Month: April 2014

Reuters reports today that Apple, Google, Adobe, and Intel have settled in the long running antitrust lawsuit filed by employees alleging the companies entered into agreements to not hire employees from one another. Apple previously settled out of court in a lawsuit brought on by the Department of Justice for the same practices, but the…

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Apple, Google, Intel, and Adobe have settled the lawsuit levied against them for their anti-poaching agreements, reports Reuters. The settlement was revealed in a court filing, but the terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed. The no-hire agreements between the companies first came to light in 2011, after tech workers filed a class…

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Prong has just unveiled its new PWR case for iPhone 5/5s that offers an “all-in-one” power solution. This case will allow you to simultaneously charge your iPhone and a detachable battery pack using its integrated wall adapter. When the backup battery is removed, the iPhone is left with a clean bumper for minimal protection against…

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Apple today released a new support document, detailing the issue behind the recent problems some iOS 6 users have been experiencing with FaceTime. According to Apple, a bug resulting from an expired device certificate has rendered FaceTime unusable on older versions of iOS and the only solution to the problem is to update to the…

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Ebay has pushed out a notable update to its main iPhone and iPad apps today that include a number of new features and updated designs. Most notably, the iPad now includes an in-store pickup option that shows a “Free In-Store Pickup” option under the “Shop Locally” search filter to show items from local merchants available…

Read More “eBay revamps iOS apps, adds in-store pickup on iPad, Passbook integration, more” »

The idea of having a projector built into a mobile phone has been around for a long time, although few have dared ventured into this arena. Remember the Pomegranate concept phone that made rounds of the internet sporting a projector unit? Or the rumored Mozilla device with the same capabilities? In reality, Samsung was one…

Read More “Samsung Galaxy Beam 2 Android Smartphone With Built-In Projector Announced” »

Up until this point, the Mountain View company has been pretty clear that Glass isn’t a product for everyone – all the way from its high price point to the fact that it was impossible for the masses to get one without an invite. In fact, Google had touted the device to be for explorers…

Read More “Anyone Can Now Buy Google Glass [Update x1: Nope!]” »

Tolmasky via Flickr The New York Times profiles Francisco Tolmasky who was hired out of college early by Apple in 2006 to work on Mobile Safari in the run up to the launch of the iPhone. It is hard to imagine a more difficult first job than working with Steve Jobs on something so important….

Read More “Francisco Tolmasky, the then 20-year old that developed Mobile Safari, talks about his ride with Steve Jobs launching the iPhone” »

Following the introduction of OS X Mavericks and Apple’s new naming scheme inspired by locations in California, there has been much speculation about which famous California destination might be the name of future releases. Today, French blog Consomac has discovered trademark filings for other California locations that appear to be linked to Apple. The site…

Read More “Trademark filings might show future OS X names: Yosemite, Redwood, Mammoth, California, Big Sur, Pacific” »

It was only just a year ago when Tim Cook raised $610,000 for charity through an auction to have coffee with the Apple CEO himself. This time the subject will move from coffee to lunch with the head of the company at Apple Headquarters in Cupertino. The charity auction is hosted by the website Charitybuzz just…

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Following recent trademark investigations related to the iWatch, French site Consomac has discovered [Google Translate] that Apple may also be using a pair of shell companies to protect various California-related names in anticipation of future OS X releases. Apple’s Craig Federighi announced at last year’s Worldwide Developers Conference that the company would be shifting gears…

Read More “Apple’s Future OS X Names May Include Yosemite, Mammoth, Big Sur, Redwood, Pacific, and More” »

Charity auction site CharityBuzz is hosting a second listing to meet with Apple CEO Tim Cook at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, this time offering a lunch meeting. The auction is the second Cook has volunteered his time for, with last year’s coffee auction raising $610,000 for the RFK Center for Justice & Human Rights….

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It is strongly suspected that the next-generation iPhone, unofficially dubbed the “iPhone 6” for obvious reasons, will sport a larger, 4.7-inch display. Various case leaks, analyst reports and concept designs have turned this notion into mainstream consensus, and with a fairly solid idea of what a display increase may do to the form factor of…

Read More “4.7-inch iPhone 6 Compared In Size To Galaxy S5, HTC One M8, More [Images]” »

It’s been almost a year since Apple’s MacBook Air range was afforded a hardware upgrade, and a pretty significant upgrade it was too. The introduction of Intel’s energy-efficient Haswell processor saw battery life potential increase by hours on both the 11 and 13-inch models of the ultra-thin notebook, and now, both configurations are in line…

Read More “2014 MacBook Air Refresh Reportedly Due Next Week” »

The Madame Tussauds attraction houses many waxworks of famous folks from past and present, and alongside actor Leonardo DiCaprio and pop singer Rihanna, one of tech’s most recognized faces has just been unveiled at the branch in Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of the ubiquitous social network that is Facebook, has…

Read More “Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Gets Madame Tussauds Waxwork, Doesn’t Wear Socks [Photos]” »