BGR reports that it has received some details of iPad 3  (in form of images) from a source that claims to be in possession of an iPad 3 prototype. Data in the photos show the result of using a debug and development tool called iBoot on iPad 3 which certainly can be used to infer several things about the next generation iPad.   Here are the major findings: Model numbers of iPad 3 in the photograph are J1 and J2…

UPDATE: Jim Dalrymple of The Loop says that Apple won’t be holding any event in February. In his words “This is not going to happen, according to my sources. Apple will not hold an event in February, unusual or otherwise. That’s it.” Jim has a decent track record of providing reliable Apple-related information. So probably, we will have to wait until March (at least) to witness a major announcement from Apple’s side. Last month we reported  that Apple is to…

After NYT’s report on worse working conditions  of labor in Chinese factories, people have come forward to improve the same. SomeOfUs.org and Change.org have filed online petitions that demand Apple to seize unfair and dangerous labor practices in Chinese factories. The appeal made by SomeOfUs asks Apple to clean up its tasks overseas and make an iPhone “ethically” this time. It says “The quality of working conditions matters as much as the quality of your products. Make the iPhone 5…

Late December last year we heard that Foxconn was planning to invest $1.1 billion in its iPhone production plant in China (Zhengzhou) and was putting in efforts (with the Chinese Government) to employ additional 100,000 workers in the facility. This plant is reported to employ 130,000 workers and manufacture 200,000 iPhones per day. In case this facility ran in full capacity, as many as 18 million iPhones could be produced per quarter. Foxconn is aiming at doubling the size of…

Apple has filed an appeal (on 5th January) with Higher People’s Court of Guangdong Province seeking its case against Proview Technology to be heard once again. Here’s the complete story: Way back in October, Apple filed a case against Shenzhen based company named “Proview Technology” and claimed that it owned the names “iPAD” and “IPAD”. Proview then reported that it had registered both these trademarks in China in 2001 and later in 2009, the Taiwanese Proview Subsidiary sold its trademark…

Morgan Stanley (investment bank) says that Apple will be offering iPhones over rest of the two wireless carriers in China by 2013, hence making them available over all three Chinese carriers. According to the report, the company will tie up with China Mobile and China Telecom “over the next year” so that larger number of iPhones could be sold. An analyst named Katy Huberty brought into notice that China has a great potential to increase overall sales of iPhones. According…

“If you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what’s next.”   These are the words that infuse motivation in thousands of Apple mates each day. The company’s Cupertino Calif. Campus has adopted a way to keep its late founder Steve Jobs’ legacy alive; by pasting his photos and quotes around the headquarters. The images start from his early days of…

Here is to the gamers. The most popular gaming platform for the Mac and PC; Steam, has come up with an all new companion App for iPhone called Steam Mobile. The application works on the same lines of Microsoft’s Xbox Live companion feature and allows Steam members to see who from their friend list is online, what games are they playing and how can they chat in-game with those who are playing the same game. Wow! Now that’s cool! However,…

Accuracy of article published by The New York Times on 26th January has been challenged by Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), an organization that consults several big companies (like Apple) on corporate responsibility, yesterday. This non-profit organization has issued an open letter to NYT pointing out a number of misleading statements and inaccurate information in its report “In China, the Human Costs That Are Built Into an iPad”.   In the letter, CEO of BSR Aron Cramer says “My BSR…

Here you guys, latest on the iPhone 5 screen front. Just day before yesterday 9to5mac reported that iPhone 5 was gearing up  for production. We can expect a likely summer launch. The analysts said they examined some of the sample prototypes which looked mostly familiar. And so it was difficult to say which one to bank on. But one thing that was common; they all displayed a 4” screen made by LG. The finders reveal that iPhone 5 is a…