Apple Adds more Car Manufacturers to CarPlay

Apple’s CarPlay is now going to be featured in nine additional automobile manufacturers.  Apple made no formal announcements but earlier in July their website featured nine new car manufacturers that will have CarPlay. CarPlay is going to be added to Jeep, Mazda, Ram, Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Audi, Chrysler, Dodge and Fiat. This is in addition … Read more

Apple to Lay off 30 Percent of Beats Employees

The long discussed Beats and Apple merger has officially been finalized today and with that announcement comes the news of lay-offs. Apple is planning to lay off around 200 Beats employees, which doesn’t seem like a big number until you realize that they only had a staff of around 700 people. This nearly 30% lay-off … Read more

Get your iPhone 6 Plated in 24 Carat Gold

While the iPhone 6 is still in the works, Brikk the accessory company is already taking preorders for a 24 carat gold coating.  Brikk is offering customers with a flair for all things luxurious, the opportunity to pre-order a 24 carat gold or platinum coating on the new iPhone 6 model. Dubbed “The Lux iPhone … Read more

Bose Sues Beats for Patent Infringement

Bose is suing Beats over multiple alleged patent infringements, just months after the company was acquired for billions by Apple. Bose, who is one of the leading companies when it comes to sound technology, is suing Beats for infringements on their noise cancelling headphone technology. Bose is also claiming that Beats infringed on 36 other … Read more

Why No One Wants the iPad Anymore

Apple has managed to keep it’s #1 spot in tablet the industry however, its grip is loosening as second quarter figures reveal that sales are dropping.  Total tablet shipments have declined by 1.5 percent in recent months and have been slower than the same time last year. While Apple continues to hold the number one … Read more

Apple Patent Reveals the iWatch Function and Design

A smartwatch patent by Apple has just been released, revealing that the company is indeed planning to release the iWatch. In the patent filing,  Apple created a square smart watch design however sources speculate that this design may change. In the patent, the device appears to have many of the same features as competitors including … Read more

What would Steve Jobs Say about Apple Teaming up with IBM?

Apple has teamed up with their former competitor, IBM to help deliver iPads and iPhones to the corporate market. Apple and IBM are teaming up to create over 100 different applications designed exclusively for corporate companies and government agencies. It has never been a secret that Apple’s late co-founder, Steve Jobs had a distain for … Read more

Beats Files Multimillion Dollar Lawsuit Against Chinese Counterfeiters

The first move for Beats Electronics after being acquired by Apple is to go after Chinese counterfeiters in a multi-million dollar lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed at the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and is against “individuals and business entities who, upon information and belief, reside in the People’s Republic of China or other … Read more

China Says iPhone is a National Security Threat

China has labelled the iPhone as a national security threat due to its ability to collate location data. China’s state media announced that the iPhone was a threat to security due to its location and time stamping features. Apple began selling the iPhone in China earlier this year but now it seems that its efforts … Read more

Refurbished Apple eBay Store Offers iPhone 5 for $449

It has long been speculated that a mysterious eBay store selling only refurbished Apple products was actually owned by the company themselves however, the store vanished in 2013, only to return now with new prices and an Apple certified label. The somewhat secret Apple refurbished eBay store began back in 2012 offering prices lower than … Read more