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Apple Licenses Ultra-Strong Metal Alloy Tech

August 10th, 2010 | No Comments

Apple’s future iPods, iPads and Macs could be super-durable and lightweight, after the company signed a deal with Liquidmetal Technologies to license the latter’s IP for a specialized metal alloy. – Apple products could become a little lighter
and a lot tougher, after the company signed an agreement with Liquidmetal
Technologies to use the latters metal alloys in their products.
As
first noted by the blog Apple Insider, Liquidmetal Technologies filed
a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exc…

iPad Battery Replacement Policy Likely Points to Potential Issues

March 15th, 2010 | No Comments

Apples strategy for replacing faulty iPad batteries amounts to sending back a whole new, date-free device, at a cost of $105.95 to the user. The policy, says one analyst, is likely a plan to head-off expected battery issues.
– Apples Battery Replacement Service for the iPad is a bit of misnomer, Apple Insider reported over the weekend, reading into some Apple fine print.

Instead of replacing a battery with a Â“diminished ability to hold an
electrical charge,Â” Apple will simply replace the iPad for a fee, after
shipp…

Apple’s New iPhones May Offer Multitasking

March 14th, 2010 | No Comments

Intelligent multitasking? The newest Apple iPhones, due out this summer, will add multitasking to their long feature lists, according to a report. Analysts agree its likely, while citing the downfalls. iPhone teardown expert Aaron Vronko anticipates a true Apple-style addition: multitasking re-envisioned.
– Apple
is expected to launch the newest version of the iPhone this June, and
according to a March 11 report from Apple Insider, iPhone Software 4.0 will
introduce the missing functionality that devices such as the Motorola Droid
have lauded over the iPhone: multitasking.

Citing people with …

Apple Could Include Stylus with Tablet PC, Suggests Patent Application

November 15th, 2009 | No Comments

Apple’s rumored tablet PC received another jolt of scuttlebutt when the blogosphere uncovered a patent application submitted by Apple for a pen-based input system that would facilitate handwriting on a touchscreen. Previous patent applications have suggested that the tablet PC, still unconfirmed by Apple, will offer a versatile touchscreen. Despite Apple’s customary silence, both the media and potential Apple partners have been circulating rumors and ideas about the device for months.
– Apple’s much-rumored tablet PC could include a stylus for
writing in addition to a touchscreen interface, according to both blogosphere
rumors and a patent application filed by Apple.

As uncovered by blogs such as Apple
Insider, Apples patent application (20090279783)
describes an quot;ink …

Apple 27-Inch iMac Reportedly Shipping to Early Birds

November 10th, 2009 | No Comments

Customers who ordered the 27-inch quad-core iMac in October reportedly received e-mails saying the machines were shipping. Apple, however, says this all-in-one will ship later in the month.
– Apples 27-inch iMac, which uses quad-core Intel
processors, has begun shipping to customers who placed orders in October,
according to tech site Apple Insider.
Â“Readers have said that Apple has notified them that
their hardware has finally shipped from Shanghai,Â” the site reported Nov. 9. Â“One …

Apple rejects Google Voice iPhone app

July 28th, 2009 | No Comments

Apple had removed all Google Voice-enabled applications and also rejected Googleâ€™s official Google Voice application from the App Store “due to duplicating features that the iPhone comes with”, according to various bloggers and news organizations.
Developer Sean Kovacs writes:
Richard Chipman from Apple just called – he told me they’re removing GV Mobile from the App Store [...]

Apple plans iTablet for this Christmas

July 28th, 2009 | No Comments

Earlier it was reported that an Apple insider has revealed that Apple is planning to launch a much-rumored tablet computer in the first quarter of 2010.
But according to the Financial Times, now the buzz is that Apple is gearing up to get that gadget out in time of the Christmas rush.
â€œApple is racing to offer [...]

Apple Rushing Tablet for Early 2010 Release?

July 27th, 2009 | No Comments

Reports from the Financial Times and Apple Insider suggest Apple is readying a tablet, probably priced below $1,000, for a Christmas or first-quarter 2010 release.
– Rumors surrounding Apples potential tablet PC, about which the company has
so far kept silent, continue to sweep across the Internet, most recently with a
report from Apple blog Apple Insider
that the company is Â“racing towardÂ” a 2010 release date for a 3G tablet-style
computer. Quoting unnamed …

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