According to a new report iOS 7 will feature AirDrop wireless sharing between iOS devices and OS X. AirDrop for iPhone and iPad could make file sharing between devices much easier. AirDrop has been a part of OS X Lion and was introduced to share files between Macs without the need for a WiFi network. 9to5Mac reports that AirDrop for … Read More
iPhone 5S / 6 to Feature Twice as Many Pixels as iPhone 5?
Apple’s next gen iPhone, widely rumoured to be called iPhone 5S or iPhone 6, is expected to be unveiled later this fall. According to a new rumor published on WeiPhone.com, iPhone 5S will carry twice as many pixels as iPhone 5. The hardware will reportedly receive minor makeover with a narrow bezel. According to sources, iPhone 5S (or iPhone 6) … Read More
iOS 7 to Feature ‘Flat Design’ Under Jony Ive’s Leadership
Apple’s next major mobile software release, iOS 7, will feature a flatter design losing artificial textures and skeuomorphism. According to a new report published by 9to5 Mac, iOS 7 is expected to introduce a complete redesign of the operating system but will continue to keep the basic functions and behaviour of the OS. Last October, Apple fired Scott Forstall and … Read More
Jailbreak Tweak ‘Message Box’ Brings Facebook Chat Heads to iOS
Adam Bell, a jailbreak developer, has now released an iOS jailbreak tweak that brings Facebook chat heads to iOS systemwide. The new jailbreak tweak is called ‘Message Box’. Facebook recently announced Facebook Home for Android that offers deep integration of the social media giant’s services into the operating system. One of the features highlighted on Facebook Home was the ability … Read More
Apple Admits to Storing Anonymous Siri Data From Users For 2 Years Before Deleting
Apple introduced Siri with the iPhone 4S and later released it onto several other iOS devices, including the iPod touch and the iPad. The personal assistant helped users to voice dictate text and also search the device locally as well as the other queries on the web. However, Apple failed to mention to users that it would store some of … Read More
Apple’s SVP of Industrial Design, Jony Ive, Makes Time’s 100 Most Influential List
Apple’s SVP of Industrial Design, Jony Ive has achieved yet another accomplishment, having been awarded knighthood last year at Buckingham Palace. Now, the forty-six year old designer has made Time’s 100 most influential list with the likes of many other notables in Time’s lists which includes President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Miami Heat forward LeBron James, Justin Timberlake, … Read More
Verizon Reports 25% Rise in Activations, Accounts for 55% of Total Smartphone Activations
Verizon was first of the four major carriers in the United States to have reported their first quarter of 2013 earnings results. Last week, Verizon announced that they activated a total of 7.2 million smartphones during the quarter with 4 million of those being iPhones. This comes out to be about 55% of total smartphone activations in the United States. … Read More
Apple’s Cheaper iPhone Could Potentially Claim 11% Share of Low-end Device Market in 2014
According to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, if Apple were to introduce a $300 contract-free iPhone, they could capture up to 11% of the low-end device market. Munster believes that this is possible for Apple to accomplish and also notes that the lower cost iPhone may be introduced this year, in September. There are reports and rumors that support the … Read More
USPTO Grants Apple iOS App Folders and “Jiggle Mode” UI Patent
Apple introduced iOS app folders in iOS 4 and has had the ‘Jiggle Mode’ UI since iOS 1. On Tuesday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Apple the patent for iOS app folders and the ‘Jiggle Mode’ UI. The patent, which is listed as U.S. Patent No. 8,423,911, describes the iOS app folders as “Device, method, and graphical user interface … Read More
Could Facebook Home be Released for the iPhone?
Earlier this month, Facebook introduced their new ‘Home’ feature earlier this month. Facebook Home is an interface layer on top of the existing Android operating software developed by Google. On Monday, a report from Bloomberg suggested that the social networking giant is now in talks with Apple to bring Facebook Home to iPhone. The new software would allow iOS users … Read More
Apple to Launch Cheaper iPhone Alongside iPhone 5S – Rumor
Rumors about Apple’s next iPhone 5S are popping up all over the internet, with reports coming directly out of Apple’s supply chain. These new rumors suggest that Apple will be launching the cheaper iPhone alongside the iPhone 5S, instead of launching the two separately over the course of the year. Topeka Capital Market analyst Brian White reported on the iPhone … Read More
T-Mobile Officially Launches iPhone 5, Releases TV Ad
Late last month, T-Mobile announced that they would officially be carrying the iPhone, with the company also releasing a software update for users of unlocked iPhones, which added LTE and Visual Voicemail. Upon announcing that the company would carry the iPhone, the company also stated a release date of April 12th. On Friday, T-Mobile released the iPhone 5 across the … Read More
iOS 7 Concept Video Displays Widgets, New Lock Screen, and Mission Control on iPhone
As rumors continue to build on Apple’s expected release of iOS 7 this summer, many bloggers and designers are beginning to come up with ideas of their own, of what the next generation of Apple’s mobile OS may look like. A number of reports claims that Apple’s iOS 7 announcement may be slightly delayed because the company is working on … Read More
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) to Announce Q2 2013 Earnings Results on April 23
With the second fiscal quarter of 2013 (first calendar quarter) at an end, Apple Inc. (AAPL) is once again set to report its quarterly earnings. AAPL will announce the Q2 2013 earnings results on April 23, exactly 3 months after they announced the Q1 earnings of 2013. The company notified the public of this earnings call by posting the … Read More
T-Mobile To Officially Carry iPhone 5 Starting April 12th With New ‘Uncarrier’ Payment Plan
Until Tuesday, all of the major carriers in the United States carried the iPhone 5 but T-Mobile. A number of regional carriers also carried the device including C-Spire and Virgin Mobile. On Tuesday, T-Mobile announced at their ‘Uncarrier’ event that they would be officially carrying the iPhone starting April 12th. Until this announcement, T-Mobile was the only major carrier in … Read More