Stories by Usman Qureshi

Skype has rolled out version 4.5 of its iPhone app today, adding new features like automatic dropped call reconnection and emergency call redirection. The update also introduces a new toggle to opt-in or opt-out of marketing when registering. The automatic call recovery feature for dropped calls was first introduced in Skype for iPad update which was released earlier...

Apple investor Greenlight Capital Inc.'s president and co-founder David Einhorn has outlined in the company’s annual statement that Apple should return more of its $137.1 billion in cash to shareholders, Bloomberg reports. He added that he joins other investors in saying that Apple is hanging on to too much of its "cash hoard", which equates to about $145 per share....

Research analyst firm Canalys has published new numbers from its analysis of PC sales during Q4 2012, suggesting that one in every three PCs shipped during this period was a tablet (any computing device with screen of seven inches or more), and that iPad accounted for about half of them i.e one in every six computers shipped (via...

In the light of recent rumours suggesting that the next generation full-sized iPad a.k.a the iPad 5 will feature slimmer GF2 DITO display technology and also take on a design similar to that of the iPad mini, CiccareseDesign has created some new renderings of the next generation iPad, comparing its size with the New iPad, iPad mini and iPhone 5 (via...

Last month, we reviewed Just Mobile's two iconic accessories, the AluPen™ stylus and the Encore™ iPad stand. Today, we'll look at a couple more sleek and stylish design objects from the same company, the Xtand Pro™ desktop stand for laptops and the Alupad™ mouse pad. Let's see how these two pair up with a 15" Retina MacBook...

Popular social GPS mapping company Waze has today announced a record growth during 2012, claiming over 500 million map edits during the year. At the same time, the company highlighted enhancements made to its social mapping software during 2012, that provides turn-by-turn navigation as well as traffic and incident reports submitted by users. In November, Waze...

Google has been frequently updating its maps with new places for the past many months and today, the company has announced 38 new maps for some of the most popular mountains across North America. Whether you’re gearing up for a trip to Big White or Big Sky, Google Maps is sure to offer a comprehensive and easy way to...

Rovio has just announced the launch of Angry Birds Superstars, a run of limited edition posters of NHL Stanley Cup champion Anže Kopitar and NBA All-Star Veteran Andrew Bynum.  "Here at Rovio HQ we just love art. Especially when it involves our beloved Angry Birds. And even more so when it’s exclusive! Angry Birds Superstars is a run...

iClarified is reporting that iOS keeps a copy of your SMS and iMessage attachments even after you've deleted them, according to several tips received from their readers. They've noted that iMessage attachments, which are saved in /var/mobile/Library/SMS/Attachments directory, are not removed from this location even after the original attachment has been deleted in newer versions of iOS....

Apple has posted at least 10 job listings for iOS Software Engineers in an effort to quickly fix the widely criticized iOS 6 Maps application (via AppleBitch). Apple made a big mess when it decided to replace Google's maps with its own Maps app in iOS 6 and now, the company is advertising to hire a number of Software Engineers, all...

Chitika Insights has released its January tablet update today, with numbers clearly reflecting iPad's domination in tablet web share, owning over four-fifths of Web traffic in January for the US and Canada (via TNW). The iPad now has 81% tablet web share in North America, while Kindle Fire grabs 7.7%,and Galaxy line takes 3.9%. It must...

Apple has been granted 40 new patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office today, the most stunning of them all is display panel technology that integrates both touch and solar cells on a single panel, reports PatentlyApple. Apple may use this breakthrough configuration on portable devices, particularly handheld portable devices such as the iPhone and iPod touch....