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A couple of patent filings granted on Thursday, April 25, 2013, by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) (via AppleInsider) show that Apple is looking to expand the iOS’ wireless connectivity options, as far as controlling a Bluetooth-enabled vehicle. (more…)

Last month, Apple was ranked highest in J.D. Power and Associates 2013 US Wireless Smartphone Satisfaction survey for the 9th consecutive time and today, the Cupertino tech giant has been ranked as No. 1 in owner satisfaction with tablet devices for second time in a row. The study also reveals that 94% of highly satisfied tablet owners are likely to...

Yesterday, the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights opened bidding on a chance to have coffee with Tim Cook on Apple's Cupertino campus, as part of a Charity Buzz auction, which details an estimated value worth $50,000. Today, Apple CEO has already raised more money for the RFK Center than all the other celebrities combined, Forbes is reporting. The publication points out that...

Earlier this month, DigiTimes reported that Apple had stopped placing component orders for all of its Mac products, due to lower than expected sales in the first quarter. But according to today's report by Taiwanese publication, anonymous sources inside the upstream supply chain are claiming that MacBook shipments in Q2 of 2013 are expected to grow 10% sequentially, as...

The China Daily reports (via ZDNet) that Apple has been ordered to pay $118,000 to three Chinese writers for a breach of copyright when it sold their books online without their permission. (more…)

According to Glassdoor, a website that allows employees of various corporations to rate how they think their management is doing while remaining anonymous, Apple employees seem to love their CEO Tim Cook. The site shared some information with TUAW, revealing that current approval rating for Tim Cook sits at 93% among employees leaving reviews on Glassdoor. Cook has never...

After reporting its amazing 2013 Q2 results and adding another $9.5 billion net profit to its already huge cash pile, Apple officially announced that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will take place at Moscone West in San Francisco on June 10-14, 2013. (more…)

Google has become the winner in a bidding war for Wavii, a natural language processing startup. The search giant agreed to pay $30 million (seems like a number preferred my startup owners -- see Summly), TechCrunch reports. (more…)

While we are waiting for Apple's quarterly earnings report, Wall Street analysts are preparing themselves and investors for the worst-case scenario: Apple will report the first year-over-year quarterly earnings decline in a decade. (more…)

Apple customers purchasing movies, TV episodes, Season Pass and Music box set using iTunes 11, iOS 6 or later can opt to download later as of Friday, which is handy in the case of large video files, Macworld reports. (more…)

Steve Jobs, the late co-founder and CEO of Apple, was known for being a very difficult person to work with, due to his highly demanding, exacting and at times irrational behaviour. Though it was part of his charm and therefore, majority of his employees loved him. Erin Caton, being an exception, who worked on MobileMe service, however believes that...

Apple's quarterly profit, which is expected to fall for the first time in ten years, is likely hurt by slower growth in iPhone sales as well as newer products having lower profit margins, according to Bloomberg. The report notes that 14 analysts have reduced their estimates for Apple's stock (AAPL) in the last one month, which has put...