Apple Inc. (AAPL) acknowledges virtual currencies like Bitcoin

In a historic milestone, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) acknowledged the existence of virtual currencies such as Bitcoin or Dogecoin for the first time in their updated App Store Review Guidelines. Though the mention is brief, the Guidelines actually indicate that the Cupertino firm … [Read more...]

Dr. Dre is the least valuable part of Apple Inc. (AAPL) Beats acquisition

According to a poll created by the popular Mac news website Mac Daily News, less than one in 20 users of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) think that Dr. Dre, also known as the rapper Andre Young, was the most valuable asset the Cupertino electronics company gained through its recent … [Read more...]

Apple Inc. (AAPL) indirectly confirms bigger iPhone displays with iOS Simulator

One of Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) releases at the current Worldwide Developers' Conference (WWDC) indirectly confirms that larger iPhone displays are likely in the near future. The latest iteration of Xcode, which is an integrated development environment useful for programmers working … [Read more...]

WWDC keynote highlights several new software launches, no new Apple (AAPL) hardware

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has declined to reveal any new hardware at its Worldwide Developers' Conference (WWDC) for the second year in a row, breaking somewhat with previous precedent. Before this year, new device were revealed either yearly or every other year. Expectations were high … [Read more...]

Apple Inc. (AAPL) and GT Advanced Technologies seeking foreign trade zone at Mesa, AZ sapphire plant

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has funded GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) new, massive sapphire crystal manufacturing plant in Mesa, Arizona through a series of massive preorders for the glass produced there. The plan appears to be catapult the formerly prohibitively expensive, … [Read more...]

HYPER iStick adds more stretch goals to its Kickstarter campaign

Riding a tide of excitement and success, HYPER is adding more stretch goals to its Kickstarter for the iStick, the first flash drive with both USB and Lightning connectors to be given official Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) sanction. Currently standing at $811,111, the project has 12 days … [Read more...]

HYPER iStick flash drive hits $750k on Kickstarter, adds $1 million stretch goal

HYPER's Kickstarter project to fund the first flash drive compatible with both USB and Lightning connectors, meant to be used with Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone, iPad, MacBook, and other devices, has proven itself to be a runaway success yet again. With 14 days still remaining … [Read more...]

IDC predicts Apple (AAPL) smartphone sales growth to continue through 2018, though slowing is likely

Top analysis firm International Data Corporation, or IDC, issued its Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report, including data on Apple Inc. and the likely continued success of the iPhone through 2018. According to forecasts made by Ramon Llamas, IDC's Research Manager, and the … [Read more...]

Apple Inc. (AAPL) plans slim, round iWatch, possibly with sapphire screen

An American source has finally confirmed that the iWatch is indeed an actual product, and has provided some details on Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) mysterious smartwatch product. Rosenblatt Securities' Brian Blair recently returned to the United States from Taiwan, where, it is … [Read more...]

Hacker ‘Oleg Pliss’ holds Apple Inc. (AAPL) devices hostage in strange cyberattack

A hacker going by the handle of Oleg Pliss is attempting a daring new type of cybercrime against Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) mobile devices such as iPhone and iPads, according to recent reports. To extort money from people owning consumer electronics from the Cupertino firm, Mr. Pliss … [Read more...]

Apple Inc. (AAPL) seeks $203 million enhanced damages from Samsung

Apparently unable to take "no" for an answer, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) filed a Motion for a Judgment as a Matter of Law (JMOL) against Samsung, its Korean competitor, last Friday, May 23, 2014. Doggedly returning to the attack on the now-familiar charges of patent violations, the … [Read more...]

Smart Home ideas may be revealed by Apple Inc. (AAPL) at WWDC

Speculation is running rife about what information and products Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is likely to reveal at this year's Worldwide Developers' Conference (WWDC), and the Financial Times has weighed in with the news that concepts for a "smart home" integrated with Apple products … [Read more...]

Rapper Dr. Dre may have destroyed Apple-Beats deal with video

Dr. Dre, otherwise known as Andre Romelle Young, may have scuppered the chances to conclude a $3.2 billion deal with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) with an incautiously posted YouTube video, according to a number of sources. Apple has expressed its wrath over the video, which violates the … [Read more...]

Samsung follows Apple’s (AAPL) lead, returns to sapphire displays

Imitation, it is said, is the sincerest form of the flattery, and if this indeed the case, then Samsung is busy complementing Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) practically nonstop. In a move that suggests it is not quite finished imitating its Cupertino rival's every move, the Korean … [Read more...]

Apple Inc. (AAPL) and fellow conspirators to pay $324.5 million to cheated workers

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Adobe, Intel, and Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) have agreed to pay a $324.5 million settlement to around 60,000 workers whom the large tech firms defrauded via a conspiracy to fix wages. According to a report by Apple Insider, approximately $80 million, or 25% of … [Read more...]

Apple Inc. (AAPL) sued over major iMessage glitches, tort violations

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the target of a lawsuit from Adrienne Moore, a California woman whose cell phone messages became inaccessible after she switched from iPhone to an Android phone but kept the same telephone number. Providers are supposed to give users access to their own … [Read more...]

Futuristic Apple (AAPL) patent application details self-protecting components

Practically every electronic device is dropped at some point in its existence, since humans are natural "butterfingers," and a new patent application by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) attempts to address that problem with devices that can sense when they are falling and close internal … [Read more...]

Apple Inc. (AAPL) loses British reputation over poor service, obnoxious snobbery

When a company is sold, one of the most valuable assets added into the price tag is an item known as "goodwill." Goodwill is sometimes worth more than the company's total physical assets, because the best set of capital goods in the world cannot compensate for unhappy customers and a … [Read more...]

Speculation about new hardware reveals at Apple’s (AAPL) Worldwide Developers Conference

Less than two weeks remain before Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) annual Worldwide Developers' Conference, or WWDC, which is slated to be held on June 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th, and with so little time remaining, eager technophiles are speculating on what special secrets might be … [Read more...]

HYPER iStick Kickstarter raises over $500k, new stretch goal set at $750k

Public response to HYPER's iStick Kickstarter, which is funding a USB and Lightning compatible flash drive usable with Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Macs, iPads, and iPhones, was overwhelming, reaching its initial goal of $100,000 in just two hours on the first day after launch. … [Read more...]