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Apple begins collecting Red Cross donations via the App Store to assist with Australian fire relief efforts

Apple has begun a campaign through its App Store in collaboration with the Red Cross allowing users to donate to relief efforts for the fires in Australia. The company has foregone its usual 30 percent App Store tax, and is channeling 100 percent of the proceeds to the Red Cross. Customers can donate US$5-US$200 to […]

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Rumor: Apple looking to acquire Sonder, currently developing smart/dynamic keyboard

Apple is apparently close to purchasing an Australian startup working on dynamic customizable keyboard. The Sydney tech company Sonder has designed a smart keyboard that can be customised to accommodate any language, shortcut or custom icon, using the same E Ink display technology used by Kindle. The acquisition of the company was first looked into […]

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Glowing iPhone 4 causes scare on Australian airline flight

You’d probably remember seeing this if you were there. Per PC Mag, an Australian regional airline had to extinguish a glowing red iPhone 4 that was emitting “dense smoke” on an airplane have sparked concerns over the handset’s battery safety. Regional Express (REX), the country’s largest independent regional airline, said last Friday that a passenger’s […]

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Apple releases iOS 5.0.1 update, offer battery, security, document, speech recognition fixes

You’ve been hankering for it and it’s here. On Thursday afternoon, Apple released iOS 5.0.1, the latest version of its iOS operating system for its iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices. The update, a several hundred megabyte download, can be snagged by plugging in your respective iOS device and checking for updates in iTunes and […]

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Apple releases second beta of iOS 5.0.1 to developer community, focuses on iPhone 4S battery fix

The fix, it’s in the works… Now it’s time for the developers to help out a bit. Per AppleInsider, Apple is apparently working quickly to publicly release iOS 5.0.1, as evidenced by the company’s second beta in two days released on Friday. Sources familiar with the latest build made available to iOS developers said it […]