comment on rumors about future products. But this week, the newspaper The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources said that Apple plans to release a more affordable iPhone. Analysts had recommended that a similar model in order to strengthen its market position. Now, if the published edition of the Chinese words, you can still consider statements Schiller, Apple makes it clear that such cheap smartphones are not "the best products" - hence the release of the company is going.

The official representative of Apple Reuters confirmed the authenticity of the note and the fact that a corrected text of the original interview. The new version of Schiller explains that he would not discuss any future products. Apparently, because of the language barrier and the difference in mentality Chinese journalists and public relations Apple just did not understand each other at once.

Transparent Modding for iPhone 5 from iPhone5mod

Good modding standard product is always interesting. The network has some interesting pictures of modified Chinese company iPhone5mod smartphone iPhone 5Whose body was replaced, becoming instead of the usual black or white transparent.

Why attach any seals or repaint housing iPhone 5, if you want to make a unique pet, decided to iPhone5mod. They just produced back for Apple-gadget from durable clear plastic. The entire filling device now perfectly visible, and indeed the unit in the new "dress" looks great and is absolutely unique.

 

The result is really interesting. This, of course, you can forget about using the camera with a flash.

Make it clear to your modding "five" can be anyone. The cost of Translucent Mod Kit for iPhone 5  is $ 39.90 .

Faulty iPhone was nearly ruined the British

Invoice for £ 19,000 for mobile services was a resident of the British town of Tilbury Chris Bovis, who tried to find out from your mobile service provider, why is he suddenly turned off his phone.

Upon learning of the two unpaid bills of £ 8900 and £ 10,000 for the use of mobile Internet, a resident of Essex County and the owner of "apple" communicator initially just laughed and asked to disable the device. But it was no laughing matter when the mobile operator tried to withdraw money from his account. Transaction, fortunately, has been blocked by the bank.

Later the store staff Apple Store, where his iPhone was sent for testing and found out that the phone was defective British - it will connect to the Internet constantly consuming mobile traffic. Faulty model was replaced with a new one.

Mobile operator first lowered its requirements with Bovis to £ 300, but then came to the position of his client and declined to material claims.

Like a glove: iPad mini motorist found in the dashboard of his "Ford"

IPad mini tablet was released recently, but it has already gained huge popularity. Any device that has become a hit, begin to use non-standard way. Good, reasonable price "Minicom" to this disposal. User forum with the nickname F150forum 2011SuperCrew demonstrated how he was able to install iPad mini as a hi-fi in his motor to be found in the dashboard gadget glance "similar to a native."

Advantages of the iPad mini instead of the usual recorder obvious. The tablet may include video or music, and the sound will also come from the car audio system. You can play games or use a variety of applications. In tablet model 2011SuperCrew no cell module to view YouTube videos or listen to Internet radio, so to connect to the Internet has been used wireless router MiFi.

iPad mini is not the first time inserted in the car , but this setup is one of the best. Everything is done as accurately and thoroughly that it seems the factory setting. To bring Home to the front frame without damaging the tablet,  2011SuperCrew booked on eBay button and put it into the hole in the panel.

At the moment, iPad mini - one of the best solutions if you want to use the tablet as a car entertainment system. Where you still get such opportunities to take advantage of the operating system iOS? Do not forget about the huge number of applications from the App Store, which will be available in your car.

Looters have learned from Microsoft's headquarters only Apple Tablet

In the Microsoft campus in Mountain View is a lot of new products, but thieves prefer to make the building only five tablets Apple, reports Daily Post. The incident occurred from 19 to 26 December.

According to representatives of the Redmond company, the main building of the Microsoft abducted two second-generation iPad and two third-generation iPad, worth about $ 3,000. The statement was listed as the fifth tablet, which is registered as iPad 4 for $ 729. However, the police believe that this is a typo and no fifth tablet was not, as officially this device is called «iPad with display Retina».

iPad were stolen from three offices in the headquarters of the Redmond company during the Christmas holidays, signs of cracking were found. As noted in the report, none of the products Microsoft has not been kidnapped.

Incidentally, this is not the only theft gadgets Apple, which occurred during the holidays. As reported on the eve of the night from December 31 to January 1 four Raider "cleaned out" the central store Apple, located near the Opera House in the first district of Paris. The amount of damage, according to preliminary estimates, is about 1 million.

Musician girl pretended to pick up your iPhone from a thief

Nadav Nirenberg, 27-year-old musician from Brooklyn, lost my iPhone 4 in a taxi on Christmas Eve. Very soon he found a new smartphone owner, who, however, did not return a legal device owner. This became known through Brooklyn reminder that started to come from one of the dating sites on his e-mail,  Source: NewYorkPost .

It turned out that the finder of iPhone used the phone to send messages to different girls, and the questionnaire used a photo of the Nirenberg. Hearing this, the musician enlisted the support of his friend, and together they made up a fake profile, published in her photo pretty girl under the pseudonym Jennifer Gonzalez.

Then friends entered into correspondence with the thief, and soon he had offered to meet. 'Gonzalez' said yes, choosing a place for the night rendezvous. At the appointed time, a stranger showed up at the door with a bottle of wine Nirenberg and scented toilet water.

"It extremely ready for a meeting," - aforementioned the little gentleman.

However, instead of kissing the visitor got hugs this iPhone owner and his friend and a threat to get a hammer to the head. Then come get $ 20 for a failed meeting, gave a smartphone and went home. For everything it took 20 seconds.

iPhone 5 is bent when wearing a back pocket [Photos]

Users in the network are increasingly complaining bent smartphones iPhone 5. According to the owners of new items, a new batch of phones are made of soft aluminum and can be deformed If you wear them in your back pocket.

Reporters wrote about this French portal Nowhereelse, which a few months before the release of "Five" published photos and videos of the upcoming device. Journalists believe that some of the iPhone 5 is made of a relatively soft aluminum, as well as the devices are very thin (7.6 mm), and their body is easily bent if mistreated.

Previous generations of smartphones Apple - iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S - 1 millimeter thicker and stronger than their body through the use of glass, the newspaper notes. Perhaps the transition to the soft aluminum and too small thickness iPhone negative impact on the strength of the phone.

Confirm or deny the authenticity of these pictures is not possible. Apple has not commented on the situation with iPhone 5.

Apple banned the issue external battery for iPhone and iPad to 26,000 mAh

Apple did not give permission to use their new interface Lightning in a mobile charging station POP, the creators of which successfully raised money for the production unit on the site Kickstarter. Now a startup Edison Junior Design will give thousands of users back almost $ 140,000.

POP allows you to charge up to four mobile devices Apple 2.1 A current strength and equipped with convenient collapsible cables. At the bottom of the "banks" are two standard USB-connector for connecting custom cables. They can be added under the removable cover. Engineer has a built-in battery with an incredible capacity of 26,000 mAh.

Given the high amount of energy Pop, one can calculate that it is enough to charge an iPhone or iPod for two and a half months, and iPad - in 2-3 weeks. Apart of remarkable energy storage and smart functionality, the gadget boasts an attractive design.

To start the production of POP took $ 50,000, but the authors of the project attracted even more - $ 140,000. As planned by the founders, must be inside the station wire microUSB (for Android, BlackBerry, Kindle, and other devices), and the combined adapter ("Apple" and the 30-pin Lightning) for smartphones and tablets of the last generation Apple - iPhone 5, iPod touch 5G , iPad mini and iPad.

However the production of POP was banned because Edison Junior Design agree with Apple, but she refused to license the proprietary dock connector Lightning. In addition, the company has not given permission to combine its connector microUSB.

Estonian operator introduced the iPhone 4S, the new iPhone 5

EMT, a mobile operator in Estonia, during the launch of the iPhone 5 in the largest supermarket chain Selver this week introduced the iPhone 4S, "apple" smartphone previous generation, the new phone Apple. The Consumer Protection Board in this regard, the company made a formal request.

According to Press Secretary EMT Kaija Sepp, iPhone 4S was not on the counter, and the display stand to him in error employee data have been made iPhone 5, according to local newspaper Postimees.ee.

"The display stand people can try the phone. Unfortunately, the officer in a hurry in the morning instead of the iPhone 5 set iPhone 4S », - said Sepp.

Phone immediately replaced, as soon as the comment was made.

"We very much regret that the human negligence was an error, and the showcase was posted not the model," - said Sepp.

Because, according to the Press Secretary of the Department of Consumer Protection Hannah Turkish-Tooming, lined apparatus must comply with the information provided, the Department has made a formal request to the EMT in the company of the accident.

The proprietor of the eyes with posters MacBook Pro sues Apple

Only Apple has solved problems with the Swiss railway clock because of the design of "OSes" for the iPad, as the country of chocolate heard new complaints. Swiss photographer sued the American corporation, accusing it of illegally using the image in the eyes of advertising 15-inch MacBook Pro with the display Retina.

According to Sabine Lyuvald, she signed with Apple agreement that photo of her eyes, called "Eye Closeup"allowed to be used only as a layout. Typically these images are distributed in low resolution and are protected from use in advertising or for any publicity watermark. That is of no commercial application photos speech was not. Apple is actively using the eye icon in the advertising laptops, including the company's official website.

Now picture a court requires Apple award, were not disclosed. By the way, the California giant has removed the photo from the ill-fated advertising. Are now on display the next generation MacBook Pro flaunt zebras, birds, surfers and the other eye, the holders of which, apparently, no claims against the company.

Australian schools are required to guide high school parents to buy iPad

According to a TASS-Telecom, the management of a private school at St. Andrew's Cathedral in Sydney high school will notify parents that starting in late January, the new school year, all students must attend classes with the iPad.

The school principal said that tablet computers Apple, which cost the Green continent, starts with $ 600, will have to replace textbooks and notebooks. Moreover, children will no longer have to carry around every day to school for a few pounds of textbooks.

Now Australia has a state program to provide students of all schools without exception, free laptops. But many private schools are moving away from laptops in favor of tablet PCs, touch screens are better suited for interactive children's education.

Yet still get tips iPad were advisory. Thus, the school in Sydney's Cathedral was the first educational institution of the country, which has made learning tablet binding. However, according to the director, there are no particular objections from parents is not an innovation.

Technological advances have not yet touched on the order of the final examinations. According to the rules of the Ministry of Education of New South Wales, where Sydney is located, final exams in schools written pen on paper.

Eighteen months prodigy from Britain has learned to use the iPhone and the iPad

In the UK, found the boy prodigy, who at 1.5 years taught himself to work on the iPhone and the iPad at the level of an experienced user, writes TengriNews. Now Sherwin Sarabi two years, and he knows how to read and write.

"We have never explained to him how to use gadgets Apple. When you look at it from the outside, it seems that Sherwin does not do it for the first time, "- said the boy's parents Amanda and Darud Sarabi.

Professionals who found her son's parents were also impressed with his mental faculties. It turned out that the child is using the application for the iPad, learned the location of 195 countries on a map, and easily determine their flags. The boy is also well versed in anatomy and what functions are performed by authorities.

According to parents, their son is constantly exploring new things and do not stop asking questions. Recently, he was awakened by his mother at night to tell her the law of gravity, open Isaac Newton.

Sarabi is now already offer free tuition to go to the best schools in Britain and Switzerland. Nevertheless, the boy's parents until this is not in a hurry, wanting to have his son had a normal childhood. According to the press secretary of the organization Gifted Children's Information Centre, a gifted child needs constant monitoring in order to further the child was able to reach their full potential.

The Chinese store was opened pre-orders for the iPhone 5

Despite the fact that at present there is no official confirmation that the release of the iPhone 5 will fall this year, China's largest online store Taobao has already opened pre-orders for the new smart phone Apple. Interestingly, in the description of the device accompanied by not only the technical specifications of the gadget, but also photos of engineering models.

 

It is assumed that a new model iPhone Apple will present in October 2012. The unit will be called «iPhone 5" or «The New iPhone», and its appearance will be different from the exterior of iPhone 4S and iPhone 4. Novelty can be equipped with an increased display and 19-pin docking port that will be less than the connector with 30 pins used in the current model iPhone, iPod and iPad.

Despite the fact that no official information from Apple about the specifications, release dates and pricing of new iOS-no phones, many are already willing to buy them.

"Demand is very high. Yesterday, a customer has ordered just two apparatus. In total, we received about 200 pre-orders "- said one of the sellers web site.

Taking orders for "five", some resellers are asked to prepay Taobao 1,000 yuan ($ 160). One user, under the name Dahai99888, went even further and asked for full prepayment at the rate of 6999 yuan (about $ 1100). Dealers in one voice say that will buy the new iPhone in Hong Kong or the United States, and then deliver the vehicles in China. However, when gadgets fall into the hands of their owners, not specified.

Canadian hotel offers guests the iPhone and iPad

The administration of the Canadian Hotel Opus, located in Vancouver, decided to make its guests a special gift. More recently, any visitor during their stay at the hotel can replace your mobile phone smart phone from Apple.

 

Each room in addition to Opus panel television, refrigerator, hair dryer and other necessary accessories are iPhone 4S. The project to refurbish the rooms of the hotel is designed for guests, including the U.S., who, finding themselves in a neighboring country, are forced to use cell phones for international roaming rates. These guests can take advantage attached to the Canadian operator of iPhone, which will call for much cheaper.

 

Opus provides the iPhone with preloaded software, which provides information on the use of various services provided by the hotel. When a visitor passes iPhone, the device memory is cleared.

 

It should be noted that in March, the administration of the first to be equipped with Opus numbers iPad tablet of the second generation with a pre-application "Virtual Concierge".

The first prototype phones based on the Firefox OS shown on video

Telefonica unveiled the first prototype of the smart phone operating system Firefox OS, based on web standard HTML5. The company said that the device is a complete analogue of the Android-device functionality, but will cost only $ 100.

The prototype was created in partnership with Qualcomm, an American manufacturer of processors for mobile devices. Featuring his representatives Telefonica demonstrated multi-tasking, messaging, access to Facebook and play. Device equipped with a touchscreen and has four touch buttons. All presented features were created based on HTML5.

Note that a rather dull appearance redeemed its software. Firefox OS was conceived as an alternative to Android and should surpass it in performance.

Just as a competitor, Mozilla's mobile platform is based on the use of the Internet, that is, most of the operations of information processing is carried out on remote servers. This reduces the power requirements of processors and other "stuffing", and therefore - and reduces the final price of the device.

According to representatives of Telefonica, to create applications for Firefox OS to be easy, since 75% of the programs for Android and iOS work is based on HTML5, as well as by a sufficiently strong community of Mozilla and brand awareness. The first smartphone on the Firefox OS will be released in Brazil in early 2013.

iPhone 4S Wireless charging Mod with their hands [video]

On the market there are only a few gadgets that do not need to wire the charger: they simply put on a special panel. According to rumors, Apple is also working on a major update smartphone iPhone, which supposedly will get a new method of charging.

A blogger by the name Tanveer has decided not to wait for something and gave my iPhone a function of wireless charging. For this, he made out of the pouch for smartphone Powermat, which uses wireless charging, took out his induction coil, and placed it under the back cover iPhone. This component is a set of Powermat is a sort of intermediary between wireless adapter and telephone.

"To equip the Apple smartphone's feature wireless charging just need to put a coil in the phone, connect the contacts to the 30-pin port on the device. You can then close the lid and enjoy "- says the blogger.

Now Tanveer enough to put on an induction plate on your iPhone, and almost immediately begins charging.

Implement this method is, of course, is not easy, says Tanveer, require certain knowledge, skills and time. We'll have to stock up on emergency cover for the iPhone, a set of Powermat wireless charging and several other components.

A detailed description of the circuit connection of contacts you can see in the video below:

iPhone caught fire in the pocket of the owner [video]

In Finland, the young man's pants pocket caught fire iPhone 4S, with the result that he nearly got burned the body, according to the local edition of Satakunnankansa.

The incident occurred with 17-year-old Finn Henry Helmisenom. The wireless device with the purchase of which was only about 3 months, suddenly began to smoke heavily. The guy quickly pulled it from the back pocket of his pants and threw on the ground, where the iPhone has continued to burn and smoke. According to the "happy" accidents happening all fixed outdoor surveillance camera.

After the publication of the web video, many have questioned the authenticity of this video, it is all like a dramatization. First, the device starts to smoke at the very moment when the guy comes out of the car in the center of the frame and also the incident took place in Finland - too close to the headquarters of Nokia, to be true. Although this is not the first report of spontaneous combustion phone Apple.

The Iranians are buying iPhone and iPad, despite the U.S. sanctions

Despite the tough U.S. sanctions, the products of Apple are not going to leave the Iranian market. In particular, as a salesperson told reporters edition Timesofoman For only one day he managed to sell 40 smartphones iPhone.

 

Recall that in May the Senate of the U.S. Congress approved the introduction of special economic sanctions against Iran. They require all the companies whose shares are traded on U.S. exchanges to notify the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of any transactions with Iran. Measures have touched any transactions with Iran in energy and consumer goods.

However, according to local vendors, electronic gadgets Apple sold freely in Iran, with only 50-60 dollars more expensive than in the United States. This is due to the simplicity with which sellers can circumvent the export restrictions. After all, most of these goods are imported without any problems in the country through Iraq.

If we talk about the official iPhone and iPad sales in Iran, there is much more complicated.

Note that the 19-year-old Iranian Sahar Sabet had to leave one of the shops online Apple Store in Georgia, USA, after staff refused to sell her iPad. One of the employees of the retail point of Apple, had heard that the girl speaks Farsi, the Iranian language group of the leading Indo-European family of languages, forbade her to go the desired gadget.

When she returned to the store, accompanied by representatives of the media, Apple Store employees told reporters that the new corporate policy prohibits the selling of Apple products Iranians.

Worktables Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer and others [picture]

How important is the appearance of your desktop? Does it have relevance to the duties of man? Surely someone will say that the desktop- Is a private matter. If a person does not prevent the mess if he is able to find the right thing, even to him in utter chaos, what it around until it looks like his job?

The edition published photos of Complex RD 10 heads of major IT companies. Looking at these pictures, you can get an idea of ​​the nature and habits of famous people. After all, public image is rarely complete, and the details of everyday life may well add to it.

Steve Jobs, Apple

It looked like an office of Steve Jobs. Painted brick walls with white paint, shelving books, with numerous, scattered in disarray creative things on the floor, a wooden table that supports a huge Apple Cinema Display with a camera suspended on top of iSight (Photo 2005 - while the camera is not built into the display).

 

Michael Dell, Dell

Their workplace founder and CEO of  Dell in order. And things have a location that they will be able to find any employee of the company.

 

Steve Ballmer, Microsoft

Steve Ballmer in his office at work. It is a modest display on the table scraps of paper, office phone and a tray. Nearby hangs a huge board with children's drawings and applications, under it on the bedside table photographs of the family. But now everything has changed - Ballmer recently boasted TV with touch screen that occupied one wall of his office.

 

Bill Gates,  Microsoft

The Cabinet of Bill Gates (presumably when he was CEO of Microsoft). Commendable number of large monitors, the rest - boring clean office. Family photos, however, also have - on the shelf on the left.

 

Max Levchin, PayPal

PayPal co-founder Max Levchin did not have his office - was in open between two black walls. Yes, and in a chair with a short back, which is not in the same directory is not write down as a "director chair." Next, perhaps, on the same chairs were two other co-founder - Peter Thiel, and Elon Musk.

 

Elon Musk, Space X

By the way, Elon Musk. He now manages a private Space Agency Space X, and the job he has more than consistent with the concept of the post. There are no gadgets, just rocket engines.

 

Jeff Bezos, Amazon

Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon. The fact that this is an old picture, they say just three things are clearly visible - hair Bezos (now completely bald), CRT monitor, and a monstrous degree of compression of pictures.

 

Tony SCIEZ, Zappos

On the table service Zappos founder Tony SCIEZ reigns creative mess: piles of haphazardly piled books, cans of Pepsi. Established in 1999, its online store quickly gained popularity with free shipping and a liberal return policy purchases. Initially the company sold only shoes, but later expanded its range of products from handbags and accessories.

 

Dennis Crowley, Foursquare

This desktop as the founder of Foursquare Dennis Crowley, could easily be in the office of any startup. No huge monitors and other costly frills. 13-inch MacBook Air with a lid in the labels and charging from the iPhone. But what penguin!

 

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook

Workplace Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg looks ominous. Graffiti table, on it - a motivational poster of one of those that publish in your own printer Facebook and hung up on all the corridors, the rest - a void. The only detail that shapes humanity - a box with food and a bottle with some refreshing drink. On the screen, MacBook Air, of course, open Facebook. Much more interesting is that around: on the background of other desktops can see and some incomprehensible design right. Is server rack?