At Auto China 2013 next week, Volkswagen will show off a new iPhone app to be used with its Beetle model, along with a new dock that puts the iPhone at the top of the dashboard.

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We would all like the ability not to be contacted from certain numbers. Perhaps you are receiving nuisance calls from PPI firms, or an ex just won’t leave you alone. You can block each call as it comes in, of course, but how can you block that number forever? Here’s how to block a number on an iPhone.

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T-Mobile Chief Marketing Officer Mike Sievert boasted that the carrier had “one of its biggest weekends in the history of the company” thanks to the launch of the iPhone on Friday. T-Mobile on Friday launched the iPhone in its stores for the first time, finally catching up to its larger rivals, and even smaller regional carriers.

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Facebook Inc. (FB) is talking to Apple Inc. (AAPL) about crafting a version of its new mobile software for the iPhone, in a push to boost revenue from the growing number of users who access the social network on smaller screens.

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Though Apple doesn’t let developers create alternatives to the stock keyboard on iOS, of late, we’ve seen developers working around this by creating standalone apps like Fleksy, just for a different keyboard. TouchPal is one such keyboard, which is available for free on the App Store, and, as a bonus for jailbreakers, is also available on Cydia as a system-wide keyboard replacement.

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Finally the wait is over, WeatherIcon has been updated to work with iOS 6 on iPhone 5, iPod Touch and iPad. It is one of the most anticipated Jailbreak tweak which allows you to show real time weather updates right on the icon of weather application. Thereby you can get glimpse of current weather right on the icon rather than opening the application itself.

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Europe is in a financial crisis. More and more clients would rather keep their handset or opt for something less pretentious and more affordable when they renew their contract or switch their carrier. France Telecom has cut its rates with 25% in three years, offering their cheapest monthly plan at half the price ($25) for which T-Mobile USA offer theirs ($50).

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If you don’t want your text messages to be wire-tapped, you might consider getting yourself an iPhone.

Apple’s seemingly innocuous iMessage app is giving the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency endless amounts of grief, because law enforcement is not able to trace and track text message conversations sent via Apple’s service. An internal document obtained by CNet reveals that the DEA sees iMessage as “a challenge for DEA intercept.”

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Bokeh is a photography effect that creates strong light blurs on any out of focus light, frequently rendered as circular blurry elements where a point of light is visible in the image. You’ll see it often in professional photography as well as more abstract artistically oriented photography, and it can help to create a depth of field and also add some very unique character to photos.

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The National Gallery of Art debuted its new app for iPads, iPhones, and iPod Touches last week. Called “Your Art,” the app includes two self-guided gallery tours, as well as a list of events and exhibitions, high-resolution versions of some of the museum’s best-known works, and visitor information.

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Over the last couple of weeks, Chinese consumers and media had been up in arms over Apple’s lesser warranty coverage—specifically over refurbished replacement devices for faulty iPhone 4 and 4S—compared to that applied in other countries, and Cupertino’s seeming arrogance from its lack of response at the time didn’t help at all.

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If your device’s battery life is a major concern for you, there are a number of jailbreak tweaks out there that will help you monitor and get the most out of it. There’s BatteryDoctorPro, Battery Status and BattSaver, to name a few.

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It’s pretty fair to say that the average iOS device user has a significant number of third-party apps installed on their device. Regardless of whether it’s an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad; the chances are that the user has browsed through the App Store, found the apps that interest them and gone through the installation process multiple times.

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Samsung’s Galaxy S line has sold in bunches, and proved that a non-Apple phone can take the smartphone world by storm. But one of the company’s biggest game-changers is the Galaxy Note. Its super-sized screen and innovative S Pen present a stark contrast to the iPhone’s barely-changed-since-2007 simplicity.

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Apple’s iPhone contracts with European wireless carriers are receiving scrutiny from European officials who are probing whether they violate antitrust laws. The New York Times reports that the antitrust probe began after “a group of European wireless carriers recently submitted information about their contracts with Apple to the European Commission.”

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Earlier this week, Apple rolled out its latest update to its iOS 6 operating system, iOS 6.1.3, which arrived for owners of all iPhone, iPad and iPod touch models running iOS 6. The update promised to tackle some lingering issues from iOS 6.1 and while it didn’t explicitly confirm anything else, iPhone and iPad owners had hoped that it might correct many of their other issues.

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When looking for a new smartphone this spring, the top two choices for most will likely be either the Samsung Galaxy S4 or the iPhone 5. Both are great phones, and you won’t be disappointed with either one. And yes, there are a handful of other great top-tier phones to choose from.

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There are so many theories floating around at the moment in what the Apple iPhone 6 could look like, it is ok to come up with ideas within concepts etc but Apple really should take on board some of the amazing brains when it comes to design ideas.

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In addition to its high-end hardware, Samsung’s Galaxy S4 phone comes with a slew of proprietary apps that help improve your health, enhance your photography, control your TV and secure your business data. Though Samsung would certainly like iPhone users to switch platforms for these features, most of them are available in iOS via third party apps. So before you run to the store to trade-in your handset, check out this rundown of 7 Galaxy S4 features you can get on the iPhone today.

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Forgotten what a magical and revolutionary device the iPhone is? If you have — and Apple increasingly appears to think so — the company has a handy reminder: A new “Why iPhone” Web page that explains in exhaustive detail why Apple’s smartphone is the alpha and omega of mobile devices.

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