Month: June 2012

Apple Campus 2 plans show massive underground auditorium for pressers and exhibitions

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated May 30, 2017

The City of Cupertino has released a new set of high-resolution technical drawings for Apple's upcoming ring-shaped Campus 2 facility. The official documents depict the iSpaceship building, including underground parking space for nearly five thousand cars and a massive auditorium where Apple will hold media events.

So if you thought past media events were magical and spellbinding, Apple's future press conference are bound to knock your socks off once Campus 2 officially opens some time in 2015...

ayecon WinterBoard theme released on Cydia

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated February 25, 2013

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ayecon, the highly anticipated WinterBoard theme from popular iOS theme designer, Surenix, just made its debut on Cydia's BigBoss repo. To take advantage of the theme, you must have a Retina enabled iPhone or iPod touch, and be running iOS 5 or above.

As you no doubt noticed in our hands-on walkthrough, ayecon is a stunner in the looks department. Although I think our video does a good job at displaying the crazy amount of detail possessed by ayecon, it really needs to be witnessed in person to be totally appreciated.

I'll be the first to admit that I'm not nearly as into theming my iPhone as I used to be, but ayecon has helped rekindle my interest somewhat. You can purchase it now for $2.99 on Cydia's BigBoss repo. Let us know what you think about it in the comments.

Samsung getting even with Apple: the next iPhone is a priority target

Christian Zibreg ∙ June 8, 2012

Looks like Apple is pushing Samsung's buttons by asking the court to put the Galaxy S III smartphone on the list of devices eligible for a preliminary sales injunction in the United States.

So, what's Sammy gonna do? Summon its legal sharks to go after the iPhone 5, of course...

Apple’s marketing boss Phil Schiller profiled as Mini-Me and Dr. No

Christian Zibreg ∙ June 8, 2012

Bloomberg Businessweek ran an interesting profile of Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing Phil Schiller who after CEO Tim Cook is said to be under tremendous pressure to fill the void following Steve Jobs' passing last October.

In a way, he is in charge of what's known as the world's greatest marketing machine. Schiller, 52, controls a $1 billion global advertising budget and is responsible for Apple's 180-degree turn with new celebrity commercials.

He "has the daunting task of keeping Apple cool" and is very well aware that "he’ll get more than his fair share of blame if the new products aren’t hits"...

Video of “iPhone 5” renderings brings rumors and leaked parts to life

Cody Lee ∙ June 8, 2012

Despite an abundance of claims from insider sources that the recently-leaked metal iPhone backing is the real deal, a lot of folks remain skeptical of its legitimacy. Could this really be what Apple's next smartphone looks like?

Well a new video has surfaced this morning that aims to show us what the next-generation iPhone could look like, should these leaked parts and other rumors materialize this fall. And we have to admit, it looks good...

Apple settles Australian ‘4G’ iPad dispute for $2.25 million

Cody Lee ∙ June 8, 2012

Apple has taken a lot of heat over the use of the '4G' term in the name of its latest iPad. While the tablet is indeed LTE-capable here in the States, it isn't in most other places. And some folks found that misleading.

Perhaps its most public battle has been in Australia, where Apple has been getting sued by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over the moniker. But the headache appears to be almost over...

Facebook officially launches App Center

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 25, 2016

Earlier today, we reported that screenshots of Facebook's App Center were starting to surface. This lead to speculation from folks that a release for the cross-platform, HTML5-encoded app store was on the horizon.

Well, as it turns out, they were right. During a press event this evening, the social networking giant announced that it would start rolling out App Center in the US today. And the rest of the world in the coming weeks...

Turn your iPhone into a laptop with Clambook

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 25, 2016

With a dual-core processor, 512MB of RAM and Wi-Fi capabilities, the iPhone 4S is more of a portable computer than a cell phone. And the folks at Clamcase are looking to capitalize on that.

Introducing the Clambook, a MacBook Air look-a-like laptop shell that aims to turn your iPhone into a portable computer, complete with a 16:9 laptop display and a full-size keyboard...

Apple forces guy in Poland to relinquish ownership of ‘aplestore.com’ domain name

Christian Zibreg ∙ June 7, 2012

Apple has finally obtained ownership over the 'aplestore.com' domain name through arbitration.

Furthermore, the iPhone maker is still fighting to win control over a bunch of other interesting domain names, including 'itunes.net' and thirteen others.

By the way, wouldn't you have liked to had registered that one?

T-Mobile confirms it will be offering iPhone-friendly 4G service at WWDC

Cody Lee ∙ June 7, 2012

So this is pretty interesting: earlier today we passed along a report that [unlocked] iPhone users have recently started seeing 3G data on T-Mobile's network around the Moscone Center in San Francisco. This is where Apple will host WWDC next week.

This isn't typical for T-Mobile iPhone users, as technology conflicts between the carrier and the handest usually force them to 2G data (which is why T-Mobile still isn't an official iPhone partner). So we figured something must be up...

Google’s 2012 revenue? Two percent will come from iOS

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated February 21, 2018

Look, we already know Apple's iOS platform made Google four times the revenue of Android by end of 2011, courtesy of huge traffic coming from iOS device owners using preloaded search and mapping services from Google.

And as Apple is said to reduce its dependency on the search giant with a rumored in-house mapping service, Google's bottom line is becoming increasingly tied to the successes of Apple's iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

Google's mobile advertising revenue? That's nearly all Apple. Looking at the big picture, the search Goliath will get up to two percent of its total revenue for the calendar year 2012 from the iOS platform...

Deciding enough is enough, judge scraps Apple-Motorola suit

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated April 18, 2016

Don't you just detest often silly legal proceedings in the technology business? I'm talking about an endless back and forth between Apple and Motorola over who copied whom, with no clear winner in sight.

Well, Apple's and Motorola's past childish behavior in the courtroom has really tested the limits of one judge's patience, who dismissed a patent infringement trial after hearing each side’s damages arguments.

This was bound to the first major lawsuit between Apple and Motorola following completion of the latter's acquisition by search giant Google...