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Apple receives patent for “microslot antennas”, could see improvements in wireless functionality in coming years

Your notebook and iOS device’s wireless system could be getting that much niftier. Per AppleInsider and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Apple on Tuesday won the patent rights to “microslot antenna” technology that allows micron-wide antenna assets to be integrated into the housing of a portable device, such as an iPhone, making them […]

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iPad mini supply improves, shipment times now 1-3 days from online Apple Store

The iPad mini you just ordered, it should be at your doorstep a little sooner. In an update to its U.S. online storefront on Sunday, Apple is now showing ship times of the popular iPad mini stand at 1-3 business days, down from the 3-5 days quoted late last month. Per AppleInsider, the new ship-by […]

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Apple releases iOS 6.1 update

You’ve been hankering after it for a while and it’s finally here. On Thursday, Apple released its iOS 6.1 update. The new operating system, a several hundred megabyte update available through iTunes, adds the following fixes and changes: – LTE support for more carriers (complete list of supported carriers). – Purchase movie tickets through Fandango […]

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iPad mini supply improves, shipment times now 3-5 days from online Apple Store

Give it time and eventually the supply channels even out. Per AppleInsider, despite severe constraints throughout the holiday quarter, supply of Apple’s iPad mini is finally catching up with demand as the Online Apple Store is now quoting ship-by dates of 3-5 business days. The change comes one week after Apple kicked off sales of […]

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Rumor: Apple may incorporate fingerprint sensor into iPhone “Home” button for next-gen models

This could be interesting. Per AppleInsider, Apple is expected to launch a new iPhone this year with a fingerprint sensor hidden beneath the home button — an intuitive design that could be difficult for competing Android and Windows Phone devices to copy. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities expects Apple’s acquisition of AuthenTec to pay […]