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With the iPhone 5S and a budget iPhone rumored to be appearing this fall, it’s hard to imagine what could come after the next round of iDevces. A designer named Pritesh Chavan has created an elegant concept of what the Cupertino company could have in store for us in the future. Although the render implements…
With it’s earnings report delivered earlier today, Facebook is showing positive progress in its ad revenue since adopting its current monetization model last year. Due to the announcement that Facebook is now pulling in 41% of its ad revenue through mobile advertising, the company’s stock rose more than 17% in afterhours trading today. “”We’ve made…
Besides a new Nexus 7 and Android 4.3, Google also unveiled Chromecast, a dongle that plugs into your TV’s HDMI port and allows you to stream media from Netflix, YouTube, Chrome, Pandora and Google Play. You launch and control playback of the content via your Android device, iOS device and laptops (Windows, OS X and…
Tech giant Apple published its financial information for the 3rd quarter of 2013, revealing its profit had fallen roughly 20 percent to $6.9 billion, or $7.47 per share, on relatively flat revenues of $35.4 billion for the three-month period ended June 29th, 2013. Declining sales of Apple’s iPad seems to be the culprit. The popular…
Tinder, the popular mobile dating app that matches people based on how they rate each other’s photographs, briefly exposed the physical location of its users to other people on the service. Tinder CEO Sean Rad believes the security issue came about due to the rollout of Tinder’s Android app last week. It’s since been resolved.…
AT&T, in an attempt to perhaps rifle off more sales, is offering customers a discount on a new iPhone before their contracts are up. The way this works is folks go to their accounts by way of online, where they’ll find an option to upgrade to an iPhone for a discount. The deal is for…
Speculation out of the Wall Street Journal suggests Apple is working on iPhones and iPads with larger screens. Sources told the WSJ that Asian suppliers are providing the Cupertino company with iPhone screens larger than 4-inches and tablets with displays that measure almost 13-inches. Apple is reportedly testing these displays in prototype devices. There is…
Apple is acquiring mobile transit app, HopStop, according to reports in Bloomberg and Mashable. Bloomberg first reported the acquisition on Saturday, and Mashable then contacted Apple which confirmed the deal. Details on the dollar amount Apple will pay to acquire the mobile transit app was not disclosed. HopStop provides users with route and schedule information for subways and…
On Sunday, Apple confirmed its developer portal was hacked and that some information from its developer database may have been stolen. In a statement sent out to developers, Apple said it detected an intrusion last week and shut down the site immediately. Last Thursday, an intruder attempted to secure personal information of our registered developers…
An iOS app just made finding that perfect outfit a little bit easier. An app from the UK called Snap Fashion allows users to snap a photo of a garment that they fancy, and then be told where to find the item. Some of Snap Fashion’s partners include Bloomingdales UK, Clarks, BANK, French Connection UK…