Nissan, a name that you won’t expect to be associated with
, announced an iPhone case that isn’t just scratch resistant, but is also the world’s first “self-healing” iPhone case, using innovations from the automotive world.
The company, in collaboration with a Japanese university, had developed this “self-healing” paint technology a few years back. It’s already being used in a few Nissan cars, and the
case is the first application of this technique (more…)

Nissan’s Scratch Shield iPhone case is made from ABS plastic and coated with a polyrotaxane paint.

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Ever gotten a shiny new iPhone case, only to drop it and see it get scratched up within days? The same self-healing paint used to keep some Nissans blemish-free could be the next big thing for protecting iPhones.

Scratch Shield paint developed by Nissan can repair small scratches on a surface (more…)

In a bizarre incident, an Australian airline had to deal with a “self combusting” iPhone as it landed in Sydney. Quick action by a crew member saved the day.
Regional Express, an Australian airline, issued a press release a few days ago covering an exploding iPhone . After landing, a passenger’s iPhone “started emitting a significant amount of dense smoke, accompanied by a red glow.” A nearby crew member quickly followed the recovery actions and (more…)

Apple 's new EasyPay lets you check out your own items at the Apple Store.

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Apple ‘s new EasyPay self-checkout feature lets you pay for your own items at the Apple store, but I ran into one bump in the road as I tried to check out a couple of products.

The EasyPay feature requires you to download the latest 2.0 version of the Apple Store app. To buy an item, you’re supposed to scan its (more…)

Apple 's new EasyPay lets you check out your own items at the Apple Store.

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Apple )

Apple ‘s new EasyPay self-checkout feature lets you pay for your own items at the Apple store, but it doesn’t yet have all the kinks worked out–at least in my experience.

The EasyPay feature requires you to download the latest 2.0 version of the Apple Store app. To buy an item, you’re supposed to scan its barcode (more…)

You can now order Apple items online and pick them up at the closest store.

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Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET)

Apple iPhone users can now order Apple store items online and pick them up at the nearest outlet and even avoid the checkout line by paying for those items themselves.

Those two new options come courtesy of the latest update to the Apple Store app for the iPhone , iPad, and iPod Touch. Debuting (more…)

You can now order Apple items online and pick them up at the closest store.

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Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET)

Apple iPhone users can now order Apple store items online and pick them up at the nearest outlet and even avoid the checkout line by paying for those items themselves.

Those two new options come courtesy of the latest update to the Apple Store app for the iPhone , iPad, and iPod Touch. Debuting (more…)

Apple ‘s retail store iOS app already does some pretty cool stuff. It lets you buy Apple products and get them delivered right at your doorstep.
, more specifically which Apple store, and lets you know workshop schedules and can get you genius appointments.
? Self checkout.
sources claim, which does make a lot of sense. Apple has more than 200 million iTunes users whose accounts are tied with their credit card information, which gives the company (more…)

that can come pretty handy under these circumstances. The iPhone app lets you set a time period for which the message will exist. Post this time limit, the contents of the text message will ”
” making it virtually impossible to track the contents of the message.
To use the iPhone app, both the sender and the receiver need to download and activate the application. The application is designed to retain the look and feel of iPhone 's native Messages (more…)