Stories by Usman Qureshi

Samsung Requests Apple To End Australia Patent Dispute, Submits Settlement Proposal

According to a report published by Bloomberg, Samsung has requests Apple to end the touch-screen technology patent dispute in Australia. The company's lawyer David Catterns has not given much details about the proposal however Apple lawyer Steven Burley  told the Australian court that Apple will require some time to consider Samsung'e settlement proposal. The patent was filed by...

Apple Drops iTunes 10.5 Beta 9, iOS 5 GM Release Imminent?

Just now, Apple has pushed yet another iTunes update to the developers community. iTunes 10.5 beta 9 is now live and available for download via Apple developer's portal. The update re-enables some iTunes Match functionalities that have gone missing after the iCloud music library as reported by some developers and beta testers. iTunes Match is still in...

Over 40% Of Smartphone Users In U.S. & Canada Plan On Buying The iPhone 5

A recent study carried out by PR Newswire (via 9to5Mac) through InMobi, an independent advertising network shows an approximate number of current smartphone owners who are likely to buy the iPhone 5, which Apple is set to unveil on October 4th at its Cupertino campus. According to the report, 41% of existing mobile owners in U.S. & Canada are planning to...

Apple Adds New iPhone 4 & White iPod Touch To Its Inventory System

A report published by 9to5Mac from an anonymous but reliable source claims that Apple has added revisions of iPhone 4 and iPod touch models to its internal inventory database. According to the report, 3 new iPod touch models including the rumored white one, have appeared under the codename "N81A" in three different capacities. The black iPod touch is likely...

Fortune Releases ‘All About Steve’ Kindle eBook

While the official Steve Jobs Biography is still a couple of months away from its expected release date i.e November 21st, Fortune has released a little something for us to read about the most successful entrepreneur of our generation. The editors of Fortune have compiled a selection of stories about Jobs into an ebook for Kindle called "All...
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BREAKING! Apple Confirms “Let’s Talk iPhone” Event For October 4

Apple has just confirmed “Let’s Talk iPhone” press event will be held at the company’s Cupertino campus on October 4 at 10am Pacific Time. As reported by SlashGear and further confirmed by The Loop, an email just arrived in their inbox which is an invitation to what's believed to be the iPhone 5 launch event. It is speculated that Tim...

SBSettings Version 5.0b Released With iOS 5 Support

If I'm ever asked to state the single reason why I jailbreak my iOS devices, I would simply say "to install SBSettings". Its really that damn good! Of all the thousands of tweaks, both free and paid available on Cydia today, SBSettings is perhaps the most frequently used. With this awesome tweak, a simple swipe at...

iPhone 5 And Who’s Most Likely To Upgrade [Infographic]

The big iPhone upgrade is coming next month and almost every one of us is excited about it. No matter what Apple decides to calls it eventually i.e iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S, we're pretty sure its gonna be an amazing device, thanks to the rumour mills who have been actively contributing to our curiosity. Now the...