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The much rumoured low-cost iPhone might come in a number of colours and is expected to go in trial production if a new report is to be believed. According to Apple focused Japanese blog Macotakara (via MacRumors) the new low-cost iPhone will come in multiple colours. The website cites two sources that suggest different colours for the purported budget iPhone. While one source mentions that it would come in Navy, Gold Orange, White, and Grey colours, the second one suggests White, Pink, Green, Blue, and Yellow orange colours. It's interesting to note that none of them mention a Black colour variant. The site also suggests that the iPhone 5S, the next generation iPhone, is also likely to come in multiple colours including Gold and Green. It's not the first time that we're hearing about the budget iPhone coming in multiple colours. In April, Macotakara had reported that the iPhone 5S would come in a number of colours including Black and White, and that the cheap...

The launch of the iPhone 5 and the declining popularity of non-smartphones have made Apple the biggest seller of phones in the U.S. for the first time, research firm Strategy Analytics said Friday. The firm estimates that Apple shipped 17.7 million iPhones of all kinds to U.S. buyers in the October to December period, meaning it accounted for one in three new phones. Samsung Electronics of Korea was close behind, shipping 16.8 million phones, including non-smart ones. Samsung has been the largest seller of phones to the U.S. market since 2008, Strategy Analytics said. NPD Group, another research firm, found that Samsung phones still outsold the iPhone in the quarter, by 31 percent to 29 percent. It tracks retails sales while Strategy Analytics tracks shipments, so the numbers are not directly comparable. Worldwide, it's clear that Samsung is still the biggest phone vendor with 23 percent of the market, according to a third research firm, IDC. Apple is number three, w...

Tech giant Apple has released a list detailing the best selling apps of the year as well as the firm’s own favourites. According to the ‘best of 2012′ list, messaging app WhatsApp was the best-selling iPhone app of the year, while Apple’s Pages word processor was the best-selling iPad app of the year. The number one free iPhone app of the year was YouTube app, released in September after Apple dropped the version of the app which came pre-installed on the iPhone until iOS 6. The top free app for the iPad was Skype, the video calling service, the Telegraph reports. According to the paper, Apple also listed its editors’ apps of the year. Paper, a notepad and sketching application, was Apple’s iPad app of the year and the runner-up was Green Kitchen – a recipe app for vegetarians. For the iPhone, Apple’s editors picked Airbnb, the travel service, as app of the year, with taxi app Hailo as runner-up, the paper said. Rayman Jungle Run, a platform game, was i...

A pple today announced it has sold over two million of its new iPhone5 in China, just three days after its launch on December 14. iPhone 5 will be available in more than 100 countries by the end of December, making it the fastest iPhone rollout ever. “Customer response to iPhone 5 in China has been incredible, setting a new record with the best first weekend sales ever in China,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “China is a very important market for us and customers there cannot wait to get their hands on Apple products.” iPhone 5 is the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever, completely redesigned to feature a stunning new 4-inch Retina display; an Apple-designed A6 chip for blazing fast performance; and ultrafast wireless technology—all while delivering even better battery life. iPhone 5 comes with iOS 6, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system with over 200 new features including: Shared Photo Streams, all-newMaps app, Passbook organization and even more Siri® features an...

I t was one of the biggest tech headlines of the year in September, Apple dropped its contract with Google, which had always supplied the data for the iPhone's Maps app. For various strategic reasons, Apple preferred to write a new app, based on a new database of the world that Apple intended to assemble itself. As everybody knows by now, Apple got lost along the way. It was like a 22-car pileup. Timothy Cook, Apple's chief executive, made a quick turn, publicly apologizing, firing the executive responsible and vowing to fix Maps. For a company that prides itself on flawless execution, it was quite a detour. Rumors swirled that Google would create an iPhone app of its own, one that would use its seven-year-old, far more polished database of the world. That was true.Google Maps for the iPhone has arrived. It's free, fast and fantastic. Now, there are two parts to a great maps app. There's the app itself - how it looks, how it works, what the featur...

Apple went on to release its iOS 6 back in September and with it the Cupertino based giant removed theGoogle Maps from the OS as it introduced its very own Maps App.       And with that, Google was said to be planning to bring the Google Maps app as a standalone app and today the search engine giant Google has just released the much awaited Google Maps app for iOS user in the iTunes App Store. The Google Maps App arrives with built-in Google local search, voice guided turn-by-turn navigation, public transit directions, Street View and more. Users can also use the Google Maps to discover great places to eat, drink, shop and play, with ratings and reviews from people you trust. The Google Maps app arrives with the following features: Search Find addresses, places and businesses around the world with Google local search. Discover places to eat, drink, shop and play, with ratings and local reviews. Sign in to sync your searches, directions, and favorit...

In the social games world this year we saw the emergence of new categories of games, high quality graphics and immersive gameplay, and games built by big and small developers from around the world. It was the most diverse and global year for social games to date – for those on Facebook.com, as well as games built with Facebook for iPhone, iPad and Android. We’ve pulled together the list of the 25 top rated games, based on games that launched in 2012 and received the highest star ratings from players and engagement levels over the course of the year. The music trivia game SongPop was the crowd favorite this year, with social mobile games Dragon City and Bike Race coming in at second and third. It was the most international year for social games. The majority of games came from outside the U.S., ranging from France, Spain and the U.K. to Brazil, South Korea, Australia, and Turkey. Zynga led the U.S. with the most games on the list including their latest game, FarmVille...

This year Apple, Microsoft, Google, Samsung, Amazon HTC and almost all the smartphone and tablet manufacturers launched their new, exciting devices this year. We are expecting lot more new, faster, and better devices to rock the mobile devices market in coming months. The demand of mobile devices (both smartphones and tablets) is increasing like a wild fire. The global smartphone shipments are expected to grow by 30 per cent up to 865 million units in 2013 indicated a Digitimes Research this week. We bring you what major launches can be expected in months to come. Microsoft 7 inch surface tablet Early this month, The Verge reported that Microsoft is working on a 7 inch surface tablet. For those who are already in love with the latest Surface tablet from Microsoft and are also fond of gaming, this tablet is a must-wait device. This is expected to be basically a gaming device potentially named Xbox Surface. Giving strength to these rumors, CEO of Microsoft Steve Ballmer rec...