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Apple releases iOS 6.1.1 update for iPhone 4S users

Well, that was quick. Per AppleInsider, Apple on Monday released iOS 6.1.1 to address a number of bugs for iPhone 4S owners who recently ran into a handful of issues following the release of iOS 6.1 for all of Apple’s mobile devices. The release is currently available as a direct download here (968MB) or as […]

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Evasi0n hack arrives, allows jailbreaking of iOS 6.1 devices

The perpetual arms race between Apple and the hacker community continues. Per AppleInsider, hackers on Monday released a long-awaited untethered software “jailbreak” of Apple’s iOS 6. For the first time ever, iPhone 5 and iPad mini owners can jailbreak their device with the release of Evasi0n, the new jailbreak for Apple’s iOS 6 mobile operating […]

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Rumor: Apple may incorporate fingerprint sensor into iPhone “Home” button for next-gen models

This could be interesting. Per AppleInsider, Apple is expected to launch a new iPhone this year with a fingerprint sensor hidden beneath the home button — an intuitive design that could be difficult for competing Android and Windows Phone devices to copy. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities expects Apple’s acquisition of AuthenTec to pay […]

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Apple announces 36 international wireless carriers moving to 4G LTE networks in 2013

If you’re traveling internationally with your iPhone 5, this will come in handy. Per AppleInsider, Apple will more than double the number of carriers that support fast 4G LTE data service for its flagship iPhone 5 next week, with 36 new LTE carriers joining its existing pool of 24. When asked about “the pace of […]

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Apple posts $54.5 billion in revenue, $13.1 billion profit for Q1 2013 financial returns

It was a profitable quarter, but there were setbacks compared to last year. Per Macworld, for the company’s first fiscal quarter of 2013, Apple posted revenue of US$54.5 billion and a net profit of US$13.1 billion. Revenue rose 17.7 percent from the 2012 first quarter, while profit was flat year-over-year. Apple earned US$13.81 per share, […]