Archive | April, 2011
Consolidated.db file in iOS 4 stores iPhone and iPad users’ location data
GPS is great. Whether you’re walking to a local park or embarking on a long road trip, the ability to constantly map where you are and map out where you want to go is a lifesaver. But as with any technology, there’s always some bad that accompanies the good. WIth the advent of smartphones, what […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 to ship in September – Report
20. April 2011
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Citing people with intimate knowledge of Apple’s supply chain, Reuters is reporting that the iPhone 5 will ship in September. The sources relay that production on the next-gen iPhone will commence in July/August and, corroborating previous reports, will feature the same form factor as the iPhone 4. It’s hard to read too much into this […]
Continue reading...AT&T releases Q1 2011 earnings; iPhone customers not fleeing to Verizon
20. April 2011
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AT&T earlier today released its earnings from the first quarter of 2011, announcing EPS of $0.57 compared to $0.58 during the same quarter a year-ago. Q1 of 2011 also marks the first time AT&T has had to compete with another carrier carrying the iPhone, so some of AT&T’s data is particularly of interest. AT&T notes […]
Continue reading...Apple asks Judge to dismiss iPod/iTunes Antitrust Litigation
19. April 2011
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A few weeks ago, a US judge gave the prosecution in an on-going legal case against Apple over claims that the Cupertino-based company was abusing its iTunes monopoly the go ahead to interrogate Steve Jobs. The Judge explained that Jobs has “unique, non-repetitive, firsthand knowledge about the issues” at the center of the case and […]
Continue reading...Samsung not to sit idly by in face of Apple lawsuit
19. April 2011
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Wow, the tech sphere is hyper-litigious these days. In the wake of Apple filing suit against Samsung for patent and trademark infringement, the South Korean-based company has vowed to respond strongly. In a statement on the matter released yesterday, the company explained. “Samsung will respond actively to this legal action taken against us through appropriate […]
Continue reading...Apple sues Samsung for patent infringement
19. April 2011
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In a move that in many regards seemed inevitable, Apple last week filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung, claiming that a number of their “Galaxy” line of Android based smarpthones and tablets infringe on Apple’s patents and steal Apple’s intellectual property “Rather than innovate and develop its own technology and a unique Samsung style […]
Continue reading...iPad 2 resellers camp out overnight for $400/day profits
19. April 2011
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If you thought the iPad 2 was a hot commodity here in the US, then it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Apple’s next-gen tablet is even higher demand overseas, and especially in countries where the device has yet to go on sale. Case in point – China, where iPad 2s are selling […]
Continue reading...Google’s negotiations with record labels over streaming service are “broken”
19. April 2011
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A little less than a month ago we reported that Google had already begun internal testing on its rumored music service which, by all accounts, will serve as a competitor to iTunes. Google’s purported plan with music involves the ability for users to store their music in the cloud and stream it down to their […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 set for mass production in September; iPhone 6 possible in first half of 2012 – Report
18. April 2011
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Concord Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who was spot on with his iPad 2 predictions, recently issued a new research note fleshing out more details about the iPhone 5. From the looks of it, it appears that the iPhone 5 upgrade will be akin to the iPhone 3G to 3GS transition, namely internal spec boosts. Corroborating […]
Continue reading...Already a losing battle? Hardware manufacturers delay iPad 2 competitors
18. April 2011
The smartphone market is a helluva lot different from the tablet market, a fact hardware makers are slowly but surely starting to realize. Though Android was able to make significant and impressive gains on the iPhone relatively quickly, it’s an entirely different ballgame when it comes to tablets. To wit, the Motorola Xoom was launched […]
Continue reading...Apple Employees release “It Gets Better” video
18. April 2011
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WIth the growing number of teen suicides being caused by bullying over sexual orientation, the It Gets Better Project seeks to give troubled teens hope that their lives will, in fact, get better. “Many LGBT youth can’t picture what their lives might be like as openly gay adults”, the website reads. “They can’t imagine a […]
Continue reading...Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. blames the iPad for loss of American jobs
16. April 2011
Apple products have been responsible for killing many a tech product. From the Zune to the Dell DJ, and more recently, even the job of the former Acer CEO. But now an Apple’s product, the iPad to be clear, is being called out by none other than Illinois Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. who claims that Apple’s […]
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20. April 2011
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