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...]

Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iBeacon technology remains "king of the hill" as far as beacons are concerned, but its success is spawning many imitators who are taking the devices in intriguing new directions. Though none of these businesses present any threat to the powerful Cupertino … [Read more...]

Human ingenuity, new technologies, and the attempts of municipal authorities to keep the streets usable by all citizens are clashing in San Francisco, thanks to parking apps such as Monkey Parking, which are available through Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) online Store. These apps enable … [Read more...]

Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) economic activities occur on such a scale that they affect the operation of many other companies, too, and according to a recent report, Chinese tech firms gearing up to fill iPhone 6 orders are hiring new workers by hundreds of thousands. The two main … [Read more...]

Though iPhones, iPads, and Macs are in use throughout Eastern Europe, actual Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) retail locations have been very slow to take root in the formerly communist nations. This is slated to change in just a few days, when a brick and mortar location for the Cupertino … [Read more...]

If a new rumor is to be believed, then the long delay of the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iWatch is due to the Cupertino electronics company seeking FDA certification of the wearable as a medical device. As reported by G4Games, which traces the rumor back to Chinese reporters who cite … [Read more...]

The spread of iBeacon use continues, slowly but surely, in many different venues around the globe. Yesterday, American Airlines (AAL) indicated that it would make extensive use of iBeacon technology due to its compatibility with Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS 8, according to an … [Read more...]

Naysayers abound in the tech world, and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of their favorite targets, partly due to it prominence and perhaps also to its perceived haughtiness. The iWatch has come under fire as a "blue sky project," criticism that is prompted by the very real fact that … [Read more...]

In an era when many companies seek international solutions that in simpler times might have been openly labeled "tax evasion," governments around the world are seeking to ensure they are not cheated of legally due taxes by what is now euphemistically called "profit shifting." Apple … [Read more...]

Proving once again that Russian software experts make superb hackers, Elcomsoft Proactive Software of Moscow, Russia has created a tool that enables accessing the iCloud backups of users who are logged in to their iCloud account, without their cooperation or consent. The tool takes … [Read more...]