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U.S. Cellular to begin carrying Apple products this year

U.S. Cellular, the Chicago-based carrier serving around 5.8 million customers in 126 markets, will likely start offering the iPhone later this year, possibly in addition to other iOS devices. Per 9to5Mac, the carrier announced today in its first quarter results that it will soon begin carrying Apple products, but didn’t provide any further information regarding […]

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Blockbuster releases On Demand app for iOS devices

Maybe there’s some life in the ol’ girl we call “Blockbuster” after all… Per AppleInsider, Dish Network released Blockbuster On Demand for iOS, an Apple device-ready version of the app that has been available on Android, PC, Mac, TVs and set-top boxes since January. After filing for bankruptcy in 2010 and being acquired by Dish […]

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Cocktail updated to 6.4

On Friday, shareware developer Maintain released version 6.4 of CocktailCocktail (Mountain Lion Edition), the popular shareware utility program that allows for additional Mac OS X system tests. The new version, a 5.5 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and features: – Added ability to change standby delay (Disks – Sleep)* – *Specifies the delay (in […]

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Apple releases iOS 6.1.4 update for iPhone 5 handsets

This might come in handy. Lat Thursday, Apple released iOS 6.1.4, a 107 megabyte download offering the following fixes for its iPhone 5 handsets: – Updated audio profile for speakerphone. iOS 6.1.3 is available via iTunes or Over-The-Air updating and requires an iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S, 5, iPad 2, third or fourth-gen iPad, iPod Touch […]

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Apple files patent applications for curved battery technology, could lead to unique new devices

If nothing else, the patent applications tell you what’s coming down the pipe. Per the United States Patent and Trademark Office, a pair of patent applications (1, 2) filed by Apple reveal the company is working on unorthodox battery designs with curved cells and irregular shapes, suggesting slimmer, more shapely iOS devices could be on […]