Stories by Usman Qureshi

If you've seen the iPhone 5 intro video on Apple's website, you must have got a pretty good idea about the engineering and materials used to achieve the product's extraordinary build. While a research firm has already estimated iPhone 5's manufacturing cost to be higher than any of its past iterations, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster...

Apple's newly released iPhone 5 is estimated to cost the Cupertino company more than any of its predecessors, reports CNET. According to an estimate from research firm UBM TechInsights, Apple could be spending $167.50 to make each entry-level 16GB iPhone 5, which the company is offering at $199 on a two year contract. The research firm has broken down...

UPDATE 1: Looks like existing Bell customer are unable to pre-order the iPhone 5 through their website at this moment. We've received word from a Bell customer via twitter that only new customers can order the iPhone 5 online, while existing Bell customers need to call their helpline or visit in-store to pre-order an iPhone...

With Rogers iPhone 5 reservations beginning today, the company has just announced a new offer regarding the Rogers Reservation System for iPhone 5 and other smartphones. According to the offer, the Rogers guarantees that customers placing pre-orders will get their devices within 14 days of that device launching, or they’ll give them $50. Here are the...

Extending the range of its exclusive hand crafted sleeves for Apple hardware, Mujjo has just announced the launch of iPhone 5 sleeves collection. Based on the design characteristics of ‘The Originals Collection‘, the iPhone 5 collection offers a leather sleeve and a wool felt wallet, both of which are now available for pre-order. iPhone 5 Sleeve - Brown Leather Crafted by...

AllThingsD is reporting that Apple has now confirmed the discontinuation of the iPhone 3GS. It was first launched in 2009 and has been the free option since the launch of the iPhone 4S. With 3GS gone, the iPhone 4 will now become Apple’s new entry-level offering. Launched in June of 2009, Apple’s iPhone 3GS has had a good...

Apple's latest and greatest iPhone 5 comes with global LTE support allowing users to enjoy Ultrafast web browsing, video streaming, downloading and more. While blazing fast LTE speeds are sure to impress the iPhone users, one concerning issue here is the battery life. Not to worry though, Apple has added an LTE toggle to extend the iPhone 5's...

Apple has just pushed iTunes 10.7 with support for iOS 6.0, ahead of a completely re-designed iTunes desktop app scheduled for October release. All Mac and Windows users can grab the update from Apple's official website that weighs 157.33 MB for OS X, 74.91 MB for Windows 32-bit and 76.79 MB for Windows 64-bit. iTunes 10.7 update has...

Apple seeded iOS 6 Golden Master (GM) to the developers yesterday following which Dev Team's lead man @MuscleNerd starting working on a Redsn0w update and now, he has pushed Redsn0w dev4 update that supports iOS 6.0 GM jailbreak in addition to all the previous iOS 6 betas. @MuscleNerd confirmed iOS 6.0 GM jailbreak via Twitter earlier today: http://twitter.com/MuscleNerd/status/246147711013900288 He...

Apple has unveiled EarPods today, the company's new re-engineered headphones with remote and mic for iPhones and iPods, a hands-on video of which was leaked just over a week ago. Apple has decided to include them with the new iPod touch, the new iPod nano and with the iPhone 5, as well as a standalone accessory that is...

Earlier today, Apple introduced its all new ‘Lightning’ mini dock connector which will be featured in iPhone 5 and 4" iPod touch for the first time, replacing the old 30-pin dock connector. As promised, Apple has now listed a Lightning to 30-pin adapter on its website for sale, that will plug into the new iPhone and iPod touch’s 8-pin...

At today's media event, Apple has announced an all new, completely re-designed iTunes software for OS X and Windows users. As Apple claims, it is the world's most popular media player with over 200 million people using iTunes in the Cloud. With all the new enhancements introduced in the App Store on iOS 6, the iTunes desktop app...