Sprint is getting ready to discontinue in-store sales of the iPhone 4 following the launch of the iPhone 5. Leaked internal documents show pricing for the iPhone 5 as well as discounted pricing for the iPhone 4S along with a note about the iPhone 4 being discontinued.

If you were planning on snatching up an iPhone 4 at your local Sprint store, you may have to order it online instead. A Sprint spokesperson confirmed to CNET that stores will no longer carry the device but customers will still be able to order it online.

"iPhone 4 will become a Web only device effective on September 21. We will certainly still be selling it,"

With the iPhone 4S starting at only $99, it will most likely sell very well across all carriers as a better priced option to the new iPhone 5. The leaked documents showed that the iPhone 4 would be removed from planograms as of September 21st. After that date you'll have to order the iPhone 4 online through Sprint. No pricing has been given but we'd assume it would replace the iPhone 3GS as the free iPhone spot as it will on other carriers. The only difference is that you'll have to sign up for service online as opposed to in the store.

Source: 9to5Mac via CNET

AT&T's recent announcement that they'd be blocking FaceTime over cellular unless you're on one of their new mobile share plans has put them at odds with many of their customers. They are now facing a net neutrality complaint as a result.

Free Press, Public Knowledge, and the New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute will be filing a complaint with the FCC in regards to AT&T blocking FaceTime over cellular to customers that aren't on a specific data plan on the grounds that it violates net neutrality. AT&T released a statement recently that argued they weren't in violation since net neutrality only covered third party apps and not built-in apps.

Policy director Matt Wood from Free Press issued the following statement in regards to the suit:

"AT&T's decision to block FaceTime unless a customer pays for voice and text minutes she doesn't need is a clear violation of the FCC's Open Internet rules. It's particularly outrageous that AT&T is requiring this for iPad users, given that this device isn't even capable of making voice calls. AT&T's actions are incredibly harmful to all of its customers, including the deaf, immigrant families and others with relatives overseas, who depend on mobile video apps to communicate with friends and family."

While Apple could easily release FaceTime as a standalone App Store app in order to circumvent the situation, it would probably put them at odds with the carrier. Either way, if you're on a tiered data plan you pay for data just the same and this seems like a move on AT&T's part to push people towards their more pricier data plans whether they want or need them.

Source: Giga Om

If you're wondering what your iPhone 5 will come packaged in, here's your answer. In traditional Apple fashion, the box will be simliar to previous versions with nothing but an angled photo of the iPhone 5 on the front and writing on the side.

The folks over at Redmond Pie managed to snag a few pictures of what not only the outside packaging looks like but what's included in the box. You can hit the link to view an image of what comes in the box. The contents include a separately packaged pair of Apple's new EarPods, a charging block, and the new Lightning connector.

Source: Redmond Pie

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I'm sure you have all heard the old saying, "never let facts get in the way of a good story", well Fox News has certainly done just that. During a report by Fox Five which is aired in New York, a reporter was telling the story of how lines were already forming outside of the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in anticipation of the iPhone 5 launch. Fox Five then inexplicably cut to a video showing an ultra-thin device which was actually a concept done way back in August 2011 and nothing like the iPhone 5 that we all saw announced last week. The report then goes on to explain some of the new features of the iPhone 5 and again they are all amazingly incorrect.

"Staring at $200, the iPhone 5 is sleeker, has a laser keyboard, holographic images and other cool new features."

The laser keyboard is again from the same concept video as the ultra thin iPhone and the holographic display ability just beggars belief. I really can't understand why a news network like Fox can't carry out some simple research on a product prior to reporting on it to a huge audience. All they had to do was read our fantastic iPhone 5 everything you need to know post and they wouldn't be looking quite so silly this morning!

You can see the news report from Fox in the video above, the misinformation starts to pour out around the 42 second mark, sit back, relax and laugh loudly!

Source: YouTube via 9to5Mac

Twitter has finally -- finally! -- updated the iPad interface to the new look and feel both Twitter.com and the iPhone interface have had for a while now. While it's good to see Twitter hasn't abandoned the iPad the way they seemingly have the Mac app, the update is also more of a mixed bag of hurt.

For mainstream users, the ones we've discussed many times before, who have very few followers, follow hundreds of celebrities, don't direct message, but use tons of TV #hashtags, it's likely an good, more consistent and accessible interface. But it's not a great one. To use Apple's term, this is the smartphone app stretched out to tablet size. It doesn't make use of the additional size of the iPad's screen. It just stretches and spaces to fill it. The information density compared to the previous version is way down, and even if arguably that was too much for regular users, this is too little.

For those of us geeks who grew up with Twitter, and with Tweetie before Twitter bought it, and with the bold, innovative interface Loren Brichter created for the iPad app... it frankly sucks. While not everyone liked the sliding panels of Brichter's iPad interface, the skill it took to design, implement, animate, and get the look and feel to that level was inarguably impressive. It was one of the first apps to truly think differently about interactions on the bigger iPad screen. And now it's gone.

Give it a year and few will remember the old Twitter iPad interface. Millions more will have bought iPads, big and maybe small, and started using the new, awkwardly designed, if more consistent new iPad app.

Twitter deserves credit for recognizing their changing user base and transforming with it. The good of the many outweighs the good of the geeks, including this one.

Hopefully it's just a beginning and Twitter will spend some time iterating on this and update again with something that better matches the potential of the iPad with the realities of their new user space. I won't count on it, but I won't count them out. The decisions being made at the top might be vexing for what amounts to legacy Twitter users and developers, but they've got some amazingly talented people there working on this stuff.

The new Twitter for iPad is live now in the App Store.

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And if you try it and it doesn't suit your fancy, may I suggest:

$2.99 - Tweetbot - Download now

Free - Twitterrific - Download now

Zooka is a wireless Bluetooth speaker system made by Carbon Audio for the iPad but usable with the iPhone, iPod touch, and any other BT enabled phone, tablet, computer, or gadget you might wish. It began as a Kickstarter project but can now be found in the Apple Store, which is a good indicator of the quality of their design, manufacturing, and general all-around cleverness.

The reason the Zooka is idea for the iPad is because it was built to be. It has a groove running through the middle of its tube-like design that intended to slide onto the iPad and stay snuggly in place. Because of its rounded shape, the Zooka needs a stand to remain upright. It does make for an extra set up step, and I'm not usually a fan of separate pieces that might get lost, but Zooka mitigates this somewhat by making the stand easily store-able right inside the Zooka itself. Just slide in when you're not using it, slide back out when you are.

If you're gaming rather than watching video, you don't need the stand and you can just rest the Zooka down flat and it angles your iPad perfectly for gaming.

For a laptop with a thin enough screen, like a MacBook, simply invert it and place the groove on top of the screen ridge. For your iPhone, iPod touch, or other devices, just treat it as you would any other Bluetooth speaker system. Forget the groove, put it somewhere close by and convenient, pair over Bluetooth, and let your sound loose.

The construction is great. The Zooka is made out of medical grade silicone, so not only does it look and feel great, it's tough enough to last but not so tough as it might scratch your iPad, table, or anything else you value.

The overall design of the Zooka is fun and that makes it great for parties, watching movies or gaming at home, or any other, similarly casual use. Because of the bright colors and more whimsical design, however, it might look out of place in professional settings like meeting rooms or business functions.

When it comes to sound quality, portable Bluetooth speaker makers have done an exceptional job in recent years overcoming the limitations of the technology to produce really good audio --- for portable Bluetooth speakers. The Zooka is no exception. It's really good audio -- for portable Bluetooth speakers.

If you don't have Bluetooth or you just don't want to use it, there's also a 3.5mm stereo in port. That does remove wireless from the audio equation, but it doesn't make the speakers any bigger. That said, it's so much better -- let me repeat -- so much better than the tiny iPad speakers that you'll be so busy actually enjoying audio again to notice the distortion at really loud volumes.

You charge the Zooka over USB and Carbon Audio's claims of an 8-hour battery life are pretty accurate. There's easily enough juice here to get you through a party, several movies, or a monster gaming session.

The good

• Designed perfectly for iPad, also works with other gear
• Fun looking but durable
• Good sound quality for small Bluetooth speakers

The bad

• My not suit conservative, professional settings
• Some distortion at louder volumes

The bottom line

I love the Zooka. It's perfect for families and kids who want to rock out together, watch movies together, play video games together, and otherwise enjoy much, much, better music together in a fun, convenient, compact system.

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Bad Piggies enjoyed its first gameplay trailer today, revealing that players will build rickety vehicles to transport the pigs to the eggs they love so dearly. We had heard that Rovio was working on a new game that had something to do with the nefarious pigs in Angry Birds, and that game is quickly approaching release. The vehicles are built with a variety of parts, which are provided in a format similar to Rovio's last game, Amazing Alex. The rickety contraptions have to overcome a wide variety of obstacles, and their effectiveness at doing so is rated out of three stars at the end of the course. 

Bad Piggies will be available in the iOS App Store starting September 27. The official site is live, complete with a silly little comic and video, though not much else.  Anyone interested, or is the Angry Birds brand running on fumes at this point? 

Source: Yahoo Games

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Google has agreed to acquire Nik Software, the developer of the popular iPhone and iPad photo editing app Snapseed. Nik Software develops software for photographers for Mac, Windows, and iOS, but it was Snapseed that caught Google's eye and sparked the acquisition. There is no word on whether there will be continued support for Snapseed or if Google plans to kill the project like they did with Sparrow.

On their blog, Nik Software states:

For nearly 17 years, we've been guided by our motto, "photography first", as we worked to build world class digital image editing tools. We've always aspired to share our passion for photography with everyone, and with Google's support we hope to be able to help many millions more people create awesome pictures.

In regards to the acquisition, Vic Gundotra, Google's Senior Vice President of Engineering said "we want to help our users create photos," but neither company will reveal what lies in Snapseed's future.

Many people are comparing this acquisition to Facebook and Instagram, but I beg to differ. Although Snapseed and Instagram are both photography apps, they are completely different. Instagram is a very basic photo editor that only allows the use of filters and tilt-shift, but has a very strong social presence. In fact, I'm more inclined to call Instagram a social network than a photo editor. Snapseed, on the other hand, is a robust photo editor with zero social capabilities. If we're going to compare acquisitions, it's better to compare this to when Google bought Sparrow.

Google wants skill, and the folks at Nik Software have the skill that Google desires. Google+ already does a better job at photos than Facebook by allowing users to edit their high resolution uploads with crop, rotate, exposure, color adjustments, sharpening, and resizing. Add even more robust photo editing features, similar to those included with Snapseed, and Facebook has nothing on Google+ when it comes to photo manipulation and quality. Google currently offers Picassa for those looking edit their photos, but it's mediocre at best -- with the help of the Nik Software team, this could easily change.

Now, if this is indeed Google's plan, then you might as well kiss Snapseed goodbye. It's unfortunate, but when Google makes these kinds of purchases, they usually ditch the existing projects and direct the talent elsewhere, and we'd be fools to expect anything different in this case. So if you're looking for something to replace Snapseed, you may want to take a look at Apple's iPhoto and Photogene. If you settle on iPhoto, make sure you take a look at our tutorials for adding drama to your photos and editing portraits.

Are you a Snapseed user? What are your thoughts on this acquisition? Do you expect Google to stop development of the app or are you hopeful to see future updates to Snapseed that give it a social spin with Google Plus? If you're planning to switch to a different photo editing app, let us know which one you chose!

Source: Nik Software, Vic Gundotra, via The Verge