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Just over a couple of days back, a report claimed that iOS 6 will not have any major UI changes or new features except from re-built core iOS apps. However, a new report published by 9to5Mac today suggests otherwise. According to 'trusted sources', iOS 6 will adopt some new features from upcoming OS X Mountain Lion which include...

9to5Mac has discovered that the next iPhone could come with a new WiFi chip that supports dual band WiFi with WiFi Direct that could allow for AirDrop to be supported in iOS. The new chip, the Broadcom BCM4334 is built on a smaller, more efficient 40nm process. The WiFi chip in current models of the iPhone...

As reported today by The Verge, the European Telecommunications Institute (ETSI) announced that it has adopted a standardized design for next-generation SIM cards. In this instance, next-generation SIM cards will be "nano-SIM" cards that are approximately 40 percent smaller than the current micro-SIM card found in the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. The driver behind approving...

When Twitter integration became a reality with iOS 5, it made things so much easier for existing twitter users with one-click logins and such. We've long wanted Facebook integration into iOS and that will soon become a reality after a longtime rocky relationship between the two companies, according to TechCrunch: Now the two sides appear...

In a new report from iDB, a source deep inside Apple has said that iOS 6 will not have any major UI changes or new features, but all the core apps will be rebuilt from the ground up. We had already heard that iOS 6 will abandon Google Maps, in favour of Apple's own in-house...

Andy Zaky, an analyst with Bullish Cross, has projected that Apple's cash reserves will grow beyond $200 billion by the fourth quarter of 2013, according to a report by Fortune. With that, Apple could buy Intel, HP & Dell and still have change left over. Wow! To give you a better idea, Apple had roughly $110 billion in cash at the...

A new patent pending application from Apple published yesterday by the US Patent & Trademark Office (via Patently Apple) has revealed Apple's amazing new fault monitoring battery system, that will generate an alert or disable use of the iPhone, iPod or the iPad containing the battery pack. The patent indicates that the fault may be indicated through a...

In a recent publication by The Atlantic (via Gartner), another interesting fact about Apple's amazing ecosystem has been pointed out, that explains a part of why Apple has been consistently ranked as having the best supply chain in the world. According to the report, Apple turns over its inventory once every five days which is pretty extraordinary...

With rumors of Apple dropping Google in favor of its own mapping application in iOS 6, Google has sent out a notification that it will be holding an event on June 6 to show off "The Next Dimension of Google Maps". Google's map event is being hosted five days before Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC)...

This morning, iCloud and existing MobileMe members received an email notification from Apple that reminds users that MobileMe is ending on June 30, 2012. The notification indicates that there is "30 days left" and that users should download their photos and files before then. MobileMe ends June 30. Remember to download your Gallery photos, iDisk...

If you missed out on the previous iTunes cards sale, you're in luck because Future Shop has $50 cards on sale for $40 starting today. The deal is not available online but only in-store and ends on June 7th. In March, we saw the exact same deal from Future Shop but the sale price was...

Looks like all of those check-ins on Foursquare are about to pay off--towards charity. Starting from June 1-10 (today!), Starbucks will donate $1 towards the new campaign (RED)Rush to Zero, towards the fight against AIDS, every time you check in at a Canadian or U.S. location. Foursquare announced the details on their blog yesterday: The...