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App Store Featured Section Gets New Layout in iOS 6
After some outages in the App Store this afternoon, it appears Apple is testing a new layout to the Featured area in both the App Store in iOS 6 on both the iPhone and iPad. As you can see below, the iPhone's Featured area now has a side scrolling top area for the Editor's Choice...
Audience Says Apple Might Not Use Their Noise-Cancellation Tech in the Next iPhone
Reuters reports Audience has noted to shareholders its top customer, Apple, most likely won't use its noise-cancellation technology in the next iPhone, which has caused the company's shares to drop 46 percent in after hours trading: Audience shares were down at $10.11 in trading after the bell. The stock closed at $18.86 on the Nasdaq...
Chinese Students Reportedly Were Pulled From School To Work On iPhones At Foxconn
The iPhone 5 announcement is quickly approaching and Foxconn must really have some major mass production going on currently. According to The Shanghai Daily and China National Radio 200 students were pulled from the Huaiyin Institute of Technology to produce the iPhone 5. The Shanghai Daily learned later that Foxconn pulled out students from at least five other colleges too. A student...
iPhone Yet Again No. 1 In Customer Satisfaction Among Smartphones [J.D. Power]
For the eighth consecutive time, Apple has topped the Smartphone Customer Satisfaction Study by J.D. Power and Associates with its legendary iPhone. According to the study, which is based on experiences reported by 8,736 smartphone owners and was conducted between January and June 2012, Apple scored 849 on a 1,000-point scale, and performed “well in all factors, particularly in physical...
Apple Becomes The 8th Fastest-Growing Company In The World [Forbes]
Over the past one year, Apple's stock price has soared 80%, helping it to become the biggest company in the United States based on market value and now, Forbes has officially ranked Apple as No. 8 in the list of World’s 100 Fastest-Growing Companies for 2012. Apple's three-year average growth has shown a profit of 70 percent...
Instagram Deal With Facebook Finally Closes And 5B Photos Shared Announced
Facebook has announced today that they've finally completed the acquisition of the photo-sharing network Instagram. The deal was formed on April 12th, 2012 for $300 million cash and 23 million shares of stock. Facebook is committed in supporting the network's growth and notes "Instagram isn't going anywhere." Here is more from the Facebook Newsroom: As we said...
Everyone Needs to Watch This Video: Shit Apple Fanatics Say, Part 1
This video is late if you consider the timing of the "Shit ____ says" YouTube video genre. But alas, it's well done and is funny as hell if you're an Apple fan. Check it out below: ...and if you're Canadian, 'Shit Canadians say' below: [via @Applespotlight]
Apple Allegedly Dropping the iPhone 3GS; iPhone 5 Will Take New Nano SIMs
According to a report by The Telegraph, sources tell them Apple will soon drop the iPhone 3GS from its line up as the entry iPhone model, to be replaced by the 8GB iPhone 4, with suggestions an 8GB iPhone 4S could be introduced as well. The iPhone 3GS (or originally the 3G S; remember that...
This Amazing iPhone 5 Concept Packs Wireless Charging, Fingerprint Scanning, And More [VIDEO]
I've seen multiple iPhone 5 concepts that I've wished were real, and here is another one. Aatma Studio had previewed a iPhone 5 concept at the end of August that racked up 60 million Youtube hits. Now the same design company is back with their sequel, previewing some more mind blowing features. The video that we are about to...
CBC Providing 100 Reporters with Live Video Broadcasting Abilities via their iPhones
Approximately 100 CBC national and international news reporters will have the capability to broadcast live video from their iPhone or iPads using the Dejero LIVE+ mobile app, which connects with Dejero LIVE+ transmitters and servers. The technology has already been in use for some regional and national news broadcasts, with the ability to transmit both...
Customers Can’t Sue Apple Over Cracked iPhone Displays, Says Court
Just the thought of cracking my iPhone's display has me cringing. The display on my iPhone has only cracked once, courtesy of my cat pushing it off the table. Luckily the Apple Genius Bar fixed it free of charge, on the other hand though, some customers have had a more aggravating experience with Apple. In...
Samsung Under Investigation Over Apple’s Abusing “Wireless Technology” Claims
We have learned from Reuters this morning that Samsung is currently under investigation by South Korean regulators over abusing wireless technology patents. We learned previously that Samsung owns a majority of the industries LTE patents and had plans to sue Apple if a 4G capable iPhone was released. Considering LTE is an industry standard, Apple...