Stories by Karen Haslam

Apple to sign up another Foxconn factory to manufacture iPhone

Foxconn International to get involved with the iPhone, along with sister company Foxconn Technology

Apple dedicates home page to touching tribute to co-founder Steve Jobs

Touching tribute includes soundbites and pictures and ends with some words from CEO Tim Cook, one year after Jobs lost his fight with cancer.

Apple Maps works better offline than Google Maps

Yesterday we looked into whether it is true that Apple’s Maps are less of a data hog than Google’s Maps. Today we are testing the claim that Apple Maps stores more data for use when you are offline, a handy feature if you are traveling abroad and don...

Apple 'too late to the 7in tablet market', but 10 million iPad mini sales by Christmas

Apple’s component suppliers have started mass production of the new tablet, with 10m ready to ship by Christmas, but an analyst thinks that the company is too late to make an imprint on the 7in tablet market.

Will iPhone 5 sales be star of Apple's 25 October financial results announcement?

Apple’s fiscal forth quarter ended on Saturday 29 September, nine days after the iPhone 5 went on sale. Did the company sell as many iPhone 5 devices in those nine days as expected though?

Samsung won't have to pay Apple $1bn until 2013

With the hearing on post-trial motions being set for 6 December, and the fact that any verdict entered in favour of Apple and against Samsung, will be stayed for 14 days, “we’re talking about the early part of 2013.” Unless Apple gets its hearing mov...

iPad mini costs just $190 to manufacture

The iPad mini may cost just $190 to manufacturer, but expect Apple to make a large mark-up on that when the device goes on sale in October.

No room in slim iPhone 5 for NFC

There won’t be room inside the slimmed down case of the iPhone 5 for the components necessary for NFC.

Apple to introduce new AirPlay Direct technology with iPhone 5

Apple is said to be planning to launch AirPlay Direct technology that allows wireless music playback without the need for a Wi-Fi network.

Samsung: Apple engaging in 'outright abuse of patent law, not pursuit of innovation'

Samsung has issued a memo to its staff, regarding the outcome of the Apple v Samsung trial in the US. Suggests that Apple’s success is based on “the outright abuse of patent law, not the pursuit of innovation”,

Canberra man who used Find My iPhone accused of 'trespass via radio wave'

A man who tracked down his stolen iPad using Find My iPhone and a GPS device has been accused of unlawful amateur sleuthing.

Is this the new 8-pin connector for the iPhone 5

If Apple switches to a eight-pin connector it may render old and existing accessories unusable

Apple tells resellers 'make room for more iPads this September'

Apple has told its authorised resellers in Europe to dedicate more floor space to the iPad. The company has told its Apple Authorised Resellers that they have a deadline of September 12 to complete the work, hinting that the new iPad mini could laun...

Apple fuming over Samsung's "unethical" press leak

Apple is fuming over Samsung’s decision to send evidence – deemed inadmissible by the judge in the Apple v Samsung trial - to journalists.

iPhone 5 launch leak 'came from Apple'

Reports today are suggesting that Apple cares too much what Wall Street thinks about it, has purposefully leaked the news of the iPhone 5 launch and, potentially bought the launch forward in the hope of it impacting the next quarters financial result...