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AirPods Hardware Rumor

Rumor: AirPod delay might be attributed to technical/channeling issue, other causes

There may be a specific reason for the delay of the AirPods wireless earphones. The AirPods, which were slated to launch in December and delayed with Apple stating it needed “a little more time”, were left without a specific reason for the delay. A source close to the story has told the Wall Street Journal […]

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Finance iOS iPhone News

Apple CEO Tim Cook cites over one million Apple Pay subscriptions in first 72 hours

Apple may have gotten a pretty quick leg up in the NFC market. Per AppleInsider and the Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Tim Cook, in a recent interview today, stated that Apple Pay received more than one million registrations within the first 72 hours. “The early ramp [of Apple Pay] looks fantastic,” Cook said in […]

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Apple TV News Software

Apple TV update adds support for Vevo, Disney, Weather Channel and Smithsonian Channel

The Apple TV console received several new channels via an update today. Per AppleInsider, an update released for the set top box added Vevo, Disney Channel, Disney XD, Weather Channel, and content from the Smithsonian Channel. The launch of new content options on Apple TV comes just days after it was revealed that Apple had […]

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iPhone News retail

T-Mobile gears up “$0 down” trade-in deal for Mother’s Day weekend

Your mum might like this for Mother’s Day. Per TmoNews, wireless carrier T-Mobile has begun highlighting Apple’s newest smartphone to push the trade-in program that it’s had running since April 12. That program allows new and existing qualified customers to trade in an iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S, with the resulting trade-in value wiping out […]

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Hardware iPhone News

DigiTimes falls back on larger-screen iPhone story, agrees with Wall Street Journal’s assessment of next-gen iPhone hardware

Sometimes you’re dead-on, other times it’s time to head back to the drawing board. Per AppleInsider, Taiwanese publication Digitimes on Tuesday backpedaled on its previous claims that Apple would be launching a cheaper, yet larger-screened, iPhone variant in 2013 to combat a growing low-end “phablet” market. While DigiTimes reversed its original take on big-screen iPhone […]