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Finance News

BlackBerry posts $98 million quarterly profit, sells 1 million Z10 smartphones

Maybe there’s some life left in the old girl… Per AppleInsider, BlackBerry on Thursday said demand for its new flagship Z10 handset helped produce a net income of US$98 million — a minor surprise during a transitional quarter for the previously spiraling company. While the Canadian smartphone maker, formerly known as Research in Motion, surprised […]

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iOS News Software

Apple now hiring Maps Ground Truth managers in seven countries to help clean up iOS 6 Maps application

When in doubt, add additional staff to a project. Per iMore, Apple is increasing its efforts to improve Maps around the world, having recently posted open positions for Maps Ground Truth managers in seven countries. Previously, Apple had only been hiring for these positions in Australia. Among other dutites, managers are expected to be able […]

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Hardware News

Rumor: Apple working on 4K HDTV unit for release in late 2013/early 2014

If there rumor’s still alive and kicking, then that says something. Per DigiTimes, Apple is apparently still working on a TV set. The latest rumor surrounds the actual specifications of the TV set which sources claim will be 4K. For those that don’t know, 4K or Ultra HD offers two times the horizontal and vertical […]

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Hardware iPhone News

T-Mobile iPhone 5 to feature Advanced Wireless Services feature, arrive unlocked

The T-Mobile iPhone 5 will ship on April 12th and feature something different. Per Engadget, the handset is being reworked straight from the factory to take advantage of the carrier’s Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) bandwidths, a modification that reportedly cannot be done with a simple software update. Apple confirmed to the web site on Tuesday […]

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News Software

Google Chrome updated to 26.0.1410.43

You can’t knock a worthwhile update. On Tuesday, Google released version 26.0.1410.43 of its Chrome web browser. The update, a 48.8 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – “Ask Google for suggestions” spell checking feature improvements (e.g. grammar and homonym checking). – Desktop shortcuts for multiple users (profiles) on Windows. – Asynchronous DNS […]