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• IDC: Apple is losing market share
• Apple randomly signing iOS 6.0.x firmware, allowing users to downgrade and re-jailbreak [Update: Signing Window closed]
• Verizon General Counsel says President Obama should intervene in Apple-Samsung case
• The new Nexus 7 vs. iPad mini: Tech Spec Shootout
• Ashton Kutcher talks about taking up the role of Steve Jobs in the Jobs movie
• Having problems activating your iPhone? Apple’s activation servers appear to be down
• The Full Armor Pack: Protect your iPhone 5 with style [Deals Hub]
• Apple may be working on saving iPhone battery life using location, usage patterns

IDC: Apple is losing market share Posted: 26 Jul 2013 04:42 AM PDT Analyst firms are a dime a dozen, but there are some that you can’t ignore: Gartner, Strategy Analytics, and IDC. That last bunch of bean counters, they just published their findings on the Q2 2013 smartphone market. And the results, if you’re an Apple fan, aren’t pretty. This time last year, Apple controlled 16.6% of the market. Today, that’s fallen to 13.1%. Now yes, iPhone sales are up 20% compared to Q2 2012, but the smartphone market grew by 52.3% during the same time. Continue reading →

Apple randomly signing iOS 6.0.x firmware, allowing users to downgrade and re-jailbreak [Update: Signing Window closed] Posted: 25 Jul 2013 06:22 PM PDT We’ve some great news if you had accidentally upgraded your iOS device to iOS 6.1.3 or iOS 6.1.4 making it impossible to jailbreak your device due to the lack of a jailbreak. Continue reading →

Verizon General Counsel says President Obama should intervene in Apple-Samsung case Posted: 25 Jul 2013 01:25 PM PDT Last month, the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that Apple infringed on a Samsung patent relating to the CDMA standard, and issued an order to ban sales of older Apple devices like the AT&T iPhone 4 and iPad 2. Continue reading →

The new Nexus 7 vs. iPad mini: Tech Spec Shootout Posted: 25 Jul 2013 12:56 PM PDT Google launched the new version of their flagship 7-inch tablet, the Nexus 7 yesterday to compete with Apple’s iPad mini. It comes packed with features such as 7-inch 1920×1200 HD display with 323 ppi, a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro clocked at 1.5GHz, along with an Adreno 320 GPU and 2GB RAM. Continue reading →

Ashton Kutcher talks about taking up the role of Steve Jobs in the Jobs movie Posted: 25 Jul 2013 11:17 AM PDT Jobs, the movie starring Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs, is scheduled to hit theatres next month, and ahead of the release Ashton Kutcher spoke about taking up Jobs' role, and missing an opportunity to meet him a few months before his death. Continue reading →

Having problems activating your iPhone? Apple’s activation servers appear to be down Posted: 25 Jul 2013 10:15 AM PDT If you’re having problems activating your iPhone then you’re not alone. MacRumors reports that Apple’s activation servers are down, which means that users who have just bought or restored their iOS device with cellular service are not available to activate their device. Continue reading →

The Full Armor Pack: Protect your iPhone 5 with style [Deals Hub] Posted: 25 Jul 2013 08:54 AM PDT This iPhone Hacks Deals offer features a bundle of style for your iPhone 5. Essentially, this bundle of iPhone protection gear comes with several components, including a glass shield screen protector. With that component alone, you can be confident that if your iPhone takes a beating –its glass screen won't shatter upon impact. And right now we're featuring the iPhone 5 Full Armor Pack by Spigen at the low price of just $26.99…but only for a limited time. Continue reading →

Apple may be working on saving iPhone battery life using location, usage patterns Posted: 25 Jul 2013 06:54 AM PDT A new patent application titled ”Power management for electronic devices,” reveals Apple may be working on a system that saves iPhone battery life by disabling various sensors, closing certain applications based on the energy required to run the device between charges by taking into account a user’s usage pattern. Continue reading →

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