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Apple to announce two new iPhones next month It's been over one month since we published our last iPhone 5 rumour so here's something to feed fan-boys' appetites. Apple will launch two new iPhones next month; an improved specification iPhone 4 and a new "tear-drop" shaped iPhone 5. Darren McCarra No responses 16th September 2011
GameStop to begin selling iOS devices, starts accepting Apple trade-ins Games retailer GameStop may begin to sell iOS devices, like the iPod, iPhone and iPad, in their 6,500 stores worldwide as the iPhone 5's imminent release date approaches, according to 9to5mac.com. This speculation is substantiated by the fact that GameStop has confirmed they are now accepting second-hand Apple products in lieu of store credit. Darren McCarra No responses 6th September 2011
Facebook launches standalone Android and iPhone messaging app Facebook has just launched a standalone messaging app, Facebook Messenger, for Android and iOS devices. The app allows Facebook users to message friends individually or by group, send photos and share location information. Darren McCarra No responses 9th August 2011
Instagram hits 150 million uploads in less than one year Instagram, the hugely popular iPhone photo app, has recorded 150 million photo uploads since it launched last October. Out of those 150 million photos uploaded, 120 million have had filters applied. Darren McCarra No responses 3rd August 2011
Google’s Photovine website is live, details of new photo-sharing service emerge The website for Google's new mysterious photo-sharing service, Photovine, is now live. Although no product or mobile app is available yet to use, the landing page and privacy policy and support pages do give some insights into what we can expect from the service when it launches. Darren McCarra 8 responses 12th July 2011
iPad HD to be introduced alongside iPhone 5 this autumn A high definition (HD) version of the iPad 2 will be released this autumn alongside the long-rumoured iPhone 5, if reports from This is my next (TiMN) are to be believed. TiMN report that the updated device, dubbed “iPad HD”, will feature a 2048x1536 pixel screen, double that of the current iPad 2. Darren McCarra No responses 7th July 2011
33% of all Facebook posts originate from mobile devices Almost one-third of all postings made to the 677 million user strong social network Facebook originate from mobile devices, according to research from social media scientist Dan Zarrella. Darren McCarra No responses 12th May 2011
Android continues market share surge in US According to the latest comScore mobile subscribers market share report, Google’s Android platform has continued to make significant gains in US mobile market share, largely at the expense of RIM, the makers of BlackBerry mobile devices. Google remains the dominant player in the US mobile market with an average 34.7% of market share during the three months ending March 2011, up 6% on the three months ending December 2010. Darren McCarra No responses 7th May 2011
Apple release iOS update to calm location privacy fears Apple have released iOS 4.3.3, an update which it hopes will calm privacy fears following recent revelations by two security researchers that Apple iOS devices, including the iPhone and iPad with 3G, continuously store users’ location data to a “secret” file on their phone. While this may not be entirely true, Apple do cache or store Wi-Fi hotspot and cell tower location data that could potentially be used to trace where users have been. Darren McCarra No responses 5th May 2011
Broadcast media check-in service IntoNow acquired by Yahoo! Only twelve weeks after launch media check-in service IntoNow has been acquired by Yahoo! for a speculated $30 million dollars. The service exists as an iPhone application that provides real-time social experiences around broadcast media programming. Darren McCarra No responses 27th April 2011