Singer Lady Gaga has been the victim of a Facebook and Twitter hacking, with fake messages offering free iPad 2 tablets to her followers in what was likely a massive phishing scam. Gaga has since regained control of her accounts, but some disappointed fans were still wondering if Mama Monster simply rescinded the gift.
Apple is offering free next-day shipping on the majority of its popular gadgets, including the iPhone and iPad, leading up to Christmas.
French hacker pod2g had been working on iOS 5 untethered jailbreak for A5 devices for several weeks and finally, on Tuesday morning, after around a hundred tests, pod2gmade a breakthrough by resolving the A5 cache issue.
Every year, the Winter Solstice falls between Dec. 20 and Dec. 23 because that is when the Earth is tilted away from the sun more than any other time. It's the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of winter.
Shares of BlackBerry developer Research in Motion set a 52-week low of $12.73 Tuesday, continuing their plunge following its report of lower third quarter results and a disappointing fourth quarter forecast.
Apple has bought Israel's Anobit, a maker of flash storage technology, for up to $500 million, the Calcalist financial daily reported on Tuesday.
Anobit told employees today that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) had made an offer for the firm and it had accepted. Employees were told that once the deal is formally completed they will be employees of Apple, according to Israel's Calcalist. The deal is reportedly for nearly $500 million, which makes it Apple's largest acquisition. It is also the first acquisition in Israel for the Cupertino, Calif.-based company.
Apple executives have been speaking with large media companies about its strategy for Apple TV, indicating that it is all set to push forward into the television market.
This year, Santa Claus will enjoy the most comfortable Christmas, thanks to Siri, the intelligent, voice-controlled, personal assistant from Apple, according to the new ad released by the technology giant.
One of Apple's supply plants in Shanghai was rocked by an explosion on Dec. 17 afternoon and even though no fire broke out, 61 workers were injured and 23 of them had to be hospitalized.
There are some updates from Chronic team member Pod2g and the hacker MuscleNerd, for those who are waiting for the iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak for their iOS devices, especially the iPhone 4S and iPad 2.
Apple's coming television project has fueled much speculations over its features.
There is progress in untethered jailbreak on iPhone 4S according to the lastest blog from Pod2g.
Despite losing co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, who died on Oct. 5, Apple hasn't slackened its pace of growth and, if rumors are to be believed, the Cupertino-based technology giant is all set to release iPad 3 as well as a 7.85-inch iPad Mini in 2012.
More than 140 people have been arrested for knowingly buying stolen iPhones and iPads from undercover policemen.
With Christmas drawing near, many people are looking for the perfect holiday gift. In the digital world, a tablet computer may be a good choice. During the fourth quarter of this year, Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, launched a hard-hitting advertising campaign and powerfully presented the most awaited tablet, the Kindle Fire. But can it stand up to Apple's best-selling iPad 2?
As sales of tablets surge, the fortunes of newspaper publishers may soon begin to turn.
Apple's new TV spot features Old St. Nick himself using Siri on the iPhone 4S to help him deliver presents on Christmas Eve.
According to tech insider DigiTimes and analyst Richard Shim, Apple will not only launch an iPad 3 to compete with Amazon's tablet computer in 2012 but a 7-inch mini iPad as well. As Kindle Fire sales threaten Apple's iPad 2, analysts are already debating the mini iPad's pricing and specs, and after Steve Jobs' death, a 7-inch tablet is looking more and more likely.
The iPad 3, one of the most anticipated gadgets for 2012-- after the iPhone 5-- is underway with new reports indicating that production has been pushed forward ahead of the Chinese New Year. Although there has been no official announcement about the tablet's release date; reports, insiders and tech blogs all indicate the product will be unveiled in March 2012, with a release to soon follow.
Siri is a fun and useful tool on the iPhone 4S, but Apple has plans for it to become a centerpiece in all its devices, including the iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.
After a year in which global macro machinations drove stock correlations to record highs, the Canaccord Genuity technology team is hopeful that 2012 will be a year in which favorable returns are the reward for superior fundamental analysis.
