Stories by Usman Qureshi

Apple's newest iPad Mini is currently getting the teardown treatment from iFixit, initial findings of which reveal a lot of design similarities with the iPhone 5. Furthermore, the dissection reveals that the LCD panel has been built by Samsung along with further confirmation of stereo speakers. The teardown shows that the device features a large metal plate similar to...

Apple has just started accepting donations towards the Superstorm Sandy relief efforts by launching a new page on iTunes Store, enabling users to donate money directly to the American Red Cross using their existing iTunes Store accounts in denominations of $5, $10, $25, $50, $100, and $200 (via MacRumors). The dedicated donation page is accessible through the desktop iTunes...

Back in September, JBL introduced its all new bluetooth wireless speaker lineup and today, it has added a new Wi-Fi enabled AirPlay speaker to the lineup, the JBL SoundFly Air, that plugs right into your wall outlet and is fully compatible with all AirPlay enabled iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. With the new SoundFly Air,...

Ars Technica has detailed (via Tumblr blog posts by Jollyjinx) how Apple's new Fusion Drive works, an innovative new storage option that gives the performance of flash storage and the capacity of a standard hard drive, unveiled by Apple at iPad Mini event alongside the new 2012 iMac launch. New Fusion Drive-equipped Macs will come with a 128GB SSD and a much larger hard...

Apple has recently fired two of its top executives, Scott Forstall and John Browett, and analysts are blaming the move responsible for Apple's stock falling below the $600 mark to as low as $587.70 during early trading today, something AAPL hasn't experienced since July (via CNET). The stock eventually closed at $604. The decline may or may not...

Apple has just posted a new short video of iPhone 5 launch on its website showing crowds at the Apple flagship store on 5th Avenue in NewYork as well as at stores in Germany and Hong Kong, a video that truly captures the thrill and excitement of being at an Apple store on launch day (via TUAW)....

Frank Donghi of Toxic Cables has obtained a fully functional knock-off Lightning to USB cable from China for $3.50, a teardown of which reveals lack of proper shielding when compared to Apple's official cables, though the cable works perfectly for charging and syncing (via Apple Insider). The sources points out that the knock-off Lightning to USB cable...

Three leading universities in United Arab Emirates have handed over iPads to their first-year students, giving them freedom from carrying a heavy backpack with massive textbooks around, reports The New York Times, with a goal to provide iPads to all the students so that in four years, the universities will have completely paperless classrooms. Last year, UAE's three major higher-education...

Google has just pushed a significant update to its Google Search universal iPhone / iPad app with an improved voice search, that behaves pretty much like Apple's own digital voice assistant Siri. The voice recognition engine is much faster than before, thanks to its on the fly text streaming. Similar to Siri, you tap the red mic...

Following the departure of Scott Forstall from Apple, company's former head of software design, Apple's hardware design chief Jonathan Ive a.k.a Johnny Ive has been given control of software design as well, a move that will prove to be good for the Cupertino company, believe the analysts (via Reuters). Tim Cook's decision to make Ive, company's celebrated industrial design chief,...

AKG, the leading manufacturers of professional quality microphones, headphones and wireless-equipment, have announced the all new AKG K551 reference-class full-sized headphones, that also host a remote control and an in-line microphone allowing you to control your music and answer phone calls from your iPhone. Featuring a 50-millimeter driver on each ear, these stylish and portable headphones let you...

Update: Some users have noted this app has messed up their cellular data settings, causing apps such as MyAccount from Rogers/Fido to not work properly. Use at your own risk while we follow up with Onavo. Onavo Mobile has introduced a brand new iOS app called Onavo Count, that allows users to keep track of their...