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• Apple’s Limited iPhone 5 Stocks In India Sold Out, Seeing Higher Sales Than Last Year
• Apple Considering Switch From Intel Chips To Own Chips in Macs
• Facebook for iOS Updated—Mixed Bag of Good and, well…
• 6 Apps to Track U.S. Election Results
• Apple’s Share of App Downloads Dips Below 30% for the First Time
• iPad mini Display “Capable”, but Sub-par of Android Competitors
• Apple Loses Tablet Market Share To Competing Manufacturers In Q3
• Instagram Rolling Out Profiles on the Web!
• Breaking news: Judge Dismisses Apple’s FRAND Lawsuit Against Motorola with Prejudice
• iPad mini’s Display Analysed

Apple’s Limited iPhone 5 Stocks In India Sold Out, Seeing Higher Sales Than Last Year Posted: 06 Nov 2012 04:36 AM PST Apple started selling the iPhone 5 in India through specialised distributors and carriers from the 2nd of this month, and today The Wall Street Journal (t.co link, to avoid paywall) reports that most retailers have already sold out their initial stock. Citing undisclosed sources, WSJ says that the country received around 10,000 − 15,000 units of the iPhone 5 in its initial round of shipments, indicative either of Apple's low expectations for the country or the constrained supply of the device. Continue reading →

Apple Considering Switch From Intel Chips To Own Chips in Macs Posted: 06 Nov 2012 03:47 AM PST When Apple launched the iPad back in the 2010, it surprised the tech world by announcing that it was powered by their own A4 System-on-chip (SoC). Since then it has used its own chips for iOS devices like the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad mini. Even though iPhone 5 and the 4th generation are powered by dual-core A6 and A6X chip respectively, they’ve managed to outperform quad-core processors that are powering smartphones and tablets from its rivals. Continue reading →

Facebook for iOS Updated—Mixed Bag of Good and, well… Posted: 05 Nov 2012 08:25 PM PST Facebook pushed out an update to their iOS app (v 5.1 if your’e keeping track of version numbers) which adds multiple photo uploads, message improvements, headaches, and confusion. Wait, what? Continue reading →

6 Apps to Track U.S. Election Results Posted: 05 Nov 2012 06:53 PM PST We’ve found 6 great apps to help you keep tabs on the election results. These apps will help you keep track of who wins, who loses, and what it will all mean on Wednesday. Continue reading →

Apple’s Share of App Downloads Dips Below 30% for the First Time Posted: 05 Nov 2012 02:42 PM PST There might be hundreds of thousands of apps in the App Store, but with all the Android devices out there, Apple’s share of worldwide app downloads has dipped below 30% for the first time ever—at least as far as the iPhone is concerned Continue reading →

iPad mini Display “Capable”, but Sub-par of Android Competitors Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:55 PM PST It’s safe to say that we all get that the iPad mini’s screen isn’t mind-blowing. I know it, you know it (if you’ve used a mini), but the real question is—how far does the iPad mini display fall short? Turns out, a lot. Continue reading →

Apple Loses Tablet Market Share To Competing Manufacturers In Q3 Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:43 PM PST According to IDC's latest tablet shipment numbers for the third quarter of 2012, Apple's worldwide tablet market share dropped from 65.5 percent in 2Q12 to 50.4 percent in 3Q12. Rival tablet manufacturers Samsung, Asus and Amazon gained at the expense of Apple's market share during this quarter. Worldwide tablet shipments grew from 25 million to 27.8 million, growing by 6.7 over the second quarter and an impressive 49.5 percent year-over-year. Continue reading →

Instagram Rolling Out Profiles on the Web! Posted: 05 Nov 2012 12:02 PM PST Instagram announced today that they are rolling out Instagram profiles on the web…starting now! Finally! Continue reading →

Breaking news: Judge Dismisses Apple’s FRAND Lawsuit Against Motorola with Prejudice Posted: 05 Nov 2012 11:24 AM PST Just breaking now: the federal judge due to start Apple’s FRAND lawsuit against Motorola Mobility today in Wisconsin has dismissed Apple’s case outright with prejudice. This is going to limit Apple’s options for appeals and other remedies. Continue reading →

iPad mini’s Display Analysed Posted: 05 Nov 2012 09:55 AM PST The lack of a high density Retina display in the iPad mini has bothered quite a few people, especially those who are regular users of the iPad 3. The iPad mini, with the same resolution as the iPad 2, is the first non-Retina iOS product Apple has introduced in the past two years. Continue reading →

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