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Apple's upcoming products will "change the narrative", says Barclays

Ben Buffone — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:21:58 +0100

Barclays analyst Ben Reitzes has suggested Apple's upcoming product roadmap will "change the narrative" of the company. The analyst has also recently upped his own performance targets for Apple. Read more...

Lightroom for iOS could finally aim the iPad at professionals

Ben Buffone — Fri, 03 May 2013 00:31:28 +0100

Appearing on photography web show The Grid, Adobe's group product manager Tom Hogarty has shown off a prototype version of Lightroom running on iOS, offering a true professional editing on the iPad. Read more...

"Why would I need an iPad again?" Surface blog showcases user who ditched iPad

John Callaham — Thu, 02 May 2013 08:05:36 +0100

A post on the official Surface Blog, the first in a new monthly series on how 'real people' use Surface, tells the story of man who ditched his iPad for a Surface Pro, taking a few digs at the iPad. Read more...

Analyst: Apple may launch $199-$249 iPad mini soon

Ben Buffone — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:13:58 +0100

Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst with KGI Securities, has suggested that in order to fend off attacks from cheap Android tablets, Apple will move to ship a budget iPad mini in the $199-249 price range. Read more...

Apple slammed with fine over illegal copyright violation

Ben Buffone — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:51:00 +0100

Apple has been hit with a $118,000 fine for illegally distributing copyrighted material in China. Judge Feng Gang ruled that Apple showed negligence in ensuring uploaded content was legal. Read more...

Have coffee with Tim Cook for a mere $175,000 [Update: Over $600k!)

Ben Buffone — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:36:17 +0100

Bidding to meet Apple CEO Tim Cook for a coffee has reached $175,000. For this you'll get between 30 mins and an hour with Cook, with all proceeds going directly to charity, but would you pay that? Read more...

Strategy Analytics: 3 million Windows tablets shipped in Q1 2013

John Callaham — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:54:08 +0100

A report from research firm Strategy Analytics claims that three million tablets with a version of Microsoft's Windows OS shipped worldwide in the first quarter of 2013. Read more...

Tim Cook teases "surprises" coming this fall and in 2014

John Callaham — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:59:24 +0100

Apple CEO Tim Cook claimed during his regular quarterly conference call with analysts the company has " a lot more surprises in the works" that will be announced and launched this fall and into 2014. Read more...

Apple sells 37.4 million iPhones and 19.5 million iPads in Q1 2013

John Callaham — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:53:07 +0100

Apple has announced it sold 37.4 million iPhones and 19.5 million iPads during the first quarter of 2013, bringing in $43.6 billion in revenues and a net income of $9.5 billion for the time period. Read more...

Leaked iPad 5 rear panel confirms iPad mini-like design?

Ben Buffone — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:40:19 +0100

In another image that purports to be a rear panel for the iPad 5, the iPad mini-style design suggested in recent rumours is only confirmed further. Read more...

Whatsapp is bigger than Twitter

Ben Buffone — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:14:42 +0100

Messaging service WhatsApp is now reportedly bigger than Twitter, dealing with over 18 billion messages daily. But is that a fair comparison? Read more...

Apple and Yahoo discussing partnerships

Max Slater-Robins — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:57:07 +0100

A report by the Wall Street Journal has outlined talks between Yahoo! and Apple about a deeper integration of Yahoo! services to combat iOS' reliance on Google. Apple may also be considering Bing. Read more...

Apple CEO Tim Cook issues apology for Chinese customer service issues

John Callaham — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:01:07 +0100

Apple CEO Tim Cook has issued yet another public apology, this time to the company's Chinese customers, stating it will improve communication on its warranties and improve training for service staff. Read more...

Apple unable to trademark "iPad Mini" as it's too descriptive

Paul Ferson — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:09:07 +0100

Apple's iPad might be one of the most famous devices of the last decade, but it seems that their iPad Mini's name is too descriptive for the US Trademark Office to consider it trademark-able. Read more...

Apple may build an iOS game controller

Stephen Robinson — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 08:34:36 +0000

Apple may be working on an iOS gaming controller according to developers at the Game Developers Conference. Apple reportedly spoke to them about supporting the upcoming controller at game launches. Read more...

Apple may abandon Samsung for Retina iPad mini displays

Ben Buffone — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:08:35 +0000

Apple may drop Samsung altogether from delivering touch panels for the iPad mini, new reports suggest. Consequently, display company Innolux are set to fulfil the orders for the next gen device. Read more...

Google Chairman uses a BlackBerry and hates the Nexus 7's size

Ben Buffone — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:16:25 +0000

In an interview on Thursday, Google's Eric Schmidt is revealed to use a BlackBerry smartphone, and disapprove of the Nexus 7's form factor. Is he losing touch or is his openness an asset? Read more...

Research firm: Windows 8 tablets could beat iPads in enterprise markets

John Callaham — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:58:30 +0000

A new white paper from research firm Moor Insights and Strategy claims that Windows 8-based tablets could outsell Apple's iPad thanks to more features and better compatibility. Read more...

D'oh-nuts: 8-year-old spends $1460 on virtual snacks in Simpsons iPad game

Andy Weir — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:10:00 +0000

In the latest example of kids spending enormous sums on in-app purchases, an eight-year-old boy from the UK spent £980 ($1460) on buying virtual doughnuts in an iPad game based on The Simpsons. Read more...

Google Now may be coming to iOS

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:03:24 +0000

A leaked promotional video shows Google Now will soon be coming to iOS on iPhones and iPads. The service will be integrated in Google's search app and will be similar to the Android version. Read more...