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Catch a glimpse of an iPhone assembly line

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (May 26th, 2012)

Chinese news site ifeng has managed to boldly go where few, including Apple CEO Tim Cook, have gone before -- inside of the Zhengzhou Foxconn facility to get a peek at how iPhones are made. There's nothing new that we haven't seen on ABC's Nightline regarding the factory, as The Verge points ...

Une Bobine: A Kickstarter succeeds, expands to another market

by Steven Sande (May 26th, 2012)

Une Bobine is a stylish and handy iPhone cable that went from zero to 1000 percent funded on Kickstarter in just 19 days. I covered the device on an episode of TUAW TV Live a few weeks ago, and just love the way that the flexible-but-somewhat-stiff Une Bobine works with an iPhone or iPod touch ...

Daily iPad App: League of Evil 2 proves platformers and touchscreens can play nice

by Mike Schramm (May 25th, 2012)

There are a lot of awesome games on sale in the Because We May event going on this weekend, but of the titles I've picked up so far, League of Evil 2 is probably my favorite. It's a platformer title, in the vein of Super Meat Boy, in that it's basically a quick and simple romp through a series ...

Apple looking to hire engineers at Israel R&D facility

by Mike Schramm (May 25th, 2012)

We've heard that Apple intends to step up hiring at a new research center in Israel, and here is more evidence of that effort. Two new job listings have appeared on Apple's site for physical design engineers in Haifa, Israel, showing that Apple is getting serious about building out its new ...

US TSA eyeing Macs, iOS devices to assist mission

by Steven Sande (May 25th, 2012)

America's favorite frisking and body scanning team -- the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) -- is about to go Apple. NextGov is reporting that the TSA has put out a request to possibly purchase any number of Apple products to "support specific areas of TSA's Risk Based ...

Foxconn to build new plant for iPhone screens with Sharp's help

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 25th, 2012)

Sharp and Hon Hai Precision, parent company of Foxconn, are partnering to improve the LCD manufacturing process for the iPhone. A report by Reuters points to Nikkei business daily report that says Sharp is helping Foxconn outfit a new Chengdu plant with the latest LCD manufacturing technology. ...

Daily iPhone App: Burnout Crash smashes with style

by Mike Schramm (May 25th, 2012)

I don't really care who you are or what kind of games you like. You should go to the App Store and buy Burnout Crash for 99 cents because it's on sale right now. Done? Great. Now I'll tell you what the game's about. Criterion Games typically makes console games, most notably the Burnout ...

iPhone, iPad optics add night vision for covert missions

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 25th, 2012)

The iPhone and iPad are consumer devices, but they're powerful enough to be used in a variety of industries, including the military and law enforcement. One such military tool is a new hardware and software system from Special Operations Apps that lets you attach an iOS device to military grade ...

Tons of apps on sale to kick off Memorial Day weekend

by Mike Schramm (May 24th, 2012)

It seems like it's been a while since we had a big holiday weekend full of app sales, but the wait is over: Memorial Day is coming up in just a few days, and app developers are bringing down prices all over the store to celebrate! EA's got most of its games on sale for just 99 cents, ...

Boost case for iPhone keeps the battery going

by Mel Martin (May 24th, 2012)

I love my iPhone 4S, but I am one of many who doesn't get great battery life from the phone. Apple has done some firmware updates that 'addressed' the problem, but I think battery life on my phone is still sub-par. I've looked at a few battery cases, but many were pretty clunky and didn't seem ...

HAND Stylus jumps from Kickstarter to your iOS device

by Steven Sande (May 24th, 2012)

While the bloggers here at TUAW are of varied opinions about whether or not one should use a stylus with a touchscreen, we love to see the products that innovative manufacturers come up with. A recent Kickstarter project that is now 514 percent funded and in production, the HAND Stylus (US$25) ...

Jetpack Joyride goes to the dogs

by Mike Schramm (May 24th, 2012)

Man, Halfbrick's just not giving up on Jetpack Joyride. We just recently had a huge gadgets update for the game that added all sorts of tweaks to the jetpack action, and now here's another big update, out today, that gives Barry Steakfries a canine pal to run around with. Flash the Dog is ...

Introducing a better mobile web experience for TUAW

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (May 24th, 2012)

Remember when the iPhone debuted and tuaw.com crashed mobile Safari? Good times. We quickly rolled out i.tuaw.com as an interim solution, but it was very stripped down and not ideal. We eventually added the ability to visit the full site, and the full site no longer crashes Safari (and looks ...

Star Walk and Solar Walk apps now track the Space X Dragon

by Mel Martin (May 24th, 2012)

The two bestselling astronomy apps, Star Walk and Solar Walk for iOS, can now find and track the Space X Dragon, the first commercial vehicle to visit the International Space Station. The Dragon was launched Tuesday. When you search for the spacecraft, you'll see it's current position. As I ...

Tweetbot update adds location-based searching

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (May 24th, 2012)

The 2.4 update to Tweetbot for iPhone and iPad adds a number of new features, but the biggest one is an updated search feature that gives users the chance to view tweets made nearby. You can change location to do searches in different areas. Other changes include: Improved search ...