According to a rumor from Macotakara, Apple is working on a lighter and thinner iPad for release in March 2013. The new iPad will share the same design elements as the iPad mini, including a smaller size that shaves 4mm off the height, 17mm off the width and 2mm off the depth of the iOS…
Apple’s iPhone sales share reaches all-time in U.S. at 53.3%
There’s been more than a little speculation lately about Apple’s iPhone 5 sales and the possibility that it may not be doing as well in the market as everyone expected. Especially with the recent price drop of the iPhone 5 at Walmart, which is about as rare as a precious gem, it looked like the…
Apple’s pinch-to-zoom patent rejected by USPTO
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has rejected another Apple patent, but that’s still not the final decision as Cupertino-based company still has room to include additional information to protect its intellectual property. What’s especially interesting about the patent number 7,844,915 is that it has been used in Apple’s case against Samsung. The patent…
Kodak sells digital imaging patents for $525 million — Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook and others get dibs
Kodak has gone through a lot this year. The picture company had endure the painful reality of bankruptcy and had to tolerate legal squabbles with Apple over patents. Now Kodak has taken one big step forward in restructuring the future of its company, as it was finally able to sell off its digital imaging portfolio…
Apple iPad mini Retina rumored to be nearing production
What’s a morning without any new Apple rumors? Well, there’s speculation that the tech giant is readying production of another iPad mini with a Retina display within the next few months, according to RBC Capital Markets analyst Doug Freedman. In a research note, Freedman said the “iPad Mini Gen-2: Apple’s gen-2 iPad mini is getting…
Apple sends out iOS 6.0.2 update to iPhone 5 and iPad mini
Apple released an iOS update (6.0.2) to help address WiFi bug issues going on with the iPhone 5 and the iPad mini. Many users were frustrated with malfunctioning Wi-Fi connections on the iPhone 5, so getting this update is refreshing for those iPhone owners who have suffered. After releasing iOS 6.1 beta 4 yesterday, the iPhone maker seems…
Apple has a $100 billion in the bank — what are they saving it for?
For over a decade, Apple has been known as the company who’s been leading the charge in product innovation. Now with the passing of Steve Jobs, many people question if the company can hold true to such a high standard. Strangely, Apple has sat idly by while Google continues to snatch up innovative start-ups such as Sparrow, Snapseed, Meebo,…
Apple releases iOS 6.1 beta 4 for iPhone and iPad
iOS 6.1 beta 4 is now ready for developers to get their hands on. According to 9to5Mac a brand new over-the-air update is hitting the iPhones of devs as we speak. Since the update is so new, we have no idea what kind of treats are packed inside the software. It’s almost certain that this…
Apple unveils list of best apps, games of 2012
Apple has rounded up its list of the best iPhone apps and games of 2012. Every year Apple posts its list in iTunes, giving its pick for the best app of the year, best game of the year, and runner-ups for each. iPad apps get their own separate list, which we’ll also cover. Best-sellers are…
Judge says Apple iPhone infringes on three MobileMedia patents
Patents are confusing. Like you, many of us in the industry try our best to make sense of it all. What we do know is Apple has been taking full advantage of a patent system that’s well overdue of some reform. So the irony that the ultimate patent troll (Apple) has been found of infringing…