Archive : Mobile

The rumours about a 7 inch variant of iPad tablet,  called “iPad mini”  and its launch on October 23 seem to be correct. Apple on Tuesday sent invitations to members of press to a event which will be held in on Tuesday, Oct. 23 at the California Theatre  in San Jose, California. The invite says: “We’ve got a little more to show you.” Here is the rundown of the expected specs – [...]

Microsoft is firing on all cylinders with its reported US $1.5 billion marketing budget for its radical Windows 8 Operating System. On Sunday it has launched a new TV commercial Windows 8 which is catchy and informative and  flaunts the redesigned fluid and bold user interface. Titled  “Windows 8 is Coming Soon,” the 31-second video opens with a countdown that starts from 10, but, not unexpectedly [...]

Apple  has struck a deal to use Swiss railway operator SBB’s trademark station clock design on iPads and iPhones. SBB, which holds the trademark for a 1944 design raised concern when the  clock appeared in Apple’s iOS 6 operating system. “For the use of the clockface on certain Apple devices such as iPads and iPhones, the parties have negotiated an arrangement that enables Apple [...]

Apple’s alleged 7 inch variant of iPad tablet, the so called “iPad mini” is now expected to be unveiled at an event on October 23 according to a report by  AllThingsD who quotes “people familiar with Apple’s plans.” If the report turns out to be true, Apple could steal some of the limelight from Microsoft, which is debuting its Surface tablet on October 26. All [...]

iPhone 5’s fragile and scratch prone surface was one of the major gripe of the users right since the device reached customers – earning it the moniker ‘scuffgate’, it was primarily caused  due to Apple’s use of lightweight anodized aluminum for the iPhone 5’s uni-body chassis, resulting in some units to show signs of wear out-of-the-box. To control the number of [...]

On the same day of its US debut Microsoft will have Windows Phone 8 operating system’s British debut on 29 October.Microsoft sent a ‘save the date’ invitation to for a press event to introduce its new Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system. Microsoft permitted Journalist restricted access during a demo in July, at a U.K. HTC press conference for Windows 8 devices members of press [...]

After last week reports that Apple’s manufacturing vendors  had started off production of a smaller iPad, which has been dubbed the  ‘iPad mini’,the Wall Street Journal which has reported the initial story is now reporting Apple has ordered more than 10 million units for the last quarter of this year. Source of the numbers are said to  comes from Asian component suppliers to Apple.”Some component [...]

iPhone 5  hasn’t been without its share of problems,  the flaws with Maps on iOS 6 and user complaints about the iPhone 5 been more prone to scratching compared to earlier models were well known, some reviewers and users had expressed concerns about the purple flare in certain images taken with the iPhone 5. Apple posted a support document which  it is a regular problem in digital cameras [...]

Apple’s suppliers have already started  production of the smaller version of iPad according to Wall Street Journal reports. “The smaller tablet will have a 7.85-inch liquid-crystal display with a lower resolution than the latest iPad, which was released in March, two of the people said. The screen on the current iPad measures 9.7 inches diagonally, a size that hasn’t changed since the [...]

iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 users who upgraded to iOS 6 are complaining about  the quickly draining batteries, even on standby some users have complained that the charge is dropping almost 50% in few hours. Apple Support Boards   are innundated with users complaning about the mess “Used my 4S the same as every other work day. Usually come home with about 60 percent. Came home today with 17 percent.” [...]