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Aging iPhone 4 and 3GS Remain the Best Selling Smartphones in Q3

A new NDP study reveals that the iPhone 4 and 3GS hold the top two positions in U.S. smartphone sales during Q3. The five best selling mobile handsets were as follows: 1. Apple iPhone 4 2. Apple iPhone 3GS 3. HTC EVO 4G 4. Motorola Droid 3 5. Samsung Intensity II Apple's had an identical ranking in NDP's...

iTunes Match Finally Launches in the US with iTunes 10.5.1

Apple has finally launched iTunes Match in the US, along with iTunes 10.5.1. The company previously promised the cloud music service would debut in October, but that never materialized. The $24.99 annual service is a significant part of Apple's iCloud service: With iTunes Match, even songs you’ve imported from CDs can be stored in iCloud....

Apple Becomes 5th Largest Personal Computers Vendor In Europe

MacRumors is reporting that according to a research carried out by Gartner, Apple has taken the 5th spot among the top five vendors of PCs as a result of declining computer sales in Western Europe during the third quarter of 2011. Last month, Gartner released some preliminary sales figures for the U.S. & worldwide markets suggesting that...

Samsung Backs Off, Won’t Block iPhone 4S Sales In South Korea

According to a renowned South Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo, Samsung vs. Apple battle has come to a hold as the former has decided not to  block iPhone 4S sales in South Korea. iPhone 4S was launched last Friday in the region and Samsung was looking to take a legal action in an attempt to block its...

Apple To Swap Macbook Pros With iPads At Apple Store Genius Bars

Apple Geniuses, who are selected by Apple after intensive training at Cupertino headquarters and have extensive knowledge of all things Apple, are usually found at Apple Store Genius Bars carrying their Macbook Pros which they use in order to facilitate repairs, look up customer information, and order new parts. However, 9to5Mac is reporting that as early...

iTunes 10.5.1 Beta 3 Now Available For Download With Improved iTunes Match

Apple has just seeded a 3rd beta of iTunes 10.5.1 to the developers community with performance enhancements and some stability improvements. The latest beta, which is now available on the iOS Developer Center allows for further testing of iTunes Match. Apple reportedly wiped all existing iTunes Match libraries stored in iCloud earlier today to "prepare...

The All New iPhone 5 Was Real, Unveils Source Who Tested A Prototype

Until a couple of weeks before the release of iPhone 4S, rumors floating around the internet regarding iPhone 5 were so strong that they actually led everyone to believe that Apple will launch an all new re-designed iPhone that sports a bigger screen and a thinner body. But despite all that, Apple eventually unveiled the iPhone 4S. But...

Nano-SIM Cards May Lead To Even Thinner iPhones In Future

While most of us are still trying to adjust to the Micro-SIM cards in iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S handsets, the developers of the original SIM card Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has just introduced the first ever Nano-SIM card. It is 30 % smaller than the current micro-SIM cards and almost 60 % smaller than conventional, full-sized SIM cards....

Apple’s AssistiveTouch Makes It Easier To Use A Smartphone

In a NYT blog post, David Pogue discusses a thoughtful feature that's available on all iOS 5 devices: something called AssistiveTouch. Turning on the feature in Settings->General->Accessibility, causes a white circle to appear on the screen that overlays apps and the homescreens. Tapping on it brings up a floating on-screen palette. Its buttons trigger Multi-Touch gestures using...

Apple Continues to Investigate iOS 5 Battery Life Issues

Apple has reached out to The Loop to inform users it continues to investigate some issues of battery life in iOS 5: “The recent iOS software update addressed many of the battery issues that some customers experienced on their iOS 5 devices,” an Apple spokesperson told The Loop. “We continue to investigate a few remaining...

Have You Noticed Better Battery Life on iOS 5.0.1? [POLL]

(image from: Engadget) Yesterday Apple released iOS 5.0.1, its first 'delta update' which meant only necessary files were downloaded, instead of the entire iOS. Also, this update debuted over the air updates, which so far in my experience have worked exactly as described. iOS 5.0.1 was released to address iOS 5.0 battery life issues for...

Remembrance Day and Veterans Day: Lest We Forget

Two apps you need to download today: We Remember and Veterans Matter. Let's take a minute out of our day today to remember our soldiers that have sacrificed their lives in wars and conflicts past and present. In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in...