Stories by Usman Qureshi

Last week, Apple won a historical patents battle against Samsung when jury awarded Apple $1.049 billion in damages. Today was the first day of trading since the court ruling and already, the Cupertino company's stock price (NASDAQ:AAPL) is going haywire opening at a record high of $680 per share, as pointed out first by Tech Crunch. The new stock...

A couple of months back, we reviewed Us+U's trademark swivel cases for iPad 2nd/3rd Gen & Kindle Fire and today, we'll check out the company's latest addition to its lineup of iPad 2 and New iPad cases called the Swivel ProFolio™. As the name indicates, it is a portfolio-style iPad case that also features Us+U's patent pending self-adjusting hand strap, allowing it...

Yesterday, Apple vs Samsung jury released their verdict that found Samsung guilty of infringing on Apple’s patents and they are to pay just over $1 billion dollars in damages. Now, the court is preparing to consider a potential sales ban on a number of Samsung's mobile devices, reports Electronista. After the jury was dismissed, U.S...

GizChina, the same source that pointed out purported iPad Mini cases floating on the web yesterday showing cutouts for a rear-facing camera and a probable secondary microphone, has today posted photos of an alleged next-generation iPod touch case which shows a widened rear camera hole and a less-tapered design (via MacRumors). The source believes the wider camera hole points to an LED...

Sports Illustrated Magazine cover girl Kate Upton recently attended the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 launch event in New York City but forgot to leave her iPhone at home. In fact, she posed for the press at the Galaxy Note event with an iPhone on the couch beside her next to her purse (via The Loop). Clearly, the swimsuit...

While Digitimes' anonymous industry sources did not comment on whether the next generation iPhone a.k.a iPhone 5's screen size will enlarge in width, they have revealed that it will pack a 4-inch screen with a resolution of 1136 x 640 and 326ppi, which will make iPhone the "number one" 4-inch phone in terms of panel specifications in the market....

Less than two weeks ago, Virgin Mobile announced its $50 and $65 smartphone plans for all existing and new postpaid customers and today, they have introduced a " lovely newcomer" as they call it, the 'All in One 40 Plan' (via MobileSyrup). Starting from Thursday, August 23rd, all Virgin Mobile postpaid customers can shift to the new plan that...

Time to rejoice Koodo customers as an official Koodo Self Serve App is heading your way. As noted by MobileSyrup, the app which lets Koodo users manage their accounts, is due for a public launch in first week of September on iOS as well as Android and Blackberry platforms. The Self Serve App (screenshot below) is...

Last month, Samsung opened doors to its first Canadian retail store in Vancouver which many believe, took its simple and sleek design from Apple store with opportunities for customers to go hands-on with smartphones and tablets as well as a corner similar to Apple's ‘Genius Bar’ to assist the customers. Today, another Samsung flagship store opened on Sydney's George Street...

A bunch of new Apple patents have appeared at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office today, revealing the company's efforts on developing ways to improve support for hearing impaired users, as noted by Patently Apple. These patents highlight Apple's plans to enhance haptics & accessibility options in future iOS devices for aiding the hearing impaired....

Ever wished for a pocket-sized iPhone 4/4S tripod? Well, your wish has just been granted as Gomite introduces the world’s first small, quick-connect tripod called the Tiltpod Mobile. Featuring a grippy magnetic base, the tiltpod mobile can easily snap in and support the iPhone 4/4S to take pictures, watch movies, FaceTime or simply be hands free. Its nickel plated micro positioning...

Yesterday, iOS hacker Pod2g highlighted an SMS spoofing exploit in iPhone that allows someone to send a text message but change the reply-to address of the text, as a result of which the recipient would receive a text message from someone trusted, but in actual it wouldn't be from that person. As the story broke, folks over at Engadget contacted Apple...