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Get the newest generation Apple iPad for only $449 (16GB WiFi). This is the cheapest we have seen the iPad, which was released in March of this year. The newest iPad features a speedy A5X chip with quad-core graphics and an incredible 2048 x 1536 resolution Retina Display. Coming in at only 1.4 lbs, this tablet…
Just in case you weren’t convinced of an imminent 4-inch iPhone from all the rumors and speculation flying around the Internet, 9to5Mac dug into iOS 6 to all but confirm that the next-generation iPhone will in fact have a larger 640×1136 resolution display. For the first time, the UI elements within the OS are scalable. iOS…
Sprint today quietly dropped the price of the 16GB iPhone 4S to $149.99 with a two-year contract. That’s a $50 or 25 percent discount, which is a big deal considering its an Apple product. (If you want to see an Apple product on sale, avoid blinking.) Plus, a 25 percent discount is pretty much unheard…
A rumor from iMore suggests that Apple may update its entire line of iOS devices with a new, smaller dock connector. This change could be announced as early as September 12 and would extend to the new iPhone, new iPod nano and new iPod touch. In an interesting move, Apple may also refresh its iPad line.…
We’ve heard rumors for a while that suggest that the new iPhone would carry the Nano SIM standard. In fact, it’s speculated that European operators began ordering mountains of nanoSIMs weeks ago, in preparation for the next iPhone. Well, thanks to a French blog called Nowhere Else, images surfaced showing us a much better idea…
AT&T is planning to drastically change the way its stores look starting in the year 2013, according to sources. The second largest wireless provider in the U.S. is geared to turn its retail locations into something more like an Apple retail store. The company wants to replace those clunky and outdated computers (running OPUS) sitting…
Last year, Apple filed an application with the US Patent and Trademark Office that the USPTO today made available to the public. The patent is for a beefed-up Smart Cover that would feature a small, flexible, secondary display in one or more panels of the smart cover to augment the display (room for extra icons),…
Today Sharp reported less than stellar numbers, but to end its earnings report on a high note, it decided to contribute to the Apple iPhone rumor mill. One of the Japanese manufacturer’s top executives decided to spill the beans on the next iPhone, saying the company is making the displays, and plans to ship them…
Apple and Samsung kicked off day one of their patent infringement trial with a banter of back-and-forth accusations that reveal how far apart the two companies are in this trial. Apple lawyer Harold J. McElhinny argued that Samsung deliberately copied the iPhone and showed internal documents in which Samsung noted “the beautiful design” of the…
The latest Distimo Report looks at Apple’s App Store, four years after it was unveiled alongside iOS 2.0 (then iPhone OS). At launch, it had only 500 applications and today it counts more than 650,000 titles. Here are the highlights from the report: Due to emerging competition, the number of downloads among the top 200…