The Czech online magazine "Letem Svetem Applem," which translates approximately as "Apple at a Glance," has run an article suggesting that Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iWatch may not be just a health monitor, but also a key component of controlling devices using HomeKit, Apple's system … [Read more...]

The latest attempt to revive the 'smell-o-vision' concept, the oPhone Duo, has generated only tepid interest in the crowdfunding world, having achieved less than a third of its $150,000 funding goal thus far. The project, funded via IndieGoGo, was slated to pay for production of a … [Read more...]

Investors are in a frenzy to acquire shares in the Taiwanese firms that are supplying iPhone parts to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), while avoiding commitment to investment in the Cupertino firm itself. The motivator behind this buying pattern is the possibility of quick rises in share … [Read more...]

The Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is soon likely to be built without human workers on the assembly lines, according to an announcement made by Terry Gou, CEO of Hon Hai, the company that owns Foxconn, the main provider of smartphone assembly to Apple. Though the Taiwan-based company is … [Read more...]

In what seems to be turning into a regular pattern, several top executives of GT Advanced Technologies (NASDAQ:GTAT), the company manufacturing sapphire crystal boules for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) in Arizona, have sold off more of their stock in the company. Analysts also appear to be … [Read more...]

The phrase "as American as apple pie" is so common as to be practically meaningless, especially in light of the fact that apples originate not in the United States but in the shadow of the Tien Shan Mountains on the eastern border of Kazakhstan. In fact, the name of the mountainside … [Read more...]

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a patent application from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) relating to a method of modifying a mobile device's security levels depending on its location. This application was one of thirty relating to Apple products and processes … [Read more...]

In a move that puts the balance between function and fashion in the iWatch smartwatch's design into question, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) managed to hire sales director Patrick Pruniaux away from a lucrative post at a Swiss watch company yesterday, according to a report by CNBC. Besides … [Read more...]

Many companies are now concerned to develop an overall set of standards to ensure compatibility between different products in the emerging “Internet of Things,” according to a report by Reuters today. The Internet of Things is the collective body of smart devices, which will someday … [Read more...]

Great uncertainty surrounds the future potential of the iWatch, Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) much awaited new smartwatch form factor. Some analysts believe that it's destined to be an overhyped flop, following the pattern established by other smartwatches, including the Galaxy Gear, … [Read more...]

Today, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was granted a patent for a gas filled speaker design by the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). This speaker design, if it ever becomes a reality, will produce sounds of much higher clarity and fidelity than an air-filled speaker, yet … [Read more...]

Discounts and sales are extremely rare parts of Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) commercial strategy, though the trade-in program offered could be seen as a type of "continuity discount." However, tomorrow, July 1st, 2014, is to witness a gift card special that almost qualifies as a sale. … [Read more...]

Long the subject of scorn and mockery for its massive inadequacies, the Apple Maps app, which appears on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) devices, is finally more responsive to user corrections and feedback, according to an article published today on Apple Insider. After not acknowledging … [Read more...]

One oddity of smartphones is that they often contain cameras that can take far better pictures and films than their owners have the resources to shoot, due to lack of tripods and other specialized stabilization devices. For this reason, home videos shot on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhones … [Read more...]

The Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPod is a rather peculiar legacy product that seems to be retained mostly in order to serve as a tempting, low-cost introduction to the Apple ecosystem for music enthusiasts who have not yet joined the ranks of iPhone and iPad users. However, Apple's price … [Read more...]

In the latest news about Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iBeacons, Britain's Odeon Cinemas is looking to bring smartphone use to one of the locations where it is generally forbidden and considered quite gauche as well, the movie theater. The beacons, which transmit highly location-specific … [Read more...]

One of the 33 patent applications published today by the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) which name Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) as the assignee is entitled "Controlling Wireless Scans Used to Determine the Location of a Portable Electronic Device." This application, … [Read more...]

While it might seem that being awarded a contract by Cupertino-based electronics giant Apple Inc. would be a ticket to "easy street" for any company, the reality is much more complex, as revealed by the case of Japan Display. According to a Reuters report, Japan Display makes … [Read more...]

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has frequently faced legal hassles from patent assertion entities (PAEs), or "patent trolls," but this time the lawsuit comes from a different source – the company that legally invented and patented much of today's 4G wireless technology, Canada's Wi-LAN. … [Read more...]