, continuing its spree of
, now reports that Apple would be using IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) flat panels instead of IPS (in-plane switching panels) in future products like the
.
Starting with the new iPads, Apple will utilize IGZO panels from Sharp in order to upgrade the display resolution of the new tablets to full HD level, the sources [in Apple 's supply chain] indicated.
notes, this isn’t the first time we’ve heard chatter about (more…)

Last week, Peter Hajas – developer of
.
This had led to speculations that Peter was joining Apple to work on iOS Push Notifications, which has been maligned for being intrusive and modal.
Last week, Peter had this to say in his blog post:
I can’t say why, but it’s worth it. Trust me. If you look around hard enough, you’ll probably figure it out.
I hope you guys understand, and I look forward to bringing you more awesome, great, (more…)

Couple of days back, Boy Genius Report reported that
vulnerability.
might also improve the battery life of the iOS device. It looks like some users have noticed significant decrease in battery life after upgrading to
.
One of our Apple connects just installed the unreleased and unseen iOS 4.3.1 build on one of our iPhones, and we’ve been playing around with it for a couple days. We reported the changes from iOS 4.3 a few days back, and it (more…)

“Select T-Mobile stores will soon begin carrying iPod /iPhone charge and Sync cables to support customers who may be using an unlocked iPhone or are traveling from outside the United States and using an iPhone while roaming on our network. T-Mobile carries the iPhone in Europe, so many people traveling to the U.S. roam on our network with their iPhones. The iPod /iPhone cable also makes a great companion product for our line of MicroUSB charging solutions. (more…)

For the uninitiated, NFC stands for Near Field Communication. It is a short range wireless technology that enables devices to communicate with each other to perform simple transactions. This technology has been in use in countries like Japan and South Korea – but is yet to take off in the West.
. This technology could allow iPhone users to run any compatible Mac as their own Mac.
Confused? Well let us explain. The NFC ready iPhone would carry (more…)

Today, a formal notification of copyright infringement was sent to Apple Inc. regarding distribution of the VLC media player for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. VLC media player is free software licensed solely under the terms of the open source GNU General Public License (a.k.a. GPL). Those terms are contradicted by the products usage rules of the AppStore through which Apple delivers applications to users of its mobile devices.
However, the folks (more…)

When we had first reported the issue, Apple had not yet acknowledged the issue.
Apple Australia told ZDNet Australia that a solution to the bug was already in the pipeline.
“We're aware of this issue and already developed a fix which will be available to customers in an upcoming software update,” Apple said.
However, it remains to be seen if Apple will fix the issue in
, which is expected to be released in November, which will be too late (more…)

According to Marco Quatorze, Telcel's Director of Value Added Services, the iPhone 4 sold in Mexico will initially be the same hardware as that sold in the U.S. and elsewhere, with Apple offering a free case to address potential issues with antenna performance. But he also noted that as of September 30th, when the free case program expires, revised hardware without the reception issues will become available.
The veracity of Quatorze's claim (more…)

has been highly publicized, the
seemed to be a more serious issue based on feedback from our readers. So the news that
.1 includes the fix for the problem had come as a relief to users.
Apple is expected to release iOS 4.1 (or at least announce the release date) at the
.
But The Next Web has just reported that Apple Australia spokeswoman Fiona Martin has confirmed that it still hasn’t fixed the issue. The Next Web reports:
With iOS 4.1 (more…)

Lee has posted the following YouTube video, which demonstrates how to enable the hidden feature.
Folks at AppShopper have followed the instructions provided in the video and have confirmed that tethering works as expected.
was the first iPhone app to briefly bring tethering to the iPhone , basically turning your iPhone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot, thus enabling your laptop or any Wi-Fi enabled device to surf the internet using your iPhone 's (more…)