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Hulu in Apple’s Sights?

Hulu in Apple’s Sights?

According to Bloomberg, Apple has its sights set on content streaming site Hulu and is in "early talks" to acquire the site in order to augment its video offerings. Apple doesn't have the drunken sailor spending ethos often ... continue
Fake Apple store employees believe they work for Apple

Fake Apple store employees believe they work for Apple

We are pretty use to seeing stories about fake Apple products that stream out of China but it seems that some bootleggers have decided to raise the bar and have opened up "Apple Stores" in some Chinese ... continue
Apple and Amex Are The Stocks To Watch On Wednesday

Apple and Amex Are The Stocks To Watch On Wednesday

Apple is a hot commodity on the stock market and that commodity was +4.52 after Tuesday trading when the company announced fiscal third quarter earnings on Tuesday that easily passed Wall Street estimates with $25 billion in ... continue
Apple wins one and then turns around and loses one

Apple wins one and then turns around and loses one

Talk about about a mixed bag of a week for Apple. First they score one against HTC inn the initial ruling by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) that HTC had been found to have infringed on two of Apple's patents. ... continue
Gresso Reveals $30,000 Diamond Encrusted iPhone

Gresso Reveals $30,000 Diamond Encrusted iPhone

The iPhone 4 with a two year contract can be grabbed from AT&T Wireless and Verizon Wireless for $199.99, however for users looking for a much higher end option Gress has $30,000 and $7,000 models that are ... continue
Simon Maddox on Twitter via the Guardian Online

App developers face very questionable future due to US patent laws

In the beginning patents were conceived of as a way for inventors of all types to protect their ideas from being stolen or copied without any legal repercussions. As idealistic as that might have been we have seen the whole patent ... continue
South Korean Lawyer Beats Apple In iPhone Tracking Case

South Korean Lawyer Beats Apple In iPhone Tracking Case

Kim Hyung-suk, a South Korean lawyer has successful won his battle with Apple after the company fessed up to an iPhone tracking "glitch" which allowed the tech firm to track the every move of their users. Hyung-suk scored ... continue
[UPDATE] New MacBook Airs, Mac OSX Lion coming soon?

[UPDATE] New MacBook Airs, Mac OSX Lion coming soon?

UPDATE: According to a report by MIC Gadget, the Mac OS X Lion release date is tomorrow, July 15. Their sources state that Apple stores in China are prepping for "overnight setup" - which, for the uninitiated, ... continue
Amazon Planning iPad Rival For Fall Release

Amazon Planning iPad Rival For Fall Release

Hoping to capitalize on the tablet market made popular by the Apple iPad series of devices Amazon is rumored to be prepping an iPad competitor for a fall release. According to reports the device will feature a ... continue
HTC to Apple: Try Competing Instead of Suing Everyone In Sight

HTC to Apple: Try Competing Instead of Suing Everyone In Sight

Apple loves to sue their competitors, whether their going after HTC or Google or Samsung and various other mobile phone company's the firm has chosen to exercise their rights in front of the ITC time and time ... continue
Patents Sale! Judges Approve Nortel Intellectual Property Sales To Apple, Microsoft and Others

Patents Sale! Judges Approve Nortel Intellectual Property Sales To Apple, Microsoft and Others

Nortel is selling $4.5 billion worth of Patents to a consortium of tech companies that include Apple, Microsoft and Blackberry manufacturer Research In Motion after the deal was approved on Monday by judges in both the United ... continue
Hackers Target Apple Security With Newest Attack

Hackers Target Apple Security With Newest Attack

Hacker group AntiSec posted a Twitter message on Sunday that claims the group was able to gain access to an Apple Inc. server and gather private data. To prove that they had gained access to the server the ... continue
Nortel Patents Purchased for $4.5b By Apple, Microsoft Led Group

Nortel Patents Purchased for $4.5b By Apple, Microsoft Led Group

Late Thursday, a consortium of tech companies made up of Apple, EMC, Ericsson, Microsoft, Research In Motion and Sony, paid $4.5 billion, five times Google's opening bid, for Nortel's portfolio of more than six-thousand patents and patent ... continue
iOS 5 Beta 2 Now Available To Apple Developers

iOS 5 Beta 2 Now Available To Apple Developers

Apple iOS developers now have access to iOS 5 beta 2. The new option brings with it wireless syncing for Macs that are running iTunes 10.5 beta 2 and a few fixes from the last beta release. As ... continue
Apple Files Yet Another Lawsuit Against Samsung

Apple Files Yet Another Lawsuit Against Samsung

Apple on Friday filed yet another lawsuit against mobile and tablet competitor Samsung, claiming that the company's 'Galaxy' line of devices "slavishly" copy Apple's own iPhone and iPad gadgets. The company's have been at each others throats since ... continue
Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Now Available [Free Download]

Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Now Available [Free Download]

Apple on Thursday debuted Mac OS X 10.6.8, the company's newest update to the Snow Leopard OS. The download is meant to offer a bunch of "general operating system fixes" which includes support for IPv6, removal of known ... continue
Apple iPhone 5 Rumor: Dual LED Flash On The Way

Apple iPhone 5 Rumor: Dual LED Flash On The Way

Ready for dual flash capabilities on your iPhone? There's a good chance you'll be able to take advantage of that feature if you pick up an iPhone 5. Rumors began circulating this week that Apple was planning ... continue
Judge Rules: Samsung Can’t View iPad 3 and iPhone 5 Ahead Of Release

Judge Rules: Samsung Can’t View iPad 3 and iPhone 5 Ahead Of Release

Apple and Samsung have been at each others throats since the end of May when Samsung demanded to see the Apple iPhone 5 and Apple iPad 3 devices and Apple asked for the blueprints to various Samsung ... continue
Apple iOS Powered TV On The Way [Rumor We Hope Is True]

Apple iOS Powered TV On The Way [Rumor We Hope Is True]

Could an iOS-powered TV be on the way? If today's newest Apple rumor is correct it could be. According to the rumor Apple will announce a new iOS powered TV set when they take to the stage ... continue
Apple granted incredibly important touchscreen patent.

Apple granted incredibly important touchscreen patent.

There is no other way to say this but the fact that Apple has just been granted a patent relating to those touchscreens we use everyday on our smartphone, and a growing number of iPad wannabes, and ... continue
Apple Tells Final Cut Pro X Users to Upgrade To Unreleased Mac OS X Release

Apple Tells Final Cut Pro X Users to Upgrade To Unreleased Mac OS X Release

Users of Apple's Final Cut Pro X software have been greeted with an unusual message, they have been told to upgrade to Mac OS X 10.6.8. While such a request is typical for new Mac Pro Apps ... continue
Apple gets offensive – goes after small startup for using App Store

Apple gets offensive – goes after small startup for using App Store

It is a given that in order to protect a trademark, no matter how stupid that trademark is, that you have to exercise all legal due diligence to protect it; which in most cases means suing any ... continue