Stories by Usman Qureshi

Rovio Mobile’s latest Angry Birds game, the Angry Birds Space that took the crown of becoming the fastest growing mobile game ever by surpassing 50 Million downloads in just 35 days of its launch, has just received its first major update. The update takes you to a food-themed planet with 10 new levels featuring pop corns and jelly trampolines. From the official Angry Birds blog:...

Earlier this month, Foxconn CEO announced that his company and Apple will share the initial costs to improve working conditions for their factory workers. However, a new Reuters report claims that working conditions at Foxconn's factories have barely improved according to workers' rights activists and employees. Earlier this year, Apple allowed the U.S.-based Fair Labor Association (FLA) to conduct an extensive audit of Foxconn's...

Cisco, the global leader in producing networking equipment, has released the latest version of its Visual Networking Index (via ArsTechnica), that measures global Internet usage and predicts future trends. The statistics claim that by 2016, WiFi will account for 51 percent of all internet traffic while cellular data will take a 10 percent share. Cisco's numbers show the proportion of traffic...

A new iOS app named HSW, short for "Health & Safety Watch", has been released by Intelligent Health Solutions Inc. Canada, that promises to be a real-time health and safety information resource for iPhone (via Canada.com). HSW app provides personalized information on Canadian advisories, recalls, and warnings, giving Canadians the information they need to make safe and informed...

Looks like its going to be the week of next-gen iPhone leaks. Only yesterday, images of purported iPhone 5 rear shell along with its side were leaked by at least two different sources. Today, a new blueprint has been leaked on the web (via Macotakara) which points at a larger display measuring a little over 4"...

Just Mobile's extremely well designed products never cease to impress me. From the sleek AluPen Pro touchscreen stylus to the high power Gum Max Pro battery pack, every Just Mobile accessory shares a common elegance in its design. Today, we'll be looking at another neatly designed Just Mobile product called the Highway Pro, which is a dual-USB slot car...

Patently Apple is reporting that Apple has been granted 27 new patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office which include a wide array of design wins for Apple TV, iOS layout for iPad, iPad packaging and a possible new icon. The most interesting of them all is the one that relates to cameras and more particularly to determining exposure...

Developed by Tony Fadell, former Apple hardware designer who led the creation of may generations of iPods and iPhones, Nest Learning Thermostat is the world's first commercially available learning thermostat that can help save up to 20% percent on home heating and cooling bills by automatically turning itself down when you're away, is now shipping to Canada....

Earlier this month, we reported that Apple might drop Google Maps services in iOS 6 and instead use its own in-house mapping service that also includes a 3D view. Looks like BGR has just obtained some exclusive information and photos of Apple’s new Maps app from its trusted sources. The source notes that this new Maps app features an all...

A new report by 9to5Mac notes that folks at popular iPhone repair firm iFixyouri, have got their hands on a purported iPhone 5 rear shell along with its sides. The source believes it could either be a part from the next generation iPhone or from one of its prototypes, and is made of an aluminum alloy with an...

Apple is the world's only company to pivot from computer maker to device maker. With its annual new product releases being the most highly anticipated in the world, the company is looking to become the world's first trillion dollar company in near future. But how do Apple's eye-popping statistics translate to the real world? To give you an...

A brand new customization tweak called Unlockize has just hit the Cydia store that lets you pick cool unlock animations for your jailbroken iOS device (via Modmyi). Developed by John Coates, Unlockize allows you to change the default crossfade unlock animation using a simple preferences pane in the Settings.app. There are 6 different animations to choose from. You also have the...