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 This application, originally made on February 5th, 2014, was published today by the United States Patent & Trademark … [Read more...]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...]

One of the highest profile tech feuds in history appears to have ended today as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and South Korean competitor Samsung agreed to abandon their patent suits against each other around the globe. As Bloomberg reports, lawsuits are being dropped by both firms in … [Read more...]

Detailed rumors from Re/Code indicate that the iPhone 6, Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) next generation smartphone, is set to be revealed to the public on September 9th, 2014. Since the retail release date is usually set for the Friday following the first public appearance of the new … [Read more...]

Analysts at Bernstein Research predict that Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) current alliance with supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, or TSMC, will prove to be more of a brief fling than a long-term relationship. Though Apple has strayed this year from its historic … [Read more...]

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) continued its hiring binge of high profile marketers on Monday with its hire of Musa Tariq, a noted British social media marketer with ties to Nike, Burberry, and an earlier Apple newcomer, Angela Ahrendts. Whether Ms. Ahrendts recommended Mr. Tariq due to her … [Read more...]

Rumors continue to swirl and clash as the release date of Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) latest generation electronics creeps closer. Some rumors deal with the much-fabled iWatch, a device which has probably generated more futile online speculation than any other product in human history. … [Read more...]

Beats Electronics LLC filed a trademark application for the mark "iBeats" almost exactly before Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) $3 billion purchase of the streaming music company was publicly announced. The filing was made quietly on April 25th, 2014, at a point in time when negotiations … [Read more...]

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) underlined the importance it places on its Beats Electronics LLC acquisition today by inking a deal with Vivendi SA to buy out the company's share of Dr. Dre's music firm. Vivendi held 13% of Beats Electronics' outstanding shares prior to the deal, which will … [Read more...]

Stock market gains from a "strategic relationship" with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) appear to be sharp but ephemeral, at least as far as the case of Pixelworks proves. Back in early March, it was revealed that Pixelworks gained much of its profit from deals with Apple, which caused an … [Read more...]

Always ready to supply an ample helping of cognitive dissonance, the Westboro Baptist Church issued a statement yesterday evening that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) founder Steve Jobs is roasting eternally in hell, while airily praising the effectiveness of the iPhone and iPad in helping … [Read more...]

Beats Music service, part of Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) multi billion dollar acquisition of Beats Electronics, LLC, received a major overhaul yesterday. One of the most important parts of this "tuneup" was a large package of bug fixes, which will likely smooth out the performance of … [Read more...]