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Apple has perfected the art of generating enough supply of parts to churn out vast amounts of product inventory, to keep up with iPhone and iPad demand. Apple's Chief Operating Officer, Tim Cook, is the wizard behind the management of Apple's supply chain and he has done a remarkable job to date. According to Digitimes,...

Today, BGR continues its iOS 4.3.1 story with a brief hands-on of an iPhone with iOS 4.3.1 installed. As originally reported, it seems that iOS 4.3.1 will deliver minor bug fixes but also could improve battery life. We reported the changes from iOS 4.3 a few days back, and it really does look as if...

Reports this afternoon point to Valve considering the possibility of bringing its Steam game online distribution system to iOS. A member of the Steam forums was reportedly told this information while speaking with co-founder Gabe Newell at Valve HQ in Bellevue, Washington. At this time, Steam is available for Windows and Mac, but their Mac...

Apple appears to be aggressively defending its use of the 'App Store' name. Bloomberg reports Apple filed a complained on March 18th, Amazon.com for using the term "App Store" to describe their software developer program. “We’ve asked Amazon not to copy the App Store name because it will confuse and mislead customers,” said Kristin Huguet,...

Justin Luey and I discuss the latest iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV) news on Episode 31 of The iPhone Podcast. You don't want to miss this! Subscribe with iTunes | Subscribe with other RSS Readers You can follow and comment on all the news we discuss at our blog. Apps Discussed: WordPress Instapaper Photoshop Express Path Posterous...

The New York Times is reporting NFC capabilities are coming to a future iPhone, but not necessarily the next iteration. Near-field communication would allow iPhones to make payments digitally by just tapping your phone. According to sources familiar with the matter: According to two people with knowledge of the inner workings of a coming iteration...

Today, BGR reports that Apple may be releasing iOS 4.3.1 within the next "one to two weeks". The update would bring mostly bug fixes for Apple's iOS devices. For reference, the changes from iOS 4.3 are detailed: Baseband updates for iPhone 3GS and original iPad Fixed memory hang that results in memory corruption when reading...

What is the secret to Apple's success? Most will answer Steve Jobs, but others will answer Jonathan Ive, Apple's lead designer who time after time, has crafted some of the most remarkable products we've seen. The Daily Mail has a fascinating article about Jonathan Ive, that sheds insight about the famed Apple designer. It's a...

It is unclear exactly when things changed, but it seems that in the last two weeks, Canadian Apple Retail Stores have completely overhauled their iPhone purchase policies. The Old iPhone Policy The previous iPhone purchase policy at Canadian Apple Retail Stores was two-fold; either purchasing with a contract or purchasing without a contract/unlocked. If you...

More MobileMe rumours coming your way. According to a source, iLounge reports that MobileMe will be free and revamped, with service coming in April. The existing version of MobileMe will be phased out in the next year. Existing MobileMe retail boxes have already been discontinued. ...the source was told that Apple will be supporting the...

Netflix was rumoured to have outbid several major networks to land "House of Cards," a new TV series produced by David Fincher (The Social Network) and starring Kevin Spacey. Today, Netflix confirmed this on their blog. This is the first exclusive TV series to originate on Netflix (including Netflix Canada!)--which is HUGE for viewers. Hi,...

In terms of customer satisfaction, Apple has again ranked first in the J.D. Power and Associates Customer Satisfaction survey: In order of importance...For smartphones, the key factors are: ease of operation (26%); operating system (24%); physical design (23%); features (19%); and battery function (8%). For a fifth consecutive time, Apple ranks highest among manufacturers of...