Apple Suspends Push Email Service For iCloud And MobileMe German Customers Due to Patent Litigation By Motorola

Apple Suspends Push Email Service For iCloud And MobileMe German Customers Due to Patent Litigation By Motorola

Few weeks back Motorola had won an injunction in Germany against Apple’s iCloud (and Mobile) push email service and any device like the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch that could access it.

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Apple Buys Chomp – App Search Engine For $50 Million

Apple Buys Chomp – App Search Engine For $50 Million

TechCrunch reports that Apple has acquired Chomp – a startup that offers app search and discovery platform. Chomp also has a free iPhone app in the App Store. 

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T-Mobile USA Lost 706,000 Contract Customers Last Quarter; Blames It on iPhone 4S Launch

T-Mobile USA Lost 706,000 Contract Customers Last Quarter; Blames It on iPhone 4S Launch

T-Mobile USA posted revenues of $5.2 billion and OIBDA of $1.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to revenues of $5.3 billion and OIBDA of $1.37 billion in the fourth quarter of 2010.

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iOS Security Flaw Allows Unauthorized Access to Your iPhone’s Camera Roll Without Passcode [Video]

iOS Security Flaw Allows Unauthorized Access to Your iPhone’s Camera Roll Without Passcode [Video]

We’ve already seen security flaws in iOS 5 and iOS 5.0.1 that allow unauthorized access to someone to make FaceTime calls, access iPhone Contacts and even make calls without entering the passcode.

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Study Shows Social Messaging Apps Cost Carriers $13.9 Billion in SMS Revenues Last Year

Study Shows Social Messaging Apps Cost Carriers $13.9 Billion in SMS Revenues Last Year

A study carried out by Analysis firm Ovum has revealed that messaging apps like WhatsApp, Facebook (Messenger) may have cost carriers $13.9 billion in lost SMS revenues in 2011.

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Video: ABC’s Nightline Takes a Look Inside Apple Supplier Foxconn’s Factories in China

Video: ABC’s Nightline Takes a Look Inside Apple Supplier Foxconn’s Factories in China

Apple has received a lot of criticism lately for the living condition of workers in their supplier factories that make iPhones and iPads along with other Apple products.

So Foxconn – Apple’s largest manufacturing partner in China, for the first time allowed a reporter and a camera crew into their factory in Schenzen, China.

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Qualcomm Unveils Next Generation Gobi Chips That Could be Used in 4G LTE iPhone & iPad

Qualcomm Unveils Next Generation Gobi Chips That Could be Used in 4G LTE iPhone & iPad

Qualcomm today unveiled the launch of its fifth generation Gobi embedded data connectivity reference platform for mobile devices, which supports multiple LTE bands with backwards compatibility to existing 2G/3G technologies.

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Security Bug in iOS 5.0.1 Gives Access to iPhone Contacts Despite Passcode Protection

Security Bug in iOS 5.0.1 Gives Access to iPhone Contacts Despite Passcode Protection

Ever since Apple has launched the iPhone, it has been plagued with variations of a security bug that allows someone to get access to your iPhone’s contact list or make FaceTime calls even if you have passcode enabled (more details herehere and here).

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China Telecom to Sell Apple’s iPhone 4S From March 9th; Offers Free iPhone 4S With 3-Year Contracts

China Telecom to Sell Apple’s iPhone 4S From March 9th; Offers Free iPhone 4S With 3-Year Contracts

After several years of rumors and speculations, China Telecom has announced that it will be offering Apple’s iPhone 4S from March 9th.

China Telecom – the countries third largest carrier will start accepting pre-orders for iPhone 4S from March 2nd.

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iOS App Economy: Developers Receive $12 Per iOS Device Sold; 23 Cents Per Download

iOS App Economy: Developers Receive $12 Per iOS Device Sold; 23 Cents Per Download

During the last earnings conference call, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook revealed that Apple had paid out a whopping $700 million to developers in the fourth quarter.

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