New mockups claim to show ‘iPhone 5S’ and ‘iPhone 5C’ designs [Gallery]
Vietnamese website Tinhte, which has a solid track record of getting its hands on pre-release Apple products and accurate mock ups,today posted what it claims are mock ups of two next-generation...
View ArticleHow-to: Strengthen your iOS security with a multi-numeric passcode
Num pad with secure passcode While many of us know about and use the simple four digit passcode or more complex alphanumeric passcode to secure the data on our iOS devices, I recently discovered an...
View ArticleApple will reportedly unveil the next iPhone on Sept. 10
According to a report by AllThingsD, Apple will debut its latest iPhone lineup during a special event on September 10th, just a month from today. The report doesn’t specify as to which models will be...
View ArticleiPhone 5S to have convex sapphire home button that doubles as a fingerprint...
We’ve previously noted KGI Securities’ Ming-Chi Kuo for his often accurate reports on upcoming Apple products in the past. Usually those reports revolve around features that have been somewhat...
View ArticleNorwegian government blocking Apple from capturing 3D Flyover Maps data in Oslo
Oslo, Norway in Apple Maps (No 3D available) Apple is being blocked from capturing 3D, aerial footage of Norway capital Oslo for its iOS and Mac Maps applications, according to Norway-based newspaper...
View ArticleCrowdfunding roundup: Blazar portable speaker, US3 multi-purpose flash drive,...
As the success stories keep piling up, so do the number of projects filling up crowdfunding websites with, among other things, neat hardware- and software-related products. Some projects, like Pebble,...
View ArticleLow fingerprint reader yield rates could slow iPhone 5S release to 3-4M units...
You know the drill: Digitimes, grain, salt. Today Digitimes re-reports that delays at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) could slow the release of the iPhone 5S and Apple might ship...
View ArticleNew iPhone production spurs huge growth for Pegatron even as PC decline...
Photo: vr-zone.net Apple supplier Pegatron is forecasting up to a 50 percent growth in its Q3 revenues despite its PC business continuing to decline, with the bulk of this growth likely to come from...
View ArticleWSJ says what we all knew: iPad 5 will look like a big Mini
Image: nexcesscdn.net The WSJ seems to have confirmed what we were all expecting: the next iPad will essentially be a scaled-up iPad Mini. The same touch-panel technology that made the iPad mini thin...
View ArticleCBS Sports iOS app gets full iPad support including live video
CBS has updated it’s ‘CBS Sports’ iOS app today with full support for tablet users, allowing iPad users on iOS 6.0 and up to access all of the on-demand and live content that the app previously only...
View ArticleBlackberry bows to the inevitable, seeking ‘strategic alternatives’ (buyout)
Photo: itpro.co.uk Trading in Blackberry shares was briefly suspended in the lead-up to the company’s announcement that it is exploring ‘strategic alternatives’. The Company’s Board of Directors has...
View ArticleSkype for iPad updated with HD video calls on iPad 4, improved call quality
Today Skype updated its iPad app with the ability to make HD quality video calls in addition to several other performance improvements. It’s a feature that’s been available on other platforms for...
View ArticleFurther evidence for dual-flash in iPhone 5S emerges, promising...
Further evidence has emerged for suggestions that the iPhone 5S could have dual-LED flash in the form of photos of what French leak site NWE claims are part of the rear shell. The slot for the flash...
View ArticleBreaking Bad season split not going over well with iTunes season pass holders
Breaking Bad, the hit TV show on AMC starring Bryan Cranston, officially returned last night for the highly anticipated second half of season 5. However, some iTunes users are realizing that the...
View ArticleApple Store app now offering free book amid iBooks retail push
The iPhone Apple Store app has been updated over-the-air today to offer a free iBook download to customers. The book is Away in My Airplane by Margaret Wise Brown. According to a note sent to Apple...
View ArticleLeaked press shots show Sony’s upcoming 20.2MP, Carl Zeiss camera lens...
Last month a report from often reliable sources claimed that Sony was readying a new Carl Zeiss camera lens with a 20.2 MP sensor that would attach onto a smartphone and connect over WiFi or NFC....
View ArticleFacebook update brings restaurant reservations and TV listings to mobile...
As announced on the Facebook for Business news blog, the social network has added new features in an update to their mobile applications today. Taking advantage of the OpenTable service, visiting a...
View ArticleApple to support third-party USB power plug trade-ins beyond U.S. & China
Image via Flickr Last week, we reported that Apple, will soon kickoff a trade-in-program for third-party or counterfeit USB power adapters in its retail stores and select authorized resellers. The...
View Article9to5Toys Last Call: 20% off iTunes gift card, $290 iPad mini, $125 iPod touch...
From 9to5Toys.com: A large majority of the deals we cover each day come from a variety of ‘Daily Deal’ websites or are so popular that they don’t even last 24 hours. We know you can’t be at your...
View ArticleBloomberg: Thinner iPad 5, Retina iPad mini this year & Sept. 10 iPhone event
Bloomberg has corroborated multiple reports regarding Apple’s next iPad and iPhone models. Thinner full-sized iPad planned. We first reported that the next full-sized iPad would be thinner, lighter...
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