Stories by Usman Qureshi

Update 1: The Jawbone Up will be available this Sunday at Canadian Apple Stores for about $100. Jawbone is well known for its line of Bluetooth headsets but now, they've introduced something quite extraordinary. Named as Jawbone Up, it is a colorful wristband which keeps track of your eating, sleeping as well as all your physical activities (such...

An interesting report published by The Next Web (via Windows Live blog) suggests how iOS 5 is proving beneficial for Hotmail's rapid growth, especially through mobile devices. It is claimed that over 2 million customers have connected Hotmail to iOS devices since the release of iOS 5 with over a 100,000 new iOS 5 devices...

A new report published by Digitimes suggests that Apple is looking to "overhaul" all of its products including iMac, MacBook Air, iPhone, and iPad by the end of 2012. According to the sources in supply chain, Apple is expected to finalize order volumes for key parts and components for the next-generation iPad (mostly likely with...

Earlier today, Apple pushed iOS 5.0.1 beta to the developers community with numerous fixes include those affecting battery life. Moments ago, @MuscleNerd of Dev-Team has tweeted that the latest beta can be jailbroken using the existing version of Redsn0w. All you need to do is point at iOS 5 IPSW instead of today's release to make...

We told you how Apple is planning a few enhancements to its online and retail store shopping system, including in-store pickups for online orders. We also learned that Apple is aiming to launch an update to its own Apple Store iOS application that will incorporate a feature such as "EasyPay". Now, an exclusive report by BGR (via MacRumors) details how...

Steve Jobs was already a "SuperStar" when he recorded this interview back in 1995. Only 40 years old at that time, he gave a detailed one-on-one interview to Computerworld Information Technology Awards Foundation, who also produced the Computerworld Honors Program. The interview was carried out by Foundation's executive director, Daniel Morrow. The source details: When Jobs...

in 1985, Steve Jobs left Apple and founded Next Inc, a computer platform development company specializing in the higher-education and business markets. One year later, he recruited the renowned graphic designer Paul Rand to create a brand identity costing over $100,000. Rand created a 100-page brochure detailing the brand, including the precise angle used for the...

A handy starter guide for iPhone 4S owners has been released by the editors of Macworld which is now available for download via the iBooks store on all compatible iOS devices. The guide provides some really nice tips both to those who are new to the iPhone and those who've just upgraded from an older...

Over a week ago, we found out that the co-founder of Siri voice assistant for iPhone 4S has left Apple Inc. and today, another key post has been vacated at the Cupertino office. 9to5Mac is reporting that Apple's retail chief Ron Johnson, the creator of the Apple Store has resigned from Apple today to become the CEO...

Last week, a new jailbreak tweak known as SemiTether was released on Cydia by BigBoss which allowed a tethered iOS 5 jailbroken iPhone to be partially used (like making calls or send sms) after an unplanned crash / reboot while on the move or in situations where tethered boot isn't possible. Being a beta release, SemiTether...

Zombieville USA was amongst the first games on App Store that became massive iOS hits. Initially available for iPhone / iPod touch only, an HD version for iPad was introduced later which brought Mika Mobile even more appreciation, and of course money. Now, their best seller has received a worthy sequel i.e Zombieville USA 2 and from...

Not all but some iPhone 4S owners have been complaining about rapid battery drains both while in active use and in standby mode. Luckily though, I've not had such a problem with my handset. But now, it seems that the issue is actually quite serious as Apple engineers are reportedly contacting select iPhone 4S users to help them figure out...