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Apple takes iPhone and iPad out of German online store

team@macworld.co.uk (Ben Camm-Jones) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:12:00 GMT

UPDATE: Apple will reinstate the iPhone 3GS, the iPhone 4 and all 3G-capable iPads on its online store in Germany after being forced to remove them this morning by a court injunction.

iPhone 5 'to be revealed at WWDC in June'

team@macworld.co.uk (Ben Camm-Jones) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:08:00 GMT

Apple is planning to unveil the sixth-generation iPhone at the WorldWide Developers Conference scheduled for June, a report has claimed.

Avid Studio offers video editing on the iPad

team@macworld.co.uk (Joel Mathis) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:01:00 GMT

Avid, the creator of pro-level hardware and software for multimedia production, has unveiled a precision video editor for the iPad.

Macworld Feature: The App Gems Awards

team@macworld.co.uk (Macworld Staff) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT

We recognise the apps that represent the best of what the iOS store has to offer.

iPad 3 'will launch in March' - report

team@macworld.co.uk (Bob Brown) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:36:00 GMT

The iPad 3 rumor mill has heated up this week, fueled by a report from Japanese Apple blog Macotakara that the much anticipated tablet will come out in March.

iPhone 5 will use NFC, have shared data plans

team@macworld.co.uk (John Cox) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:36:00 GMT

That noise echoing through the iOSsphere is the sound of Chinese workers clamoring to be allowed to build the Next iPhone.

Images 'show iPad 3 with quad-core chip'

team@macworld.co.uk (Ben Camm-Jones) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:10:00 GMT

The iPad 3 has a quad-core processor which will be known as the A6 and has the codename S5L8945X, a report claims.

Apple becomes third-largest mobile phone maker - IDC

team@macworld.co.uk (Ben Camm-Jones) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:56:00 GMT

Apple is now the third largest vendor of mobile phones in the world, with the iPhone accounting for 8.7 percent of all handset shipments in the final quarter of 2011.

iPhone 4S can't compete with other smartphones in a sub-zero environment

team@macworld.co.uk (Ossi Jääskeläinen, MikroPC) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:48:00 GMT

With sub-zero temperatures setting in across the UK, Macworld's colleagues in Scandinavia have been testing the ability of smartphones to cope with the cold - and the news isn't great for iPhone 4S users.

iPad 3 will be 'turning point in history of Apple' and other hyperbole

team@macworld.co.uk (John Cox) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:29:00 GMT

Turning points don't come very often. But iPad 3, still unannounced and as-yet-unglimpsed and un-picked-up-in-a-beerhouse, is going to be one for sure and the iOSsphere is getting ready for it.

Temple Run and Flick Soccer prove popular on iOS

team@macworld.co.uk (Ben Camm-Jones) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:52:00 GMT

iPhone and iPad users were making a beeline for Imangi Studios' Temple Run and Full Fat's Flick Soccer in the last week of January, according to official figures from Apple.

iPhone jailbreaking 'is fair use' - US government

team@macworld.co.uk (Chris Head) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:42:00 GMT

The United States Government, at the request of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, has announced what amounts to a blanket exemption to the controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA) for activities that all under the Fair Use doctrine of U.S. Copyright law.

Android users more likely to take phones to the loo than iPhone, BlackBerry owners

team@macworld.co.uk (Bob Brown) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:31:00 GMT

A new survey of 1,000 Americans confirms what you always suspected: A good many of those incoming Android, iPhone and BlackBerry calls and texts are originating from bathrooms.

iPhone QuasiDisk app pulled from App Store

team@macworld.co.uk (Gregg Keizer) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:50:00 GMT

An iPhone developer has acknowledged that a recent update to one of his apps included the hidden ability to tether the smartphone to a laptop, though Apple has now removed it from the App Store.

Smartphone vendors 'delay new models to avoid iPhone 4S competition'

team@macworld.co.uk (Ben Camm-Jones) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:32:00 GMT

Smartphone vendors concerned about the strong performance of the iPhone 4S are to wait until the second quarter of 2012 to launch new handsets, a report claims.

BlackBerry still ahead of iPhone, Android in the UK - RIM

team@macworld.co.uk (John E Dunn) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:08:00 GMT

The BlackBerry is not dead yet. According to figures released by RIM, the handset maker has added a third more subscribers to its worldwide base and is still the best selling brand in the UK.

Apple introduces lottery system for iPhone buyers in Hong Kong

team@macworld.co.uk (Dan Moren) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:58:00 GMT

Apple's new lottery system in Hong Kong doesn't yet involve scratch tickets, but the company made plenty of scratch last quarter, and the Steve Jobs quotes and pictures going up around Apple's campus only scratch the surface of the man.

Apple appeals iPad trademark decision in China

team@macworld.co.uk (Michael Kan) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:56:00 GMT

Apple has appealed a Chinese court ruling last December that rejected its ownership of the iPad trademark in the country, and could expose the company to trademark infringement lawsuits from a local company.

PGA Tour HD tees off for iPad

team@macworld.co.uk (Jim Metzendorf) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:25:00 GMT

The PGA Tour has created a new app specifically for iPad users called PGA Tour HD that will help golf lovers follow players and tournaments more closely.

If you use iOS, you need VIPOrbit

team@macworld.co.uk (Tony Bradley) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:09:00 GMT

With hundreds of thousands of apps available for the iPhone and iPad, it may seem over the top to single out a specific app as a must-have. VIPOrbit is not your average app, though, and the capabilities it brings to iOS make me comfortable declaring it a true game changer.

Apple 'could sell 40 million iPhones in China in 2013'

team@macworld.co.uk (Ben Camm-Jones) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:58:00 GMT

Apple could sell as many as 40 million iPhones in China next year by partnering up with China Telecom and China Mobile, an analyst has said.

AntiCrop fills in missing parts of a photo

team@macworld.co.uk (Jackie Dove) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:08:00 GMT

Adva-Soft's new and somewhat counterintuitively named AntiCrop is an iPhone and iPad photography app that does not—as the name might imply—take an ideological position against cropping.

Toddlers get an app of their own in Babiis

team@macworld.co.uk (Philip Michaels) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:06:00 GMT

My daughter may only be 15 months old, but she’s already become an adept iPad user.

iOS games on display at Macworld | iWorld

team@macworld.co.uk (Chris Holt,) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:59:00 GMT

In past years, Macworld Expo often proved to be a great venue where iOS game makers could grab some attention for their apps.

iFlashDrive USB drive works on both iPad and Mac

team@macworld.co.uk (Mauricio Grijalva) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:56:00 GMT

When Wi-Fi’s not available, it’d be nice if there were a simple and easy way to share files between your iPad and Mac without using a physical connection between the two.