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App Store Security Info Alert

Posted on 11 Apr 2012 by Jay

Image courtesy of http://news.com.au I am pretty religious about updating my iPhone and iPad apps and check the App Store several times each week. Imagine my surprise, after updating 6 apps on my iPhone, when I decide to install a new app and was met with a security alert: I’ve …

Apple Has a Smaller iPad in their Labs

Posted on 05 Apr 2012 by Alex Jordan

Dan Benjamin and Daring Fireball’s John Gruber co-host The Talk Show, a tech podcast. Gruber, who is almost always well-informed, seemingly confirmed on air that a 7.85-inch iPad does exist in Apple’s labs. Gruber has received information from “numerous” people that Apple is “noodling with” this idea. Gruber also offered …

Apple Seeds: Estimated $1 Trillion Market Cap, New iPad has 98% Satisfaction Rate, More

Posted on 04 Apr 2012 by Alex Jordan

Apple Seeds is iSource’s daily roundup of Apple-related stories for the most diehard of fans, or for the news junkie that has to have all of the day’s news: Estimates Pin Apple Stock at $1000, $1 Trillion Market Cap Reports are coming in from research analysts wherein they claim that …

Apple and Their Displays: A Round Up

Posted on by Alex Jordan

First up, Digitimes is reporting on touch panel suppliers and notes that G-Tech Optoelectronics is ramping up production of glass for the iPad while also producing anti-reflective glass for a next-generation iMac. A new iMac is presumed to be just around the corner, seeing as Intel’s new Ivy Bridge processors …

Geek Life on Tablets as Perfect Computers

Posted on 02 Apr 2012 by Thomas

; Andrew Robulack of Geek Life recently wrote a ponderous piece about whether tablets are the perfect computer. There are many other articles floating around the Internet right now that praise tablets for their size, smaller form factor, and how they magically allow people to work from cafés. Andrew tends …

A Few Tips For Improving AirPlay Mirroring

Posted on 31 Mar 2012 by jhrogersii

So, AirPlay Mirroring has been with us for a little over a year now, but it still seems to be struggling to gain solid footing. Apple introduced it in iOS 5 as an improvement over the iPad 2′s Screen Mirroring feature, which requires either their Digital AV or VGA Adapters. …

Apple Pushing Heavily for Smaller SIM Card Standard

Posted on 26 Mar 2012 by Alex Jordan

Over the past few days, reports have sprung up claiming that Apple is pushing heavily for the adoption of a miniaturized sim card standard. About a year ago, Apple had filed a proposal for the adoption of a smaller SIM card standard than the micro-SIM currently used in the iPhone …

A Week with the New iPad

Posted on 22 Mar 2012 by Alex Jordan

  I’ve had my new iPad for just under a week now, and it is great. I was upgrading from my first-generation iPad, and boy does two years worth of iterative progress make a difference. My original iPad almost feels crude in comparison- a thought that blows my mind. Here …

I’ll Stick to My iPad 2 This Year

Posted on 21 Mar 2012 by Thomas

  After a few days of deliberation, I’ve decided to stick with my iPad 2 for another year and forego the purchase of a sexy (oh, so very sexy) new iPad. RETINA!!! I’ll admit the decision didn’t come easily to me. A friend recently brought his new 16GB 3G Retina …

Apple Planning Dividend and Share Repurchase Program

Posted on 19 Mar 2012 by Alex Jordan

    Seemingly out of blue, Apple has posted a press release announcing their dividend and stock repurchase program. Here’s the meat of Apple’s press release: Subject to declaration by the Board of Directors, the Company plans to initiate a quarterly dividend of $2.65 per share sometime in the fourth …

iSource Picks of the Week

Posted on 16 Mar 2012 by Renkman

Welcome to our weekly installment of Picks of the Week at iSource where we provide our expanded coverage of Apple accessories and applications.  Here we will promote our favorite iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac and Apple TV related items, as well as bring you occasional tips and tricks. Hopefully many of …