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- Apple Store app updated with support for Passbook gift cards and Siri search
- Apple awarded significant iPad design patent
- Samsung seen gradually losing Apple chip orders
- Apple’s Eddy Cue joins Ferrari’s board
- New jailbreak tweak supplants Siri with Google Search
- My iPad mini review
- T-Mobile brings faster HSPA+ speeds to Baltimore, Houston and Washington D.C. markets
- Rumor: the next iPad mini will have Retina display
- AT&T announces $14 billion LTE network expansion
- Foxconn admits to falling behind iPhone 5 demand
| Apple Store app updated with support for Passbook gift cards and Siri search Posted: 07 Nov 2012 05:19 PM PST
Apple has released an update to its Apple Store app today that brings with it two pretty big new features. The first is Passbook integration for gift cards, which will allow you to use the digital wallet to pay for things in Apple’s retail stores. And the second is Siri searching for Apple products… (...) "Apple Store app updated with support for Passbook gift cards and Siri search" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Apple awarded significant iPad design patent Posted: 07 Nov 2012 03:06 PM PST
Yesterday afternoon, the United States Patent and Trademark Office awarded Apple 29 new patents. Two of them are design-related — one covers retail packaging, and the other covers the iPad’s exterior design. The latter patent is fairly significant, in that it covers the look of Apple’s popular tablet. You know how a lot of people said that Apple shouldn’t be allowed to patent a rectangle with rounded edges? Well it just did…(...) "Apple awarded significant iPad design patent" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Samsung seen gradually losing Apple chip orders Posted: 07 Nov 2012 01:28 PM PST
Apple, which up until recently was responsible for nearly nine percent of Samsung’s revenue in parts orders, is rumored to be gradually taking its lucrative mobile chip contract away from Samsung, as previously speculated. A new report out of Asia tells us the South Korean conglomerate is likely to delay construction of a new logic fabrication facility over fear that it will no longer make Apple’s in-house designed processors for iPhones, iPads and iPods on an exclusive basis. If this is true, then Apple has already contracted another founry to produce the chips, most likely Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)…(...) "Samsung seen gradually losing Apple chip orders" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Apple’s Eddy Cue joins Ferrari’s board Posted: 07 Nov 2012 12:27 PM PST
While Ferrari was not among the list of automakers which plan to participate in Apple’s ‘Eyes Free’ initiative launched earlier this summer, integration of the Siri voice-recognition feature is expected to show up in GM’s Chevrolet Spark, as well as BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar at a later date…(...) "Apple’s Eddy Cue joins Ferrari’s board" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| New jailbreak tweak supplants Siri with Google Search Posted: 07 Nov 2012 10:40 AM PST
Well that didn’t take long. Just a week after Google’s revamped Search app with new voice technology made it into the App Store, a jailbreak tweak has been released that will allow users to supplant it for Siri in iOS. The voice recognition tech in the new Google Search app has received a lot of praise for its speedy response times and accurate results. And now, thanks to the new tweak NowNow, you can access it from anywhere…(...) "New jailbreak tweak supplants Siri with Google Search" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Posted: 07 Nov 2012 10:24 AM PST
I remember the first time I picked up my iPad 3. I was surprised how much thicker and heavier it was compared to the iPad 2. In my iPad 3 review, I wrote that even though the increased thickness and weight of the device are noticeable, I’d probably get over it in a matter of weeks. Several months later, I’m still not used to it, and to be honest, I’m completely turned off by my iPad 3. The nail in the coffin came when I received a Nexus 7. This device was everything I needed to read, email, and tweet, which is pretty much all I’m doing on a tablet. In the end, the Nexus 7 didn’t do it for me and I returned it, but it clearly showed that there was a device missing in my life. A device that is small, thin, and light. A device that would be just like an iPad, but smaller. Enters the iPad mini… (...) "My iPad mini review" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| T-Mobile brings faster HSPA+ speeds to Baltimore, Houston and Washington D.C. markets Posted: 07 Nov 2012 09:58 AM PST
T-Mobile USA, the fourth-largest telco in the United States, continues expanding its iPhone-compatible HSPA+ network on the 1900MHz band (incorrectly advertised as “4G”). Today, the company announced that HSPA+ is now available to customers in the Washington D.C., Baltimore and Houston markets. I’m sure you know T-Mobile USA is the sole major telco in the U.S. without the iPhone (next year, maybe?). But with its offering of Nano SIMs for iPhone 5 owners, free support to unlockers and unlimited 4G data plans, T-Mobile is a good choice for unlocked iPhone owners curious to take advantage of HSPA+ speeds…(...) "T-Mobile brings faster HSPA+ speeds to Baltimore, Houston and Washington D.C. markets" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Rumor: the next iPad mini will have Retina display Posted: 07 Nov 2012 09:26 AM PST
"Rumor: the next iPad mini will have Retina display" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| AT&T announces $14 billion LTE network expansion Posted: 07 Nov 2012 08:45 AM PST
AT&T, the nation’s #1 carrier, today announced ambitious plans meant to improve its network infrastructure and broaden 4G LTE coverage. The company pledged to spend as much as $14 billion on network upgrades over the next three years and said it will roll out 4G LTE to cover 250 million by the end of 2013, adding an additional 50 million for a total of 300 million people by the end of 2014. Additionally, AT&T confirmed plans to expand U-verse to an additional 8.5 million customers by the end of 2015. The investment plan even has a cool sounding code-name: Project Velocity IP (VIP)…(...) "AT&T announces $14 billion LTE network expansion" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Foxconn admits to falling behind iPhone 5 demand Posted: 07 Nov 2012 08:09 AM PST
Terry Gou, the CEO and chairman of Foxconn which assembles Apple’s iPhone and many other products, admitted in an interview with Reuters today that his company continues to face production hurdles meeting the massive iPhone 5 demand. It’s not surprising that the world’s largest contract manufacturer is coping with production issues. The company recently acknowledged that the iPhone 5 is “the most difficult device” it has ever assembled. In particular, the sophisticated handset with its in-cell display assembly technique and the excquisite Unibody chassis is proving challenging even for Foxconn to make in enough quantities. On top of that, Apple has tightened quality control following reports of teething issues with scratches and nicks from “normal” wear and tear…(...) "Foxconn admits to falling behind iPhone 5 demand" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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