Stories by Usman Qureshi

Three weeks after the previous beta, Apple has pushed iOS 6 Beta 3 to developers as an over the air (OTA) update. Right now, the update is available only to those running iOS 6 Beta 2 through Settings > General > Software Update, however it should be hitting Apple’s iOS Developer Center pretty soon as well. We'll...

Last time I was this excited about a Kickstarter idea was when Pebble E-Paper watch was announced, a project that eventually became the most funded project in Kickstarter history. And today when I came across the Nifty MiniDrive Kickstarter page, I found myself equally excited as I've always looked for a faster but cheaper alternative to SSD for...

For those planning to top up their iTunes accounts in Canada, Future Shop has just listed $50 iTunes cards on sale for $40 starting today. The deal is not available online but only in-store and ends on July 19th. In June, we saw the exact same deal from Future Shop i.e a 20% off sale on $50 cards,...

Angry Birds Friends a.k.a Angry Birds for Facebook, is Rovio’s first app for the world’s largest social network that lets users play weekly challenges against their Facebook friends. This Facebook exclusive game debuted a couple of months back and today, it has received its first update i.e Pigini Beach, a new episode featuring 15 bouncy levels. Take a quick look at...

Yesterday, we updated you on a interesting development in Apple-EPEAT story that 40 Apple products are now listed on EPEAT's registry including the Retina MacBook Pro which initially did not make it to that list. However, a new publication by Fortune claims that Retina MacBook Pro could soon lose its Gold-level EPEAT ratings because "the notebooks flunk two key tests". (Photo via iFixit.com)...

If you've been following the ongoing Apple-EPEAT saga for the past few weeks, you'd know that Apple announced removal of its products from EPEAT's certification system after which it received quite a back lash from the community. Merely 6 days later, Apple decided to reverse its decision and listed all eligible products back on the registry once again. The list...

Last month, Apple was granted two preliminary injunctions against Samsung's products over violation of patents, one banning sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and another to ban Galaxy Nexus sales across the United States. Interestingly, Apple is now engaging in enforcement activities and is writing letters to U.S carriers and retailers that are selling these banned products to immediately remove them from all their shops...

Leading LCD makers like LG Display and Samsung Electronics are set to pay a total of $1.12 billion in damages in order to settle a price fixing class-action lawsuit in U.S., according to The Wall Street Journal. The prosectors of the case claimed that Apple was among a number of device makers who were victims of a price fixing...

A Russian developer has apparently managed to discover a method of obtaining in-app purchases from iOS apps for free as noticed by Russian blog i-ekb.ru (via 9to5Mac). The process uses an “in-app proxy” and does not rely on any kind of jailbreak. In fact, the process can easily be replicated by any iOS user in three simple steps. The hack reportedly works on...

A few days back, we reported that iOS developers were informed by Apple about the App Store getting a new “Food & Drink” category and it seems that the change has now gone live in the iTunes App Store. Apps like A Taste of Montreal, Urbanspoon, Starbucks, Epicurious, Allrecipes.com etc. are all listed in this category. The...

A new patent application published this week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and discovered by AppleInsider, reveals Apple's concept of a rear clip on the iPod nano that doubles as a recharging and syncing dock. The patent describes different ways that a device with a clip could be used to secure, charge and sync it. Apple says that clips...

A couple of days back, Apple seeded the final beta a.k.a Golden Master of OS X Mountain Lion to developers, which is mostly likely going to be the same as the initial public release. Turns out, Apple has now officially dropped support for some older 64-bit Macs that do support OS X Lion (via Ars Technica). As...