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In wake of component shortages from Japan, Apple may agree to pay higher prices for parts

In wake of component shortages from Japan, Apple may agree to pay higher prices for parts

DigiTimes is reporting that in response to the earthquake/tsunami in Japan, Apple is looking toward Taiwan to secure a supply of touchscreen panels; the Cupertino based company has included...

posted: 23 Mar 2011, 08:38

Minimalistic DIY iPhone/iPad/iPod stand combines design with practicality

Minimalistic DIY iPhone/iPad/iPod stand combines design with practicality

When Andrew Kim was working on his project, he probably did not expect to become popular among online communities…

posted: 21 Mar 2011, 10:45

Despite deal with AT&T, T-Mobile customers will not be getting the Apple iPhone for now

Despite deal with AT&T, T-Mobile customers will not be getting the Apple iPhone for now

While AT&T is purchasing T-Mobile U.S.A. from Deutsche Telekom, the deal does not mean that the Apple iPhone will be made available to T-Mobile customers; the latter put up a FAQ section about...

posted: 20 Mar 2011, 19:55

Use of app instead of mobile Safari makes browser speed test flawed?

Use of app instead of mobile Safari makes browser speed test flawed?

Earlier tests showing that the Android browser is 52% faster than mobile Safari could be flawed because the test used an iPhone app instead of using Safari itself; improvements made to the JavaScript engine on mobile...

posted: 18 Mar 2011, 01:30

Earthquake and Tsunami problems in Japan could delay Apple iPhone 4 and iPad 2 shipments

Earthquake and Tsunami problems in Japan could delay Apple iPhone 4 and iPad 2 shipments

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster says that the closing of some of Apple's component suppliers in Japan, could lead to delayed shipments for the iPhone 4 and iPad 2 to as long as June; the Cupertino...

posted: 17 Mar 2011, 12:09

New ads by Apple show what it is like to not have an iPhone

New ads by Apple show what it is like to not have an iPhone

A trio of iPhone ads, still warm and fresh from Cupertino's kitchen, have popped on Apple's website and display…

posted: 17 Mar 2011, 11:24

Qik Video Connect app for Apple iPhone includes video chat across platforms

Qik Video Connect app for Apple iPhone includes video chat across platforms

Qik Video Connect for the Apple iPhone brings its app for iOS 4 devices up to the same level that Android users enjoy and even adds video chat that will work across different platforms...

posted: 15 Mar 2011, 16:29

White iPhone 4 confirmed to be coming this spring

White iPhone 4 confirmed to be coming this spring

Latest news about the mythical white iPhone 4 comes straight from Apple's ever-so busy kitchen. In a tweet from…

posted: 14 Mar 2011, 09:00

HTC phones monopolize top of U.K. smartphone charts; Apple iPhone 4 drops to number 6

HTC phones monopolize top of U.K. smartphone charts; Apple iPhone 4 drops to number 6

Not since the Beatles took over the U.K. record charts in 1963 has the U.K. witnessed such a monopoly; HTC Android handsets own the top 3 places on the country's listings of its top selling smartphones...

posted: 11 Mar 2011, 09:00

Password now required for in-app purchasing on the Apple iPhone

Password now required for in-app purchasing on the Apple iPhone

Demanding a password when making an in-app purchase might seem like an unnecessary pain in the rear, but it could save you from having to pay for a number of apps that your kid rang up on his Apple iPhone...

posted: 10 Mar 2011, 15:20

iOS 4.3 for the iPhone is delivered a couple days earlier than anticipated

iOS 4.3 for the iPhone is delivered a couple days earlier than anticipated

Well that surely didn’t take too long because Apple gave the thumbs up for iOS 4.3 after we heard that it was going to become available relatively soon – rather than its anticipated March 11th release date. With...

posted: 09 Mar 2011, 13:32

White Apple iPhone 4 production to start in March, shipping to begin in April?

White Apple iPhone 4 production to start in March, shipping to begin in April?

According to an analyst, Apple has solved the problem with the white version of the iPhone 4 by using a new film material that will allow the device to meet Apple's standards...

posted: 09 Mar 2011, 13:18

64GB iPhone 4 prototype handled on video, we might see such capacity in this year's iPhone

64GB iPhone 4 prototype handled on video, we might see such capacity in this year's iPhone

We reported yesterday about a few 64GB "engineering sample" iPhone 4's supposedly available in Hong Kong's grey market. Now one of these has been bought and handled on video, and it looks...

posted: 09 Mar 2011, 04:56

Hong Kong's grey market leaks a 64GB iPhone 4 prototype, Chinese blog entertains the white version once more

Hong Kong's grey market leaks a 64GB iPhone 4 prototype, Chinese blog entertains the white version once more

White iPhone 4 pictures surface in China, probably made with the conversion kit, and a 64GB iPhone 4 "engineering prototypes" supposedly for sale on Sin Tak, Hong Kong's...

posted: 08 Mar 2011, 06:51

Display battle: NOVA Display vs Super AMOLED vs Retina Display vs ClearBlack AMOLED

Display battle: NOVA Display vs Super AMOLED vs Retina Display vs ClearBlack AMOLED

PhoneArena examines the real-life performance of LG's newfangled brightest NOVA mobile display, comparing it to the IPS-LCD on the iPhone 4, the Super AMOLED on the Galaxy S, and the Clear Black AMOLED...

posted: 01 Mar 2011, 10:07

Apple's Tim Cook: iPhone is not

Apple's Tim Cook: iPhone is not "just for the rich"

Apple COO Tim Cook hinted at a cheaper version of the iPhone when he told a Bernstein Research analyst that the Cupertino based firm's iconic handset is not produced just for rich people; Cook also hinted that Apple will be coming up with...

posted: 28 Feb 2011, 17:47

iPhone 5 coming without LTE support?

iPhone 5 coming without LTE support?

The upcoming iPad 2 event on March 2nd might spill the beans about the white iPhone, but what most people are looking forward to now is the next iPhone. The launch of the iPhone 5 is expected in the summer months, but details emerged…

posted: 24 Feb 2011, 09:10

Minecraft coming to iOS, Android version in the works

Minecraft coming to iOS, Android version in the works

If your love for pixels steals precious days/months/years of your life and you're fine with it, you will be more than glad to find out that the immersive world of pixelized mining adventures called Minecraft is coming to iPhones and...

posted: 22 Feb 2011, 03:58

AT&T to launch Personal Hotspot with iOS 4.3?

AT&T to launch Personal Hotspot with iOS 4.3?

Verizon iPhone 4 owners have been the lucky crowd when it comes to wireless tethering as the Personal Hotspot feature is exclusive to iPhone 4 owners on Big Red's network. AT&T, however, might be preparing to launch Personal Hotspot for its users…

posted: 21 Feb 2011, 08:17

NY Times: Apple planning a cheaper, but not smaller, iPhone

NY Times: Apple planning a cheaper, but not smaller, iPhone

Disputing stories by Bloomberg and the WSJ, the NY Times says that Apple is not working on a smaller version of the iPhone, and is not planning on creating one soon; an anonymous Apple engineer says that cheaper components could...

posted: 18 Feb 2011, 01:52

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