Stories by Usman Qureshi

Steve Jobs, the co-founder and former CEO of Apple who passed away last October at the age of 56, was known for a modest personal life and had lived in the residential neighbourhood. His Palo Alto home recently became a victim of burglary in which several computers and personal items worth more than $60,000 were stolen, according to...

Apple claims that Samsung is infringing on at least 4 of its major design patents, 3 of its feature patents with over 20 different devices. While it all sounds kind of complicated and confusing, a single gigantic chart easy enough to understand (shown below), gives you a good idea about just how many patents we're talking...

Designed and made in San Francisco, Waterfield Designs SleeveCase is a fully customizable bag-style protective sleeve for Apple's MacBook lineup. The SleeveCase is available for MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and Retina MacBook Pro models in a variety of material, design and size customization options. Today, we'll take a look at a horizontal SleeveCase for Retina MacBook...

Last week, references to a 9-pin mini dock connector were discovered in the beta code for the upcoming iOS 6.0 and today, AppleInsider is reporting through its reliable sources inside the supply chain that a new orientation independent 9-pin dock connector is indeed expected to make its debut on Apple's new iPhone next month. The report claims that the new dock...

Imo IM app for iOS is not only one of the most popular free instant messaging clients on App Store but is also my personal favourite. The app has been getting frequent UI updates lately and today, the developers have added free unlimited voice calling feature to imo IM app for iPhone. Today's launch is "perfect...

An official from U.S. Department Of Justice reportedly took the stage at the recent DFRWS computer forensics conference in Washington, D.C. where he explained how updated iOS security is now so good that it has become a nightmare for law enforcement, reports BGR (via M.I.T’s Technology Review blog). The source points out that Apple’s use of "sophisticated cryptography" isn't the only obstacle law enforcement and hackers...

Recent tests run by WPCentral regarding HTML5 rendering speeds on various mobile platforms reveal that Safari in iOS 6 beta is faster than Internet Explorer 10 browser for Windows Phone 8 as well as the Android 4.0 mobile browser (via iMore). According to the speed tests, Windows Phone 8 came in at a total score of 300 plus 6...

Kevin Bradley a.k.a @nitoTV, has released a brand new utility for jailbroken Apple TVs called nito Installer. The application, which is currently available for Mac OS only, makes installing software like XBMC and nitoTV on jailbroken Apple TVs easier than ever (via modmyi). While jailbreaking Apple TV may not be a tough task for many, installing plugins and...

Just over two weeks after its initial public release, OS X Mountain Lion has released the first developer's beta update which can now be downloaded through the Mac Developer Center web portal. The update is labelled as OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.1 build 12b13 and is downloadable as 38.54MB DMG file. While some might have hoped this update will...

Gameloft has recently debuted a teaser video of its upcoming iOS game Wild Blood, the first of its game titles to be based on industry leading Unreal Engine. Looking at the trailer, the game seems to be a blend of God of War and Infinity Blade, but we can't be sure unless we get to see...

Back in July, some rumors regarding a 13" Retina MacBook Pro surfaced which suggested that Apple may have deliberately postponed mass shipments of the device due to shortages of 13" Retina display. Soon after, a report by DigiTimes refuted all such rumors. Today, a new publication by Mac Rumors points towards latest Geekbench results database that shows the presence of...

While all those iPhone 5 leaks and rumours pouring in lately, a pretty interesting fact that most of us have been overlooking is why the purported next-generation iPhone photos and 3D renders are speculating that Apple would go for a unibody design with a two-tone metal backplate? Industrial designer Don Lehman from The Techblock has dissected the design of...