Month: February 2012

Apple forced to suspend iCloud push services in Germany due to Motorola lawsuit

It looks like Motorola has won another major victory in Germany against Apple today, as reports are coming in that the Cupertino company has been forced to suspend its iCloud push services due to a court injunction.

The two handset-makers have been involved in an ongoing patent war in the country over the last few months, and so far, Motorola has clearly had the upper hand..

This iPhone case opens your beers and tracks your alcohol consumption

We've seen a ton of iPhone cases with a bottle opener built-in. However, the new Intoxicase brings an interesting twist, not only packing a bottle opener, but also an app that will track your alcohol consumption for the night.

Times points us to the a new case that uses the iPhone's gyroscope coupled with an app to give you a detailed report on just how many you've been kicking back...

Proview sues Apple in US court over iPad trademark

Proview has been filing lawsuits aggressively against Apple in China over the past few weeks. The company claims that Apple is misusing their 'Ipad' trademark and has tried to get many cities to get the iPad banned. While a Shanghai court rejected a request for ban of the iPad today, many a few other ruled in Proview's favor to ban Apple's iPad from their city.

Tonight, the WSJ is reporting that Proview has now brought the fight to the US when it filed a lawsuit against Apple on February 17th, in Santa Clara, California...

Rumor: Apple looking to ditch 30-pin dock connector

For years, the 30-pin charging ports on Apple's mobile devices have gone largely unchanged. This has allowed consumers to use power cables and accessories purchased years ago with newer devices — a rare feature in the mobile industry.

But it looks like Apple might finally be looking to shake things up. iMore is reporting that it has learned that Apple may be getting ready to ditch its old charging/accessory port in favor of a new, smaller micro one...

Apple acquires Chomp to make app discovery better

Apple has acquired Chomp, a startup focused on app discovery, reports MG Siegler of TechCrunch. Chomp launched in 2009 and has earned around $2.5 million in venture funding to date. Apple is bringing on the Chomp team and its technologies in hopes of improving app discovery...

Android apps found to be more expensive than iOS apps

For those of you who might be under the impression that apps available on the iTunes App Store are more expensive than Android apps, research firm Canalys is out with a new study that proves otherwise.

Canalys found that on average, Android apps cost 2.5 times more than iPhone apps...

Tim Cook thinks Apple and Facebook could work together more

Apple's iOS and Mac integration with Twitter is a relatively new thing, and one that has had impressive results for the social network with reports of a 25% increase in sign-ups coming after the release of iOS 5. While Twitter is currently the only social network tied into iOS, that may not always be the case.

During a shareholder's meeting today, Apple CEO Tim Cook hinted that the company could become closer to Twitter's largest rivals, Facebook, and that he has personally always thought the two could work more closely.

The news will come as music to the ears of Mark Zuckerberg and his band of cronies, with any link to Apple being a veritable gold mine these days...

How to quickly open your last email draft in iOS

Even though iOS has seemingly been turned inside out over the past few years, there are still a few easter eggs hidden in the software. Earlier this month we told you about the invisible buttons on the iPad's split keyboard, and now we've come across another little-known feature.

How to add world clocks to Notification Center

If you're a big traveller, then would it not be convenient to have world clock access in Notification Center?

With a new jailbreak tweak aptly entitled WorldClockCenter, now you can.

WorldClockCenter takes all of the world clocks you have configured inside the stock Clock app, and places them in Notification Center, along with a few extra configurable options. Check out our brief video walkthrough inside...

New survey confirms the iPad’s lead in tablet market

Last week, iSuppli released some interesting numbers on the current state of the tablet market. The report claimed that the iPad dropped from 64 percent market share in Q3 to 57 percent in Q4, and that Amazon's Kindle Fire was able to grab 14 percent of the tablet market during the holiday quarter.

Adding to the numbers released by iSuppli, research group NDP has released their report on the current state of the tablet market, notes TechCrunch. No surprise, the iPad is still king holding a comfortable lead, with Amazon in second place...