Stories by Karen Haslam

What will the new iPhone be called? (Please not iPhone 5S)

We really don't think Apple should call the next iPhone iPhone 5, but they probably will...

iPhone 5S launch may be delayed due to Fingerprint sensor

The latest iPhone 5S rumour suggest that Apple may not be able to produce enough new iPhones to meet demand due to poor yield rates of the fingerprint sensor.

New iPad mini with retina display delayed until 2014

The next iPad mini may be delayed until next year due to issues, according to reports. The reason for the delay is Apple's decision to include a Retina display.

iPhone 7 will include A9 chip from Samsung, claim reports

Conflicting reports are claiming that Apple is going to use Samsung to supply the processor chips for use in the iPhone 7, while others are claiming that Apple will be bringing its processor chip manufacturing in-house

Apple hires Yves Saint Laurent CEO for 'special projects', iWatch to become fashion icon?

In what many are deciding is evidence that Apple is set to launch a smartwatch, the company has hired the CEO of Yves Saint Laurent.

Is BBM coming out on the iPhone? When? Why? How much?

If you are trying to decide whether to buy a new iPhone 5, or wait for the iPhone 5S or iPhone 6, or buy one of those other smartphones, one of the factors affecting your decision may be whether the BBM instant messaging service from BlackBerry will ...

iPad 5 will be thinner than iPad 4, according to leaked schematic

The new iPad 5 may be 1.5mm thinner than the iPad 4 when it launches, if leaked schematics published by a French website turn out to be real.

New Mac Pro benchmarks suggest fast, with room for improvement

Geekbench seems to have some benchmarks for the new Mac Pro - even though the new pro Mac won't launch until later this year - and they suggest that the new Mac Pro will be much, much faster than the current Mac Pro.

iPhone 5 is UK's most popular smartphone and Apple is raking in $1b/year from app sales

iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S are more popular than Samsung in the UK. Plus: Apple has 500m registered users, makes $1b/year from App Store

Apple will sell a 'shedload' of iWatches

The average smartphone user checks their phone about 150 times per day. A lot of what they are checking for could be on their wrist.

Apple's CEO: We may sell multiple iPhone models in the future

Tim Cook seems open to the idea of iPhone mini, iPhone maxi, but only when tradeoffs can be met, and if people really want them

New iPhone: Sapphire crystal fingerprint scanner 'to be embedded in home button'

There have been plenty of rumours circulating that Apple is planning to incorporate fingerprint readers into the new iPhone, and now confirmation that this is the case appears to have come from PayPal.

Retina iPad mini 'will feature new processor chip'

A 'tipster' claims that the new iPad mini will get the A6X chip to power its Retina display

Low-cost iPhone to be built by Foxconn rival Pegatron, reports

Foxconn's days as Apple's primary manufacturing partner may be numbered. Rival Pegatron is said to be offering more competitive pricing to tempt Apple, who is trying to increase its margins.