Category Archives: Mac Rumors

Apple files to block Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales in US

Posted on May 19, 2012 by admin

On the heels of an appeals court win that suggested that Samsung should have been barred from selling its copycat Galaxy 10.1 from the get-go, Apple has now filed a motion for a new injunction against the tablet asking it to be pulled from US shelves. The two companies are scheduled to begin high-level settlement talks on Monday, but should they fail the new injunction request could be ruled on as early as June 7…. Continue reading →

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Weekly Wrap: Hotkeygate, iOS 6, and a slew of reviews

Posted on May 19, 2012 by admin

Once a week, we catch you up on Macworld’s biggest stories from the past week, in case you missed them. This week, we ruminated on the futures of iOS and OS X, covered Hotkeysgate, and offered a slew of reviews. Continue reading →

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Report: FaceTime may be coming to 3G networks

Posted on May 19, 2012 by admin

Apple may be preparing to enable its FaceTime video-chat service to be used over 3G networks. The company has yet to confirm such plans, however Romanian Apple website iDevice has reportedly observed new warnings in iOS 5.1.1 that appear to be geared for FaceTime calls placed over 3G networks rather than Wi-Fi…. Continue reading →

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Facebook acquires social-gifting startup Karma

Posted on May 19, 2012 by admin

Facebook’s initial public offering remained the biggest story in tech throughout the day, overshadowing the social network’s latest acquisition, Karma, a company that specializes in mobile social gifting. The startup has developed an e-commerce platform that enables mobile users to quickly find gifts, select a personalized card, and notify the recipient via text message, e-mail or Facebook…. Continue reading →

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Apple working on multi-point touch focus for iOS

Posted on May 19, 2012 by admin

A recent patent award reveals plans for further improvement in iOS cameras, allowing for two or more different zones of an image to be selected for focus and other settings, with the camera selecting a compromise point automatically if there is too much difference in the selected zones. The patent application also suggests that future iPhones might incorporate a dedicated image processor for photos and video…. Continue reading →

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Sprint offers $100 trade-in credit for iPhones from competing carriers

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

In an effort to drum up subscribership and advertise its unlimited data plan for the iPhone 4S, Sprint revealed on Friday that it will begin offering a $100 credit to any customer who trades in an iPhone from another carrier. Continue reading →

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Apple sends out sandbox deadline reminder email to developers

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

With Apple set to flip the switch on its Mac App Store sandboxing system, the company sent out an email to registered developers on Friday reminding them that enforcement of the new rules will being on June 1, 2012. Continue reading →

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Rumor: Apple in talks to build Russian R&D facility

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

Apple and a handful of other tech companies are said to be in talks with Russia’s Skolkovo Innovation Centre about building research facilities in the organization’s “Technopark,” which is at the heart of a larger initiative looking to bring high-tech innovators into the country. Continue reading →

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Facebook IPO: Why your data is worth $104 billion

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

Investors will pressure Facebook, the public company, to find new ways of making money from users’ personal data. If times get hard, can Facebook do that without endangering user privacy? Continue reading →

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News: DataMan update adds per-app data usage tracking

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

XVision has released an update to DataMan, its real-time data usage tracking app for iOS devices. DataMan allows iPhone users to keep track of their Wi-Fi and cellular data usage. Users can view usage by date and time and location and even plot usage on a chart or a map and set alerts to be notified when data usage exceeds certain daily, weekly or monthly thresholds. Version 5.2 adds a new “App Watch” feature that allows users to track… Continue reading →

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