Taipei: Workers at a Chinese factory owned by Foxconn, Apple Inc's main manufacturer, threatened to jump off the roof of a building in a protest over wages just a month after the two firms announced a landmark agreement on improving working conditions. The protest happened in the central city of Wuhan at one of Foxconn's plants. The company employ some 1.2 million workers in China assembling iPhones and iPads, among...
02:48 PM, Apr 28, 2012
Beijing: A dispute over the name of the iPad may not be the only trademark problem facing Apple Inc in China. At least 39 Chinese companies and individuals have attempted to register the names iPhone or iPad as trademarks for products as varied as hiking shoes, veterinary drugs and diapers, the China Daily newspaper reported. The newspaper says six manufacturers, including a flashlight manufacturer, got as far as preliminary approval...
02:32 PM, Feb 20, 2012
New York: A startup backed by media billionaire Barry Diller has launched a service that sends live local TV feeds to iPhones and iPads. But the service may be short-lived, since TV stations are likely to challenge its right to use their broadcasts. The service, Aereo, launched in New York this week, but it is available only by invitation. It hopes to broaden access to more people next month, and...
10:07 AM, Feb 18, 2012
Washington: A software flaw in Apple Inc's iPhones and iPads may allow hackers to build apps that secretly install programs to steal data, send text messages or destroy information, according to an expert on Apple device security. Charlie Miller, a researcher with Accuvant Labs who identified the problem, built a prototype malicious program to test the flaw. He said Apple's App Store failed to identify the malicious program, which made...
08:53 AM, Nov 08, 2011
New York: A new smartphone app will help you transition your old paper photos into the digital age. Called ShoeBox, the free app lets you use your iPhone's camera as a photo scanner. The iPhone app launched last week. An Android version is coming soon. ShoeBox comes as social media giant Facebook is preparing to launch its new "timeline" feature. Timeline essentially turns user profiles into an online scrapbook for...
10:23 AM, Nov 03, 2011
San Francisco: Apple Inc on Wednesday said it will release a software update to its iOS 5 operating system, acknowledging some customer complaints on the performance of the new iPhone 4S battery. "A small number of customers have reported lower-than-expected battery life on iOS 5 devices," An Apple spokesman said. "We have found a few bugs that are affecting battery life and we will release a software update to address...
09:03 AM, Nov 03, 2011
Apple unveiled a faster, more powerful iPhone on Tuesday called the iPhone 4S. It's not the radical update -the iPhone 5 - that some people had expected. The 4S will be available on October 14. Consumers can begin pre-ordering the new device beginning on Friday. Based on details the company provided, the new iPhone is still an upgrade from previous versions. Here's a look at the key differences between the...
08:59 AM, Oct 05, 2011
New York: Apple, which revealed a new app Tuesday that lets users create and mail greeting cards with their iPhones, might want to consider crafting its own condolence card for traditional greeting card companies. A brief mention the $2.99 app that lets people design and send greeting cards through the postal service sent the stocks of greeting card companies tumbling. Scott Forstall, Apple's senior vice president for iOS mobile software,...
08:56 AM, Oct 05, 2011
New Delhi: Just a few hours left for Apple's "Let's Talk iPhone" event and expectedly speculations are rife about what new Apple is going to unveil. Though, Apple has not officially announced anything about its plans to launch a new version of its bestselling smartphone; the tech world is abuzz with news and opinions about what everyone is calling the 'iPhone 5'. However, it is difficult to say that even...
01:30 PM, Oct 04, 2011
New York: Sprint Nextel Corp. has committed to buying more than 30 million iPhones over the next four years, imposing a heavy burden on an already cash-strapped company, according to a report published Monday. The Wall Street Journal's online edition attributed the report to unnamed sources. Apple Inc. is expected to a reveal the first new iPhone model in more than a year on Tuesday. The paper previously reported that...
12:42 PM, Oct 04, 2011
San Francisco: Apple Inc looks set to unveil a new iPhone on Tuesday after a 15-month hiatus, hoping to fend off hard-charging rivals running Google Inc's Android and safeguard its lead with the fifth incarnation of the iconic device. Newly appointed CEO Tim Cook will do the honors this time from Apple's headquarters, running the first major product launch in years without impresario Steve Jobs as he tries to take...
10:34 AM, Oct 04, 2011
San Francisco: Tim Cook finally gets his chance to stride out from under Steve Jobs' shadow, and he could not have picked a better time or device to mark his unofficial debut as Apple Inc's CEO. The latest generation of the iPhone - still the smartphone industry's gold standard after four years - is expected to see the light of day this Tuesday, just in time for the holidays. Even...
07:54 AM, Oct 03, 2011
San Francisco: Apple Inc looks set next week to unveil its much-awaited new iPhone, which analysts say will have a bigger screen and work better with remote computing services. Apple on Tuesday invited media to a "special event" called "Let's talk iPhone" on October 4 at its Cupertino, California headquarters, an unusual location for a company that typically introduces major products at larger venues in San Francisco. The invitation did...
08:52 AM, Sep 28, 2011
Bangalore: Atrinsic Inc said the streaming application for its popular Kazaa digital music service is now available for download through Apple Inc's app store, sending its shares up 67 per cent in heavy volumes. The Kazaa music app would be available for free download on Apple's best-selling iPhone and iPad products, New York-based Atrinsic said in a statement. "Kazaa mobile will be available on more and more devices in the...
09:55 AM, Sep 21, 2011
San Francisco: Wanted - experienced security professional. Must have plan to thwart Chinese counterfeiters, protect secret blueprints from spies and keep workers from leaving super-secret unreleased smartphones behind in bars. A day after a recent report surfaced that an Apple employee had lost a prototype for a new but unreleased iPhone at a Northern California watering hole, two job listings appeared on Apple's website for managers of "new product security."...
07:31 AM, Sep 19, 2011
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