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Apple CEO Tim Cook today announced that Apple had paid out $8B to developers during the last quarter, an increase of US $1 Billion since the last time numbers were announced last month. The increase in payouts demonstrates that the developer ecosystem of iOS continues to be vibrant, especially as it represents actual paid downloads of apps, not free downloads or overall share,” says Matthew Panzarino [...]

When you spend a couple of hundred pounds or dollars on a shiny new gadget, it’s important to make sure it’s protected. When it comes to mobile devices and handheld videogame consoles, there are usually two types of protection. There’s the ugly cheap kind, and stylish yet flimsy kind. Waterfield have a go at breaking those stereotypes, with their PS Vita Case. From the get-go, the [...]

Dropbox competitor Box.com keeps coming with aggressive approaches to get more users, and one of the ways it does is by giving away free cloud storage left and right. Now, new users can sign up for an account and receive 50GB of space for free. Looks like Dell is simply sponsoring the promotion, but given that it’s an “Exclusive Offer,” we can’t see where the exclusivity lies. if you’re [...]

Apple has today announced that 25 billion songs have been purchased and downloaded from iTunes, the 25 billionth song was “Monkey Drums” (Goksel Vancin Remix) by Chase Buch, and the person who downloaded it will receive an iTunes gift card worth €10,000. Apple’s full press release is below: iTunes Store Sets New Record with 25 Billion Songs Sold CUPERTINO, California―February 6, 2013―Apple® [...]

Apple has sent a notification to it’s European Distributors and Retailers that it will stop selling the current version of the Mac Pro in Europe due to the fact that it doesn’t meet current legislation according to  9to5Mac. Resellers can continue to sell off any remaining stock of the Mac Pro and that Apple will cease taking orders for the Mac Pro after February 18. Apple sent the following [...]

Facebook today reported Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Results, it  reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share of 17 cents and revenue of $1.59 billion, which was slightly ahead of what the Analysts have expected. Mobile revenue was 23 percent of all ad revenue, a huge increase over the 14 percent it contributed in Q3. “In 2012, we connected over a billion people and became a mobile [...]

Apple maybe planning to introduce a smaller Apple TV according to some FCC documents first spotted by Engadget,  which reveals that Apple has been working on an updated Apple TV device with a slightly smaller casing. 5 millimeters smaller (0.2”) on each side. This news will come up as a disappointment to anyone who has been hoping for a full-blown Apple TV set. Apple likely accomplished the shrinkage [...]

Microsoft  has today released Office 365 Home Premium, bringing the traditional Office suite — Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote, Publisher and Access  – plus 20 GB of SkyDrive storage and 60 minutes of Skype-out calling per month. The whole package kicks off at US $99 a year, with a Office 365 University version that includes the same for only US $ 79 over four years. There’s [...]

Android and Apple smartphones wiped the floor with rivals and captured a whopping 92 per cent of global sales in the fourth quarter of last year according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics. During the same period global smartphone shipments grew 38 percent annually to reach 217 million units. Neil Shah, Senior Analyst at Strategy Analytics, said, “Global smartphone shipments grew 38 [...]

If you thought that 64 gig of  space on your iPad tablet is not enough, then this news should bring you cheer (if it’s true). Apple is rumoured to be building a 128GB iPad 4 with Retina display. According to 9to5Mac’ssources, it is most likely a 128GB version of the 4th generation iPad. According to the new SKUs provided by their source, the ‘ultimate’ configuration of the current iPad, [...]