Apple I motherboard sells for £240,000 – here’s what you should buy instead Won the lottery? Don’t squander your cash on outdated slabs of tech. Follow this simple guide to reach consumerist Nirvana An Apple I motherboard was recently sold by Sotheby’s for a cool US$374,500 (£240,000). Even though it’s only one of six working examples in the world, we still reckon there are far better things that cash-infused geeks could spend their money on…...

Apple iCloud update has new features in the works The Cupertino tech giant adds a dash of social flair to its next iteration of iCloud, in addition to a few other handy features We already expect Apple to revealiCloud backup support for Notes and Remindersat WWDC in June and now it looks like there’ll be a few more additions to iCloud’s new features list. Citing people ‘familiar with the matter’, theWall Street Journalreports that Apple’s iCloud service will become more sociable by allowing users to comment on photos....

Apple iOS 5.1 leaks, revealing slide-to-unlock camera Also incoming: Japanese support for Siri, and rich text editing in Notes app Portuguese blogBlogdoiPhonehas leaked images of what it’s claiming is the pre-Golden Master build of iOS 5.1, showing off a few new tweaks to the interface. The most striking new feature, as seen in the image above, is a swipe-to-unlock camera icon that’s now a permanent fixture of the lock screen – iOS 5 required users to double-tap the home button in order to access the camera icon....

Apple iPad 2 trade in price round up Upgrading your Apple iPad 2 for the new iPad 3? Here’s a run down on who will give you what for your trusty tablet So you’ve read our newiPad 3 vs iPad 2feature and convinced yourself that your life needs a gorgeous 9.7in retina display? Congratulations. Now, what are you going to do with your faithful iPad 2? You could give it to a loved one, or you could contribute to the 324 per cent increase in tablet recycling seen this month (as reported bysellmymobile) and trade in your iPad 2 for some lovely cash....

Apple iPad 3 will have A5X chip and 8MP camera You didn’t actually think that the iPad 3 rumour mill was going to slow down any time soon did you? The ever-leaky internet has served up some fresh Apple iPad 3 rumours this morning, hot on the heels of the2048×1536 leaked retina displaythat we covered over the weekend. First up is a photo from a forum post at Chinese siteWeiPhonewhich reportedly shows an Apple iPad3 logic board touting an A5X processor, contradictingprevious speculation of an A6 processor....

Apple iPad Mini in production for imminent release The 7in iPad Mini is on its way out of the factory – and into our welcoming hands If you’re one of the2 million people who have already pre-ordered the iPhone 5and your appetite for Apple still isn’t satiated, fret not – more is on the way. In fact Apple may be holding back on the big launch – that of the 7iniPad Mini, which has apparently just gone into production....

Apple iPad Mini is leaked by Samsung document Remember when Steve Jobs said that 7in tablets would be dead on arrival? Yeah, us too… Steve Jobs once famously stated that 7in tablets would be “dead on arrival” – but that hasn’t stoppedrumours of a 7.85in iPadbeing thrown around. Now thanks to page nine of aSamsung documentobtained byOLED Display, it would appear that Apple has been working on a “7-inch product temporarily referred to as the iPad mini,” due for release in the third quarter of this year....