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  There’s no denying that Apple’s App Store is one of the best things to happen to the smartphone industry. Not only it paved way for others to copy their business model, it gave developers a chance to showcase and sell their apps. And now in under three years after Apple hit the first billion, [...]

  Apple iOS’ upcoming 5.1 update will bring two confirmed goodies, according to a post by BGR. The GM version that will apparently be released to the public around March 9 will add Japanese language support for Siri. Although Siri’s language addition will only be helpful to Japanese speaking consumers, a fixed camera button on [...]

  Apple today announced a new operating system for the Mac – Mountain Lion. This is be the ninth major Mac OS X release which brings 100 new features and makes it closer to the iOS experience. Mountain Lion is the first Mac OS that supports iCloud out of the box and comes with features [...]

  Remember when Steve Jobs rubbished the idea of a smaller-sized iPad because the screen was “too small to express the software”? Well, it seems Apple is experimenting with a smaller sized tablet, according to a new report by Wall Street Journal. The report suggests that Apple is working with component suppliers to test a [...]

  Apple is looking to unveil the next-generation iPad early next month. According to a report by All Things D – who by the way have an impeccable record when it comes to Apple news – say the iPad 3 (or whatever it’s called) will be announced in the first week of March in San [...]

  Apple has released a new maintenance update for its Mac OS X Lion OS. The third maintenance update squashes some impending bugs as well as adds new language support. In addition to that, the v10.7.3 update also brings improved stability, compatibility and security to the operating system. The 700+MB update is available via Software [...]

  Apple released a major update of Final Cut Pro X yesterday adding some noteworthy features. The most important inclusion in this update is the multicam editing support that automatically syncs up to 64 angles of videos and photos, irrespective of formats, frame sizes and frame rates. Coupled with the Angle Editor, users can edit [...]

  Users waiting for an untethered jailbreak to Apple’s latest iOS devices can go ahead and download the GreenPois0n Absinthe tool. Using the corona exploit, the new tool is able to jailbreak iPhone 4S and iPad 2 that are powered by Apple’s A5 processor. The tool is available on Mac for now but is promised [...]

  Just as expected, Apple took a strike at the ripe digital textbook market today with the introduction of iBooks 2. Dubbed as a “brand new experience for the iPad,” the iBooks 2 app will allow users to download textbooks that are portable, durable, interactive as well as searchable. As with the functions of the [...]

  Apple has an event tomorrow in New York and according to a report by Bloomberg, the Cupertino giant will unveil its plans to bolster educational content on the iPad. Bloomberg cites two sources who claim that Apple will announce digital textbook publishing tools and educational content meant for students from kindergarten to 12th grade. [...]

  The hardworking iPhone Dev Team and Chronic Dev Team are treating iOS consumers with an untethered jailbreak. The untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1 is now available for iPhone3GS, iPhone4, iPhone4-CDMA, iPad1, iPod touch 3G and iPod touch 4G. This jailbreak is meant for non-A5 powered devices, which means iPhone 4S and iPad 2 are [...]

  The iPhone-Dev team released a new version of its unlocking tool – Ultrasn0w in the Cydia App Store. This update supports the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3G/3GS and is notably important because it supports iOS 5.0.1. As is the procedure, ultrasn0w requires a compatible baseband, so you might want to double check your modem [...]

  The green robot’s penetration in the mobile devices market is increasing day by day. After Google confirmed about 550,000 device activations everyday back in July, Andy Rubin on Google’s social network, Google+ confirmed that the Android OS is seeing activation of over 700,000 units. Of course, it is still less than Apple’s iOS but [...]

  Apple today announced that their Mac App Store has clocked over 100 million app downloads since its launch less than a year ago. Apple is touting the store to give consumers a one-stop experience for all their apps and the only thing a consumer needs to have is an iTunes account (and credit card [...]

  The US International Trade Commission has dismissed the complaint put forth by HTC against Apple. The complaint alleged Apple to infringe patents held by S3 Graphics, which was usurped by HTC earlier this year. “Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that no violation of section 337 of the [...]