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Patent reveals upcoming iPhones may have invisible buttons and sliders
Yet another innovative initiative by Apple is on the cards. The makers of the iPhone has filed a patent titled the “disappearing button or slider”. If the technology does make it to the market, it is possible that iPhones and iPads in the future may have buttons and slider controls that are not visible to the naked eye.
The patented document reveal that buttons in iPhone and other devices using this technology will remain hidden by default and will appear when required.
Apple Begins Shipping the New iPad to Customers
Apple has already begun shipping the new iPad to customers who pre-ordered the device, according to numerous reports.
Seth Weintraub of 9to5Mac has posted his shipping notification from Apple which shows the device leaving Chengdu, China with an estimated arrival date of March 16th.
Tim Cook Thinks Apple and Facebook ‘Could Do More Together’
Apple CEO Tim Cook made some interesting comments at a shareholder meeting in Cupertino today, reports CNBC. When asked about the company’s relationship with Facebook, Cook revealed that he thinks the two companies could collaborate more.
Apple Starts Countdown to 25 Billion App Downloads and a $10,000 Prize
Apple has started a countdown to 25 billion app downloads and is offering a $10,000 app store gift card to the person who downloads the 25 billionth app.
As of today, nearly 25 billion apps have been downloaded worldwide. Which is almost as amazing as the apps themselves. So we want to say thanks. Download the 25 billionth app, and you could win a US$10,000 App Store Gift Card.* Just visit the App Store and download your best app yet.
AT&T customers surprised by ‘unlimited data’ limit
Mike Trang likes to use his iPhone 4 as a GPS device, helping him get around in his job. Now and then, his younger cousins get ahold of it, and play some YouTube videos and games.
But in the past few weeks, there has been none of that, becauseAT&T Inc. put a virtual wheel clamp on his phone. Web pages wouldn’t load and maps wouldn’t render. Forget about YouTube videos — Trang’s data speeds were reduced to dial-up levels.
FBI Releases Its File on Steve Jobs
The FBI has released its 191 page file on Steve Jobs, the late co-founder of Apple, reports Gawker.
The file consists of a background investigation that was conducted in 1991 when Jobs was considered for an appointment to the President’s Export Council in the Bush I White House. It also has records of a bomb threat against Jobs in 1985.
