Foxconn has announced that it is building a new $210 million dollar production line to produce unspecified Apple components in the city Huai’an in the eastern province of Jiangsu.

If you’re the owner of an iOS device and you’ve been installing Apple’s latest software updates, you’ve probably been waiting for the latest untethered jailbreak for many, many months. But thankfully that wait is nearly over. Chronic Dev Team member Pod2g has confirmed on Twitter that the latest iOS 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak is “near ready

On the eve of court-mandated talks between Apple and Samsung, the Korean manufacturer offers a glimmer of hope.

Mega retailer GameStop may have shocked a few when it started pushing Android tablets and accepting iOS device trade-ins, but the house that games built is about to step into a brand new arena. The company’s new GameStop Mobile will be taking the “bring your own phone” approach similar to we’ve seen from places like MVNOs

The TV movie of Steve Jobs’ life will be going to at least one authentic location to try tell the story. Five Star Feature Films announced this week that its made-for-TV movie, jOBS: Get Inspired.. will be filming in the original garage at Jobs’ Los Altos, CA childhood home where he and Steve Wozniak founded Apple.

Here’s something to brighten your weekend: Apple has reportedly filed for a preliminary injunction against the Galaxy Tab 10.1 here in the U.S., and the company might get its wish. It seems Tim Cook’s cronies legal cronies gained a bit of confidence following the win against Samsung’s slate in Germany. Will the legal battles between

As we reported earlier this week, Sprint just announced that, beginning today, it will offer any customer “at least $100″ off of the purchase of a new iPhone 4S with a new two-year contract and a new line of service. Interested customers can reserve an iPhone 4S online and bring an old iPhone to any

You can’t currently start a FaceTime video chat from an iPad, iPod touch or iPhone using a 3G network; Apple still requires that users are logged in to a Wi-Fi network, likely to make sure that a minimum level of video quality can be guaranteed. A new warning message inside iOS 5.1.1, discovered by iDevice recently,

RIM, Nokia and Motorola have an idea of what a nano-SIM card should look like but, Apple, on the other hand, has an entirely different proposal that it thinks the industry should adopt. To address that problem, Motorola and RIM recently suggested a design for an industry-wide SIM that adopts technology from Apple’s proposal and

It seems that one of Steve Jobs’ unfulfilled dremas was to launch an Apple designed iCar. J. Crew CEO and Apple board member Mickey Drexler was speaking earlier this week at Fast Company‘s Innovation Uncensored conference where he spoke about the long-rumored iCar.  While the rumors have circulated for years, nothing has ever really come of them, but

When the official Steve Jobs biography hits the big screen, Aaron Sorkin is promising it won’t just be a paint-by-numbers biography film. It was announced earlier this week that award-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin will be handling the script duties on the official Steve Jobs biography.  Although he has yet to begin writing, he did some

You can be sure that the Apple camp in Cupertino has ideas and plans sketched out for future devices years before they ever make it to market. In fact, Steve Jobs, the company’s co-founder and former CEO, worked closely on the redesign for the next-generation, 4-inch iPhone before he passed away last October. According to

Consumers aren’t the only ones fed up with Apple’s patent shenanigans. Just days after the ITC imposed an import ban on the One X and EVO 4G LTE, the U.S. District Court of Delaware on Thursday ordered the Cupertino company and HTC to meet face-to-face on August 28 to work out its legal differences. If

A few weeks ago I sold my iPhone 4 on eBay using the site’s Instant Sale option. I was paid about $185, which didn’t seem too bad for an older phone. I wasn’t among the bunch that jumped to the iPhone 4S because my contract wasn’t up yet at the time and I didn’t want

Oh hi there, were you looking for another iPad Mini rumor? Well then, you’re in for a treat. According to a new report published on Thursday, AU Optronics and LG Display have reportedly passed the necessary certification tests required for manufacturers wishing to build the LCD displays that Apple will use on its rumored iPad

Best Buy is now selling the 8GB model of Apple’s iPhone 4 for just $49.99 with a new two-year contract on AT&T, Verizon or Sprint. The phone’s typical retail price was $100 with a new two-year contract from a carrier. It’s unclear what caused the price drop, but we’d guess Best Buy is starting to

If you’re an iPhone customer considering jumping ship to Sprint, the Now Network’s upcoming promo just might be enough to influence your decision. A trusted source has shared with us that starting on May 18th Sprint will begin offering a minimum of $100 on any iPhone trade-ins towards an iPhone 4S. This offer is available

Before you decide on picking up that rumored MacBook Pro with a Retina Display, you may want to wait to hear how much it may cost. Rumors have been coming from all over of a MacBook Pro update with a Retina Display.  While it may sound awesome to see your laptop with double the resolution,

Taking a look at a year’s worth of smartphone user statistics research firm Nielsen has had some interesting findings. According to their statistics, almost one year ago less than 40 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers had smartphones. Today, that figure has drastically changed, with one out of every two mobile subscribers now owning a smartphone.

Samsung’s market cap took a $10 billion hit on Wednesday following a report that Apple will contract Japan-based Elpida, a different chip maker, for DRAM chips for its next-generation iPhone and iPad. The report was originally published by DigiTimes, which said Micron is currently interested in scooping up Elpida, which filed for bankruptcy in early

Everyone and their brother seems to have crafted an elaborate tale around Apple’s next iPhone, but today’s report comes from a legitimate source that claims Apple’s next iPhone will pack a display with a minimum size of 4-inches. “[Apple], which is expected to launch its next-generation iPhone later this year, has ordered screens from its

Award winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin has been tapped to script the film adaptation of Steve Jobs. Sony Pictutres announced this evening that is has entered into an agreement with Aaron Sorkin to script the film version of Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs from last year.  This is not to be confused with the Ashton

While the crackdown on in-car portable device usage is at full tilt, Apple recently filed a patent that could help solve the “reaching over to access your playlist while driving” conundrum. Apple laid the groundwork for a wireless remote control that clips to a car’s steering wheel for easy access to any playlist. You may

The thought of an Apple iTV powered by Siri and iOS with access to hundreds of thousands of applications and media content has us salivating, but our opinions aren’t reflected on Wall Street where at least one analyst thinks the television could be a big business mistake for Apple. In a more stunning revelation, research

It really seemed like only a matter of time until we heard rumors of the MacBook Air receiving Retina Display technology, and that moment has now arrived. We’ve already heard that the MacBook Pro is potentially receiving Retina Displays, and this was followed up by sources saying the iMac was as well. So where is