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At today's iPad event, Apple introduced the iPad 2, which is shockingly thinner than the iPhone 4 and uses a new dual core A5 chip. Also, Apple announced the release date of iOS 4.3, slated for March 11th. Here are the iOS 4.3 highlights from their press release: The Safari mobile browsing experience gets even...

Apple introduced new in-app subscription policies that have caused quite a stir in the publishing world. We questioned whether the new model will succeed or fail, but at the end of the day consumers will decide. New competition is coming from Google's One Pass that will undercut Apple's 70/30 revenue split. John Gruber from Daring...

Tomorrow is going to an exciting day for iPad and iOS users. Apple will uncover the details on the much anticipated iPad 2, and rumours of MobileMe becoming an online storage for media purchased from iTunes. Cult of Mac has details from an "Apple staffer": The Apple staffer, who asked to remain anonymous for obvious...

Sir Richard Branson. Sir Elton John. Steve Jobs, KBE--err, what? That's right, Steve Jobs does not have an honourary knighthood but he would if it wasn't blocked by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The latest report from The Telegraph states that Jobs was scheduled to be knighted but was ultimately denied by the former British...

We previously reviewed Beluga Messenger, one of the best group messaging apps available. With Beluga you can respond to group chats on your iPhone or via the web. Today, Facebook announced it has acquired the start up: We’re psyched to confirm that we’ve just acquired the talent and assets of Beluga, whose simple and elegant...

If rumors and hints are to be believed, Apple may be releasing a lower cost, prepaid iPhone. During an interview with Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi, Apple COO Tim Cook seemed to suggest that we may see a lower cost iPhone in the near future. Apple is reportedly doing "clever things" to attack the prepaid market,...

Previously, the iPhone Dev-Team stated that the unlock for iPhone 4 would not be released until after iOS 4.3 went public. While the release date for iOS 4.3 is unknown, Apple could release the upcoming firmware this Wednesday as part of the March 2nd iPad event. Today, the iPhone Dev-Team has announced that they plan...

Update 1: Looks like there's another "open letter" to RIM, part 2 documenting the same process, but it goes deeper into the app submission process. By a former RIM employee. Fellow Canadian and Waterloo resident, Jamie Murai, recently wrote an open letter to RIM's Developer Relations and detailed the highly complex steps required to register...

Former Sun CEOs Scott McNealy and Ed Zander recently discussed with eWeek the details of their missed opportunity to snag Apple back in 1996, when it was without Steve Jobs, and in turmoil. Both of these CEOs were honest in their recollection of the events leading up to a potential takeover of Apple. At the...

Justin Luey and I discuss the latest iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV) news on Episode 28 of The iPhone Podcast. Want to find the must-have apps to download? You'll hear all about it in our podcast, along with talk of the hottest issues surrounding the iPhone and the iPad. Subscribe with iTunes | Subscribe with other...

Posted by iDealsChina, a purported iPhone 5 part reveals that the next-generation iPhone may feature a larger display and thinner bezel. China's 1st iPhone 5 photo has surfaced! From this photo it seems that the screen size will be larger than iPhone 4. There has been a lot of specualtion about a larger screen and...

Today, Apple seeded the first build of Mac OS 10.7, build 11A390. As many are aware, Mac OS 10.7 Lion is the next anticipated Mac operating system due summer 2011. For those developing on a Mac, whether you are developing for Mac or iPhone, OS 10.7 is to deliver many new features to the Mac...