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By Usman on May 22nd, 2012

Apple’s PowerBooks and iBooks used to display the Apple logo upside down, i.e “pointing at the floor” when the laptop was opened. Do you know why? Former Apple employee Joe Moreno shares exactly why, in a recent blog entry (via TUAW). According to Joe, there were some discussions at Apple about the placement of the logo on the back…

By Gary Ng on May 21st, 2012

Have you ever wondered about what’s inside the iPhone charger? Its compact size might surprise you as Ken Shirriff’s teardown reveals the impressive technology crammed inside the tiny 1-inch charger: Disassembling Apple’s diminutive inch-cube iPhone charger reveals a technologically advanced flyback switching power supply that goes beyond the typical charger. It simply takes AC input…

By Ex on May 21st, 2012

I’m going to apologize in advance for this one. In the latest animated Apple-focused video from YouTube channel NMAWorldEdition comes a new report about the iPhone 5 and Apple’s recent acquistion of the iPhone5.com domain. The video goes on to report how Apple controls the iPhone5.com domain, how Steve Jobs personally oversaw the development of…

By Usman on May 21st, 2012

In a recently published research note, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek has asserted that Apple has signed an agreement “with a major global distributor” which will look for ways to penetrate the pre-paid and developing markets using the 3-year old iPhone 3GS (via Forbes). The analyst believes that the handset will be repriced from $375 down to the…

By Usman on May 21st, 2012

While the CEOs of Apple and Samsung, along with their chief lawyers, are about to hold a court-moderated meeting in San Francisco today in an effort to settle the long-standing patent dispute between the two companies, the Cupertino giant has filed yet another injunction against its Korean competitor, requesting an immediate ban on Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the U.S, according to FOSS…

By Usman on May 21st, 2012

Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer has reportedly sent a brochure to Cupertino neighbors, asking for their feedback on ‘Camps 2′ project since a lot of residents had shown concerns regarding traffic and other environmental impacts of the huge building which according to them, could adversely affect their town. According to 9to5Mac, the brochure was mailed this week to…

By Usman on May 20th, 2012

ElcomSoft, a Russian forensics firm, has just revealed a new method that can access iCloud backups of just about any iPhone, iPod or iPad in real time, as noted by MacRumors. The Russian firm has incorporated this functionality inside its software called Phone Password Breaker. All it needs is an Apple ID and password to get initial…

By RoryPiper on May 20th, 2012

Researchers at UCL have successfully developed a new type of silicon memory chip called ReRAM, or Resistive Random Access Memory, that can be 100 times faster than current NAND memory. This new technology would be cheaper to produce and require less room inside devices. The memory chips are composed completely of silicon oxide, improving resistance. This…

By Ex on May 18th, 2012

Earlier this month, Sony Pictures announced that Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) will be adapting Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography into a screenplay. Yesterday it was reported that the screenplay will see Apple co-founder and longtime friend of Jobs, Steve Wozniak, assisting the Oscar-winning writer as a technical tutor on computers and to also offer…

By Ex on May 18th, 2012

According to a new warning found in the latest version of Apple’s iOS, FaceTime may soon work over 3G. When the FaceTime feature was originally released in 2010, the feature only worked over a Wi-Fi connection. At the time there were ongoing plans to bring FaceTime to 3G so that users can use their wireless…