Apple has announced that it will replace faulty iPhone 5 power buttons after users complained of malfunctions. While recalls for Apple are extremely rare, the company has decided to issue a “iPhone 5 Sleep/Wake Button Replacement Program” to fix faulty power buttons even if the warranty has expired. While only certain serial numbers are eligible … Read more
Tim Cook has announced that despite little marketing effort, Apple TV has sold more than 20 million units since it was launched. Starting out as a “hobby” project for Apple, their set top box has gone on to compete with Roku and Amazon Fire TV. “We’ve got a pretty large installed base there, I’m feel … Read more
The legal dispute between Samsung and Apple continues with Samsung declaring that the $2.19 billion price tag for Apple patents is too high and an insult to jurors. Samsung stated that Apples patent infringement claims of $2.19 billion are 57 times are higher than what Samsung should pay if the jury finds them guilty of … Read more
The $2.2 billion lawsuit against Apple and Samsung is heating up with Google called to courts to defend Samsung. Seven Google employees have been made witnesses in the $2 billion patent trial against Apple and Samsung. Hiroshi Locheimer, Google’s vice president of Android engineering, testified yesterday about the development of the Android operating system used … Read more
Apple has confirmed that long time designer, Greg Christie who was responsible for making iPhones’ interface is going to retire. Announcing the news yesterday, Apple stated that Christie was a key figure in making the iPhone a reality. Replacing Christie is Jonathan Ive, Apple’s hardware designer who was in charge of iOS 7 last year. … Read more
Internal documents leaked from Samsung have revealed that the companies number one priority is triumphing over Apple. A memo titled “2011 Summary and Lessons Learned 2012 Business Forecast” leaked from Samsung revealed that “beating Apple is a #1 priority” for the company. Some of the strategies outlined in the document revealed that Samsung will develop … Read more
We all do it, we walk and text, oblivious to our environment around us, barely missing poles, other people and sometimes on a more serious note, cars. Apple says- there is a better way! And have launched a patent titled, “Transparent Texting” which just recently went public. The patent outlines that in order to allow … Read more
Apple is tapping into the surprisingly lucrative and addictive world of emojis by creating more culturally diverse options. An Apple spokesperson has confirmed that the company is looking to expand their emoji collection after many users complained about the restrictive choices. Apple has currently been using Unicode standard emoji’s but are now looking to expand … Read more
Apple and Comcast are reportedly negotiating a deal that will allow users to access cable TV through Apple’s set top box. If the deal with Apple and Comcast goes ahead, Apple TV users will be able to access apps, internet, online content streaming and Cable TV provided by Comcast. While the deal is currently in … Read more
As revenues from streaming music are on the increase, music downloads are on the decrease and Apple is employing a new plan to launch a Spotify type service and an Android compatible iTunes. Subscriptions to streaming music sites have risen by 51 percent however music downloads have dropped by 13 percent. In order to keep … Read more
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