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LTE ‘iPhone 5’ Set to Debut in the Fall of 2012 [Rumour, Updated]

Update 1: Reuters reports these claims have been denied by NTT Docomo: An NTT Docomo Inc (9437.T) spokesperson denied on Thursday that the company had reached a basic agreement with Apple Inc APPL.O on selling its popular iPhone in Could we see an iPhone with LTE capability next year? Macotakara points us to a report...

Steven Levy Recollects His Interview with Steve Jobs From 1983

Steven Levy, currently writing for Wired, has published an in-depth look at his 48 page manuscript interview with Steve Jobs, that took place back in November of 1983 (he was writing for Rolling Stone): I can’t find the tape of my first interview with Steve Jobs. At some point in the past 28 years—the conversation...

Siri0us Jailbreak Tweak Removed From Cydia Store

Couple of days back, a tweak named Siri0us was released on Cydia which allowed owners of iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPod touch to use Siri dictation feature on their jailbroken handsets. Today, Siri0us developer Eric Day announced on Twitter that the tweak has been pulled from the Cydia since Nuance has denied him the rights to...

Apple and Google Opt Out of Industry Sponsored App Ratings System

According to Bloomberg, the two largest app providers, Apple and Google, will not participate in a new mobile app rating system created by CTIA-The Wireless Association. Participating in the new ratings system are Microsoft, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and U.S. Cellular Corp. Of those, only Microsoft, AT&T and Verizon Wireless operate their own app stores. The voluntary program will be operated...

Apple Blocks iOS Settings Shortcuts in iOS 5.1 Beta

If you have enjoyed the beautiful iOS settings shortcuts designed by @brdrck, you might want to avoid iOS 5.1 beta. The latest beta release of iOS has resulted in these shortcuts no longer working properly.   In our conversations with Jeff, he notes this block could be a beta issue, and that the final build...

An Inside Look at Apple’s New In-Store Pickup Service

Apple is continuing to roll out ways that streamline the shopping process, including a new retail self-checkout app and the ability to pick up online purchases in select stores. Late last week, The New York Times took a look at Apple's internal retail software that responds to customer requests for assistance and further streamlines the...

RIM Announces Blackberry Mobile Fusion Software to Protect iPhones

Today RIM announced the upcoming debut of a device management software that will protect iPhone (and Android) users. Set to launch in March of 2012, Mobile Fusion will function alongside Blackberry Enterprise Servers (BES) behind corporate firewalls, according to Reuters: "What our enterprise customers are looking for, and the opportunity for us, is to become...

Next Generation Apple TV Codename Revealed as J33?

Details of the next generation Apple TV have been uncovered in the latest code strings within today's newly released iOS 5.1 beta. 9to5Mac notes the codename J33 represents the next Apple TV: As you can see above, the new Apple TV is rocking a the J33 codename, the second JXX product we’ve seen from Apple....

Apple’s Establishing Corporate Papers Heading to Auction

Bloomberg reports that the original founding documents establishing the Apple Computer Company, signed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, is set to appear at auction on December 13th at Sotheby's in New York. The original four-page founding contract and the legalese of their partnership was drafted by Wayne on a typewriter in 1976. In Steve Jobs,...

Create Your Own Siri Conversations with iFakeSiri.com

If you don't have an iPhone 4S, well, you don't have an iPhone 4S. And if you don't have an iPhone 4S, you don't have Siri (logic from Apple's TV commercials, duh). Well you don't need an iPhone 4S to make your own Siri conversations because iFakeSiri.com is here to do it for you. Just...