Apple News

IPHONE APPS

May 2, 2012

Apple Rejecting Apps With Dropbox Integration For Violating App Store Review Guidelines

Jason

The Next Web reports that Apple has rejected a number of apps with Dropbox integration. Apps with Dropbox integration can either authenticate through the installed Dropbox app or opens a webpage to let users log

IPHONE APPS

Apr 28, 2012

CarrierCompare – Approved, Removed, and Approved Again

Nikhil

Ever since Apple launched the App Store almost four years ago, some applications are [mistakenly] approved and then suddenly removed. CarrierCompare has a unique story to tell regarding Apple's approval process, which first approved

SPRINT

Apr 25, 2012

Sprint Activated 1.5 Million iPhones in Q1 2012

Jason

Sprint - Apple's iPhone carrier partner in the US announced their first quarter financial results earlier today. They've reported net operating revenue of $8.7 billion, a net loss of $863 million and a

APPLE NEWS

Apr 25, 2012

Apple’s Q2 2012 Results: By The Numbers

Jason

Apple posted record revenue of $39.2 billion and net quarterly profit of $11.06 billion, or $12.30 per diluted share in Q2 2012, compared to revenue of $24.7 billion and net profit

IPHONE 6

Apr 23, 2012

Next Generation iPhone Home Button Leaked?

Jason

TVC-Mall - a Chinese part supplier has put up the purported next generation iPhone Home button for sale in both black and white color on their website. Interestingly, the purported "iPhone 5" Home button seems

APPLE NEWS

Apr 19, 2012

Apple Reportedly Working on Local Backup Servers at Genius Bars For iOS Device Replacements

Nikhil

According to 9to5Mac and their sources, Apple is planning a new addition to augment the whole Genius Bar experience. When your iOS device is plagued with some sort of hardware issue, the folks over at

APPLE NEWS

Apr 16, 2012

Learn How to Make Mockups, Prototypes, Sales Videos and More Using Keynote [Freebies]

Jason

Want to learn how to make mockups, prototypes, sales videos, cartoons and more to communicate your dream to the world? We've some great news for you as we're giving away Keynote for Startups

APPLE NEWS

Apr 13, 2012

Sharp Starts Mass Production Of High Pixel Density IGZO LCD Panels

Rounak Jain

In an announcement today, Sharp revealed that it has started mass production of high resolution LCD display panels using IGZO (Indium gallium zinc oxide) semiconductors. IGZO is a type of semiconducting material, which, when used

UNLOCK

Apr 4, 2012

Tim Cook Gets AT&T to Unlock Customer’s iPhone

Jason

One of the problems of buying a subsidized iPhone from a carrier like AT&T is that even after completing the 2-year contract, they won't unlock your iPhone for free (or for

IPHONE 4

Mar 29, 2012

iPhone 4 Users in The U.S. Can Now Claim $15 Antennagate Settlement

Jason

When Apple launched iPhone 4, users reported reception issues when they held the iPhone in a particular way. The issue which was dubbed Antennagate received so much negative publicity that Apple had to call a

IPHONE APPS

Mar 25, 2012

Apple Rejecting Apps That Are Still Using UDIDs

Jason

Back in August 2011, Apple announced that it was phasing out developer access to unique device identifier (UDID) and requested developers a unique identifier specific for their app. There have been some privacy concerns raised

IPAD 3

Mar 14, 2012

First Screenshots And Photos From The New iPad

Jason

Yesterday, folks at Vietnamese site - Tinhte.vn who have managed to get the third generation iPad ahead of the launch date had posted the first unboxing photos and video of the new iPad along with

IPAD 3

Mar 13, 2012

New iPad Benchmarks Reveals it is as Fast As iPad 2 With 1GHz Processor, Has 1GB RAM

Jason

After publishing the first unboxing photos and video of the new iPad, Vietnamese site – Tinhe.vn has posted results of the benchmarking tests carried out on the new iPad. The benchmark results reveal some interesting

IPHONE APPS

Mar 7, 2012

Apple Quietly Increases Over-The-Air App Store Download Limits to 50 MB From 20 MB

Jason

Apple has quietly increased the over-the-air download limit for the App Store to 50MB from 20MB. App Advice was the first to notice the change. Apple has probably increased the limit due to

IOS

Mar 7, 2012

Apple Releases iOS 5.1 For iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch

Jason

Apple has just released iOS 5.1 (build number 9B176). iOS 5.1 is available for iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 4th generation, iPod Touch 3rd generation, the original iPad and iPad

IPAD 3

Mar 7, 2012

Live Coverage of Apple’s iPad 3 Event

Jason

This is it folks! Apple's iPad 3 / iPad 2S / iPad HD event should be underway shortly (10:00 AM Pacific Time or 1:00 PM Eastern Time or 6 PM GMT or 11:30

IPAD 3

Mar 7, 2012

iPad 3 to Feature Senseg’s Haptic Feedback Touch Technology?

Jason

It looks like the iPad 3 event invite need some more decoding. The tagline on the invite for today's iPad event reads "We have something you really have to see. And touch." As we

IPAD 3

Mar 7, 2012

Apple TV 3 Will be Available For $99; Redesigned Smart Cover For iPad 3 For $39?

Jason

It is widely speculated that Apple will also unveil the next generation Apple TV - Apple TV 3 alongside iPad 3 at the media event on Wednesday. According to rumors, the new Apple TV will be

APPLE NEWS

Feb 27, 2012

German Court Bars Motorola From Enforcing Standard-Essential Patent Injunction Against Apple

Jason

FOSS Patents has just reported that Apple has won a major victory against Motorola in Germany regarding the standard-essential wireless patents that had forced it to briefly remove all 3G iOS devices from the

IPAD 3

Feb 14, 2012

iPad 3 Features: Retina Display, Quad-core Processor, 4G LTE, Siri, Improved Cameras [Rumor]

Jason

Even though there is almost a month to go for Apple to unveil their highly anticipated third generation iPad, we have already heard tons of rumors and speculations about Apple's next iPad. Folks at

APPLE NEWS

Jan 23, 2012

350,000 iBooks Textbooks Downloaded in 3 Days

Jason

With the launch launch of iBooks 2, which gets a new section for digital textbooks and iBooks Author, which allows content creators to create multi-touch books for iPad last week, Apple hopes to reinvent

APPLE NEWS

Jan 22, 2012

Why Does Apple Manufacture iPhone in Asia?

Rounak Jain

The New York Times has published a lengthy, but fascinating piece titled "How U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work," offering an interesting insight into Apple's supply chain. Not just Apple, but almost every

APPLE NEWS

Jan 12, 2012

Apple Experimenting With 3D GUIs For iOS Devices

Rounak Jain

A newly published patent application describes Apple's experiments with 3D GUIs, utilizing the wide array of sensors available on iOS devices. The patent, titled "Sensor Based Display Environment," begins by describing the problems associated

APPLE NEWS

Jan 11, 2012

Apple Denies Providing Backdoor Access to Indian Military

Jason

Couple of days back we reported that leaked documents, which were internal communications between the Indian military had revealed that Apple, RIM and Nokia are providing backdoor access to the Indian military to monitor cellular

APPLE NEWS

Dec 30, 2011

Apple Wanted to Make The iPhone Back in 1983

Rounak Jain

This is really surprising: it seems Apple's ambitions of entering the phone market dated back to the early days of Apple. Hartmut Esslinger, founder of design firm frog design, designed a touchscreen phone prototype

APPLE NEWS

Dec 18, 2011

Apple Hit With 4 New Patents By Samsung, But Backs Off iPhone 4S For Now

Yatri

Apple has been hit with four new patents by Samsung in the Mannheim Regional Court, while it has decided to back off a complaint regarding baseband chips used in iPhone 4S for now. The Apple-

IPHONE PROBLEMS

Dec 17, 2011

Tweaked iOS 5.0.1 (9A406) Fixes “Invalid SIM”, “No SIM Card Installed” Errors On iPhone 4S

Jason

Apple surprised us by quietly releasing a tweaked version of iOS 5.0.1 for iPhone 4S users. Though the build number (build number of original iOS 5.0.1 was 9A405) suggested that Apple

IPHONE APPS

Dec 12, 2011

Want a Fake Driver’s License? There Was an App For That!

Jason

With more than 500,000 apps, there's an app for just about anything in the App Store. But we didn't know there was an app for creating fake driver's license. If you

IPHONE APPS

Nov 29, 2011

iTether: iPhone App That Offers Unlimited Tethering For a One-Time Fee Briefly Approved By Apple

Jason

Apple has approved a tethering application from Tether.com called iTether in the App Store. The iPhone app is a companion app for the Mac and PC versions, which allows users to use their iPhone'

IPHONE APPS

Nov 23, 2011

Analyst: Android Market Makes 7% of Apple App Store’s Revenue

Yatri

An analyst with Piper Jaffray estimates that the Android Market has made a small fraction of the Apple App Store's gross revenue: 7%. That's startling when you consider that a recent report had