Coupons.com integrates 20 big-box retailers with Apple’s Passbook

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 24, 2012

Coupons.com makes a living from distributing digital coupons, including online printable, social, mobile and loyalty card promotions, in Sunday newspapers. Yesterday, the company rolled out Passbook integration for 20 big-box retailers, allowing you to save a selection of its coupons to your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad running iOS 6.

The system is pretty straightforward. First, you add a coupon to the Passbook via the mobile app or web site. It comes with the expiration date, a scannable barcode and a description of the offer. Cashiers can scan the code or use a numeric code on the back of a Passbook card to process it and apply the offer to your purchase...

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US Department of Justice probing Samsung over use of FRAND patents against Apple

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 24, 2012

The South Korean conglomerate Samsung has become the target of another antitrust investigation concerning suspected abuse of FRAND-pledged standard-essential patents, which the company asserted against Apple in litigation and recently used to sue the Cupertino, California firm over 4G wireless technology utilized for the iPhone 5.

This time around, the United States Department of Justice is preliminary probing Samsung, which could lead to a full-blown investigation. If it finds an unlawful use of standard-essential wireless patents on Samsung's part, it'll clear Apple of a possible U.S. import ban sought by Samsung because the iPhone maker had refused to accept a Samsung-suggested per-device royalty fee of 2.4 percent (Apple wanted to pay half a cent per device)...

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AT&T activates 4.7M iPhones in Q3, 77 percent of total smartphone sales

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 24, 2012

Carrier AT&T, which had a multi-year exclusivity on iPhone sales in the United States, this morning posted its third-quarter earnings, reporting it activated 4.7 million iPhones, representing more than three out of four smartphones activated on its network during the quarter. The number represents approximately a 178 percent increase over the year-ago quarter, when it activated 2.7 million iPhones.

The company in total activated 6.1 million smartphones in the third quarter. Of the 4.7 million AT&T iPhones, 18 percent went to new customers as the carrier, like everybody else, was struggling to meet pent-up demand from the existing subscribers amid the widely reported iPhone 5 supply constraints, which AT&T said affected its postpaid performance as well...

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First iPad mini ad hits YouTube

Cody Lee ∙ Updated July 12, 2017

Remember that cool TV spot Apple played during its media event yesterday? The one that featured a full-sized iPad and an iPad mini playing a duet in piano apps? Well it hit YouTube just a little bit ago, and is now available for your viewing pleasure...

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Everything you need to know about the iPad mini event

Cody Lee ∙ Updated November 19, 2018

Well, that's all folks. Apple's highly anticipated iPad mini event has come, and gone. All announcements have been made, all new products have been unveiled, and now the day is coming to a close.

A lot has happened in the past 14 hours, with new tablets, computers and software all making an appearance during today's event. And we understand that it might have been difficult to keep track of it all.

That's why we've put together this awesome roundup of everything important that happened today. Here's everything you need to know about the iPad mini event...

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Apple posts iPad mini Smart Cover video to YouTube

Cody Lee ∙ October 23, 2012

During its iPad mini event today, Apple introduced a new accessory: the iPad mini Smart Cover. It's essentially the same thing as the larger version, except there's no more metal hinge.

Alongside the announcement, Apple also showed off a rather well done TV commercial starring the new Covers. And a few moments ago, they published the spot to YouTube...

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New iPads to support 19 LTE networks at launch

Cody Lee ∙ October 23, 2012

Both of Apple's new tablets it introduced today — the iPad mini and the 4th generation iPad — come in a Wi-Fi + Cellular option that features an LTE chip for ultra fast wireless internet access.

And unlike with the third generation iPad, these two tablets will work on LTE networks around the world. In fact, Apple says that 19 carriers in 9 countries will support the 4G slates at launch...

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How Apple planned for the iPad mini with improved Multi-Touch in iOS 6

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 10, 2018

It's always good to think two or three steps ahead to prepare for any situation, and that's obviously what Apple's been doing when it comes to the iPad mini, and iOS 6.

As we told you about earlier, improvements needed to be added to iOS' Multi-Touch in order to accommodate the smaller bezel of the iPad mini. With the mini, you no longer have the luxury of a half-inch bezel wrapping around the screen like the bigger iPad models.

That means that fingers and thumbs will now rest on the actual screen of the device instead of the bezel, and this would in turn result in a litany of false positive finger inputs. If the iPad mini shipped with iOS 5, such an issue would be a major problem.

Fortunately, as iPhoneinCanada points out, Apple planned well ahead in advance for such a scenario. As it turns out, the iPhone and iPod touch versions of iOS 6 shipped with improved Multi-Touch out of the gate. Take a look inside as we compare iOS 5's Multi-Touch detection, with the improved and iPad mini ready iOS 6.

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The iPad mini keynote in less than 4 minutes

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 23, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU3JXHbDT-Q

If you dont have time to devote an hour and twelve minutes to watch Apple's iPad mini keynote, then get a load of this. We've compiled most of the crucial information in an easily consumable nugget that's less than 4 minutes.

What's your favorite part of the keynote?

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Some Apple Stores offering 30-day exchange window for iPads

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 27, 2019

Good news this afternoon for folks who recently purchased a third generation iPad. Reports are coming in that some Apple Stores are offering a 30-day window to exchange the now-obsolete tablet for the new one.

Earlier today, Apple announced the fourth generation iPad, an update to its larger 9.7-inch tablet line that includes a better processor and other improvements, a mere six months after it launched its predecessor...

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