Tim Cook just had the best week ever, ya’ll! On our newest CultCast, we’ll tell you what President Obama did during the State of The Union Address that had Mr. Cook blushin’ like a school girl.
Then, the iWatch rumors are back, but this time, they may have some credence. We’ll tell you what we know. Plus, Cult of Mac Editor-in-Chief Leander Kahney tells us about his new Jony Ive book and [Read More...]
Griffin is officially the first legit accessory maker to sell third-party Lightning-to-USB cables. Several Lightning-compatible accessories have already come out, but no alternative sync cables. Griffin will start selling Apple-authorized Lightning cables during the first week of December in four different lengths.
Lightning isn’t cheap, so you’ll be paying a minimum of $ 17 for the shortest cable Griffin offers.
The 4 measurements: 2 feet for $ 17, 3 feet for $ [Read More...]
Griffin is officially the first legit accessory maker to sell third-party Lightning-to-USB cables. Several Lightning-compatible accessories have already come out, but no alternative sync cables. Griffin will start selling Apple-authorized Lightning cables during the first week of December in four different lengths.
Lightning isn’t cheap, so you’ll be paying a minimum of $ 17 for the shortest cable Griffin offers.
The 4 measurements: 2 feet for $ 17, 3 feet for $ [Read More...]
Making more money than with just your credit card transaction fees.
Closing its fourth round of funding, the mobile credit card processing company just raised $ 200 million, making it worth a staggeringly large $ 3.25 billion. The company, built by Jack Dorsey of Twitter fame, allows anyone with an iPhone, iPad, or other compatible mobile device, to accept credit cards. Square is widely seen as the industry leader in the mobile [Read More...]
In the U.S., the iPhone 4S is already off to the best-selling start of any new iPhone release. During the device’s first week of availability (in the U.S., Canada, Australia, the U.K., France, Germany, Japan), more than four million units were sold. Just last Friday, another 22 nations were added to the list of iPhone 4S-carrying markets. And we can now confirm that the international roll out will take another step forward next week. Beginning next [Read More...]
Do you prefer iOS 5?s rounded buttons while a friend prefers iOS 4?s rectangular ones? Well, as it turns out, there’s a scientific reason why you’re right and he’s just a total idiot and needs to just talk to the hand, and it all has to do with the shape of your eyeball. As it turns out, rounded corners are more aesthetically pleasing because the brain has an easier time [Read More...]
Almost every day there is a rumor about the iPhone 5 specifications and features. Some of this rumors are confirmed, some is logical and some isn’t. So a people at nowhereelse.fr have created an amazing infographic that collects all the rumors about the iPhone 5. 
So the iPhone 5 Specs / Features which is the nearest to be true: 1.4GHz A5 dual core processor 1GB of RAM 32GB/64GB Storage Memory 4-inch OLED screen 960 X 640 [Read More...]
Apple filed their own suit against Samsung with the International Trade Commission yesterday. This comes after Samsung filed a similar complaint with the ITC last week. Or was it the week before? Honestly, these estranged lovers can only beat on one another so much before the divorce lawyers get involved. Apple’s suit is seeking an injunction to prevent Samsung from importing Android phones and tablets into the U.S. The complaint cites five utility patents and two design patents that apply [Read More...]
When it rains it pours. A mere 36 hours after the alleged next gen iPod Nano photos surface, Patently Apple dug up a bevy of Apple patents for the Nano and future iDevices. The last Nano introduced a limited touch interface to the device, a series of patents uncovered by Patently Apple shows a multitouch interface, “chameleon-like” screen savers, and games could be implemented. The most attention [Read More...]
Just as we’ve been expecting Apple today updated its iMac line, bringing quad-core CPUs and Thunderbolt to all models.
Sporting the new Sandy Bridge CPUs from Intel, the new range starts at just $ 1199 for the base-model, a 21.5inch 2.5GHz quad-core affair with 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard disk. Graphics are catered for by a 512MB Radeon HD 6750M card. Not bad at all for the entry-level [Read More...]
