Apple has just released iOS 6 – its eagerly awaited next generation mobile operating system for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Apple had given us sneak peak of iOS 6 at WWDC 2012 Keynote, which includes over 200 new features such as an all-new Maps app, improvements to Siri, new Passbook app, improved notification system, [...]
While some might consider the the latest, greatest 2012 iPhone 5 a no brainer when it comes to their next purchasing decision, Apple keeps the 2011 iPhone 4S and the 2010 iPhone 4 around for a reason. For some people, up-front price really does matter. However, over the lifetime of a typical contract, you’ll be [...]
Wow, if there was any doubt about how popular the new iPhone would be, the initial sales have put that to rest. By 4 am this morning, the first day that pre-ording was available, Apple’s website was already saying that delivery would be two weeks rather than next Friday, as announced. As usual, those who [...]
“It’s time to separate the wheat from the chaff. Whether the true Apple fan boys would have caught on to the trick immediately, is uncertain, but these poor victims of a prank on the street couldn’t distinguish an iPhone 4S from an iPhone 5 when asked to comment on the new product,” IBN reports. “A [...]
“Driven by the new A6 processor, LTE 4G high-speed modem and Retina display with in-cell touch technology, the new iPhone 5 is estimated to cost Apple $167.50 in materials alone for the entry-level 16-gigabyte model,” Sam Oliver reports for AppleInsider. “The numbers, published on Friday by UBM TechInsights, peg the cost of the new A6 [...]
“Apple Inc shares rose on Friday, touching a record high after the company said some customers must wait two to three weeks for the new, slimmer, faster iPhone 5, suggesting strong global demand for the smartphone that accounts for half of its revenue,” Poornima Gupta and Sayantani Ghosh report for Reuters. “Apple’s U.S. [online] store [...]
“China Mobile is not going to be selling the iPhone 5, at least not anytime soon, says Nomura Equity Research in a report out of Friday,” Reinhardt Krause reports for Investor’s Business Daily. “‘Contrary to some media reports’ suggestions, the initial version of iPhone 5 does not work on TD-LTE technology (4G technology adopted by [...]
“Just a few months after Tim Cook pledged to ‘double down’ on the company’s already tight secrecy policies, Apple Inc. unveiled its most important product of the year – and managed to surprise no one,” Therese Poletti writes for MarketWatch. “And while a corporate chieftain like Cook might easily bemoan the legions of press hounds, [...]
“Apple Inc. (AAPL) rose to a record after the company said the iPhone 5 won’t ship for two weeks from its online store, fueling speculation that the latest model had sold out,” Ryan Faughnder reports for Bloomberg. “The shares gained [1.95 percent in morning trading and] reached an intraday record of [$696.82],” Faughnder reports. “Through [...]
“When Apple revealed its new Passbook mobile payment system as part of the iOS 6 preview in June, many industry watchers expected the addition of near-field communications capability on the next version of the iPhone that would compliment Passbook,” Brian Proffitt reports for ReadWriteWeb. “That new iPhone is here, but there’s no NFC feature in [...]
