Apple outs more powerful Apple TV (dual-core A5?) in iOS 5 file system
We’ve been hoping for a new Apple TV since Apple began transitioning its iOS device lineup to dual-core A5 processors, and we now have some compelling evidence for a next-generation Apple TV being in the works. Deep inside the iOS 5 file system is a reference to a Apple TV 3,1. This would be an...
Expert: iPhone 4S antenna system could infringe on Samsung patents
The same antenna expert who claims to have predicted the iPhone 4 “antennagate” controversy thinks Apple may once again run into trouble with the new antenna tech in the iPhone 4S. This time, however, the problems may arise due to patent infringement. This according to a translated report from ComON. Danish professor Gert Frølund Pedersen...
Samsung and Google delay launch of Ice Cream Sandwich/Nexus Prime out of respect for Jobs
Here’s the official statement from Google and Samsung: “We believe this is not the right time to announce a new product as the world expresses tribute to Steve Jobs’s passing,” the companies said. They are likely to make an announcement on the launch late next week. The new Google phone is built by Samsung and...
First demo with Photoshop Touch #MAX2011
I am hands on here at Adobe Max where they are demo-ing Photoshop touch.
They said the Android version was further along(!!). Adobe Collage Touch and others below:
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Amazon Fire “expected to sell well among parents who always buy the wrong thing”
Funny, because it is true? SNL’s Seth Meyers tackles the Fire vs. iPad debate at 48 secs in (YouTube). You know, no one is really talking about this, but at a smaller 7 inches and priced at $199, the Kindle Fire is more of an iPod touch competitor than a iPad competitor…at least as far...
First Apple, then Microsoft, now Google
First Apple, then Microsoft, now Google… Google has opened up its first retail store in London this morning. While the “Chrome Zone” is actually a store within a store inside the Tottenham Court Road PC World, it still marks Google’s “first foray into physical retail”, and the company already has plans for more. You can...
So it begins…AT&T starts sending out throttling warnings
Reddit user skelatwork shows the text he just got from AT&T. He was over 11GB (!!) today for the month which is pretty hefty to say the least. Next month, he’s probably going to get throttled as per the news we broke in June. Starting October 1, smartphone customers with unlimited data plans may experience reduced speeds once...
More supposed iPhone 5 cases turn up in AT&T’s inventory system
Adding to TiPb’s AT&T store inventory report from earlier this week (above), BGR has posted an image (below) of Case-Mate’s apparent iPhone 5 cases listed in AT&T’s inventory system.The leak comes before Apple’s announcement of the iPhone 5 and/or iPhone 4S Tuesday. As MacRumors mentions, the Barely There, Pop!, and Touch Case are currently available for the iPhone 4, so...
Just like Verizon, T-Mobile sides with Samsung in Apple litigation
Just like Verizon, T-Mobile has chosen to side with Samsung in its fight against Apple reports Foss Patents. T-Mobile’s reason, in response to a preliminary injunction proposed by Apple, is that they don’t want key 4G devices to be banned for the holiday season. And since it doesn’t look like T-Mobile is getting the iPhone anytime soon,...
iPhone component suppliers up as Apple confirms October 4th unveiling
Stocks of Apple’s component suppliers are experiencing increases stemming from today’s announcement confirming a next-gen iPhone related media event for October 4th. Among them, Qualcomm, expected to provide the device’s GSM and CDMA compatible Gobi baseband chips, is up 3.9% as of this report. Broadcom Corp., providing wireless chip related components is up 3.5%, Gorilla-glass...
T-Mobile: About the iPhone, a letter to customers
T-Mobile’s CMO Cole Brodman recently published a letter addressing customers regarding the iPhone. While yesterday he confirmed the carrier would not be receiving the new iPhone come October, he described their desire to offer a “no-compromise iPhone experience” to current users: “We’ve heard from many customers who love their T-Mobile service, but are disappointed that...
Apple has been denied the multi-touch trademark by Patent Office
As noted by MacRumors, Apple has been denied the tradmark for multi-touch, which they applied for on January 9, 2007 after the first iPhone was introduced. Once the decision was reached by the the Board, Apple then filed for an appeal which was then again shot-down. Excerpt from the decision that is embedded after the...
