Stories by Usman Qureshi

OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.1 (Build 12B13) Released To Developers

Just over two weeks after its initial public release, OS X Mountain Lion has released the first developer's beta update which can now be downloaded through the Mac Developer Center web portal. The update is labelled as OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.1 build 12b13 and is downloadable as 38.54MB DMG file. While some might have hoped this update will...

Evidence Of 13″ Retina MacBook Pro Pops Up Once Again

Back in July, some rumors regarding a 13" Retina MacBook Pro surfaced which suggested that Apple may have deliberately postponed mass shipments of the device due to shortages of 13" Retina display. Soon after, a report by DigiTimes refuted all such rumors. Today, a new publication by Mac Rumors points towards latest Geekbench results database that shows the presence of...

Find Out Why Apple Opted For A Two-Toned Metal Backplate In iPhone 5

While all those iPhone 5 leaks and rumours pouring in lately, a pretty interesting fact that most of us have been overlooking is why the purported next-generation iPhone photos and 3D renders are speculating that Apple would go for a unibody design with a two-tone metal backplate? Industrial designer Don Lehman from The Techblock has dissected the design of...

Pulse News Reader Now Available On Your Desktop Computer

Pulse, the popular news reader app for iOS which was endorsed by Steve Jobs at WWDC as “a wonderful RSS reader”, is now available as a fully featured Pulse for web application on Mac and Windows desktop computers. Developers of Pulse have brought the app's popular tile interface for news articles to the web which automatically and dynamically adjusts to any browser window. Pulse for...

Mobilicity Survey: 56% Canadians Agree Smartphones Are An Invaluable Tool For Students

Canada's smart mobile carrier Mobilicity has released a new survey Mobile Student 2.0, whose findings suggest that smartphones are continuing to play a vital role in education across the country (via Canada Newswire). According to the survey, 56% of Canadians agree that smartphones are an invaluable tool for students with over 66% of Canadians found to use a mobile phone to...

Apple Refines Its Head Tracking Technology For Future 3D GUI, Updates Existing Patent

Apple has once again updated its head tracking related patent which was originally published back in 2009, adding more strength to the patent claims relating to "methods" while reducing the patent claims relating to "systems", reports Patently Apple. According to the patent application from Apple published by US Patent & Trademark Office today, Apple is refining its head tracking technology which...

Apple iAd Producer 3.0 Released With Great New Features & Templates

Apple's iAd Producer, a platform that allows developers to create high-impact, motion-rich ads for iOS devices, has just received a mega update introducing tons of new templates, new workflows, improved application UI and lots more. iAd Producer 3.0, which is available to iOS developers as a free download, will allow iAd developers to integrate more aspects of iOS such...