Apple is still facing shortages of the iPhone 4 and has instructed Genius Bars to swap faulty devices with the iPhone 4S, reports 9to5Mac.

Mid-April it was the white 16GB GSM iPhone 4 that was being swapped out at many Apple Stores. Now its black 16GB iPhone 4 and black 32GB iPhone 4.

Like with the 16GB white iPhone 4 constraint situation of mid-late April, Genius Bars without stock of the black 16GB iPhone 4 and black 32GB iPhone 4 replacements units have been instructed to provide customers with comparable iPhone 4S replacements. Not all Apple Stores are facing these constraints (but many are), and these constraints should clear up within a few weeks if the white iPhone 4 16GB constraint process follows suit here.

If you need to have your iPhone 4 serviced. Now might be a good time for a visit to the Genius Bar!

If you’re looking to have your iPhone unlocked from AT&T’s service, you can do so over the company’s online chat and Apple is the one actually doing the unlocking. These new details come courtesy of iPhone hacker and developer Grant Paul, and have been verified by The Next Web in a chat with AT&T.

We reported Friday that AT&T was beginning to unlock out-of-contract iPhones as of April 8th, today. Now a few more details of the process are available.

First, you can do this in-store, but you can also do it in an online chat at AT&T’s website. The process is painless and only takes a few minutes in the chat. The only piece of information required by AT&T is the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number, which can be found under Settings>General>About on your device.

Once you’ve completed the procedure, Apple pushes the unlock code during the next 72 hours to your email address, so the code comes from the mothership, not from AT&T. Once Apple completes the unlock request, a customer has to back-up and restore and tether the device to iTunes to complete the unlock process. This process is detailed in an Apple support document that was referenced by the AT&T representative we talked to.

Some users, like Juan Tarrío, have been told that a case would need to be opened and that it would be resolved by April 16th, rather than a code being delivered by email within 72 hours. The iMore forums also has a variety of different experiences with the unlock here, so that’s a good resource if you’re having issues.

Multiple device unlocks must be submitted through AT&T customer care and the maximum unlock codes that can be given for any account in a year is 5. For used devices, AT&T will check the account history of the original owner to make sure that the contract has been completed.

Remember that this is a service that AT&T will only perform if you have completed your original contract for the device.

This should allow for users to easily unlock older AT&T iPhones for use with international roaming or pay-as-you-go plans. iPhones will now operate on a handful of other carriers in the US like T-Mobile.

G? Psh. Tell us when a software update transforms our phones into 5G devices: Then we’ll be excited.

Yes, you read that right. A Tuesday software update released by Apple bumped all iOS devices up to version 5.1 of the operating system. And users of iPhone 4S smartphones on AT&T’s network might have been a bit surprised to see the traditional “3G” icon in the device’s upper-left corner magically replaced by a brand-new “4G” icon.

In other words, Apple has finally patented a method for upgrading the hardware of one’s device over the airwaves.

We kid. In actuality, the update relates to the controversial way that AT&T defines its mobile networking. In AT&T land, the company considers its HSPA+ network – a speedy upgrade to AT&T’s HSPA-based “3G” network – a “4G” network.

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Intlo.com has launched the online presale to over 200 Countries. Apple plans to launch the $499 gadget in 12 countries next Wednesday. It features a new “retina” screen which is sharper than a high definition TV, a faster processor and an improved camera.

However, experts say Apple’s decision to launch the new iPad in so many countries on the same day could leave consumers frustrated. In Britain, Apple warned on its website that “limited quantities” would be available. “There are bound to be shortages, demand will be huge,” said Stuart Miles of gadget website Pocket Lint.

Intlo.com will have a huge supply of iPads on launch day.

First Look

The most astonishing thing about the new iPad is, without doubt, the screen. It’s truly jawdropping, the sharpest and most impressive on any device currently on the market.

Photographs are astonishingly sharp, while video is amazing, particularly the high-definition titles downloaded from Apple’s store which we were shown. It’s rather like the switch from normal to HD TV, and makes going back to an “old” iPad very difficult.

However, it will take developers a little while to get used to the new screen, so expect to see a lot of frantic updates in the next few weeks. Elsewhere, the faster chip meant games looked stunning, approaching the quality of a dedicated games console. This is very much an evolution of the iPad, but still worthwhile, if for the screen alone. It is set to be the gadget of the year and puts clear water between Apple and its competition.

Following the success of the award winning invoxia Smart Office Phone which was recognized by the Consumer Electronics Show with the Best of CES Innovations award 2012, invoxia is extending its product range by launching a brand new device, the AudiOffice at the Mobile World Congress.

It is specifically tailored towards the needs of business professionals to offer efficiency, simplicity and exceptionally high sound quality. Nowadays, IOS devices are increasingly used as the main telephony system in professional life. Easy internet access combined with accessible mobile phone tariffs are making Smartphones such as the iPhone the essential tools for communication for an increasingly large number of professionals. Applications such as Skype, FaceTime, Bria, Google talk or Viber are massively used for business communication and it is necessary to optimize the user
experience of the iPhone for the best quality communication.

AudiOffice by invoxia transforms the iPhone into the best office phone for professionals by offering an incredible sound quality when using the handset, in conference mode or listening to music. The AudiOffice’s ultra-innovative design allows professionals to participate in conference calls with an unparalled quality of sound. It’s In Vivo Acoustic technology, 4 wide-bandwidth speakers as well as 2 digital microphonescreates the sensation of a physical presence of the person when in
conference mode on the call; this is what invoxia calls sound spacialization. A special focus has been placed upon the design in order to replicate bass sounds similar to the real world.

Invoxia has developed sophisticated algorithms which enables users to benefit from the full potential of In Vivo Acoustic technology with an inbuilt system which eliminates echoes and background noise in order to achieve high quality conference calls. An additional advantage of invoxia’s revolutionary technology enables the user to listen to music or podcasts in the office by providing sound spacialization: a unique sensation which feels like the person is standing in the middle of the orchestra. The device will constantly be updated via the invoxia application and they will constantly be developing new services.

Automatically paired via Bluetooth to the IOS devices, AudiOffice offers a unique seamless solution. People can also connect any devices using Bluetooth, USB or Jack slots to benefit from its amazing sound capability.

The product is available to purchase and priced at 299 US$ or 299 € incl. VAT.
Invoxia AudiOffice is made for iPod touch (3rd & 4th generation), iPhone 4,
iPhone 3GS, iPad 2 and iPad.

AirServer 4 brings the ability to mirror your iOS device to your Mac just like the recently released Reflection app.

AirServer for Mac adds full mirroring support with hardware accelerated graphics. This means that you can now enjoy faster mirroring performance than the real Apple TV!
Don’t believe us – try Real Racing 2 HD on your iPad 2 while mirroring to AirServer.

AirServer 4 costs $14.99 but upgrades can be purchased for $3.99

The Apple App Store has now surpassed 25 billion downloads.

As part of its 25 Billion Apps Countdown, the lucky customer who downloaded the 25 billionth app will receive a $10,000 gift card.

Apple says it will announce the winner at a later date.

Been waiting patiently to get your hands on Samsung’s limited edition Series 9 laptop since its first showing at IFA in the fall? Then you really should have been looking into some other more sensible options in the interim. But if those non-crystal-studded alternatives didn’t strike your fancy, you’ll be glad to know that the laptop will finally be available in the US, exclusively on www.intlo.com, beginning tomorrow at 10PM. Unfortunately, the sure-to-be-premium price will only buy you a last-gen Series 9, with a Core i5-2467M processor and Windows 7 Home Premium for an OS.

If you aren’t using these apps already, then shame on you. These four apps have changed my productivity so considerably over the past couple of years that I can’t recommend them strongly enough to any OSX based designer, developer or general mac-productivity-aficionado.
AlfredApp

Spotlight has been one of the big killer differences between OSX and Windows for me. Frankly I’ve no idea if Vista or Win7 include better (faster) file indexing and nor do I really care, but certainly back in the WinXP days it was a big separator between the two platforms and I found myself using it constantly. Today, I don’t really touch it anymore. Why? Because Alfred does everything Spotlight can, but a hundred times faster and better. Launch programs, search for files, etc all directly from convenient keypress combinations. Genius.

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LG and Prada have a history of collaboration; their debut phone arrived around the same time as the first iPhone, sporting a black and white display, a petite footprint and a 2-megapixel camera. Next, the Prada II brandished a sliding QWERTY keyboard, a 5-megapixel camera and arrived at a time when WiFi functionality was a big enough deal to note on the press release. Four years on, the pair have rolled their sleeves and attempted to reclaim a place among the top devices, with classy aesthetics backed up by a strong hardware and attractively customized software. This is the team’s first attempt at an Android device, and on paper it’s got some respectable specifications, including a 4.3-inch NOVA Plus display, a dual-core processor and an 8-megapixel camera sensor that appears to be the same one found on LG’s 2011 flagship models. Granted, LG probably wasn’t ever planning to include its latest HD IPS screen on a phone where branding was dominated by the other partner, but this smartphone still wants to appeal beyond its good looks.

It’s now appeared in Korea and Western Europe and we were fortunate enough to borrow one from UK retailer Phones 4u for review. Are people willing to stump up the top-tier smartphone cash for a device with last year’s specifications? Do people want a Prada phone? Might a fashionista be more likely to plump for an iPhone? Or is it too popular? And what about that monochrome skin? We’ll talk it all out after the break.

The latest report is in from ComScore, and as you might expect, the news is sunshine and roses for the crews at Google and Apple. Both companies platforms charted some worthwhile month-over-month gains, as Android is estimated to account for 47.3 percent of smartphones in the US, while iOS runs a strong second with 26.9 percent. Meanwhile, former BlackBerry fans continue to scatter, as the platform now accounts for 16 percent of smartphone users. Similarly, Windows Phone (and whatever’s left of Windows Mobile) have taken it on the chin, and have fallen to just 4.7 percent market share. Without ever gaining much traction in the US, Symbian now makes up 1.4 percent of the smartphone pie. You’ll find a quick look at the manufacturing side of the equation, along with the full ComScore press release, after the break.

Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This week, we’ve spotted a leaked Android 4.0.4 ROM for the Nexus S 4G, and we’ve also come across a price and release date for the Droid 4. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride. Let’s explore the “best of the rest” for this week of January 30th, 2012.

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USA Factory Unlocked iPhone 4S:

MD234LL/A 16GB Black
MD237LL/A 16GB White
MD241LL/A 32GB Black
MD244LL/A 32GB White
MD2257LL/A 64GB Black
MD260LL/A 64GB White

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iPad POS Pro from Quantum Group on Vimeo.

According to a story just out in the Wall Street Journal, Google has met with at least private equity firms about potentially helping them finance a deal to buy Yahoo.

Of course this would deal would get a good look over by the Feds.

However, as Scott Cleland the author of the book “Dark Side of Google” stated at the TRAFFIC conference this past week, the Feds ultimately allowed Google’s purchase of Doubleclick and Admob.

Mr. Cleland said about those acquisitions by Google:

“Both administrations, the Bush and the Obama administration completely blew it by approving the sale of DoubleClick and Admob”

“its game over”

“The government created a monopoly through there own ineptitude”

So although we all might at first blush say the Government will never allow that deal to go through, you never know and a Google spends a ton on Capital Hill lobbying every year

What it would mean to the domain industry?

It would have huge implications not just on PPC but of course on Search as well.

Yahoo is in the second year of a 10-year search partnership with Microsoft Corp. on Bing.com

Microsoft has also reportedly been in talks with private equity firms to purchase of Yahoo as well as the China Internet giant Alibaba.

Here you go! Below are the direct download links to iOS 5 firmware (.IPSW) files:

• Download iOS 5 For iPhone 3GS
• Download iOS 5 For iPhone 4 GSM
• Download iOS 5 For iPhone 4 CDMA
• Download iOS 5 For Pad
• Download iOS 5 For iPad 2 (iPad 2,2 & iPad 2,3)
• Download iOS 5 For iPod touch 3G
• Download iOS 5 For iPod touch 4G

Its finally here folks, the much awaited iOS 5 has just been released to everyone and is available for update via iTunes 10.5. As you all pretty much know by now, iOS 5 is a major firmware update for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch that adds over 200 new user features including Notification Center, iMessage, iCloud support and PC Free. To download and install the new software on your iOS device, connect it to iTunes via USB and “Check for Updates” in the device’s info screen.

Intlo.com is again offering the iPhone 4S on pre-order. Order yours today and get the latest iPhone 4S before anyone in the world.

iPhone 4S is the first phone to intelligently switch between two antennas to transmit and receive, so call quality is better. It also doubles the maximum HSDPA data speeds to 14.4 Mbps.8 Which means faster connections, faster loading and reloading, and faster downloads. And iPhone 4S is a world phone, so you can use it almost anywhere. Whether you’re a GSM or CDMA customer, you can roam GSM networks in 200 countries around the world.

The HP TouchPad nearly ended the relationship between Apple and Facebook, reports Mashable.

According to the site it all started with iOS 4. Apple had built Facebook into the operating system and wanted to code its own Facebook app because it lacked confidence in Facebook’s ability to build a great app. Facebook said no and negotiations broke down.

Then came Ping. Apple debuted Ping with Facebook integration but did not get permission from the social network. Their access was denied and Apple was forced to remove the integration.

Finally, Zuckerberg had promised Steve Jobs that its first ever tablet application would be for the iPad; however, about three months ago Jobs visited Facebook and learned that HP was about to release a native webOS Facebook application for the TouchPad.

When Jobs learned of the webOS Facebook app during his summer visit to Facebook, he was livid. Zuckerberg vowed to get the app pulled. But Jon Rubinstein, the former CEO of Palm and then the GM of HP’s webOS division, refused to halt the release of the app. Facebook responded by restricting HP’s access to its APIs – just as it had done with Apple’s Ping, a year earlier.

Was Facebook playing both sides? Absolutely, says a source close to HP. Facebook was made aware of the application and device integrations. The company knew what was coming, changed its tune right before release – and only did so to appease Apple. For its part, HP was furious. It had hoped the Facebook application would help differentiate the TouchPad from other tablets on the market. Another source says that HP may have considered legal action. In any case, the TouchPad was discontinued shortly after.

Although their relationship is described as tenuous, Apple and Facebook have reportedly made amends thanks to a common enemy, Google. The two are said to have been working together on a HTML5 platform for running mobile apps and could launch the Facebook iPad app within days.

Take a look at Jawbone’s UP iPhone bracelet accessory shown in leaked promotional material posted by 9to5Mac.

“UP by Jawbone is a new system that tracks your movement, sleep patterns, and nutrition so you can live a healthier life. This new end-to-end system consists of a small wristband that monitors your activity 24/7, a mobile app that analyzes the activity, and an open platform that motivates you with personal and social recommendations and challenges tailored to your goals.”

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Apple is expected to overtake Nokia as the world’s top smartphone vendor in terms of shipment volume in 2011.
Global smartphone shipments are expected to rise from 288 million to 462 million this year and Apple is estimated to ship 86.4 million of those.
That number is up from 47.5 million in 2010.

Nokia’s smartphone shipments are expected to decline from 100 million in 2010 to 74.4 million and Samsung is expected to ship 67 million units.

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Google Plus Photo Importer for iPhone lets you import 100 photos to your Google+ in less than a minute from Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, and Photobucket.

Built on cloud to cloud technology, Google Plus Photo Importer allows you to bring your online photos together from various social networks, and it’s blazing fast!

Here's what you get…

★ Access your Facebook, Flickr, Instagram and Photobucket photo albums.

★ Copy 100 photos in less than a minute.

★ Built on Cloud to Cloud technology: Easily import dozens of photos in seconds.

★ Does not affect bandwidth or data usage "Cloud based transfers".

★ Select multiple or all photos in your albums – transfer with a single tap.

★ Imports your photo's Metadata – Titles, Descriptions.

★ Save a lot of time and hassle.

You can purchase Google Plus Photo Importer from the App Store for $0.99.

During a press event in New York City on Tuesday, Samsung officially took the wraps off of its U.S. GALAXY S II smartphone family. Sprint’s Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch will support the carrier’s 4G WiMAX network while the T-Mobile and AT&T devices will run on each carrier’s respective HSPA+ network. Each iteration of the GALAXY S II smartphone is equipped with a 4.52-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 16GB of storage, an 8-megapixel camera capable of recording 1080p video, and a 2-megapixel forward-facing camera for video chats. T-Mobile and Sprint’s GALAXY S II phones offer more rounded cases while AT&T’s maintains the sharper edges of the European GALAXY S II. AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile expect to launch the GALAXY S II this fall, although pricing details were not revealed. We’re here at the event live so stay tuned for hands-on reports for each device. Read on for the full press release.

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Earlier this year Google announced our plans to build and test ultra-high speed broadband networks in a small number of American communities. Since then, a team of Google engineers has been hard at work experimenting with new fiber optic technologies. And following a series of tests we’ve run on Google’s campus, we’re excited to announce the next step in our project.

We’ve reached an agreement with Stanford University to build an ultra-high speed broadband network to the university’s Residential Subdivision, a group of approximately 850 faculty- and staff-owned homes on campus. Through this trial, we plan to offer Internet speeds up to 1 gigabit per second—more than 100 times faster than what most people have access to today. We plan to start breaking ground in early 2011.

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Friend-Watch is a new Facebook application that stalks your friends list, watching for changes you might not otherwise notice. This includes things like people who change their name, add you as a friend, deactivate their account, restore their account, delete you, block you or unblock you. It also tracks general trends, like friend counts and gender breakdowns. In short, it’s like analytics program for your personal Facebook profile.

The app was created by developer Andrew McGrath, who recently joined social media management company Syncapse (also a maker of Facebook applications) as Director of Platform Operations.

McGrath previously created the now-banned app “Who Isn’t My Friend?” This former app, which notified you when someone “unfriended” you, quickly ended up on Facebook’s blacklist since Facebook frowns on “unfriend-ing” trackers. But this time around, McGrath says he talked to Facebook first, adjusting the application according to its guidelines.

The new app is more analytics-focused, plotting things like the number of friends you have versus the average number of friends for the typical Facebook user, breakdowns of friends by gender and, soon, a map showing where your friends live. This is in addition to the above-mentioned tracked items, like the blocks, deactivations and name changes.

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You will need to jailbreak your iPhone. Go to www.jailbreakme.com from your iPhone. Open Cydia, search for lockinfo. Install it and voila! Enjoy.