It’s all fun and games until Apple shutters a section of the iTunes store. Apple has now taken down a link to the “iPod Click Wheel Games” section of the iTunes App Store. That could indicate the Mac maker is serious about discontinuing certain iPods. Read More »
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AT&T retail stores are reportedly taking delivery of iPhone 5 cases a little early, according to a new report. New photos allegedly taken in an AT&T store show cases that back up rumors of a tapered-back design, and a relocated mute switch. Read More »
Friday marked the final day this week for a hearing in Australia over touch-screen patents held by Apple and allegedly infringed upon by Samsung. Samsung apparently took a very conciliatory approach to ending the injunction before it begins, offering Apple a proposal to resolve the dispute. Read More »
Amazon unveiled its new Kindle lineup Wednesday, and the first one available, the basic, simply named “Kindle,” reached my doorstep Thursday morning. Here’s what I think about Amazon’s latest reader, and how it stacks up so far to previous Kindles and other similar devices. Read More »
A new Apple patent published Thursday by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office reveals plans for a new type of hybrid drive that combines the benefits of both platter-based and flash storage. It’s not a new idea, but Apple’s patent contains a unique new twist. Read More »
It’s not LTE, but Apple’s iPhone 5 will support HSPA+ mobile broadband technology, according to reports. That will let it take advantage of AT&T’s faster, so-called “4G” network in the U.S., which is actually a bridge to true LTE tech and uses HSPA+. Read More »
Massive Damage, the company behind Please Stay Calm, has secured $325,000 in a angel funding round to support the growth of its location-based gaming platform. Please Stay Calm, the studio’s freshman project, uses real-world surroundings to set the scene for a zombie apocalypse. Read More »
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Apple and Samsung clashed in a second day of hearings in an Australian court Thursday. Apple’s lawyers revealed that Steve Jobs attempted personally to avoid a legal battle between the two companies, and Samsung made a concession that could lead to hardware design compromises. Read More »
Enjoy “painting” on your iPad? It can produce some amazing results, but it doesn’t really feel like the real thing. That’s where Sensu comes in. It’s a new twist on the stylus that replicates real bristles using touch-screen compatible synthetic “hairs,” and looks good doing it. Read More »
Apple could win significant market share from competitors with an iPhone 5, according to a new report. A new smartphone survey found that 52 percent of BlackBerry customers–along with more than a quarter Android device owners–plan to switch to iPhone. Read More »
Amazon’s Kindle Fire is now a known quantity, thanks to details from Amazon executives. The Android-based tablet has an attractive price, but to get there, it cut so many corners it probably won’t make much of a dent in Apple’s market lead. Read More »
Apple is almost the coolest brand in the world, according to the latest CoolBrands survey, but the top honor goes to fast cars. Aston Martin ranked as the coolest overall brand, but Apple ranks second, beating out any and all of its closest competitors. Read More »
Apple is reportedly close to permanently cutting the iPod classic and shuffle from its line of media players. It isn’t the first time we’ve heard that, but now it makes more sense, and it might actually be great news for iPod fans in the long run. Read More »
Grey Area co-founder and CEO Ville Vesterinen, at GigaOM’s Mobilize 2011 on Tuesday, discussed a growing trend: location-based gaming. One of the company’s most significant discoveries about mobile games has to do with how little they seem to actually be played on the run. Read More »
A new report Tuesday claims AT&T has blacked out employee vacation requests for the first two weeks of October. The AT&T blackout, which is said to come directly from an AT&T source, marks the third account of iPhone-related vacation day blackouts to date. Read More »
Apple’s next iPhone will be unveiled next week at a press event on Oct. 4, and that device will be the fifth major iteration of Apple’s smartphone. It’s time for our rundown of what we probably will and won’t see at next Tuesday’s event. Read More »
Skype has updated its iPhone and iPad apps as of Tuesday, introducing some new features. Bluetooth headsets are now supported on select devices, and video has been improved with image stabilization, but these enhancements will cost you: The apps now display ads for non-paying users. Read More »
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