Strong iPhone 5s sales sees Apple gain market share in Japan, Australia, UK,...
Kantar data showed that Apple saw its smartphone market share rise in five out of nine countries surveyed “primarily due to the strong performance of the iPhone 5s.” The iPhone gained market share in...
View ArticleApple Maps adds ancient Stonehenge monument to 3D Flyover
Nobody is quite sure why or how Stongehenge was constructed, but the stone circle constructed sometime between four and five thousand years ago has long fascinated visitors. As a Scheduled Ancient...
View ArticleSkype brings free group video calling back to the Mac (and PC)
You may recall Skype debuted a very useful (and social) feature for Mac way back in 2010: group video calling. Specifically, the feature was in a public beta stage with widespread testing thus carried...
View ArticleApple has at least twice as many credit cards on file as Amazon
If one chart could show just how well-positioned Apple is to make a move into mobile payment, this tweet from Horace Dediu is it. iTunes has four times as many active accounts as Amazon – and since we...
View ArticleMFi sunglasses w/ embedded iBeacon notify you when lost, act as beacons in...
The first set of eye glasses with embedded iBeacon Bluetooth LE technology and certified under Apple’s Made-for-iPhone/iPad/iPod (MFi) program are coming soon. We’ve seen a growing number of companies...
View ArticleReview: Stride 2 jailbreak tweak brings a customizable gesture-based passcode...
If you’ve been around the jailbreak community for a while, it’s possible that you’re familiar with the popular iOS 5/6 gesture-based lock screen tweak Stride. This tweak worked as a lock screen...
View ArticleNew MacBook Airs likely launching tomorrow
Update: Here are the specs… Apple is preparing to launch a refreshed line of MacBook Air laptops as soon as tomorrow, according to multiple sources. These sources say that shipments of new MacBook...
View Article9to5Toys Last Call: Automatic: iPhone driving assistant $80, two iPad Air...
Be sure to follow 9to5Toys to keep up with the best gear and deals on the web: Twitter, RSS Feed,Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. Today’s can’t miss deals: Last Call updates: Home...
View ArticleFacebook Messenger 5.0 adds video sharing, faster photo and sticker access, more
Facebook today updated Messenger to version 5.0 bringing a list of feature improvements to the iPhone messaging app. The new version boasts a streamlined design for accessing and sharing photos as...
View ArticleFacebook open-sources ‘Pop’, the animation framework that drives the visual...
Facebook has open-sourced a lot of stuff recently, but this is what most developers have been waiting for. Developed originally at Push Pop Press, and refined by Facebook, the company has today...
View ArticleRe/code conference will feature interviews w/ Apple execs Craig Federighi and...
Re/code have just announced that their upcoming Code Conference will feature interviews with Apple’s SVP’s Craig Federighi, head of software engineering, and Eddy Cue, lead of Internet Software and...
View ArticleUpdated MacBook Air line to offer slightly faster processors, not much else
Earlier today we reported that Apple would release new MacBook Air models this week, likely tomorrow, and that the refresh would likely focus on improved Intel Haswell processors. A source has just...
View ArticleApple patches another major security hole in its website that allowed access...
Imagine our surprise when an email from a complete stranger showed up in our tips box containing the personal contact information—including cell phone numbers—of several 9to5Mac staffers, as well as a...
View ArticleAlleged ‘iPhone 6′ cases show iPod touch-like thinness as slim volume buttons...
A new video by Unbox Therapy has been uploaded today, directly comparing the supposed iPhone 6 cases to a fifth-generation iPod touch. The video finds that the iPod touch fits exactly inside the case...
View ArticleFreedomPop now supports iPhone 4/5 on its free wireless plans, launches iOS...
FreedomPop, the carrier offering free and cheap data plans on Sprint’s network, today announced it will start selling the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4 on its free wireless plan offering 200 voice minutes,...
View ArticleApple now notifying WWDC student scholarship winners
Apple has just started sending out emails to WWDC student scholarship winners informing that they are now eligible to this year’s conference free of charge. Steps for claiming a ticket will be...
View ArticleApple’s MacBook Air lineup updated with faster Haswell processors, now starts...
In line with our recent scoops, Apple has updated its MacBook Air lineup early this morning. The refresh features the slightly updated Intel’s Haswell processor and all models are now priced $100 less...
View ArticleAnalyst suggests iPhone 6 will favor thin design over optical image...
A post on Weibo from a Chinese analyst (via GforGames) suggests that the new iPhone design will not feature a protruding camera, which would have seemingly enabled optical image stablization, as Apple...
View ArticlePoll: If the iPhone 6 is indeed a larger iPod Touch design, has Apple got it...
Case designs and claimed leaked sketches are a less than wholly reliable method of predicting what the new iPhone 6 might look like, but we do seem to be hearing a fairly consistent story of a...
View ArticleBetter-than-predicted results, and shifts from other tech stocks, lifts AAPL...
Investors seem to have taken heed of analyst ratings in response to the higher-than-predicted earnings Apple reported last week, the share price climbing from $524.75 before the company released its...
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