Posted on 02 October 2009. Tags: apple maps, apple news, iphone maps, iPhone news
Apple has been rather quiet lately. A bit too quiet it seems as reports emerge that the global giant purchased mapping service Placebase three months’ ago with hardly a song and dance. Why would Apple be interested in mapping technology? We think it has a lot to do with the company reducing its dependency on [...]
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Posted in General, Iphone, News
Posted on 14 August 2009. Tags: apple news, break iphone screen, break ipod screen, exploding iphone, exploding ipod, iPhone news, iphone screen shatter, ipod screen shatter
Remember Apple’s boast upon its initial release of the iPhone, that the screen was tough enough to withstand scratches of almost any magnitude? Well, that line of marketing has long since ended as more and more reports of exploding iPhones hit the headlines. Apple’s latest ‘victim’ is a French teenager, who claims to have been [...]
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Posted in General, Iphone, News
Posted on 12 August 2009. Tags: 15 inch mac book screen, apple news, mac book antiglare, mac book matte, macbook pro news
In an unusual move for Apple, it has made a release without much of a song and dance. The company has quietly announced that the 15 inch MacBook Pro will now come with an anti-glare screen upgrade option for £40. But why has Apple released this on the sly? The price itself seems reasonable, until [...]
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Posted in General, Laptops, News
Posted on 28 May 2009. Tags: apple news, fifth generation ipod, fifth generation nano, ipod news, nano camera, nano news, new ipod design, new ipod nano, new nano design
The Apple rumour mill is churning away again with the latest word speculating on a fifth generation iPod Nano featuring a camera. Next month sees the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, making Apple news hot stuff at the moment. The technology giant is also expected to release a new version iPhone that is [...]
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Posted in Audio, General, MP3 Players, News
Posted on 21 May 2009. Tags: Apple, apple news, iPhone news, ipod news, ipods
If you’ve ever been dancing to a funky beat while listening to your iPod and felt that the music has literally reached out to grab you… maybe it has. Apple has released a consumer warning on its website saying that while using your iPod or iPhone, “it’s possible to receive a small and quick electrical [...]
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Posted in Audio, General, News
Posted on 06 May 2009. Tags: apple news, apple twitter, twitter iphone, twitter ipod, twitter news
With Twitter becoming the hottest thing on the web as of late, it should be no surprise that it’s attracted the likes of a giant in the tech world. According to a TechCrunch source, “Apple is in late stage negotiations to buy Twitter and is hoping to announce it at WWDC in June.” So how [...]
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Posted in General, Iphone, News
Posted on 17 March 2009. Tags: apple news, apple tv, apple wii, apple wii remote, Wii News
When there’s a proven idea on the market, an even better idea is to “borrow” the concept for yourself. This is exactly what Apple is doing by filing a patent application for a Wii Remote style wand for use with Apple TV. This Wiimote-type remote will use IR sensor technologies to access a range of [...]
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Posted in Cool Gadgets, Gaming, General, News
Posted on 03 March 2009. Tags: apple news, apple rumour, imac, imac rumour, mac mini, mac mini rumour, mac news, mac rumour, new macs
Still don’t get what this whole recession thing is about? If you’re on the market for a new Mac, today may just be your lucky day. Rumour has it that no less than six new Macs including a new Mac Mini and iMac will be released by Apple today.
There will be four brand new iMacs with three of them featuring a 24-inch panel while the fourth will be an entry level 20-inch display model.
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Posted in Desktops, General, News