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Apple Considering $99-$149 Price Point for Cheaper iPhone says Bloomberg

Hot on the heels of the WSJ reporting on Apple releasing a cheaper iPhone this year, Bloomberg is jumping into the mix with their sources claiming a price point of $99-$149 for a cheaper phone, according to sources: Apple, which had been working on a more affordable smartphone since at least February 2011, is weighing...

Tim Cook Gets Social In China, Takes Photos With Apple Fans

Apple CEO Tim Cook is visiting China to meet some government officials and discuss the development of country's IT industry. But apart from his official commitments, he has been seen taking photos with Chinese Apple fans, including a fan who works at an Apple reseller store, at the Wangfujing Apple Store in an underground passageway (via MIC...

Draco V: Aluminum Bumper For iPhone 5 [REVIEW]

I've tried and tested a variety of aluminium bumpers for the past two generations of the iPhone and in my experience, each bumper is different from the other, both ergonomically and functionally. Draco Vfor iPhone 5, the latest iteration of aluminium bumpers from Draco Design USA and Deff Corp. Japan, capitalizes on the same ergonomic...

Apps Generate About a Third of All iTunes Revenue

After Apple announced that the App Store has reached another milestone -- 40 billion downloads -- and that over 2 billion unique downloads were recorded in December alone, Horace Dediu of Asymco took a closer look at the iTunes economy and what the App Store and iTunes as a whole means in term of costs...

Your Apple TV 3G with TELUS, Rogers Will Support Netflix Super HD Streaming

Netflix today has announced an update to Netflix Open Connect delivery network, a free service for internet service providers to provide the highest quality Netflix streams for its customers: "Leading-edge ISPs around the world such as Cablevision, Virgin Media, British Telecom, Telmex, Telus, TDC, GVT, among many others, are already participating in Open Connect to...

Apple Working on a Cheaper, Lower End Polycarbonate iPhone says WSJ

The Wall Street Journal reports Apple is working on a cheaper, lower end iPhone: Apple is working on a lower-end iPhone, according to people briefed on the matter, a big shift in strategy as its supremacy in smartphones has slipped. While Apple has explored such a device for years, the plan has been progressing and...

Waze Announces Total Userbase Hit 34 Million in 2012

Waze announced last night (the post has since randomly been taken down) it had hit a total user base of 34 million people using their app in 2012. Along with their announcement, the company stressed again their goal was to save every Wazer 5 minutes per day in commute times. They estimate Waze will be...

Samsung Says It Has Earned A Quarterly Profit Of $8.3 Billion

Samsung Electronics, Apple's biggest rival and global leader in mobiles and memory chips, has today announced that the company has earned a quarterly profit of $8.3 billion, selling almost 500 handsets a minute, reports Reuters. While the Korean company has been setting back to back record quarters for over a year now, investors believe that this run may end...

Qualcomm Announces The All New Snapdragon 800 & 600 Mobile Processors

Qualcomm has today announced the all new Snapdragon 800 and 600 mobile processors at its CES 2013 keynote, designed to meet the demands of high-end smartphones and tablets. The company's new flagship processor, the Snapdragon 800, promises to deliver 75% better performance its previous top of the line chip, the Snapdragon S4. The Snapgragon 800, which is capable of speeds...