Month: August 2014

Tom Hanks has played many roles throughout his acting career in movies like Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile, and even Pixar’s Toy Story trilogy, and today the actor is finally adding app developer to that list. Hanx Writer, a flashy new app with a very classic concept revisited for the tablet age, is the result of close…

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Earlier this afternoon word came in from Thailand had approved Apple’s application to distribute two new iPhone 6 models in the country. Now there’s more news out of Asia (via GforGames), stating that the device 6 is now in the PVT (Product Validation Test) stage of production at Foxconn in China. That means that production is about to…

Read More “Apple’s ‘iPhone 6’ Reportedly in Final Stages Before Mass Production” »

It looks increasingly likely that we may see the two new rumored iPhones at the same time after all. This morning Manager Online (via MacRumors) reported that Takorn Tantasith, secretary general of Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), approved an application to distribute two iPhone 6 models in the country. So far, that’s the…

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Apple today posted retail job listings for a future store to be located in the United Arab Emirates, indicating that the company may be soon opening its first store in the Middle East. The postings were initially spotted by ifoAppleStore and show typical openings for Specialists, Creatives, and Experts, as well as managerial positions for…

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After nearly three and a half years with only a minor processor bump, Apple late last year launched its redesigned Mac Pro, moving to a compact cylindrical design relying on a slew of Thunderbolt 2 ports for expandability. While the new machine began shipping in the last few days of 2013, extreme shortages of the…

Read More “Intel Preparing to Launch New Xeon Processors for Potential Mac Pro Upgrade” »

Back in early July, Samsung launched a new Galaxy S5 ad calling iPhone users “Wall Huggers” and mocking the iPhone for having a short battery life while touting the battery-saving capabilities of its own newest flagship phone. Samsung has now expanded its “Wall Huggers” advertising campaign to select airports, according to CNET, displaying Galaxy S5…

Read More “Samsung Expands Anti-Apple ‘Wall Huggers’ Advertisement to Airports” »

We learned yesterday that Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission has approved the sale of two unreleased iPhones, specifically with the model numbers A1524 & A1586, ahead of the expected announcement on September 9th. Confirmation of the approval for the new iPhone models was even publicized via Twitter by the NBTC’s Secretary General in addition to being discussed on video….

Read More “Report claims concerned Apple met with Thailand NTBC over disclosing iPhone 6 model numbers” »