Stories by Usman Qureshi

GigaOM has published a report today, claiming that Google is working on an open source alternative to Apple’s AirPlay and is planning to provide this technology to a number of software vendors to allow data exchange between second screens and TV-connected devices, a hint of which has recently been seen in updated YouTube app for Android...

According to the 18th annual edition of the Greenpeace Guide to Green Electronics, which has recently been published, Apple has dropped down to No. 6. on the list. The slip is believed to be due to “lack of transparency on GHG emission reporting", notes 9to5Mac. Indian electronics company WIPRO tops the list followed by HP, Nokia, Acer...

Topeka's Brian White has today issued a statement that Apple's selloff of nearly 25% from its recent highs has been "insanely insane" , Fortune is reporting. Despite AAPL's eight-week slide that has knocked approximately 28% off its price and $187 billion off company's market cap, White has urged the investors who have missed Apple's stock, should buy the shares...

Co-created by French designer Philippe Starck, Steve Job's super yacht named “Venus” has been recently completed, almost a year after Jobs' passing. In an interview with SuperYacht Times, Starck has shed some light on Steve Jobs' design process and how he worked for years to refine the details of the boat (via CNET). Stark said that in the beginning, Jobs only told him the length of the...

A new report by DigiTimes is claiming that Apple will launch the next-generation iPad and iPhone around the middle of 2013, according to sources inside the supply chain. Furthermore, Apple's suppliers such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), are expected to receive a boost in demand for ICs during the latter half of the first quarter. Chipmakers TSMC and Advanced Semiconductor Engineering...

Griffin Technology has just listed its first Lightning accessory for sale online, the PowerJolt SE ($24.99). It is the first official Lightning compatible car charger and is being offered with free UPS Ground shipping for a limited period (US only). Scott Naylor, the Director of Product Development at Griffin Technology, said that with the PowerJolt SE, users will get the convenience of on-the-go...

Folks over at OSX Daily have dug up an interesting video of Apple design chief Jony Ive, discussing the limited edition 20th Anniversary Mac in 1997. Even 15 years back, Jony Ive is seen detailing the product, design and experience in his typical "poetic" manner. As the source so correctly points out, you could literally insert an iMac or an iOS product...

Back in July, Apple agreed to pay $60 million to settle the dispute over ownership of the iPad name with Proview Technology, who was declared as the rightful owner of the iPad trademark by a court in China. Following the settlement, sales of the iPad have grown significantly in China with shipments for the third quarter reaching 2.07 million...

Developed by creators of the main Pokémon series Creatures Inc., a studio owned by Nintendo, the Japanese video game company's first paid app for iOS has today hit the iTunes App Store called Pokédex, notes the Eurogamer (via MacStories). The universal iPhone/iPad game is a version of Nintendo's existing Pokédex app for the 3DS. Nintendo has been...

Last we heard of an Apple Television set rumour was back in June when Foxconn apparently ramped up its schedule for ordering television LCD panels from Sharp, fueling speculations that these panels might be for Apple’s HDTV which could debut this holiday shopping season. Today, Jefferies & Co.’s James Kisner has claimed at least one major U.S. cable operator...

Even though the concept of protective vinyl skins for smartphones and other portable gadgets may not be a new one, the idea of so called "3D skins" does sound a bit fresh. Still, I wan't expecting much but once I applied these DomeSkin 3D skins on my iPhones and iPad, I was amazed at how...

JBL has officially become the world's first company to introduce Lightning compatible speaker docks for newer iOS devices i.e the new JBL OnBeat Micro and JBL Venue LT. The JBL Micro is a compact dock suitable for the iPhone 5, iPod touch 5th generation and iPod nano 7th generation, while JBL Venue is ideal for iPad Mini, iPad 4...