Mom destroys her kids' Apple iPhone 5c by blasting it with a gun and crushing it with a sledgehammer

Mom destroys her kids' Apple iPhone 5c by blasting it with a gun and crushing it with a sledgehammer

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Remember when parents would punish their kids by grounding them, or cutting their allowance? Modern times call for new plays in the parental punishment playbook. For example, one Southern mom was really ticked about a few things that her kids did, and was obviously determined to teach them a lesson. While someone records the whole thing, this mother verbally attacks that online Satan known as social media. "I hereby denounce the effects that social media have on my children. Their disobedience and their disrespect." 

So Annie Oakley takes aim at her kids' Apple iPhone 5c , perched on top of a tree stump. One quick blast from dear sweet-old mom's long gun, and that handset is history. Her kids, understandably, are upset. We can only imagine that their iPhone was the only thing that allowed them to communicate with the civilized world. And now, their mom took that away from them. So the kids flip off their mother on camera. "I refuse to be cursed," she says. "I refused to be disobeyed. I take back my role as your parent." She fires at the iPhone again, and scores another direct hit.

An emasculated male, the guy who has been filming the whole frightening mess, picks up the pieces of what was once a working smartphone and gathers them on the tree stump. And this time, mom's firearm has been replaced by a sledgehammer. Holding it up to the sky as though she was getting it powered with the divine strength of the almighty, she bellows out, "My children's lives are more important to me than any electronic on this earth."

Here we learn about some of the transgressions committed by her offspring. They contacted people that mom doesn't know (no doubt asking to be taken away from this nut house they live in), they got involved in drama that they didn't need to be involved in, and were getting in trouble at school for having their phones out. And she effectively uses her new weapon to smash the iPhone into little pieces. "I'm done," she says as she walks away, either unconcerned or unaware about the ten tons of psychological damage she just inflicted on her kids.

Kids look on as mom destroys their Apple iPhone 5c

1. Momma carries a big gun

2. This iPhone 5c is a sitting duck

3. Ow! That has gotta hurt

4. The leftover pieces are gathered...

5. ...as the kids mourn the loss of their iPhone

6. The firearm is replaced by a sledgehammer

7. The iPhone is crushed into little bits

8. I'm done

source: DailyMail via CNET

ome of the rumored new features for iOS 10 include new emoji and hideable apps

ome of the rumored new features for iOS 10 include new emoji and hideable apps

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Apple has yet to announce the dates of this year's WWDC conference. Based on the scheduling of events at the usual venue, San Francisco's Moscone West, it would appear that this year's conference could take place from June 13th to June 17th. And we should see the unveiling of iOS 10 during WWDC.

One of the apps in iOS 10 expected to receive a major refresh is the Photos app. There is some talk that iOS users will be able to edit EXIF data and specific areas of a photo directly from within the app. And Face Detection could also be making its way to the app. While that might be exciting to some, more important to others is an agreement with Unicode that will allow Apple to add 74 more emoji in the new build of Apple's mobile OS. 

One exciting new feature might have been foreshadowed by Apple CEO Tim Cook last September. Back then, Cook hinted that certain apps that come pre-installed on iOS could be hidden or uninstalled by users. Seven months ago, Cook said that some apps, if removed from iOS, could negatively impact other important apps. Other apps aren't like that, he noted. "So over time, I think with the ones that aren't like that, we'll figure out a way." Apple might have discovered a way. Just the other day, the topic came up again when code was discovered in iTunes that mentioned hideable apps.

We should see a beta version of iOS 10 released right after the new iOS build is announced at WWDC in June. Release of iOS 10 should take place in September.

New emoji is rumored to be coming to iOS 10

source: RedmondPie

Update to Lookout's iOS app makes sure that you never leave your iPhone behind

Update to Lookout's iOS app makes sure that you never leave your iPhone behind

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You know that sinking feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you can't find your smartphone? An update to the iOS version of mobile security app Lookout could prevent this from happening to an iPhone user. The update adds Apple Watch support with a feature that will keep an eye out on the specific iPhone that is paired to the Watch.

With this feature, your Apple Watch can show a visual on its screen showing how close or far away you are from your iPhone. And you can arrange to have your iPhone make a loud "scream" to help you find it once it drops out of the range of Lookout's Apple Watch app. Both the watch and the handset must be sharing the same Wi-Fi connection. If the worse case scenario happens and you misplace your iPhone, your Apple Watch can reveal to you the last known GPS coordinates of your phone. 

These are pretty useful features for the Lookout app since they really can prevent you from losing your iPhone, or finding it once it is gone. Make sure that you have the latest version of Lookout installed on your iOS flavored handset, and load up your Apple Watch with the Lookout app as well. Do this and you won't be worried about leaving your iPhone behind again.

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With the update to the Lookout iOS app, the Apple Watch can keep tabs of your iPhone

1. New Apple Watch feature from Lookout can keep track of your iPhone

2. The latest GPS coordinates of your iPhone can be displayed on your Apple Watch (on right)

source: Lookout (iOS) via RedmondPie

Samsung sees strong growth in Q1 operating profits thanks to the Samsung Galaxy S7/Galaxy S7 edge

Samsung sees strong growth in Q1 operating profits thanks to the Samsung Galaxy S7/Galaxy S7 edge

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Led by strong sales of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, Samsung is forecasting operating profits of $5.7 billion for the first quarter of 2016. The company will report its first quarter numbers sometime later this month. If Samsung does report operating earnings in that range, it will be a 10% gain year-over-year. The two high-end models were launched on March 11th which means that they were available for only a limited time during the quarter. Still, strong demand for the two models helped Sammy pump up its Q1 results.

First quarter sales will be $42.3 billion, Samsung predicts. That would be a 3.9% increase from the $40.7 billion in sales that Samsung generated during last year's first three months.

Just the other day, Samsung reported that it shipped nearly 10 million units of the Galaxy S7 in March. It is unknown whether this figure includes the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge. Analysts were looking for 7 million Galaxy S7 handsets to be delivered during the month, so this news is obviously cause for celebration at Samsung headquarters. Perhaps Lil Wayne can bring the champagne.

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Another tough month for HTC as March revenues decline

Another tough month for HTC as March revenues decline

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March was another tough month for HTC as the struggling smartphone manufacturer reported revenue of $127.57 million for the 31 days. That was a whopping 79.3% decline year-over-year. On a sequential basis, the drop in revenue was 1.34% from February's number. During the first three months of the year, HTC's revenue added up to $457.2 million, a drop of 64.31% from the same time period last year.

HTC will soon be unveiling its new flagship phone, the HTC 10. Based on a series of teasers, HTC says that this handset will offer the best camera ever found on a smartphone, and feature "flawless high-fidelity" audio. HTC plans tounveil the phone on April 12th.

Meanwhile, the company's VR headset, the HTC Vive started shipping this week. HTC has high hopes for the device, which sold $12 million worth of product in the first ten minutes that pre-orders were taken. The Vive should have a positive impact on April's revenue, with the HTC 10 playing a major role on the revenue reported for May. 

source: Digitimes