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Jailbreaker extraordinaire Nicholas Allegra – aka Comex – no longer with Apple after email snafu
In August of 2011, Apple hired famed JailBreakMe developer Comex -aka Nicholas Allegra – as an intern. If you recall, JailBreakMe was a tool that enabled users to easily get through Apple’s iOS security measures and install any app of their choosing onto their device. At the time, JailBreakMe was described thusly: JailbreakMe is the […]
Continue reading...iPad Mini to hit stores on November 2
19. October 2012
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A slew of reports are relaying that the anticipated iPad Mini will go on sale on Friday, November 2. TechCrunch reports: Apple’s iPad mini is almost certainly set to be announced next week at an event in San Jose Tuesday, and we’re now hearing that it will ship a week and a half after that […]
Continue reading...Apple prepping gorgeous new retail store in Beijing
18. October 2012
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Apple is getting ready to open up what Senior VP of retail John Browett is calling Apple’s nicest retail store in all of China. Apple is gearing up to open its third store in Beijing on the famous Wangfujing shopping street. Taking the title as the largest store in Asia, the three-story location demonstrates Apple’s […]
Continue reading...Tweetbot for the Mac is now live
18. October 2012
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MacStories reports: I’ll get to the point right away. Tweetbot is, in my opinion, the best Twitter client for Mac. From my perspective, no other app gets closer to the amount of polish and functionality that Tapbots poured into their latest creation, making it the most powerful, fast, and elegant Twitter app I’ve seen on […]
Continue reading...New iMac and Mac Mini models to retain similar pricing matrix
18. October 2012
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9to5Mac reports: Apple’s new Mac mini and iMac lines will feature price-points that are similar to those of their current models (depending on country). The three Mac mini models will likely be priced at the same $599, $799, and $999 for the two standard models and single server model, respectively. The new iMacs will also feature similar […]
Continue reading...Apple acquires Color’s engineering team
18. October 2012
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All Things D reports: What’s really happening is that Color’s engineering team — about 20 people, comprising almost the entire company — is being “acqhired” by Apple at what’s being called a “nominal” price of something like $2 million to $5 million, according to multiple sources familiar with both sides of the situation. To repeat, […]
Continue reading...Apple’s 4th gen iPad already in the works
17. October 2012
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Digitimes reports that Apple has already begun informing its component suppliers to get ready for iPad 4 production by mid 2013. While the design will still incorporate a 9.7-inch display and the same approximate form factor, Apple is said to be tweaking the innards ever so slightly as to make the manufacturing process a tad […]
Continue reading...Chrisann Brennan, Steve Jobs’ high school sweetheart, to write memoir
17. October 2012
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Steve Jobs was a complicated man. Heralded as a genius and visionary who helped usher in a number of technological and cultural revolutions, Jobs was equally as famous for his wrath which he would often unleash upon unsuspecting employees when they didn’t perform up to Jobs expectations. And while Jobs reportedly toned down his temper […]
Continue reading...Foxconn says iPhone 5 is most difficult device they’ve ever had to assemble
17. October 2012
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Forget about Mapplegate (could there be a worse name for a ‘controversy’?), Apple continues to sell iPhone 5s just as quickly as Foxconn can produce them. Indeed, if anything, Apple has had trouble meeting pent up demand for its 6th generation iPhone up until recently. Recently, we reported on how stricter quality control measures requested […]
Continue reading...Phil Schiller says fifth-generation iPod Touch is too thin for ambient light sensor
17. October 2012
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Apple’s newly released iPod Touch is by far the best iPod ever released. Sharing the same 4-inch screen as the iPhone 5, not to mention the long-awaited addition of a competent camera, the 5th generation iPod Touch is a sight to behold. It’s also insanely thin, we’re talking just 6.1mm deep. To that end, there’s […]
Continue reading...Apple acquires web app firm Particle
17. October 2012
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Josh Lowensohn of CNET reports that Apple last month acquired a San Francisco based creative consulting company called Particle that specializes in HTML 5 and UI design. Particle was founded in early 2008 and has some celebrity financial backing. Pop star-turned-actor Justin Timberlake is an investor and helped fund short social video service Robo.to, which Particle […]
Continue reading...Purported photos of iPad Mini display with 4:3 aspect ratio emerge
17. October 2012
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Etradesupply today published photos purporting to show the iPad Mini’s LCD screen. If accurate, the screen will measure in at 162mm by 124mm in width. Notably, and running counter to previous leaks, the LCD obtained by Etradesupply suggests that the iPad Mini will not have a 16:9 aspect ratio and will instead share the same […]
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19. October 2012
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