Archive | June 23rd, 2011

Over 1 million unlocked iPhones run on T-Mobile’s network

23. June 2011

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Yeah, it was nice to see the iPhone finally come to Verizon this past February, but there are still a few carriers here in the US that don’t officially carry Apple’s revolutionary smartphone, T-Mobile being one of them. Now that may change sometime in the future given that AT&T acquired T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom for […]

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Dynamic Icons in iOS 5 – Concept Video

23. June 2011

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Yet another intriguing concept video courtesy of Jan Michael Cart, a college student from the University of Georgia with a talent for interesting iOS concept videos. In the one below, he outlines how dynamic icons in iOS might be implemented. We can’t lie, it looks pretty cool and is clearly a blend between iOS’s standard […]

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More evidence that Apple is building a killer Maps app for iOS

23. June 2011

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The Maps app in iOS 5 will still make use of Google’s backend, a point officially relayed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt during an interview at AllThingsD 9. “We just renewed our Map and Search agreements with Apple,” Schmidt said, “and we hope those continue for a long time.” But if you know anything […]

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Amazon tablet rumored to launch by August/September

23. June 2011

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Taiwan-based component makers are relaying that Amazon is about to step into the tablet market and wil go head to head with Apple with new devices scheduled to launch as early as August/September. And in a testament to Amazon’s confidence, or perhaps seriousness, regarding their tablet foray, 2011 global shipments are expected to reach 4 […]

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iPhone 5 to come with Dual-LED flash?

23. June 2011

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Digitimes is reporting that that iPhone 5 camera will be coming with a dual-LED flash. Recent market rumors have indicated that Apple’s iPhone 5 is likely to come with a dual-LED flash with Taiwan-based LED packaging firms Everlight Electronics, Edison Opto and Lite-On Technology being pinpointed as potential suppliers. All related companies have denied they […]

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OS X Lion install requires Snow Leopard – Upgrade details

23. June 2011

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In a significant departure from the past, Apple is making OS X Lion available via paid download from the Mac App Store. Further, Apple will not be offering physical discs of its latest OS for the first time in company history. This has naturally raised a number of interesting questions. For instance, what about computers […]

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Survey finds strong interest in iTunes Match amongst iPhone users

23. June 2011

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Yeah yeah, Apple’s new iCloud service doesn’t support streaming, but it’s all about significant, yet incremental, updates right? Besides, it’s not as if iCloud is completely forgettable. On the contrary, what Apple introduced at WWDC a few weeks ago is pretty darn compelling. We can only hope, of course, that the company has learned from […]

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