Stories by Gary Ng

Next Generation iPhone Reportedly Measured At 7.6 MM Thick

If you want to talk about a skinny iPhone, point your eyes towards the unreleased next-generation iPhone. Macrumors has pointed to a Apple.pro report claiming the next-generation iPhone has measured in at 7.6 mm thick. The measurements were taken by Chinese newspaper Apple Daily, who has allegedly obtained one of the leaked iPhones presented during these past few weeks. Based off...

iOS 6 Code Reference Reveals 9-Pin Dock Connector

One of the most extensive rumors we've reported during this past spring and summer pointed to the 'iPhone 5' having a smaller dock connector. We've heard rumors on both a 19-pin dock connector and 8-pin dock connector. Since the initial rumor was started during Feburary, every purported iPhone featured that mini connector. Although we've seen...

Apple Store Genius Employee Rescues Kidnapped Woman

The Apple Store Genius Bar employees can be some of the nicest people you'll ever meet. I've made rounds to the Genius Bar quite a few times for MacBook and iPhone battery issues and every time, they politely replaced what I needed without more than a few questions. So when I read that a Genius...

iOS 6 Supports iPhone 5’s Speculated Taller 640 x 1136 Display [SNAPSHOTS]

During these past few months, we've gathered a collection of evidences (1, 2 , 3) attempting to prove the next generation iPhone would have a taller screen size. Everything from leaked pictures, reports, and more has surfaced. Back in May, 9to5Mac reported that the upcoming iPhone would include a 640 x 1136 screen resolution, and...

Asymco: The New iPhone Could Sell 263 Million Units

According to analysts at Asymco, the new 'iPhone 5' could sell over 263 million units worldwide. This is based off the Apple's senior vice-president of worldwide marketing, Phil Schiller's "Each new generation sold approximately equal to all previous generations combined" statement. The 263 million unit figure came upon adding the iPhone 2G, 3G, 3GS, 4, and...

Apple’s “Genius” TV Advertisements Have Stopped Airing During The Olympics

Back in July, Apple launched three new TV advertisements for the Mac, each of which featured an Apple Genius helping Mac users troubleshoot through their issues. In a very short explanation, the commercials presented the intelligence of an Apple Genius and the crazy unrealistic ways they go about helping Mac users. These advertisements were first aired during the opening ceremonies of...

iOS 6: 3D Maps Coverage Expands To 13 New Cities Including Toronto [Update]

With the release of iOS 6 beta 4, our iOS devices have received an absolute plethora of bug fixes and minor updates. The single major update that may stick out though is the native YouTube application disappearance. If you do happen to look closely, you will also find multiple minor updates, such as Bluetooth sharing, enhanced privacy, updated...

Apple Facing New China Lawsuit Over Facetime Patent

Having finished paying out $60 million to Proview merely a month back ending the 'iPad' trademark patent dispute in China, Apple is now fighting Samsung in-court and will soon be dealing with another lawsuit. This latest dispute comes from China once again and is now over Cupertino's Facetime patent. A Taiwanese man claims that Apple's Facetime service...

Apple May Be Sharp’s Only Means Of Staying Afloat

  Sharp's days appear to be numbered. They aren't progressing too well as a company at this point, mainly due to their consumer business of selling televisions failing during current times. According to Reuters, Sharp is cash-strapped and may actually need to dump their television business to survive. Rather then continuing on as a consumer...

Apple’s Whole Product Lineup To Receive New Dock Connector This Fall

According to a report from iMore, Apple has plans to roll out the new miniaturized dock-connector to all its products this fall. The products receiving the update will include the iPhone 5, the new iPod Nano and iPod touch, the 7-inch iPad Mini, and the 9.7 inch iPad. The source failed to note whether the current product lineup,...

Apple Outshines Competitors With Revenue And Profit Margins

You may realize that Apple doesn't sell the most smartphones during each quarter, but does that really matter? This past quarter Samsung shipped out 50 million smartphones while Apple only shipped 26 million. Sure, Samsung had a significant lead, but guess who sells a wide-range of smartphones and profited bare-minimum from each sale. The answer is Samsung....