Stories by Karen Haslam

Apple to fix iPhones in store, revamp Apple Care

Apple plans to repair more iPhones in store rather than exchange a broken iPhone for a refurbished one, should save $1b a year.

Another Apple partner ramps up staff, fuelling rumours of budget iPhone

Reports are suggesting that Pegatron, who are a manufacturing partner of Apple, has announced plans to in increase the number of workers at its plant in China by up to 40% in the second half of this year

Rise in iPads running iOS 7 seen in web logs, preview at WWDC likely

There has been a recent spike in traffic from devices that appear to be using iOS 7.

Retina iPad mini to launch this autumn, third gen with new processor coming in 2014

The new iPad mini will launch in the second half of the year and it will have a Retina display but the same processor, according to an analyst.

Potential iPhone carriers can't meet Apple's demands, subsidise phone sufficiently

It's not the potential customers in emerging markets that need a low-cost iPhone so much as the carriers who are refusing to sell the iPhone as they cannot meet Apple's demands and cannot subsidize it sufficiently to be able to sell it in those marke...

Budget iPhone mini to cost £226, will launch this year, reports

ETrade Supply and DigiTimes sources claim that Apple is going to launch a low-cost iPhone this year, and analysts at JP Morgan think it will cost $350-400 (£226-£259).

iPhone v Galaxy S4: iPhone beats Samsung Galaxy S4 on Twitter

The iPhone is killing it on Twitter with more than 12 times as many tweets.

What to do if your iPhone won't verify an iOS Software Update

What do you do if when you try and install an iOS Software update you get a message that your device has been unable to verify the update?

Investors throw US$52 billion at Apple, are Apple bonds a good investment?

Despite having US$145 billion in the bank, Apple has decided to reach out to the debt market to offer $17 billion in bonds in order to pay money back to investors. Why would Apple need to go to such lengths and what does it mean to investors? We answ...

Donald Trump wants Apple to make a Phablet, rubbish idea?

American businessman Donald Trump thinks that Apple is losing business because the iPhone screen is too small, is he mad? Nobody wants a Phablet...

What's happening to Apple's share price?

Apple's share price has declined to $US392.05, wiping 44.16 per cent or $US310.05 of the value of each AAPL share since September 2012 (the stock closed at $US702.10 on September 19), and dropping to its lowest level since December 2011. In the firs...

Apple stock manipulation: rogue AAPL trader pleads guilty, may face 25 years in prison

The trader accused of an unauthorised purchase of $1 billion Apple shares has pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy and wire fraud charges. He may face 25 years in prison.

Apple will pay compensation in water-damaged iPhone cases

Has Apple ever refused to repair your iPhone because it was water damaged? If you made a warranty claim and were turned down by Apple before December 2009 you may be able to claim compensation.

iPad 5 may be delayed until late 2013

Reports claim that a new iPad 5 will feature a thinner and lighter design that will have a thinner bezel. However, earlier claims that it will launch this month have been shelved after it emerged that it will not enter production in July or August, a...

'Europeans can't afford expensive iPhone', France Telecoms CEO

There's been a lot of talk about how Apple needs to make a budget iPhone for the emerging markets of China and India, now a European telecom CEO has suggested that Apple needs a low-cost iPhone for the European market.