Apple has been granted a new patent for reducing the size of system-on-chip architectures found in Apple devices. U.S. Patent 8,334,704 notes that a computer system’s vital components — such as a processor and memory — can be fabricated onto a single microchip, shrinking what would otherwise be a large […] Read the original post…
Month: January 1970
News: Apple granted key multi-touch patent
Apple has received a patent from the US Patent Office regarding multi-touch contact. The patent, which covers apparatus and methods for tracking finger and palm contact “across a proximity-sensing, multi-touch surface,” was vital to the iPhone. It was initially filed on Nov. 14, 2006, before the iPhone’s release in 2007. […] Read the original post…
Review: Twelve South BookBook for iPad mini
From the outside, the case resembles a hand-crafted leather-bound book, and it looks as great as the rest of the line. As with other Twelve South cases, a little bit of weathering is a good thing here, adding character. The spine looks just like an old book, with gold accents […] Read the original post…
News: Samsung: U.S. ban dodged, retrial denied, Euro truce?
Apple has been denied a bid to ban 26 Samsung products from sale in the U.S, stemming from an August ruling in which Samsung was found to violate Apple patents. Judge Lucy Koh ruled that a sales ban would be too broad. “The phones at issue in this case contain […] Read the original post…
News: Apple talking with Foursquare about map data
Apple is discussing integrating local data from Foursquare into its Maps application, The Wall Street Journal reports. According to the report, Apple has talked to “a number of companies that collect local data” as the company works to improve Maps; iOS 6 Maps already includes local data from Yelp, but […] Read the original post…
Ask iLounge: Setting custom alert intervals for iOS Calendar items
Q: I was wondering how to add additional time increment choices for the alert options in editing in the calendar. Thank you. – Molly A: Unfortunately, there is no way to do this in the built-in iOS Calendar app. As with other calendar features, the iOS Calendar application will support […] Read the original post…
Review: X-Doria Shield for iPhone 5
Installation of the case is easy. First up is the screen protector, followed by the rubber skin, then the plastic frame over the rest. We found that it took some manipulation to get the rubber and plastic layers to line up properly. Once it’s all in place, the dual layers […] Read the original post…
News: Apple releases software update 1.0.2 for 7th-gen iPod nano
Apple has released a new software update for the seventh-generation iPod nano. Version 1.0.2 of the iPod nano (7th generation) software reportedly addresses issues with EQ and microphone support with the Apple In-Ear Headphones and makes Bluetooth improvements, tweaks that are obscure enough to be non-obvious in initial testing. The […] Read the original post…
Review: Incipio Microtexture for iPod touch 5G
The case’s structure is quite similar to that of SwitchEasy’s Colors. Coming in black, blue, purple, green, and red, the soft case easily wraps around the body of the device, offering not only back and side protection but some for the bezel as well—it leaves the Home Button exposed, though. […] Read the original post…
News: Google Maps gets 10M downloads in first two days
Google has announced that Google Maps for iOS was downloaded more than 10 million times less than 48 hours after its release last Thursday. As became obvious from the App Store’s top downloads list, Google Maps became the top free app on iPhone only hours after its release, and continues […] Read the original post…
Mac: Amped Wireless 802.11ac Router, Range Extender + USB Adapter
Amped Wireless is one of the early champions of 802.11ac, the upcoming wireless broadband standard. Today, it unveiled three new devices that’ll be available in early 2013: the RTA15 High Power Dual Band AC 700mW Wi-Fi Router, REA20 High Power Dual Band AC 700mW Wi-Fi Range Extender, and ACA1 High […] Read the original post…
News: Apple releases iOS 6.1 beta 4 to developers
Apple has seeded developers with iOS 6.1 beta 4. The update is available to registered iOS developers as an over-the-air software update, for those with iOS 6.1 beta already installed. It is unclear what changes may be contained in the release. A new Apple TV beta and a new preview […] Read the original post…
News: CES iLounge Pavilion grows to 500+ companies, 120,000+ square feet
iLounge proudly announced this morning that the iLounge Pavilion—the unified exhibition area at the International CES dedicated to iPad, iPhone, iPod, and Mac products—is officially the largest in CES history, by a wide margin. Now featuring over 120,000 square feet of new products, the Pavilion will stretch from the North […] Read the original post…
First Looks: Perfect Fit Technologies Screen Shield for iPad 2, iPad (3rd/4th-Gen) + iPad mini
While we like the concept behind Perfect Fit Technologies’ Screen Shields — available in separate “iPad 2/3/4″ ($36) and iPad mini ($27) versions — we weren’t totally thrilled with the execution. The company attempts to solve one of the several big issues with screen film, proper alignment, by including an […] Read the original post…
News: China’s “first weekend” of iPhone 5 sales top 2M
In an extremely rare foreign country-specific press release, Apple announced sales of more than two million iPhone 5s in China during its first launch weekend. The phone was officially launched in the Chinese mainland on Dec. 14, having been available for sale in Hong Kong since September. “Customer response to […] Read the original post…