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Could Apple’s latest patent spell big trouble for competitors down the road?

Like all tech companies Apple is a giant collector of patents and they have never shown any fear in using them when they see fit, either as a basis for a lawsuit or as a threat to ... continue

Apple iPad Factory Explosion Leaves 61 Injured, Some Workers Hospitalized

Pegatron Corp., a Shanghai producer of Apple iPad products was damaged over the weekend and 61 workers were injured when an explosion at the plant was witnessed, 23 employees were hospitalized after the incident. The cause of the ... continue

Apple Scores Small Victory In HTC Patent Lawsuit

Apple on Monday scored a small victory in their patent infringement lawsuit against HTC. A US trade commission ruled that HTC would be required to change the way they use phone number and date information within emails. In ... continue

Santa Claus Gets His Own iPhone 4S Ad [Video]

Apple on Sunday posted what will likely be their last ad spot of the year, an iPhone 4S spot featuring the jolly guy himself. In the company's new 30-second ad Santa Claus uses the Siri voice command ... continue

iOS 5.0.1 updated for iPhone 4S, Apple TV updated to 4.4.4

Apple released a small updated version of iOS 5.0.1 for the iPhone 4S today as well as the also small 4.4.4 update for Apple TV. Despite releasing the updated version of iOS 5.0.1, users who had already updated ... continue

Google Acquires Alfred, May Be Revving Up For Siri Competition

When Apple's Siri technology rolled out for the iPhone 4 the team at Google said they had no interest in competing with the company in the personal assistant space, a position that may have changed on Wednesday ... continue

Original 1976 Apple Partnership Contract Sells For $1.6 Million

In 1976 Apple was founded by Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs and a largely unknown former investor named Ronald Wayne. Two weeks after the company was started Wayne sold his stake for $2,300, believing that the company was ... continue

Apple To Appeal Motorola Patent Win In Germany

Apple revealed in a statement on Friday that they will challenge Motorola's imposition of a German ban on iPhones and iPads. Executives from the company said they will file the appeal "right away" while pointing out that holiday ... continue

Behringer Debuts Massive 10,000-Watt iOS Dock

Audio specialist Behringer has revealed an upcoming 10,000-watt iOS dock known as the iNuke Boom. The system features both iPhone and iPod docking and weigns in at 700 pounds with a footprint of eight feet wide and ... continue

Apple Data Center Might Be Built In Oregon [Rumor]

If recent rumors are correct Apple, Inc. may be preparing to build and operate a new data center to be located in Prineville, Oregon. The Oregonian says the company is eyeing a 160-acre location that would reside just ... continue

Syrian government bans use of iPhone

The Syrian government has banned the use of the Apple iPhone in an attempt to shut down the ability of citizens to share news and media of the ongoing uprising in the country. According to a report by ... continue

Apple’s move to block Samsung Galaxy sales in the U.S. denied

Apple and Samsung's brutal global patent war has been heating up more and more recently, with the most recent "battle" in Australia ending in Samsung's favor - temporarily, at least. Now it looks like Samsung scored another ... continue

Samsung scores a victory against Apple in patent war

Samsung scored a major victory over Apple in their global patent war - an Australian court overturned a ban on the sale of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1. Starting at 4 pm local time on Friday, retailers will be ... continue

Siri Gets Rival On Android, Hacked To Work With Your Car

Siri, the intelligent natural language software agent/our future unholy robotic overlord (take your pick, puny human) developed by Apple and introduced with the iPhone 4S, is coming to other devices. But not completely legally. A new hack called ... continue

Apple and Google Reject CTIA Proposal For Mobile App Ratings System

Google and Apple have both rejected a mobile app rating system that was first proposed by Cellular Telecommunications Internet Association (CTIA). CTIA hoped to launch the ratings system in an attempt to prevent "unnecessary government regulation" while unifying ratings across ... continue

Siri might be a know-it-all but not when it comes to birth control or abortion

It seems that three is a puritanical streak to Apple's Siri service but one that for something that is promoting itself as the next big thing in search is kind of disturbing. You see if you ask Siri ... continue

Fake iTunes Gift Certificates Leading To Malware Infections

If you plan to buy your loved ones, friends and co-workers iTunes gift certificates this holiday season you might want to avoid e-mail offers for the cards. A group of 11 specialists are warning buyers of fake ... continue

Apple Black Friday 2011 Deals Are Now Live

Just like we were expecting, the Apple Black Friday 2011 deals have gone live, giving Mac-fans their opportunity to pick up iPads, iPod touches and nanos, as well as Mac computers and laptops at discounted rates. Although Apple's ... continue

Apple Begins Hiring Senior Web Execs To Help Design Next Generation Cloud Apps

In an attempt to push further into the web applications market Apple this week began recruiting "senior-level" officials. According to the Wall Street Journal the company has been very aggressive in their efforts and even started chasing a "prominent internet ... continue