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Apple May Unveil Cheaper iPhone This Year

Wall Street Journal says long-held plans are advancing

(Newser) - Apple is working on a less-expensive iPhone that could be out later this year, reports the Wall Street Journal . The report doesn't say how cheap it might be, only that Apple would bring down costs by making the body out of plastic instead of aluminum and using more recycled...

Looks Like Apple Is Testing New iPhone, iOS

Developers spot tell-tale sign

(Newser) - Enjoying that new iPhone 5 you got for Christmas? Well, Apple may already be working to make it a dinosaur. The tech giant already appears to be testing a new iPhone with a new version of iOS, developers tell The Next Web . App usage logs for some of Apple's...

Google Building 'X Phone' to Rival iPhone: Report

It's using Motorola to make it, says Wall Street Journal

(Newser) - The Wall Street Journal reports that Google is building a "sophisticated" smartphone it hopes will give the iPhone a run for its money. The project is still very much under wraps—it even has a Bond-like code name of "Phone X," according to the Journal's sources....

Apple's Pinch-Zoom Patent Thrown Out

Patent was at heart of Samsung cases

(Newser) - It turns out one of the key patents Apple was using in its case against Samsung might not be valid. In a preliminary ruling yesterday, the US Patent and Trademark Office rejected all 20 claims in Apple's "pinch-to-zoom" patent, saying that other patents already covered the same innovations,...

Google Maps Returns to iPhone

And yes, new app includes turn-by-turn

(Newser) - The wait is over, iPhone users. Google has at last released a stand-alone Maps app for iOS, available as a free App Store download. In a blog post announcing the release, Google boasts that it has redesigned the app "from the ground up … It's a sharper looking,...

Misguided Apple Maps Could Kill You: Aussie Cops

Motorists using app stranded in wilderness

(Newser) - Apple's much-maligned mapping system is so flawed that motorists who rely on it run the risk of ending up dead in the wilderness, Australia police warn. Over the last few weeks, six motorists have become stranded in Victoria state's Murray Sunset National Park when following the map app'...

Apple, GM Bringing Siri to Cars
 Apple, GM Bringing Siri to Cars 
Nov 27, 2012 8:41 AM CST

Apple, GM Bringing Siri to Cars

Upcoming models to connect to iPhone via Bluetooth

(Newser) - Soon, your car may be able to fumblingly attempt to respond to your requests in a snarky robotic voice, too. GM announced today that it will be integrating Siri into three of its new models—the Chevy Spark, the Sonic LTZ, and the RS. The cars will be able to...

Your iPhone Is Secretly Tracking You, Again

Advertisers getting data, though this time, at least, it's anonymous

(Newser) - There's an iOS6 feature you probably haven't heard of that's making some people very happy. Unfortunately, those people are advertisers. The new iPhone OS comes with a new tracking system that clues advertisers in on how you're using the phone, Business Insider reports. Tracking is turned...

Apple: How to Avoid 'Purple Halo' on iPhone 5 Photos

Just tilt phone away from light sources

(Newser) - iPhone 5 owners have been complaining about a "purple halo" that shows up on the edges of photos they take with the phone, and now Apple has publicly addressed the issue, CNET reports. The company first addressed it in a private email to one owner who contacted AppleCare, with...

Maybe Samsung Wasn&#39;t Ripping Off iPhone
 Maybe Samsung 
 Wasn't Ripping 
 Off iPhone 
court documents
Oct 8, 2012 7:44 AM CDT

Maybe Samsung Wasn't Ripping Off iPhone

And 'NYT' looks at a patent system that's out of date in digital world

(Newser) - Not long after Samsung was ordered to pay Apple $1.05 billion over patent infringement, unredacted court documents are telling a different story. A perusal of the materials reveals that Samsung bosses apparently called on employees to "make something like the iPhone"—not to copy its design, notes...

China Foxconn Plant Shut After Riot Erupts

40 hurt, several arrested in plant melee

(Newser) - A riot erupted yesterday at a Foxconn plant in China, triggering a shutdown of the operation, reports the BBC . Windows were smashed and a guard tower toppled as riot police moved in at the Taiyuan factory, reports NBC . The clash was reportedly triggered when a factory guard struck a worker...

Railway to Apple: You Stole Our Clock

Swiss Federal Railways spots its iconic design in iOS 6

(Newser) - Apple, about that cool iOS 6 clock design of yours—it's not exactly original. Or so says Swiss Federal Railways, which has used pretty much the same design for its iconic clock since 1944, the Daily Mail reports. The original clock face was made by celebrated designer Hans Hilfiker...

Google Might Create Map App for iPhones

Apple ditched Google Maps, and critics aren't happy

(Newser) - If you're one of the people wailing and gnashing your teeth because Apple removed Google Maps from iOS 6, take hope: Google's making it pretty clear it wants to make a standalone map app available. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Google UK's marketing director said iPhone...

iOS 6: Goodbye, Google Maps


 iOS 6: Goodbye, 
 Google Maps 
Sep 20, 2012 6:54 AM CDT

iOS 6: Goodbye, Google Maps

Apple's new mapping app suffers glitches: experts

(Newser) - The latest iPhone operating system is missing a key feature: Embedded Google maps. Instead, phones using iOS 6 will be treated to Apple's own mapping system, and that's a very mixed bag, analysts tell the New York Times of the software update released yesterday. Sure, it looks nice;...

Apple Sold 2M iPhone 5s in 24 Hours

Which means demand outpaces initial supply

(Newser) - Looks like the iPhone 5 might be the apple of Apple's eye: Tim Cook and Co. say they hawked 2 million of the smartphones in the 24 hours after it went on sale at 3am Friday. That number not only "suggests that iPhone 5 is running well ahead...

14 Stars Obsessed With Apple
 14 Stars Obsessed With Apple 
Sep 16, 2012 3:12 PM CDT

14 Stars Obsessed With Apple

They're glued to their phones, just like us!

(Newser) - Were you breathlessly awaiting the iPhone 5 ? You're not the only one. Quite a few Hollywood VIPs are just as obsessed with Apple products as you are, and Celebuzz rounds up 14 of them:
  • Tina Fey: Not only does she love her iPhone, she's used it to
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iPhone 5 Sells Out Instantly, Stock Hits Record High

So much for 'disappointment'

(Newser) - We're not sure if this means it's going to save the economy or anything, but the new iPhone looks like a sales hit; it sold out in less than an hour on Apple.com, BGR reports, despite bellyaching from pundits that it was too incremental an upgrade. The...

iPhone 5: Is &#39;Incremental&#39; Update Worth It?
 iPhone 5: 
 Is 'Incremental' 
 Update Worth It? 
REVIEW ROUNDUP
Sep 13, 2012 7:32 AM CDT

iPhone 5: Is 'Incremental' Update Worth It?

Reviewers see 'incremental' improvements

(Newser) - The new iPhone is finally here , but it doesn't bring many mind-blowing changes. Still, critics are impressed with its size, weight, and a number of other features. What some are saying:
  • "It's not a revolutionary phone, but it is a very nice release," writes Jesus Diaz
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Could the New iPhone Save Our Economy?

Report says yes, if 8M are sold

(Newser) - The iPhone 5 may be more than just the latest gadget: It could be the savior of the US economy. Sales of the device could increase fourth-quarter economic growth by half a percentage point, according to a JPMorgan report. If the phones sell for $600 each, with $200 worth of...

YouTube Launches Own iPhone App in Apple Spat

New iOS won't have built-in YouTube program

(Newser) - The next version of iOS is on its way, and this time, it won't include a built-in YouTube app. So YouTube is releasing a new app of its own for iPhone and iPad—one that it says will be an improvement. The move comes after Apple and Google failed...

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