Macerkopf, a German Apple fansite, has spotted something rather interesting on the Apple online store. Following a redesign, the store is now accepting PayPal payments for items purchased at Apple.com. Whether or not this means it’s going to be more widely available at stores globally is unclear. It could be a German-only option since – as noted by John…
A seemingly popular choice of accessories these days is the dock that plugs straight in to the wall outlet, negating the need to have a long cable of any kind dragging along the floor or getting tangled up near the socket. The latest, and perhaps most promising, is the new Trunk Lightning charging cable by iLoveHandles. It’s neither a traditional cable,…
You may have noticed, for a little while earlier today, the Apple online store went down with the familiar ‘we’ll be back soon’ notice. While some may have become a little excited at what our favorite fruit company may be about to update, it was simply just enough time to reload the homepage with some Father’s Day flavored offerings. As is usual with any…
Apple taking Samsung to court has become a long drawn-out affair, spread across multiple countries and a host of individual lawsuits. In the most recent cases against its Korean foe, Apple accuses the company of infringing on 5 specific patents with the latest flagship, the Galaxy S4. Thankfully, Samsung’s seen sense and hasn’t released a phone or…
The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) has produced its annual in-depth report on the state of American industry, rating customers’ happiness with their chosen devices and services. In the ‘Cellular Telephones’ category, for the second year running, Apple has finished top with a score of 81, two points down from 2012′s result. Seemingly, it’s…
Logitech has become the fore-runner in the race to becoming the supplier of the best iPad keyboards on the planet in recent years. Its Ultrathin and Easy-Switch range are regarded as being the best in the business, and having spent considerable time with both, it’s easy to see why. So, it’s with great excitement that I read of the latest in Logitech’s…
1. Badger jailbreak tweak My favorite types of tweaks aren’t the ones that look to drastically change iOS and make it something unrecognizable. I like the tweaks that aim to build on the platform Apple’s created and make it better in line with the “it just works” mantra that Apple’s products revolve around. This tweak definitely does that. It’s such a…
Many looking forward to a redesign of iOS have moved to jailbreaking to satisfy their desire for some redesigning. A new app, called Badger, has redesigned the way the operating system handles notification badges on app icons, and it is beautiful. The new tweak allows users to swipe on an icon, which will then bring up a box with unread…
If you watched today’s senate hearing which included Apple’s CEO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer and wanted to reread their opening statements, or if you missed it and would like to know what was said, Apple has now published the PDF files with each’s opening statements. The hearing involved many senators calling different experts to speak and have…
When you think “Intel”, you most likely do not think “mobile.” Intel and mobile devices have rarely come together. In a bid to try and get into the ever growing mobile market, however, Intel has hired former Apple VP Mike Bell to head up what is called a “smart devices” team. According to AllThingsD, the team will look at “emerging technologies” to create…
Pinterest has been hard at work partnering with different companies to implement a set of new features that are sure to excite users of the social network. Last week we also saw a large Pinterest app update that finally brought push notifications among other features, but this one brings something very different: pricing, availability, ingredients and…
During today’s senate hearing on taxes, which involved Apple and an appearance by Tim Cook, Senator Kelly Ayotte decided to bring up the topic of intellectual property, something Apple is most definitely concerned about. When the question was asked about the advantages of being in the U.S. as opposed to other countries, Cook responded that the U.S. could…
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