Latest news

So the iPhone 5 has done quite well for itself. Big surprise. It's about to do a whole lot better. According to sources in Apple's supply chain, Digitimes claims shipments of key components (required to build the iPhone 5,) will be increased to 13-14 million units in November and 16-18 million units come December (that's a...

Ars Technica has detailed (via Tumblr blog posts by Jollyjinx) how Apple's new Fusion Drive works, an innovative new storage option that gives the performance of flash storage and the capacity of a standard hard drive, unveiled by Apple at iPad Mini event alongside the new 2012 iMac launch. New Fusion Drive-equipped Macs will come with a 128GB SSD and a much larger hard...

Partnering up with Apple means profits: Hon Hai Precision Industry -- or to give it its trading name, Foxconn -- shares are up after it posted an amazing quarter with strong profits, thanks to its partnership with Apple. (more…)

The to do app Clear launched with immense hype back in February (check out this HTML5 replica) due to its innovative and simplistic interface. The app was very easy to use but one problem made me stop using the app--the lack of cloud syncing for to do notes. I got tired of always having to...

Apple has recently fired two of its top executives, Scott Forstall and John Browett, and analysts are blaming the move responsible for Apple's stock falling below the $600 mark to as low as $587.70 during early trading today, something AAPL hasn't experienced since July (via CNET). The stock eventually closed at $604. The decline may or may not...

Apple has just posted a new short video of iPhone 5 launch on its website showing crowds at the Apple flagship store on 5th Avenue in NewYork as well as at stores in Germany and Hong Kong, a video that truly captures the thrill and excitement of being at an Apple store on launch day (via TUAW)....

Loren Brichter, the founder of Atebits, has announced his new iOS word game Letterpress has surpassed 15 million words played already and has hit #1 spot in the App Store under word games: In less than a week, we've blasted past 15 million words played! It has inspired a new form of poetry. And even...

A couple days ago we saw a first look at an Angry Birds: Star Wars with Luke and Leia gameplay trailer. Today, Rovio has posted another gameplay trailer for their upcoming game set to launch on November 8th, but this time it's R2-D2 and C-3PO. Check it out below: Yesterday, Disney bought Lucasfilm for $4...

Looks like iPad mini Smart Cover deliveries have arrived in Canada head of Friday's launch. The new cover retails for $45 (online availability shows shipping in 1-2 days) and comes in a variety of colours including (PRODUCT) RED. Below is a picture sent in via @ferrarif1: Yesterday, the first iPad mini and 4th gen iPad...

A Texas-based company claims Apple's FaceTime and Messages applications infringe on one of their patents. (more…)

Frank Donghi of Toxic Cables has obtained a fully functional knock-off Lightning to USB cable from China for $3.50, a teardown of which reveals lack of proper shielding when compared to Apple's official cables, though the cable works perfectly for charging and syncing (via Apple Insider). The sources points out that the knock-off Lightning to USB cable...

As we previously noted the iPad mini Smart Cover was ready for shipping in up to 2 business days which is way before the eagerly awaited 7.9-inch tablet started arriving for customers. Yet today, a lucky French customer notified iGen.fr about his surprise: the iPad mini arrived! (more…)