Apple

Two weeks ago, a fatal explosion rocked the Foxonnn plant in China where Apple products, including the iPad 2, are manufactured. Despite some initial confusion surrounding the nature of the blast and its extent, at least three people were tragically killed in the blast and more than a dozen other injuries - some serious - were reported.

According to this morning's Wall Street Journal, Hon ...

Apple is reportedly working on new advancements that could, if implemented into future iOS upgrades, dramatically increase the sophistication of functionalities provided by the iPhone's calendar alerts and other notifications. Based on a patent application unearthed by our friends at Apple Insider, there's reason to get excited about "dynamic, GPS-enabled calendar alerts" in the near future.

The patent ...

Apple today released major updates to iMovie and GarageBand for iPad. iMovie now includes support for audio/video output through HDMI and videos will now play full screen through Apple’s Digital AV Adapter on an HDTV. GarageBand has also received a significant update. It now includes audio output through AirPlay and HDMI. You can now also import CD quality AIFF files among other formats as well.

iMovie’s ...

Computex is like a body-building show for those in the computer industry, except exchange the fake tans and copious amounts of baby oil with flashy tech demos and lots of confusing buzz words.

LaCie lubed up their Thunderbolt equipped Little Big Disks, and showed some serious data transfer muscle. With five Little Big Disk drives daisy chained to a high-end display, via Apple and Intel's Thunderbolt I/O, LaCie ...

In late April, MMi reported that all indications suggested that Apple ponied up big time to secure the domain iCloud.com. Now that we know Apple really is planning the long-awaited service, it makes sense as to why the company reportedly coughed up a reported $4.5 million - yes, $4.5 million - to lock up this prime digital real estate. And it just so happens that today is the day that Apple ...

According to JP Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz Apple's competitors have turned off some ovens in their bakeries after "an early dose of reality."

Flagiship tablet devices such as Motorola's Zoom, Research In Motion's BlackBerry Playbook, and Samsung's Galaxy Tab have had a weak showing so far. As a result the companies have dipped their build plans by 10% due to the lack of sales. This doesn't mean ...

Well that was quick. Less Eight hours after Apple issued a security update to identify and remove the MAC Defender malware, a new variation is in the wild that can slip past Apple's updated defenses.

The new MAC Defender is identified as Mdinstall.pkg, and has a time stamp of 9:24 p.m. last night, which is less than eight hours after Apple released its security update. These are some ...

According to a new report, Apple is busy putting the legal finishing touches on its ownership of all things iCloud-related. Based on a new trademark filing in Europe for "iCloud," our friends at Patently Apple reveal that the Cupertino, California-based company has a pretty extensive reach when it comes to classifying the nature of "iCloud."

The European Trademark Office indicates that Apple ...

It's taken months to reach this point, but Apple has finally announced that iCloud is not only real, it's also coming soon. And while we continue to debate the rumored ins-and-outs of the service and its supposed attributes, we'll only have to wait until next Monday to get some answers. That's when Apple chief Steve Jobs will take the stage at Moscone Center at the World Wide Developers Conference to ...

Apparently Asus wasn't the only one thinking of ways to combine smartphones and tablets in a Voltron-esque fashion. Computer maker ECS, hours after Asus debuted the Padfone, demoed a non-functional iPhone like Padfone prototype.

The ECS offering is essentially a 9.7" iPhone tablet dock. Once the iPhone is inserted into the device, it outputs the iPhones video via HMDI to the larger tablet display. ...

Theme Of The Week brings another great set themes for you to check out. This week will showcase two well-designed themes: eXplos1on HD and inPulse. Both run through WinterBoard and are unique in their own right.

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eXplos1on HD:



Created by @JunesIphone / bAdGB Team (@bAdBGteam), eXplos1on is elegant yet structured in design. With it's distinctive dark and smooth black background, the interface is clean and flows well with re-designed Status Bar and icons. When you open each application, it has its own specific loading screen which attests to the thoroughness of the design. Within each application, the ...