“Wish we could say more”: Apple sends out event invite – could it be to do with the iPhone 6…? August 28, 2014 If you received one of these, you know you're in Apple's in-crowd – this afternoon mysterious invitations landed in the inboxes of Silicon Valley's digirati. What could it possibly be? Judging by previous rumours, it's either: a) the iPhone 6 launch; or, er, b) the iPhone 6 launch. Although there's a (slim) chance it might [...]
iPhone 6: Apple expected to buy 194m smartphone screens this year ahead of release date August 27, 2014 The countdown to the launch of the iPhone 6 has already started (13 days and counting – as if you weren't ticking the days off the calendar), and that means Apple has been buying up a lot of screens – 194m to be exact. That is according to figures from NPD DisplaySearch’s latest insight, the FT [...]
One chart showing why Apple thinks you need a bigger iPad August 27, 2014 While the selling point of mobile technology is, well, its mobility, the desire for super-size screens to stimulate our eyeballs is now influencing the ultimate arbiter of cool, Apple. As well as the imminent launch (expected to be the iPhone 6) hawk-eyed Apple watchers have been thrown a curveball with the rumour of a larger iPad in [...]
iPhone 6 pictures leaked: Apple’s new smartphone flaunts curves and a higher resolution screen August 21, 2014 As the hype surrounding the iPhone 6 reaches fever pitch ahead of its supposed unveiling on 9 September, new images claim to show the complete design of Apple’s new device for the first time. The leaked pictures reveal a return to the design of Apple’s original iPhone model, flaunting its curves as one website might [...]
Core strength! Apple shares hit record high August 19, 2014 TECHNOLOGY giant Apple saw its share price rise to a record high yesterday, topping the previous price of $100.30 per share at $100.53 on market close. The two-year high comes as the company prepares to launch more gadgets in the coming months, including a new iPhone and a wearable device, dubbed the iWatch. A payments [...]
Apple share price hits record August 19, 2014 Apple saw its share price soar today to $100.53, beating September 2012's record of $100.30. Analysts have been advising investors to put their money in Apple despite a strong run up as expectation mounts regarding the new iPhone, expected to be released on September 9. iTunes Chief Eddy Cue has called Apple's 2014 product releases [...]
Tom Hanks created a typewriter app and it’s now No.1 in Apple’s app store August 19, 2014 As if starring in multi-million dollar movies and winning Oscars wasn’t enough, the multi-talented actor Tom Hanks has turned his hand to app creation and is enjoying just as much success. Hanx Writer, an iPad app which mimics a typewriter, has topped Apple’s App Store charts in just four days since it was released. It’s [...]
Apple’s iWatch to have tough, sapphire display August 14, 2014 Apple may have learnt its lesson after the fragility of the iPhone screen. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the company's new iWatch will feature scratch resistant sapphire on its screen rather than more delicate glass. Sapphire is preferable to glass because it is both harder and more resistant to heat, making it [...]
iPhone 6 photos “the real deal”, says Australian with a history of leaking Apple products August 12, 2014 A Twitter user with a reputation for leaking Apple product images has tweeted pictures of what he claims is the new iPhone 6. Australian Sonny Dickson tweeted that the pictures were "100% the real deal. Just wait and see" but later removed the message. The pictures are still around though, showing the purported iPhone 6 [...]
Apple and Samsung scale back global smartphone patent war August 6, 2014 Global tech titans Samsung and Apple have agreed a truce to drop all litigation between the two smartphone giants outside the US. The deal means that legal battles between the two companies, over the rights to the technology used in their rival iPhone and Galaxy smartphones, will end in nine countries, including the UK, Germany [...]