Rumor: iPhone 5S about to become colorful?

It's about that time when numerous Apple rumors start making their way to the masses. One popular rumor is in regards to next iPhone, presumed to be called the iPhone 5s (if they follow their past naming traditions). According to Bgr, Brian White, a Topeka Capitals Market Analyst, has somehow gotten the scoop on the next iPhone from Apple's suppliers. He claims that the next iPhone will be fundamentally changed compared to earlier models. He also predicts that the next iPhone will come in 5 different flavors: White/Silver, Black/Slate, Yellow, Blue, and Pink. If this is true, this will be the first time in iPhone history where a different color palette will be used alongside then typical white and black. The new iPod touch, which is like a little brother to the iphone, has already started this trend so why not the next iPhone. In addition to the array of colors, White also believes that Apple will release the phone in multiple screen sizes, similar to what Samsung is doing with its Galaxy handsets. If both of these rumors are true, it shows that Apple is starting to really stray from tradition with their phone line. It will be interesting to see how it will all turn out when we arrive closer to the rumored release date of the next iteration of the iPhone in May/June 2013. As for now, it's all speculation.

<Source: BGR ; Image Source: Forbes>

City Dwellers having trouble with parking? Try iOS App: Park Place

I visited San Francisco in California just recently and I have to say, it is not the city I would want to live in. Why you ask. Traffic is a bitch but parking is even more of a pain in ass. Cramped streets littered with cars, and limited parking spaces. It is a huge city but parking and driving around looking for parking is very time consuming and not great on gas. Then when you park in an unfamiliar street, you run the risk of "losing" your car. I told my friends that I just recently downloaded an app that might help with all that. Of course, the reaction I got was: "Jesus, you're such dork" and "of course you would have an app". I rarely ever get praises for being so tech savvy especially when it comes to my apple products.

The app in question is the Park Place app for iOS on IPhone. People living or even visiting large cities will find this app somewhat useful. The app isn't a necessity but it will make searching for parking a tad more convenient. So far the supported cities include: Balimore, Boston, Philidelphia, San Francsico, Seattle, and Washington D.C., with more coming in the future. The app has a feature that allows you to search for parking facilities and compare rates. Once you find a few, the app will list the facilities as open or closed parking. I didn't use this feature yet but I was able to mark my location.

On the bottom of the screen, there is an icon called "Parked At". I thought this one was incredibly useful. Since I couldn't find any close street parking, I ended parking about 2 miles from my destination. I clicked on the "tap to add location" and it pinpointed my location. Then I clicked on "tap to add photo" to add a picture of the area where my car was parked (my picture wasn't helpful since the only thing seen is my friends mooning me). Then If I wanted to, I could set a countdown timer in case I was pressed on time. After 9 hours later, we happily stumbled back to my car worry free. I hate San Francisco less now.

IPHONE APP Instagram: best app EVA!

I am sure that most of you readers out there that are familiar with the web know what Facebook and twitter is. Not even sure why I event stated that given that Facebook has become a world wide phenomenon. I have a Facebook of course but I only ever use it on my Iphone. While facebook is all fine and dandy to keep up with friends, I've recently discovered something 100% more awesome than facebook and it is called Instagram. This app offers you the ability to turn any crappy picture you take into "art". Yes, even a self portrait of yourself on the john will look amazing thanks to instagrams handful of picture filters. You can either choose to snap a photo of whatever or upload one from your photo library, then select a filter that gives it that hipster vibe and voila, instant classic. I know I sound sarcastic but I actually do use this app a lot. Other IG (short for instagram, duh) users can follow you or you can follow them. There are really amazing photos that you can view when you tap on "popular". I don't really care about getting a lot of followers, but....you all should definitely check out my profile; username is "thasunny" please follow and comment and leave nice messages please, please. So you don't have to take my word on this being the best app out there, cause it has like 5 super star rating. So go out there and download the app Instagram if you haven't already and start following your awesomeness.

P.S. here is a link for all you lucky folks who haven't already downloaded Instagram for the Iphone. 

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