Mastercard/Paypass to be NFC partner with Apple on iPhone 5?
iPhone NFC by moneto We had some time to talk to a well-connected developer at Macworld who was building an app that— among other capabilities— includes NFC reading for the purpose of mobile transactions. We were obviously curious why they would do that, noting that third party NFC readers for iPhone were not popular (aside...
Apple researching universal touchscreen remote with adaptable user interface for future TVs
A patent application published by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office earlier today reveals Apple is flirting with the idea of a universal touchscreen controller capable of controlling multiple devices including a “television, a video tape player, a video disk player, a stereo, a home control system, or a computer system.” The patent application is titled...
AAPL reaches all-time high of $429 a share, market cap closes in on $400B
With an announcement tomorrow in New York city and an earnings call on January 24th, APPL has reached an all-time high of $429.47 a share on today’s market, and closed at $429.11. Being up more than four points today, Apple is continuing to close in on a $400B market cap and sits at just $398.70B at...
Apple reportedly looking to open iconic retail store in Queens, NY
Apple currently has only one other Apple Store in New York City outside of Manhattan that is located in Staten Island. Things could change, however, according to a new report from NY Daily News that clamed retail developer Yeheskel Elia is working with Apple to bring an “iconic store” to Queens, New York. The specific location of the store would be Austin Street...
Intel looking to use its new Medfield chip in the iPhone
Intel is looking to use its recently unveiled Medfield chips in the iPhone, according to The Telegraph. In the report, Dave Whalen, vice president of Intel’s architecture group, told The Telegraph that Intel has talked to Apple and other manufacturers about using the new Medfield chips in iOS devices. Specifically, Whalen said as iOS continues to grow,...
The MacBook Air Samsung SSD is about to get twice as fast
I had a chance to meet with Samsung Storage solutions at CES 2012 this week and got the low down on its new OEM SSDs that Apple tends to buy in large numbers. Samsung and Toshiba are the OEMs that provide the SSDs in MacBook Airs. Samsung’s 470 OEM SSD product is noticeably faster than the Toshiba...
T-Mobile will use resources and spectrum gained from failed AT&T merger to become iPhone compatible
I had a few minutes this evening at T-Mobile’s CES party between Colbie Cailat songs to talk to CTO Neville Ray on what the future holds for T-Mobile USA now that the AT&T merger is off. For starters, the carrier walks away not only with a cool $3 billion break-up fee, but also some AWS spectrum from AT&T....
Apple’s head of iOS product marketing Greg Joswiak spotted roaming the show floor at CES
While Apple does not have a booth or keynote at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the company is on the show floor scouting the competition. PaidContent’s Tom Krazit spotted Apple’s head of iOS product marketing Greg Joswiak at Sony’s booth. Joswiak talked to PaidContent, with a grin on his face, and said he...
OWC puts together Mac Mini Stack Max: USB 3.0, 4TB 3.5 inch drive, eSATA and more
We love this add-on to the Mac Mini that turns it into more of a pro-device (and a cube!). The business up front is a DVD-R drive (not sure about BluRay) and an SDXC card reader that complements the one on the back of the mini. On the rear, you get a high power USB...
Report: Apple to launch ‘full HD’ iPad 3 in March, followed by iPad 4 in October
A new report today claimed Apple is gearing up to release a next-generation “iPad 3″ with a “full HD display” in March, followed by an “iPad 4″ in October. The report came from Asian supply chain watcher DigiTimes who cited Taiwanese industry sources again. Digitimes’ record has been more than a little shaky, especially of...
Corning Gorilla Glass 2 to debut at CES 2012: Will latest innovation be on iPad 3 or iPhone 5?
Corning Inc., announced today its plan to unveil Gorilla Glass 2 at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week, and the company said more product details would be made available Jan. 9. The Corning, N.Y.-based company plans to “showcase the critical role of highly engineered specialty glass in addressing emerging trends”...
