Apple awarded unlock screen gesture patent

Earlier this week the United States Patent & Trademark office awarded a patent to Apple. That's not unusual, as the company, like its competitors, is issued patents on a fairly regular basis. What makes this patent special, however, is that it covers the use of the now ubiquitous "slide to unlock" feature seen on most smartphone platforms. Apple applied ...

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iPhone 4S review

he iPhone 4S caught many by surprise, with Apple expected to release the iPhone 5 - but instead we got an iPhone 4 with overhauled innards. While the masses were initially disappointed, the iPhone 4S features a glut of top-end tech that is designed to put it on a par with the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S2 - but does it manage to do that? The ...

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New Apple iPhone 4S

Apple's new iPhone 4S is just last year's design loaded with a new brain and more memory. It will run your apps faster and Apple's new iOS5's Assistant, an artificial intelligence program that listens and interprets your orders, and a new camera. It just looks exactly the same, but there's plenty of changes inside. The iPhone 4S now has the iPad ...

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