Apple is all set to roll out a new version of itsAirPort Express802.11n wireless base station soon,according to a report by AppleInsider. The device is currentlyunavailable at authorised reseller DataVisionand although you canpurchase it on Amazon, the shipping time is estimated at 2 – 5 weeks. AppleInsider’s sources within the company, familiar with internal builds of its AirPort Utility application for configuring the device, say the soon-to-be-released v5.6 of the app makes reference to a second generation of the 802....

In the cat and mouse game that is iPhone jailbreaking, Apple has reportedly begun blocking iBooks downloads on iOS devices in an apparent attempt to stop the proliferation of pirated e-books. AppleInsider reported the news, highlighting a “jailbreak check” within Apple’s iOS 4.2.1 that detects when a device has been jailbroken using the GreenPoison jailbreak tool. When users try to access content in the iBooks app, they are met with an error message:...

In its continuing efforts to reduce its reliance on Samsung for the supply of component parts for its products, Apple is now reportedly getting a chunk of its flash memory requirements fulfilled from Japanese manufacturers, according toa DigiTimes report. Citing sources within the industry, the publication notes that Apple is increasing its orders for DRAM and NAND flash chipsets, for the memory and storage requirements of its products respectively, from Japanese manufacturers, with the DRAM orders going to Elpida Memory and NAND to Toshiba....

Apple is in talks with packaging firm Siliconware Precision Industries to produce its next generation of A-series silicon, reportsDigitimes. The publication states that industry sources are saying that Apple is looking at SPIL to produce the A6 chip, the next version of the ‘A’ series processor preceded by the iPhone 4’s A4 and the iPad 2’s A5. Apparently, Apple paid a visit to SPIL in order to discuss an opportunity for the company to become the A6 chip’s packaging and testing provider....

Apple has reportedly begun submitting orders for its next-generation iPhone, initially purchasing 15 million devices from Taiwan-based supplier Pegatron Technology, which will begin shipping in September,Digitimes has revealed. Pegatron had previously assisted with the production of the CDMA iPhone 4 for Verizon networks, shipping 4 million orders for the smartphone, despite upgrading its capacity to handle more than 10 million orders for the device. Sources close to the matter have indicated that the iPhone 5 (4S) will not receive a major update from the iPhone 4, but partners have begun supplying companies to the Asian manufacturer:...