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Just typing in the Notes app.” One possible reason for the bug is the location services feature in Apple’s iOS 5 operating system. According to iDownloadBlog, the Setting Time Zone function keeps the location tracking circuitry running …

Apple’s so smart it has apparently come up with a way for customers to completely avoid talking to those Apple Store geniuses and other retail employees. A report out this morning claims that Apple plans to update its retail store … Continue reading →

Apple Stores will soon offer customers the ability to buy in-store items right from their iOS devices, MacRumors reports. Apple would release an update to the current Apple Store app with a new self-checkout option. Users currently in a store …

Apple is readying a self-checkout update to its Apple Store iOS app [itunes link], reports suggest, allowing shoppers to pick up and pay for accessories, peripherals and gadget cases in Apple Stores without needing any assistance from staff. The new …

Apple is preparing to launch an update to its retail store iOS app that will let shoppers pay via self-checkout for some in-store purchases. According to a MacRumors report, customers will be able to pay for shelf-stocked items through the … Continue reading →

Apple plans to give retail customers the ability to finalize their own in-store purchases via its iOS application for the iPhone, according to a new report. Apple’s rumored plans to update its iOS application for a self-checkout option were revealed … Continue reading →

And when you navigate or get directions on Apple iOS devices, such as the iPhone, you’re using an application from Google Maps — because Apple has nothing else. That’s a big sore spot for Apple. And because it concerns Google, … Continue reading →

Apple is reportedly bolstering its mapping technology arsenal to take on Google. After acquiring mapping companies like Placebase and Poly9, the Cupertino giant has reportedly bought up Swedish mapping technology company called C3. AppleInsider …

Apple recently acquired a 3D mapping company called C3 Technologies in order to bolster its Maps feature in iOS, according to 9to5 Mac. C3 is able to create photo realistic 3D maps of cities and geographic features. It uses the … Continue reading →

According to 9to5 Mac, three C3 Technologies employees have now joined Apple’s iOS team — CEO Mattias Astrom, CFO Kjell Cederstrand, and lead Product Manager Ludvig Emgard. However, C3 Technologies as a whole has continued to work out of its … Continue reading →