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Steve Jobs Initiated Contact with Samsung to Resolve Patent Dispute in 2010

The all-out patent dispute war has turned into a disgusting affair, as the legal battle has spanned four continents. Samsung has been accused by Apple of copying their iPad and iPhone designs. Back in July of 2010, Steve Jobs himself initiated contact with Samsung in an attempt to defuse the situation, but ultimately failed, according...

iOS Developer Survey Reveals ‘Top 20% of Developers Earning 97% of Revenue’

Canadian iOS developer Owen Goss, from Streaming Colour Studios (based out of Guelph, Ontario) recently created a survey designed specifically for iOS developers. After it was all said and done, 252 devs completed his survey, as summarized in his meticulous analysis of the results. Owen's conclusion on revenue: What is fascinating to me is that the...

Physical iPhone 5 Prototype Created Based on CAD Designs, Rumours [PICS]

In five days Apple will announce news on their latest iPhone at their 'Let's Talk iPhone' event at their Cupertino campus. What will the iPhone 5 look like? Well, it could look like the following physical prototype created by Giga.de. The team created a real physical prototype based on rumours, CAD designs, leaked hints, and...

China Unicom Confirms ‘iPhone 5’ to Support HSPA+ 4G?

Will the next iPhone support HSPA+ speeds? China Unicom's VP gave a presentation at Macworld Asia, and one particular slide apparently revealed the capabilities of the iPhone 5: Japanese IT news site "PC Watch" tells that, Research vice president of China Unicom, Huan Wenliang, told iPhone 5 will support W-CDMA based high-speed data transfer standard...

Over 40% Of Smartphone Users In U.S. & Canada Plan On Buying The iPhone 5

A recent study carried out by PR Newswire (via 9to5Mac) through InMobi, an independent advertising network shows an approximate number of current smartphone owners who are likely to buy the iPhone 5, which Apple is set to unveil on October 4th at its Cupertino campus. According to the report, 41% of existing mobile owners in U.S. & Canada are planning to...

Apple Adds New iPhone 4 & White iPod Touch To Its Inventory System

A report published by 9to5Mac from an anonymous but reliable source claims that Apple has added revisions of iPhone 4 and iPod touch models to its internal inventory database. According to the report, 3 new iPod touch models including the rumored white one, have appeared under the codename "N81A" in three different capacities. The black iPod touch is likely...

Rick Mercer Revisits the iPhone Versus Blackberry Debate in 2011 [VIDEO]

Update 1: Higher quality video embedded (thanks rizulli). Rick Mercer once again produces another hilarious segment on the iPhone versus Blackberry debate, but this time in 2011. The current status of RIM's economic turmoil is emphasized, and the plethora of 'innovative' Blackberry features we've come to learn and love. Check it out below: "I can...

Fortune Releases ‘All About Steve’ Kindle eBook

While the official Steve Jobs Biography is still a couple of months away from its expected release date i.e November 21st, Fortune has released a little something for us to read about the most successful entrepreneur of our generation. The editors of Fortune have compiled a selection of stories about Jobs into an ebook for Kindle called "All...

9-Axis Sensor ‘Fusion’ Predicted to Power Future Devices Like the iPhone

According to a new report from IHS Suppli, via Digitimes, the future of motion sensing for devices such as the iPhone and iPad will evolve into an advanced 'fusion' of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensors, in particular gyroscopes, accelerometers and compasses. IHS iSuppli notes the sensor fusion of these 3-axis sensors could create a '9-axis sensor...
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Consensus Is Apple Will Announce One iPhone Instead of Two?

With today's early morning announcement of Apple's 'Let's Talk iPhone' media event taking place next Tuesday (AllThingsD was correct), the big question of the day is whether Apple will introduce one or two iPhones. Once again, the blogosphere has continued to decipher any possible cryptic messages in the invite's graphic, seen below: The obvious message...