The Apple Blogs

Socialcast, a leading provider of on-demand corporate social networks and micro-blogging solutions, today announced the introduction of a suite of new accessibility features to its Software-as-a-Service application. These new features include iPhone optimization, a Gmail plugin for Firefox, and Jabber integration, each of which helps users to interact with their employee community via commonly used [...]

The Power Slider for iPhone™ 3G is the first accessory of its kind to offer protection, expanded battery life and integrated sync and charge capabilities. While most supplemental batteries simply satisfy the need for added power, the Power Slider more than doubles the battery life of iPhone 3G while providing complete device protection and the [...]

Howcast Media announced the launch of the first iPhone application tailored to showcase “how-to” instructional video content today. Howcast for iPhone™ (www.howcast.com/iphone) is a free application available from the iTunes App Store, which provides consumers with the ability to watch useful how-to videos, whenever and wherever they need to learn how. From on-the-spot dating and [...]

The MacBook Air is encased in anodized aluminum, weighing only 3.0 pounds which maks it the lightest computer on the market at this time. I say at this time, because I’m sure it won’t be long before the new MacBook Air will get in our greedy consumers hands. Rumor has it that Apple will replace [...]

It looks like Apple is indeed pushing through with the release of iPhone firmware 2.2 and if the latest rumor is to be believed, we’ll see it go live on November 21st. Aside from the Google Maps Street View and new layout of Safari, you’ll also be able to turn off text auto-correction, download podcasts [...]

This little device works as an external charger for the iPhone housing a 1800 mAh battery that can power up an iPhone to full charge, no problem. RichardSolo 1800 is equipped with a mini-USB, car charger, and a retractable USB cable. It also works as a laser pointer. Best of all, the form factor is [...]

As great as the iPhone 3G may be, it’s not without its faults. For whatever reason, it doesn’t do copy and paste, and it doesn’t do voice-dialing. Well, at least that second part has now been alleviated with the recent release of the “Say Who” app available through everyone’s favorite App Store. Voice dialing is [...]

Apple’s iPhone did very good in the U.S. lately. In fact the iPhone 3G did so well in sales that it managed to grab that number one position held by Motorola’s RAZR. That all happened during the third quarter of the year. RAZR’s was holding that number one spot for about three years. Motorola fell [...]

Most owners of BlackBerry devices love their smartphones and a big part of this has to do with BlackBerry reliability. As it turns out, however, the BlackBerry is not the most reliable smartphone on the market. It’s the iPhone. SquareTrade is a company that sells extra warranties for cell phones and other devices, so you [...]

OK iPhone haters, don’t just start the “I told you so!” celebration just yet. Yes the iPhone is said to have a certain security flaw but we don’t know what it is. Actually very few people know about it and they are probably developing a way to fix it. Piergiorgio Zambrini, an Italian systems engineer [...]

I am a fan of convergent mobile devices (i.e. ones that include music players), but every now and then something comes along that is so bitingly simple that you just gotta use it. My iPod Shuffle get use every day without fail, and it’s uber-clever design means it is the only music device I’ll take [...]

Taking in consideration that iPod is the number one in the mp3/portable media player market, midbuds decided to create stylish ear buds that are specifically made for the Apple product. Unlike other ear buds that cost a lot of money, these ones are cheap and have a price tag of $5. The most important aspect [...]

Out of the 6.9 million iPhones sold during the last quarter, Rogers Wireless accounts for about a quarter of million of them. Rogers has definitely increased its subscribers count and average user revenue after getting Apple’s phone in its inventory. Out of the total $255,000 iPhone 3G sold between the official July 11th launch and [...]

Just because Psystar and Apple recently decided to enter into arbitration instead of going to court doesn’t mean that Psystar isn’t going to try to sell as many machines as possible before the final decision comes down, no siree bob. In fact, today, Psystar decided to one-up Apple, not only releasing a new model of [...]

According to Steve Jobs, “Apple is going to ‘wait and see’ how the category evolves and ‘we’ve got some pretty interesting ideas if it does evolve. first Steve Jobs seemed pretty down on the whole category, saying that there are “not a lot of them getting sold,” and Apple’s “entrance into that category” is the [...]