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There is one enormous question floating around China’s technology community - will Apple be able to launch the new iPad without the usual scenes of unmitigated chaos? Of course, there is little to no doubt as to the impending success story to follow the launch of the third-generation iPad, but whether or not the local authorities will once again be involve remains to … [Read more...]
Any notions of the iPhone 5 somehow not living up to the enormous hype have been spectacularly doused this week, as new research suggests that no less than 65% of consumers are looking to invest in an iPhone at some time in the near future. And of the 65% heading Apple’s way, a staggering 51% said that they will be investing in iPhone 5 as soon as possible following … [Read more...]
Research in Motion’s (RIM) dark cloud just will not seem to go away, with today bringing the news that Australian airline Qantas is to replace its entire contingency of BlackBerry Smartphones and devices with iPhones. While the loss of approximately 1,300 sales is of course a less than significant number on a global basis, the negative PR resulting from a shift to … [Read more...]
If you were under the impression that one of the biggest selling-points of all carried by the upcoming iPhone 5 would be that of 4G LTE connectivity, newly gathered sales figures would seem to argue otherwise. In fact, despite the fact that the iPhone 4S delivers no 4G LTE bragging-rights and is becoming more antiquated by the day, it is still attracting more sales … [Read more...]
While we’ve been sitting around twiddling out thumbs and waiting for the iPhone 5 release date to be made a reality, a glut of high-end Smartphones have made their way onto the market gunning for 2012’s coveted titles. Nevertheless, the iPhone always has been and always will be the yardstick by which all others are measured, therefore it is worth taking stock of … [Read more...]
Apple has made the announcement that the new iPad will at long last launch across the Chinese market later this month on July 20th – a product launch thought to be something of a precursor to a full-scale invasion by Apple of one of the largest and indeed the fastest growing of all technology markets in the world today. A full four months after the new iPad saw its … [Read more...]
June has long been unofficially reserved as Apple’s month for unveiling, debuting and in some cases releasing titanic new hardware – though you may have notice this wasn’t to be the case this year. In fact, cast your mind back to the major product announcements of June and anything bearing the Apple logo will in all likelihood rank rather low in the minds of most, … [Read more...]
One of the most likely and at-present most feared features of Apple’s next iPhone is the inclusion of a brand new, smaller and perhaps chipped dock connector. Rumors of Apple’s plans to ditch the 30-pin connector in favor of a smaller version have been circulating since long before the iPhone 4 ever saw the light of day, though in this instance the whispers are … [Read more...]
Apple’s sixth-generation iPhone to be released later this year may feature Near Field Communication (NFC) – technology which allows the user to pay for goods and services with a simple swipe past a payment terminal. While the rumors pertaining to NFC inclusion have been doing the rounds for quite some time now, a series of coding pulled from apparent prototype … [Read more...]
Apple is gearing up to release its new 2012 MacBook Pro with a 13 inch Retina display as early as this coming October, according to accredited Apple sources. Reports have begun circulating this week that production of the 13 inch 2012 MacBook Pro with Apple’s fabled Retina quality display is to be stepped up into high gear in the very near future, ahead of a … [Read more...]