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As we get closer to the iPhone 5 launch, which is due either this summer or this fall 2011, the leaked images have started to hit the web. The latest purported iPhone 5 leak comes from Apple.Pro who has published an unverified image of what is claimed as the back cover for the iPhone 5....

9to5Mac has put together a great summary about an interview between AllThingsD and France Telecom/Orange CEO Stephane Richard. During the interview, the two parties discussed the smaller SIM card that is rumored to be in development with Apple and various mobile carriers. Richard also mentioned that aside from using the smaller SIM card in future...

Hasso-Plattner-Institut has developed 'Imaginary Phone', a technology that enables users to control their mobile device without actually touching the device! Instead of holding a mobile device, users simply mimic the interaction of using a device on the palm of their hand. The technology works by having users wear a depth camera that sends input events...

Apple has finally responded to Lodsys, the patent troll that went after developers with legal threats over in-app purchases. Here is the a snippet of the letter sent by Bruce Sewell (former head of Intel's legal team), Apple Senior Vice President and General Counsel to Lodsys as posted by Macworld: Dear Mr. Small: I write...

Curved glass? Say what? Yes, that's right if the latest report from Digitimes is reliable. They report the word on the streets around supply chains in Taiwan is that curved colour glass is coming in the next iPhone. Cover glass makers are reluctant to commit investment to the purchase of glass cutting equipment due to...

The relaunch of Apple Retail Stores was revealed when pictures of Australia's iPad Smart Signs made their debut on the Internet. Today is the debut of the new Smart Signs (iPads used as signage) in Apple Stores in Canada and the USA. We took a moment to visit the Richmond Centre Apple Store to check...

The Internets were buzzing with rumours of an imminent Apple Store 2.0 upgrade, and it appears it has come true as pictures in Australia have revealed. iPads have now replaced paper signage, to bring an interactive experience for customers as mentioned by Mac Prices Australia. The placement of iPads beside Macs also allow a 'call...

Update: As expected, this was a typo: “this was nothing more than a typo that should have read ’16 and 32g,’” Rumours of the next iPhone have noted a launch date in September, a dual CDMA/GSM 'world phone', and the name of iPhone 4S. The latest rumour comes from This is My Next, as they...

Patently Apple has encountered a recent patent application by Apple that indicates future displays of Apple mobile devices such as the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch will include options for 'privacy mode viewing'. Here's how it will work, according to the patent: How the user will actually enter privacy viewing mode is illustrated in Apple's...

Google has released an update to allow Mobile Safari to have the same Google Maps experience you would get from your desktop. All you have to do is visit maps.google.com in Mobile Safari, and you'll be able to do the following: See your current location Search for what’s nearby with suggest and auto complete Have...

AppleInsider reports today that Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray joined the rumor mill and agrees that the next-generation iPhone, the iPhone 5, will launch later than the usual summer time frame. Specifically, there is agreement that the device will launch in September. Munster notes that, on average, there are 79 days between Apple's iOS software...

Are you a true Apple 'fanboy'? For the longest time, Apple has been viewed by many as a 'cult' or 'religion', due to its devoted loyal customers. The BBC in its recent filming of Secret of the Superbrands, focused on the cult of Apple as part of its segment. So when neuroscientists scanned the brain...