Apple iPad Mini Rumors: Suppliers Challenged By ‘Frustrating’ Yield Issues, Supply Constraints Likely
At a time when Apple is widely rumored to launch its 7.85-inch iPad mini soon, new reports are suggesting that the device could also face supply constraints due to yield issues with several components.
How The New iPhone Will Cost You At Least $1,800 In 2 Years
For just $199, you can be the owner of an iPhone 5, provided you have signed a two-year contract with the respective carrier. Ever wondered why and how the carrier can do that for you? Obviously, they know how to make their money back from you, the customer. The new iPhone can cost you at least $1,800 in 2 years of contract.
iPhone 5 Vs. Galaxy S3: Samsung Apparently Best Apple In Display Specs
With the bigger screen and introduction of the in-cell touch technology, Apple indeed put some good effort to make the new iPhone 5 stand out from the crowd. But has it done enough to outclass rivals like the Samsung Galaxy S3? According to a new IHS iSuppli report, the sixth generation iPhone does lag behind the Galaxy S3 when it comes to the screen thinness and color gamut.
Real-Life Anime Girl Anastasiya Shpagina’s Extreme Makeup Techniques Transform Her Into A Living Doll [Photos & Video]
Thanks to extreme makeup techniques, a teenage girl from Ukraine has transformed herself into a real-life anime character with vividly-colored hair, doe eyes and a miniature waist.
Apple iPhone 5 Added To Latest Patent Infringement Lawsuit By Samsung, Hearing Scheduled For 2014
In a court filing Monday, South Korean tech giant Samsung added the latest iPhone 5 to an existing patent-infringement lawsuit against Apple, claiming that the device had infringed certain wireless and feature patents held by the company.
Vomiting Virus Outbreak: 8,400 German Children Affected, Exact Cause Of Outbreak Still Unknown
A vomiting virus outbreak has affected thousands of children in Germany over the last few days, and according to the country’s health authorities, the number of children with vomiting and diarrhea has now increased from about 4,500 to as much as 8,400.
HP ElitePad 900 Windows 8 Tablet: Strong Chassis, Unique ‘Smart Jackets’
Hewlett-Packard (HP) Monday announced its next generation business-class Windows 8 tablet, the HP ElitePad 900. Coming with enterprise-grade features, functionality and support, the new tablet will be available in the United States in January.
Apple iPhone 5 Carrier Update For Verizon Fixes Bug Causing Cellular Data Usage Even on Wi-Fi
Apple issued a carrier update for the Verizon variant of the new iPhone 5 Sunday, which claimed to fix a bug that, in some cases, caused the device to use Verizon cellular data despite being connected to Wi-Fi network.
iOS 6 Jailbreak: How To Downgrade iOS 6 To iOS 5.1.1 With Redsn0w On A4 Devices [VIDEO]
If you have an iPhone 4, iPod touch, or below running iOS 6, you can now downgrade to iOS 5.1.1 using Redsn0w. However, you need to have your SHSH blobs (Signature HaSH blobs) saved for iOS 5.1.1 as Apple has stopped signing iOS 5.1.1.
Apple iPhone 5 Coming To Regional US Carriers Friday, Price Starts At $149.99
A week after its worldwide release on major US carriers like AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint, Apple’s sixth generation iPhone, the iPhone 5, is now set to arrive on a number of regional carriers also, starting on Friday.
Qualcomm Announces New Snapdragon S4 Play Processors With Quad-Core CPUs For High-Volume Smartphones
Chip manufacturer Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) Thursday announced the addition of two new Snapdragon S4 mobile processors -- “MSM8225Q” and “MSM8625Q”. Both the new processors are members of the Snapdragon S4 Play processor tier and are optimized specifically for high-volume smartphones.
Off-Contract AT&T Apple iPhone 5 Can Be Unlocked Easily By Restoring It In iTunes
The older process of unlocking an AT&T iPhone included filling out an online form, sending a fax to AT&T, waiting for almost a week and then restoring the device. But now you can do that by simply restoring the phone in iTunes and it will be unlocked.
Hubble Telescope Assembles The Farthest-Ever View Of Universe [PHOTOS]
Just like photographers assembling a portfolio of the best photos they have captured, astronomers have also assembled a new photo of the farthest-ever view of the universe with the help of 10 years of photographs taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.
Apple iPhone 5 Teardown Reveals Many Critical Changes To Device But Most Suppliers Remain The Same
Apple made some critical changes to the product design and parts of the new iPhone 5, including the faster applications processor, the larger display and the high-speed 4G LTE air interface. However, the smartphone does exhibit a great deal of similarity to the iPhone 4S in terms of component suppliers, according to a new teardown report by IHS iSuppli Research.
Windows 8 Is A Big Gamble That Microsoft Must Take To Stay Alive In Competition: Gartner
In a bid to stay relevant in a world where mobile devices with new modern experiences are becoming the norm, Microsoft must take a big gamble over the next few months with Windows and Office, the two products responsible for most of its revenue and profit, says Gartner.
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean For Samsung Galaxy S3 Starts Rolling Out; 15 Other Devices To Get Update Soon
Many Android users are still waiting to get their hands on the Android Jelly Bean (4.1) that was released months before, with Google Nexus 7 as one of the first devices to ship with it. However, a new report says that Samsung has already started rolling out the Jelly Bean update for the Galaxy S3.
Apple iPhone 5 Jailbroken: Developer Posts Photos Of New iPhone Running iOS 6 With Cydia Installed
The sixth generation Apple iPhone, the iPhone 5, went on sale only Friday, Sept. 21. But it seems that one of the talented iOS jailbreak developers is already in possession of jailbroken iPhone 5. Well-known iOS hacker Grant Paul, better known as “chpwn,” posted a couple of pictures on Twitter Friday that showed an iPhone 5 running iOS 6 with Cydia installed.
Apple iPhone 5 Vs Nokia Lumia 920: Why Finnish Firm Thinks Its Device Is Better Than Apple’s Newest [Infographic]
Following Samsung’s foot-steps, Finnish firm Nokia has released an infographic, in which it attempted to show that the recently unveiled Lumia 920, its first Windows Phone 8 device, is way better when compared to Apple’s newest bet, the one and only iPhone 5.
NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft Spots Signs Of Water On Giant Asteroid Vesta
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has spotted signs of water on the giant asteroid Vesta, the space agency said in statement Thursday. The spacecraft revealed that Vesta has its own version of ring around the collar and according to two new papers based on observations from the low-altitude mapping orbit of the Dawn mission, volatile or easily evaporated materials have colored Vesta's surface in a broad swath around its equator.
iOS 6 Features: How Maps And Passbook Help Boost Apple App Store Growth In 2012
With the introduction of the new Maps platform and Passbook app to iOS 6, the latest version of its mobile operating system, Apple has extended the reach of its smartphone and tablet ecosystem, helping drive the company’s app store revenue up by nearly 70 percent by the end of this year, according to a new iSuppli report.
iOS 6 Jailbreak On iPhone, iPod Touch (A4-Based Only) Using Redsn0w And Steps For Installing Cydia [VIDEO]
iPhone Dev-Team’s popular jailbreak tool Redsn0w works on the new iOS 6 release. It can perform a tethered iOS 6 jailbreak on A4-based iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch 4th-gen.
Gartner: 10-15 Percent Of Social Media Reviews To Be Fake By 2014, Paid For By Companies
iOS 6 Release Just Hours Away: Arrival Time And 6 Things You Need To Know Before Upgrading
Worldwide Cloud Services Market To Surpass $109B In 2012: Gartner
The worldwide cloud services market is estimated to grow 19.6 percent in 2012 to surpass the $109-billion mark, according to a new report by Gartner.
iOS 6 SHSH Blobs Can Be Saved For Future Downgrade Using Updated Jailbreak Utility TinyUmbrella 6.00.00
iOS developer NotCom announced Monday that he had updated the jailbreak utility TinyUmbrella to version 6.00.00 with extended support to Apple TV on iOS 5.0.2 and iOS 6.0 support (including betas) to all supported iOS devices.
iOS 6 Release Date Approaches: How To Get Your iPhone Ready For The Upgrade
During the unveiling of iPhone 5 in San Francisco last week, Apple announced that the latest version of its mobile operating system, iOS 6, would be made available for all the supported devices, including iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 4, iPad 3 and iPad 2 Sept. 19.
Kate Middleton Photo Scandal: Lawyers Seek Injunction Against Photographer Over Topless Pics
Lawyers of Britain's royal family, who filed a lawsuit last week against the French magazine "Closer" for publishing paparazzi photos of topless Kate Middleton, will head to court again to file a criminal case against the photographer who took the pictures.
Apple iPhone 5 First Benchmarks Out: With Dual Core 1.02GHz A6 CPU, 1GB RAM, Device Narrowly Tops High End Android Rivals
The first iPhone 5 benchmark results have hit Geekbench and showed that the sixth generation iPhone, running iOS 6 with a Dual-Core 1.02GHz ARMv7 processor and 1GB of RAM, narrowly beats all previous iOS devices and high end Android products.
Apple iPhone 5 Vs Samsung Galaxy S3 And iPhone 4S: How Do They Stack Up Against Each Other [Infographic]
In terms of hardware, the Samsung Galaxy S3 has already proved that it is far superior to the iPhone 4S. With that in mind, the iPhone 5 is definitely more adroit to challenge the South Korean company's best bet. Here's an infographic that puts iPhone 5 against both Samsung Galaxy S3 and iPhone 4S to compare the central statistics of each device.
Worldwide Security Infrastructure Market Will Grow 8.4 Percent By End Of 2012: Gartner
At a time when IT budgets are feeling the pressure due to the global economic slowdown, security is expected to remain a priority through 2016, according to a new Gartner report.