Archive | March, 2012

Marvel AR app, Apple says Samsung violated court-ordered, iPhone behind in China

Posted on 12 March 2012 by

Marvel has announced what it calls Marvel ReEvolution, which will see a new digital comic push. The comic book company is also talking up a new Marvel AR app for iPhone that will let users scan special codes for more content. continued »

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iPhoto loses Google maps, iOS device use up, Scoot Networks uses iPhones

Posted on 08 March 2012 by

iPhoto on iOS devices has stopped using Google Maps in the latest distancing action between Apple and Google. Instead, Apple is now using its own maps and apparently is not licensing third-party maps. continued »

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iPhone assembly line gets X-ray inspection and iOS three times faster for HTML 5

Posted on 06 March 2012 by

Foxconn assembles the iPhone and iPads for Apple as we all know. The company is adding an additional inspection point to its line to keep quality up. Foxconn is said to be adding X-Ray inspection to its assembly lines. A person claiming to have knowledge of the new edition claims that the company is purchasing machines in unprecedented quantities. continued »

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25 billion App Store downloads, Apple creates 514K US jobs, Iddiction app

Posted on 05 March 2012 by

Apple has announced that it is now passed 25 billion downloads from the App Store. Whoever the lucky person was that downloaded that 25 billionth app will get a $10,000 App Store gift card. continued »

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AT&T increases that throttling threshold and Square to allow taxi payments

Posted on 02 March 2012 by

AT&T has been catching a lot of heat recently over the throttling of data speeds for consumers that go over a certain bandwidth allowance each month. This is despite the fact that some studies have shown throttling does nothing to alleviate congestion on networks. AT&T has now announced that it will make adjustments to the data throttling policy for customers ... continued »

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