filing, titled “Interfacing portable media devices and sports equipment,”
describes a system wherein fitness equipment and sports accessories communicate with a portable media player. This, in turn, would allow users across the globe to engage in real-time, head-to-head workout competitions.
iPod technology, by adding real-time capabilities to it. The data obtained by the sensors on these portable devices can additionally be synced to various (more…)

that gives iPhone users a clear step-by-step instructions of how to give a CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
In addition to this, the app makes use of iPhone ‘s accelerometer to provide real-time feedback on the CPR so that you perform it at the correct rate and depth.
Clear visual and audio step-by-step instructions on Hands-only CPR performance, including initial steps for the Chain of Survival.
Precise metronome to pace chest compressions.
(more…)

This is the message displayed when someone tries to view the photos on a locked iPhone .

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Elinor Mills/CNET)

Even though my iPhone is locked, I was able to show a colleague this photo on my phone after setting the clock to a date in the past.

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A Canadian tech consultant has discovered a bug in iOS 5 that makes the photos on a locked iPhone viewable, if the phone’s clock (more…)

Another report has come in of a user’s iPhone exploding, this time in Brazil. In contrast to
, this one looks to be in worse condition.
A Brazilian website, Blog Do iPhone , reports that a user – Ayla Mota woke up to a bad smell and saw that sparks were flying from the screen of her
and that the room was full of smoke. She unplugged the device from the wall outlet and opened the window to let out the smoke before leaving for safety. She was (more…)

Apple has approved a tethering application from Tether.com called iTether in the App Store. The
is a companion app for the Mac and PC versions, which allows users to use their iPhone ‘s data connection to surf the internet on a Mac or PC over USB.
Apple has previously banned such applications from the App Store possibly due to pressure from carriers like AT&T, Verizon and Sprint who offer tethering plans for $20 per month that can be used using (more…)

comes with Apple ‘s faster dual core A5 system on chip, so it is no doubt faster than iPhone 4, which is powered by the previous generation A4 chip. According to Apple , A5 chip delivers up to two times more power and up to seven times faster graphics.
To find out exactly what it means in the real world, folks at
have just posted a video where they’ve compared iPhone 4S with iPhone 4 in four areas: boot-up time, app launching speed, web browsing (more…)

Immediately after I posted the iPhone 4S review last week, I sent the phone to CNET Labs for talk time battery tests.

Battery life is terribly important, as any smartphone owner knows, and we wanted to make sure Apple ‘s promises weren’t just that. And now, the results are in, courtesy of Senior Editor Eric Franklin.

Related stories:• Comparing voice quality on the iPhone 4S• iPhone 4S: Does (more…)

for iPhone in the App Store is now available for free.
We wonder if this has to do something with to do with the launch of iMessage – Apple ‘s new messaging service for iOS devices yesterday, that came bundled with
.
One of the main advantages of the WhatsApp over iMessage is that it is cross-platform app that is available for iPhone , BlackBerry, Android and Nokia, unlike iMessage, which is limited to iOS.
WhatsApp was available for $0.99 before (more…)

late at night, and the screen brightness nearly blinds you for the first few seconds after unlocking. F.lux aims to solve exactly this problem by adjusting the color of your iPhone ‘s display to better adapt to the time of the day. As you might have guessed the utility is available as a
on Cydia.
, especially if you tend to use your iPhone while sleeping. In addition to this, it also helps you get rid of that eerie glow on your face when using (more…)

Your phone can become a window in time.

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Walk down certain city streets and you can practically feel the ghosts around you. Who was walking here 100 years earlier? Which buildings survived from earlier centuries? Wasn’t there a famous fire around here? An iPhone app aims to help you spot the ghosts, or at least inform your imagination. WhatWasThere lets anyone upload and view (more…)