iPhone News

Cook on iPad mini canibalization, Microsoft’s Surface and Apple’s position on tweener tablets

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 26, 2012

Apple CEO Tim Cook during yesterday's conference call with Wall Street analysts briefly touched on Microsoft's Surface tablet, which hit store shelves today, canibalization of its own products by the iPad mini and more. He also addressed his predecessor's public dissing of smaller tablets two years ago, insisting that Apple's position on the matter remains unchanged and stressing that the iPad mini, which has a 7.9-inch display, is "in a whole different league" than other seven inchers. Apple in fact, he said, "would never make" a seven-inch iPad...

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City due on iOS and Android later this fall

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated October 10, 2018

Rockstar Games is celebrating tenth year of its Grand Theft Auto series and said it will be releasing Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on iOS and Android platforms later this fall. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City debuted on October 29, 2002 on the PlayStation 2 and I've had lots of fun playing the various installments in the series throughout the years.

The new game should arrive approximately a year following the release of Grand Theft Auto III for iOS (still not updated for the iPhone 5 and Retina graphics). An Anniversary Edition of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for iOS and Android devices "will bring the full experience to mobile devices", Rockstar said. They are mentioning native high-resolution graphics and several enhancements that will be unique to the iOS and Android platforms...

Apple posts “Samsung didn’t copy the iPad” notice on UK site

Cody Lee ∙ October 26, 2012

A week ago, Apple tried appealing a recent ruling by the High Court in London that Samsung's Galaxy Tab didn't infringe on its design patents. As you may recall, this is the same case where the presiding Judge ordered Apple to run advertisements stating that Samsung didn’t copy the iPad.

Well, Apple lost that appeal. And this morning, it made good on its orders by posting a notice on the ruling to its UK website...

Apple increases app prices in some European App Stores

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 11, 2018

Bad news for iTunes users in Europe this afternoon. Several reports are coming in that Apple has upped the pricing on App Store apps, with base prices increasing from €0.79 to €0.89 in several markets on the continent. The change has been confirmed in Italy, Germany, France and several other European countries...

iDownloadBlog is giving away an iPad mini

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated November 12, 2021

After months of rumors and leaks, the iPad mini was finally unveiled. Bigger than an iPod touch, yet smaller than a full size iPad, the mini is set to be Apple's most successful product for the holiday season. While the iPad mini will be available on November 2nd in many countries, we suspect supplies might be limited, and chances are Apple might not be able to make them fast enough to meet the demand.

Because we want to make sure you spend the holidays with an iPad mini, we decided to give one away to one lucky reader...

Jailbreaking your iPhone is still legal, your iPad not so much

Cody Lee ∙ October 25, 2012

On July 26, 2010, the Library of Congress ruled that under the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act), jailbreaking was legal. This was a big deal at the time, as prior to the ruling the legality of jailbreaking was a bit of a mystery.

The decision was part of a list of DMCA exemptions, which unfortunately just expired. So the Library announced a new batch of exemptions today. And although jailbreaking is still legal, it appears there are some significant caveats...

15 interesting points from today’s earnings call

Cody Lee ∙ October 25, 2012

Apple just announced its financial results for Q4 2012, and is now finishing up its earnings call. As promised, we’ve put together a list of some of the more interesting bits from the call to pass on to you.

Among that list, is the fact that Apple added $4 billion to its growing cash pile last quarter, bringing its cash total to more than $121 billion. It also sold a stout 44 million iOS devices during that time...

Apple’s Q4 earnings report: 26.9M iPhones and 14M iPads sold, $36B in revenue

Cody Lee ∙ October 25, 2012

As promised, Apple has released its quarterly earnings report this afternoon. This is the company's third calendar quarter for 2012, and fourth fiscal quarter, and is the last one before the big holiday season.

For the period, Apple has reported $36 billion in revenue and $8.2 billion in net profit by selling 26.9 million iPhones, 14 million iPads, 4.9 million Macs, and 5.3 million iPods. More details after the break...

Low touch screen yields blamed for the iPad mini’s price tag

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 25, 2012

With so many people seemingly disappointed that the iPad mini starts at $329 rather than $249 or even $199, we polled you ahead of the announcement on the price and only seven percent thought only Apple could get away with pricing the device at $329. And yesterday, in another poll more than forty percent said they would be getting one (more than half would opt for the entry-level WiFi-only model).

No question some people will go for a Nexus 7 or Amazon's Kindle Fire because not everyone can afford a $300+ tablet. But why exactly Apple didn't make a sub-$300 iPad? According to supply chain sources, low yields for touch screens are to blame...

Report: Apple launching a radio service in early-2013

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 25, 2012

Just as we're counting down until markets close and Apple reports its quarterly earnings, Bloomberg conveniently publishes a report about work on Apple's own Internet radio service apparently slated for early next year. The iPhone maker reportedly has "intensified negotiations" with major record labels about launching an iAd-supported online radio service.

These talks currently focus on various advertising revenue sharing schemes, with the final deal possibly on the horizon by mid-November. In addition to an upfront fee, music companies reportedly demand a percentage of iAd sales and the ability to insert their own commercials for artists...

Poll: which iPad mini will you be pre-ordering?

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 25, 2012

Apple, as you know, starts taking pre-orders for the iPad mini tomorrow, October 26, through its online store in 26 different countries. Friday the following week, WiFi-only models are scheduled to land simultaneously on store shelves in 34 countries around the world with the WiFi + Cellular model arriving "a couple of weeks after the WiFi models", according to Apple.

You can place your pre-order for any iPad mini model, either cellular or WiFi-only, at midnight tonight. The device will also be available in the United States on carriers AT&T, Sprint and Verizon Wireless. The 16GB WiFi version starts at $329. The more capacious models each cost a $100 more than the previous one.

Want 4G LTE capability? That's a $130 extra versus its WiFi-only counterpart. So, which iPad mini is you?

Microsoft’s Surface is here, high-tech ad proclaims

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 25, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yp49rApQt8

Look what just surfaced on Microsoft Surface team's YouTube channel. This television commercial could be equally confusing to those who deemed the previous Movement ad too childish to begin with and perhaps over-the-top. One thing is certain: Microsoft is determined to make as much noise as possible about this tablet. The company today officially launched Windows 8 and will begin selling the Surface on Friday.

Apple the same day is scheduled to put its iPad mini on sale across 34 countries worldwide. Armchair estimates peg advertising expenditure for Windows 8 and Surface launches anywhere in the ballpark of $1-$2 billion. I've also included a new making-of video for the Movement ad right below...