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It’s been a pain in the ‘you know what’ to get your hands on the iPhone 5 since it launched on September 12. They’ve been either sold out at phone carriers, Apple retail stores, or held under long ship times online. Now for those of you doing your holiday shopping and looking to get an…
The iPhone’s silent mode isn’t “silent enough” for many people. If you hold your beloved smartphone on a hard surface, it will create a rattling noise often times more disruptive than a normal audible tone. To prevent this annoyance, Apple is patenting a new way that will make future iPhones “more silent.” The company’s patent…
For those of you out there patiently waiting to buy yourself a factory unlocked iPhone 5, may not have to wait much more. Over the weekend, prices of the unlocked 16GB and 64GB GSM iPhone 5 were leaked, after they were spotted by a simple search for “iPhone 5 factory unlocked” on the US Apple…
Apple has just announced their Q3 2012 earnings, and the company had a stellar quarter, beating many Wall Street estimates. The company earned $35.97 billion in net revenue, a net profit of $8.2 billion, and earnings of $8.67 per share. This compares favorably to Q3 2011, which saw revenue of $28.3 billion, profit of $6.6…
Apple is kicking off the iPad Mini event in San Jose, and CEO Tim Cook took the stage and unveiled some statistics about Apple’s last few weeks. The iPhone sold 5 million units opening weekend, more than any opening weekend phones sold ever Over 3 million iPods (iPod Touch and iPod Nano) sold since launch…
Apple is crazy about the design… in a good way. I’m sure they hate the holes they need to included in the iPhone design to make space for camera, flash and various sensors. According to the new patent we caught, those holes may not be needed in future iPhones thanks to the use of polymer-dispersed…
Though he doesn’t work there anymore, the co-founder of Apple, Steve Wozniak, has never been known for biting his tongue when he wishes to criticize the technology giant and it doesn’t look like he’ll be starting any time soon. In a recent interview with African tech site TechCentral, he went as far as to call…
Apple issued a support document on Monday that addresses the purple flare issue noticed by iPhone 5 owners who take a photo with a out-of-scene bright light source in the frame of the shot. Apple implies this is a common problem and says that “most small cameras, including those in every generation of iPhone, may…
People knowledgeable about mobile devices know that Apple introduced the iPhone a little over five years ago and the iPad only three years ago, which is relatively recent in the company’s 30-year history. The iPhone and iPad are really a small blip in the overall history of the company, but they are a very successful blip.…
The purple fringing seen in photos taken with the iPhone 5 camera is perfectly normal, said Apple support to at least one customer who inquired about the problem. Gizmodo posted what it claims is an email from AppleCare support representative Debby to iPhone owner and Gizmodo reader Matt Van Gastel. She writes, “Our engineering team…