Archive | June, 2011
Latest iOS 5 build unleashes over the air Wi-Fi syncing [Video]
Apple this past Friday released the second beta of iOS 5 to developers. One of the newly included features is support for over-the-air WiFi syncing.
Continue reading...Apple shifts away from Samsung, rumored to tap TSMC for A6 production in 2012
27. June 2011
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The ongoing legal dispute between Samsung and Apple is as real as it gets. Apple is by all accounts looking to obtain a preliminary injunction that would prevent Samsung from releasing a slew of products Apple claims infringe on its line of iOS products. Samsung, naturally, has vowed to vigorously defend itself against Apple’s accusations […]
Continue reading...Apple going after the prepaid mobile market with contract free iPhone – Rumor
27. June 2011
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When Apple first released the iPod, the number of models available were scant. Indeed, it was only after the iPod built up an immense user base that Apple began going after the lower end of the market with devices like the iPod Mini and the iPod Shuffle. In a similar vein, Apple iPhone offerings have […]
Continue reading...Apple to start ramping up MacBook Air production in July – Report
27. June 2011
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Citing component makers in the supply chain, DigiTimes reports that Apple will be ramping up MacBook Air production in July. Shipments of parts and components for MacBook lineups totaled an equivalent of 2.2-2.4 million MacBooks in June, and orders for July are likely to top 2.7-2.8 million units, said the sources, noting that the increase […]
Continue reading...iOS 5 beta 2 becomes more email friendly in China with support for QQ, 163.com and 123.com
27. June 2011
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A lot of news coming out of this weekend’s release of the second beta of iOS 5 with the latest being that the latest OS update includes support for China’s QQ, 163.com, and 126.com email services via the same accounts pane users currently call up to set up their email accounts via Gmail, Yahoo etc.
Continue reading...Bungie’s Marathon coming to the iPad
27. June 2011
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Bungie has a charming and informative post on their blog relaying that an iPad version of Marathon will be hitting the iTunes App Store soon. In an interview with developer Daniel Blezek, Blezek explains why he decided to port Marathon over to iOS: I ask myself that all the time! I got started doing iOS […]
Continue reading...Apple posts FAQ and transition guide re: MobileMe and iCloud
25. June 2011
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Apple yesterday posted a transition/FAQ document explaining some of the nuances of iCloud and addressing many of the questions that have been raised by current MobileMe subscribers and folks otherwise curious about Apple’s new cloud initiative. First off, MobileMe will be expiring on June 30, 2012, after which it will no longer be available. But […]
Continue reading...Conan takes on Final Cut Pro X in moderately funny spoof
24. June 2011
Okay, I admit it. I’m not a fan of Conan. And yes, I realize that most people adore him, but he just doesn’t seem THAT funny. Even this video below where he pokes fun at Final Cut Pro X is somewhat mediocre, if not downright amateurish. Yeah, it’s good for a few chuckles, but for […]
Continue reading...Apple posts WWDC 2011 session videos on iTunes
24. June 2011
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Apple yesterday posted session videos from WWDC 2011 up on iTunes. The videos are a god-send for developers who were unable to make it to WWDC a few weeks back – and with the event selling out in about 8 hours, that’s a good portion of the Mac/iOS development community. Further, the videos will inevitably […]
Continue reading...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 […]
Continue reading...Dynamic Icons in iOS 5 – Concept Video
23. June 2011
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 […]
Continue reading...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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27. June 2011
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