According to a new research note by Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, Apple’s sales growth in 2012 is likely to be driven by two next-generation devices – the iPhone 5 and the iPad 3. The earnings estimates in the report are based on the mid-year release of an iPhone 5, as well as forecasts for [...]
According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, Apple have been meeting with a number of media company executives to discuss their plans for the “future of TV” – the Apple television. Apple Inc. is moving forward with its assault on television, following up on the ambitions of its late co-founder, Steve Jobs. In [...]
Apple have just released a new Christmas-inspired iPhone 4S commercial that features Santa using the voice-assistant Siri to get directions, check local weather details – even search for the email with the “naughty or nice” list. The iPhone 4S advertisement ends with a message from Mrs. Klaus asking Santa to go “easy on the cookies” [...]
Apple has officially launched iTunes Match – the iCloud-based music storage service which allows users to back-up their entire music library with Apple’s servers. iTunes Match ‘matches’ all songs in your iTunes library and stores them in the iCloud, and importantly, even those tracks which are unavailable through the iTunes Store. There is currently a [...]
Several US law firms have launched a class-action lawsuit against Apple and a number of other companies including Samsung and HTC over privacy concerns arising from the data-logging sofware Carrier IQ. The companies involved have been accused of “uprecedented breach in the digital privacy rights of 150 million cell phone users” according to the lawsuit, [...]
According to a report by SmartHouse, Apple’s new TV will launch at the end of 2012 and will come in three different screen sizes, ranging from 32 to 55 inches. The report cites Japanese sources who claim that a “major Japanese company” will be manufacturing the Apple television, which is in keeping with previous reports [...]
According to a report by Reuters, a legal move by Apple to block the sale of Samsung Galaxy smartphones in the U.S. has been rejected by San Jose District Judge Lucy Koh. While the lawsuit is ongoing, today’s result delivers an early blow to Apple’s patent dispute with Samsung. Apple have continued to repeat their [...]
Earlier in the week, Apple began seeding the first iOS 5.1 beta to developers with a reported fix for the known battery life issues with the iPhone 4S. While Apple maintain that the battery problems stem from the software, not the hardware, many users have noted that the minor update (iOS 5.0.1) which was released [...]
Amazon’s $199 Kindle Fire has taken charge of the tablet competition and quickly risen to become the #2 best selling tablet, after Apple’s iPad 2. A new report by IHS has projected that the Kindle Fire will assume a 13.8 percent market share of all tablets sold by the end of the year, which compares [...]
Carrier IQ, the iPhone data logging software built into iOS that caused a firestorm earlier in the year with breach-of-privacy concerns, has been confirmed by Apple as still existing in iOS 5. According to the company, Carrier IQ will be be completely removed in a future update. We stopped supporting CarrierIQ with iOS 5 in [...]
According to new data from research firm comScore, Apple was the fifth most-visited online store in America on Black Friday, trailing behind Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy and Target. Apple reported its best ever sales figures for the 1-day shopping frenzy, with total sales of $816 million – up 26% on last year. Many of Apple’s [...]
Just in time for the holiday sales, Apple have released a new TV ad for the iPod Touch titled “Share the Fun”. With iMessage, Game Center, FaceTime and more, you can share the fun on iPod Touch. With a distinctly ‘teenage’ cast, this latest ad from Apple appears to be pitching the iPod Touch to [...]
Rumors had been circulating that Apple’s massive new 23,000 square foot Grand Central Station retail store would be opening in time for the Black Friday sales – the biggest shopping date of the year. However, there is still no firm date from Apple, but the company has recently revealed new signage that simply states “Apple [...]
Jeffries analyst Peter Misek has reported that Apple are looking to Sharp for production of new high-resolution retina displays for the iPad 3, but a recent research report posted on AllThingsD suggests that this same technology may be used for the yet unannounced Apple Television. Misek has suggested that Sharp have begun tailoring their production [...]
Apple began posting promotional teasers for the November 25th Black Friday sales on all of its online stores yesterday. Today, Tapscape has received the full list of sale items from a source at Apple. The list includes deals on the full range of Apple products from Macs to iPad and iPod, as well as official [...]
