Stories by Usman Qureshi

A new iOS app for Candian lottery enthusiasts has recently hit the App Store called LottoPal. The iPhone app helps to improve the odds of winning in Canadian 6/49 lotteries by assisting players in making smart picks based on statistical analysis of previous lottery draws. The app also displays latest winning numbers and payout information and even let you...

Get Him to the Greek film star Russell Brand has been ordered by a judge to do 20 hours of community service in addition to paying a fine of $500 in New Orleans on Thursday over throwing a photographer's iPhone through the window (via Canada.com). The British actor entered a plea of not guilty in New Orleans Municipal Court but...

A Chinese iPhone case maker Shenzhen Coolzone Technology has listed a new product on its website that not only displays an iPhone 5 case but also a physical mockup of the next generation iPhone 5 handset with matches the white 3D prototype leaked previously, complete with its new 19-pin dock port (via Gizmodo). Looking at the listing,...

Yesterday, a new court filing made by Apple regarding the ongoing patent battle with Samsung revealed that company's gross margins on the iPad were much lower between April 2010 and the end of March 2012 as compared to the iPhone in U.S., as reported by Reuters. Apple earned gross margins of 49 to 58 percent...

A recent publication by AllThingsD highlights Apple's argument in the ongoing patents war with Samsung Electronics that the Korean tech giant deliberately copied iPhone’s and iPad’s iconic designs as well as their intuitive user interfaces, even though Google warned the company about great similarity in design of Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab with respective iOS devices. Apple...

Google Earth app for iOS has just received a major update, bringing 3-D flyover maps to Apple's mobile platform. These 3-D maps are currently available for select U.S cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, California and some other cities like Rome. However, not every iOS device will get this 3-D map update. Rather, the 3-D...

Apple released OS X Mountain Lion yesterday exclusively as a digital download via Mac App Store for $19.99, or free if you own a qualifying new Mac computer. While Apple has decided not to sell the update on optical media or USB sticks, you can always keep a physical copy of your Mac App Store download in the...

Ever since I got my new MacBook Pro with Retina display, I've been anxiously waiting for OS X Mountain Lion release especially for two great new features, one is the AirPlay for Mac and the other one is PowerNap. Even though I'm still waiting for my qualifying "app code" for OS X Mountain Lion upgrade...

According to the latest data collected by Good Technology regarding mobile device activations among enterprise customers over the second quarter of 2012, Apple's iOS devices continues to dominate with the iPhone 4S at the head of the pack (via Electronista). The analysis reveals that even though Android smartphone usage is also doubling, the iOS devices account for twice the...

Element Case, makers of the highly popular Vapor COMP and Vapor Pro lineup of iPhone 4/4S bumper cases, have just announced their brand new Element Case Wood Series™ cases for iPhone 4/4S, iPad 2 and the New iPad. These simple and elegant Wood Series™ cases are incredibly thin, light weight and durable, featuring an aerospace grade composite structure permanently bonded to a beautiful natural wood...

Just moments ago, Apple published its Q3 2012 earnings in a press release and with it, the company CEO Tim Cook has announced that OS X Mountain Lion will be officially launched tomorrow i.e on July 25, as previously rumored. OS X Mountain Lion will be available for $19.99 via the Mac App Store and will...

Apple has just published its Q3 2012 earnings in a press release, reporting a total revenue of $35.0 billion and net quarterly profit of $8.8 billion. Quarterly iPhone sales reached 26.0 million while 17.0 million iPads were sold, a figure which is up 84% year-over-year. Apple has also declared a growth in gross margin of 42.8 percent,...