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  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 [...]

  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 [...]

  iPhone may be fluid and intuitive than Android but one thing that sets Android apart from iOS is the integrated Gmail app. Gmail app is nicely done for the Android OS that works as intended with automatic sync, notifications, folders and more. Good news is that the same Gmail goodness is rumored to come [...]

  It’s official folks. Apple will indeed unveil the new iPhone on October 4. Apple has started sending out invites to US-based media for an event on Oct 4 in Town Hall auditorium at its headquarters in Cupertino, California. The invite is accompanied with the text “Let’s talk iPhone,” which clearly mentions the agenda of [...]

  Looks like its deja vu all over again. CNET has got a close source who says that an Apple employee has lost an upcoming iPhone prototype in a San Francisco bar. The iPhone apparently went missing in July and has been reportedly sold on Craigslist for as low as $200. Apple has expectedly, been [...]

  Skype has released Skype WiFi app that will enable iOS device owners to quickly find a wireless hotspot. Uniqueness of this app is that users can scan over 1 million Wi-Fi hotspots around the world to access the internet and get billed with the available Skype Credit. Another advantage of using Skype WiFi is [...]

  Apple has finally approved the Google+ dedicated app for iPhone. Users on the new social network now won’t have to visit the HTML5 optimized webpage to add users to their circle, get stream updates as they can do the same from the app now. Needless to say, the app has a similar feel to [...]

  Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple is preparing to launch a new iPhone sometime later this quarter. Although the report doesn’t mention the timeframe, previous rumors suggest late August or September as the launch month. The report also spills some details of the phone which is said to be lighter and thinner than [...]

  iPhone Dev Team and comex have announced the third iteration of JailbreakMe. JailbreakMe 3.0 works like the previous versions where a user just needs to visit the website to initiate the jailbreak. The web-based tool supports a number of Apple devices, including iPad 2. The full list of supported devices along with the iOS [...]

  New details about the upcoming iPhone and iPad have emerged, thanks to Bloomberg’s sources who are familiar with the plans. According to them, Apple’s next-generation iPhone will have a faster Apple A5 processor that is used in the iPad 2. Additionally, the source also says that the iPhone camera will also get an upgrade, [...]

  So it looks like a customer has filed a complaint before the Competition Commission of India under section 4 of the Competition Act 2002 alleging Apple abusing their dominant market position. The Competition Commission of India will review the complaint in a week but Apple will most likely get off the hook, thanks to [...]

  Apple’s office apps consisting of Keynote, Pages and Numbers are now available for users using the iPhone or the iPod touch. The iWork suite now takes advantage of the Retina display and allows users to edit, create or share documents on the go. Users can import or export documents from iWork on Mac or [...]

  Well, that is quick. Apple has released the iOS 4.3.3 update for iDevices that fixes the infamous location data issue. The update as reported earlier, will help to reduce the size of the location cache, will no longer back up location data to iTunes and delete the cache when Location Services is turned off. [...]

  We did knew that Apple will release a new iOS update to solve the location data issue and according to BGR’s source, we might get it within the next two weeks. The iOS 4.3.3 reportedly no longer backs up location data to iTunes, deletes location data when Location Service is turned off and even [...]

  After months and months of waiting, Apple has finally announced the white iPhone 4. Interested consumers can grab the newly polished phone from tomorrow in over 25 countries. The price expectedly, remains the same, which is $199 and $299 for 16GB and 32GB respectively in the United States. Press Release