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Barack Obama overrules Apple import ban
Sunday 04 August 2013
The latest decision in the patent war between Apple and Samsung has overturned the ruling that would ban imports of the iPhone 4 and iPad 2
Woman tries to buy two Apple iPhones online, ends up with actual edible apples
Friday 02 August 2013
Buyer did not check inside the boxes and on arriving home found they contained real apples
Next-gen USB standard will boost data transfers to 10GB/second
Thursday 01 August 2013
USB 3.1 will be backwards compatible with both USB 2.0 and 3.0
Major mobile manufacturers admit to using environmentally disastrous tin
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Nokia, Sony, Motorola, LG and Blackberry all admit the possibility of using tin from the island of Bangka, an environmental danger spot
New iPhone rumours: Biometric finger sensor built into home button
Tuesday 30 July 2013
If the sensor is confirmed it could help secure financial apps and users' passwords
'Even worse than Foxconn': Apple rocked by child labour claims
Tuesday 30 July 2013
China Labour Watch links 'competitive advantages' offered by illegal labour practices with plans for a new, cheaper iPhone
Apple store woman's rant: should shop workers ask people to leave for bad behaviour?
Friday 26 July 2013
Everyone knows the frustration of having a broken mobile phone.
Google launches Chromecast - a £20 dongle to bring the internet to your TV
Thursday 25 July 2013
New device launched in the US will go into direct competition with Apple's AirPlay and Apple TV system.
Google's new Nexus 7 tablet: yours for £199.99
Thursday 25 July 2013
Three versions of the tablet have been launched (16GB and 32GB on wifi and a 32GB LTE model), though the tablet may not come to the UK till Christmas
New boss at Apple supplier ARM hails soaring chip sales
Wednesday 24 July 2013
The company behind the microchips in Apple’s iPhones and iPads today hailed a “strong start” to the year, with more than two billion devices using their chips shipped in the past three months alone.
BestBuy leaks pre-order prices of Google Nexus 7 tablet
Wednesday 24 July 2013
Middle-child of the Nexus range will sell for approximately £150 for 16GB, £170 for 32GB
Apple profits soar to £23bn on back of iPhone sales
Wednesday 24 July 2013
Apple said it had shipped 31.2 million iPhones over the quarter
Apple celebrates 1 billion podcast subscriptions with its favourite series
Tuesday 23 July 2013
Launched in summer 2005 on iTunes, Apple’s podcasts have now racked up 1 billion subscriptions with the store offering around 8 million episodes from 250,000 different podcasts in more than 100 languages.
Samsung promises 'SSDs for everyone'
Tuesday 23 July 2013
New 840 EVO offers 1TB for £420 & fastest SATA-standard speeds of any commercial storage
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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