Upcoming ‘VZ Edge’ Program May Allow No Contracts and Earlier Upgrades for...
Following T-Mobile's recent announcement of its new "Jump" phone upgrade program and its "Uncarrier" policies, a leaked document (via Droid Life) suggests that Verizon intends to introduce a similar...
View ArticleAT&T Rolls Out New ‘AT&T Next’ Smartphone and Tablet Upgrade Program
AT&T is following T-Mobile's lead and introducing a new upgrade eligibility program for its customers called 'AT&T Next'. With Next, AT&T customers can purchase a new smartphone or tablet...
View ArticleEarly iPhone 5S Shipments May Be Constrained Due to Poor Fingerprint Sensor...
In what has become something of a tradition ahead of Apple's product launches, Digitimes is reporting that the iPhone 5S may see constrained supplies at launch due to poor yields of certain components....
View ArticleChrome for iOS Updated with Improved Google App Interoperability, Fullscreen...
Google has updated its Chrome app to version 28, adding improved "interoperability with other Google Apps," which means links to YouTube, Maps, Google+, and Drive can now be opened in their respective...
View ArticleTim Cook’s Plan to Sell More iPhones in Apple Stores Could Be Tough Task
Tim Cook is reportedly trying to sell more iPhones through Apple Stores instead of via carrier partners -- but that could be an uphill task according to an analysis from Consumer Intelligence Research...
View ArticleApple Seeds OS X 10.8.5 Build 12F23 to Developers [Mac Blog]
Apple today seeded build 12F23 of OS X 10.8.5 to developers, offering a fifth version of the next Mac operating system update for testing. The release comes one week after the appearance of the...
View ArticleApple to Team Up With Tech Companies to Ask for Greater NSA Transparency
Apple is joining forces with Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, and several other technology companies and civil liberties groups to request via letter that the U.S. government offer greater...
View ArticleApple Edging Further Into the Living Room by Cooperating with TV Content...
Following a report from earlier this week describing how Apple has approached cable companies and networks with a proposal to allow viewers to pay to skip over ads, The New York Times weighs in with a...
View ArticleApple and Samsung Still in Settlement Talks, ‘No Indication’ of Imminent...
Apple and Samsung have been in settlement negotiations following Apple's victory in a patent lawsuit last year, according to The Wall Street Journal. This contradicts a report from last November that...
View ArticleApple’s Developer Center Experiences Daylong Outage [Mac Blog]
Apple's Developer Center has been down for more than a day now, with no word from Apple on the reason behind the outage. MacRumors first began receiving reports of the downtime on July 18, at...
View ArticleMicrosoft Releases New Anti-iPad Ad Highlighting Surface Accessories
Microsoft today released another anti-iPad commercial, this time focusing on the iPad's lack of a USB port while highlighting the Surface RT's keyboard and stand. The ad once again returns to using...
View ArticleApple Reportedly Acquires Transit Service HopStop to Further Improve its Maps...
Apple has acquired transit service HopStop.com to improve its mapping service, reports Bloomberg. News of the deal comes just hours after the reported purchase of Locationary, a company that focuses on...
View Article‘Apple Store’ iOS App Update Coming Tuesday with Free iTunes Store, App...
9to5Mac reports that Apple will be releasing an updated version of its Apple Store app for iOS devices on Tuesday, bringing a minor redesign and new tie-ins with iTunes Store, App Store, and iBookstore...
View ArticleApple Releases OS X Mavericks Developer Preview 4
Apple has seeded the fourth Developer Preview of OS X Mavericks to developers, some two weeks after the release of Developer Preview 3. OS X Mavericks is slated for release this fall and includes new...
View ArticleSurvey Shows Older and Cheaper iPhones and iPads Remain Popular, MacBook Pro...
In its latest report on Apple, Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) surveyed a number of recent purchasers of Apple products to determine U.S. buyer's purchasing habits regarding preferred...
View ArticleLow-Cost iPhone and iPad 5 to Ship in Early September with iPhone 5S Coming...
According to a new report from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, production difficulties will cause Apple’s iPhone 5S to ship slightly later than expected towards the end of September, with supplies...
View ArticleApple Reaches Podcasting Milestone with 1 Billion Subscribers
According the Podcasts section of the iTunes Store, iTunes users have now subscribed to one billion podcasts. Originally introduced in 2005, Podcasts allow both individuals and major companies to...
View ArticleBest Buy to Reinstate iPad Trade-In Program [iOS Blog]
Earlier this month Best Buy announced a special two-day iPad trade-in program where 2nd or 3rd generation iPad owners could trade in their devices for fourth-generation iPads. Best Buy is now set to...
View ArticleApple Reports Q3 2013 Quarterly Results: $6.9 Billion Profit on $35.3 Billion...
Apple today announced financial results for the second calendar and third fiscal quarter of 2013. For the quarter, Apple posted revenue of $35.3 billion and net quarterly profit of $6.9 billion, or...
View ArticleApple CFO Peter Oppenheimer: Apple to Have ‘Very Busy Fall’ with More Detail...
During the Question and Answer portion of Apple's third quarter earnings call, Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer suggested that Apple will have a "very busy fall," specifically mentioning October as a month...
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