Apple reports record-smashing $10 billion in 2013 App Store sales
Mobile apps have become a very big business indeed. Apple on Tuesday reported that its App Store generated a record $10 billion in sales in …
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iPhone phablet reportedly debuts in May, iPhone 6 to launch in September
Apple’s bigger iPhone model(s) that keep popping up in rumors may be unveiled sooner than expected, a report from Chinese publication Huanqiu (via Yahoo Japan) …
Report claims to reveal new details on upcoming iPhone 6
A new report from South Korean publication ET News says the iPhone 6, which it calls “iPhone Air,” will be just 6 millimeters thick when it …
Apple’s upcoming 12-inch iPad may hammer the notebook market
Apple and Google have both already done a lot to shake up the traditional PC market but don’t expect either of them to stop anytime …
iPhone 5s now just $125 at Best Buy, iPhone 5c still free
Christmas might be over but sales from big box retailers are still going strong. December is always a huge month for smartphone sales but those …
New report says 4.7-inch and 5.7-inch iPhones both coming this year
Apple will reportedly launch bigger iPhones this year, with displays that measure both 4.7 and 5.7 inches diagonallys, C Technology said on Chinese social network …
iWatch production woes reportedly a massive headache for Apple
As if the endless rumormongering and speculation wasn’t bad enough, Apple’s first wearable device is reportedly suffering a setback that could delay its release even …
The next big Apple-Google battle looks much bigger than smartphones
The most important battle in the tech world over the past few years has been the epic clash between iOS and Android, the rival mobile …
The end is finally in sight for the Apple-Samsung patent feud
Everyone who’s sick and tired of smartphone patent lawsuits can rejoice: We may finally, at long last, be nearing the end of one of the …
Court-appointed monitor slams Apple’s stonewalling in eBook case
Apple’s eBook price-fixing fiasco is being dragged kicking and screaming into the new year. The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple’s monitoring lawyer, Michael Bromwich, …
Tim Cook gets 10% pay cut… but still takes home over $40 million
Apple’s CEO has docked himself a hefty $4 million in pay, as a direct result from Apple’s underperforming stock price earlier this year, according to …
5 things the tech industry absolutely needs in 2014
Given that it’s New Year’s Eve, I thought that I’d make a quick list of New Year’s resolutions that I’d like to see the tech …
Forget TVs and watches, cars are the next big battleground for Apple and Google
While everyone expects Google and Apple’s next big fight to be over watches or TVs, it increasingly looks like cars will be the next big …
Awesome tips from Reddit users on how to get the most out of your Apple TV
Flipping through the back pages of “the front page of the Internet” often yields some real gems, and a recently posted thread packed full of …
Apple and Samsung reportedly resume talks to end painful patent war
The patent war that recently consumed the mobile industry and the media went from a boil to a simmer in 2013, but a new trial …
Apple still wants to ban Samsung phones that aren’t even for sale anymore
Following its multi-million dollar win against Samsung, Apple still wants to ban some of the devices found to be infringing on its patents, even though …
Exciting new features that could come to Siri have been uncovered
A newly awarded Apple patent describes a technology that would allow the Siri voice-based virtual assistant that’s currently available on various iOS devices to help …
Little Trouble in Big China: iPhone spells trouble for Samsung, others in China
Monthly 3G subscriber growth in China has dropped sharply just before Apple kicks off wider iPhone distribution in the country thanks to its deal with China …
This is what it’s like to be an intern for Apple
Apple interns are fully submersed in the company’s culture during their internships, and they’re not just “fetching coffee,” as Business Insider puts it. Despite the …
Apple and Google spending hundreds of millions on the next big mobile war
There’s no question that smartphone developers believe voice-activated personal assistants are the wave of the future, but in their current state, they have failed to …
Google dethrones Apple to become most talked-about company of 2013
Google had a pretty good year in 2013. The company’s share price exploded to all-time highs, Android now eclipses all other mobile platforms in global …
Newly discovered Apple tech points to an exciting future for the iPhone
Apple has been granted two new patents that could change how users interact with iOS devices, AppleInsider recently reported. One newly awarded patent describes an intelligent …
Samsung named No. 1 in enterprise on same day huge Knox security hole was uncovered
On the same day a potentially huge security hole was uncovered in Samsung’s mobile enterprise security solution Knox, the South Korean technology giant was ranked …
Apple slapped with $670,000 fine in Taiwan for interfering with carrier prices
Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission has hit Apple with a small fine and warned the company that it may face a more substantial penalty if it doesn’t …
Apple eyeing $4 billion iPad deal in Turkey
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook is reportedly going to travel to Turkey in February to attend the official opening of the first retail store in the …
Apple, Microsoft and others now regret spending $4.5 billion on patents
Rockstar — a consortium of companies including Apple, Microsoft, BlackBerry and Sony that purchased 4,000 patents from Nortel in 2011 — is looking to sell …
Ousted Windows boss predicts phablets are the phones of the future [updated]
There’s no doubt that smartphone display sizes have been getting bigger ever since Samsung first introduced its original Galaxy Note phablet in 2012 — but …
Here’s how Apple will make an extra $13 billion in 2014
It finally happened: Apple’s iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c will soon be available from the world’s largest wireless carrier, China Mobile. Apart from an immediate end …
Two new secret Apple acquisitions reportedly uncovered [updated]
Apple is not giving up on its quest to make iOS Maps more useable. 9to5Mac reports that Apple has bought up two more companies that …
Even at $7,000, the new Mac Pro is only 8% faster than an iMac
Apple gave the world a preview of the Mac Pro earlier this year during WWDC 2013, and then it fully unveiled its new workhorse during …
