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Facebook Messenger to receive VOIP upgrade for European versions of the software

If you’re across the pond, this’ll come in handy. Per AppleInsider, Facebook Messenger users on iOS in the U.K. and other parts of Europe will get a software update on Monday enabling Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) calling within the app. The update comes after Facebook already rolled out the feature in the United States […]

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Hardware iPad iPad mini Rumor

Rumor: Apple to release next-gen, Retina Display iPad mini in 2013

The next-gen iPad mini could be that much spiffier as well as arrive with a Retina Display screen. Per CNYes and Macotakara, Apple is reportedly planning to ship 55 million iPad mini units in calendar 2013. But Apple has also reportedly cut its shipment projections for its full-size 9.7-inch iPad, the report said, from 60 […]

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Apple patent shows e-wallet program with controllable accounts for children

This could be useful. Per FreePatentsOnline, a recent patent application shows Apple’s idea for an “e-wallet” iPhone application that would allow subsidiary accounts for children, complete with customizable spending limits and restrictions. Apple’s interest in the concept was revealed in a patent application published Thursday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office entitled “Parental Controls.” […]

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Finance News

Apple to hold Q1 2013 earnings conference call on Wednesday, January 23rd

It’s nice to get the numbers back and see how you’re doing. Per AppleInsider, Apple announced on Wednesday that it will reveal results for the first fiscal quarter of 2013 on Jan. 23, which will be followed by an earnings conference call expected to cover initial statistics for the holiday season as well as performance […]

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Hardware Rumor

Rumor: Apple reportedly shopping around for Apple HDTV prototype parts

When you go looking for components, people tend to notice. Per AppleInsider, Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster told investors on Tuesday that he had recently spoken to a “major TV component supplier” about Apple’s rumored plans to release a connected HDTV. Sources within the supplier reportedly told him that Apple had contacted “regarding various capabilities of […]