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After seeing Apple's success as a result of a strong and focused advertising campaign – outspending Samsung three-fold in 2011 – the South Korean rival has responded by spending $68 million more on phone advertising than Apple did last year. (more…)

According to Quartz's sources, Apple's effort to return more cash to investors will materialize in additional dividends or a share buyback program, with the move coming this spring. (more…)

After saying for more than a year that the Apple iTV is imminent, Peter Misek of Jefferies has issued a note to investors on Tuesday (via CNET) claiming that won't happen -- at least not this year. (more…)

Intel's push to enter into the chip contracting business has sparked rumours of a possible partnership with Apple. According to "institutional investors" cited by a Digitimes report, Intel could be awarded as much as 10% of Apple's next-generation chip orders. (more…)

Apple has uploaded a couple new iPhone 5 TV ads to its YouTube channel tonight, titled "Brilliant" and "Discover". Both ads feature the following description: With an iPhone, there's an app for that. And that. And that. The ads showcase the numerous apps available for the iPhone and the format is similar to recent iPad...

Looks like Apple is now under high selling pressure with more reports emerging that supplier orders have been cut, as indicated by several analysts' reports followed by continued drop in Apple's share price (AAPL) today, Fortune is reporting. Topeka's Brian White, who monitors these things on a monthly basis, believes that February's report was the worst on...

Apple and IGB Electronica, owner of the brand Gradiente, have decided to stop the legal battle over the iPhone trademark and now seek an amicable solution to the issue. (more…)

Apple has fixed a flaw in its App Store application by turning on encryption to protect its users from privacy and security attacks over public Wi-Fi networks (via CNET). (more…)

According to Patently Apple, the US Patent and Trademark's database has been updated to show that the registered trademark status for "AuthenTec" and "KeepSafe" have been assigned to Apple. The report notes that Apple acquired AuthenTec in July last year and is expected to use their fingerprint technology in iOS devices in near future. AuthenTec's registered trademark...

Daring Fireball's John Gruber claims that Apple allows its employees who leave the company, to come back after two years and also keep their seniority, notes Business Insider. He says that the company lets its employees quit, and if they decide to come back in two years, "it's like nothing ever happened". The source further details this interesting...

A US judge said he can no longer rely on what Apple says in privacy lawsuit, and urged the company to show evidence of how it is complying with court orders, Bloomberg reports. (more…)

iPads and iPhones account for the majority of connected devices in Gogo's in-flight network covering the air over North America, according to a report released on Thursday (via Daring Fireball). (more…)