It’s believed that Steve Jobs was widely involved with Apple product development that stretched years into the future, and a new report from Bloomberg seems to confirm that in part. The publication reports that Jobs was closely involved with the development of the next iPhone. Most notably, he was overseeing the redesign of the phone right up until his death late last year. The report also corroborates The Wall Street Journal and Reuters information that the next iPhone will have a larger screen.

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Although China tends to attract most of the Apple-related headlines across Asia, Japan is no small player in the iOS ecosystem. And we're now beginning to see concrete data to back up this suspicion.

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Towards the end of March it was revealed that FreedomPop was planning to launch a WiMAX iPhone case that would provide 1GB of data for free. The case would come with a deposit of $99 that would be refunded upon returning the case, with the company hoping to take advantage of a freemium model by converting customers to a paid model further down the road. FreedomPop is now available for pre-order, although the product has been tweaked slightly.

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Google has a problem, and it’s all about commitment and addiction. The release of Google+ for iPhone v2.0 today has already got Android lovers up in arms, furious at what they see as favoritism for the rival platform. Google should, they argue, prioritize Android users – after all, they’re the ones who have already supported the search giant by buying an Android device in the first place. But social networks online – just as is so often the case with their real-world counterparts – can be tricky and treacherous things. The blunt truth is that Google needs to convince Apple users more than it does those of Android.

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A new study has found that while mobile gaming has seen sharp increases across the board, there is no doubt who the winner is when it comes to how much customers are actually spending on their mobile game experiences. The average iPhone/iPad gamer is spending about five times more money on their mobile games than the average Android gamer. That is the result found from research firm Newzoo, which looked at actual data from iOS and Android downloads as well as 17,000 survey respondants.

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If you’re not satisfied with the audio output by your iOS devices, here is a dock station that promises to enhance audio quality for your iOS devices. The Satechi Divoom iBase Dock Station has been announced for its availability for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

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It's been a hotly and widely discussed prospect on MMi for a long time. One day soon, the rumor mill has repeatedly suggested, we will see the first Terminator-esque liquid metal iPhone.

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Say goodbye to the days of Columbo and Kojak. Police investigations these days are going high tech. A new survey of court records has found a trend that is anything but surprising but still interesting to look at – when it comes to confiscating electronic devices to gather information about suspects, computers are on the way out. Mobile devices are becoming much more lucrative and commonplace in solving mysteries.

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A month ago Instagram released its long awaited Android app, joining its previously released iOS version. A few days later, Facebook, or rather its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, bought the photo sharing and altering app for a cool $1 billion. Now there's new information that suggests the app continues to gain popularity.

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The next iPhone to sport this new tech?

A new wave of rumors surrounding the next iPhone suggest that the device will be getting in-cell touchscreens.

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