HTC and Dropbox have created a partnership which will see new HTC smartphone users getting a free Dropbox account with 5GB of storage. Normal Dropbox accounts come with 2GB of storage which makes this quite an interesting deal.
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Apple Reducing Reliance on Samsung – Purchases Flash Memory from Japan
September 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A report by Digitimes today indicates that Apple is moving away from a reliance of Samsung parts. In particular flash memory was mentioned. Over the last year it is believed that Samsung has supplied the majority of parts for the iPhone but due to a number of court cases happening around the world between the two companies it seems that Apple is moving away from the company.
Mobile Gmail Gets Multiple Sign-In Service
September 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Gmail for mobile has received a few handy updates today. The first of these is a new multiple sign-in service that lets users sign in to more than one account on a single device. This has been available on the desktop version for a while now, but this is the first time we’ve seen it on mobile.
iOS 5 GM Release Will See iCloud Backups Reset
September 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Later on this week the iCloud service is being wiped by Apple in preparation for the GM release of iOS 5. There will be an outage between 9am PDT and 5PM PDT where no backups can be created and any backups of an iOS 5 device created before this date will also be wiped.
After the maintenance window is iOS 5 GM devices will do a complete fresh backup of all data.
Apple Instructs Store Employees to Complete iCloud and iOS Training by End of September
September 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A few weeks ago some details about internal training on iOS 5 and iCloud for retail staff were found. We now hear that Apple is instructing that employees complete this training by the end of September.
New Apple A6 and A7 Processors Could be Made by TSMC
September 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
At the moment, Apple gets iPhone and iPad processors from Samsung. This could be changing soon though to a company called TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company). Reports earlier this year hinted at TSMC being used by Apple and it seems that a contract has now been signed.
AppleCare Prep for iOS 5 Release Date
September 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The AppleCare division has been instructed to prepare for an influx of calls on October 10. No reasons are given although the timing seems to fall right inline with the rumoured iOS 5 release date.
Multitasking on the iPad Concept Video Released
September 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
We often come across iPad and iPhone concept ideas. Normally they relate to something that is unreleased such as the hardware or some software feature that isn’t available. Today, the concept we came across was for a spruced up version of multitasking on the Apple iPad. The regular multitasking on the iPad happens when you double tap the home button and a bar scrolls up from the bottom of the screen to reveal which apps are still in use. You can then scroll to the right to find the app you want to carry on with or tap elsewhere to close it out. This new version is a little different.
iOS 5 Beta 8 Coming Friday
September 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
iOS 5 beta 8 will likely launch this coming Friday. From what we understand the beta 8 version will be the final beta in preparation for the GM release which is expected on or around September 23.
iOS 5 GM Release Expected September 23
September 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
iOS 5 is expected to launch within the next month or so. We now hear that the iOS 5 GM release date will be in the last week of September which will then be followed by the official launch sometime in the middle of October.
Flash Media Server 4.5 from Adobe Brings Flash Video to iOS
September 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Adobe has launched Flash Media Server 4.5 today. The new software makes it possible to view videos encoded in the Flash format although the content that arrives on the iOS device isn’t Flash. We’ll explain below.
Shipping Estimates Increase for Many Products at Apple
September 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Apple has increased the shipping times for a number of products in the Apple store today. Take the iPad 2 for example. This particular product was shipping within 24 hours up till today when suddenly it jumped to 2 to 3 weeks. Other products have also seen times increase.
