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If you've been following me on Twitter or are subscribed to my YouTube channel, you know I just recently got a new MacBook Pro. I'd been using a mid-2007 17" MBP so it was time for an upgrade. So I saved up for a couple of years, and following WWDC I pulled the trigger on...

Last month, Apple was granted two preliminary injunctions against Samsung's products over violation of patents, one banning sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and another to ban Galaxy Nexus sales across the United States. Interestingly, Apple is now engaging in enforcement activities and is writing letters to U.S carriers and retailers that are selling these banned products to immediately remove them from all their shops...

Leading LCD makers like LG Display and Samsung Electronics are set to pay a total of $1.12 billion in damages in order to settle a price fixing class-action lawsuit in U.S., according to The Wall Street Journal. The prosectors of the case claimed that Apple was among a number of device makers who were victims of a price fixing...

According to Macotakara, their sources note the next generation iPhone has started its manufacturing phase according to their Chinese sources, with some alleged 'iPhone 5' cases already being leaked to Alibaba.com, a worldwide source to access goods made in China. A quick search of 'iPhone 5' reveals a plethora of silicone cases and other parts...

Do you use Tweetbot for iOS? If you do, then you probably already download the free Alpha version of Tweetbot for Mac, available for all to test and provide feedback for the Tapbots team. Tweetbot for Mac Alpha so far is a pretty nice release that albeit is not perfect, it does the job of...

It's not often that Apples goes back on a decision they have made, but today Apple's Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, Bob Mansfield, issued a statement explaining that Apple has reversed it's decision to remove it's products from the EPEAT registry, and eligible products are now back on the registry. Apple had removed all...

Yesterday, we reported on some pictures that the website Kitguru had posted of what they claimed to be a design test copy of the next iPhone. The pictures seemed to support other rumours and leaked parts we had already seen, but the model that was pictured looked very rough, and almost "home made". Today Kitguru...

A Russian developer has apparently managed to discover a method of obtaining in-app purchases from iOS apps for free as noticed by Russian blog i-ekb.ru (via 9to5Mac). The process uses an “in-app proxy” and does not rely on any kind of jailbreak. In fact, the process can easily be replicated by any iOS user in three simple steps. The hack reportedly works on...

A few days back, we reported that iOS developers were informed by Apple about the App Store getting a new “Food & Drink” category and it seems that the change has now gone live in the iTunes App Store. Apps like A Taste of Montreal, Urbanspoon, Starbucks, Epicurious, Allrecipes.com etc. are all listed in this category. The...

A new patent application published this week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and discovered by AppleInsider, reveals Apple's concept of a rear clip on the iPod nano that doubles as a recharging and syncing dock. The patent describes different ways that a device with a clip could be used to secure, charge and sync it. Apple says that clips...

Even though U.S. sanctions ban the sale of computer products in Iran, Apple products continue to flourish thanks to underground trade routes via distributors in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and the Middle East. Unofficial third party entrepreneurs have jumped at the opportunity to satisfy the thirst for Apple iOS devices and Macs to Iranians, as...

Greenpeace wants Apple to get cleaner. A new report released on Thursday gave Apple a “C” rating in a couple key clean energy categories, including “Renewals and Advocacy” and “Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emission.” While this is an improvement over the previous “D” ranking in these same categories, there is still much work to...