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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...

ZAGG has introduced a crop of new items at CES 2013. Some noteworthy product worth checking out include the Origin Bluetooth speaker, Caliber Advantage iPhone game controller and the Perimeter iPhone 5 case. The Origin is a 2 in 1 desktop and portable speaker system that streams music via Bluetooth from your iOS device, Android,...

Apple has just issued a press release to note Wi-Fi + Cellular iPad fourth generation and iPad mini models will be made available in China this Friday: Apple® today announced the Wi-Fi + Cellular versions of iPad® mini and the new fourth generation iPad with Retina® display will be available in China on Friday, January...

According to a report by the The Globe and Mail, Rogers is set to acquire Shaw's AWS wireless spectrum in 2014 as part of a $700 million deal. The latter will also include Shaw's Mountain Cablevision, based in Ontario. Rogers says the agreement with Shaw is to secure an option to purchase the Calgary company’s...