Stories by Usman Qureshi

Last month, Apple was ranked highest in J.D. Power and Associates 2013 US Wireless Smartphone Satisfaction survey for the 9th consecutive time and today, the Cupertino tech giant has been ranked as No. 1 in owner satisfaction with tablet devices for second time in a row. The study also reveals that 94% of highly satisfied tablet owners are likely to...

Yesterday, the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights opened bidding on a chance to have coffee with Tim Cook on Apple's Cupertino campus, as part of a Charity Buzz auction, which details an estimated value worth $50,000. Today, Apple CEO has already raised more money for the RFK Center than all the other celebrities combined, Forbes is reporting. The publication points out that...

Earlier this month, DigiTimes reported that Apple had stopped placing component orders for all of its Mac products, due to lower than expected sales in the first quarter. But according to today's report by Taiwanese publication, anonymous sources inside the upstream supply chain are claiming that MacBook shipments in Q2 of 2013 are expected to grow 10% sequentially, as...

Harman Kardon has announced the release of two new networked audio/video receivers with support for AirPlay streaming technology, the AVR 2700 and AVR 3700. Powered by the acclaimed Harman Kardon high-current, ultrawide bandwidth amplifier design, the two AVRs represent the brand’s signature styling and crisp sound reproduction, for starting or upgrading your home entertainment center. The Harman Kardon...

19-year-old Nicholas Allegra, a.k.a. 'Comex', who created a number of popular iPhone / iPad jailbreaking tools including Spirit and JailbreakMe before joining Apple back in August 2011, was let go by the Cupertino tech giant last year in October, after failing to respond to an email. Today, the talented hacker has revealed that he has found a new home — Google,...

Allied Irish Bank has shot its new 30-second television commercial only using an iPhone 5 (via Business Insider). Though you won't find any awe-inspiring special effects, the Rothco-created ad spreads the message for a fraction of a normal marketing budget as it shows the passing landscape seen out of a train window. Smartphones have surely begun playing an essential role...

PC troubleshooting Web service Soluto, whose consumer service helps with everything from boot times and app crashes to remote configuration, has compiled a list of the 10 most reliable Windows laptops currently on the market, according to which Apple's 13-inch MacBook Pro is the most reliable of them all (via PC World). Soluto has used the wealth of data...

According to Glassdoor, a website that allows employees of various corporations to rate how they think their management is doing while remaining anonymous, Apple employees seem to love their CEO Tim Cook. The site shared some information with TUAW, revealing that current approval rating for Tim Cook sits at 93% among employees leaving reviews on Glassdoor. Cook has never...

A couple of months back, Tweetbot for iPhone and iPad was updated to open links in Chrome or 1Password, inline image support for Flickr as well as for Vine. Today, Tapbots have pushed another update to their Twitter client, taking Tweetbot for iOS to version 2.8 that introduces a brand new media timeline and a...

According to global information company The NPD Group, Apple's iTunes dominates the internet video market, much like it does the digital music sector. The company's latest report reveals that iTunes’ share of electronic sell-through (EST) for television shows reached 67% last year, while EST television sales from its strongest competitor Xbox Video comprised merely 14% of the market. It...

Last year in February, Apple offered a $15 payout to iPhone 4 owners who had not previously received a free bumper to solve antenna or reception issues with their handsets. It seems that Apple has now started sending these iPhone 4 ‘Antennagate’ settlement checks and many people have already received their payouts, according to 9to5Mac. The first checks were issued...

Steve Jobs, the late co-founder and CEO of Apple, was known for being a very difficult person to work with, due to his highly demanding, exacting and at times irrational behaviour. Though it was part of his charm and therefore, majority of his employees loved him. Erin Caton, being an exception, who worked on MobileMe service, however believes that...