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Apple To Add Near Field Communication (NFC) To Next-Generation iPhone?
This week, Bloomberg reports that Apple may be incorporating NFC, or Near Field Communication, hardware into the next-generation iPhone. Such a feature would allow iPhone users to turn their device into a mobile wallet: The services are based on "Near-Field Communication," a technology that can beam and receive information at a distance of up to...
Verizon Launches Its First iPhone Commercial
This week Verizon launched their first iPhone 4 commercial. The device is due for launch on February 10, 2011. At first glance, the commercial seems a little dramatic, but considering how long Verizon customers have waited, I'd say it's justified. “To our millions of customers, who never stopped believing this day would come…†Overall, a...
Apple Reports Record Q1 2011 Financial Results: $6 Billion Profit, 16 Million iPhones Sold
Today, Apple announced its financial results for its first fiscal quarter of 2011. As expected, Apple did tremendously well. For the quarter, a summary of financials are detailed below: General Financials Apple posted revenue of $26.74 billion Net quarterly profit of $6 billion ($3.38 billion in profit in Q1 2010) Gross margin was 38.5% (40.9%Â margin...
New iPhone Unlock Coming After iOS 4.3 Release
Some key players in the jailbreak community are feuding again. Members of The iPhone Dev Team and The Chronic Dev Team have been bickering back and forth about who has the best jailbreak and/or unlock for current iDevices. If you follow these folks on Twitter, you know what I'm talking about. In my opinion, this...
iPhone and iPad to Lose the Home Button on Future Models?
With the release of iOS 4.3beta1, some details about future features and hardware changes for iOS devices have been uncovered in the iOS 4.3 code. BGR is reporting that the discovery of new multigestures in the iPad firmware, suggests that Apple is moving towards getting rid of the home button. Here's what BGR reported: We...
Verizon iPhone 4 Launches With Redesigned Antenna, Personal Hotspot, iOS 4.2.5
Today Apple and Verizon announced the Verizon-compatible iPhone. This new iPhone 4 is almost identical to the existing GSM-based iPhone 4, but has come with a few major differences. New Antenna The first major change is the Antenna. The Verizon iPhone 4, unlike existing iPhone 4 devices, features four antenna breaks in the casing instead...
How to Delete an App from the Mac App Store
So you just installed the Mac App Store and OS X 10.6.6, eh? Installing or purchasing an App from the Mac App Store is simple if you're already familiar with the process from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. But what about deleting an app? You can't tap and hold, wait for the 'jiggle' and...
How to Fix Mac App Store “An Unknown Error Occured (100).”
We ran into some issues with trying to download a free app via the Mac App Store. The error reads: "We could not complete your App Store request. An unknown error occurred (100). There was an error in the App Store please try again later." Here's are a couple ways to fix this Mac App...
Apple Releases OS X 10.6.6 and Mac App Store
This is the day we've all been waiting for right? Possible another day "we'll never forget?" Apple has just released OS X 10.6.6 and along with it the Mac App Store via the Software Update. The Mac App Store was previewed during Apple's Back to Mac event and later announced that January 6th would be...
Apple Canada iPhone 4 Description Now Uses “Unlocked—
When the iPhone 4 launched in Canada, aside from being able to purchase the device on contract with a subsidy, Apple also released the availability of unlocked iPhones. The unlocked iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4, purchased for full price ($549/$659/$779) without a contract, provides users with the flexibility to use any wireless carrier they wish....
Apple’s iOS Leads The Pack In The USA
For a mobile phone that has been out for less than five years, the iPhone has made some extremely impressive strides since 2007. In recent years however, we've seen improved smartphones coming to market with the most notable iPhone competitors being various touchscreen devices running Google's Android OS. According to a report from Nielsen, when...
2011 Predictions: White iPhone 4, iOS 5.0, iPad 2, iPhone 5
With 2011 among us, that only means one thing....it is time to look forward to the white iPhone 4, the iPhone 5, the second-generation iPad, and iOS 5.0! White iPhone 4 The white iPhone 4 is like the unicorn of the Apple world. The device was made but never released due to numerous problems with...