Among the 31 patents granted to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) today by the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), one of the more unusual concerns methods of "faceprinting" famous people, places, landmarks, or images automatically when a digital photo is taken, and offering … [Read more...]

The sheer scale of Apple Inc.'s operations means that the Cupertino tech company can find workarounds for problems that might completely stump a less powerful enterprise. One of case of this is highlighted in a Wall Street Journal article, which points out that Apple is able to get … [Read more...]

A new device, slated for crowdfunding on the Kickstarter rival IndieGoGo, aims to revive the concept of smell-o-vision for the modern era with a scent-releasing mechanism compatible with Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone. The device's tagline, "bringing scent to mobile messaging," … [Read more...]

According to a voluminous article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has passed the mantle of design of Jony Ive, while Tim Cook concerns himself with overall strategy and the company's now-prominent environmental and social activism. The article also … [Read more...]

"Outperform" is the rating that analyst Tavis McCourt, from Raymond James, gives to Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares during the 3rd quarter of fiscal year 2014. Mr. McCourt's positive predictions, which call for a robust rise in stock values up to the release of the iPhone 6 and some … [Read more...]

Using the online crowdfunding website Kickstarter, HYPER is producing a flash drive with dual USB 2.0 and Lightning connectivity, with the full blessing of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). Though the company has added and achieved numerous stretch goals since its original $100,000 goal was … [Read more...]

In a move that many people might say is long overdue, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has begun to actively crack down on people "gaming" app ratings on the App Store. One of the easiest ways for app developers to fool the rating algorithms is to make or purchase false positive reviews, so … [Read more...]

Excitement over the new form factor set to be added to Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) product line in the form of the iWatch has reached a keen pitch among many analysts, who forecast a rosy future for the wearable device. As just one example, Steven Milunovich, who works for the … [Read more...]

Now that Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS 8 has been made available to developers in a beta format it is being minutely examined by thousands of highly skilled programmers curious to explore every corner case and possibility offered by the fresh platform. One of these, Steven … [Read more...]

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), which is notable for retaining most of its earnings in overseas cash in order to avoid paying taxes to the United States when repatriating its profits, is currently under the lens in Europe to determine if it violated European Union (EU) tax evasion laws. … [Read more...]

Familiarity, it is sometimes said, breeds contempt, and while this may be untrue in many cases, it can be argued that technological items people are accustomed to lack the excitement and sense of wonder that strange new inventions provoke. Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) smartwatch, the … [Read more...]

Two youthful hackers using the alias "Oleg Pliss" were arrested in Moscow yesterday for their scheme to bilk Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) customers out of $100 apiece with their ransomware attacks. Ransomware is a relatively new phenomenon, in which hackers obtain a person's passwords, … [Read more...]

Vastly overshadowed by Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) $3 billion acquisition of Jim Iovine's and Andre "Dr. Dre" Young's Beats, another purchase was made with far less fanfare but perhaps a notable future impact on Apple's developing business lines. Though the exact terms of the purchase … [Read more...]

Though Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) main maps application is still experiencing some difficulties despite dramatic efforts to catch up to competing services, the Cupertino company is planning to make use of iPhone's tracking abilities and the iBeacon system to start an indoor mapping program. … [Read more...]

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) recently started extending its marketing efforts into Vietnam, a country still nominally communist but a far cry from the violent dictatorship of Ho Chi Minh a few decades ago with its mass executions and frantic xenophobia. The rival of the Cupertino … [Read more...]

Continuing what appears to be a series of musical advertisements for the iPhone, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) released another ad ending with the slogan "You're More Powerful Than You Think" today. Using a humorous, catchy, almost martial-sounding song from the early 1960s entitled "Go, … [Read more...]

Though he is to appear in a secondary role as a guest of Bono, Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) famous and reclusive Jony Ive is set to speak at the Cannes Lions Festival on June 21st, 2014, according to information released. Jony Ive is largely responsible for the sleek, dignified, refined … [Read more...]

As revealed at the Worldwide Developers' Conference (WWDC), Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS 8 mobile platform heralds several major changes to the familiar smartphone software. One of the most noticeable is that support for the iPhone 4 is absent from iOS 8, due to the older phone's … [Read more...]

While Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) astounds the world with new software at the Worldwide Developers' Conference (WWDC) this morning, the United States Patent & Trademark Office, or USPTO, issued 62 granted patents to the Cupertino company. Tuesday is the day when the USPTO issues granted … [Read more...]