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Google updated its YouTube app for iOS to version 1.3 and added a handful of new features. One very useful feature included in this latest version is the ability to quickly find new videos that have been uploaded by the channels in your subscription library. You can now watch live YouTube streams in the app,…
The iPhone 5S has been receiving lots of attention as of late, with rumors and renders surfacing almost daily. Most of the renders we have seen have been a bit absurd, but interesting nonetheless. According to the Wall Street Journal, Foxconn is on a hiring spree, snatching up employees to produce the iPhone 5S. Foxconn…
Looks like that legal battle between Apple and Samsung will get an “epilogue in the chip making business” with Cupertino-based company apparently looking to move its chip production from the Korean company to TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.) It is said that existing chips, including the A6 and A6X, will continue to be made in…
Robert Scola, a Miami U.S. District Judge, had lots to say about Google and Apple during a patent dispute between the two. Judge Scola accused the two tech giants of having “no interest in efficiently and expeditiously resolving this dispute” and instead using such proceedings “as a business strategy.” This frustration stems from a long…
Siegal+Gale released interesting research results that probably come as a bit of a surprise. After surveying 400 people about the simplicity of a Samsung Galaxy phone compared to that of an iPhone, the Samsung devices came out champions of simplicity over Apple’s smartphones. According to the survey results, Samsung’s main three advantages are high-tech features…
Apple has confirmed that its iMessage and FaceTime services are not currently working for some users. On Apple’s System Status page, both iMessage and FaceTime are listed as having issues with a note underneath each that reads “Some users affected.” All other services are up though. iPhone owners have already been aware that iMessage is…
According to a report from CNET, those customers who are in the market for a iPhone 5S may get their choice of screen sizes when the device is released. The iPhone 5S is expected to be released in July of this year, and may come in two or three different screen sizes. The actual screen…
Apple may have tipped its hand when it comes to the rumored integration of its fingerprint scanning technology into the next generation iPhone. AppleInsider discovered a new job listing from Apple looking for new engineering talent to do the job over at “Melbourne Design Center” in Florida. This happens to be the same place as…
Lately I’ve noticed that there’s a new trend in the way I’ve been using my iPad 2 or, rather, the way I haven’t been using it. That’s just it: I haven’t been using it. I’ve owned my iPad for about two years now and I go through the highs and lows. The highs are when…
A judge from the International Trade Commission gave a preliminary ruling on March 26th that Samsung is infringing on yet another Apple patent. The patent is for a “method and apparatus for providing translucent images on a computer display.” As always, it’s quite broad. Samsung infringes on Apple’s patent with its text selection feature in…