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After all the immense hype, Facebook did not launch a phone and they did not launch Messenger for iPad either. Instead, they introduced Graph Search Beta for its web users: What is Graph Search? Graph Search is a new way for you to find people, photos, places and interests that are most relevant to you...

For those wondering what famed iOS hacker Pod2g has been up to, he's been busy creating and running his new company called 2G Lab. Pod2g notes his absence from the iOS exploit hunting game is due to the fact his 2G Lab has been occupying his time. The latter focuses on development and security research....

The NHL lockout is over but the league is trying to win back the hearts and minds of its fans. The shortened 48-game season starts this Saturday and if you want to catch all the action live from your iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, Android, PC, Boxee, PS3, Roku XBOX 360 and Sony device as...

KinderTown, an educational app finder for parents of preschool and kindergarteners, reports (Via Techcrunch) that iPad mini usage increased dramatically after the holidays, suggesting that parents opted to surprise their young kids in December with Apple's smaller tablet. (more…)

This week's App of the Week at Starbucks is the physics-based puzzler Fibble, which is priced at $0.99. The game involves extraterrestrial Fibble who crash lands inside a home. Your job is to navigate Fibble through 40 levels to help reunite with his crew. The game has 3D graphics and was recently updated last October...

Apple was proud to announce that the iPhone 5 will have had the fastest rollout ever during the iPhone 5 keynote, and that they did reach 100 countries by the end of 2012. Horace Dediu of Asymco sought to find the answer to the question: How much did iPhone 5 availability increase, exactly? (more…)

In addition to the widely rumoured low-cost iPhone, Apple is reportedly testing an incremental upgrade to the iPhone 5 a.k.a the "iPhone 5S", said Jefferies analyst Peter Misek in a note to investors (via AppleInsider). The analyst added that Apple is expected to debut the iPhone 5S earlier than expected, in June or July, with preliminary device builds beginning...

Following WSJ's claim from yesterday that Apple has cut orders for iPhone 5 displays to half due to "weaker than expected demand", Apple's share price (AAPL) has slipped to a low of $487.25 (via CNET). Having hit an all-time high of $705.07 in September last year, Apple's stock has dropped below the $500 mark for the first time in almost a year....

According to a report by The Next Web, Belgian consumer protection organization Test-Aankoop has filed a lawsuit against Apple over its warranty policy, claiming that Apple’s warranty practices don’t comply with local laws and that the Cupertino company isn’t properly informing consumers of their rights. The complaint says that Apple markets its warranties in a manner which doesn’t properly explain...

A design patent for aluminium unibody MacBook's glass trackpad developed by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and chief designer Jony Ive has been awarded to Apple today by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, reports AppleInsider. The patent is titled as 'Portable Computer' and illustrates the ornamental design for a portable computer. The U.S. Patent No. D674382 is a...

John Sculley, former Chief Executive Officer says Apple needs to shift its focus to emerging markets by overhauling its supply chain to make the cheaper iPhone a reality, according to a Bloomberg interview. (more…)

Further reports are coming that the next entry-level iPhone could contain be made of plastic for its outer shell, this time from Digitimes: The rumor in the supply chain is that the inexpensive iPhone chassis supplier will reportedly be a US-based electronic manufacturing service (EMS) provider. The sources pointed out that the related upstream components...