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The ongoing patent battle between the dominant smartphone providers, is about to get its prime-time drama moment, when the CEOs of Apple and Samsung will reportedly be brought before a U.S, federal judge for mediation on Monday. Get ready for Law & Order: Silicon Valley.
Posted on 20 May 2012 | 8:58 pm
Fortress Under Siege is a medieval tower defense game that starts out a little like SimCity as you plan out and build your kingdom, progresses into a more typical Plants vs Zombies strategy game, with a dash of Battleheart troop customization thrown in for good measure.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
Here's our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web. Today's installment: Possible peace in the European SIM card standard battle, Steve Jobs' dream of the iCar, state of the App Store near its fourth birthday, and more details about Jobs' biopic.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 6:29 pm
Apple iPad owners have the $10 AirDisplay app to use their tablet as a second monitor for their Mac, but Android owners aren't left out in the cold. Mobile app developer Shape offers a similar program for $5 that works with both Macs and Windows PCs. 
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 4:15 pm
Verizon Wireless apparently isn’t done talking about its controversial plan to phase out "grandfathered" unlimited data plans, issuing a statement Thursday explaining the new policy. What it boils down to is this: You can keep unlimited, but don’t expect Verizon to subsidize your device.
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 9:40 pm
Like last month, California and Hawaii lead in new iPad activations, accounting for nearly 18 and 16 percent, respectively. But Nebraska is a surprise No. 3. A big part of that isn't due to your regular gadget consumers, but one of the state's public education initiatives.
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
Here's our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web that you shouldn't miss. Today's installment: iPhone versus Android revenue from Google, the feasibility of Retina display MacBooks, the profitability of the Flashback botnet, and Apple gets approved for a greener data center.
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 6:11 pm
I dropped my iPhone 4 from three stories up. Less than a day later, I walked out of the Apple Store in Philadelphia with a brand new iPhone 4. The journey to get there was very impressive and partially explains, anecdotally, how Apple keeps customers.
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 6:04 pm
Google just launched an iOS app for its other social network: iPhone users can now access the social activity service Schemer with an app that allows them to find things to do and share those plans with their friends. The app closely mimics its Android cousin.
Posted on 16 May 2012 | 7:10 pm
Here's our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web that you shouldn't miss. Today's installment: The other Steve Jobs movie (without Ashton Kutcher), China Mobile and Apple keep talking, Sprint looks longterm with the iPhone, and Tim Cook goes to Washington.
Posted on 16 May 2012 | 5:35 pm
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HTC smartphones that have been under review by U.S. Customs due to an Apple patent dispute have begun slowly trickling into America for consumers to purchase.
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Posted on 20 May 2012 | 11:20 pm
Google and Motorola Mobility both revealed on Saturday that they have received Chinese regulatory approval for their proposed merger and expect to soon close on the deal.
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Posted on 20 May 2012 | 3:10 am
Apple was awarded a patent on Thursday for a multi-point focusing system that integrates with devices capable of multitouch input, possibly pointing to future use of the technology in a next-generation iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
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Posted on 19 May 2012 | 7:35 am
Following a recently won appeal from the federal court, Apple on Friday filed a motion for injunction against Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 which could see the tablet pulled from U.S. shelves as soon as early June.
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Posted on 19 May 2012 | 7:25 am
It was announced on Friday that the made for TV movie "jOBS," which will chronicle the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, is set to begin principal photography in the original garage that was the humble home to what would one day become the world's most valuable tech company.
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Posted on 19 May 2012 | 12:35 am
In an effort to drum up subscribership and advertise its unlimited data plan for the iPhone 4S, Sprint revealed on Friday that it will begin offering a $100 credit to any customer who trades in an iPhone from another carrier.
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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 11:53 pm
With Apple set to flip the switch on its Mac App Store sandboxing system, the company sent out an email to registered developers on Friday reminding them that enforcement of the new rules will being on June 1, 2012.
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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 11:09 pm
Apple and a handful of other tech companies are said to be in talks with Russia's Skolkovo Innovation Centre about building research facilities in the organization's "Technopark," which is at the heart of a larger initiative looking to bring high-tech innovators into the country.
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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 9:19 pm
Warnings contained in the latest version of iOS suggest that Apple plans to bring support for 3G wireless data connections to its FaceTime video chat feature.
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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 7:44 pm
Amazon has reportedly begun pitching to advertising agencies the opportunity to advertise on the welcome screen of its Kindle Fire tablet for a price of $600,000.
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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 6:14 pm
A new lawsuit accuses Apple of participating in "unfair, unlawful, deceptive, and misleading practices" in promoting the simplicity and reliability of its iCloud service.
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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 3:19 pm
If Apple were to launch a full-fledged television set, it could cause total average annual U.S. household spending on Apple products to double to $888 by 2015, according to a new projection.
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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 12:39 pm
A new design concept for a next-generation, smaller "nano-SIM" card has been submitted by Motorola and RIM, which tweaks a design originally pushed by Apple.
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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 11:49 am
Publisher Simon & Schuster has settled an e-book antitrust lawsuit brought by attorneys general from 29 states in the U.S., while a new report claims Samsung achieved nine million preorders for its Galaxy S III smartphone. Also, a rumor claims Amazon is suspending plans for an 8.9-inch Kindle Fire in favor of a 10.1-inch model due out later this year.
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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 5:36 am
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has been brought on as a "tutor" to coach Sony Pictures on its adaptation of the biography of the late Steve Jobs.
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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 3:00 am
Apple is set to introduce a new iPhone with a larger screen and an overhauled design that late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs "worked closely on" before he died, according to a new report.
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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 1:17 am
Contrary to an early Thursday report that claimed Apple would be banning apps that use global hotkeys from the Mac App Store, new information asserts that no such change will be implemented.
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 11:19 pm
Following the release of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3, Apple on Thursday seeded the latest build for the operating system's server assets.
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 10:20 pm
Verizon on Thursday issued a statement clarifying the position it will take with customers who currently have grandfathered unlimited data plans, reiterating that the all-you-can-eat option will only terminate when upgrading to a new subsidized smartphone.
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 9:22 pm
J. Crew CEO and Apple board member Mickey Drexler claims that the tech giant's co-founder Steve Jobs had aspirations of designing a full-fledged automobile.
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 8:35 pm
Apple and HTC have been ordered by the U.S. District Court of Delaware to meet for possible settlement talks on August 28 of this year.
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 7:47 pm
Since 2006, independent analyst and AppleInsider contributor Andy Zaky of Bullish Cross has only published four total public buy ratings on Apple stock. Read why on Thursday, he initiated his fifth buy rating for Apple, and first in 11 months.
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 6:16 pm
Apple's main iCloud data center in Maiden, N.C., will be powered entirely by renewable energy by the end of this year with the construction of two solar array installations.
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 5:39 pm
Applications complying with Apple's sandboxing rules for OS X have begun to appear on the Mac App Store, with Pixelmator being among the first major offerings to meet the forthcoming requirement.
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 4:57 pm
Apple on Thursday began censoring the world "jailbreak" among content in the iTunes Store, including the song "Jailbreak" by Irish rockers Thin Lizzy, though the issue was quickly addressed.
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 2:41 pm
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Posted on 25 August 2011 | 12:49 am
Stanley Yankeeball, a photo by gruber on Flickr. Photo by Adam Lisagor. T-shirt by Scott Jackson. Concept by John Moltz. Gruber’s haircut by Supercuts.
Posted on 24 June 2011 | 4:35 am