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iPhone 5 shortages caused by Sharp touchscreen display delays
It's already toting up record sales figures, hitting 5 million handsets sold in its first weekend on sale alone and smashing previous records by a whopping million sales, but Apple's iPhone 5 could have sold even more were it not…
UPDATED: Google Maps for iOS 6 NOT ready to go, says Schmidt. Apple off the hook?
Apple's latest operating system upgrade brings with it a raft of new features, including improvements to the Siri voice activated assistant and deep Facebook integration. But for many, it's becoming defined by what it has removed: Google Maps. iOS 6…
iPhone 5 sales reach 5 million over launch weekend, but shortages loom
Five million iPhone 5 handsets have been sold during the smartphone's opening weekend of sales, smashing the 4 million opening weekend sales record set by its predecessor the iPhone 4S. So popular is the iPhone 5 that Apple are now…
APP OF THE DAY: Auto Trader (iPhone / iPad)
On the market for a new set of wheels, but can't be bothered trekking about a load of dealerships on the hunt for the car of your dreams? The new and improved Auto Trader app for iPhones and iPads will…
Apple headhunting Google Maps devs to fix iOS 6 cartography problems
So, Apple's own Maps app, introduced with iOS 6 last week, has proved a bit of a disaster. Nowhere near as comprehensive or accurate as the Google Maps app previously available to iPhone and iPad users, it's becoming the butt…
Apple top CoolBrands coolest brands survey: What makes tech so hip?
Apple have topped the annual CoolBrands survey, which rates which brands are considered the most hip in the UK on a yearly basis. Compiled by a group of key cultural influencers, designers, journalists and musicians, and including celebrities such as…
Motorola mock Apple over Google Maps iOS 6 fallout
Apple really aren't going to be allowed to get off lightly with their lacklustre mapping service, are they? Introduced in the recent iOS 6 update that accompanied the iPhone 5 launch, Apple Maps pales in comparison to the accuracy and…
Giant Foxconn fisticuffs halts production, iPhone 5 delays a possibility
A mass brawl has erupted at the Foxconn manufacturing plant in China, involving roughly a whopping 2,000 workers and causing injuries to 40 people. Foxconn state that Sunday night saw a "personal dispute" quickly escalate out of all proportion at…
Now Apple brings us world peace – solves international conflicts
Revolutionise the mobile phone industry, create the sexiest computers ever, finally convice the world that it needs touch screen tablets. Is there anything that Apple can't do? Apparently not. Now in a story sure to gladden the heart of every…
iPhone 5 London launch: Three unsettling observations
The rumours have been squashed, the phone has been revealed, the glowing reviews have come in and now Apple's latest smartphone has hit the shops. Head down to your local mobile phone emporium and you can walk home today with…