Apple Though iPads, iPhones, and iPod Touches are becoming less and less dependent on being connected to a computer, one important part of owning an iOS device still requires a Mac or PC — backup. The piece of mind that comes along with having an accessible backup for all your contacts, calendar events, texts, apps, …

Apple By using IGZO oxide semiconductors, Sharp will be able to produce LCD screens that require lower energy consumption through smaller, thin-film transistors and increased pixel transparency. The technology lends itself well to mobile devices that require low-power components. With a new breed of ultrabooks promised by Intel and updates to Apple’s mobile lineup, it seems highly likely that Sharp …

Pebble The concept of Pebble’s “smart watch” is simple — a clean interface running useful apps and wrapped in a fashionable watch interface. The key to Pebble’s inevitable success will be its apps. According to its Kickstarter page, the Pebble E-Paper Watch will ship with the capability to run several apps using some of the functionality of your iPhone or …

While iOS device penetration is still most prevalent in higher income, urban coastal areas, Apple’s potential for growth in China is undeniable. Stenvall Skoeld & Co. Research company Stenvall Skoeld & Co., using data from Flurry Mobile and Umeng, a Chinese research firm, was able to conclude that through 2011, more than 21 million iPhones and iPads are now in …

Screenshot by Joe Aimonetti/CNET If this sounds familiar, one only needs to go back to the Netbook craze that was sweeping the “Apple is doomed”-style headlines just a few years ago. Those tiny little notebook computers, according to every other expert, were going to displace Apple’s growing notebook share and squash any idea of a touch-screen tablet. Fast-forward to the …

Screenshot by Joe Aimonetti/CNET Though it’s certainly too soon to call iAd a failure, Apple has not been happy with the adoption rate of its advertising platform it has seen thus far. In February, Apple reduced the minimum buy-in for campaigns to $100,000 (down from $1 million at the iAd launch in 2010). It was also rumored at that time …

Screenshot by Joe Aimonetti/CNET Suspected of collusion with intent to drive up e-book prices, Apple and some of its major publication partners are now negotiating to settle a suit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice. Negotiations continue, but sources close to the talks tell Reuters that Apple and its partners are looking to avoid a long litigation process by …

Screenshot by Joe Aimonetti/CNET A new report, released by the analytics firm Distimo (via Business Insider), finds that iPad users are spending upwards of $70,000 each day on magazines and newspapers for their iPads. The report looked at the top-100 Newsstand apps in terms of gross sales, finding that iPad users seem willing to pay for newsy content. At the …

Apple’s new iPad has been receiving much high praise for its Retina Display, the showcase feature during its unveiling earlier this month, but the inclusion of a 4G LTE-capable option has prompted quite a few discussions over whether Apple’s new iPhone will be 4G-ready. According to Krishna Sagar, a tipster writing to iDownload Blog, Apple is definitely working on a …

AppleInsider Many of the last remaining BlackBerry holdouts continue to clamor about the advantages of a physical keyboard, citing the difficulty of using a touch-screen device if its user cannot see the display. According to one of Apple’s latest patent applications, that argument may soon become moot. The “Touch-based User Interface with Haptic Feedback” patent application, discovered by AppleInsider, highlights …