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Square for iPhone and iPad is really shaking up the mobile payments space. It started with a small card reader that is attached to a device’s 3.5mm headset jack and an application that allowed credit or debit card payments to be processed, and anyone who owned an iPhone, iPad or Android device could use it…
Apple enjoys having tight control over both their hardware and software, and they need to in order to deliver the experiences they charge a premium for customers to enjoy. With the introduction of their A4 and more recently A5 processor, they’ve shown that they’re not afraid to go totally custom in order to differentiate themselves…
Apple has sent a letter to Lodsys and it basically says that its developers are licensed to use the in-app purchasing technology and that the company should back off. If you don’t recall, Lodsys has a few patents related to in-app purchases – specifically, upgrading from a free version to a full paid one –…
Taiwanese rumor site DigiTimes, who has a track record that’s been surprisingly accurate, minus a few incredibly wrong predictions, is saying that the next iPhone will have a curved glass display. They say Apple has gone ahead and purchased 200 to 300 glass cutting machines and that once the Cupertino company achieves satisfactory yields, said…
The pissing match between Apple and Samsung may not be all sunshine and puppy dogs for the two companies but users stand to gain a lot out of the war as they both vie for our attention. While virtually everything Apple does is shrouded in mystery and hype, Samsung recently held an event to discuss…
If you’re looking for a new smartphone, it’s going to be a wonderful time over the next few months as we should see a variety of high-quality handsets. Let’s take a look at some of the contenders and let us know what phone you’re most looking forward to. The one big question is if the…
Apple’s been trying to impose a legal stay on Amazon’s use of “app store” when describing their Android software collection, and though Amazon has pointed out that even Steve Jobs has described Amazon’s offering as an app store, Apple has recently maintained that the term is not a generic one. Amazon has been skirting the…
A new class-action lawsuit is targeting AT&T and it claims that the carrier is overcharging iPhone users by as much as 300 percent. Lawyers for the case are comparing it to a rigged gas pump. The lawyers said they have spent $80,000 preparing for this case and it involved testing AT&T iPhone units that had…
Remember that surprise we reported Apple was planning for the 10th anniversary of its Apple stores? Well, it appears that this will be a revamp of the stores, an Apple Store 2.0, if you will. The Apple Store 2.0 will feature a restructuring of the retail environment centered around the iPad, according to rumors from…
We’ve heard a lot of rumors now about the iPhone 5 and that it will be a dual-mode GSM/CDMA device. That means one iPhone will be produced by Apple and it could work with CDMA networks, such as the one Verizon or Sprint uses, and also GSM, which is used by AT&T and T-Mobile in…