The iKlips from Adam Elements may look like a lowly USB flash drive, but its main purpose it as removable storage for iOS devices. On one end is a USB 3 connector, while at the other, a Lighting connector that plugs into an iPhone and iPad, supplementing any internal storage …
Read More »Capitalization of Apple could exceed $1 trillion
This week Carl Icahn, a well-known activist investor, as well as a leading financial analyst said that Apple’s stock has massive growth potential and that the company’s capitalization could exceed whopping $1 trillion, which would be the highest market cap of any public company ever. At present Apple’s stock is traded …
Read More »Eight days into 2015 and Apple’s App store is breaking records
Apparently the new year is a good time to be an app developer for the Apple ecosystem. Apple annoucned today, that the first week of 2015 has set new records in the App Store, with customers around the world spending nearly half a billion dollars on apps and in-app purchases. …
Read More »Apple iPod DRM lawsuit is falling apart
The class action lawsuit launched against Apple over iPod DRM is falling apart as new evidence has come to light, showing that the two named plaintiffs did not actually buy the affected iPod models covered by the lawsuit during the relevant time frame. This case pertains to anti-trust issues, claiming …
Read More »Apple plans to slash price of Beats Music subscription
Streaming music is cheaper than buying all the tracks that you would like to hear. Modern streaming services charge from $7 to $10 per month, which may not be a lot for music fans, but which keeps a lot of people away from them. Apple wants to change that and …
Read More »Patent monetization firm sues Apple for patent infringement by FaceTime
Itus Corp., a company that buys patents with the purpose of monetization, on Thursday sued Apple for patent infringement. The plaintiff accuses that the defendant's FaceTime software infringes its patents. Back in early 2013 the same company, which then was called CopyTele, sued Microsoft Corp. for the same infringement by Skype …
Read More »Apple quietly removes iPod Classic from store
Apple has quietly said goodbye to the iPod Classic, having removed it from the Apple store shortly after the iPhone six and iWatch devices were announced. The iPod section of the store now only shows the iPod Touch, Nano and Shuffle. The iPod Classic originally launched in 2001, over the …
Read More »Jonathan Ive: next-gen Apple products will use all-new materials
Apple has always been a pioneer when it comes to materials. The company was among the first to use titanium to make its notebooks and was one of the first makers to use aluminium bodies for its laptops. The company continuously experiments with new materials to further improve its devices. …
Read More »Sales of Apple iOS devices exceed 800 million units
At the worldwide developers conference (WWDC) on Monday Apple said that shipments of its mobile devices based on the iOS operating system have exceeded 800 million units. According to Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple, around 130 million customers bought their first Apple mobile gadget in the past 12 …
Read More »Apple: We have the best product pipeline in 25 years
Next week at the worldwide developers conference (WWDC) Apple plans to give a glimpse on products that are coming in the future. While at present it maintains an intrigue and does not even imply what will be discussed, some of its executives offer their personal impressions about the company’s new …
Read More »Apple extends exclusive rights to LiquidMetal in consumer products
Apple has extended its exclusive rights to use alloys developed by LiquidMetal in consumer electronics products to February, 2015. It is unknown what exactly the company intends to do with LiquidMetal alloys, but the extension of the agreement indicates that there are certain plans which are serious enough to maintain …
Read More »Apple roadmap for 2014: new iPhones, iWatch, new MacBooks, no iTV
A South Korean analyst with a good track record in predicting the future of Apple’s products as well as schedules of their introductions has published a new version of the company’s roadmap for the this year. The plan includes plenty of new products, several upgrades, but excludes the highly-anticipated TV-sets …
Read More »Apple mulls iTunes for Android, new music streaming service
Apple is thinking about releasing a version of iTunes music and content store for Google Android operating system, according to a media report. In addition, the consumer electronics giant is mulling to create an on-demand music service like Spotify in a bid to continue earning from selling music and digital …
Read More »iOS 8 screenshots: Healthbook, Preview, TextEdit apps confirmed
A Chinese blogger (or bloggers) has posted what he/she claims to be the first screenshots from Apple iOS 8, the next iteration of the company’s mobile operating system. The screenshots confirm that some of the key innovations of the iOS 8 will focus on bringing health-oriented apps to the platform …
Read More »Apple releases iOS 7.1: fixes shortcomings, adds performance
Apple on Monday released the new version of its iOS mobile operating system for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The main innovation of the 7.1 is addition of CarPlay technology introduced last week, but there are much more improvements in addition to this tech. In particular, the iOS 7.1 fixes …
Read More »Samsung set to produce Apple A8 SoCs for next iPhones, iPads
Although Apple is trying to reduce its business relations with arch-rival Samsung Electronics, it cannot completely avoid them. According to a new media report, the company has ordered manufacturing of its next-generation A8 application processors to Samsung Electronics in addition to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. ZDNet Korea reports that Samsung …
Read More »Financial analyst draws dark future for Apple, calls it ‘next Microsoft’
Apple is among the most financially successful companies in the high-tech industry. The firm remained profitable in 2008 – 2010 when most companies posted losses and it just continues to grow nowadays when many others stagnate. Nonetheless, certain financial analysts believe that going forward Apple will be unable to grow …
Read More »Apple’s partner expands manufacturing of sapphire glass
At present Apple uses artificial sapphire-crystal glass for its touch ID fingerprint scanners and iSight cameras on its iPhone smartphones. But it looks like Apple is preparing to expand usage of the advanced material as the company’s manufacturing partner has acquired equipment to substantially boost output of sapphire-crystal glass. In …
Read More »Apple’s Tim Cook vows to reveal new product categories this year
Chief executive officer of Apple, Tim Cook, said in an interview that this year the company would finally introduce new product categories that could trigger further growth of the firm. As usually, the head of Apple remained tight-lipped about those devices and did not reveal when the company plans to …
Read More »Steve Jobs inspired some Sony products, and Sony inspired him
Although Steve Jobs always wanted to build his own universe around Apple and its products, he carefully examined devices made by other companies and in many cases liked them. One of the companies he admired was Sony, so, he frequently visited its headquarters, looked at new products and shared his …
Read More »Apple will continue to use Imagination’s PowerVR graphics
Imagination Technologies and Apple on Thursday made a disclosure with the London Stock Exchange that the latter has extended its multi-year, multi-use license agreement that allows it to utilise PowerVR graphics cores. The announcement means that Apple plans to continue using ImgTec’s PowerVR graphics in its future system-on-chips that power …
Read More »Apple posts $57.6 billion revenue thanks to great sales of iPad, iPhone
Apple late on Monday announced financial results for its fiscal 2014 first quarter ended on the 28th of December 28, 2013. The company’s record results were mainly conditioned by record shipments of its iPhone smartphones and iPad media tablets. Still, the company posted lower gross margins due to increased price …
Read More »Gear4 StreetParty 5 Portable Speakers / iPod/iPhone Dock Review
Sometimes, the basic speakers on a mobile device just don't offer the performance that many users desire. Instances such as this are exactly where portable speaker docks prove their worth. Can Gear4's portable StreetParty5 speaker dock generate impressive music playback performance? For many people, the speakers connected to a computer …
Read More »Apple quietly axe 4th gen iPod – add camera free 5th gen
Apple have quietly axed the 4th gen iPod and have replaced it with a slightly stripped down 5th generation version. The iPod Touch 4G with the small 3.5 inch screen is gone. The budget iPod Touch, a 16gb version of the 5th generation touch has been added, without a rear …
Read More »New iPod Touch with A5 SoC chip
Apple have today released a digital user guide for their 5th generation iPod Touch. According to AppleInsider there is a separate benchmark which shows an A5 processor running at 800mhz, giving performance figures close to the iPhone 4S. The Japanese language Apple blog ‘Mac Otakara' has posted screenshots (above) which …
Read More »Love WinZip? Got an iOS device? It’s your lucky day
Remember back to the days when you couldn't survive without WinZip on your PC? Ever since the early nineties this has been the file compression software of choice for the majority of folks, at least until those pesky registration popups pushed many across to alternative nag-free solutions as they came …
Read More »Apple may kill iPod Classic & Shuffle
Apple announced sales declines in recent months for their iPod devices. It makes sense that a wide audience are using their iPhones for media playback. According to reports from TUAW, Apple may kill the iPod Shuffle and iPod Classic devices. Their unnamed sources claim that both devices may be killed …
Read More »VIA try to stop Apple selling the iPad and iPhone: patent dispute
Apple have been involved in a lot of legal action in the last couple of months, noticeably with Samsung. The latest news to hit involves VIA, who are suing Apple for infringing on three patents which are associated with the microprocessors used in their iPhone and iPad. VIA have applied …
Read More »Steve Jobs ready to announce the death of Nano technology
It's been around 10 years in the making, but sources close to Apple have told KitGuru that they now believe the technology giant is ready to call an end to the development of the iPod Nano. We take a look back at this influential product's life and times. When it …
Read More »Apple may launch white iPod Touch
9to5mac have received photos of what appears to be a forthcoming white iPod Touch device. The legitimacy of the photos can not be confirmed however they do seem to be based around the fourth generation iPod touch build standards. Concord Security analyst Ming Chi Kuo said earlier that a new …
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