Stories by Usman Qureshi

Lego Group is set to unveil the next generation of Mindstorms, the company's robot building system which first debuted 15 years ago, at CES 2013 in Las Vegas (via SFGate). The new Lego Mindstorms EV3 is centered around a redesigned “intelligent brick” that can be programmed even without using a computer. The report details that EV3 has more memory...

In a statement today, Apple has said that it is one of the top corporate income taxpayers in the U.S, having paid $6 billion in federal corporate income taxes in fiscal year 2012, reports The New York Times. The statement has been released as the congressional investigators are wrapping up an inquiry into the accounting practices of technology...

Famous iOS hacker Plantebeing has today written a comment on Reddit, clarifying why an untethered jailbreak solution for iPhone 5 has not yet been released. He commented on hacker Pod2G's tweet in which he suggested his return to jailbreak development, urging community not to lose hope. Planetbeing explained that there are a couple of reasons why an...

comScore, the global leader in digital business analytics, has just published its report for November 2012 US mobile subscriber marketshare, reflecting pretty much the same figures as seen in the company's report for October 2012 US marketshare, with Samsung retaining the top spot and Apple maintaining a steady growth. comScore’s MobiLens service, that surveyed 30,000 US mobile subscribers...

Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs has revealed in an interview with Venture Beat's Charlie Rose that he had no choice but to strike a deal with Palm, after his attempts to convince Apple to put a Qualcomm radio in the Newton PDA failed during the 90s. The Newton PDA was developed by Apple during the 90s,...

The folks over at Soundwaves of Tampa, who are famous for their latest in car entertainment system installs, have installed the iPad Mini in the dash of a 2010 VW Jetta as an in car entertainment front end. They have demonstrated the integration of iPad Mini with the Sony CDX-GS600BT controlled by Sony's App Remote (via iMore). Those looking...

In an effort to beef up its popular gaming unit the Xbox, Microsoft has acquired Silicon Valley based id8 Group R2 Studios Inc., a small home-entertainment technology startup, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Microsoft has also acquired some patents owned by the startup related to controlling electronic devices as part of the deal. While...

Brian White, an analyst at Topeka Capital Markets, has predicated that Apple will release the 'iPhone 5S' in June with multiple colour options and two different screen sizes, reports BGR. With this, the analyst has also maintained his buy rating on Apple shares with a price target of $1,111. The analyst claims that according to checks with Apple...

Waze, the popular social turn-by-turn navigation company, is reportedly being eyed by Apple for acquisition. According to TechCrunch, Waze is already a partner in Apple's new Maps app and that an acquisition would greatly help Apple in improving its mapping services. When asked about the acquisition, an Apple spokesperson said, “we don’t comment on rumors or speculation.”...

According to a report by The Next Web, Apple has struck a deal with chip maker Broadcom to bring the super-fast 802.11ac 5G Gigabit Wi-Fi to its 2013 Mac lineup. The inclusion of 802.11ac will roughly triple the speeds seen with the current 802.11n Wi-Fi standard. The source details that consumer electronics that offer 802.11n connectivity provide connections up to 450Mbps with...

While there are tons of Cydia tweaks that let you modify or replace your iPhone's carrier logo, a new Mac application developed by Kevin Ko (@uhelios) and Daniel Levi (@Pix3lDemon) called CarrierEditor lets you do this without jailbreaking your device, as pointed out by AppAdvice. Simply follow the steps given below to change your iPhone's carrier logo (a...

Apple's patent application with the US Patent office has revealed an advanced "Active Stylus", which according to the company, improves the overall functionality and accuracy of a stylus. Apple claims it will overcome common stylus problems and iOS devices will be able to take advantage of the "Active Stylus" technology in future, PatentlyApple reports. Apple explains that conventional styluses...