According to Reuters, Apple iDevices, along with Android tablets and similar devices could soon come under the weight of a new culture tax in France. Seeking to fund cultural projects amidst the European financial crisis, former Canal Plus CEO Pierre Lescure has alluded to the plans, citing that consumers spend much more money on hardware than on…
Following an announcement that Apple would change its VPN On Demand behavior following a VirnetX lawsuit, Apple has backtracked on the changes. The changes were forced by a $368 million judgment in the lawsuit. The changes altered the “Always” configuration to VPN On Demand to “Establish if needed”. However a statement released in Apple’s support…
Logitech has unveiled a brand new home entertainment system which will allow users to control all of their media devices from their iPhone. Harmony Smart Control System is a small hub that can be connected to eight devices via Wi-Fi, this includes televisions, speakers, gaming consoles and other media players. Your iPhone will then become a universal…
Research firm Gartner has predicted that Apple’s devices will outsell Windows for the first time ever in 2013. Estimates have been forecasted based on Apple’s sales of iPhones, iPad, and Macs and sales of all devices powered by Microsoft’s Windows operation system. Last year, Windows sold 175 million devices, in comparison, Apple sold 159…
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article documenting why I wanted to see a new operating system before a new iPhone. The article seemed to go down well with you guys, and it looks like a lot of you share my sentiments. I think it’s safe to say that the majority of iOS users are getting a little tired of the lack of innovation in iOS 6. In it I highlighted some…
If you are in enterprise, reports are you most likely use an Apple device. What report is this coming from? Well, one from Good Technology, which is an independent group. What this report included was the above graph (and one more below), that show Apple devices being activated more than any other platform. Don’t worry, Android users, Android…
With most of Apple’s Mac range currently supporting USB 3.0 connectivity, it seems pretty backward that the company continues to use USB 2.0 transfer speeds in its still relatively new Lightning connector range. However, if a recent rumor is anything to go by, then the company is looking to improve its USB division, with a job listing for a Senior…
How many devices run iOS 6, you ask? Nearly 300 million, that’s your answer. According to a press release from Apple today regarding the iOS 6.1 update, it says that 300 million devices are running the newest major update to the operating system, being iOS 6.x. On all of these iOS devices, there have been 9 billion photos uploaded to Photo…
If you were planning to unlock your phone, and you live in the US, you will want to do so very soon, say, within the next two day. Why is that? Well, because it will be illegal to do so after that. That’s right, the Register of Copyrights at the Library of Congress “90 day period” stated in the above text ends this Saturday, January 26th, and after said…
Samsung and Apple are set to go to court over yet another dispute in 2014, and in preparation for the inevitable punches that will be thrown, each party has added more devices into its case ammunition. A California judge agreed to add the devices to the case yesterday (Wednesday) after both Apple and Samsung appealed their cases. However, the judge also…
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