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Hardware iPad Rumor

Rumor: Apple exploring silver nanowire technology for 12.9-inch iPad

I’m not entirely sure what nanowire is, but it sounds pretty cool. A new report claims that Apple is investigating silver nanowire technology to improve touch panels in its much anticipated upcoming 12.9-inch iPad. The quote reads as follows: “Apple is planning to apply nano new material on touch panel. By changing ITO-based clear film […]

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Microsoft Office apps for iOS updated to 1.6, add iCloud support

This should come in handy. A recent update of Microsoft’s Office for iOS now includes support for iCloud. Microsoft’s vaunted word processor, spreadsheet and presentation apps now use iCloud as a document storage provider. Documents can be opened, edited, and saved directly to and from the service for users on iOS 8. Alongside iCloud support, […]

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Accessory Hardware iPhone News

Judge orders Typo to pay $860,000 fine to BlackBerry for injunction regarding keyboard case

This is a win for BlackBerry, which is kind of rare these days. Also, if a federal judge orders an injunction against you, you should probably obey the injunction. On Wednesday, a federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Typo Products owes BlackBerry more than US$860,000 for violating an injunction barring sales of its original iPhone […]

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First pictures surface of Fassbender, Rogen, director Danny Boyle on set of Steve Jobs biopic

Filming for the much-anticipated Steve Jobs biopic has begun and some interesting set pictures have leaked from the set via @motro68, complete with Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs, Seth Rogen as Steve Wozniak and director Danny Boyle. Initial leaked images showed filming at Jobs’ childhood home in California.

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Finance News

Apple purchases Semetrics music analysis service, puts itself in better position to track users’ music listening habits

Apple’s interested in what you’re listening to. Especially if it helps to justify having spent several billion dollars for Beats. Per The Guardian, Apple has acquired British startup Semetric, which runs the Musicmetric analytics tool, as part of its plans to relaunch its Beats Music streaming music service later in the year. In documents filed […]