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Last month, Apple issued a press release regarding the availability of the new 21" iMac, confirming that it will go on sale on November 30th. The same press release mentioned that 27" iMac will begin shipping in December. However, Apple's online store now lists the new 27" iMac as shipping in January, as noted by 9to5Mac. When the...

With apps like Facebook Messenger and iMessage apparently dominating the iOS messaging apps market, WhatsApp is actually the biggest messaging app on iPhones with a dominant marketshare in most countries, according to Onavo Team's report. The team assessed the big messaging apps in countries around the world to determine which messaging apps are used by the highest percent of...

Chipworks has performed a systems analysis of Apple's Lightning to USB cable and how it communicates when it is inserted into the iPhone 5. They first document the four die found within the Lightning cable: NXP SP3D2 STMicroelectronics USB2A Texas Instruments BQ2025 Unknown manufacturer with markings identified as 4S (functionality is known) Back in October,...

The MacUpdate 2012 Winter Bundle is now here, which consists of 12 popular Mac apps for just $49.99 (a savings of over $500). Data Rescue: $99 Live Interior 3D Pro (Bonus for early buyers only!) Espresso 2: $75 Snapz Pro: $69.00 TotalFinder: $18.00 TotalSpaces: $15.00 Mac DVD Ripper Pro 4: $24.95 PopChar X6: $38.00 MoneyWell...

Before you commit to that big iPhone upgrade, you may want to consider what happens when you're withered, old, and gray. Or so says Scott Hannah, the executive director of Credit Counselling Society, a Vancouver-based firm. He is asking Canadians the question: are we spending too much of our income on technology? Spending that is...

According to video tracker Visible Measures (via AllThingsD), the most popular tech ad of 2012 goes to Samsung's Galaxy S III ad mocking Apple users waiting in line for the iPhone 5 (earlier ads debuted during the Super Bowl; a similar ad debuted in 2011 mocking iPhone 4S buyers): Samsung tops the list in 2012 with...

CNET reports (via MacRumors) Apple has yet to make any progress on its rumoured streaming radio service, as sources tell them no major deals have been made yet. The details were included at the end of a story focused on Pandora: The rumors continue to swirl but multiple music industry sources have told CNET in recent...

Analytical firm Flurry has compared consumer time spent in mobile apps on smartphones and tablets with time spent on the web using a browser and broadcast TV. Turns out consumers spend more time on apps as compared to the web and are beginning to challenge television, the top media channel. During the month of November, Flurry measured over...

Loren Brichter, the Letterpress game designer who invented the “pull down to refresh" feature in iOS, introduced fast-scrolling technique for apps and sold Tweetie a.k.a “the best Twitter app ever” to Twitter itself at the age of 25, talked about the future of iOS with GigaOM, discussing how he continues to push the boundaries of what an app can do. Brichter was recruited...

Apple's iPhone 5 production yield rates have apparently improved in the past two weeks, as indicated by shortened standby period for pre-sale orders in the US and Europe, reports DigiTimes. The source believes Apple has ramped up the production as it plans to launch the handset in Taiwan and China on December 14, with total sales of the...

Instagram has today disabled a feature that allows photos to be properly displayed on Twitter's website and applications, reports the New York Times. The move will further escalate tensions between the two companies, which were once friends in the battle against Facebook. A status update on Twitter's website says Instagram has disabled its integration with Twitter cards,...

Online mobile phone parts firm, ETrade Supply (via MacRumors) has posted the first images of what they believe is the rear housing of the next generation iPhone, which is widely rumored to be called the iPhone 5S (following Apple's pattern of device naming). (more…)