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Public radio reporter Rob Schmitz knows the real way to get to the bottom of an issue, like the production of iPads and other consumer electronics at Foxconn. Schmitz, the Shanghai Bureau Chief for the American Public Media program Marketplace, got first-hand access to tape how iPads are actually m ... Full Article »
Could Apple’s biggest rival in 2012 and beyond be Amazon (rather than Google, Microsoft, Facebook or anyone else)? First, Amazon emerged as a serious threat to Apple in the tablet space, last year unveiling the Kindle Fire for a market-setting $199 price point. Now, due to allegations by the U.S. ... Full Article »
Though it might not be released for a while, Apple is supposedly doing some internal testing with iTunes 11, the next major refresh of the program it uses to sell users mobile and digital content. The report comes from 9to5Mac, which cites unnamed sources and even provides what it says is a screens ... Full Article »
It looks like Apple’s effort to turn the page on the publishing industry by distributing eBooks via the iPad is hitting a bit of a snag. As first reported by Bloomberg Business Week, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Apple and multiple publishers (Hachette SA, HarperCollins, ... Full Article »
AT&T announced last week that it would begin unlocking iPhones for customers who had fulfilled their two-year contracts with the company, allowing them to leave AT&T and activate the device on any network that supports the internal technology, such as T-Mobile. It was a pretty big deal, pre ... Full Article »
It is again the season for new iPhone rumors. Although Apple came out with the iPhone 4S only last October, June is traditionally the month the company unveils new iPhones. So, in preparation of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, which typically occurs in the first week of June, expect to s ... Full Article »
Seems like we just got a fresh crop of iPhone 5 rumors, but then again, this is a new Apple device we’re talking about, so a new rumor every 12 hours is pretty normal. The latest comes from an analyst at Topeka Capital Markets, Brian J. White, who said he believes the next iPhone will include a l ... Full Article »
The iPad is here, and that means there will be fewer rumors to spread about the device for a while, unless you count the rumors about how Apple will fix the device’s Wi-Fi issues. In the meantime, it’s time we spent all our effort thinking and talking about Apple’s yearly refresh of the iPhon ... Full Article »
Apple’s fixes for the Wi-Fi connectivity issues users have been reporting with the new iPad may be as simple as a software update, according to one tech expert. Last Friday, Computerworld interviewed Aaron Vronko, CEO of the Michigan-based iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch repair shop company Rapid Rep ... Full Article »
A new patent filed by Apple could allow the company to eventually use facial scanning technology to allow iOS devices to switch between users and possibly lock devices. As Ars Technica reports, a recently published Apple patent includes technology that would allow iOS devices to quickly switch pref ... Full Article »
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