Stories by Usman Qureshi

A new Kickstarter project called the Slingshot is a smart instant table-top tripod which lets you mount just about any smartphone for stabilized video shooting and still photography. But that's not all. The Slingshot lets you shoot one-handed and even allows charging cables of your smartphone to be plugged in during use. To get a better idea, take...

Not sure what took them so long but Dev Team has finally updated their RedSn0w tool for Mac OS X and Windows which now supports iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2. Previously, this was only possible with Chronic Dev Team's Absinthe which supports A5 jailbreak on iOS 5.0 / 5.0.1 fully untethered. Older version of Redsn0w...

Digitimes is reporting through its sources in Apple's supply chain that the next iPhone which will supposedly be launched later this year, will incorporate in-cell touch panels manufactured by Sharp and Toshiba Mobile Display. The source also claims that the in-cell touch panels will have a significant impact on the operations of Apple's current touch panel suppliers i.e TPK Holdings and...

Developed by X-Mini™ in Singapore, the pocket sized X-Mini™ KAI Bluetooth Capsule Speaker is the company's first wireless speaker in its portable capsule speakers lineup. Equipped with Bluetooth wireless technology, a built-in mic and a rechargeable battery, this 2.5W portable speaker produces an unbelievably loud sound, ideal for any kind of music on-the-go. Full review after the...

Apple is reportedly working on hosting some kind of 'wireless server hubs' at the Apple Store Genius Bars, which will supposedly allow customers seeking iOS device replacements to create a temporary backup of their device data before the exchange process, says 9to5Mac. The source believes that a prototype wireless server system for Genius Bars is being tested...

Its been just over a month since the new iPad came out and already the rumors of a new iPhone a.k.a the iPhone 5 are heating up. A new report by Apple Insider notes that according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, Apple is looking to introduce the next iPhone with Qualcomm LTE chip in October of...

Apple is being accused of colluding with book publishers in order to raise prices for digital books, as a result of which the U.S. Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against the company last week. Yesterday, another class-action lawsuit was filed in Canada regarding the same issue and today, Apple has issued a statement through its lawyer that the company wants to go...

Last week, we told you about the Element Case Skate Legends Series, an exclusive line of iPhone 4/4S cases developed in collaboration with skateboarding legend Powell Peralta. The lineup includes the three most popular cases from Element Case i.e Vapor Pro, Vapor COMP and the Formula 4, combined with high quality Skate Deck graphics. Today, we go hands-on...

Yet another iOS customization tweak hits the Cydia store called SliderWidth. As the name suggests, this simple jailbreak tweak lets users set the width of 'Slide To Unlock' slider on their iPhone or iPad's lockscreen. However, in addition to allowing width adjustment, the tweak also packs the ability to add a custom text to the slider....

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple for colluding with book publishers in order to raise prices for digital books. Apple responded to the allegations soon after, stating that none of the e-book price fixing allegations are true. Today, a class-action lawsuit was filed in Canada at B.C. Supreme Court by the Vancouver firm Camp...

Like the Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, the current Apple CEO Tim Cook has also joined the TIME 100, a list published each year by Time Magazine consisting of world's 100 most influential people. The list consists of people who inspire us, entertain us, challenge us and change our world, as described by Time...

A new publication by FOSS Patents (via MacRumors) has revealed that Apple CEO Tim Cook is going to meet Samsung CEO Gee-Sung Choi in the next 3 months at a San Francisco courthouse for a court-moderated discussion. The purpose of the meeting is to settle the long-standing patent dispute between the two companies. The report also points out that the settlement...