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Pebble has updated its smartwatch to v1.9, which aims to bring an improved user interface, new watchfaces and enhanced ambient light detection. Alongside this welcome improvement, the update also brings the classic game of Snake as one of its watch faces. (more…)

The Korea Economic Daily has published a report that Apple will no longer be using displays manufactured by Samsung in its next generation iOS devices (via AppAdvice). The publication also claims that Apple will instead obtain screens from LG Display, Sharp, Japan Display and AU Optronics. Apple has reportedly sent out a request for quotation (RFQ) to...

An Apple patent filing published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office called "Protective Mechanism for an Electronic Device", indicates that the Cupertino company is working on a system that could protect the most fragile components of an accidentally dropped iPhone, including its glass screen, by "detecting when a device is falling and shifting the handset's center...

According to a Bloomberg report, Apple may face court-ordered penalties over its information-sharing practices in a privacy lawsuit. U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal says that the company’s document production “has more than doubled since the court got involved" in policing information-sharing obligations. Apple is accused in the lawsuit of improperly collecting data on the locations of customers...

Kevin Lynch, Apple's new VP of Technology who is going to work for company's well-respected executive Bob Mansfield, seems to have become the target of outrage from some of the most influential Apple bloggers on the internet, all because of his previous job at Adobe i.e the development of Flash (via Business Insider). Apple has always...

Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang chose the GPU Technology Conference in San Jose to unveil the company's Volta, their upcoming GPU. Unfortunately, this will not be available until 2016. (more…)

The Toronto-based startup Whirlscape is aiming high: to improve touchscreen typing by reducing the three-row keyboard to a single dimension and opening up the touchscreen space for interaction possibilities allowing precision-entry. Introducing Minuum, a new kind of virtual keyboard. (more…)

Warren East, the man who helped build ARM into a chip-design powerhouse supplying Apple's iDevices announced that he would step down as company CEO on July 1, 2013. (more…)

Back in January, a Belgian consumer protection organization sued Apple over its warranty policy, claiming that Apple’s warranty practices don’t comply with local laws. Today, EU’s Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding has accused Apple of continuing warranty practices that go against consumer laws in many European states, 9to5Mac is reporting (via Dow Jones Business News). The Comissioner said that EU authorities must...

Samsung is about to compete with an Apple product that only exists in rumours: Yes, we are referring to the iWatch. Bloomberg has obtained information which claims the South Korean manufacturer is developing a wrist watch to "create a new industry of wearable devices that perform similar tasks as smartphones." (more…)

Users may recall the Apple Maps debate which triggered an apology letter signed by Tim Cook. Since then the app has been updated and, as reports from different sources point out, Apple is working on improving its maps. Meanwhile Google Maps arrived at the App Store and quickly grabbed its place among the top 10...

Apple's Stock (AAPL) is seeing a rise on speculation that the company plans to raise dividend significantly, as tomorrow marks the first anniversary of Apple’s quarterly dividend and accompanying share buyback plan. According to Bloomberg, analysts are expecting Apple to boost its dividend by more than half, raising its annual payout to $15.7 billion. Many companies announce dividend changes...