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Images Reveal iPhone 5 Screens Being Assembled at Wintek?
Some images posted online by 9to5Mac claim to be iPhone 5 screens being examed at Wintek, a supplier of touch screens for Apple. The images show workers in full suits inspecting screens that appear to be for the upcoming iPhone 5, with hints of a larger screen and home button. M.I.C. Gadget reports these were originally posted...
Apple Loses Its iAds Chief, Andy Miller
It does sound weird when you hear that a billion dollar company's Vice President is suddenly leaving his office, especially if that company is Apple. Andy Miller, a very high profile executive who was in charge of iAds, Apple's mobile advertising platform, is departing from the Cupertino office as reported by All Things Digital. Andy Miller was appointed...
Skype WiFi iPhone App Released to Use Skype Credit at WiFi Hotspots
Skype has released a new app for iOS users, Skype WiFi (formerly known as Access). This new app will enable users to make calls at over 1 million hotspots around the globe. All that is required is Skype credit, and you pay for only the minutes you use, plus it's a pay-per-use model for getting...
Set Your iPhone’s Photo Library As Slideshow On HomeScreen [Cydia]
Ever wanted to use your iPhone's camera roll photos as a slideshow on your homescreen? Well now it is possible with this upcoming springboard tweak called "MultiWall". The tweak allows you to set multiple photos for automatic scrolling on any jailbroken iPhone or iPod's homescreen, replacing the regular background wallpaper. The tweak has not yet...
Future Shop Reduces Telus iPhone 4 to $99 on Contract–Making Way for iPhone 5?
With an iPhone 5 launch 'imminent' in October (or September, your pick), existing supplies of the iPhone 4 appear to be ready for clearance. MobileSyrup has noted Future Shop will be selling the iPhone 4 for $99 on a three year contract from Telus tomorrow, as revealed below in the French version of the flyer:...
Apple To Replace Samsung With Sharp As iPhone / iPad Display Supplier
Back in April, we reported that the sixth generation iPhone could feature much thinner and lighter Sharp’s poly-silicon LCDs which would go into production at a dedicated facility developed by Sharp by the end of year 2012. Few days back, we published another report via Digitimes that Apple might have cancelled the iPad 3 launch in 2011...
IsoCards: The Limitless Digital Card Simulator
Everyone loves card games. The problem is, sometimes you don't have a deck with you when you want to play. Maybe you'll find yourself travelling in a car, sitting in a plane, or happen to be anywhere a conventional deck of cards could prove complicated. Whatever the reason may be that you can't feed your...
The Patent Saga Continues: HTC Sues Apple Over Three Patents
Last May, HTC asked the International Trade Commission to stop sales of iOS devices for infringement over five HTC patents. Both companies have been going back and forth with their legal battles, and Apple got the upper hand when the ITC determined HTC had infringed 2 of 10 Apple patents, causing the Taiwanese maker's shares...
LTE Equipment Installed Within an Apple Store Hints at 4G iPhone? [PIC]
Rumours of an LTE-enabled iPhone have come and gone, but for some mysterious reason a picture has been posted of LTE equipment from within an Apple Store in the U.S., via Engadget. The LTE gear was installed by AT&T personnel. Not only that, their source notes hiring has also increased for sales staff by roughly...
iPhone 5 Pre-Order on Sept. 30th with an October 7th Launch?
More reports have come regarding the iPhone 5 launch, this time 9to5Mac claims sources have provided them with information regarding the launch, similar to what we've heard from TiPB. According to our sources, Apple has been weighing between launching the new iPhone on October 7th or October 14th, but with the product’s latest stages of...
Tweetbot Updated To Version 1.5, Brings The Awesome “Mute Filters”
Tweetbot is probably the coolest creation from Tapbots for iOS. The gorgeous UI, tons of features and recently introduced push notifications make it stand out in the ever growing crowd of Twitter clients. But the thing that has really crowned it "the king of all Twitter clients", is the version 1.5 update which brings a...
[Update] Comparing the Size of Apple’s New Spaceship Campus to the Pentagon
Update 1: Looks like the Mac Observer's calculations were off. Here's what the comparison should really look like, thanks to @i0livier: With official numbers, we get this. Pretty similar but Pentagon r=240m >Â #AppleHQ2Â r= 232m The Mac Observer puts the size of the proposed new Apple Campus in Cupertino into perspective: Given that comforting sanity...