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There have been rumblings and rumors for a while now that Apple is keen to get into the smaller tablet market, what with the success of the Amazon Kindle Fire over Christmas. Despite Steve Jobs’ original contention that a 7-inch tablet would be “dead on arrival,” a story on The Verge today ci ... Full Article »
A propensity to turn up the heat is not the only thing that is off about the new iPad. Users are also complaining about Wi-Fi connectivity. As reported by 9to5 Mac, “Apple is actively investigating” a number of Wi-Fi-related issues. To date, it is only the line of new iPads that are Wi-Fi-only, ... Full Article »
Smartphones are exploding among the United States population, with nearly 50 percent of everyone in the country now owning one. And there are rising trends even among teenagers. According to analyst Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, a survey of 5,600 U.S. teens found that about 34 percent of them ... Full Article »
As we get nearer and nearer to the time of year when Apple routinely releases a new iPhone (traditionally summer, but deeper into the fall last year), the rumors about the iPhone 5 are picking up and starting to coalesce. A newly released video from TV Tokyo shows an interview with a Foxconn recrui ... Full Article »
While a study last month by Consumer Reports contributed to a mini-scandal having to do with the new iPads being hotter than predecessors, the bible in consumer-oriented information is still giving Apple’s most recent tablet high marks. In an article titled New Apple iPad tops our tablet ratings, ... Full Article »
Like all Apple devices near their launch dates, the new iPad continues to be in extremely short supply, especially when you’re trying to get one in certain places, or online. The wait for the iPad when ordering from Apple’s online store still clocks in at between one and two weeks for most mode ... Full Article »
At least it’s a step up from Noah Wyle. Variety is reporting that actor and serial angel investor Ashton Kutcher is slated to play Steve Jobs in an upcoming biopic. This does not appear to be an April Fool’s Day gag. Rather than playing the Jobs chronicled in the authorized biography Steve Job ... Full Article »
The results are in: the Fair Labor Association has issued a report on Apple device assembler Foxconn, stating it found “significant issues with working conditions at three factories in China” operated by the major Apple supply chain member. As Mashable reports, the FLA released its report after ... Full Article »
It seems that after all the intense discussion of working conditions in China at plants used by Apple and other electronics companies to manufacture their products, Apple CEO Tim Cook is getting to the bottom of the situation himself. According to a story from Bloomberg, Apple’s head honcho visit ... Full Article »
Apple’s latest generation iPad doesn’t pack a whole lot that’s new compared to its predecessors, but the features that Apple did introduce with the third-generation device are a pretty big deal. The most interesting might be the inclusion of 4G LTE, which gives the tablet some pretty intense d ... Full Article »
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