Stories by Usman Qureshi

iPhone 5’s Dock Connector Smaller Than Expected With A Metal Ring Inside? [PHOTO]

While rumours of upcoming iPhone 5 to introduce a 19-pin dock connector or an 8-pin dock connector have been floating around for a good number of months now, a new publication by French site Nowehereelse.fr reveals a new photo [Google translation] showing that the connector itself will be even smaller than originally thought with a metal ring inside the casing cutout for the new dock...

How To: Jailbreak iOS 6 Beta 4 With RedSn0w 0.9.13 Dev 3 [Tutorial]

Apple seeded iOS 6 beta 4 yesterday introducing improved 3D Maps, enhanced privacy and bluetooth sharing along with tons of bug fixes while removing the native YouTube app from iOS for good. Today, Dev Team's @MuscleNerd has confirmed that iOS 6 beta 4 can be jailbroken with the existing version of RedSn0w 0.9.13 dev 3 on Mac and...

Samsung Is A Copycat Infringing On Multiple Apple Patents, Says Industrial Design Expert

Leading industrial designer Peter Bressler, former president of the Industrial Designers Society and the founder of product design firm Bresslergroup, said in a testimony for Apple today that Samsung is clearly infringing on multiple patents with its phones & tablets and that consumers could easily confuse one of Samsung's devices with Apple's (via CNET). He further argued that one...

Apple’s New Promo Video Highlights Land Rover’s Success With iAds [VIDEO]

Apple has released the first ever iAd promotional video in an effort to sell its iOS advertising program to brands and advertisers, highlighting the success of its Land Rover iAd campaign promoting the new Range Rover Evoque, as noted by TechCrunch. The video shows executives from Land Rover and its partners praising Apple's campaign including Land Rover America’s communications...

Apple Releases iOS 6 Beta 4 To Developers

Just like the previous beta release i.e three weeks after iOS 6 beta 3, Apple has pushed iOS 6 beta 4 to the developer community. Developers running beta 3 on their iOS devices can grab the update either as an over the air (OTA) update or manually download iOS 6 beta 4 .IPSW files from Apple's iOS...

Tips & Tricks: Use AirDrop From Quick Look In OS X Mountain Lion

Apple introduced AirDrop WiFi ad-hoc service in Mac OS X Lion 10.7 that allows users to exchange files between Macs without the need of a Wi-Fi network or any configuration. While the feature is fairly simple to use via the OS X Finder, folks over at OSX Daily have pointed out that using AirDrop is now easier...

Instagram & Twitter iOS Apps Receive Minor Updates

Two popular social media apps for iOS have recently received minor updates in the iTunes App Store. One is Instagram and the other is the official Twitter client. No new features have been added to either of them, however some bug fixes and stability issues have been addressed. The Twitter iOS app gets an improved pull...

Court Documents Reveal Eddy Cue’s Email Discussing Plans For Smaller iPad

An interesting email extracted yesterday from court documents of ongoing Apple vs. Samsung trial reveals discussions among Apple executives regarding a smaller 7-inch iPad, reports CNET. The email, which was sent by Apple's senior vice president of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue to iOS chief Scott Forstall, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Phil Schiller, hints that discussions of building...