It’s the patents that provide the really interesting hints as to what’s to come in a product line. According to Patently Apple, a new patent suggests that the company will be introducing a near-field communication (NFC) chip into its next-generation iPhone, which will enable users to quickly send iTunes gifts to one another. The story […]
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It’s pretty clear at this point: Apple’s not in danger of going out of business. Per Macworld, on Tuesday, Apple reported a net profit of US$11.6 billion on revenue of US$39.2 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. Those are respective increases of 94 percent and 59 percent from the 2011 second quarter. Apple’s […]
This could make your iTunes account that much more secure. Or it could make you want to put an axe through the screen as you just want to buy a cool 99 cent app. Per Ars Technica, Apple has begun asking users to select and answer a series of questions associated with their Apple IDs […]
Following up on Friday’s story, wireless carrier AT&T began allowing out-of-contract customers to unlock their iPhone for use on other carriers yesterday, and the unlock codes are applied to the device after restoring through iTunes. Per AppleInsider, customers who were among the first to take advantage told the web site that after dialing 611 to […]
On Wednesday, Apple released version 10.6.1 of its iTunes multimedia/jukebox application. The new version, a 64.9 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Fixes several issues that may cause iTunes to unexpectedly quit while playing videos, changing artwork size in Grid view, and syncing photos to devices. – Addresses an issue where some […]