Stories by Usman Qureshi

Despite the fact that Foxconn CEO officially denied in a written statement any involvement of Taiwanese manufacturer in the production of an Apple branded television set, a new report by Chinese news portal Sina (via The Next Web) is suggesting that Foxconn has received new orders to begin trial production of the product. While the report does not share much details, it...

Earlier this year, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced special discounts on Macs and iPads for Apple Store employees, starting from June 2012. Today, the freshly appointed Senior Vice President of Apple Retail John Browett has announced a 3 month advance on employee salary raises, starting from June 30th, who were previously scheduled to see their raises on September 30th of this...

Universal remotes are becoming extremely popular among those who've got a decent home entertainment setup as a perfect solution for the common case of remote clutter. For the past many years, Logitech's line of Harmony remotes has been the prime choice for many due to their simple setup, one-touch activity controls and support for over 225,000 devices. Today,...

Yahoo! Axis, a unique search browser for iOS has just been released that brings one of a kind browsing experience to the world's most popular mobile platform. Available for download in the App Store (U.S. only) as a universal binary for iPhone and iPad, Axis does not return a list of links for your searches, but...

Foxconn, who recently revealed its plans to invest $210 million in a new Apple production facility in Huai’an city, China, is reportedly teaming up with Japan's Sharp Corporation in developing the iPhone 5's display, Reuters reports. The source claims that the Japanese firm will supply necessary technological to Hon Hai for a new Foxconn plant that will produce panels for...

Mujjo, makers of the popular Touchscreen Gloves which we reviewed a few months back, have just launched a collection of hand crafted sleeves for the iPhone, iPad, Macbook Air and Macbook Pro. Made from natural wool felt and organic tanned leather, 'The Originals Collection' snug tailored sleeves come with a fastening leather flap and a smart storage compartment that allows storage...

As scheduled, the CEOs of Apple and Samsung met in San Francisco earlier this week for a court-moderated discussion, in an effort to settle the long-standing patent dispute between the two companies. Unfortunately, Tim Cook's meeting with Choi Gee-sung failed to produce any productive results, which means that the U.S. case underway in California is now pretty much certain to proceed to trial, according to a...

Say hello to Angry Birds Friends, the latest addition to Rovio's massively hit Angry Birds franchise. However, this one is exclusive to the Facebook platform. Angry Birds Friends, which is also being referred to as 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. Players...

It sounds a bit surprising but its true that IBM, the American multinational technology giant, has banned Siri on its local networks (via Wired). While employees can still bring their iPhones to work, Apple's digital voice assistant isn't welcome on the company's network. Jeanette Horan, the IBM CIO, has told Technology Review that her company has banned Siri because...

Apple's PowerBooks and iBooks used to display the Apple logo upside down, i.e "pointing at the floor" when the laptop was opened. Do you know why? Former Apple employee Joe Moreno shares exactly why, in a recent blog entry (via TUAW). According to Joe, there were some discussions at Apple about the placement of the logo on the back...

In a recent publication, 9to5Mac has reported through its anonymous sources that more than one prototype iPhone 5 units are currently being tested by Apple, two of which sport a new larger display that measures 3.95 inches diagonally. The report further claims that along with a larger display, the new iPhone's Retina resolution will be increased...

The gTar, a new Kickstarter project, is an iPhone powered digital guitar that makes it easy for anybody to play music, regardless of experience. All you need to do is dock your iPhone in the body, load up the gTar iOS app, and an array of interactive LEDs along the fretboard will show you how to...