Video: Authentic-Looking iPhone 5 Back Cover Gets Its 5 Minutes of Fame

photos, but now that supposed iPhone 5 back cover is ready for its close-up -- and in 720p HD quality. But the question remains: Is it the real thing or a decoy?

BGR is reporting on a video posted to YouTube this week from mobile phone parts supplier ETrade Supply. In the nearly five-minute video, one of its employees walks us through a detailed look at what could very well be the back cover part for the next iPhone, expected later this fall.



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Video: Dutch Developer Runs Windows Phone 7 on BlackBerry PlayBook

We’re big fans of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 here at MacLife.com, but sadly the folks in Redmond don’t seem too eager about moving the platform to the tablet. But that hasn’t stopped a Dutch developer from giving it a go anyway, using RIM’s failed BlackBerry PlayBook.

BGR is reporting (via N4BB) that a developer in the Netherlands has successfully ported Microsoft Windows Phone 7 to a Research in Motion BlackBerry PlayBook. While that may sound like a match made in hades for iOS and Android users, the unholy union actually seems to work pretty well, judging from the YouTube video embedded below.



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Video: Penultimate Becomes Part of Evernote Family

Acquisitions are all the rage these days, and one of the companies making some of the most interesting acquires is Evernote. After bringing Skitch into the fold, the company has announced Penultimate as the next to join the Evernote family.

Evernote has announced the acquisition of Penultimate,

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Video: Apple Enlists Samuel L. Jackson, Zooey Deschanel for Siri Commercials

ad campaign. But the company appears to be going in a new direction, starting with a pair of television commercials that popped up Monday night.

Apple has released a pair of new television commercials focusing on the magic of Siri with the iPhone 4S, but this time we get a good look at the faces using the handset -- and they’re quite familiar.

In the first spot, Nicky Fury himself (better known as Samuel L. Jackson in real life) uses Siri to help prepare for date night, complete with his own homemade risotto for the guest of honor who’s never shown. The spot ends with Jackson telling Siri to take the night off, to which she responds,

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