Archive for the ‘iPhone’ Category
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 |
In addition to scoring rumors about the low-cost iPhone on Thursday, Japanese blog Macotakara also published the latest news on the fifth-generation iPad, which it says will likely launch after Apple releases the iPhone 5S in September and will feature a rear microphone located directly next to the camera, similar to the design of the iPhone 5. AppleInsider notes that early prototypes of the iPad mini also had a rear microphone but that this design was apparently ditched for the final version of the product. Earlier rumors have indicated that the fifth-generation iPad will take more design cues from the iPad mini, such as having thinner side bezels.
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Next-gen iPad will likely launch after iPhone 5S, feature iPhone 5-style rear mic
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Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 |
A new report suggests that Apple is preparing to begin testing its long-rumored low-cost iPhone sometime next month. According to Japanese website Macotakara, the handset will be available in a variety of colors, including Navy, Gold-Orange, White, Gray, Pink, Green, Blue and Yellow-Orange. Only 1,000 units of the low-cost iPhone will reportedly be produced for field tests in June, with consumer production slated to take place between July and September.
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Apple to reportedly start production for cheaper iPhone in July
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Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 |
It’s no surprise that AIM and Yahoo Messenger are collapsing, with unique visitor counts declining by about 30-40% year on year, according to comScore. But it is fascinating that Skype (-12%) and Google Talk (-15%) are now losing ground now.
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Skype faces trouble on both desktop and iPhone
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Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 |
If you purchase a Windows Phone or BlackBerry 10 smartphone, don’t expect to download the same applications your friends are using on their iPhones and Android devices. A new report from research firm Canalys has found that a majority of the top Android and iOS applications still aren’t available on Windows Phone or BlackBerry 10. When combined, the two operating systems were found to only support 34% of the top 50 free and top 50 paid applications in the App Store and Google Play in the United States.
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Windows Phone and BlackBerry 10 still don’t offer apps people want
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Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 |
Shazam, the song-identifying app whose logo keeps making its way onto TVs for second-screen expansion, has expanded its smart-listening deeper into your life with a new automatic tagging feature that basically turns your iPhone or iPad into a personal little wiretap. (The new feature isn't available for Android yet.) To save users time, Shazam no longer requires users to tag songs, shows, or advertisements to get a fuller experience about said ditty, program, or marketing campaign.
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The New Shazam Is an Advertising Bug for Your House
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Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 |
By Poornima Gupta and Padraic Halpin SAN FRANCISCO/DUBLIN (Reuters) – Apple has operated almost tax-free in Ireland since 1980, welcomed by a government keen to bring jobs to what was then one of Europe's poorest country, former company executives and Irish officials have said. Chief Executive Tim Cook faced criticism from a Senate subcommittee in Washington on Tuesday over the iPad and iPhone maker's tax practices, which had been shrouded from full view behind secretive tax-exempt Irish-based corporate entities
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Apple enjoyed Irish tax holiday from the start
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Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 |
BlackBerry announced earlier this month that its BlackBerry Messenger service will be coming to Android smartphones and the iPhone in the coming months. The company was initially criticized for once again being late to the game, with services like iMessage, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp having taken over the mobile messaging market
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Lazaridis: iPhone, Android users will abandon iMessage and WhatsApp for BBM
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Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 |
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European leaders meet on Wednesday to discuss tax policy and specifically their concerns over how a number of high-profile international companies have managed to pay next to no tax on their vast sales revenue generated in Europe. Following is a summary of several recent cases and links to the Reuters stories on each one. APPLE INC.
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Factbox: Apple, Amazon, Google and tax avoidance schemes
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Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 |
By Carmel Crimmins and Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland called on Wednesday for an international clampdown on multinationals shifting profits around the world to avoid tax, after criticism that Irish loopholes helped technology giant Apple to shrink its tax bill. A U.S. Senate investigation into the tax affairs of the maker of iPhones, iPads and Mac computers has shone an uncomfortable spotlight on Ireland's tax regime and forced the government to defend itself against accusations of being Europe's onshore tax haven
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Ireland feels the heat from Apple tax row
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Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 |
By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) – Apple's ability to shelter billions of dollars of income from tax has depended on an unusual loophole in the Irish tax code that helps the country compete with other countries for investment and jobs.
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The Irish loophole behind Apple’s low tax bill
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