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Apple to maintain tight control over lightning-based third party cables and accessories
We’ve previously reported that Apple’s new Lightning cable connector has an authentication chip of sorts that might serve to prevent third party cables and accessories from working unassisted. In light of that, iLounge is reporting today that Apple is, in fact, looking to tighten up its Made for iPad/iPhone/iPod program for third party vendors. Jason […]
Continue reading...Apple tapping retail employees to help out with Mapping efforts – Report
3. October 2012
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In Tim Cook’s apology letter to iPhone users over Maps in iOS 6, the Apple CEO said that Apple will “keep on working non-stop until Maps” lives up to the same high standard Apple employs across the rest of its hardware and software line. To that end, we’ve seen reports that Apple has already taken […]
Continue reading...Tim Cook faced an ‘insurrection’ over Bob Mansfield’s retirement; Offered $2 million/month to keep him on board
3. October 2012
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This past June, Apple announced the surprising and seemingly abrupt retirement of Bob Mansfield , Apple’s senior vp of Hardware Engineering. At the time, Apple’s press release stated that Mansfield’s old role would be given over to Dan Riccio, then Apple’s vp of iPad Hardware Engineering, over the course of a few months. But then […]
Continue reading...AOL’s MapQuest sees surge in popularity in wake of iPhone 5 release
3. October 2012
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Late last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook issued an apology to iPhone users over the shortcomings in Apple’s homegrown mapping application. Indeed, the days previous were filled with user complaints and, depending on your vantage point, comical photographic examples of Apple’s Maps app displaying incorrect information. Cook promised that Apple would work relentlessly to get […]
Continue reading...iPad Mini mass production has begun
3. October 2012
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Following a report that Apple will be sending out invitations to an iPad Mini special event on October 10th comes a more substantiated report from the Wall Street Journal claiming that mass production on the rumored new iPad device has already commenced. Apple Inc.’s Asian component suppliers have started mass production of a new tablet […]
Continue reading...Apple signs deal with another fingerprint security firm – Report
2. October 2012
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MacRumors points us to a report regarding a deal Apple recently completed with an Australian company called Microlatch which specializes in fingerprint authentication, further lending credence to reports that Apple is keen on implementing said security feature for what very well may be NFC functionality in the future. And this of course is in addition […]
Continue reading...Apple to release earnings on Thursday, October 25
2. October 2012
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Apple yesterday updated its investor relations page and disclosed that it will be issuing its earnings from the fourth fiscal quarter of 2012 on Thursday, October 25. Last quarter, Apple recorded a hugely profitable three months, but the financials were slightly lower than what analysts were anticipating – a rare miss for a company that […]
Continue reading...Will Apple extend its Maps service to Macs and PCs?
2. October 2012
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Apple is diving head first into Maps. Yeah yeah, we all know about Apple’s missteps thus far and all the hard work they have to do. Hell, Tim Cook even issued a rare public apology to iPhone users, going so far as to recommend competing mapping applications for users thoroughly underwhelmed with Apple’s own offering. […]
Continue reading...How much does the iPhone cost per country
2. October 2012
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The iPhone 5 is now available in over 25 countries, but the cost users pay for the device is certainly not uniform across the globe. After taking into account factors such exchange rates and local taxes, Seeteb.it put together the chart above which maps how much users pay for the iPhone by country. As it […]
Continue reading...Samsung alleges iPhone 5 infringes upon six patents
2. October 2012
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Apple’s legal dance with Samsung just keeps on going. In the latest development, Samsung filed a motion with the Court alleging that the iPhone 5 infringes upon a number of patents owned by Samsung. Specifically, Samsung alleges that the iPhone 5 infringes upon 2 standards-essential patents and 6 feature patents. That Samsung is trying to […]
Continue reading...Apple changes description of Maps app to be less boastful
1. October 2012
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You might have missed it if you blinked, but Tim Cook’s apology for Apple’s still ‘learning to walk’ Maps app wasn’t the extent of Apple’s about-face in the wake of an avalanche of criticism over its performance. Believe it or not, but Apple ate even more humble pie this past weekend when it changed the […]
Continue reading...iPad special event invites to be mailed out on October 10 – Rumor
1. October 2012
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Now that the iPhone 5 launch is behind us, it’s high time that we turn our attention towards the rumored iPad Mini. Indeed, reports have been circulating for some time that Apple plans to launch a 7.85-inch version of the iPad sometime later this year, certainly before the busy and always lucrative holiday shopping season. […]
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3. October 2012
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