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DIY iPhone Microscope Costs $8 to Make

May 15, 2013 / PSFK / No comments
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Internal medicine and infectious disease specialist Isaac Bogoch and his colleagues turned an iPhone 4S into a fairly accurate microscope by attaching an eight dollar, three-millimeter ball lens to the smartphone's camera lens using double sided tape.

The DIY microscope was tested with 200 slides of stool samples from school children with different types of parasitic worms in Pemba Island, Tanzania. The slides were covered with cellophane strips and then placed up against the lens. A simple flashlight illuminated the slides from below. The doctors took photos of the samples and assessed them on the iPhone screen. Read more...

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16 Apps to Help You Get Around Your City

May 15, 2013 / Dani Fankhauser / No comments
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Whether you're exploring a new city or trying to find the fastest route to a new restaurant in your neighborhood, there are many apps to help you navigate. Depending on whether you'd prefer to arrive by bike, foot or car, you might prefer one app over another. Waze will help you navigate traffic via crowdsourcing, while Google Maps usually offers a few options on public transit, just in case you're not completely sure of your time of departure. Many apps plug in to services such as Yelp to help you find a place to eat or get gas

Below, we've rounded up 16 of our favorites. What's your go-to app for getting around? Tell us in the comments Read more...

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16 Apps to Help You Get Around Your City

May 15, 2013 / Dani Fankhauser / No comments
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Whether you're exploring a new city or trying to find the fastest route to a new restaurant in your neighborhood, there are many apps to help you navigate. Depending on whether you'd prefer to arrive by bike, foot or car, you might prefer one app over another. Waze will help you navigate traffic via crowdsourcing, while Google Maps usually offers a few options on public transit, just in case you're not completely sure of your time of departure. Many apps plug in to services such as Yelp to help you find a place to eat or get gas

Below, we've rounded up 16 of our favorites. What's your go-to app for getting around? Tell us in the comments Read more...

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Apple To Samsung: The S4 Infringes on Our Patents

May 15, 2013 / Adam Popescu / No comments
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A new salvo has been fired in the ongoing Apple-Samsung war

In a US District of California filing yesterday, Apple added the new Galaxy S4 smartphone to a list of 22 Samsung products the company claims infringe on its iOS patents, giving Apple more ammunition for next year's patent trial.

If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then these two should be happily married. But that couldn't be farther from the truth. Both are pointing the finger and this seems to be a showdown based in part on Samsung elbowing in on Apple's iPhone market and the coming change to Samsung's own operating systems. Read more...

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How Apple Location Data May Stalk iPhone Users

May 14, 2013 / TechNewsDaily / No comments
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An Australian computer-security expert has created an application that lets anyone see the locations of the last three Wi-Fi access points used by an Apple iPhone or iPad — information that could be used to deduce where the iOS device user lives.

Melbourne-based researcher Hubert Seiwert's iSniff GPS, now freely available for anyone to download and use, combines three different Apple iOS features.

None of the features pose any threat to privacy on their own, but when combined could tell strangers a lot about you.

"This could be used to locate ... where people live," Seiwert told SC Magazine. Read more...

Three's a Crowdsource

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XiStera Is Like a Swiss Army Knife for the iPhone 5

May 14, 2013 / Anita Li / No comments
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The iPhone 5 is known for its diverse functionality, but one multi-tool accessory aims to up the ante by serving as a kind of Swiss Army knife for Apple's flagship phone.

The XiStera has eight different functions, including: pocketable lens adapter, stand, tripod mount, headphone wrap, stylus, bottle opener and keychain with optional LED lighting. Watch the video, above, for more details

On Kickstarter, the device reached its funding goal of $19,000 in three days, and is now aiming to raise $30,000 for its stretch goal.

Would you use the XiStera? Tell us in the comments, below

Screenshot image courtesy of Kickstarter, XiStera Read more...

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Sniff Your Phone: This Device Puffs Out a Scent

May 13, 2013 / Discovery News / No comments
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The sense of smell is a tough one to work into media — attempts at getting it into movies date back to the 1930s, and Disneyland and Walt Disney World include scents in some of their attractions. Technology companies have tried adding it to video games and television, so it was only a matter of time before someone tried to add it to a smartphone.

SEE ALSO: TV Camera Watches You, Personalizes TV Viewing

ChatPerf, a Japanese company, is rolling out a smartphone add-on about the size of a USB stick that attaches via the 30-pin connector on an iPhone (a company spokesperson told Diginfo TV that an Android version would be available this fall). The add-on is tiny “tank” that contains a given smell. After it’s attached to the phone, a screen comes up with a “puff” button that the user taps to release a scent. Read more...

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Tiny iPhone Charger Fits in Your Pocket

May 13, 2013 / Chip Chick / No comments
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The team at Phonesuit wants to iPhone 5 users with extra battery power, but they don’t want to cramp your already existing iPhone case's style. So, the company released an external battery that works alongside any case. Best of all, it fits right in your pocket.

The Phonesuit Flex Pocket Charger contains a 2600 mAh battery and a Lightning charger. That battery tops the Mophie Helium, another external battery pack, by 73%. The Flex Pocket Charger is tiny enough to carry around comfortably. At an arm's length away, it's ready to provide when you need some extra juice for your iPhone 5.

Phonesuit claims its new device will boost iPhone 5 life by up to 125%, and the charger works with any other Lightning-era Apple device. Read more...

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Hands-On With The Week’s Top Apps

May 12, 2013 / Emily Price / No comments
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Lots of great new apps launched this week.

Disney released Story, a new app that uses the location and time stamp on photos you take with your iPhone to instantly create a digital storybook based on different events.

Zynga released a new game in its "With Friends" series called Running With Friends, an infinite running game that has you compete against friends to see how long you can survive, and Flipboard updated its Android app, bringing support for magazines and other content to the platform.

Curious about how these new apps look? Check out the video, above, for a hands-on look at some of our favorites from the past week. Read more...

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6 Apps You Don’t Want to Miss

May 11, 2013 / Emily Price / No comments
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It can be tough to keep up with all the new apps released every week. But you're in luck — Mashable takes care of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of our favorite new and updated apps.

This week, Disney released an app that lets you instantly create a digital storybook of your adventures to share with friends, and Zynga released a new, addictive game as part of its "With Friends" series.

Flipboard released a major update for Android, and a popular video app got a facelift for iOS.

Check out the gallery above for a look at this week's highlights.

Still looking for more? See last week's Apps You Don't Want to Miss for more great apps worth a look Read more...

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