Update 1: Jim Dalrymple from The Loop confirms with his sources this story is a bust: This is not going to happen, according to my sources. Apple will not hold an event in February, unusual or otherwise. That’s it. == According to Macotakara, Apple will be releasing the iPad 3 in March and they will...
Apple has had some negative press towards the working conditions of the suppliers it outsources to in China, with a lengthy piece by the New York Times that caused Tim Cook to be outraged. How to solve the issues of dangerous working conditions? Conan O'Brien has the solution. He recently debuted the Apple iNett as...
Critics were predicting the end of hand-held HD cameras like the Flip almost before they had a chance to make their mark on consumer electronics and while the devices had a great run, it was always fairly clear that camera phone technology would eventually outrun such a business. Last April we posted about how the...
Even if you're an Apple "fanboy" you were probably surprised by the enormous reaction and outpouring of sympathies that came with Steve Jobs passing. The advertising team at Best Buy certainly noticed it and has apparently adjusted their strategy for their upcoming Superbowl ad. Bloomberg reported yesterday on the decision by Best Buy in the wake...
Here's one way to sell some iPhone cases--make them shaped like breasts? Julio Ojeda-Zapata from the Pioneer Press reports on one local man in Minnesota taking his iPhone cases to another level to raise money for breast cancer research. The "Breastie" iPhone case has the back part shaped like a breast, which is supposed to...
[via cartoonstock] A recent survey 1,068 Canadian singles conducted by Zoomerang on behalf of Match.com from last October 13-15th has revealed some interesting data based on what particular smartphone people use. Here are the numbers: 25% of iPhone singles have had an office romance in the last five years. 72% of BlackBerry users will drink alcohol...
We have previously seen Samsung's ads mocking Apple users waiting in line for the iPhone. The South Korean giant has now released a teaser trailer leading up to their upcoming Super Bowl ad this Sunday. The video showcases the upcoming and monstrous-sized Galaxy Note. Check it out below: "Is that a Galaxy Note in your...
Apple has just released OS X Lion 10.7.3, and it's available via Software Update on your Mac. Here's what's new: The OS X Lion v10.7.3 Update includes Safari 5.1.3 and fixes that: Add Catalan, Croatian, Greek, Hebrew, Romanian, Slovak, Thai, and Ukrainian language support Address issues when using smart cards to log into OS X Address compatibility issues with...
Absinthe v0.4 is now available for download, as noted by @pimskeks. This latest version brings support for OS X 10.5 and PowerPC and Intel Macs. Here's the full change log: Version 0.4 ~~~~~~~~~~~ - Mac: added support for OSX 10.5, PPC and Intel CPU - added consistency check on startup to make sure required files...
Zeppelin is a brand new Cydia tweak from iOS developer jivhg which lets you choose cool custom logos for your iOS device's status bar by replacing the default carrier name. Once you download and install Zeppelin from Cydia, you will need to respring your device once to get a new tab in the Settings.app. You can easily enable...
Corona iOS 5 untethered jailbreak from Chronic Dev Team has received a series of updates in the past 24 hours, the latest being Corona 1.0-8 which reportedly fixes all the major issues reported by numerous jailbreakers. @Saurik (Jay Freeman) has been tweeting about the updates as well and has strongly suggested that all users jailbroken on iOS 5.0.1,...
Apple's major iPhone / iPad parts suppliers Foxconn is reportedly planning to build at least 5 more manufacturing facilities in Brazil in order to meet Apple's growing iPad production demands (via AppleInsider). These factories are expected to produce approximately 400 million iPad units in the next five years. In addition to helping supply Apple with iPads,...
