The iPhone 5 is already the topic for speculations, in spite of us not even knowing if such a device will be preceded by an iPhone 4 upgrade or not. This time, we learn that cultofmac.com received a tip concerning the implementation of a NFC chip on the next Apple iPhone. NFC, short for Near Field Communication is a short range wireless connection...
VLC is one of the most popular video players out there, but apparently not popular enough to avoid some issues with the Apple App Store. It seems that its maker, Videolan sent a copyright infringement notice to Apple recently concerning the iOS version of the video playing app. As you might already know, VLC is distributed under a GNU General Public...
You might remember that Motorola sued basically every major company earlier this month, including Apple. Now, the Cupertino giant is fighting back, launching two legal actions against Moto, for its breach of six patents related to multitouch technology. The list of Moto devices infringing Apple’s intellectual property includes quite a bunch of...
Believe it or not, Apple wants a piece of Sony, if not the whole thing… The Cupertino giant could be making an entrance on the console market, by working with Sony, as Reuters wrote recently following Barron’s report. Apple is set on using its $50 billion reserves to make a purchase and they could be aiming Adobe, Sony or Disney as targets. Seeing...
Apple has just updated its Apple Store app for iOS, now reaching version 1.1 and including a product we’ve all been waiting for: the white case iPhone 4. We can’t yet say if this is an upgraded handset and you can’t even order it yet, as the feature wasn’t activated. MacRumors forum member Bandolier spotted this reservation...
We already know that the iPhone sold in a very impressive amount of units over the past quarter, surpassing the BlackBerry handsets, but will it be able to pull an “encore” during the holiday season? We guess so, specially if the mystery white iPhone 4 spotted last week will come out before Christmas time… Back to the sales, Strategy...
Strategy Analytics’ latest research shows that smartphone shipments have exploded over the last year. They grew 78% in Q3 2010, compared to the same time period of 2009. Apple was very impressive and gained lots of smartphone segment market share, reaching 18.3%. They’re right behind Nokia, with 34.4% and in front of RIM, that only reached...
Apple’s Back to the Mac event finally came and thanks to it we finally learned details about the new MacBook Air. Two new laptops from the Air series were unveiled, with the already existing one being updated and a new 11.6 inch version being introduced. What’s changed? The case, that’s been reworked and the specs, that were upgraded. The...
Apple has just announced its Q4 earnings, surpassing even the most optimistic expectations with their figures. The last fiscal quarter brought the highest revenue and earnings ever, according to the company’s officials. Records were set in the sales of Mac, iPhone and iPad units. Prepared to be impressed by the 14.1 million iPhones sold in Q4,...
Believe it or not, the device pictured below is actually the Verizon iPhone 4, that was leaked online courtesy of a blog called richyrich. The news came a bit after BGR published a piece concerning this iPhone version and the evolution of the iPhone 5, as it has reached the engineering verification test phase. This version of the iPhone brings CDMA...
