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A big request from parents regarding iOS has been that Apple implement user accounts on its mobile devices, in order to make it so that a parent can sign in with greater access to device features and apps than a child, for instance. It’s a system that already has an analogue on the desktop, and Continue Reading →

With the reveal and launch of Apple’s newest iPhones coming ever closer, Apple recently launched the “iPhone Reuse and Recycling Program,” a trade-in program available for upgrading your old iPhone. If you’ve got an iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4, 4S or 5 kicking around and you wish to upgrade, bring your device in to receive a Continue Reading →

While Apple has been found guilty of conspiring to fix e-book prices as it sought to launch its iBookstore alongside the iPad in early 2010, five publishers involved in the case have already agreed to settle the cases brought against them by state attorneys general and other class-action plaintiffs. Among the publishers, Hachette, HarperCollins, and Continue Reading →

In line with our reports from earlier this week, Apple has announced that its Apple Store iPhone trade-in-program has launched on Friday. The confirmation comes by way of comment to CNBC. The trade-in-program is officially called the “iPhone Reuse and Recycling Program” and it is available in Apple Stores across the United States. It is Continue Reading →

Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5S and all new iPhone 5C smartphones will likely launch on Friday, September 20th. An earlier report from Nikkei pointed to the 20th as Apple’s target launch date in Japan, which was among the company’s initial launch markets alongside the United States last year when the iPhone 5 debuted. Now, TmoNews reports Continue Reading →

We all know about the impending announcement of the iPhone 5S and 5C, the rumored date and even the colors that it’ll be available in but we still didn’t have a real confirmation from Apple that it’s actually happening. Nuance – the company behind Siri – sent out this email earlier today to developers in Continue Reading →

It looks like Samsung will beat Apple to market with a smartwatch by at least nine months or perhaps even longer. A new report from Digitimes cites an analyst at Kuala Lumpur-based CIMB Group in stating that Apple’s “iWatch” will likely launch in the second half of 2014. In the meantime, Samsung’s Galaxy Gear has Continue Reading →

Nice timing: On the same day that Apple upgraded Apple TV by adding more content to its Web TV box, Google upgrades Chromecast, its Apple TV competitor — by making it more appealing to Apple users. The upgrade comes via a new iOS app, which is something Google had previously promised. There’s nothing earth-shattering here, Continue Reading →

Apple’s virtual personal assistant Siri has been known to have a quirky personality for a long time, offering off the cuff responses to a variety of unconventional requests. Now it appears that Siri is eager to take some jabs at Google Glass, as it responds with subtle and not-so-subtle putdowns on the product when you Continue Reading →

Apple is beginning final preparations to launch an iPhone trade-in program in its retail stores as soon as next month, according to sources with knowledge of the initiative. This trade-in program will allow customers that own earlier versions of the iPhone, such as the iPhone 4S, to bring the phone into an Apple Store and Continue Reading →