Stories by Usman Qureshi

Samsung has filed a new request for a re-trial demanding that $1.05 billion verdict awarded in favor of Apple should be overturned because the jury foreman Velvin Hogan failed to disclose that 20 years ago he was in litigation with Seagate, for whom Samsung is a major investor, Reuters reports. According to Samsung, Hogan, who eventually became the...

Back in 1983, Steve Jobs spoke at International Design Conference (IDCA) in Aspen, a 20-minute audio recording of which was available from the Center for Design Innovation’s website. Now, the full 1-hour audio recording of Steve's amazing speech discussing things like wireless networking, App Store and the iPad has surfaced, thanks to folks at LifeLibertyTech.com who got their hands on...

After just two weeks of its release, 60% of iPhones in U.S. and Canada have already been updated to iOS 6, Apple's latest operating system, according to updated numbers released today by advertising and analytics firm Chitika (via CNET). With over half of iPhone owners in North America running iOS 6 on their handsets, iPad users...

Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs passed away in October last year leaving behind all sorts of memorable stories, thoughts, and feelings for us to share and discuss for many years to come. Today, Forbes has published a bunch of previously "untold stories" about Steve Jobs, as shared by his friends and colleagues. The article...

A report by Apple Insider points out that Apple has been awarded a universal adapter patent for media players that will communicate with accessories using wireless technology. This may actually provide a solution for all cable and adapter incompatibility issues faced by iPhone 5 buyers that sports the new 8-pin Lightning connector, suggests the source. The U.S. patent...

The free Canadian YellowPages.ca iOS app has just received a major update with new search categories including multiple quick search icons to help you find what you are looking for on the go. The app has been completely re-designed with iOS 6 compatibility. Support for taller iPhone 5 display is however coming soon. There are now...

When Apple introduced iPhone 5, it decided to discontinue the iPhone 3GS replacing it with iPhone 4 as the company's new entry-level offering. Charlie Wolf with Needham & Company has now released a statement that Apple might introduce an inexpensive iPhone model to address developing markets, though he doesn't think that will happen anytime soon, Apple Insider...

Hypothyroidism is a condition characterised by symptoms of sluggishness, depression, feeling cold, tired, constipation, muscle cramps and weight gain. This occurs when the thyroid gland produces insufficient quantities of thyroid hormone in the body. As a result, TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) is produced in larger quantities leading to its increased blood levels, which is why detecting the...

Apple has once again updated its App Developer Guidelines, prohibiting promotion of third party apps and affiliate services, as pointed out by PocketGamer. The update adds a new clause to the guidelines that reads “Apps that display Apps other than your own for purchase or promotion in a manner similar to or confusing with the App Store...

Apple CEO Tim Cook has today sent an email to all company employees, thanking them for an incredibly successful 2012. He also announced that they will get the entire week of Thanksgiving in the United States off with pay (via 9to5Mac). Last year, Tim sent a similar email to his employees thanking them for a successful year and...

A few days back, cabling expert Peter from Double Helix Cables discovered that Apple's new Lightning connector sports 8 pins on each side of the plug which are dynamically assigned taking advantage of iPhone 5's unique chip. Further digging by the same guy has now revealed that Apple has added a secret authenticator chip in the official lightning cable and adapters in order to...

Apple decided to pull the original Google Maps app from iOS devices starting with iOS 6 in order to introduce its own Maps application. However, majority of us would give anything to get it back as the default maps application for iOS. While a standalone app for Google Maps still hasn't made it to the App Store, a...