Devices made by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) have triggered a fair number of Kickstarter projects over the years, including such successes as the dual-connection iStick flash drive by HYPER and the picture stabilizing Elephant Stabilizer from Japan. Now, the iPhone has inspired another … [Read more...]

Western electronics such as Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhones cost hundreds of dollars more in the states of the former Soviet Union (FSU or CIS) than they do in the rest of the world, making them a valuable item for smuggling and all kinds of skullduggery in those countries. The … [Read more...]

Furnished with growing evidence that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is placing massive orders for its 4.7 inch and 5.5 inch iPhone 6 smartphones, analysts and investment firms are beginning to amp up their own expectations as well. RBC Capital Markets has gone so bullish over the Cupertino … [Read more...]

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has declared the Beats app to be an official "App by Apple," according to the Cupertino company's website, marking the full transition of Dr. Dre's company to an organic part of the purchasing enterprise. The Beats icon now resides alongside iPhoto, Numbers, … [Read more...]

Two out of Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) five vice presidents listed on the "Leadership" page are now women and are shown in the formerly all-male executive profiles section of the Cupertino company's website, according to a report on Apple Insider. Following a furor over the lack of … [Read more...]

The endless blizzard of rumors and speculation about Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) probably upcoming iWatch continues with a report issued today by Jan Dawson of Jackdaw Research. Mr. Dawson speculates on ways that the iWatch could be turned into a commercial success rather than a … [Read more...]

Rare indeed are the moments when a prominent CEO such as Tim Cook of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is challenged to upend a bucket of ice water over their head in public. Nevertheless, Philip Schiller, one of the Cupertino electronics firm's head advertising executives, tweeted photographs … [Read more...]

Several months ago, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stated that it would take action to prompt its suppliers to operate in a safer, more environmentally friendly fashion, bringing them closer in line with the Cupertino company's own low-footprint facilities. Yesterday, on Wednesday, August … [Read more...]

Sparing no expense to follow up on their earlier swipe at the iPhone's battery life with their "wall hugger" TV spot, Samsung has continued the attack with actual advertising placards in airports, rather cleverly mounted near wall plugs where Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) customers are … [Read more...]

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) may make the release of its sixth generation smartphone, the iPhone 6, a memorable one in terms of technology and other details. Among the possible features are sapphire crystal displays, bigger screens (in 4.7 inch and 5.5 inch sizes), a liquidmetal alloy … [Read more...]

The possibly game-changing sapphire manufacturing facility built this year in Mesa, Arizona as part of a large scale collaboration between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and GT Advanced Technologies (NASDAQ:GTAT) is almost fully constructed, according to a statement by Tom Gutierrez, the … [Read more...]

The suicide of Robin Williams, apparently prompted by depression and other personal problems, hit the world hard yesterday and drew expressions of dismay and grief from many sources, including Tim Cook, Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO. Mr. Williams was a famous comedian with vastly … [Read more...]

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has made use of the "You're More Powerful than You Think" slogan in their most recent round of advertising, drawing the ire of a noted New York City street artist, James de la Vega, in the process. Now, another opponent is zeroing in on the Cupertino company's … [Read more...]

The United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) may have cut the legs out from under Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) muted victory in the recent patent infringement lawsuit decided in California earlier this year against Korean competitor Samsung. Apple's attempts to win $2.2 billion … [Read more...]

One of the world's creators of luxury iPhones, Feld & Volk, now asserts that it has the actual real shell of a 4.7 inch Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 6 in hand, not merely a mock-up. Getting a close look at device's shell, the iPhone modifying company claims that two of the most … [Read more...]

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) filed a patent application for a desktop or "Mac" version of Siri, the virtual assistant which now operates only on the mobile iOS platform. This application, originally made on February 5th, 2014, was published today by the United States Patent & Trademark … [Read more...]

According to "exclusive, reliable inside information" supplied to Venture Beat by an unspecified source, neither form factor of Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) upcoming iPhone 6 is destined to feature a sapphire screen. The "source" simultaneously claims that the screens are not made out … [Read more...]

Taking a good picture with a smartphone is made problematic by issues of "camera shake," and accordingly several Kickstarter projects have sprung up to supply stabilizers for those who want to turn their Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone into a crisp HD camera. Two professional, technically … [Read more...]