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• Gartner: Smartphones outsold feature phones for the first time ever in Q2 2013
• Apple expands ‘USB Power Adapter Takeback Program’ to more countries
• Free Jailbreak Tweak Roundup: EasyIconEdit, MessageRenamer, Uninstall Application Size
• Apple acquires Video Discovery Startup Matcha
• How the iPhone’s iconic “tri-tone” text alert sound was created
• Amazon offers Push Notification Service for iOS, Android and Kindle Fire
• Samsung exec says anti-iPhone ads were “tipping point” for company’s brand
• Analyst: iPhone 5C may not include Siri, to cost $300, iPhone 5S fingerprint sensor only for unlocking device
• Apple offering huge discounts on Movie Bundles in iTunes Store

Gartner: Smartphones outsold feature phones for the first time ever in Q2 2013 Posted: 14 Aug 2013 04:51 AM PDT Remember when IDC published some data back in April saying smartphones outsold feature phones for the first time ever in Q1 2013? Gartner didn’t believe that actually happened. If you look at the second quarter, however, then they changed their minds. Continue reading →

Apple expands ‘USB Power Adapter Takeback Program’ to more countries Posted: 14 Aug 2013 03:15 AM PDT In light of a Chinese woman's death and recent controversy over the safety of counterfeit power adapters, Apple had launched a “USB Power Adapter Takeback Program” last week offering customers Apple-branded USB power adapter at a special price of $10 when they turn in at least one third-party USB power adapter. Apple had launched the program only in the U.S. and China. Continue reading →

Free Jailbreak Tweak Roundup: EasyIconEdit, MessageRenamer, Uninstall Application Size Posted: 13 Aug 2013 08:53 PM PDT It’s always nice to see a free tweak added to Cydia because it gives you something to mess with for a bit to see if you like it and ultimately if want to keep it on your device at no charge.  Well, there have been 3 free tweaks added to Cydia recently that I’m going walk you through. Continue reading →

Apple acquires Video Discovery Startup Matcha Posted: 13 Aug 2013 07:36 PM PDT VentureBeat reports that Apple has acquired Matcha, a video discovery startup that offered a popular second screen iOS app in the App Store. The app provided users with recommendations on which movies or TV shows were available by aggregating content from cable TV providers such as Comcast, streaming video services such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and digital video stores such iTunes, Amazon.  Continue reading →

How the iPhone’s iconic “tri-tone” text alert sound was created Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:59 PM PDT There's an interesting story dating back to more than a decade ago behind the iPhone's default "Tri-tone" text alert, as told by its creator Kelly Jacklin, a long-time engineer at Apple. Continue reading →

Amazon offers Push Notification Service for iOS, Android and Kindle Fire Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:55 AM PDT Here’s some good news for developers, and ultimately to us as users of their apps. Amazon has just announced the launch of a new service called Simple Notification Service (SNS) with Mobile Push. As the name suggests, SNS with Mobile Push will make it a lot easier for developers to add support for push notifications to iOS, Android and Kindle Fire. Continue reading →

Samsung exec says anti-iPhone ads were “tipping point” for company’s brand Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:04 AM PDT Samsung's anti-iPhone ads have been criticised for poking fun at Apple customers rather than targeting the actual product, but according to Samsung's marketing chief the ads were pretty successful and marked a "tipping point" for the company's brand globally. Continue reading →

Analyst: iPhone 5C may not include Siri, to cost $300, iPhone 5S fingerprint sensor only for unlocking device Posted: 13 Aug 2013 09:49 AM PDT Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster, a long time Apple analyst has released a research note to his clients where he has given his predictions on Apple’s rumored low-cost iPhone 5C, the next generation iPhone, iPhone 5S, and other products expected to be launched this year and early next year. Continue reading →

Apple offering huge discounts on Movie Bundles in iTunes Store Posted: 13 Aug 2013 07:50 AM PDT This may be a great time to start or add to your movie collection. Apple has just launched a sale on Movie Bundles in the iTunes Store, offering huge discounts on SD and HD version of 25 popular movie collections such as Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Matrix, The Godfather etc. Update: It looks like Apple is already in the process of increasing the prices for some movie bundles as we’re getting reports of price increases or users getting “Item is being modified. Please try again later.” Continue reading →

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