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Rumored Apple tablet to be inexpensive?

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  I know you’re bored of hearing Apple tablet rumors time and again but this one probably holds more weight than the rumors we’ve heard in the past. The source this time is the latest episode of Diggnation where the hosts, Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht talk to Hodgman (guy who plays PC in I’m […]

Apple reckons smoking as Biohazard, voids Applecare warranty

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  Smoking is injurious to a human’s health and now according to Apple, it is injurious to your Apple machine too, enough to void the Applecare warranty. A US blog, Consumerist received two different reports from readers claiming they’ve been denied repair of their Apple products (one Macbook and an iMac) despite being under the […]

iPhone to hit Korean retail shelves on Nov 28

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  iPhone is ready to set its foot in the land of Samsung and LG from this week. KT, the second largest operator in South Korea will start selling the iPhone from Nov 28 (this Saturday). Interested users can pre-order now via its online store or 2,600 other KT authorized distributors. There will be three […]

iPhone makes remote diagnosis possible for Indian eye doctors

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  We’ve seen iPhone being adopted as an instrumental tool in various fields and it’s good to see its potential been tapped by the Indian doctors. Narayana Nethralaya Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology in Bangalore are pilot testing an iPhone software that will push retinal images of patients living in rural areas to doctors’ iPhone devices. […]

Apple tablet PC rumored to be delayed by second half of 2010, will have OLED display

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  The great Apple tablet rumor has sprung back again. This time it comes from Taiwan where Digitimes cites sources from component makers. Apparently, according to them the rumored tablet PC will be launched in the second half of next year because Cupertino giant planning to integrate an OLED display. The 9.7-inch OLED panel will […]

iPhone worm trickles out in Oz, does nothing malicious

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  iPhone users in Australia encountered what is said to be the world’s first iPhone worm. The worm took advantage of jailbroken iPhones (and iPod Touch) with SSH installed and using the default user/pass. The worm was created by a hacker known as ikee and replaces the screenlock wallpaper with 1980s popstar Rick Astley with […]

Apple App Store is a home to 100,000 apps

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  Keeping the debatable “How many fart or useless apps App Store has?” aside, the App Store boasts something commendable the other App Stores can’t. Apple has announced that the App Store now houses a whopping 100,000 apps, clearly showing its popularity amongst developers and consumers. If this small stat was not enough, Apple also […]