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Next iPhone to have 4in screen says Wall Street Journal

by Kenny Hemphill on May 16, 2012 in News

Apple has ordered 4in screens, believed to be for its next iPhone, from suppliers in Asia according to the Wall Street Journal. ‘The new screens measure at least 4 inches diagonally, the people said, compared with 3.5 inches on Apple’s latest model, the iPhone 4S. Production is set to begin next month, the people said. [...]

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Apple prepares iCloud upgrade with photo sharing features

by Kenny Hemphill on May 14, 2012 in News

When Apple unveiled iCloud last summer and announced that it would replace MobileMe, much of the debate revolved around the MobileMe services which didn’t have a replacement in iCloud. One of those was the ability to post photographs online from iPhoto and Aperture. That may be about to change. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) [...]

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Proview rejects Apple £10m offer to settle iPad name dispute

by Kenny Hemphill on May 10, 2012 in News

Apple offered 100 million yuan (£9.8 million) earlier this week to settle its trademark dispute with Chinese firm, Proview International Holdings over the iPad name. The Beijing Times reports that the offer was made to secure the right to use the name in China, but Proview declined. It is believed to want 400 million yuan [...]

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Apple extends free 20GB iCloud offer to woo MobileMe stragglers

by Kenny Hemphill on May 8, 2012 in News

As the deadline for the end of MobileMe fast approaches, Apple has extended its offer of 20GB of free iCloud storage until 30 September. Apple announced last summer that MobileMe would cease on 30 June this year and originally offered subscribers to iCloud who held a MobileMe account 20GB of storage until 30 June. As [...]

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Cut-price iPad 2 has better battery life than the original

by Kenny Hemphill on May 4, 2012 in News

When Apple launched the new iPad a few weeks ago, it kept the iPad 2 on sale, and cut the price to £329. It was a smart move and one of the factors which helped the iPad increase its share of the tablet market significantly last quarter. It was assumed that the iPad 2 on [...]

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iPad grabs even bigger share of market as Kindle Fire sales slump

by Kenny Hemphill on May 3, 2012 in News
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The Kindle Fire’s position as the best-selling Android tablet and the only real challenger to the iPad was short-lived, according to new figures from IDC. The numbers for the first calendar quarter of 2012 show that while the iPad increased its share of the market from 54.7% to 68%, the Kindle Fire slumped from 16.8% [...]

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