Stories by Usman Qureshi

Boombotix, the makers of ultraportable speakers for iPhones, iPods, MP3 players & other portable audio devices, have just launched a new Kickstarter project, the REX, an ultraportable 2.1 stereo speaker in a rugged-yet-refined package with Bluetooth connectivity & control, a microphone, and a built-in clip. As an alternative to headphones, the founders of Boombotix Lief Storer and Chris McKleroy, wanted to...

US Patent & Trademark Office granted two Registered Trademarks to Apple today, the first covering the word "Retina" representing Apple's high-resolution display and the second one covering the icon representing Apple's Game Centre, reports PatentlyApple. The term "Retina" is now a Registered Trademark of Apple which represents the company's brilliant Retina display that is currently integrated into the iPhone,...

Apple is reportedly hiring a pool of former Texas Instruments (TI) employees in Israel, in an effort to expand its workforce in the country. According to The Next Web, the Cupertino giant is making these hires for research and development centers it plans to build in two major cities of Israel. The report claims that Apple has hired “dozens”...

PatentlyApple is reporting that Apple has been awarded six design patents today by the US Patent and Trademark Office, including iPhone 4's classy design, the original iPhone 4 bumper, MagSafe, the iPad's bottom metal housing and its magnetically hinged cover. Among today's 6 design patents, the most important win for Apple is of course the iPhone 4's design: Apple has been...

Last week, Apple made it official that the iPhone 5 will be launched in China on December 14th. Today, country's 2nd largest wireless carrier China Unicom, began taking reservations for the device, receiving 100,000 online pre-orders, reports The Next Web (via Sina Tech). The carrier did not charge money for the pre-orders, instead requiring an identity card and...

Following the release of iPhone 5, iPad 4 and the iPad mini, Chitika Insights has examined how Apple's latest products have shifted the use of iOS and Android by analysing the overall web traffic distribution between the two platforms. On the other hand, a variety of Android tablets and smartphones have also been introduced in 2012 including the Droid...

TechCrunch is reporting that Apple is holding an iTunes event in Moscow tomorrow, anticipating a possible launch of iTunes music store in Russia. The source apparently received an email from one of Apple's PR contacts in Russia, inviting a small group of people to an iTunes event on the evening of December 4. The report says that the email simply...

Analysts at investment bank Canaccord Genuity have said that the reason why the iPhone 5 is selling at a brisk pace is its "dramatically improved" supply and international expansion (via CNET). The firm now expects Apple to sell 47.5 million iPhones in the current quarter, up from its prior forecast for 45 million. Apple's plans for an iPhone...

Yesterday, we saw the very first unboxing and teardown video of the 21.5? iMac (2012), followed by performance benchmark scores for the device by Primate Labs. Today, teardown experts at iFixit have opened up the new iMac, unveiling the super slim 21.5" iMac's internals. The 2012 iMac (EMC 2455) features a super thin chassis and a quad-core Intel i5...

For the past few months, we have been hearing reports of Apple planning to introduce its own streaming music service native to iOS. A couple of months back, the New York Post claimed that talks between Sony and Apple regarding such a service hit a last-minute snag, delaying Apple’s plans to launch the "iRadio". Now, a...

A couple of weeks back, Griffin Technology introduced PowerJolt SE, the first official Lightning compatible accessory and now, it has announced the first third party charge/sync cables featuring Apple’s new Lightning Connector. Griffin’s new cables offer connectivity to users of all new Apple devices featuring the Lightning Connector, including iPhone 5, iPad mini, iPad (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation), and...

With the new 21.5" and 27" 2012 iMacs now available in Canada and the US, Primate Labs have just published the Geekbench scores for the 21.5" version. The very first unboxing and teardown video of the 21.5" iMac has already hit the web. The new 2012 iMacs feature a super slim chassis but with powerful now Intel Ivy Bridge processors. In order...