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Poll: Do You Still Want Apple to Sell an iPod in 2017?

By Rajesh Pandey on Jul 28, 2017 12:45 pm

Yesterday, Apple announced that it is phasing out the iPod nano and shuffle. Additionally, it also updated the storage options for the iPod Touch and now offers it in only 32GB and 128GB variants. Continue reading →

Apple Reportedly Investing $2.67 Billion in LG Display to Secure OLED Panels for Future iPhones

By Rajesh Pandey on Jul 28, 2017 11:00 am

Previous reports have made it clear that LG Display is looking to set up OLED factories to cater to the demand from various smartphone OEMs. The company will reportedly be investing up to $13.5 billion to set up its OLED factory. However, that investment alone would not be enough and analysts predicted that the company would require financial support from an external party in setting up the factory. Continue reading →

Apple Paid Nokia $2 Billion Cash Upfront To Settle Patent Dispute

By Rajesh Pandey on Jul 28, 2017 10:19 am

A couple of months ago, Apple and Nokia announced that they have settled their patent dispute and entered into a multi-year licensing and business cooperation agreement. In their announcement, none of the parties revealed the details of the agreement or the amount of money involved in settling the dispute. Continue reading →

Final Verdict on Apple's Irish Data Centre Delayed Once Again as Locals Lose Hope

By Rajesh Pandey on Jul 28, 2017 09:20 am

In 2015, Apple announced that it would be spending $2 billion on setting up new data centres in Ireland and Demark. Soon after the announcement, the company’s move was met with criticism from local citing environmental concerns. Continue reading →

Apple Sued by CustomPlay Over Apple TV 4's 'What Did He Say?' Feature

By Rajesh Pandey on Jul 28, 2017 12:56 am

CustomPlay, a Florida-based company, has filed a lawsuit against Apple for infringing on one of its patents. The company claims that the rewind close captioning feature which Apple debuted with the fourth-generation Apple TV in tvOS is a rip-off of its “What?” feature. Continue reading →

First Apple Watch Jailbreak Demoed at Def Con 25

By Rajesh Pandey on Jul 27, 2017 11:40 pm

At Def Con 25, the world’s longest running and largest underground hacking conference, Hacker Max Bazaliy of the Fried Apple Team has demonstrated a jailbreak for the Apple Watch 3 running watchOS 3. While the Apple Watch has been on the market for more than a couple of years now, a jailbreak has never been demonstrated publicly for it before. Continue reading →