Archive | September, 2012
Apple retail chief John Browett says company has “brilliant stuff coming through”
Apple retail chief John Browett recently addressed Apple’s retail employees as part of Apple’s quarterly meeting for retail stores. As part of the speech, which 9to5Mac has in whole, Browett said how proud he was of the work Apple and its retail employees are doing while also dropping a few enticing tidbits about Apple’s upcoming […]
Continue reading...Google rolls out new YouTube app with pre-roll ads ahead of iPhone 5 unveiling
11. September 2012
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There was a lot of hoopla a few weeks ago when the fourth beta of iOS 6 was released sans the standard YouTube app that has graced the iPhone homescreen since 2007. While many speculated that this was just further evidence that Apple was trying to stick it to Google, the reality was much more […]
Continue reading...Source of Apple UDID leak emerges
10. September 2012
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NBC News reports: A small Florida publishing company says the million-record database of Apple gadget identifiers released last week by the hacker group Anonymous was stolen from its servers two weeks ago. The admission, delivered by the company’s CEO exclusively to NBC News, contradicts Anonymous’ claim that the hacker group stole the data from an […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 will support global LTE networks around the world
10. September 2012
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The iPhone 5 unveiling is just two days away and to that end the WSJ recently reported that Apple’s next-gen smartphone will, as anticipated, be coming with 4G LTE support and will work globally. Apple’s next iPhone will work on the fastest wireless networks around the world—including in the U.S., Europe and Asia—though it is […]
Continue reading...Suppliers already shipping new iMac and 13.3-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display
10. September 2012
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Digitimes is reporting, based on their sources in Apple’s supply chain, that suppliers have started shipping an all new iMac along with a 13.3 inch MacBook Pro with a Retina Display. Rumors surrounding both products have been circulating with greater frequency over the past few weeks and the report claims that they will both launch […]
Continue reading...About that rumored Apple HDTV – Not happening in 2012
6. September 2012
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Bloomberg says the obvious when it says not to expect an Apple HDTV anytime in 2012 due to Apple’s difficulties in securing content and licensing deals with a host of cable providers. Interestingly though, the report notes that engineers at Apple have been working on methods to “reinvent TV viewing” going as far back as […]
Continue reading...Apple to be the sole purveyor of iPhone 5 dock connector adapters for older accessories
6. September 2012
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Leaked photos of the iPhone 5, along with a number of corroborating reports, have all pointed to Apple’s next-gen smartphone having a smaller dock connector. The purpose behind Apple implementing a micro dock, so to speak, rather straight forward to the extent that it will give Apple more space inside the device for more important […]
Continue reading...Alleged iPhone 5 battery revealed
5. September 2012
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Check out a purported photo of the iPhone 5 battery (on the right) compared to the iPhone 4S battery courtesy of the repair company iResQ. Key differences between the iPhone 5 and the iPhone 4S battery: 1. The iPhone 5’s battery is slightly less than a half an inch taller than the iPhone 4S. The […]
Continue reading...Apple says it did not give the FBI any UDIDs
5. September 2012
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All Things D receives a statement from Apple: The FBI has not requested this information from Apple, nor have we provided it to the FBI or any organization. Additionally, with iOS 6 we introduced a new set of APIs meant to replace the use of the UDID and will soon be banning the use of […]
Continue reading...Confirmed: Apple special event set for September 12 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
4. September 2012
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The rumors were true, folks. Apple today sent out invitations for a special event for September 12 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco at 10 am. It’s widely believed, if not all but guaranteed, that Apple will be taking the wraps off of the highly anticipated iPhone 5. via The […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 dimensions measured against previous iPhone models [Photos]
4. September 2012
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The Japanese website iLab has posted an additional photo of what the iPhone 5 might look like built from an assortment of scattered leaked parts. Below is what the white iPhone 5 may look like and we gotta say that it looks unbelievably sleek. But also note that the industrial design – notably the silver […]
Continue reading...Apple seeks to add Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note, and Galaxy Note 10.1 to preliminary injunction list
4. September 2012
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FOSS Patents reports that Apple has made a few filings in its two federal lawsuits against Samsung in the Northern District of California wherein they are seeking to get the Galaxy S III, the Galaxy Note, and the Galaxy Note 10.1 added to the list of Samsung products it’s looking to get a preliminary injunciton […]
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11. September 2012
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