Author: Eric Slivka

Earlier this week, we opened up the newly tweaked Apple TV to find a remarkably small A5 chip inside rather than an A5X as had been suspected from the device’s software posted by Apple over a month ago. Since that time, we’ve been talking with chip e…

Apple appears to have quietly introduced an updated version of its low-end 21.5-inch iMac for educational institutions, taking advantage of a cheaper dual-core Intel Core i3 processor and integrated graphics to offer pricing of $1099, $200 chea…

Just days after experiencing a dramatic improvement in shipping times for new orders through Apple’s online stores in North America, the iMac has seen its availability improve once again with stock configurations now shipping “within 24 hours”. The rap…

Google today updated its Google Maps for iOS to version 1.1, marking the first update since the company launched its standalone app in mid-December after Apple replaced Google with its own default mapping app in iOS 6. The new update brings a few enh…

Apple today updated iBooks to version 3.1, bringing new support for paid books in Japan and enhanced support for Asian languages.What’s New in Version 3.1 The iBookstore in Japan now has hundreds of thousands of books available for purchase, includin…

Bloomberg reports that Apple is among 60 companies that have signed on to a filing that will be presented to the Supreme Court backing gay marriage in the United States. The court is currently weighing the constitutionality of California’s Proposition …

Hedge fund manager Doug Kass tweeted (via 9to5Mac) a short time ago that he is hearing rumors of an announcement regarding a stock split coming at Apple’s shareholder meeting scheduled for tomorrow at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California…

AllThingsD points to a report from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) revealing that 2012 saw the first growth in the music market since 1999, a milestone made possible by the strength of the digital music market.Global re…

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has a very good track record in predicting Apple’s product plans, has issued a new research report outlining his expectations for Apple’s 2013 product launches. Kuo believes that Apple will focus its launches on…

Following up on his report from last month, Jeffries analyst Peter Misek has released a new research report indicating that Apple’s iPhone 5S is still in line for a launch in June or July of this year, with production beginning to ramp up in March.Our …

BrightWire reports on an article from Chinese web portal Tencent claiming that Apple CEO Tim Cook discussed during his visit to China last week the company’s plans to establish a research and development center in Beijing. The report includes several o…

Last July, Ars Technica took a look at the state of the Thunderbolt standard developed by Apple and Intel, noting that adoption remained slow amid high pricing some eighteen months after the standard’s introduction. The report did, however, suggest tha…

AppleInsider notes that inventories of the Apple Thunderbolt Display have begun running short at third-party resellers such as Amazon and MacMall, perhaps providing the first hints of an upcoming redesign. The display remains in stock at the company’s …

Ahead of its previously announced plans to begin officially offering Apple mobile devices such as the iPhone sometime this year, T-Mobile USA has have already seen its customers bring 1.9 million iPhones onto the carrier’s network. The number, which wa…

iPhone5mod continues to launch both unofficial Lightning accessories and other interesting products for iPhone owners, and the company today has announced its Translucent Mod Kit for the iPhone 5. The kit includes an entire set of parts to turn an …

As noted by iDownloadBlog, popular iOS pirated app community Hackulous has announced that it is shutting down, taking down the Installous jailbreak tool used to install pirated apps on iOS devices. A statement from Hackulous reads:We are very sad to an…