iSuppli, electronics market research firm published results from a teardown study late last week where the company has looked into the costs incurred by Apple in manufacturing the Verizon iPhone. iSuppli reports that Apple has managed to reduce the bill of materials (BOM) cost of the CDMA iPhone 4 compared to the GSM version. While [...]
Japanese blog Macotakara – which in the past has provided accurate details about forthcoming Apple launches has some interesting information regarding iPad 2. In a two line report published recently, the blog said that Apple will be holding a small event in February to launch the next generation iPad. However, Macotakara goes on to add [...]
Couple of days after we had an analyst claim that iPad 2 may get a thinner and anti-reflection screen, we have folks over at 9To5Mac telling us that they are in possession of what they claim is an iPad 2 display. 9to5Mac claims that the display “fresh out of China” is lighter, thinner and of overall [...]
A disgruntled AT&T user has filed a class action lawsuit against US Carrier alleging that it is overcharging users of iOS devices like the iPad and the iPhone for data usage. Patrick Hendrix alleges that AT&T is claiming bogus data usage even when an iOS device is left idle and claims that he hired an [...]
Apple has tied up with Indian government run mobile operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to launch the iPad in the country. The iPad comes to India nine months after it was launched in the US. Starting January 28, users in India will be able to buy the iPad from an Apple retailer. The 16GB [...]
According to a recent Bloomberg report, Apple will build NFC (Near Field Communication) chips into the next generation iPhone and iPad. NFC is a short range wireless technology that enables devices to communicate with each other to perform simple transactions. This technology has been in use in countries like Japan and South Korea – but [...]
If you were hoping that iPad 2 comes with a 2048*1536 screen resolution, prepare to be disappointed. According to IDC analyst Tom Mainelli, Apple has just requested its component makers to begin work on the super high resolution 2048*1536 display. This means it would be futile to expect such a screen in the second generation iPad, [...]
Folks over at Android Central have come across a set of pictures that look like internal Verizon documents with pricing details of a bunch of smartphones and the Motorola’s recently announced Xoom tablet. The Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) powered tablet was first seen in December when Google VP Andy Rubin showed off the device as a [...]
Folks over at Gear Live have come across a some interesting information that they say has been leaked from retailer Best Buy’s internal training documents. The first of the documents talk about AT&T simplifying its text messaging plans starting 23rd January 2010 while the other document meant for Best Buy retail employees tries to explain [...]
When Apple launched the App Store on July 10th, 2008, even they would not have thought in their wildest imaginations that it would end up becoming such a huge success. The success of the App Store was clear when one billion apps were downloaded in just 9 months. Fast forward to the present and the App [...]
While most of us are looking forward to seeing the horde of tablets and new smartphones that would be displayed at Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, let us also remind you that CES 2011 is not just about phones and tablets. A host of multimedia players and iPod Touch competitors are also expected to [...]
Nielsen, the media research firm has just released their data showcasing the performance of the US Smartphone market in the month of November 2010. According to the report, Apple’s iPhone still leads the pack when it comes to market share with over 28.6 per cent of the market. In second place, but falling sharply is [...]
With few days left for the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to kick off, everyone seems to be excited about the new crop of tablets that are expected to be revealed at the show. CES’ tryst with the tablets started last year when Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer displayed the HP Slate, a [...]
It’s truly amazing how mobile technology has evolved over the years. From devices that could only allow people to communicate with each other through voice it evolved to gadgets that could send text messages and soon e-mails, instant messaging, and now video calling where people can see each other and talk – real time. Mobile [...]
Norway based Elliptic Labs is working on a touchless gesture user interface for Apple’s iPad called Mimesign. The technology, which is similar to that seen on Microsoft’s Kinect will allow users to control various functions of the iPad – without actually having to touch the screen. They already seem to have a prototype ready, which [...]
Taiwan based publication Digtimes is reporting that Apple is expected to release three different versions of the next generation Apple iPad – including a CDMA version. Digitimes claims that according to “industry sources”, the mass production of all three versions will start in the later half of January 2011. Apple has initially kept a ratio [...]
It is a known fact that when it comes to cellular phone technology, Asian countries like Japan and South Korea are a generation ahead of the West. Technologies like NFC (Near Field Communications), a short range wireless technology, which enables support for “tap and go” credit and debit card payments and public transport fare payments [...]
Last year at the CES, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer went gaga over the future of the tablet and it was quite ironical that not a single Windows based tablet have been able to make a commercial impact until now. Fast forward to a year and we have Apple’s iPad virtually dominating the (still) nascent tablets [...]
It was just last month that Skyfire debuted its Skyfire Web Browser app for iPhone and iPod Touch. As you might be already aware, one of the most interesting aspects about browser app is its ability to run Adobe Flash videos – specially when you consider Apple’s stand against the multimedia platform. Folks at Skyfire [...]
It was just last week that we heard of a news report by Japanese News Paper Nikkei about Apple and Toshiba having ended up in a partnership to build a 1.2 billion dollar facility in China to produce LCD displays for the iPhone. The plant has been designed to fulfill the huge requirement of LCD [...]
