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(Image credit: Apple Inc.) New Apple Stores opened this weekend around the world in China, Australia and Sweden. One of the most significant openings was the new store in Causeway Bay in Hong Kong. This stunning location's front facade consists of 30-foot tall sheets of glass that provides a transparent look into the three levels of...

Here's some Saturday afternoon reading, courtesy of the New York Times on their piece about how Instagram has resulted in some smart entrepreneurs: These entrepreneurs have realized that they can piggyback on the popularity of Instagram, which has more than 100 million users, and create their own businesses, some of which have turned out to...

For those running a tethered iOS 6.0 jailbreak on their iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPod touch 4th gen, a new tweak has arrived in Cydia to allow you to set the latest Google Maps for iOS app as the default map app (it also works for those on iOS 5) for links. MapsOpener is a...

The TidyTilt+ case for the iPhone 5 has debuted on Kickstarter, alongside the JustMount. The latter is a magnetic mount that secures to any surface to hold your iPhone 5 in the TidyTilt+ case, keys or just about anything that is magnetic. The TidyTilt+ made news earlier as their 'folding panel' resembles an iPad Smart...

Google has announced it will be shutting down Google Sync and Google Calendar Sync, as part of a blog post titled "Winter Cleaning". The change is only for new users signing up after January 30th, 2013: Google Sync was designed to allow access to Google Mail, Calendar and Contacts via the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync® protocol....

Google Maps for iOS was released a couple days ago and shortly after its release it vaulted into the number one spot under top free apps. Three Google apps are in the top 10 now: Google Maps, YouTube and Google Earth: Google is pushing its iOS maps app release hard. Even Google Maps on the...

Although Apple did promise to fix the issue with working conditions in its supply chain, recently aired videos by Envoyé Spécial, a 60 Minutes-like program from public TV station France 2 (via Engadget), it didn't. (more…)

Dropbox has announced the release of version 2.0 of its iOS app, which has received an all-new design (and new icon): We’ve packed a ton of love and tiny details into our new iOS design, and we think you’ll dig its simplicity. For example, we got rid of the text labels on our tabs in...

Just two weeks after Samsung stated that it did not find any under-age workers while auditing its suppliers, China Labor Watch discovered child labour, in its supply chain, questioning the South Korean manufacturer's claims and audit effectiveness. (more…)

Jefferies analyst Peter Misek, who has been keeping close tabs on the iPhone supply chain for quite some time, reports that iPhone component suppliers “have seen large order cuts” over the last 24-48 hours. However, he continues to project 53 million iPhones for the December quarter, in contrast with Street consensus of 46-48 million units (via Forbes). Misek...

According to DisplaySearch, the iPad Mini is on its way to soon become the iPad standard bearer, selling even better than the new Retina iPad 4 (via CNET). Originally, Apple was expected to sell 6 million iPad Minis before the end of 2012 but now, Apple is demanding display panel makers to "ship more than 12 million"...

Yesterday Facebook released another update to its iOS app, which aims to improve the speed at which your timeline and news feeds load. Also added is the ability to upload photos to albums of your choosing. What's New in Version 5.3 Post your photos to albums and enjoy a speedier app. • You can now...